Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

Sen'emon was sitting at the top seat, while Toma was sitting below, with his head bowed deeply.

"I am only here to deliver a letter, entrusted by someone. This letter has nothing to do with the Kamisato family. I will take my leave now. Please make your own decision, Master Sen'emon."

Sen'emon looked at the letter in his hand and asked with a smile, "Who asked you to deliver the letter?"

"Does Sen'emon-sama know about the Traveler?"

"Is that the traveler whose fame spreads across the world? I heard she's very powerful?"

Sen'emon couldn't help but have his eyes light up slightly.

"Sir Sen'emon, that doesn't seem to be the point."

"Oh yes."

Sen'emon said with a smile in his magnetic voice:

"The point now is, I've heard a lot about that traveler's character, so this letter shouldn't have been written by that traveler, right?"

Thomas couldn't help but look up at Sen'emon, slightly surprised: "Why do you say that, Lord Sen'emon?"

"Do you know what the letter contains?"

Thomas shook his head. "Isn't it about the crimes committed by the Kanjo Bugyo on the outlying islands? I hope Lord Sen'emon can make the decision on this matter."

Sen'emon smiled slightly and handed the letter to the girl beside him.

"Xiaoying, come and read it."

The girl named Sakura took the letter, looked down at it, and then frowned.

However, she still spoke softly:

"Miss Sen'emon, I heard you were General Raiden's sword? Well, there are some deceitful individuals among the Kanjo Bugyo. Would you be willing to use your sword to slash them? If so, please come to the remote island. I'd like to borrow your sword."

Thomas couldn't help but look shocked.

After Sakura finished reading, her face turned cold and she said, "Sir Sen'emon, this person is really presumptuous."

"Where is it outrageous?"

I am obviously the most gentle and kind, okay?

Thinking this in his heart, Ye...oh no, Sen'emon certainly didn't say it out loud.

Well, yes, at this moment, Shi Ye logged into his small account.

After all, this part of the plot still requires some micro-management, so there is no way to do two things at once.

"Isn't what's in the letter true? I am indeed the General's sword. I also cannot tolerate those traitors who dare to deceive their superiors and lie to their subordinates. I want to kill them all."

Sen'emon smiled slightly.

"However, not everyone can wield this sword of mine. You want to use me? I don't want anyone else to hold it in my hands except the General."

Sakura was silent for a moment: "...What decision will Sen'emon-sama make?"

"Of course I'll go check it out myself. You can't just take one side of the story for something like this; you have to see it with your own eyes. As for the person who delivered the letter... let me take a closer look at who it is that could be so bold."

The animated short ends here, and the camera turns and returns to the dialogue between Ye and Ying.

"Why can Sen'emon solve this problem?"

Paimon asked confused.

Ye looked at Ying and asked her, "Traveler, do you know what is the most important thing for a country?"

"...It's the rules." Ying thought for a moment before answering with certainty: "Without rules, there is no order."

"Yes, that's the rule."

Ye said with admiration:

"The establishment of a group or an organization begins with the establishment of rules, and this is even more true for a country."

"These rules aren't just laws enacted by the state; they also exist within people's hearts. These rules are sometimes even more solid than the law itself, because a person might dare to break the law for personal gain, but they might not dare to break the unspoken rules that everyone knows about and agrees with."

"The magistrate has been working hard to change Inazuma's current situation, but why is it that despite knowing the Kanjo magistrate's crimes, he can do nothing about them? The reason is simple... because such matters are not the magistrate's responsibility."

"Not only is this not the responsibility of the Commissioner of Society in the eyes of General Lei Dian, but it's also not the responsibility of the Commissioner of Society in the eyes of everyone else. If the Commissioner of Society were to intervene, it would be considered exceeding their authority. Regardless of whether the intervention is right or wrong, the Commissioner of Society would become the target of public criticism in the blink of an eye."

"If you can't break the rules, you have to follow them."

"This rule is not only a law, but also an unspoken rule recognized by everyone."

"Those who blatantly break the rules will not have a good ending, because only by playing the same game within the same rules will others recognize you as being in the same circle as them."

Paimon understood, but was even more confused. "If that's the case, then why do you say that Sen'emon can be in charge of the Kanjo Bugyo? If the Shrine Bugyo can't even handle it, doesn't that mean she has no right to do so?"

"So didn't I say that?"

Ye Yu said earnestly:

“——Only those who are unable to break the rules must act within them.”

"But there is someone in this world...she has that ability."

Chapter 105 Night vs. Sen'emon

Ying waited for the woman at the agreed place, and then... in an instant, Ying was fully alert.

——The skin stings, and it feels like being cut by a blunt knife, with a burning pain.

Ying had this feeling just from the first sight of the woman.

Light purple hair, a single ponytail, a black and white kimono, a white bone-face mask, and one long and one short white and black stockings - none of this attracted Ying's attention.

