Qin Ye stared at the head in Oda Nobunaga’s chest cavity, and a triumphant smile crept up the corner of his lips, “That said, you don’t have any choice apart from us.”

The more he spoke, the more confident he grew. It suddenly dawned on him that his edge lay not only in the information asymmetry. The other thing he brought to the table was the modern lens through which Nobunaga could now view the world.

“I’m afraid you must have underestimated me if you think that much is enough to sway me.” Nobunaga sneered. Then, with a burning gaze in the depths of his eyes, he stared straight at Qin Ye and added, “What I want… is to be the lord and emperor of Nippon!”

“I don’t want to have to answer to anyone anymore. I want absolute autonomy!! Nippon… belongs to me!”

“Naturally.” Qin Ye smiled and nodded, “We’re the only ones who would back your ambition in this regard. We’re the only ones in the East with the ability to make your dreams a reality. And as for your concerns… we’ve already thought of some possibly workable solutions.”

He continued to smile as he leaned forward slightly, “Such as… one underworld, two systems.”

Ming Shiyin was currently eavesdropping on their conversation from outside the inner chambers. As soon as he heard Qin Ye’s suggestion, he immediately choked - WTF?! Kid… are you serious? You’re even taking a leaf out of Grandpa Deng’s book? You’re pulling out all the stops in order to win Oda Nobunaga over to your side, aren’t you?[1]

Oda Nobunaga was likewise dumbfounded by the proposition.

What in the world is this?!

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