After all, this was a major matter concerning the exchange of knowledge.
So the exchange between the Shura Anyakonsen-shou and the Akademiya had been scheduled for somewhat later.
The Akademiya side needed time to prepare the knowledge and go through the proper procedures, while the Shura Anyakonsen-shou side had to prepare personnel.
Both sides were quite busy, to put it mildly.
Fortunately, this kind of busyness wasn't endless.
There was a lot to learn, but not that much of it was immediately usable.
For now, both the old man and little Sara were selectively studying only the most essential parts.
Combined with practical application, they had steadily taken the first step.
However, things were quite tough on Kamisato Takakado's side—he was running into major problems with recruitment.
"Let me tell you, that young guy's got something wrong with his head! He was late, which is obviously wrong, but then the guy just straight-up says, 'So what if I'm late? It's only a few hours!'"
The head of the Kamisato Clan now liked to pull the old man aside after dinner to vent his frustrations.
You really should go out and see more of the world from time to time. Once you've seen enough, you'll realize just how many fools there are out there—and then you'll feel pretty smart by comparison and live the next day full of confidence.
"I can hardly describe what I went through today. I met this young man who kept going on and on about how filial he was and how great his mother was.
My subordinates got fed up and simply had the young man's mother come do the work instead. Turns out she was incredibly efficient!
So my people laid off the young man and gave his position to his mother."
Occasionally there were amusing incidents like this, but most of the work still consisted of headaches.
According to the Kamisato Clan head, there wasn't much resistance when it came to replacing people.
They had pulled in some people from the Kujou and Hiiragi families as partners. The useful ones were kept, while those just coasting through the days were gradually sent downward. The process was still ongoing—slowly replacing, slowly confirming to avoid accidental harm to the wrong people.
They had even invited the old man to come inspect the work conditions, saying that if the Shura Anyakonsen-shou came to inspect, work efficiency would definitely skyrocket.
The old man checked his schedule and confirmed that he could take little Sara out for some social practice in the afternoon.
So he readily accepted.
The next day, after donning the Shura armor, he casually strolled over to observe the government workers' situation.
It was only to be expected—after all, this was the Shura Anyakonsen-shou whom even warriors feared. The mere appearance of him caused two honest young men to immediately jump up and confess, "I was three minutes late today but deliberately said I wasn't!"
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou felt quite helpless about it, but he still put on a stern face and began observing everyone's work.
For the young men who had turned themselves in, he followed the rules and deducted 10 Mora from their wages.
The younger generation was generally full of energy. They might make some mistakes, but whenever they had the chance to shine, they would do their absolute best.
It could be said that the future of the world belonged to every generation of young people who were still growing.
As for the middle-aged workers, the old man observed that most of them were still diligent and hardworking. But when he quietly approached those who had already studied properly and understood the work, he could tell that some of the old-timers were slacking off.
However, after checking their work progress and seeing that their efficiency was still on track to meet the deadlines, the Shura Anyakonsen-shou simply patted them on the shoulder and said nothing more.
But when he encountered pure slackers who had barely started anything… the old man watched as this particular old-timer suddenly started working hard and energetically. He simply arranged for one of his shura souls to stand right beside the slacker.
Afterward, he also used the breath of the wind to sense out some suspicious individuals, compiled them into a list, and recorded it down. Later, he would let the Kamisato Clan's old hands determine whether they were merely introverted or actually problematic.