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However, judging from Hisaki Shinobu's appearance, it seems that he intends to continue the cooperation. Perhaps it is because of his friendship with Su Hao, or perhaps he wants to make some changes to the stagnant situation of Inazuma.

"No, let's forge the weapon first." Su Hao still planned to forge his own weapon first.

The Fools will be much more restrained after the stragglers are badly wounded and flee, but they will resume their actions once the next executor arrives.

Once the Fools begin their operation, they'll likely target him. Su Hao still hasn't forgotten what the Scatter Soldier once said: the Doctor has his eye on him.

This second-in-command of the Fools is not as simple as he seems.

"I understand." Hisaki Shinobu nodded calmly. Just as she was about to say something, a commotion of voices suddenly came from outside.

This prompted both Hisaki Shinobu and Su Hao to stop the topic and begin listening to what was happening outside.

Su Hao listened carefully for a while, then slowly said, "It seems that the Tenshukaku has reached a verdict on the Hiiragi family."

Chapter Sixty-Six: Kujo Saro Arrives at the Door

Chapter 66

Today is a day that will be recorded in the history of Inazuma.

Today is also the darkest day for the Kanjō-bō-shū.

Because of his role as the head of the Kansei (military commissioner), Hiiragi Shinsuke, the head of the Hiiragi family, was convicted of treason by the shogun inside the castle tower.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been executed long ago. However, considering the great contributions the Hiiragi family ancestors made to Inazuma, they were spared the death penalty, but could not escape punishment.

Shinsuke Hiiragi was imprisoned for the rest of his life until his death.

Apart from Shinsuke Hiiragi, anyone involved with the Fools within the Kansei Magistrate's Office was imprisoned and sentenced to different punishments depending on the offense.

Furthermore, the administration of the magistrate must not be chaotic; all matters must be handled by Hiiragi Shinsuke's daughter, Hiiragi Senri. If she is unable to handle the situation, the Hiiragi family will be wiped out.

This verdict satisfied most of the people, and the vast majority of nobles applauded it.

The nobles on the outlying islands who were eager to seize power, though somewhat helpless upon hearing the verdict, still obediently followed orders and cooperated with Hiiragi Senri in reorganizing and stabilizing the area.

The Hiiragi family affair caused quite a stir, and at the same time... Kujo Sara returned to Inazuma Castle, bringing news of the shogunate army's defeat.

This news came like a bolt from the blue, leaving the people of Inazuma Castle dumbfounded. How could this be?! A mere rebel army?! How could they possibly defeat the shogunate army?!

The Inazuma people had only one thought about the resistance: that it was just a bunch of rabble-like rebels.

Nobushiki, rebels from Umijima, those whose God's Eyes were taken from them, and those who opposed the Eye Hunting Order.

How could this rabble possibly defeat the well-equipped and powerful general Kujo Sara of the Shogunate army?!

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!

The Inatsumi people didn't believe the result. They could understand that the shogunate army was useless, but Kujo Sara couldn't possibly be wrong; he was the most loyal person to the shogun.

The people of Inazuma Castle had all seen her behavior and conduct, and no one would think that someone like her would do what Shinsuke Hiiragi did—colluding with the rebels behind the Shogun's back.

However, with the release of official information, the people of Inazuma Castle realized why that battle had been lost.

On the one hand, the Shogunate army underestimated the enemy and deliberately walked into the enemy's trap, suffering a great loss.

On the other hand, Kujo Sara's return from the front lines of the battlefield is also related to the Fools.

Because of the attack by the Fools—no… it should be the group attack by the skirmishers—even with the protection of Coral Palace's Heart Sea, most of the shogunate soldiers, even if they didn't die, lost their ability to fight in a short time.

Kujo Sara returned, partly to lead another army to suppress the rebels, and partly because he was deeply wary of the "Foolish Enforcers" mentioned by his soldiers.

She felt that although the rebels had nothing to do with the Fools, the Fools were very likely targeting the Shogunate army. In order to prevent this from happening again, she wanted to recruit the strongmen in Inazuma Castle to temporarily join the Shogunate army.

