Our bath time was short. Although I enjoyed the conversation and of course the "view", it's not good to keep soaking in the hot spring for long and Queen Tanya agreed so we both got out of the bath after a while.
"I can tell that you are indeed planning to join in for the expedition we will do. However, I want you to prepare for the upcoming trip we are about to do. As much as you think the exploration thing is not that troublesome, we still don't know what will happen. With the Kamikaze continent being sealed off from every other continent for quite a while, it's clear that something big is brewing there and I hope you don't take the challenge so lightly even though you are strong enough. I will also be making my preparations as well," Queen Tanya suggested as she put on her bathrobe.
"Do you think the situation on the Kamikaze continent is worse than what the reports are given?"
"I am sure of it. With the sealed continent only giving out slight news about the situation there, there will always be a piece of hidden news that is purposely hidden to ensure and avoid losing reputation and such. Such tactics are pretty common and I can see that happening here. So instead of relying on the news we got, we prepare for the worst outcome."
Queen Tanya is right. Kamikaze right now should be under the rule of the Trickster that decided to swallow and copy the appearance and behavior of the shogun that rule the continent of Kamikaze. No one knows about this incident aside from the shogun's wife that saw everything that happened. The wife is now under the watchful eye of the Trickster and she can't ask for help about the situation the shogun was in. She doesn't even have any idea whether the Shogun is still alive or is already dead after the trickster devoured him whole.
As a result, the shogun changed and started to rule using a dictatorship method that oppresses everyone under his rule. This will result in a total war that will cause chaos all over the place and war will ravage the lands due to the Shogun. This will result in the people rebelling while those loyal to the shogun will also fight and this will lead to a very bad battle that will wipe out half of the population of the Kamikaze continent due to this.
Due to that incident, the expedition is immediately given to the pioneers to put a stop to the shogun. This will result in heavy casualties as a result since the Shogun became strong enough for the players to defeat. The shogun was indeed defeated but the continent is almost unrecoverable as a result. The people will be angry at the gods and also at the pioneers for arriving late due to this and it will result in the total hostility of the populace to the pioneers as a result.
It was also revealed that the Trickster was somewhat responsible as to why the continent was sealed off for quite some time to the outside world and the "Divine Winds" that protect the continent seem to be not in a good situation. Although not fully explained, this shows that the Trickster was indeed part of the reason why the winds seem erratic nowadays.
Since I am going to sneak in with the two queens, there is a chance that the problem with the shogun is still possible to be mitigated. The main clue here is the wife of the shogun. If I can persuade her to help, maybe I can strike the shogun before the situation is irreversible.
Now that the goal is clear, I will have to prepare. With the two queens ready to assist me whenever I can, then this is a good time rather than waiting for the other pioneers that will not be deployed until the worst part.
After I part ways with Queen Tanya, I returned to the room and started formulating plans. If possible, I want to save as many people from the upcoming decimation of the populace as much as I can. It's not much but it should help.
There are plenty of stuff I would be able to do if it was done correctly and my first priority is to recruit the wife of the shogun and prioritize her safety. Recruiting her will not be easy as the Trickster will be keeping his eyes on her especially since she is the one who knows the Trickster's identity. The only bane of the Trickster. If she escapes the grasp of the Trickster, it will be bad for him as this might spell trouble and his demise as well so he will ensure the wife of the shogun will remain passive and will remain as a captive by him.
I have plenty of ideas on what to do to ensure the wife will join my cause and to ensure her protection as well. The only problem is how to get close to her. With her being held captive by the trickster, she mostly remains in the castle and serves the Shogun like a real wife to him despite being the impostor.
I can sneak in but that might also cause trouble as the castle is heavily guarded so I needed a plan to ensure that I can easily speak with the wife much easier, that way, the trickster will not detect that I am already planning something.
The next thing I needed to prepare would be the method the Trickster did to the Divine Winds. The Divine winds might become a problem as that is a violent winds that can indeed decimate the whole continent if it remains in that state so I also needed that to be solved as well. From what I can remember, there was something the exploration team before did to stabilize the winds but there are no methods revealed how it was done as it was "not that hard" according to them.
All in all, there are many things I needed to do and I needed to finish but there is also a chance that I will fail, so I have to ensure that everything succeeds. And while I am at it, perhaps I might also find a clue of the whereabouts of the Tree of Life as well.
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