Yoshiyasu, Yukihiro, and Makoto were left dumbfounded as the Tokyo Commissioner broke the news.

Naturally, Yukihiro and Makoto were truly dumbfounded that they had messed up so terribly, whereas Yoshiyasu was just pretending.

He had told his samurai to run as soon as they finished their job so that it could never be traced back to him, but that also meant he hadn't received confirmation that they had indeed succeeded.

However, he most definitely could believe the Tokyo Commissioner's report—i