To: The Blood Dragon Shogun [Their eyes only]

[Emperor Tekagi]

Konbanwa, haikei Shogun of the honorable Blood Dragons. Ogenki de irasshaimasu ka during this complicated times? We do hope there are no trouble among your own ranks. Considering the possibility that your representative, Heung Hideyoshi, wishes to pick up this message. We would prefer to talk to the Shogun and only him for the very moment.

I am contacting you in the name of the 助手, the advisor circle of our Empress which I am part of, regarding a recent message that reached us. This message was sent by an individual named "Homura" and was about obtaining a "Geisha" Luxury Yacht with our help. Let us put the original reason aside, during the conversation held between a Sister, "Homura" and me, the questionable individual revealed that she is the head of an unknown Clan, the "Ando" Clan. At this time it was seemingly lacking recognition of the Shogunate and we honestly doubt that you are fully aware of their agenda so far. To their own mistake, they sent us general information regarding this Ando Clan.

We would like to forward this piece of information to you, esteemed Shogun Hideyoshi, and seek to discuss how to deal with this together with you and your closest advisors only.

Clan Ando

Clan Ando.

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Clan Daimyo: Formally - Akemi "Homura" Ando, actually - no appointed Daimyo, power is focused in the hands of The Council.

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While Asai Clan is considered a direct successor of all Augus assets and achievements - Clan Ando is Augus' successor by spirit, as it is being found by Homura, whom by the time happened to be Sakurai Augus closest ally - and her advisor on even the most sensitive matters, while also standing in command of Augus flagship, Kirishima, and reviewing the operations on Sendai.

The 'disappearance' of Daimyo Augus left Homura stranded, she simply vanished into shadows, once again reconsidering her plans - before taking her next step. Few months later, Akemi Ando gained her audience with The Shogun, where she encouraged the usage of NEMP payloads Sendai should've still had in possession to bolster the Dragon's efforts in Nagano, and moving her own assets there to ensure her initial plan succeeds, and no intrusion will mess up her plans, and she will soon walk into the gardens of Tomioka.
Meanwhile, Homura looked to systematize her efforts, give them a new course of action, and to act more directly.

Clan Ando have became an emphasis of those efforts, rallying the people under the banner of those who seek different view on their Home, and it's future as The Democratic Republic of Kusari.

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Short-term objectives:

• Gain more supporters, both independent and within the ranks of the Blood Dragons.
  
• Establish the Clan's permanent base of operations, establish the permanent supply contracts for the modular installation.
  
• Establish the Clan's democratic model of society led by The Council.
  

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Long-term objectives:

• Establish The Democraticy Republic as the new political system of Kusari.
  
• Acquire the samples of new technologies and establish capapibilities of reproducing them within the Clan.
  
• Liberate Sakurai Augus from her misery.
  

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Clan Ando.

Overcoming the limits of imagination,
Shaping a better future beyond their sight.

As you can clearly see, they state the wish of establishing a democratic state applying even harsher changes than the Emperor has to face within the Reformed Empire. This would mean they heavily restrict the Hideyoshi family's strenght but in our eyes may also aim to ignore the Golden Chrysanthemums right for participation in any matters concerning our all final goal, a free, new Kusari, if they were ever to succeed with their attempts of re-introducing a Democracy in Kusari.
Be advised that we see this Clan as a possible minor threat to the stability of our long lasting alliance and a possible major threat to the Blood Dragon's internal structure. A Clan of supposedly honorable warriors like most among your people are, considering to restrict the Shogun's power may as well attempt to outright remove him in the first place.


Arigatō for your patience. Ohenji omachi shite orimasu, Shogun.
Sayonara.