Emi, who was beside him, chimed in agreement, “This is indeed the case. Initially, we had an intense competition with the Takahashi family, but who would have thought that Machi and Eikichi would die. This caused a deep impact on the Takahashi family.”

“Moreover, now that the Matsumoto family was massacred, the effort of Yoshito, who had tried hard to catch up from behind, has now become futile. As a result, the shares of the family’s business has been proportionated. Even the Takahashi family i