Otaku Witch

Chapter 1196: Chapter 686: The Grand Performance Begins (Part 2)

Konoe Maki wrapped her arm around her sister’s neck and seductively proposed.

Konoe Makoto thought about it for a moment. She was really tempted because, although she had joined the Guard Bureau for several months, she always felt somewhat out of place, as if there was an invisible barrier between her and everyone at the bureau.

She didn’t like this feeling; she wanted to be genuinely accepted and trusted by everyone, just like her sister was.

“Deal.”

And so, the sisters reached an agreement.

When the two arrived at the Mirage Tower and entered the banquet hall on the top floor, the vast venue was almost full of people.

Konoe Makoto was seeing such a grand event for the first time, and she couldn’t help but nervously hide behind her sister, then secretly sized up the venue.

Although there were many seats in the hall, they were arranged in an orderly manner, with a clear hierarchy.

At the highest point was a main seat, below which were five secondary seats, and below those, nine more seats…

As a young policewoman born into a Chinese Clan, she quickly understood everything upon seeing the setup.

Although Japan is led by the Chinese Clan, there is still a hierarchy within the clan, distinguished by the clan rank system.

Aside from the General, the highest rank consists of the five Regent Houses, followed by nine Seika Houses, then the Minister families, the Imperial Guards Clan, the Prestigious Clans, and finally the Ban family.

The Konoe Family is one of the five Regent Houses, so the young policewoman followed her sister to those five secondary seats.

They arrived fairly late, and only one seat was left out of those five—however, the vacant seat wasn’t at the far end but slightly left of center.

Seeing this, Konoe Makoto couldn’t help but feel somewhat proud.

Even among the five Regent Houses, there is a ranking; the Kujo and Konoe families are Upper-Level, while the Takatsukasa, Nijo, and Ichijo families are Lower Rank.

At this time, the central seat among the five was occupied by Chiyoda Kujo of the Kujo Family, which slightly irked the young policewoman, but there was nothing she could do. After all, the Kujo Family, which controls the Heavenly Magistrate Office and holds military power, is indeed slightly stronger than the Konoe Family, which manages the Guard Bureau.

Yes, just slightly.

Then, the young policewoman sneaked a glance at the main seat at the top. Although there was no longer a General in Japan, the seat wasn’t empty; a familiar face to the sisters sat there.

“Lord Yuan Boya.”

Konoe Makoto stepped out from behind her sister and greeted the person she had always admired.

The witch on the main seat, who had been quite bored, showed a bright, sun-like smile upon seeing the two’s arrival. She first smiled at the young policewoman as a form of greeting, then exchanged glances with Konoe Maki; both nodded in tacit understanding.

The two long-time partners didn’t need much exchange; just a look and they could understand each other’s thoughts.

“Sorry for keeping you all waiting. There was a small matter at the bureau that needed handling, which delayed us a bit. Please forgive us.”

After the sisters took their seats, Konoe Maki stood up, slightly embarrassed, and greeted the guests.

“Not at all, we just arrived as well.”

“Lord Konoe is so diligent; it is a blessing for Japan.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Lord Konoe.”

…..

In the audience, none of the many Chinese Clans dared to disrespect the Konoe Family. They all stood up to flatter them.

Even the Lower Three Clans of the five Regent Houses rose slightly, except for Chiyoda Kujo of the Kujo Family, who remained seated steadily.

The young general seemed somewhat absent-minded.

Yes, she missed her sister.

As an only child who finally had a long-lost cousin, she cherished this sister dearly, but this morning she found out her cousin was missing.

Although her grandmother said the sister went out on an errand, Chiyoda Kujo couldn’t help but worry.

The General Tengu was indeed a sister complex.

But there was no choice, as she was here on her grandmother’s task to attend the meeting.

Her grandmother wanted her to cooperate in a play, but Chiyoda Kujo felt that as a martial arts warrior, she had no talent for acting.

In any case, hurry up and finish so I can find my sister.

Chiyoda Kujo appeared very serious on the outside, though her thoughts wandered thusly inside.

“Alright, let’s save the pleasantries for private conversation and get to the point.”

Seeing these annoying people engaging in endless pleasantries, the Tengu Witch directly interrupted.

Then, she glanced at Konoe Maki, signaling her to hurry up and start.

The Chief of the Guard Bureau felt somewhat helpless about this.

Really, everyone is here to act, why are you being so lazy about it?

Konoe Maki thought of the order from Lady Sophia, the steward of Lady Dorothy, from the night before, and was at a loss.

Where are the supposed teammates to assist me? Now I’m left to perform a solo act.

However, the Chief eventually nodded, ready to work hard to complete the task.

After all, relying on the Chinese Clan present to save Japan was impossible. This clan, once the Guardian of Japan, had become parasites that needed to be swept into the garbage of history.

Konoe Maki thought of that foreign witch who shone like the Sun and now believed that only that lord could save Japan and allow the people who had suffered so much to live a truly self-respecting and self-loving life.