Chapter 1223 - 121: Assassination_4

This is a genuine discount, bringing a smile to Tsunami's face, who had been fretting over how to get through this winter.

Tazuna took a swig from the bottle, and after wiping the spilled liquor from the corner of his mouth, he said, "I never thought Miss Ichihime would actually intend to redeem these discount policies. It seems she cares more about our lives at the grassroots level than our Daimyo."

Initially, Tazuna joined the so-called Industrial and Civil Cooperative with a portion of the workers, feeling grateful to Ichihime.

But as the cooperative's discount policies were implemented effectively, workers who benefited began to voluntarily promote the Industrial and Civil Cooperative without Tazuna's personal promotion.

This gave Tazuna the illusion that Ichihime was their Daimyo of the Land of Waves.

No... even if it were the Daimyo, they couldn't distribute money in such a lavish manner.

For Tazuna, as long as taxes weren't increased, he should be grateful for the nobles' great generosity.

"If Miss Ichihime were to become the Daimyo of our Country, it wouldn't be bad, right? What do you think, Dad?"

Tsunami joked.

"Tsunami, you really dare to think. If someone else hears such words, it could be quite troublesome."

Tazuna looked at his daughter helplessly.

"I know, I won't speak about it everywhere."

"Instead, I think you should find another husband to rely on; if I can't handle work in the future, there will at least be someone to support the family."

Tazuna said intentionally or unintentionally.

Tsunami glared at Tazuna.

"Dad, I don't want to consider such things now. I have to take care of Inari as it is, where do I find time to find a man? And who would fancy a widow like me?"

Although Tsunami wasn't yet thirty and could still bear children, her status as a widow made her unlikely to be accepted by many men.

Tsunami had already prepared herself for a life of widowhood in the future.

As for remarrying, Tsunami had long stopped holding any hope.

Tazuna gave a bitter smile and, seeing his daughter's resolve, didn't bring up the matter of remarriage again.

"Speaking of, where is Inari?"

Tazuna asked.

"He went out to play with friends and should be back before dinner."

Tsunami replied.

"Kids really are carefree."

"After all, they're still young."

"In a couple of years, he can follow me to learn some simple skills to make a living. The ancestral things can't break the inheritance in my generation."

Tazuna said tipsily.

Tsunami nodded, tidied up the messy things in the room, and said to Tazuna, "Dad, I'll go make dinner, and try to drink less."

After speaking, she left the room and walked towards the kitchen.

After Tsunami left, Tazuna sat in the room for a while, then stood up to stretch his body.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the half-open window, jolting Tazuna out of his tipsy state; he instinctively turned to look at the window.

Along with the previous sound, the window had been opened by someone at some point, and a shadow approached like a gust of wind, causing Tazuna to stare in horror with wide eyes.

Ninja!

Although not wearing a Headband, the other person was holding a Kunai, flexibly moving, allowing Tazuna to instantly identify their identity.

Out of extreme fear, and being the first time encountering such a thrilling scene, Tazuna forgot to dodge as the Kunai was about to slash his throat, ending his life; a bolt of lightning shot out from nowhere, channeling through the Kunai to cover the entire ninja's body.

"Ah!"

The ninja screamed in agony; the lightning paralyzed his body, rendering him immobile, causing him to collapse to the ground.

"Dad, what happened? Why did I hear someone screaming in the room?"

Tsunami heard the screams from the room and quickly rushed in, witnessing the ninja, paralyzed by lightning, lying helplessly on the ground, a look of astonishment on her face.

"This is..."

"Don't worry, madam, these small fry can't harm you in the slightest."

A light voice echoed in the room.

It was a small, black, quadruped beast resembling a feline, with a unique horn on its head, differing from ordinary creatures, buzzed with dense blue electricity.

It raised a forelimb to greet Tazuna and Tsunami in a friendly manner.

It was Raidenmaru.

"A monster!?"

Tazuna looked at Raidenmaru, who spoke, easily associating it with the existence of a monster.

"I'm not a monster; I'm a Summoning Beast, currently serving the young lady. Anyway, I'll explain the details later; there are a few more guys eyeing this place, I'll handle them."

Raidenmaru turned around, tightly gripping the ground with its four limbs, its internal Chakra began flowing, and the current on its horn quickly spread over its entire body, surrounding it with electric light.

Then, Raidenmaru suddenly disappeared from the room without warning, leaving faint electric currents on the floor, proving Raidenmaru's prior presence there.

Outside the house, screams sounded one after another; Tazuna could even smell the scent of blood gradually spreading in the air.

About half a minute passed, the outside screams finally stopped; Raidenmaru nonchalantly leaped into the room from the window, with fresh human blood remaining on its claws.