"Who exactly are you? You barged into the Matou Family so rudely—what business do you have here?"
When Yoru Machi appeared before them with his hands in his pockets, Zouken Matou, gripping his cane, showed a trace of solemnity on his face.
He had noticed the intruder as early as when Yoru Machi entered the Matou Family's courtyard.
However, he had considerable confidence in the Magic Workshop he had constructed. Even if both his body and soul had decayed, he was still a Grand Mage who had lived for five hundred years.
The magical knowledge and foundation he possessed were far beyond the reach of modern magi.
Although the Matou Family's courtyard was merely the outermost area of his Magic Workshop, he had laid down numerous Defensive Formations there. Zouken Matou had believed that would be more than enough to deal with ordinary petty thieves.
Yet now, seeing that Yoru Machi had broken into the main residence where they were and appeared completely unscathed, Zouken Matou immediately realized that this intruder was no ordinary nobody.
"I'm a passing Partner of Justice. I received a report from concerned citizens saying you people are conducting cult rituals here and abducting little girls, so I came to bring you justice."
As he spoke, Yoru Machi glanced at the Heroic Spirit Summoning Circle on the floor and Sakura Matou, who stood nearby with vacant eyes.
"The evidence is conclusive, so there's no use trying to argue your way out of this.
Now I'll give you two choices: either obediently submit and become my lackeys, or I'll beat you straight into mosaics."
The Matou Family members were stunned by Yoru Machi's words for a moment, but Zouken Matou soon sneered. "You want to make the Matou Family your servants?
You insolent brat. Give you an