Hyuga Aoki's Deduction

Inside the Hyuga Clan's prison.

Hizashi stared at the unconscious guard sitting in a wheelchair, his expression so gloomy it seemed water could drip from it. He had never imagined that the disabled Hyuga Aoki would actually escape from prison and defect.

It was simply inconceivable to him.

For members of the Hyuga Branch Family, defection was not an option at all. Even if they fled thousands or tens of thousands of miles away, the Caged Bird Seal could easily kill the deserter.

That was precisely why the Hyuga Clan's prison had only one guard, and why that guard was not particularly vigilant.

Hyuga Kagami said nothing. He merely quietly observed the surroundings, searching for every possible clue the other party might have left behind.

After dealing with the puppet in the grove, Hyuga Kagami rushed back to the clan compound without stopping and found Hizashi at once.

His two exchanges with the mole had keenly made Hyuga Kagami aware of the mole's hatred toward the Main Branch. Thus, he changed his approach this time and asked Hizashi which Branch Family members were dissatisfied with the Main Branch.

However, after generations had passed, the grudges between the Branch Family and the Main Branch had become far too numerous to count.

If one examined things closely, nearly every Branch Family member had more or less some conflict with the Main Branch. Even Hizashi, who had only become a Branch Family member in this generation, was no exception.

Therefore, without knowing what exactly Hyuga Kagami was investigating, Hizashi could not provide any useful information.

Just as Hyuga Kagami was preparing to harden his heart and investigate every Branch Family member one by one through illusion interrogation, someone Hizashi casually mentioned caught his attention.

That person was Hyuga Aoki!

When he learned that