Chapter 206: Message, New Information and Assistance

Chapter 206: Message, New Information and Assistance

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Ken stepped into his office with a smile on his lips.

Inside, Asai, the 'Green Forest King', was just sat down on one of the chairs, drinking some tea that he seemed to have made on the spot.

"Lord Ken, and even Lord Mifune, great to see the two of you with these 4 eyes of mine."

Mifune raised an eyebrow at the appearance of the tattooed man.

'Did the Dark Brotherhood have any allies that look like this? He seems inexplicably shady even for Ken's standards...'

"Seems like you've made yourself at home... Did I not tell you not to touch anything?" Ken tilted his head as he walked into the room, almost instantaneously taking his position on his comfortable chair.

"W-well I figured it would be ok... I only used the cheapest tea leaves and made sure to clean up after myself."

Asai seemed a bit embarrased and fearful at the Blind Assassin's tone. He really seemed to be on edge, likely hoping to not be executed for pouring himself some tea of all things.

Ken's personality was not that great towards his enemies at the end of the day, anything could happen.

'No, he still needs me... As long as that remains true then he won't kill me needlessly for such a small matter.'

"That's my favorite brand of tea. If you call it cheap again I'll cut out your tongue."

"S-sorry si-"

"Shut up, I have more pressing matters. Make yourself small in the corner or something."

The Blind Assassin dismissively waved off the Green Forest King's apology, not really caring to give the man any ounce of respect or leisure.

In Ken's lack of eyes, the Cursed Technique Expert was lucky to still be breathing.

Ken nodded towards the former Cult Leader when seeing him quiet down and submissively put his tea cup down. He then motioned for Mifune to also sit down.

The Old General gave Asai a pointed look before sitting across from him, not intimidated in the slightest by the creepy aura that the Jujutsu Master gave off.

Not like the General had anything to fear. At such short range, he'd be able to decapitate just about anyone before they managed to materialize any Jutsu.

And with Ken present, the creepy and rather intimidating Asai really looked more like an abused child.

Mifune gazed towards the Blind Assassin, his aged brows furrowing as he watched the letter on Ken's desk. The object that someone of Saburo's status thought concerned both the Land of Iron and the Leader of the Dark Brotherhood.

The Second Blade was more than authorized to open letters addressed to Ken. He was somewhat of a filter, taking care of trivial matters for the Blind Monster.

This task was somewhat swapped in between him and Tosho at times, depending on how busy each of them was at the time.

But, over the course of 6 years, there was rarely something notable enough to call Ken over for.

'Everything's suddenly becoming so eventful... This is way too suspicious, everything happening all at once...'

Ken slowly opened up that letter and allowed his senses to trace the indents that the Raikage's pen had left on the page.

'His handwriting is as messy as ever...' The Assassin sighed as he formed a first impression of that letter almost instantly.

"Greetings, Dark Brotherhood Leader.

I'm well aware our last meeting wasn't exactly a pleasant one, but I'm still sending this letter to everyone, including you, because it seems I have no choice but to inform you all about the nobles' plans for our respective nations."

Ken slowly read out the letter to Mifune, his voice unshaken, gaining a narrative and very smooth tone.

Ken smiled as he read out the rest of the letter.

As much as Ken and the Raikage disagreed with each other, they were both able to see the most straightforward solution in that situation.

And that was because they were both confident that they'd be able to protect the people they cared about regardless.

Mifune was also strong, but the Land of Iron was a lot larger than any single Hidden Village could ever hope to be.

His mind could only focus on one thing...

'If the Land of Iron becomes a warzone... Then how many lives will we lose for this foolishness...'

Mifune seemed to ponder on that for a moment, his gaze twisting with pain just at the mental image of it.

"Perhaps it is not to late to reach out to them... Maybe they can be made to understand..."

Unfortunately, Ken was there to dash the General's hopes.

"No, the war has essentially already started. They've hit an organization that I had been backing in the Land of Rain... It's only a matter of where the next battleground is going to be at this stage."

When hearing that, Mifune's eyes widened, his brows furrowing with rage as his teeth clenched tightly.

"Then... How about you just go out and kill the noble families? It shouldn't be too hard, right for you, right?"

Ken simply shook his head at that suggestion.

"I can certainly assassinate them... But who exactly? When performing an assassination, you need a proper target, you need information.

At this stage, we only know that a lot of nobles are involved. I don't wish to stain my hands with the blood of innocents for no good reason..."

Mifune opened his mouth, as he trembled a bit in anger.

He couldn't refute Ken however. Taking down the Nobles was a good strategy only if they knew exactly what nobles were involved.

At that point they could safely infer the identity of some of them, Ken was sure of that. But they wouldn't have any confirmation.

The entire situation had also gone underneath the Merchant Association's radar, so they were unlikely to be of any help whatsoever.

"Then... I guess war it is, huh?" At that point, Mifune sounded dejected.

That was when Asai decided to speak up.

"If it comes down to it, and you are worried about your people doing the war... Then the Green Forest Union is willing to assist the Land of Iron."

In that moment, Ken gave the former Cult Leader a wide grin.

'Good... Make yourself useful.

That's the only chance you have at survival.'

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