"This guy was really something. Every single time, he chose the worst possible outcome."
At the location of the Flames of Return, Shen Fei watched Kisara Tendo and Rentaro facing off and helplessly shook his head. The reason the two had ended up confronting each other was simple: today was Kikunojo Tendo's execution day. Because of Kisara Tendo's choice, firearms were not being used for this execution. He was to be beheaded with a Tachi instead.
Snowshadow was Kisara Tendo's Tachi, an alloy blade fused with Varanium. It had been a birthday gift from her parents years ago, and now it had become Kikunojo Tendo's execution weapon.
However, the execution did not proceed as planned, because someone had come to rescue him. It was the people from the Tendou family who had escaped, along with Rentaro. Shen Fei had no idea what Rentaro had been thinking. He had come to save them without even disguising himself, appearing openly in his original appearance.
"Rentaro, get out of my way." Kisara Tendo gripped Snowshadow with both hands and told Rentaro to move aside.
"Big Sister Kisara, stop this." Rentaro spoke with a pained expression. Kisara Tendo's determination to kill Kikunojo Tendo caused him immense pain.
"Stop? Rentaro, have you forgotten why you became like this? Your right arm, your right leg, your left eye, my kidney, and our parents' lives were all lost because of him." As Kisara Tendo spoke, the killing intent in her eyes grew increasingly intense.
"This... this wasn't how things were supposed to be. It wasn't supposed to be like this." Rentaro suddenly shook his head in agony. Becoming Kisara Tendo's enemy was unbearable to him.
Didn't you bring this on yourself?
Shen Fei was utterly speechless at Rentaro's anguished expression. Rentaro had made his own choice, so