Whilst so many Dragons were in the Court, or listening to the proceedings over the Kyoto Network, there was a somewhat smaller crowd gathering in a lecture room.
This was one of the most important opportunities Jiyuu had ever been able to take advantage of. The Kunrin had wanted to give a public lecture, and had not been rejected! There were many Blood Dragons who were growing impatient at what they believed to be the Shogunate's lack of action towards Kusari while it was at war with Bretonia.
Jiyuu rapidly walked through the halls along with his two body-guards The guards were not garbed in the ceremonial Samurai armor worn by most traditional guards. Instead they wore a military uniform with reinforced firearm protective gear, and holsters that were occupied with the same pistols issued to the Kusari Naval Forces.
Open, Jiyuu barked at the guard to his left. He should not have had to speak, the guard shouldve gone ahead and opened it before he had to stand there and waste words on this incompetent excuse for a member of the Kunrin.
Now remain, there are to be no eavesdroppers or special guests.
Jiyuu walked through the doorway and saw a large circle of people dressed in ceremonial kimonos awaiting the arrival of the leader of the Jiyuu Kunrin, a radical philisophical group within the Dragons. Through the walkway, there was a gap in the circle for Jiyuu to walk through and take his position standing in the center.
Striding through the room towards the center of the circle, he took his place and began the lecture.
So, you are the ones who wish to hear the truth then? The ones who are not swayed by the lies of the Shogunate? There is a fair number of you, I suppose the grasp of the Shogunate is slipping, its deceit is being exposed.
This was the introduction; it was the same at every speech he gave. He would have to have a new one written, this one was starting to bore him.
My children, can you not see the state the corrupt empire is entering? Its losing more and more soldiers on the Bretonian Front, men who have families. Many of these men are barely older than children, yet because of the Empire, they will never live to know true happiness.
Instead more and more of them are dying, and for what? Many of them do not even know what it is they are dying for! While they die, we sit here. And the Dragons grow content with what they have; they are losing the fervor that once drove them to greatness! He paused for a moment, allowing the audience to absorb the point of what he had finished saying.
Kusarians are dying, for no point. Many do not know that the regime they serve is what it is! Should their deaths be in vain? The greater powers, whatever they may be to you, are sending the Dragons a message. Now is the time to strike! The military grows weary in Bretonia, and the remnants that have remained here are weak, few in number, and demoralized with the news arriving from their brethren.
Why is it that the Shogunate, does nothing! In the last month, within the Kyoto Network, there were a mere three action reports entered. And it has been claimed that of these, two were reports falsely generated to assure the Dragons that the Rising Sons are still alive.
The crowd was beginning to grow restless, Jiyuu Hideyoshi was an inspiring figure, while this was masked as a lecture, within each word, an attack was directed at the Taishogun and his pawns.
If something were to happen, unlike if it were to happen to the Taishogun or the Shogunate, the Kunrin could function without me. That is because, rather than be controlled by the Shogunate, every member of the Kunrin chooses its leaders. I do not solely lead the Jiyuu Kunrin. The Jiyuu Kunrin gives FREEDOMS, to the people. We believe in freedom, the freedom to chose who you want to lead in the forms of elections. In the Kunrin, you have the freedom to control what happens to you. What happens to you is your choice; your fate is not decided by the Shogunate.
Now, I believe I have nothing more to say, if you need to speak with me for any reasons, I will remain here. If you do not, you are free to leave, I hope you think about what you have been told here. He sat down where the circles center previously was, and the people slowly began dispersing. However, several remained and he was answering their questions, wondering who would be convinced by this speech. Who would take up arms in the name of freedom, and who would dismiss his lecture as lies, deceit, and an attempt to slander the Taishogun.