“G-got it…!” replied Ryuuka as he immediately nodded, fearing that Kai would fly into a rage if he didn’t agree. Whatever the case was, though Ryuuka was well aware that the family head had the final say in things like these, he also knew that the patriarch deeply adored Kai. With that in mind, if he ever chose to disobey Kai, Ryuuka knew that the family head wouldn’t step in to back him up. In fact, Ryuuka was pretty sure that the family head would simply kick him out of the family, just to please Kai! “I’m glad you do. Now leave and resume work. Also, remember to notify me if there’s anything else,” said Kai in a slightly impatient tone as he gestured for Ryuuka to leave. Kai, for one, knew better than to make a move when Gerald was still alive. After all, that b*stard could easily reveal all that had happened that night! With that in mind, though he eagerly wanted to get Fujiko back from the Futabas, Kai understood that his current best play was to have the Hanyu assassins fin

“Does… Kai have anything to do with your decision, team leader…?” asked a few of the men who had a feeling that that was the case. “…There’s no point talking about it. Whatever the case is, I called all of you over today to discuss how we should deal with Gerald. I remember some of you saying you had clues related to the Futabas. Do you have them?” replied Ryugu as he glared at all of them. “Here they are!” said one of the men as he retrieved a hard disk from his pocket and placed it before Ryugu. Following that, another subordinate quickly connected it to the computer in the room… and soon enough, all sorts of information began popping up on the screen. Essentially, it was a compilation of all that the Hanyus had learned about the Futabas in the span of a little under two years. The information included personal and business relationships of all the Futabas as well as elaborate details regarding Takuya. Scanning through the information, Ryugu eventually clicked on a file, inst

Had he not done so, he could’ve simply focused on investigating the person who had intercepted Saburo’s attack! Oh, how he yearned to not have this extra weight on his back…! Truth be told, Suijin—who probably knew how difficult the case was—was already being quite understanding for giving him half a month to investigate… If only he hadn’t taken up Kai’s mission, then he would’ve had much more time to investigate, thus lowering his chances of getting punished! Whatever the case was, getting rid of Gerald was now as important as finding Saburo’s assailant… Either way, Endo—who was quite confident with his strength—then nodded before saying, “Worry not! Since both of us are in this together, the mission will surely be a success! If luck is on our side, we may even be able to bring you good news by tomorrow morning!” Endo, for one, was so strong that he could easily take on ten Japanese Special Forces members at a time, and Ryugu knew that. With that in mind, Ryugu sighed as he repl

“We’re a bit far from where your father’s room is. With that in mind, there’s a high chance that we’ll get attacked along the way. Just so you know, these people are stronger than the person who had attacked you that night. Besides, if you notify your dad about this, the entire manor will surely end up in chaos. After all, the family’s already in pretty poor condition, so if word about this gets out, things will only continue getting worse,” explained Gerald in a low voice. “…Then… Are you capable of taking care of them alone…?” asked Fujiko. “But of course, I am. They don’t seem particularly difficult for me to take out, so I’d very much prefer if you focused on defending yourself. Besides, by confronting them, I’ll get to know whether these people are Kanagawas or Hanyus,” replied Gerald with a smile as he rolled up his sleeves. Following that, he went completely silent. Though he looked relatively relaxed, the truth was, he was vigilantly scanning his surroundings the entire t

“Sure you aren’t. Well… no matter. Even if you refuse to tell me, I’ll validate my guess sooner or later. Regardless, I was just giving you a chance to live,” replied Gerald who hadn’t really been expecting much in the first place. After all, throughout the years, less than a third of the people—whom Gerald had caught to interrogate—had willingly revealed their identities. To Gerald, those who had given in so easily were simply cowards who were afraid of death. There were many others who would rather grit their teeth and die loyal to their families or hirers, though that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. Whatever the case was, upon hearing that, Izumi couldn’t help but retort, “You’re looking a bit too highly of yourself, Gerald…!” Though Izumi now knew that he had no chance of ever defeating Gerald, he couldn’t just let Gerald have the last laugh…! Even if he was to die today, he was at least going to terribly hurt Gerald…! By this point, Izumi’s hatred toward the youth had p