Therefore, Kujo Sara has already gone to the castle tower to apologize, partly because she has failed the shogun's trust, and partly because she hopes that the Eye Hunting Order can be slightly changed.

Of course, these things are temporarily irrelevant to Su Hao.

He, along with Shinobu Hisaki and Ella, arrived at another mansion and took out the two weapons they had previously kept (because they couldn't sell them).

"Shua——!!!"

Inside the courtyard, Hisagi Shinobu suddenly drew his katana, which had a blade with pale purple patterns, and slashed at the specially made wooden puppet in front of him.

With a flash of cold light and a faint rumble of thunder, the specially made wooden puppet designed to protect against slashes was split in two.

"So powerful." Hisaki Shinobu sheathed her katana, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She looked at the katana in her hand, then looked at Su Hao and said, "I've heard that all the weapons you sell receive positive reviews, but this is a bit too good."

Even the well-informed Kuki Shinobu felt that the katana in his hand was worth more than a million Mora.

No matter how you look at it, you can't find fault with it. This katana carries lightning elemental power, which amplifies the power of the user's Lightning Eye, and its appearance is also to your liking.

Hisaki was tempted, but at the same time she was puzzled as to why such a weapon was not selling.

Logically speaking, such weapons should be able to sell for a high price. For those martial artists, a good weapon is enough to make them risk everything.

Now, Hisahi Shinobu is planning to pull out his own savings, take out 300,000 Mora, and try to get a big advantage from Su Hao.

“Right?” Ella rarely complained at this moment, “That’s what I thought when we were selling it.”

“But those people always bring up the young master’s age and cause trouble for no reason.”

Su Hao smiled helplessly. The fact that the weapon was recognized by Jiuqi Ren proved that his forging skills were quite good, but the situation at the time also made him very depressed.

"Hmm? Tell me more." Hisaki Shinobu became interested when he heard Ella's complaint.

Even Ella, who is usually calm and collected, made such a comment, which means that something terrible must have happened at that time.

Ella looked at Hisagi Shinobu and reminisced about their past experiences, saying, "Because when we were selling the weapons, we made all the information public, stating that the weapons were made by the young master."

"And at the time, the name of the Su family was used. In any case, the Su family started out as blacksmiths and still had some prestige in Inazuma City."

"But because of the young master's age, a group of people deliberately picked a fight with him, saying things like the blade is so bright, it's not easy to break, the lightning element power inside is not disposable, and it looks flashy but impractical."

Yes, it was just that strange when Su Hao and Ella went out to sell the knife together. Even though Jiuqi Ren thought the knife could sell for a million Mora.

But the situation at the time was... a group of people questioned whether a blacksmith of Su Hao's age could forge such a good weapon. Could there be problems in various aspects?

Even though Su Hao repeatedly assured them, even offering to rent it out for a day or two before buying it, most people shook their heads, indicating they were unwilling to buy.

A few discerning individuals worried that Su Hao was too young and might be taking a risky approach, merely creating a one-off, superficial product.

Do you know when weapons are used? They're used when encountering enemies! If that happens... and this disposable demolition breaks, then we're really doomed.

Thanks to the combined efforts of those who were interested and those who weren't, Su Hao's weapons became completely unsellable.

Therefore, Ella suspected that the various forging schools in Inazuma City were unable to bear seeing Su Hao doing well, and thus united to resist him.

At the very least, every time Su Hao and Ella set up a stall, someone would question Su Hao's age.

"Is that so..." After hearing everything, Hisa Shinobu shook her head helplessly, even though she had never seen the legendary Five Transmissions of Lightning.

However, in Kuki Shinobu's opinion, the weapon that Su Hao forged was probably no weaker than the Thunder Five Transmission.

In addition, the sake brewed by the other party was among the best of the sakes that Hisagi Shinobu had drunk.

Although Su Hao himself said that those were all generated by group check-ins, Jiu Qiren knew very well that even if the secret recipe and forging techniques of the wine were given to others, they would not be able to learn them.

