"This is the greatest sin of rebellion that the patriarchs cannot bear."
The old village chief fell silent upon hearing this. As someone of her age, she fully understood that the young Miss Doctor was absolutely right. The patriarchs did not care about the truth at all. To them, the lives of this group of commoners weren't worth wasting time on. Rather than investigating thoroughly, they preferred to kill wrongly than to let anyone escape.
On Japan, there's everything one lacks, except population.
"Sigh, this is fate. I understand. I'll have everyone in the village disperse; if even one can survive, that's something."
The elderly woman let out a long sigh, then said so.
This was the only solution she could think of as an elder nearing the end of her days—staying in the village would mean certain death, so better to scatter. If one could escape, that would be a win.
