Higa has some new plans for Uzume. Nobody trusts Minaka these days. Summary: Over the phone, Minaka promises Minato that he'll treat Chiho if Minato can bring Chiho to MBI. Homura and Minato's other Sekireis warn Minato against trusting Minaka, but without another plan Minato decides to trust the MBI president. Before hanging up, Minaka states that he's happy to see that Minato has grown up, and this puzzles Minato. In the Higa building, Kakizaki tells Uzume to wait in the lobby. Uzume looks around and spots three of Higa's Sekireis and then Shiina sitting against the wall. Uzume asks why Shiina didn't go rescue his Ashikabi when Kakizaki had gone, and Shiina answers that Higa told him that humans are better companions for his Ashikabi. Uzume tells Shiina that she has no choice but to help Shiina, but Shiina isn't in such a situation and should believe in his Ashikabi instead of other people. Uzume is then summoned by Kakizaki into Higa Izumi's office. Higa is disappointed in Uzume's recent failures, but he will give Uzume one last chance. For this mission, Higa orders Uzume to attack Izumo Inn and obtain the jinki possessed by Minato. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Higa vs. Minato conflict continues to build up. While Minato plans to rescue Chiho, Higa orders Uzume to attack Izumo Inn. The fun thing is that neither Higa or Minato know what the other has planned. Sending Uzume to Izumo Inn to steal the jinkis should be pretty interesting. I wonder if Uzume will be able to sneak back in though since Minato's crew is on to her and Matsu can track her every move. And when push comes to shove, it's unlikely Uzume can take down Miya even in a sneak attack, but on the other hand Izumo Inn might be lightly guarded if Minato's group goes to rescue Chiho. Higa also could send some of his other Sekireis as an "insurance policy". At the same time, maybe Shiina will attempt to break Yukari out of jail thanks to Uzume's pep talk. Basically, a lot of things could happen over the next little while. The next couple of chapters should be pretty good as the story leads into the inevitable Higa vs. Minato showdown. From the feed of A Product of Wasted Time
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