A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 197
Asai Nagamasa didn't know that there were people in the distant Shishan Gobo who spared no effort to say good things for him. In fact, he was very busy now.

Because in addition to resting and recuperating after the war and sending retainers and soldiers to occupy the newly acquired counties, the merits of the soldiers in this war have finally been calculated. He is about to start giving out post-war rewards, which is what most of the retainers are eagerly waiting for. Things to wait for.

Except for a small number of people who really want their family to grow, most samurai want to take revenge on the Rokkaku family on the one hand, and on the other hand, don't they want the land, money, and honor that comes with victory?
Asai Nagamasa also knew that in this chaotic Warring States era, there was never any loyalty without reason, so for his first official reward, he also decided to be more generous and show his generosity and wisdom to everyone. This can be regarded as It comforts people in disguise.

In addition to many of his original retainers who participated in the awarding ceremony, there were also three well-known figures, Takanose Hidetaka, the lord of Hidden Castle, who abandoned the secrets and turned to the bright side, Migumo Kenji, the surrendered general, Migumo Castle, and Takamiya Katsuyoshi, who returned to his family. The samurai participated.

As for the three conquered counties, although there are some warriors, most of them are not worthy of mention, because the most outstanding ones, as well as many local servants and wealthy people, were either captured or killed in previous battles. , or they have been abducted by Rokkaku Yoshihide and fled to Kamao County together.

Maybe in my opinion, the other party is very mediocre and stupid, but the Rokkaku family has been able to rule Minami Omi for hundreds of years and compete with the shogunate more than once. Of course, they are not without a little bit of wisdom. There are still some capable people in their family.

When it came time to formally award the reward, the first step was to obtain or capture the enemy's well-known warriors for their merits.

Among them, Mokuzo Yuuri captured Migumo Kenchi and Rokkaku Yoshiji successively, and repeatedly defeated powerful enemies in battles. He was awarded eight hundred stones for knowledge and action, and was promoted to the rank of general.

And in the conquered Rokkajia family territory, there will also be a small town that belongs to him. After becoming the general, he should have his own territory both emotionally and logically.

Secondly, he captured Rokkaku Yoshiharu with him, Ieka Kaigo. Because he deliberately wanted to compete with Kizo Yuuri, he worked very hard in the subsequent battles and captured many enemy samurai one after another, including many of them, including the Ashigaru general. Liu, so he was given six hundred stones for his merits, promoted to the rank of general, and also made the city lord.

After that, in addition to Miyabe Tsurujun asking for Nagahara Shigeki, Endo Naomisuke asking for Dr. Tanaka Jibe, Asai Ryōki defeating the Hirai Sadabu team, Shima Sakon capturing Goto Kentoyo, etc., many other samurai also All gained.

Even if he was not able to personally kill the important enemy samurai, he still had a lot of credit for leading the troops to victory in the battle. Depending on the credit and loss, Asai Nagamasa also awarded Tomoyo ranging from one hundred to several hundred koku. , and gave a certain amount of money and food.

After the Rokkaku family was defeated, in addition to capturing a large number of prisoners, their weapons, armor, food, money, etc. all became the trophies of the Asai family.

Although most of the weapons and armors used by Ashigaru are very crude and Nagamasa Asai doesn't like them at all, and most of them are remade, the food and money in them can be used as rewards.

Whether it is the Asai family's lineage retainers, a clan, or many retainers he recruited from other places, as long as they have merit, regardless of their original origin, Asai Nagamasa will give them the rewards they deserve very fairly.

Among them, Masa Isono, who was guarding Sawa Mountain Castle, worked hard and resisted an enemy force ten times his own. He persisted until the Asai family's army arrived. Therefore, Asai Nagamasa did not hesitate and directly sealed him with [-] koku. This can be regarded as a reward for him. A kind of affirmation and compensation for the hard work of more than ten years.

And someone like Shima Sakon, who had both merits and turned the tide together with Asai Nagamasa to defeat the great evil spirit ghost, was also given two thousand koku at once, and was awarded a castle to capture from the Rokkaku family. of the city.

In just two months after Asai Nagamasa became an official, he became the city lord who commanded one side. This was a step to the top, which was enough to show how important Asai Nagamasa was to him.

