Yokoyama Daisuke said with a wide smile, "Lord Ota, you must have very important business to be returning with a giant ship like this."
This Yokoyama Daisuke was just as shrewd as Ota Masayuki had described. Though he appeared incredibly warm on the surface, he didn't miss a single chance to probe for information.
Fortunately, Ota Masayuki was prepared for this. He nodded and said, "Indeed, I have a very important matter to report to the Monarch, which is why I ordered the giant ship to dock at Bobin Port."
"And what might that be?" Yokoyama Daisuke asked.
"Oh, it's nothing much. Just a matter concerning the war on the front."
"What? Has the war taken a bad turn?" Yokoyama Daisuke asked, his tone laced with anxiety.
Don't be fooled by his position as a mere port master of Bobin Port; the entire nobility of the East Sea Nation was paying close attention to this war.
After all, everyone's interests were at stake.
