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In any case, there are only two places where the Sakura Empire holds such large-scale festivals—the Sacred Tree and the Heavenly Rock Island.

Well, to put it another way—Nagato's family and Shinano's family.

Of course, the Sacred Tree of today is not the same one as it was back then.

This tree was replanted by the double cherry blossom family using some unknown method.

As for whether it still has its original function—who knows?

...

Upon arriving here and gazing up at this brand-new sacred tree, Akagi and Kaga immediately adopted deadpan expressions.

Even they could see that this thing in front of them was not what it seemed.

(Are you kidding me?)

This is probably what these two foxes were really thinking.

Although something was very wrong with this sacred tree, the ceremony still had to continue.

Because this ceremony was held at the Sacred Tree, a certain big fox was able to slack off with a legitimate excuse.

The task of hosting the ceremony was entirely entrusted to the little fox, Nagato.

As the bell tolled to signal the start of the ceremony, a solemn and dignified atmosphere immediately spread around the sacred tree.

During the festival music, Akagi and Kaga, who were in the audience, suddenly felt that something was flashing in front of them.

The two women exchanged a puzzled look, seeing the same answer in each other's eyes.

Then, they looked at Amagi beside them.

Tiancheng sat calmly at his seat, completely oblivious to anything unusual.

The two foxes, who had just been scolded, immediately decided to put the matter aside for now and deal with it after the ceremony.

...

"Commander, we are already making preparations for the expedition."

In their seats of honor, Mikasa and Robo naturally couldn't possibly focus their attention on the ceremony.

They are here simply because they need to.

"So fast?"

"Naturally, as the first faction to join the Commander's ranks, we must set an example."

Upon hearing this, Rob raised an eyebrow.

It seems that his own factions are still vying for power, only in a different direction than before.

"Listen, I don't want your competition to cause any problems with your preparations."

"I don't care who actually sets any so-called example."

"However, due to insufficient preparation, the journey went wrong, and I will not let anyone off easily."

"I hope you understand this."

Amidst the solemn music, Rob's voice was cold and serious, causing Mikasa to pause slightly in surprise.

You should know that, in her memory, this young commander rarely spoke in this tone.

"Don't worry, I understand that."

Knowing that the other party was not joking with her, Mikasa's expression became much more serious.

"Good to know—"

Rob glanced at Mikasa, then stopped talking and focused on the festival ceremony in front of him.

...

While the grand festival was in full swing, on the other side of Sakura Empire...

In a small house, Kaohsiung and Atago were idly leaning against the corner of the wall.

Before them lay Taihou, who was bound hand and foot.

After experiencing the previous incidents, Mikasa finally understood.

If you don't want to cause trouble when Luo comes to Sakura Empire, the first thing you have to do is tie up Taihou.

However, because of Taihou's voluptuous figure, which far exceeded that of ordinary ships, the marks left by the ropes on her body looked rather slutty.

"Ugh, really, can't you just stop yelling?"

Seeing that Taihou was still struggling, Atago walked forward helplessly.

She reached out and gently rubbed Da Feng's cheek.

The smooth texture immediately sparked Atago's playful side.

Her fingers traced along Da Feng's cheek, down to her neck, then across Da Feng's delicate shoulder hollow, and continued downwards.

Immediately, the bound Da Feng struggled even more fiercely.

Atago!

A stern voice stopped Atago's reckless left hand.

"Oh, I was just teasing her!"

"Don't do anything too outrageous!"

Seeing that Takao's hand was already on the hilt of the sword, Atago reluctantly stood up.

However, her eyes then darted around, and this restless heavy cruiser seemed to have thought of something interesting again.

"Um, Miss Taiho, would you like to hear my advice?"

Atago's sudden question quieted down Taihou, who was still struggling.

A look of confusion crossed her eyes.

"You're too reckless!"

"For night raids and such, the Commander is always accompanied by Oathship ships~"

"Not to mention, those maids have been secretly watching the whole time~"

"Night raids have such a low success rate!"

"Ok?"

Taihou suddenly felt that the heavy cruiser in front of him was not so repulsive after all.

"So you should change your mindset."

"I will do it when the Commander is alone—"

Atago was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

This time, Kaohsiung really drew his sword.

Chapter 961: Akagi Kaga: This is unbelievable!

Watching Atago, who was already quite skilled at sparring with Takao, Taihou remained unusually quiet.

She looked thoughtfully at the scene before her.

Although that pest was still very hateful, that doesn't mean what she said was unreasonable.

And so, one plan after another began to sprout in Da Feng's mind.

...

Luo, who was completely unaware of this, was left at the scene of the sacrificial ceremony.

"That's why I said, can't this thing be simplified?"

With a long sigh, Robo tugged at Shinano, who was dozing off beside him.

"Since Lord Luo has such high hopes, I—zzz—will—zzz—get started—"

Well, halfway through speaking Shinano dialect, all that remained was a faint snore.

The big fox finally fell asleep after a long day.

However, it is clear that the festival site is not a place for sleeping.

Rob sighed and reached out to pinch Shinano's fox ears hard.

"Hey~"

Shinano let out a thought-provoking groan and suddenly opened his eyes.

As for the others around them, they all kept their eyes down and pretended not to see anything.

"Hang in there a little longer, it'll be over soon."

Rob felt a very complicated feeling at that moment.

This should be the Sakura Empire's festival, so why am I the one advising Shinano to hold on a little longer?

Shouldn't the roles of the two sides be reversed?

However, this also strengthened Rob's determination to streamline the Sakura Festival process.

After all, even your own Sakura Empire ships can't withstand it, so it's even less likely that you, an Eastern Emperor, would have to bear it, right?

This idea became even more certain when Robo saw Nagato covered in sweat after the festival ended.

...

Just as Robo returned to his room in the Sakura Empire, Amagi and Mikasa approached him.

Because Luo will be touring all the major cities in Sakura Empire, he won't have much free time.

Rob had a premonition about Mikasa and Amagi's late-night visit.

He even knew a little about the other party's purpose in coming to see him.

"Okay, although I think you two must have something important to tell me."

"But let's keep our voices down."

As he spoke, Rob looked toward the closed door behind him.

"Shinano is already asleep. She's quite grumpy when she wakes up, and I don't intend to put up with it."

Faced with Rob's joking words, Amagi and Mikasa covered their mouths and chuckled.

"Since it's not convenient for you here, Lord, I'll keep it brief."

Following Luo Bo's gaze to the closed door behind him, Tiancheng jokingly replied to Luo Bo.

This made Luo touch his nose.

"Amagi and Senior, we have come here again for Lord Musashi's sake."

As soon as Amagi finished speaking, Rob's face immediately showed an expression of "I knew it."

He had a feeling when Mikasa said that the Sakura Empire was ready to go to war.

It's important to know that the only person truly suitable to lead the Sakura Empire right now is Mikasa.

However, Mikasa is already an "old lady" and it's not really suitable for her to travel around.

Therefore, Mikasa would inevitably use this as a pretext to request Robo to release Musashi.

"Are you planning to appoint Musashi as the commander of the expedition?"

Robo took the cup of tea that Noshiro served him and sipped it.

"Nothing can be hidden from the Lord."

Rob thought to himself, "You've brought this up with me at least several times already, what are you hiding from me?"

"The Sakura Empire really needs Lord Musashi's strength right now."

"Lord Nagato is still somewhat inexperienced and not well-suited to handling overly complex situations."

"And that child—I say, Commander, isn't she a bit—"

Mikasa picked up the conversation, her expression quite complicated.