When the blizzard descended, no one in the entire village had time to react. It was only when the howling wind and snow engulfed everything that they realized something was wrong.
"What on earth happened?"
A black-haired woman in her thirties with bewitching beauty raised her head, looking around as she demanded sharply. She was Maya Yotsuba, head of the Yotsuba Clan and a Magus of considerable power. Yet even she could not make sense of the current situation.
"Lady Maya, it seems we've been attacked!"
The Yotsuba clansman who came to report looked terrified, as though he himself could not believe what he was saying.
"Attacked?"
Hearing that absurd answer, Maya Yotsuba narrowed her eyes, a trace of confusion appearing on her face.
To be honest, the Yotsuba Clan was one of the most mysterious among the Ten Master Clans. Every family among the Ten Master Clans had its own rules, and the Yotsuba Clan was no exception. As darkness within darkness, the Yotsuba Clan was concealed in the most obscure of places. No one knew where their headquarters truly lay. According to the Yotsuba Clan's rules, children were not permitted to use the Yotsuba name until they received formal recognition.
Furthermore, the Yotsuba Clan was extremely powerful, and this place was their headquarters. Countless barriers and other defenses had been set up here. Who would dare launch an attack against the Yotsuba Clan here?
"Who are they? Magi from Great Asia? Or Soviet Magi?"
"I-I don't know..."
"You don't know?"
Hearing this answer, Maya Yotsuba glared at her subordinate. Even if he did not know the enemy's identity, he should have been able to make a rough judgment from their Magic Formula. Had the Yotsuba Family become filled with useless fools?
Yet before Maya Yotsuba could rebuke him,