The person who suddenly appeared was none other than Tenza, Nurugai's executioner.
"Master! Nurugai is the criminal I am responsible for, and this responsibility should be borne by me!"
"Tenza…"
Shion didn't expect his disciple to say such words, but he could understand.
Although Shion himself also paid great attention to rules, he was actually an emotional person, a truly good person.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have approved of Tenza not executing Nurugai.
Although he wanted to say that Gabimaru and Nurugai's situations were different, under the laws promulgated by the Shogunate, there was actually no difference between the two; both were capital offenses.
"Master, Nurugai just wants to live. This is my decision. If merely wanting to live is a crime, then let me bear it!"
Tenza earnestly and loudly said to Shion.
"Little brother Tenza is good."
Yuzuriha's voice suddenly came from the rooftop.
When a few people looked over, they realized that perhaps because of their conversation, the others had also woken up.
Yuzuriha jumped down from the rooftop and teasingly pulled Nurugai, who was dressed messily like a boy.
Nurugai also hugged her blushing face: "Let me bear it… what… Is this a confession…"
"Ah, no, I mean…"
No matter what, Tenza was just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy. Although he said such words with a burst of passion, he became flustered when it came to matters of emotion.
After a brief commotion, everyone finally sat down again to think about what would happen next.
Takatsuki noticed that although they were combinations of criminals and executioners, all these people had developed feelings for those they shouldn't have.
Tenza insisted that Nurugai should not be treated as a criminal because Nurugai was merely a mountain dweller. The so-called mountain dwellers were just a general term for people who lived in the mountains and did not obey the current Shogunate's rule, but in the current situation of the island nation, this was considered a crime.
That's why Shion said it was the sorrow of the era.
As for Sagiri and Gabimaru, although the reason was unknown, it was clear that Sagiri hoped Gabimaru could be absolved of his crimes.
And in the other group, Senta and Yuzuriha, it was clear that Senta was a bit too doting on Yuzuriha.
In fact, not just Takatsuki, but Shion also noticed it, he just didn't say anything. After all, to some extent, they had all done the same thing.
"No matter what, even if we want to leave this island, we must go to that palace."
"Given the current situation, what the Tensen call 'Dan' can also be considered Elixir of Life."
Shion analyzed the current situation, and when Sagiri and Gabimaru heard his words, they both focused their attention.
"That doesn't matter, aren't any of you curious about how that little girl suddenly grew so big?"
During the serious discussion, Yuzuriha extended two index fingers and pointed towards Mei.
"What's so surprising? Since she's also a Tensen, then this is normal, right?"
In contrast, Gabimaru wasn't concerned about it, because Mei was not their enemy and had even proactively told them some things about the island.
After her tanden recovered, Mei's Tao also recovered, and she would no longer maintain her child form or be unable to speak.
"Since she's a Tensen, can she also turn into a man?"
Yuzuriha wanted to ask this question, but was quickly interrupted by others.
"During the day, the Tensen's Tao is at its strongest, so it's better to act at night."
Because the Tensen's true forms are flowers, their various functions are very strong when they have sunlight during the day.
"I don't really care. Actually, I can go in alone, but you should decide on the action plan. Logically speaking, my attribute is fire, but you don't need to count my attribute. I can fight Tensen of any attribute, but I don't guarantee I can defeat Rien."
Rien is the strongest among all Tensen. Not only from Mei's intelligence, but Takatsuki also knew from Mu Dan's memory that Rien's Tao is now at a terrifying level, and he learns and studies everything, so he has the most knowledge among all Tensen.
Mu Dan couldn't even say how many other Tensen's skills Rien had mastered. If he had to guess, there would only be one answer.
All…
"Little brother Takatsuki is really reliable. Then as long as little brother Takatsuki deals with all the Tensen, we can just go in."
Yuzuriha unhesitatingly threw the responsibility onto Takatsuki.
Takatsuki said nothing about this, but Shion stopped Yuzuriha's idea.
He clearly knew Takatsuki's combat power and felt that this decisive combat power should not be wasted meaninglessly.
"We cannot rely too much on Mr. Takatsuki. The remaining Tensen should include Peach Blossom of wood attribute, Chrysanthemum of fire attribute, Sunflower of metal attribute, and Lotus of earth attribute."
Shion drew a simple five-pointed star on the ground based on the intelligence he had received, asking everyone to stand in their respective positions according to their tested attributes.
"Our goal is simple: to seize the Elixir of Life and find a way to escape this island, so we must act in two groups, and…"
Hearing Shion stop mid-sentence, Yuzuriha asked curiously, "And what?"
"If the Shogunate doesn't hear back from us, they might send people to the island again."
"And the people who come to the island this time will be very troublesome…"
Yamada Asaemon Shugen, currently the second-ranked person in the Yamada Asaemon family, a righteous person.
An overly righteous person.
He could get along well with most people in the Yamada Asaemon family and was highly trusted, but everyone from the Yamada Asaemon family present, except Sagiri, knew that if Shugen came here, it would be a disaster.
The former Sagiri was very rigid, largely because of Shugen.
Shugen was so rigid that he was cruel. If someone was a descendant of a criminal, he would slaughter their entire family, including infants.
Because he believed that the descendants of criminals would also inevitably be criminals, and he was not bloodthirsty, but killed everyone with a sorrowful heart, weeping while killing those innocent people.
This was why Shugen was not brought on this mission.
If Shugen came, the first thing he would do would be to execute all the criminals on the island.
And the situation is not just that.
"If it's Shugen, we Yamada family members who harbored criminals will also be executed by him."
Shion said with a deep tone.