But others are only envious of this, and no one is jealous, because they have all seen the other's bravery and wisdom with their own eyes, and they are convinced of it!
In addition, the ashigaru and infantrymen who have performed outstandingly in the battle have also been compiled into books by Numata Yumitsu, waiting to be made public after the meeting. In short, we will never owe anything to those who have made outstanding contributions to the family.

For a time, everyone was happy and excited.

You must know that since the previous Daimyo Asai Hisamasa took over, they have not experienced this kind of grand event of merit-based rewards for more than ten years, because under his leadership, the family has almost never won.

Now that our family has defeated the Rokkaku family, they have avenged their shame, and have completely established their dominance in the Omi area. And the lord is so generous. Seeing that our family will definitely become more prosperous, they will also benefit a lot from it. They will also benefit a lot. How could you not be happy and encouraged?

Moreover, the lord seems to have a special preference for those warriors who dare to fight. Even if the other party's actual achievements are not too high, the lord will give some extra rewards. This is to deliberately reward the other party's bravery.

For many warriors, this is undoubtedly a great good thing.

If as long as you are willing to kill the enemy, no matter whether you win or lose, you will be rewarded afterwards, then who will be afraid of the enemy?

But when it was the turn of Zahe Zhong, he deliberately jumped over. The other generals couldn't help but look at each other for a while, because they all knew that although the number of Zahe Zhong was small, they continued to succeed in this battle. He captured two enemy generals: Ikeda Keio and Yamazaki Muneke.

If the other party is a samurai of our family, based on the generosity of the lord just now, he should have at least a few hundred stones of knowledge and practice, but now the lord is silent?
However, when they saw Suzuki Akane, the leader of the Zaga clan attending the meeting, and her deputy who looked somewhat similar to her, not only were they not dissatisfied at all, but they were all smiling, they all knew that only One possibility is that the lord has already agreed to their other conditions!

Finally, it was the turn of the two betrayed city lords, Takamiya Katsuyoshi of Takamiya Castle, and Hidetaka Takanose of Hidden Castle.

When they heard Numata Yumitsu's name being read out, the two of them were somewhat excited and a little nervous.

They were excited because their lord was so generous, and they would definitely be able to fulfill their ambitions in the family in the future. But they were nervous because they were subordinated generals after all, and they didn't know what their lord's attitude would be.

If the reward is extremely meager, I am afraid that my life in my family will not be easy in the future.

Numata Yumitsu glanced at the two of them, then picked up the book that had been prepared in advance. After briefly politely talking about the other party's contribution, he soon made a formal announcement.

"Because the two of you resisted the Rokkaku family's siege on the front line and provided an opportunity for the Lord's main force to advance, for their merits, Takanoze Hidetaka Tomoyuki was given one thousand stone, and Takamiya Katsuyoshi Tomoyuki eight hundred stone, both of which were given the position of serving the general. Effective today."

Takanoze Hidetaka was immediately pleasantly surprised, and he immediately kowtowed and said, "Thank you so much, my lord, our last general Hidetaka. I am willing to conquer the traitors and revitalize my Asai family!"

His family has served the Rokkaku family for generations, and he can be said to have been a family retainer for generations. However, when his father died of an injury, the abominable Rokkaku Yoshiken not only did not have any comfort, but also confiscated part of the territory because of the previous defeat, which made him How can I bear it?

So when he received the messenger from the Asai family, he agreed without any hesitation, even though it seemed that the Rokkaku family had a clear upper hand at the time!
But it turns out that the Lord is indeed the Dragon of Omi. Even with a small number of enemies, he still successfully defeated the Rokkaku family's army, and he was so generous.

Obviously in the previous agreement, he only asked for [-] dan, but the lord directly gave him [-] dan. This couldn't help but surprise him. Compare it with the stingy and incompetent Rokkaku Yoshiken.
Sure enough, his decision to join the Asai family was extremely correct. Even if his father was injured and died in the battle with the Asai family, when he learned about his current situation, he would definitely be happy for the prosperity of his family, right?

You must know that when you worked for the Liujiao family, the total land of the family was less than two thousand shi!

Takamiya Katsuyoshi was even more surprised, because when he was negotiating with military advisor Numata Yumitsu, he actually did not mention any land issues. He only had two ideas at the time, which were not even completely requests, but more like ask.

First, he wants to return to his family and is willing to accept a certain degree of punishment. After all, he did betray the Asai family;
Second, he hopes to ensure the safety of his son who is being held hostage in Guanyin Temple City as much as possible.

