Following that, the three avoided talking about Daryl for a while, choosing to drink their tea instead…

Sometime later, the old man turned to look at Fujiko before asking, “…The Futabas have had a long-standing feud with the Hanyus, correct?”

Momentarily caught off guard, Fujiko quickly snapped out of it before replying, “…Indeed…. Though, I didn’t expect you to know about this…”

“I’ll have you know that we Yamashitas are quite knowledgeable about what happens beyond our territory… Regardless, while we did know about your feud, we never expected your families to actually start attacking each other,” explained the old man who was now feeling much better after not talking about Daryl for a while.

“To be honest, the feud only began again quite recently. While I still don’t know what the Hanyu family’s motive is, they suddenly sent assassins after my head some time ago… Had Gerald not stepped in to help me back then, I could’ve died back there…” muttered Fujiko as she wondered what