"It's nothing, I'm just interested in them," Retsu Kudou replied.
"Who do you mean?" Major Kazama asked, puzzled.
" Tatsuya Shiba and Baifeng Uesugi, as far as I know, they've been working under you for three years now, right? It's just that Baifeng Uesugi left three years ago, but Tatsuya Shiba is still under your command, isn't he?" Retsu Kudou inquired.
"Kyushima-dono, I didn't expect you to be able to investigate this information, but what you said makes me wonder, is Uesugi Shirokaed in the Nine Schools?" Major Kazama asked doubtfully.
"Oh, so you didn't know? That boy next to Tatsuya Shiba, doesn't he look familiar?" Retsu Kudou chuckled.
He already knew that Major Kazama didn't know Baifeng Uesugi's identity, after all, he had gone to great lengths to find out.
Moreover, among the Ten Master Clans, only Maya Yotsuba of the Yotsuba Family knew about Baifeng Uesugi's whereabouts. He only learned a little bit about Baifeng Uesugi's whereabouts by subtly inquiring about it from Maya Yotsuba.
Based on this small amount of information, coupled with his observation of Baifeng Uesugi's performance in the Nine Schools Competition, he instantly confirmed Baifeng Uesugi's identity.
"Could he be Baifeng Uesugi?" Major Kazama exclaimed in surprise.
"Hehe, of course, but I won't mention Baifeng Uesugi for now. After all, the Yotsuba Family and Saegusa Family cherish him very much, and both families want to marry their daughters to him. It's just that he hasn't gone back yet and doesn't know about this," Retsu Kudou said.
In fact, the other Ten Master Clans also took similar actions regarding this matter, and he had initially planned to do the same. However, there were no women in his direct lineage, only a grandson. His granddaughter, Kyoko Fujibayashi, only received a portion of Baifeng Uesugi's genes. As long as they had Baifeng Uesugi's genes, the Kudou Family could raise a child with magical talent like Baifeng Uesugi.
Moreover, this child is a direct descendant of the Kudou, a true member of the Kudou Family.
He had already arranged for Kyoko Fujibayashi to get close to Baifeng Uesugi, but his purpose was not to win over Baifeng Uesugi through Kyoko Fujibayashi, since Kyoko Fujibayashi was ultimately not a direct descendant.
Major Kazama was speechless when he heard what Kudou said. It was difficult for other men to find a wife, but he not only disappeared every day, but people also kept coming to his door with wives, and not just one.
" Tatsuya Shiba, you recruited him from Miya, right?" Kudou asked.
Although Baifeng Uesugi had already sent Kyoko Fujibayashi get close to him, he had to focus on Tatsuya Shiba because of Baifeng Uesugi's previous unexplained disappearance. But now that Baifeng Uesugi has reappeared, his primary target is still Baifeng Uesugi.
However, Retsu Kudou still wanted to make some plans for Tatsuya Shiba. After all, if he could gain an S-rank mage out of nowhere, a mage with combat power comparable to a strategic missile, why not?
" Kudou Kushima, how did you find out about this?" Major Kazama asked in surprise.
He had kept Tatsuya Shiba's background a strict secret, and he also strictly required those who knew Tatsuya Shiba's identity to keep it confidential. How could he not be surprised when he suddenly heard Kudou reveal Tatsuya Shiba's background?
"It's not surprising that I know this, after all, Miya and Maya were both my students," Kudou explained.
"Then you should know that Yotsuba Clan hasn't given up her ownership of Tatsuya Shiba, right?" Major Kazama said.
"But don't you think it's a real shame?" Kudou said.
"What do you mean by 'unfortunately'?" Major Kazama asked, puzzled.
For a moment, he was a little confused about what Kudou was really up to with those words.
"He'll likely become a central figure in our nation's magical forces alongside the son of the Ichijo Family in the future. It's such a waste that someone with such abilities is currently just one person's bodyguard," Retsu Kudou inquired.
"Does Your Excellency wish to see Yotsuba Clan weaken?" Major Kazama asked, puzzled.
"If this continues, Yotsuba Clan will become too powerful, and may even surpass the Ten Master Clans to become the ruler of the magic world. However, it is impossible to see Yotsuba Clan weaken at the moment. With Baifeng Uesugi around, Yotsuba Clan and the Saegusa Family will not weaken at all," Kudou said helplessly.
" The Yotsuba Family is too unique. They develop magicians as weapons, Tatsuya Shiba is a good example. Such weapons are far too powerful."
"I am somewhat aware of your situation and understand your true reasons Tatsuya caring about Tatsuya."
"Not in the future," Major Kazama replied, looking at Kudou.
At this moment, he also understood Kudou's purpose in coming here: to win over Tatsuya Shiba and make him work for him.
" Tatsuya is now a valuable asset to our army. Saying this might sound like I'm favoring one of our own, but Tatsuya's combat strength is not on the same level as Masaki Ichijo's. Masaki Ichijo's combat strength is equivalent to an armored regiment."
Tatsuya's combat power is equivalent to a strategic missile, and his magic is protected by multiple layers of security, making him a true strategic-level character.
"And as far as I know, although Bai Feng and Tatsuya aren't blood brothers, they have a very good relationship. One of the reasons Bai Feng came to me was because of Tatsuya," Major Kazama said with a smile.
How could he not know what Retsu Kudou was thinking? Sometimes he would think about it too, but he couldn't. After all, he had witnessed the power of the Heavenly Demon Star, and he didn't want to offend the Heavenly Demon Star because of this.
Then the military might disappear overnight, and they have never known the true strength of Heavenly Demon Star. They are very clear about Tatsuya's strength, but they know nothing about Baifeng Uesugi's strength, since they have never seen Baifeng Uesugi use his full strength.
He clearly understood what was more important. Although the Ten Master Clans was the guardian force of the Sakura Country, that was the entirety of the Ten Master Clans combined. As a member of the military, he wasn't afraid of just the Kudou Family alone.
And he still has a trump card he hasn't used yet...
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