Now not only have those two ideas been perfectly realized, but the lord has not punished him in any way, and has even given him so much knowledge and deeds, what reason does he have for not dying for his family?
Seeing the two samurai who were extremely excited and in tears of gratitude, Asai Nagamasa just smiled and comforted them with a few words, and at the same time, he inevitably felt a little emotional in his heart.

People who are not native to Nibon may never understand their pursuit and love for the land.

But that’s okay, since I don’t have much interest in the land anyway, so I can use it to inspire them to fight bravely!
Sanyun Xianchi next to him looked enviously at the many warriors in the bustle. Is this the size of his new lord?

Regardless of victory or defeat, even just because he delayed the enemy in the siege and consumed part of the enemy's troops, he could receive such a generous reward. If this was the case, which general would still be afraid of fighting?

Even when it comes to treating yourself, you can also see the other person's consideration.

He was obviously at a serious disadvantage on the battlefield, so he boldly and deliberately defeated in order to save his own life.

Facing a surrendered general like himself, the lord did not feel any disdain. Although there was no reward, there was no scolding or punishment. Instead, he sent himself and other outstanding samurai such as General Shima Sakon to deal with prisoners and other matters.

Everyone knows that the lord attaches great importance to Shimazu, and being able to follow him shows that the lord also has expectations for him!
After praising the samurai who had performed well, Asai Nagamasa turned to General Isono Umasa. Among the many people present who had received rewards, he was probably the calmest except for Shima Sakon.

And since the beginning, he seemed to have something to say to himself.

"Lord Yuan Chang, do you have any suggestions?"

Isono Umasa, a young military general with a steady nature, handed over his hand: "Your Highness, Umasa has been guarding Sawa Mountain Castle for many years, but now that my family has newly occupied the three counties, it is no longer the front line, so Umasa is bold and hopes to go to Kanzaki. County, continue to fight against the Rokkaku family."

After a slight pause, he glanced at Shima Sakon next to him, and then continued: "Even if I serve as Sakon-sama's deputy, I am willing to do so."

Many of the surrounding retainers were in an uproar. They couldn't believe their ears for a moment. They looked at each other a few times. After seeing the same surprise in each other's eyes, they realized that it was not that they had heard wrongly, but that it was Yuan Chang. The Lord really said that.

But how is this possible?

Although they absolutely do not doubt Shima Sakon's future achievements, Lord Isono Umasa is the real general who has guarded Sawayama Castle for more than ten years!
Even Shima Sakon, one of the parties involved, had a look of astonishment on his face and had no idea why the other party would say that.

But for these voices and looks that were either shocking or curious, Isono Yuanmao turned a blind eye and ignored them, because he had his own plans.

On the one hand, it was because the hatred between him and the Liujiao family was too deep, and he really wanted to continue fighting against the Liujiao family.

On the other hand, although he had never communicated alone in private, and only nodded his acquaintance when meeting him, he knew that this samurai who was more than ten years younger than him, apart from showing that magical In addition to great strength, he may also be superior to himself in military strategy.

The only thing that I am better than the other party is probably my experience. In short, I am not ashamed at all to be the second-in-command of the other party!
Looking at Isino Masahiro's firm eyes, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help thinking for a moment, he suddenly understood the true thoughts of the man in front of him.

Perhaps among all the samurai of the clan, including himself, the other party is the one who hates the Rokkaku family the most, and he is willing to persist until the Rokkaku family is completely destroyed.

In this case, let the other party get what they want!

"Very good. If Mr. Yuan Chang is willing to continue to guard the border, it will naturally be a blessing to our family."

"Zuo Jin, you and Mr. Yuanchang will explain the affairs over there, and then return to Xiaogu City first, and continue to select and train soldiers."

Although those prisoners of war are currently building castle towns, sewers, water canals, etc. under the command of Fujikichiro, Koichiro, Masuda Nagamori, etc., they cannot always be allowed to only do these tasks, which would be too wasteful. Those who are most inclined to the family can be used to expand the army of the family.

Isono Umasa and Shima Sakon both agreed, but unlike Shima Sakon who was indifferent, Isono Umasa was somewhat regretful because the other party returned to Otani Castle and he would not have the chance to ask the other party for advice.
But in the next moment, Asai Nagamasa seemed to see his regret. He took out a book from behind and handed it to the other party: "I heard that Mr. Yuanchang likes to collect military books. This is a book from Cathay. Give the manuscript of the military book to Mr. Yuan Chang."

