The news of Yunyi and the others leaving Japan didn't reach the heads of the Ten Master Clans until two hours later.
Upon hearing the news, apart from Koichi Saegusa, who already knew, only Maya Yotsuba of the Yotsuba Family felt a sense of relief.
Originally, after deciding to meet with Yunyi, she still had many ideas. However, after the meeting, almost all of her plans fell through. She even handed over the decision-making power to Miyuki Shiba, hoping to use her relationship with Yunyi to stabilize the relationship between the two sides.
Unlike the Yotsuba Family, the other families were in complete chaos. The families that had taken action were especially gripped by panic.
"Can we confirm that it's spatial teleportation magic?"
During the video conference, Retsu Kudou expression.
"Yes. I've retrieved the records from all the surveillance equipment within a ten-kilometer radius, but none of them have captured the target's whereabouts. Moreover, the deduction about the spatial teleportation magic was provided by Katsuto-kun from the Jumonji Family. As a student of First High School, he should also have some understanding of the target's mission," replied Isami Itsuwa, the head of the Itsuwa Family. He was in charge of the operation to capture Yunyi, and he was somewhat embarrassed that Yunyi had successfully escaped from Japan.
" Jumonji? Speaking of which, Jumonji's attitude towards this operation is somewhat unexpected. Logically speaking, they should support this operation. But Jumonji not only doesn't support it, they haven't even held a video conference in this situation. Father, could there be something else going on?" Shingon Kudou of the Kudou Family asked suspiciously.
Retsu Kudou shook his head; he couldn't fathom the Jumonji Family's plans either.
This operation was his idea, and apart from the Saegusa Family, which had a special connection with Yunyi, the other families shouldn't have objected. But what happened? Apart from Mitsuya, Itsuwa, and their Kudou Family, only the Yatsushiro Family and the Mutsuzuka Family provided some support.
The reason given by the Ichijo Family and Futatsugi Family was that due to regional reasons, they had not deployed their family forces in Tokyo, so they could only verbally support this operation. Retsu Kudou could not find fault with this reason, after all, Tokyo was the sphere of influence of Saegusa and Jumonji, so it was understandable that these two families would not infiltrate this area.
The Yotsuba Family's situation is rather unique. Their response was that Maya Yotsuba herself is currently in Tokyo. If necessary, she can assist in the operation. When Retsu Kudou and the others learned of this, they were quite shocked. Maya Yotsuba had gone to Tokyo without anyone noticing; what was her purpose? Moreover, Maya Yotsuba is no ordinary person. If she were to actually assist, the commotion she caused might be impossible to conceal.
The refusal of the Jumonji Family was what puzzled Retsu Kudou the most. Although the news was conveyed to the heads of the other families through Kazuki Koremoji, it was clear to everyone that this decision was not made by him, the apparent head of the family, but by the new head of the Jumonji Family, Katsuto Jumonji.
"It seems that Katsuto-kun must have sensed something, which is why he made this decision. Perhaps we acted a bit too hastily this time. If we hadn't made a move, he might not have taken the Saegusa Family's daughter away from Japan." Retsu Kudou came to this conclusion after thinking for a long time.
"Grandmaster, what should we do now?" asked Isami Itsuwa.
"Let's contact the military first. As for the alliance, we shouldn't take any major actions unless we're absolutely certain of success. We all know what happened with Ogasawara. If we really push him to the opposite side and he attacks our naval forces, our country will suffer huge losses," said Retsu Kudou.
Isami Itsuwa frowned. "Master, this military operation was initiated by 'those' people, and they're not the type to listen to advice."
Hearing Isami Itsuwa's words, Retsu Kudou felt his head throb even more. He hadn't expected that a moment of carelessness would lead to this situation. At this moment, he would rather the conclusion reached at the Master Clans Conference was to help Yunyi cover up his identity, so that at least he wouldn't be in such a difficult position.
After a long silence, Retsu Kudou finally sighed and said, "Isamu, it seems Mio will have to make a difficult trip."
Retsu Kudou's words made Isami Itsuwa's brows furrow even more. If he had a choice, he really wouldn't want Mio Itsuwa to go to the front lines.
Putting aside the purpose of this military operation, the level of danger involved is exceptionally high! Not to mention that Mio Itsuwa's health is already declining, and he is genuinely worried about her. But in the current situation, no one can rest easy without a Strategic-Class Magic holding the line at the front!
"I understand." Isami Itsuwa's tone was somewhat somber, causing the others present to fall silent as well.