As Lina, Sirius's every move could affect the morale of the entire US military's mages. It was obvious what kind of blow the US military's mages would suffer after the sudden news of her demise broke. The US military's high command would certainly scrutinize the source of this intelligence, and the evidence that Virginia had prepared in advance could only be concealed for a while, not for long.
In order to cut off this intelligence, Virginia decided to sacrifice himself. The reason for this was that the US military high command forced the members of the STARS unit to be put into parasitic experiments.
Virginia is the commander of the STARS unit, and she personally selected and watched the members grow up. Due to orders from the military high command, Virginia cannot disobey. However, because Lina, who was infiltrating Japan on a mission, escaped, she must save this sole survivor.
Upon seeing Virginia's last words on the terminal, Lina burst into tears. However, Yunyi had no time to vent with her, because the evidence Virginia left behind would be completely covered up by the America military if it wasn't put to use soon. Therefore, he had to go back and plan the next course of action.
As he stepped forward to help Lina up, Lina raised her hand to stop him. By then, Lina had stopped crying, and her long golden hair had turned jet black as she stood up.
Lina used her disguise magic to change her appearance, and looking at Yunyi, she said, "I will personally take revenge on those bastards!"
Yunyi nodded silently. Although he didn't want Lina to end up like this, he had no reason to comfort her. What was the point of talking about letting go of hatred? That was just laughable hypocrisy. Blood debts should be repaid in blood!
Shortly after the two left the house, it was reduced to ruins in an explosion. This was all pre-arranged by Virginia; even if Yunyi hadn't killed her, she would have died in the explosion.
Yunyi took Lina back to the villa in Ogasawara and told her to go upstairs and rest first, while he went to find Mayumi Saegusa. Before the two returned, Yunyi had received the latest intelligence from Mayumi Saegusa on his terminal. A fourth force had joined the three-way battle between the United States, Japan, and the America.
" Mayumi, what's the current situation with the New Soviet Union's troops?" Yunyi asked directly upon seeing Mayumi Saegusa.
Mayumi Saegusa took out her terminal and handed it to Yunyi: " The New Soviet Union's troops have already landed in the Hokkaido region. Some of the garrison there has been redeployed, and they are no match for the enemy's offensive. The entire Hokkaido has fallen into the hands of the New Soviet Union."
Looking at the images transmitted back by the military satellite on his terminal, and at the troops slowly advancing through the snow, Yunyi Yunyi chuckled, "The weather in Hokkaido is perfect for the Russia. It's no wonder the Japan army can't stop them."
"However, I really didn't expect it to be the Russians getting involved. I thought it would be India that couldn't resist jumping in."
Upon hearing Yunyi's words, Mayumi Saegusa raised her hand and swiped on the terminal, and another piece of information came into Yunyi's view.
" India has indeed taken action. According to the latest intelligence from Captain Chen of the special operations team, the India army is massively reinforcing its troops towards the border, and has even routinely crossed the border line. As a result, after being hit by two strategic-level magical storms, they retreated in disgrace. India's Strategic-Class Magic are heading to the border, and their operations team is preparing to take this opportunity to launch an operation inside India."
Hearing Mayumi Saegusa's words, Yunyi nodded. Chen Xiangshan was quite good at seizing opportunities. However, Yunyi wasn't particularly concerned about whether their action team would succeed. After all, he and Chen Xiangshan weren't from the same faction, so there was no need for him to worry about them.
"Let's focus on our own situation. Now that a fourth party has entered the fray, it's time for our follow-up plans to begin. Coincidentally, I've obtained some intelligence about the top brass of the US military, which, if used properly, will be very beneficial to our development. Mayumi, I'll leave this to you," Yunyi said.
Mayumi Saegusa responded, and just then, her phone rang.
Taking out her phone and glancing at the displayed number, Mayumi Saegusa handed it directly to Yunyi: "It's Miyuki. They must have a result by now."
Yunyi took the phone and answered directly, " Miyuki?"
"Is it Yunyi? Perfect, I'll tell you directly, saving you the trouble of relaying it to your senior. The Yunyi Master Clans Conference has reached a conclusion: of the existing eight clans, four agree, two remain neutral, and two oppose."
Upon hearing Miyuki Shiba's answer, Yunyi raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't this kind of vote be based on majority rule? How come there are three possible answers?"
" Yunyi, this matter is of utmost importance. My brother and I believe that even if we force those families who want to remain neutral or oppose us, they may not be willing to cooperate in future actions. Rather than that, it would be better to win over reliable allies," said Miyuki Shiba.
"That's true. Miyuki, besides Yotsuba Clan and Saegusa, which other family agreed?" Yunyi asked.
"The Ichijo Family and the Mutsuzuka Family agreed with our ideals, the Jumonji Family and the Futatsugi Family remained neutral, and the Mitsuya and Yatsushiro refused to agree," Miyuki Shiba responded.
Yunyi silently noted down the choices of these families. Whether they agreed or not was unimportant; having Yotsuba Clan and Saegusa, the so-called twin pillars of Japan, on his side was enough. But having another ally would still save him some trouble.
"I understand. By the way, where's your brother?" Yunyi pressed.
After a moment of silence, Miyuki Shiba gave her answer, "My brother and Aunt went to pick up Fumiya's mother. Aunt believes that the situation might develop unexpectedly, and if my brother remains as he is, it might become a hindrance."
Upon hearing Miyuki Shiba's words, Yunyi immediately understood what Maya Yotsuba wanted to do. Although lifting the restriction only required Miyuki Shiba's approval, having the person most skilled in this magic by her side would put his mind at ease.
" Destroyer with all restrictions lifted? Interesting." Yunyi muttered under his breath before hanging up the phone.
" Mayumi, since the New Soviet Union has already intervened, it must have made preparations. Use your privileged access to the listening system to find out the whereabouts of Andreevich and Leonid. One of them is definitely in this army," Yunyi said.
Mayumi Saegusa responded, took the terminal, and left. Yunyi, on the other hand, left the villa directly and used the Gate of Transfer to go to the headquarters of the Great Asian Alliance in Aichi Prefecture.