For the first time, Hozuki Mangetsu realized that their vast shinobi clan actually had nothing that could catch Mizuki Ember's eye.
At that moment, he suddenly lost the confidence to persuade Mizuki Ember to help the Hozuki Clan.
"Actually, you Hozuki Clan don't need to put yourselves down. I may not think much of those resources, but they'd still be quite attractive to ordinary shinobi." Seeing Hozuki Mangetsu sink into self-isolation, Soji spoke to comfort him.
Pfft!
That stabbed right through the heart!
If you didn't know how to comfort people, couldn't you just stay quiet?
Hozuki Mangetsu felt waves of pain in his chest. His fists clenched and loosened several times, yet he did not dare throw a punch and smash that infuriating Ice Mask.
Only by repeatedly telling himself that he could not defeat Mizuki Ember could he suppress this anger.
Hozuki Mangetsu felt that since the day he was born, he had never been as furious or as stifled as he was today.
He could not win with words, and he could not win in a fight. What could he do?
He was helpless too, all right?
"Mizuki Ember, so no matter what, you're unwilling to help our Hozuki Clan?" Seeing that Mizuki Ember was completely unmoved, Hozuki Mangetsu could only make one final confirmation.
"Yes!" Soji answered without the slightest hesitation.
That left Hozuki Mangetsu standing there in a daze.
Before coming here, he had thought of countless ways to persuade Mizuki Ember to help them, but he had never expected the other party to refuse so completely.
This was more than simply having no door open—it was like he had sealed the windows shut too!
"Whew, all right, I understand. In that case, let me down. I'll find a way to resolve the Hozuki Clan's