Torikaze came to Windcloud Mountain's side. "Yes, Father. The will you left me back then explained everything clearly, so I've been using it whenever I needed to."
"With that money, I've been living quite comfortably. There was also the Cloud Release Secret Technique."
The moment Cloud Release was mentioned, Torikaze immediately became serious.
"By the way, Father, the reason you couldn't learn Cloud Release may very well be because its contents were altered."
"Huh?"
Windcloud Mountain was somewhat confused. The contents of Cloud Release had been altered? Who would alter them? Besides, it had been kept in the Windcloud Clan's Treasure Vault. Who could possibly have had the ability to change it?
"No, that's not it. Your grandfather personally taught me Cloud Release back then. It wasn't altered."
"It was only because my talent was too poor that I could never learn it... Could it be that Cloud Release was altered when you learned it?"
Torikaze nodded. "Yes... It took me several days to find the knack again before I could cultivate it on my own."
Windcloud Mountain was truly deeply moved upon hearing that. His son's talent for learning was absolutely exceptional.
Even without anyone to teach him, and with the manual having been altered by some mysterious person, he had still managed to learn Cloud Release.
He was practically the one destined to restore the Windcloud Clan to glory!
"Good, good! Our clan has become strong again, and even my grandson knows Cloud Release. I'm no longer worried about the clan's inheritance at all."
"But speaking of which, where did Hogen go? Why haven't I seen him?"
"And I noticed that many rooms look as though they've been lived in. What's going on with that?"
The Windcloud Clan had always passed down through a single line. These houses