Although he had never imagined becoming a general leading troops, as a daimyo, he could not be completely ignorant of soldiers, especially after meeting Takenaka Hanbei, he became more and more convinced of his idea.

Even if it's just an arm's length talk, at least we need to have something to talk about first, right?
Even if you are a daimyo, you must at least be able to understand the strategies of your subordinates, right?

So since then, between practicing martial arts and practicing magic, he also wrote out some military books from his previous life and read some.

Anyway, according to his current strength, unless he has experienced a big battle, it will be completely fine even if he stays up all night many times in a row. He has a lot of time and energy to do this.

The military book he gave to Isono Danmasa is a volume in Jixiao's new book. It mainly talks about clearing rewards and punishments for generals, which is very consistent with his current attitude towards his retainers.

Speaking of which, when he was in Qingzhou City that day, he had given a book of war to the enchanting master Maeda Keiji. He didn't know how many of those guys, who didn't seem to like studying, had read it.
His move was obviously beyond Isano Yuanchang's expectations, but then he took it with both hands full of surprise, not to mention what was written in this book of war, the book of war given by the lord alone is enough Make it feel a great honor!
The other retainers are also full of envy. Needless to say, the value of a military book is a family heirloom for ordinary samurai. It is much more valuable than a certificate of gratitude given by an ordinary daimyo.

What's more important is that this represents the lord's appreciation. This is probably the first item given by the lord himself, right?

After many retainers thanked and left, apart from Nagamasa Asai and Yumitsu Numata, the only ones left were Akane Suzuki from the Suzuki family, and the young Zaga who had taken down two generals of the Rokkaku family before. Public.

By now, Asai Nagamasa has also learned from the other party that the other party is the legitimate son of the Suzuki family of Zaga Castle and the younger brother of Akane Suzuki - Suzuki Shigetomo.

Before the other party could speak, Asai Nagamasa said bluntly: "I already understand what Suzuki-sama wants, but my family is in a troubled time, and the battle with the Rokkaku family has not completely ended. I am afraid that I will not be able to do anything for the time being." "One. As I said before, I can convert your meritorious service into monetary rewards. Considering that the previous training of Zahe Zhong was indeed effective, I will reward you with double the amount of money."

Although the family has huge expenses, they do not have much stable income for the time being, but the current savings are enough for him to squander for a while.

However, the Suzuki siblings seemed to have expected this. Akane Suzuki took the lead and declined with a smile: "Your Highness, you are too polite. As we said before, we Zahe people came to Xiaodani City to express our goodwill to you. Moreover, your warm hospitality has already surprised everyone, how dare I accept your reward again."

Her younger brother, Suzuki Shigemo, who was sitting next to her, also nodded subconsciously. His sister's words were not entirely polite, because the treatment he enjoyed in Kotani City was really no worse than in Zaga City, even in terms of food and drink. It will only get better.

The Asai family does not pay attention to any ban on meat. Whether it is flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the water, as long as it is edible, it will be made into dishes.

It is said that this was even ordered by the daimyo Asai Nagamasa himself and gave instructions to the chefs. Roasting, stewing, steaming, frying and stir-frying really opened the eyes of outsiders like them, and they also gained a lot of glory along the way.

Not to mention, compared with these meats, the rice balls and the like, which he originally thought were delicious, were simply incomparable except for filling his stomach.

Hearing this, Asai Nagamasa stopped insisting: "Haha, that's fine, just keep your merits for the time being."

Akane Suzuki smiled: "Your Highness, in fact we have brought you two pieces of information."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Although Asai Nagamasa has ordered Ningning and Xiaonai to start expanding the ninja, even the lowest level genin will take at least one or two years from training to formation. Therefore, outside of Otani Castle, the Asai family's intelligence system still has It's far from perfect.

"First of all, after many rounds of dealings with my father, the head of Ichigo Mune Honganji Temple appeared as a lord and expressed that Ishiyama Gobo was willing to be on good terms with the Asai family and that he would not interfere with the dispute between His Highness and the Nagashima Castle Honanji family for the time being."

Now that the matter has come to an end, almost everyone knows what happened at the beginning, but whose fault is actually not important anymore. The final result is that Long Island City and the Asai family have formed a deadly feud. The abbot is bent on making enemies of the Asai family.

