Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

My charioteer's face darkened. He wasn't someone who liked power, but the departure of a large number of police officers meant that the chances of winning this battle had changed from "very difficult to win" to "unwinnable".

Ultimately, many police officers, like Brick, are composed of thugs and criminals. Once the mask of justice and duty is torn away, all that remains is self-interest.

They craved profit, and they believed Isaac could provide it.

“Since everyone trusts me, I’ll get to the first thing,” Isaac said, taking a deep breath.

"Everyone retreat to the 'Flame of Return' and await orders there!"

Located in District 40, the 'Flame of Return' is a landmark building commemorating the victory in the Second Battle of Kanto.

There are old, dilapidated buildings and other natural fortresses left over from that battle, as well as many shelters that are conducive to street fighting.

"Yes!!"

Everyone acted immediately after Isaac gave the order, and they understood Isaac's intention.

That means keeping them in a safe enough place.

"Rentaro Satomi! What do you think of the people of Tokyo? During the 'Flame of Return,' we can't respond to the Self-Defense Forces' support immediately."

"Who cares about that? What business is it of mine how many Self-Defense Force members die?" Isaac looked at Masashi Izayoi with a strange smile. "Or rather, what business is it of my business how many people die in the Tokyo Ward?"

"you!"

"asshole!"

Before my patriarch could finish speaking, his initiator, Mibu Asaka, roared and charged at Isaac with her sword drawn.

She wanted to teach this person who was making my patriarch look bad a lesson.

Click!

Before she could even swing her katana, Isaac grabbed her wrist and choked her.

"Well……"

"Kid, life is a precious thing, I hope you can cherish it."

After saying that, she released her arm, and Mibu Asaka collapsed to the ground, coughing violently.

“There’s one last thing I want to tell you, my comrade-in-arms.” Isaac walked up to my wary comrade-in-arms and chuckled softly, “This world is unfair, but I hope to make it fair.”

"For example, if I save half of the people in the Tokyo area, then they must 'pay' me the other half."

"This is equivalent exchange."

After saying that, Isaac walked off the stage without looking back.

Many police officers below the stage were already waiting for his return. Many of them looked at Isaac with a hint of fanaticism in their eyes.

"Mr. Satomi, you will now lead us here."

“Alright, everyone pack up and prepare to retreat. I’ll explain what to do next,” Isaac said. “You all better remember one thing: your lives are precious. Don’t make pointless sacrifices. All of you, survive!”

"Yes!" the crowd shouted.

At that moment, Kisaragi and the others also walked to Isaac's side.

Yeonju looked at Isaac with concern. Tina, on the other hand, had stars in her eyes.

Sweat beaded on Katagiri Tamaki's forehead: "You really are... Crazy."

Suddenly, they had hundreds more police units at their disposal, making their influence in the Tokyo area extremely large.

"Are you sure it's alright, Satomi?" Kisara asked worriedly. "Won't the Self-Defense Forces come looking for us?"

"Don't worry, boss. They've never bothered to cooperate with the police anyway. They'd be happy if we left."

Just then, two figures, one tall and one short, walked towards them.

It is Akimasa Tsurugi and her initiator, Sumirei Fushi.

"Shōma?" Kisara was also surprised to see his junior brother whom he hadn't seen for many years.

"It's been a long time, Kisara."

Akima greeted Kisara with a smile, then immediately turned his gaze to Isaac.

"Could you tell me about your plans? Satoshi."

Chapter 302: Dreams for the Future

"My plan is simple: to make people in the Tokyo area aware of the importance of the police."

"Shouldn't we stay here and wait for orders from the Self-Defense Forces for support?"

“No, no, no, those Self-Defense Force members were very prominent in the Second Kanto Campaign, and now they probably want to claim all the credit for themselves.” Isaac pointed to the Self-Defense Force base in the distance and said, “Since they are so far away, two things can happen.”

Isaac held up two fingers:

"First, the Gastrea will come to us first. Once our people are almost exhausted, they will make their move and take all the credit."

"Second, the Gastrea attacked them first, and then they defeated them all with their superior weapons, and then took all the credit."

Akima asked, "Given the current situation, there's a high probability that the Self-Defense Forces will choose to face Gastrea alone."

"Yes, after all, two thousand Gastrea seem like a staggering number, but the Self-Defense Forces have seven thousand personnel and a large number of advanced weapons, so theoretically they can still defeat them."

"Then why..."

“But they didn’t realize that Gastrea can evolve and have excellent teamwork,” Isaac laughed. “They were destined to be wiped out in this war.”

After hearing Isaac's words, Akima was startled and hurriedly said, "Then we should stay where we are and support them."

"It's not too late for us to make our move after they've all been wiped out."

"But this place, 'Flame of Return'..."

What Akimaru wanted to say was that this place was too far from the planned battlefield, and Gastrea might directly invade the city.

"Don't worry, leave it to me when the time comes."

Isaac patted Akima on the shoulder to comfort him, but Akima's face showed no sign of relief.

"So, senior brother, would you like to join me?"

"I'll pass on that. For now, it's better for me to stay with my guild leader's team."

Akira declined Isaac's invitation, opting for the safest approach. After all, he wasn't the kind of police officer who prioritized personal gain above all else.

"Whatever you say."

Akima left for his original camp, while Isaac led his men to the 'Flame of Return'.

Four days until the megalith collapses.

The work on the front lines is in full swing, and the schools in the outer districts are almost finished.

"Satomi...you call this a school?"

Kisara Tendo looked at Isaac with trembling eyes as he gazed at the fortress-like building, which was equipped with a large amount of military weaponry.

This building stands out starkly against the surrounding ruins.

“This is the school,” Isaac said with certainty.

"Isn't this a bit too much..."

Inside the 'fortress' is a huge training ground filled with various obstacles and targets for the children to use during training.

They are currently playing in the open space of the training field.

After the two went inside, the children who were playing there all gathered around.

"Rentaro-sensei!"

"Kisara-sensei!"

Isaac laughed and said, "Everyone looks very energetic."

The children all happily shouted, "Yes!"

"It's good that you're in the mood; you have a math test today."

"..."

The children's smiles vanished instantly.

In a classroom, all the children were working on their test papers with furrowed brows.

Because the Tokyo Ward is in danger of the megalith collapsing, all shops are closed and all schools are closed, including Kisaragi Girls' School and Enju Elementary School.

With nothing else to do, Yeonju and Tina naturally came here to join in the fun.

"Time's up, everyone stop writing."

Isaac snapped a stopwatch in his hand.

As Isaac's teaching assistant, Senju Natsuyo collected all the exam papers on his behalf.

How did everyone do on the exam?

"Disaster!"

"Absolutely not!"

"It's so difficult."

The cries of agony rose and fell.

The test setter, Kisara, wore a complicated expression, but seeing the smiling Enju and the calm Tina, it seemed that some people had done well on the test.

Is two-digit multiplication really that difficult?

"Disaster!"

The children said in unison.

In fact, they learned very quickly. Without any prior education, they learned single-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as two-digit addition and subtraction, in just a few days, which is quite impressive by Japanese standards.

Of course, it still can't compare to the neighboring mainland.

"Satomi, there's still one exam paper left."

Kisara handed a stack of exam papers to Isaac.

"what?"