The second year of the leniency, April 2.

On a certain coast in the southern part of the Kii Domain, thousands of troops holding the Tokugawa family's family crest, the "Mitsuha Aoi Pattern", are gathered here.

And the general who commanded these thousands of troops, Masaya Inamori, was wearing his iconic red general battle armor, standing on a high ground with a good view, looking at the sea in the distance.

To be precise, it's the blurred shadow on the horizon of the ocean in the distance.

This large, vague shadow is an island.

It's such an island that should be quite ordinary, but it has become Inamori's nightmare for the past few months.

Almost all of the nightmares I've had in recent days have something to do with this island.

Dreaming that the monsters that were entrenched on this island came across the sea and easily routed the thousands of troops under his command......

Just as Inamori was staring at the island in the distance, a young man who was also dressed in battle armor, but the style of the armor was obviously not as advanced as Inamori, slowly climbed up to the high ground.

"Lord Inamori, Lord Kamiyama just sent us a message."

"What did Kamiyama-sama say?" Inamori asked rhetorically in a calm tone without replying.

"Kamiyama-sama said: The fourth batch of prisoners will be assembled soon, and the fourth batch of prisoners will be released to 'Butterfly Island' around mid or late April."

After quietly listening to the report of his subordinates, Inamori just nodded slightly, and then said in a flat tone:

"Got it."

After completing the report to Inamori, the young man said in an emotional tone:

"Kamiyama Etsunosuke-sama's name of 'name service' is really not in vain, not only the prisoners gathered from all over the country are managed in an orderly manner, but the logistics and supplies of our army are also managed perfectly."

"This kind of skill is admirable."

"It is really a blessing for the people and the world to have such an official."

As soon as his subordinates' words fell, the corners of Inamori's mouth curled up slightly, and he let out a sneer.

"Kamiyama-sama's talent is outstanding, and he lives up to the name of 'name practice'—I admit that."

"But don't think that Lord Kamiyama is just an upright and loyal person."

"I know a little bit about him."

"How do you describe this person as Etsunosuke Kamiyama......"

"He belongs to the kind of person who will use any means to achieve his end."

"In order to achieve the goal, even if it is to cooperate with people of the third and ninth ranks, it is not hesitating."

"And in fact, he did."

"So I advise you to be like me, and it is better to stay away from such people who will do whatever it takes to achieve their ends."

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At this moment, the domain of the Kii Domain, Wakayama Castle.

In a spacious room filled with scrolls, papers, and books, a middle-aged man was sleeping in front of a desk.

He clasped his hands around his chest and threw his head high.

His face was covered with a thin scroll, and his chest rose and fell rhythmically.

If you are not familiar with this middle-aged person, you may be quite shocked to see this.

But if you had someone who knew the middle-aged man in the present, you wouldn't have thought there was anything strange about such a scene.

Sitting and sleeping - this is the middle-aged man's unique skill.

When he was tired from work, the middle-aged man would tilt his head, put an unfolded scroll or book over his face, and then fall asleep.

Just when the middle-aged man was sleeping soundly, a loud shout sounded outside the door:

"Lord Kamiyama! The new list of prisoners has been sorted out! ”

As soon as this announcement fell, the middle-aged man known as "Lord Kamiyama" suddenly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, blew hard, blew open the thin scroll covering his face, and then shouted loudly outside the room:

"Send it in!"

"Yes!"

A middle-aged man dressed as a civil servant pulled the paper door open, and then respectfully handed a bundled scroll in his hand to Kamiyama Koshinosuke's table.

After waving his hand and signaling the civil official to step down, Kamiyama slowly spread out the list of new prisoners that had just been compiled.

On this scroll are the names of each prisoner who has already arrived at the Kii front, or who is about to arrive at the Kii front.

At the same time, after the prisoner's name, there is also a note indicating what crime the prisoner has committed before.

As Kamiyama looked at it one by one, the look in his eyes also appeared with surprise little by little.

"'Executioner's Sword', 'Streamer Hachiman', 'Demon Monk'...... There are so many masters in the new batch of prisoners......"

"I hope these people can get some results after landing on 'Butterfly Island'......"

Kamiyama muttered as he continued to look down.

Eventually, Kamiyama's gaze stopped at a person's name.

Unlike the other people's sweeps, Kamiyama's gaze was fixed on this person's name for a long time......

And the look contained in his gaze has gradually become more complicated.

The name of this person who directly freezes the gaze of Kinabalu is only 4 simple kanji - Makimura Yahachi.

The note that follows it makes it clear what crime he had committed before: fighting.

Looking at the words "fighting", Kamiyama couldn't help but wonder.

"Long time no see...... Kamiyama looked at the name and said softly, "I can't think of it...... I can still see your name in my lifetime...... 'Stegosaurus'! ”

After cursoryly reading the remaining names one by one, Kamiyama rolled the scroll back up and casually tossed it aside.

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Kera, Kerala, Kerala, Kera ......

Ogata was used to the sound of wheels moving forward.

Now Ogata is so adept that he can stay still and sleep soundly even when the carriage under his ass is moving forward at a rapid pace.

Just as Ogata, who had nothing to do, was about to sleep again, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Then, a big hand passed in a bowl of white porridge with a few dried radishes and a pair of chopsticks along the small window for ventilation.

"Ogata Esei, it's time to eat."

"Why is it white porridge with dried radish...... Don't you have anything else to eat? ”

"Just a prisoner, you dare to make so many demands!" The official in charge of delivering the food to Ogata said angrily, "It's good that we're willing to provide you with three meals a day!" Give me a heart of gratitude and eat this bowl of porridge clean! ”

"Okay, good ......" After dismissing the official in a perfunctory tone, Ogata picked up the bowl of white porridge and began to feast on it.

Although the food provided to him every day by the officials of the Fire Pay Thieves was not very rich, it was still a lot, so although he didn't eat well, Ogata was not hungry.

Just as Ogata was feasting, a familiar middle-aged male voice sounded outside the prisoner car:

"Ogata Ichitosai."

"Ah, Ghost Ping, you're here."