"Not for a while?"

Asai Nagamasa smiled and shook his head. Did the other party make such a decision because of the current power of the Asai family, his special status as an Onmyoji, or both factors?
But that's not too important. What's important is that Suzuki Akane wants to tell herself that the reason why Ishiyama Gobo doesn't get involved for the time being is mostly due to the Suzuki family, right?

Although there are no Ichikusect forces near Omi in the north and south, it is good to be less troublesome. He can calmly deal with the declining Rokkaku family and focus on other neighboring countries.

Whether it's the Wakasa Takeda family, the Mino Saito family, or even Hida Country, things seem to be unstable recently.
"Sir Suzuki, please convey my gratitude to him for me."

Asai Nagamasa smiled and nodded, gesturing for the other party to continue speaking.

Suzuki Akane was overjoyed immediately, and it seemed that the other party really appreciated it: "In addition, a few days ago, the Liujiao family sent someone to the capital with their belongings, and wanted to ask the general to mediate, but the general agreed and sent a team There is an envoy who is familiar to His Highness."

Asai Nagamasa raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Is it Hosokawa Fujitaka?"

Seeing the other party nodding, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional: "It seems that the life of the general is getting more and more difficult. He obviously just hit a wall at Wakasa Takeda's family, but he didn't hesitate to save face so quickly. Is he so sure about mediating the war?"

Sister Suzuki Akane looked at each other after hearing this, with some inexplicable emotions in their hearts.

In fact, they have all heard more or less what Asai Nagamasa said.

About half a month ago, the new daimyo Takeda Yoshitomi, who had accepted the support of the Asakura family and was succeeded, completely broke his alliance with the Asakura family, because now the other party was no longer his ally, but was trying to embezzle their Wakasa. Enemy gone.

Of course, the Asakura family refused to give up, so they began to frequently provoke and plunder at the border.

After all, the entire Wakasa Kingdom only has about [-] koku, which is only about one-seventh to one-eighth of the Asakura family's. Therefore, even if they have been fighting with Echizen and Kaga's Ichibuki clan all year round, they can still mobilize a considerable amount of troops. The troops are gone.

However, after experiencing previous civil strife, the Wakasa Takeda family now has four parties fighting for hegemony and is unable to resist at all.

So Takeda Yoshitomi came up with a seemingly good idea.

Because Takeda Yoshito's brother-in-law was the General Ashikaga Yoshiteru, he asked the General to issue some edicts, which roughly meant that the many important ministers within the Takeda family should unite as one in the event of an invasion by a foreign enemy. The power and land were given to the daimyo Takeda Yoshitoshi to control, so that they could jointly fight against the great enemy Asakura family.

His idea is of course a good one, to use the power of foreign enemies to achieve the unification of his family.

It's a pity that he overestimated the majesty of the general and underestimated the ambitions of many important officials within the Takeda family.

For them, they had finally gained their current power and strength by taking advantage of the civil strife in their family. How could they give up so easily just because of a few scraps of paper?
And the general himself is hard to protect. The Takeda family has helped each other many times before, and these important ministers look down on the general from the bottom of their hearts!
Therefore, Takeda Yoshitomi's strategy had no effect at all. On the contrary, it angered them even more. Some important ministers openly scolded him to stop his delusions. The general's reputation was also affected to a considerable extent.

But unexpectedly, a few days later, the general sent an envoy again to interfere with the affairs between the daimyo due to the request of the Rokkaku family.

Is he not afraid of being embarrassed again, or does he think he has a better relationship with the Asai family, so will the Asai family buy it?

Or maybe he just wants to get the reward promised by the Rokkaku family to alleviate his increasingly embarrassing financial situation?

However, even though the Takeda family's ministers were able to ignore the shogun's orders, as a daimyo and having personally visited the other party in Kyoto, it was not easy for them to do so.
However, it is not completely impossible to accept mediation. Even without mediation from the general, Asai Nagamasa will not continue to launch attacks in a short period of time.

After Ning Ning's previous reconnaissance, Pusheng County's defense was extremely tight, and it would not be possible to capture it in a day or two without using magic.

It is now autumn, and our army is not yet fully prepared. Recuperation, recruitment, selection of prisoners, and training all take time. It can be said that the time to actually mobilize the troops is getting less and less.