Just like the techniques in the group such as "Divine Transformation: Eye of Evil" and "Lightning Current: Martial Arts", if you don't know them, you don't know them. Even if you force yourself to learn them and gain something from them, that's your own understanding, not that you've actually learned the move.

"By the way, is this sword for sale?" Hisaki Shinobu stroked the katana in his hand, seemingly quite fond of it.

Even though she lost the Eye of God, Shinobu Kuki obtained a Thunder Element Evil Eye from a Hiiragi samurai, which allowed her to regain control of elemental power.

With this sword, Shinobu Hisaki felt that her strength would increase significantly, even though she herself was not a master of any particular style.

But it's okay! She can learn it.

"Huh?" Su Hao shook his hand dismissively when he heard Jiu Qiren's words. "Take it if you want it. We're friends anyway. I remember how much you've helped me."

Hisaki Shinobu has helped Su Hao a great deal, not only by going to the outlying islands to gather intelligence, but also by assisting him in battles and taking care of his daily needs, such as buying groceries, cooking, and doing laundry.

All of these things combined were enough for Su Hao to give the items to Jiu Qi for free and tolerate it.

Although Su Hao and Ella put a lot of effort into collecting the materials to forge this knife, and originally planned to sell it for 150,000 Mora, it has been gathering dust for more than two years now, so they decided to give it away.

"No!" Keji Ren shook her head, looking at Su Hao with great determination, "Although we are friends, I cannot easily accept such a generous gift. How about this... I'll offer 500,000 Mora!"

"Five hundred thousand Mora—!?!?!" x2

Su Hao and Ella stared wide-eyed. The two, who had been calm and collected, were now shocked by the onslaught of 500,000 Mora.

Hisaki Shinobu was well aware that he had gotten a great deal with the 500,000 Mora, because this weapon was a family heirloom that could be passed down through generations.

"No, no, no... there's really no need... three... oops! Two hundred thousand Mora will do!"

Su Hao quickly waved his hand. He didn't want to waste money internally. If someone else had offered this price, he would probably have been very happy.

Although he knew the weapon he forged was worth the price, the person who said those words was Hisaki Shinobu, his good friend and one of his many wives from his past life. How could he possibly make money off her?!

"Stop talking, 500,000 is nothing to me." Hisaki Shinobu, who holds multiple positions, looks down on Mora.

Within Inazuma, for someone like her who works for the Heavenly Rank Envoy, 500,000 Mora is an astonishing sum, but after years of working, Hisagi Shinobu had already saved a large amount of money in her slush fund.

Although this large sum of money can only buy a small house in Inazuma City, it is nowhere near comparable to Su Hao's several mansions.

But this was also her wish.

Su Hao and Jiuqi Ren engaged in a long argument, but in the end, Jiuqi Ren's words prevailed, and he successfully persuaded Su Hao to accept the 350,000 Mora.

Su Hao negotiated the price down to the other end, managing to cut it down to 150,000, and he was very satisfied with the result.

Hisagi Shinobu also breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that Su Hao was planning to let her get the weapon for free, but she wasn't that kind of person.

"Dong dong dong."

At that moment, a knock on the door sounded, causing Su Hao and the others, who were originally planning to discuss where to find weapon materials, to stop their discussion upon hearing the knock.

The three of them arrived at the door and opened it, but when they saw who it was, they were all slightly taken aback.

"Sara?"

Kuki Shinobu was the first to reveal the other party's identity. She looked somewhat surprised, not expecting Kujo Sara to come here. Shouldn't she be at the castle tower at this time?

"Shinobu, you're here too?" Kujo Sara was also somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that Hisaki Shinobu would be here instead of hanging out with the Arataki Faction.

Yes, the visitor was none other than Kujo Sara, who had recently gone to the castle tower to apologize. Su Hao and the others were puzzled as to why he had come here.

Judging from the other party's surprised expression, she didn't know that Hisaki Shinobu was here, which means... the other party came for the two of them?

Having done something wrong, Su Hao and Ella became secretly wary. Although they knew that their identities as those assisting the resistance were unlikely to be exposed, it was certainly not wrong to keep a backup plan.