Beneath a sky as blue and clear as freshly washed, the Police Patrol Team members in black uniforms stood on this dirt-filled street, looking somewhat out of place.
Omaeda glanced at Yamada Unko, who lay on the ground wailing. Though Yamada Unko's face was covered in blood and dirt, his identity could still be recognized from his clothing.
Seeing the noble crest unique to the Kasumioji Clan, Omaeda felt a headache coming on.
Why did it have to be a Great Noble responsible for manufacturing weapons for the Royal Family... This guy really knew how to cause trouble for me.
However, having risen from a mid-ranking noble to his current status as a high-ranking noble, Omaeda was far from foolish. He almost immediately came up with an excellent way to handle the matter.
First, Asano Kiyoshi was the future heir to the position of Captain-Commander. His connections and influence simply had yet to be cashed in. Once they were, his name alone would be enough to rival that of a top-tier noble clan. Therefore, offending Asano Kiyoshi was absolutely out of the question.
Second, although the guy wailing on the ground wore the Kasumioji Clan's attire, Omaeda and his father had attended several dinners with the Kasumioji Clan because of business dealings. At those dinners, he had met several core members of the Kasumioji Clan, yet none of them had been the man rolling around on the ground before him. Thus, even if this man belonged to the Kasumioji Clan, he was merely a peripheral figure—someone they could choose to abandon.
Furthermore, as long as the Kasumioji Clan had any sense, they would not offend Asano Kiyoshi, whose rise was currently unstoppable, over someone like this. They would be even less likely to blame Omaeda for his decision. So long