For five consecutive days, Japan was in turmoil over the media. In the end, the government even resorted to relatively tough measures, directly suppressing mainstream media and forcibly quelling the public outcry. Most of the public recovered from their initial turmoil and regained their senses, but those with ulterior motives continued to struggle. Therefore, the situation can only be described as being brought under control.
Mayumi Saegusa breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Koichi Saegusa's message. After spending five days in such harsh conditions, the girls were somewhat affected.
The group parted ways at Tokyo Airport. Yunyi, Mayumi Saegusa, and the twins left in a car Koichi Saegusa. Shizuku Kitayama and Honoka Mitsui were also picked up, along with Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba. Thus, their vacation in Ogasawara came to an end. But the aftermath was only just beginning.
The Saegusa Family mansion.
Koichi Saegusa was exasperated as he looked at Yunyi, who was calmly drinking tea. The Saegusa Family had put in a lot of effort in handling the aftermath of this incident. Although he, Koichi Saegusa, hadn't personally handled everything, Yunyi's attitude was still quite displeasing to him.
" Lord Saegusa, there's no need to put on such an attitude. Actually, this might not be a bad thing for the Saegusa Family."
Setting down his teacup, Yunyi looked up at Koichi Saegusa and continued, "I also took a look around on the way here. Such a propaganda offensive would be impossible without external intervention. I think Lord Saegusa should be well aware of this."
"Yes, there are indeed signs of foreign interference, including the Great Asian Alliance! Yunyi-kun, what are your thoughts on this?" Koichi Saegusa.
"I have no opinion. You, Lord Saegusa, should know much more about how the Great Asian Alliance was formed than I do. How could such a united government possibly be united? Whether it's their external attitude or internal disputes, there are too many opinions!" Yunyi said.
"It seems you're very dissatisfied with the United Nations, Yunyi-kun? Is that why you left for the United America and now you've come to Japan instead of returning to your homeland? If so, how about Japan as a Japanese citizen? With your abilities, you could easily become one of the top people in Japan, wouldn't you?" Koichi Saegusa tempted Yunyi.
"Alright, Lord Saegusa, such attempts to seduce me won't work. I did leave because I was dissatisfied with the alliance, but that doesn't mean I'll give up on it."
"Whether I go to the America or come to Japan, it's just that I have some things to take care of. I will be back soon to deal with internal issues. As for Lord Saegusa Nanagus's so-called joining Japan, I am tired of the internal struggles of the Great Asian Alliance, and naturally I don't like the structure of the Ten Master Clans in Japan. If you ask me to naturalize as a member of Japan, aren't you afraid that the first thing I will do is to crush all the Ten Master Clans?" Yunyi asked in return.
Koichi Saegusa's eye twitched violently; he really wanted to shoot this arrogant guy in front of him.
"Let's get down to business. Didn't Yunyi-kun say that this incident is a good thing for our Saegusa Family? I don't see it that way," Koichi Saegusa.
Hearing Koichi Saegusa abruptly change the subject, Yunyi chuckled inwardly, "Your daughter's practically running off with me, and you have the nerve to talk to me about naturalization? Laughable."
Of course, he wouldn't confront Koichi Saegusa in this situation. After all, if he angered Hiroichi Tomokazu Saegusa, who would succeed him as head of the family, would be even more useless. It would be better to keep this old fox and make him a useful tool. As for recommending Mayumi Saegusa to take the position of head of the family, that was his Sister Yi's plan. He didn't want to play that game for the time being.
"Regarding the media campaign surrounding this incident, two forces have likely contributed the most. The first is probably the combined forces of ' Blanche ' and ' No Head Dragon.' With the branches of these two terrorist groups being taken down one after another, their leaders must be looking to use this opportunity to re-infiltrate Japan. I have a list here left behind Hajime Tsukasa Ichi, the former head of ' Blanche's ' Japan branch. The people on it are all peripheral members of ' Blanche.' If they want to reintegrate their influence in Japan, these people will have received some information. I'm giving it to Lord Saegusa; as for what to do next, that's up to you."
With that, Yunyi raised his hand, and a paper document fell into his palm.
Seeing Yunyi's move, Koichi Saegusa's eyes, hidden behind his glasses, narrowed slightly.
" Spatial Magic? It can be used to store things? Yunyi-kun, you really are enviable." Koichi Saegusa.
"But Yunyi-kun, you must have obtained this list a long time ago, right? Why didn't you release it then? After so much time, the peripheral members have probably lost most of their usefulness."
Hearing Koichi Saegusa's words, Yunyi simply smiled. If he had released the list back then, it would have fallen into the hands of anyone who was monitoring the situation at the time, and these peripheral members would have been wiped out. For Yunyi, that would have meant they had truly lost their value. Releasing it now was merely to use the Saegusa Family as a front for surveillance. After all, there were hundreds of people; he couldn't possibly have his contacts monitor them, could he? That would be asking the impossible.
"Besides these two terrorist organizations, there's another force. Yunyi-kun, which one do you think it is?" Koichi Saegusa asked.
" Humanists, is that what you call him?" Yunyi asked, somewhat uncertainly.
"This organization is the largest openly anti-magic group. Nobody would believe this incident wasn't orchestrated by them!"
Upon hearing Yunyi's answer, Koichi Saegusa couldn't help but sigh. He wasn't surprised that Yunyi gave this answer; what impressed him was the young man's grasp of the situation. If his son had this kind of vision, retiring a few years earlier wouldn't have been a big problem.
"Just as Yunyi-kun said, this organization is indeed behind this public opinion storm. However, when we followed the clues, we only caught some small fry. We didn't catch any of the real core figures." Koichi Saegusa, his tone tinged with regret.
"The real core is mostly in the America, so naturally you can't catch them."
"Right now, Your Lord Saegusa should focus your attention on the domestic situation," Yunyi advised.
"That's true, but I have a question, Yunyi-kun. After causing such a commotion, what are your plans next?"
P. S.: Updates will be less frequent for a while! I'll be traveling for work, and writing won't be as convenient as when I'm at home. I'll tentatively update three times a day.