In the entire Iwamura Castle, anyone who had a window opened on their room wall almost instantly felt a ghastly white sky outside.
The night sky suddenly erupted with a nearby thunderclap.
The thunder that normal people hear usually comes from the heavens above, accompanied by the humidity signaling imminent rain.
This impression has become a deeply ingrained stereotype in people's minds.
However, up until today, the thunder that completely broke this stereotype appeared in the city.
It was close, and there was no sign of rain from the sky.
For this reason, the thunder became even more elusive and abnormally unfathomable.
Because Ando Shouji had long anticipated some 'deep and private' conversation at this gathering, he had already dismissed the attendants and guards from the room before his son-in-law spoke.
This room was situated at the edge of the Tenshu floor rather than being surrounded in the middle, separated from the view outside.
