“…You’re saying the Futabas have been in contact with the Yamashitas for that long…?” replied Suijin who was rightfully surprised. After all, though the two families hadn’t had any conflict in decades, all the patriarchs of the Hanyu family—Sujin included—had made sure to secretly and consistently keep tabs on the Futaba. With that in mind, how had all the previous patriarchs failed to find out about this?

“…With that said, should we still make a move on the Futabas…? After all, now that we know that they have a good relationship with the Yamashitas, we can’t just cause the Futabas all willy-nilly anymore…” muttered Ryugu who was honestly getting a little worried.

After all, the Yamashitas were exceedingly strong. Truth be told, he wondered whether he would even be a match for that shuriken-throwing old man if they got into a serious battle…

Either way, after thinking about it for a while, Sujin eventually said, “…For the time being, let’s not make any further moves on the Futaba