Ryo's Faction is the 96th chapter of the Kingdom manga, written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
Summary
Yuu Ren deals the finishing blow to an exhausted Kyou Shou as she beheads her while mockingly telling her to "sleep".
Claiming that she has nothing left to live for but to kill that woman, Kyou Kai prepares to leave but Ka Ryo Ten asks her what she is finds the most painful - The fact that she was the victim to a set of flimsy laws. That Kyou Shou was murdered trough underhanded tactics. That Yuu Ren was not punished for her actions but even became the Shiyuu or is it that Kyou Kai wasn't able to be with her sister at the time she of her death.
Kyou Kai then stops and thinks about it and states that is what she is scared of the most as well. Which is why she wanted to go to the battlefield.
As it were, the state of Qin was currently controlled by a dictator whose strength was so overwhelming that he did not even consider Ei Sei to be a threat. At the Royal Palace Heki tells Shin that it was in fact Ryo Fui. Although he already guessed that. Shin then says that Sei and the others should have enough evidence to arrest and execute Ryo Fui, but Heki states that it isn't easy as he makes it. He explains that they don't have the power to oppose Ryo Fui Faction let alone incriminate him. Heki states that it's basically a fight with 10 against an army of ten thousand. Shin however states it isn't about the numbers; it's about the people.
Shou Bun Kun is impressed by Shin's statement commenting to have learned that from only one battle is a great feat but states that the people under Ryo Fui are also above the Ei Sei Faction. While Shin is curious about what Shou Bun Kun means, a messenger suddenly storms in the throne room, saying that Ryo Fui and his entourage have arrived at the palace of Kanyou.
Characters
Qin
- Royal Palace
- Ei Sei Faction
- Ei Sei
- Shin
- Ka Ryo Ten
- Heki
- Shou Bun Kun
- Unnamed officials
- Ryo Fui Faction
- Ryo Fui
- Shou Hei Kun
- Mou Bu
- Sai Taku
- Ri Shi
- Mou Ki
- Unnamed others
- Clan Gouma (Mentioned)
- Clan Kensen (Mentioned)
- Sei Kyou Faction
- Ketsu Shi (Mentioned)
- Ei Sei Faction
High Points
- Almost the entire court is under Ryo Fui control.
- The quality of the people under Ryo Fui are also above Ei Sei faction.
- Ryo Fui arrived at the royal palace of Kanyou.
Trivia
- Bonus Chapter 6 and Bonus Chapter 7 were added in Vol.9.
- First appearance of Shou Hei Kun, Mou Bu, Sai Taku, Ri Shi and Mou Ki. Mou Ki is not identified by his name in this chapter. He also seems older and taller compared to his later appearances.