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#216 He Want To Kill Me?
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2024-12-16 07:01:07Kenji sat back down, his legs no longer able to support his body. He was too weak from the shock. This was beyond anything he had expected.
He never thought he would hear Ishida's name again after all this time of burying his grudge, just as Masaki had asked him to.
"I honestly didn’t want to talk to you about this. I only wanted you to accept Sandaime's position peacefully as planned, and then I would leave. But blood is thicker than water after all. He chose Akiko over you." Shibata bowed his head, rubbing his arm—the gesture of a man who had failed.
"But that’s an impossible request! Akiko can’t become the Sandaime. She doesn’t even know anything about Kuryugumi!" Ryu protested the absurd decision.
But Kenji raised his hand, stopping Ryu, because he didn’t want to think that far ahead yet. He wanted to hear Shibata’s explanation first.
“You’re my father’s friend, but why did you make th
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