Shimura Kanbei's face was pale as he weakly said:
"I won't hand it over... That Vision has been with me my entire life, and it records my entire journey as a samurai.
Taking it away would be like taking away my past aspirations and my samurai code... I implore the Lord of the Tenryou Commission, please spare me..."
The burly soldier frowned again. He released Shimura Kanbei, letting him fall heavily back to the ground.
He then drew his spear and pointed it directly at Shimura Kanbei:
"This is Her Excellency, the General's will. Those who refuse to surrender their Vision shall be killed!"
This scene caused the expressions of the surrounding onlookers to change. No one expected such a ruthless response if one stubbornly refused to hand over a Vision.
The people of the Tenryou Commission would actually be so vicious!
In the crowd, the old man who knew Shimura Kanbei also had a pale face at this moment.
He could tell that the Tenryou Commission soldier was not joking.
If Shimura Kanbei insisted on not handing over his Vision, the Tenryou Commission would truly kill him!
After all... yesterday, the Raiden Shogun had publicly executed someone who refused to surrender their Vision... That... already showed the Raiden Shogun's attitude... The old man struggled for a long time, then painfully closed his eyes.
He seemed not to want to witness the passing of his old friend.
But the next moment, a clamor erupted around them, and a dull collision sound came from the square.
The old man felt puzzled, then uncertainly opened his eyes.
He discovered that an additional figure had appeared in the square.
That person was covered in a layer of earthy yellow element power, making it impossible to clearly see their specific appearance and form.
The most striking feature was the Yellow Fox mask worn on their face.
The old man hadn't seen what just happened, but he understood.
It was The person wearing the Yellow Fox Mask who saved Shimura Kanbei... The old man's mouth hung open in surprise. He hadn't expected anyone to dare to save Shimura Kanbei in such a situation... After all, obstructing the Tenryou Commission from executing orders was equivalent to defying the Raiden Shogun, and becoming an enemy of the Raiden Shogun... For the people of Inazuma, that required considerable courage... After Yuuko saved Shimura Kanbei, the soldiers in the square immediately surrounded Yuuko with their spears.
The leading soldier roared:
"Who are you! Do you know the consequences of obstructing our Tenryou Commission from executing orders!"
Yuuko ignored these petty little guys. Instead, he lifted Shimura Kanbei with one hand, placed him on his shoulder, and prepared to retreat.
He was only here to save Shimura Kanbei today. Continuing to stalemate with the Tenryou Commission was not a good idea.
Shimura Kanbei, carried on his shoulder, also looked at Yuuko in surprise: "You are..."
Yuuko chuckled softly: "Hold tight, we're about to slip away."
Yuuko's actions clearly enraged the Tenryou Commission soldiers.
"How dare you obstruct our enforcement! You are opposing the Kujou Clan... No, you are opposing Inazuma, opposing Her Excellency, the General!"
The soldiers roared, raising their spears, ready to encircle and annihilate Yuuko.
However, just as the soldiers were about to advance, a cold voice suddenly came from above the square: "Stop!"
Hearing that voice, the soldiers' movements froze.
They dared not disobey the owner of that voice.
They could only obediently put down their weapons and turn to look above the square.
Now, above the square, a Damselette wearing a tengu mask had appeared.
That was the adopted daughter of the Kujou Clan, the General of the Tenryou Commission, Kujou Sara.
As soon as Kujou Sara appeared, the soldiers in the square knelt down and complained:
"Lord Kujou! This person is obstructing our enforcement and intends to save the one who refuses to surrender his Vision!"
Kujou Sara merely glanced indifferently at the soldiers, then coldly reprimanded:
"You are members of the Tenryou Commission! You should retrieve Visions from the people in a more just and appropriate manner.
Not by coercion with force like this! What you are doing is tarnishing the reputation of the Tenryou Commission!"
Being spoken to by Kujou Sara in this manner, the soldiers' faces turned pale, and their bodies trembled.
"Go back! And await your punishment!" Kujou Sara commanded again.
"Yes..." Although the soldiers below were displeased, they dared not disobey. One by one, like startled animals, they obediently left.
After reprimanding the Tenryou Commission soldiers, Kujou Sara then turned her gaze to Yuuko.
Looking at the Geo Element covering Yuuko's entire body, and the Yellow Fox mask on his face.
Kujou Sara frowned.
She knew this was the person Her Excellency, the General, cared about most, the Yellow Fox.
Kujou Sara looked down at Yuuko from above and said coldly:
"Although this incident is our Tenryou Commission's fault, your obstruction of the Tenryou Commission's enforcement indicates that you intend to be an enemy of the Tenryou Commission... an enemy of the Raiden Shogun?"
Behind the mask, Yuuko met Kujou Sara's gaze and responded in a deep voice:
"Let's not talk about those things for now, Kujou Sara. Since you are the General of the Tenryou Commission and have maintained Inazuma's public order for so many years,
do you truly believe that the current Vision Hunt Decree is correct?
Are the Raiden Shogun's ideas truly completely correct?
You should be clearer than anyone else about the importance of Visions to people; they are objects that embody people's hopes."
The reason Yuuko wasn't in a hurry to leave was that there were some things he wanted to ask Kujou Sara face-to-face.
After all, Kujou Sara was a person who absolutely upheld justice.
Kujou Sara snorted, her expression unwavering: "Her Excellency, the General, naturally has her own thoughts!"
With that, Kujou Sara raised her bow, nocked a wooden arrow, drew the bowstring, and said coldly:
"Put down Shimura Kanbei, and no longer obstruct the Tenryou Commission's enforcement. Today's events, I will consider them to have never happened."
Yuuko shook his head: "Then what I did would be meaningless, wouldn't it?"
These words made Kujou Sara's eyes narrow.
She released the bowstring, and a purple arrow, wreathed in lightning, tore through the air, shooting directly towards Yuuko below.
This purple arrow even exploded directly when it reached a certain distance.
Unleashing an astonishing burst of thunder.
Covering the area within several meters around Yuuko.
Instantly, the square was covered in lightning.
But after the lightning dissipated, Yuuko and Shimura Kanbei were no longer in the square.
Only the blackened ground, blasted by the lightning... Clearly, Yuuko had escaped with Shimura Kanbei.
This scene made Kujou Sara frown. She concentrated, looking down from above, and murmured in a low voice:
"I didn't see any traces or signs of departure, yet he managed to escape in an instant... How did this Yellow Fox do it...?"