Chapter 96
Tsk.
Unwi clicked his tongue and swept his gaze over those still gathered in the great hall.
“I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to play Go for a while. An urgent matter has come up at the main palace—I’ll have to leave this for another time.”
Sighs of disappointment erupted here and there.
But they were martial artists too. And Unwi was a successor of the Everlasting Snow Palace.
Call him a bastard son or whatever else—but he was still of the main bloodline.
If the matter concerned the palace itself, then from Unwi’s perspective, it was the highest priority. Anyone who couldn’t understand that might as well go die.
“...We pray that it is good news.”
Someone offered a martial salute as they spoke.
Following that, the others began saluting one by one. Unwi also returned their salutes in kind.
Many were left with lingering emotions.
But it couldn’t be helped.