Her eyes were fixed on the snow-white samurai sword on the other person's right waist.

A right hand gently pressed on the scabbard.

——It’s this action.

Ying smelled the scent of death.

If she draws her sword, I will die.

(No doubt about it.)

(This person... is this the strongest Inazuma?)

"Are you a traveler?"

Sen'emon smiled and talked to Ying.

"I thought I'd meet someone who wanted to borrow me, what a shame."

"I'm the one who wants to borrow you."

"...He said now is not the time for him to meet you."

Alicia chose the first option at her own risk.

"The second option seems a bit cowardly at first glance. This is the time to just bite the bullet and go for it!"

After the selection

———!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even Alicia couldn't help swallowing her saliva at this moment, she was frightened to death.

On the computer screen.

The moment Alicia chose the first option, a knife was placed directly on Ying's slender neck.

Moreover, if there had not been a hand holding the sword, Ying would probably have been beheaded by now.

Yes, the moment Ying finished speaking, Sen'emon drew his sword with a smile and slashed at Ying's neck without hesitation.

Yes, at the moment when Sen'emon drew his sword and slashed at Ying, a hand grabbed Sen'emon's sword and blocked the tip of her sword in front of Ying's neck.

Having blocked the sword, Ye turned his head to look at Ying and sighed softly, "I told you, don't be careless. She might draw her sword and chop you at any time."

Unexpectedly, Ying, who was almost dead, showed no change in her expression. She raised her eyes to look at Ye, and when their eyes met, she raised her eyebrows: "Aren't you here? I believe you will save me."

"Gambling your life to force me to take action, betting that I will definitely save you... I don't recommend such a gamble where you completely rely on the whims of others."

As he said this, Ye gave a rare smile.

"But congratulations, you won the bet. How could I bear to let a girl as beautiful, lovely and kind-hearted as you die? Don't worry, in Inazuma, no matter what happens, your life will not be in danger as long as I am here."

"Isn't it a bit unkind of you to flirt like this in front of me?"

Sen'emon maintained the posture of swinging the sword with his backhand, and tilted his head to look at Ye.

"And I can't pretend I didn't hear what you just said. I want to kill her now, and you mean to save her from me, right?"

A joyful smile gradually appeared on her face.

"Very good, very good. It seems that we will have to fight each other."

Ye looked at Sen'emon, put away the faint smile on his face, and said calmly, "You don't need to find such a reason to fight me. There will definitely be a battle between the two of us, but the time is not right now."

As he said this, he lowered his hand and released Sen'emon's blade.

"The time has not come yet?"

Sen'emon narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Ye steadily. After a while, she smiled again.

"I see, I see. Fine, fine, fine, then I'll wait for the right time to settle the score with you!"

As she spoke, she sheathed her sword.

Ye nodded slightly: "And before that, let me use you first. I promise you that this will also be a good thing for Inazuma."

"Only the General can use me. But since you've made such a promise, and if it's only temporary, then you do have the qualifications to control me."

Sen'emon did not object, but just touched the scabbard and said with a slight smile.

And when she said this, it meant one thing - she had put herself in the position of a "knife".

What does this mean?

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Ye said bluntly, "Capture the Kanjo Bugyo, Hiiragi Shinsuke, and bring him before General Raiden. Explain to General Raiden the rampant corruption from top to bottom in the Kanjo Bugyo. Then propose to General Raiden that Hiiragi Shinsuke's daughter, Hiiragi Chisato, take charge of the Kanjo Bugyo, with you in charge, to reshuffle the Kanjo Bugyo."

Sen'emon nodded: "Okay."

She nodded without hesitation, an attitude that might confuse many players.

Because of this... at this moment, the computer screen went black.

Lines of fonts slowly appeared.

There is no hesitation, no hesitation at all.

[The sword does not need to have such an emotion as hesitation. 】

When the master wishes to swing the sword, there is no need to ask for reasons, no need to care about good or evil, no need to seek the cause. Following the master's strength, the sword swings forward without hesitation. This is the sword's duty.

[The sharpest and most powerful sword in the world, Asada Sen'emon.]

【She is a human, but also a knife. 】

【She is not a human, but she is still a knife.】

【She is a human being, because she has the sense of good and evil.】

[She is a knife, because when her master wants to swing the knife, she never cares about good or evil.]

[… Even if… it’s just a temporary master.]

"Is it really okay?"

Sen'emon had already left, and Paimon asked with a terrified look on his face:

"Does she trust you so much?"

"Why don't you believe me?" Ye asked back, "Haven't I already promised that what I'm going to do will benefit Inazuma?"

"Even if she promised, did she believe it? Isn't that too naive?"

Ye turned and walked towards the river, saying lightly, "This isn't naive. For her, a promise is enough. Because she is confident... no one can afford to break their promise to her."

Ying nodded: "If she thinks that what you are doing is not good for Inazuma, she will kill you immediately."