If it is delayed until winter, it will be impossible to take action. There are not many fools in Nibon who are willing to fight in the cold winter.

Not to mention the hindrance to marching in winter and the logistical requirements, it is entirely possible for [-] to [-] percent of the soldiers to die after a heavy snowfall.

This problem was fine in the Cathay Empire next door, but in Nibon now, the problem is really, really serious.

Because if you want to make warm clothes, you need a lot of cotton, and Nippon is an island country. There is no environment suitable for cotton to grow. Occasionally, some warm clothes made of cotton appear, and the price is higher than what the samurai wear. More valuable.

As for other warm clothes such as animal skins and down, they are not universal, so most Nibon people will go out less in winter to avoid freezing to death outside.

And once he really captures Kamao County and Kannonji Castle, the Rokkaku family will be almost destroyed. By then, he will be directly adjacent to the Miyoshi family, the overlord of Kinki. For the current head family, it is still a bit too hasty. .

Although the policy of separating soldiers and farmers is extremely effective, training infantry also takes a lot of time.

But if you can give yourself another two years to train tens of thousands of professional infantry, it will be no problem even if you go directly to Luo.

What's more, there are still those troublesome things.
So our family has actually made a decision a long time ago, but now they just lack a reason. It just so happens that the great general's mediation gave them this reason.

Asai Nagamasa's mind was racing, and he asked again: "Besides a temporary truce, do the Rokkaku family have any other requests?"

"It is said that Rokkaku Yoshiken wanted to redeem many captives, mainly Rokkaku Yoshiharu, the young master of the Rokkaku family, and Gotou Kentoyo, an important minister."

Hearing this, the military advisor Numata Yumitsu, who had been silent next to him, couldn't help but smile.

The Liujiao family had made a similar negotiation before, but because of the plan he and the lord had made, they did not directly agree. Now it seems that Liujiao Yixian is a little impatient, after all, he is such a son.

"Very good, I have felt the sincerity of the Suzuki family. So, what do your family want from me?"

Suzuki Akane was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the other party would be so direct. However, after staying in Xiaodani City for so long, she had become somewhat accustomed to the other party's style. Perhaps as a super hero, there is always something different from ordinary people. Come on.

"Yes, Your Highness, in a complex cave, there is a banshee with bat wings on its back, which can suck human blood and control corpses. It has brought huge disaster to the local area."

"Our Suzuki family also sent samurai and ashigaru to crusade, but in the end those people all became the corpses of the banshee."

"If possible, we hope that His Highness can help us defeat the banshee, so that the innocent soldiers can rest in peace, and allow us to collect their bodies and relics. My Suzuki family will be extremely grateful."

Asai Nagamasa became slightly interested: "I see, with that appearance, could it be that a bat turns into a demon?"

However, he still has serious doubts about the other party's true purpose. They may indeed have these plans, but more importantly, they must be to obtain the bird guardian spirits that exist there!
Akane Suzuki nodded repeatedly: "We think so too. Some survivors reported that the banshee would hang upside down on the top of the cave like a bat, and there were also many giant bats in that complex cave."

"Is that so?"

In fact, out of rationality, Asai Nagamasa did not intend to help the other party eliminate the demon so soon.

Because before leaving, the other party will have something to ask for, and of course his attitude will be very good.

But once he goes to slay the demon, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, it is unlikely that the other party's attitude will continue to be so friendly.

The successful removal of the demon allowed the other party to obtain the bird guardian spirit. The other party no longer had a strong desire for it, and naturally he would not be so eager to do so in the future.

If you fail to eliminate the demon, the other party will greatly lower their opinion of you, and their attitude will definitely change accordingly.

Unless, the bat demon showed extremely powerful power and was then killed by his even more powerful self.

In this way, the Suzuki family will naturally continue to maintain a friendly attitude because they are afraid of their own power.

Unfortunately, his character is destined to prevent him from easily withdrawing his promise.

"Very good, in that case, in order to repay the friendship of the Suzuki family to this family."

After pondering for a while, he continued: "If there are no accidents, I will go to hunt down the bat demon in two months. Before that, I will trouble Master Suzuki to collect more relevant information."

At present, the Asai family has too many affairs for him to decide and deal with, and he also needs time to practice and master more spells and techniques.

Akane Suzuki was immediately overjoyed: "Yes, thank you, Your Highness!"

(End of this chapter)