243. Hidden Danger

Mitsuomi Kamiya pulled out one of his own molars and inserted the leader's tooth in its place.

Then he moved his cheeks around to make sure it wouldn't fall out.

Kotaro Komura seemed to have already confirmed that tomorrow's victory was beyond doubt and began diverting his energy to other matters.

He was holding a brush and writing something while instructing:

"As soon as the longevity banquet ends, you must rush to the south to support the excavation of the 'Mahayana Sect leader's relics.'

"Minister Komura, please forgive my bluntness."

Bowing deeply, Mitsuomi Kamiya spoke evasively, "The matter of tomb raiding falls under the responsibility of the Army General Staff, and it seems it has nothing to do with us at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Izumo had laid out a detailed "Subjugation Strategy," with clear division of tasks among departments, and the collection of artifacts was the Army's duty.