Takashiro Soichiro's grip on the sword hilt tightened, yet he still did not dare make a move.
At this distance, he should have held every advantage, but his instincts kept warning him that if he acted now—
he might die!
"What is this? Why are you firing guns? I only took a moment to change clothes."
Just then, a languid, slightly husky voice came from nearby. The crowd automatically parted, allowing the mature and stunning Takashiro Yuriko to walk over.
Having shed her bulky full-body fireproof suit and changed into a one-piece formal dress, she radiated an irresistible charm.
Her appearance seemed to cool the previously heated atmosphere considerably.
"Darling, what are you doing? They're guests—benefactors who protected our daughter."
Takashiro Yuriko's rebuke of Takashiro Soichiro further eased the tension at the scene.
Takashiro Saya also tugged at Xu Yue's sleeve and whispered,
"Cousin, my father has always been like this. Please bear with him a little."
"Fine. I'll give you that much face."
Xu Yue readily put away his gun without insisting further. He wore a smiling expression, as though letting bygones be bygones with magnanimous generosity.
After all, this was Takashiro Saya's father, and Komuro Takashi had grown up under their watch as well. Killing them all in front of everyone else would affect his point farming.
Since they could still be packaged up, he might as well package them properly and sell them to the Reincarnators.
As for everything else?
There was plenty of time ahead...
Xu Yue's decisive withdrawal made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief.
The others in the manor might not have known just how accurate Xu Yue's shooting was.
But with an automatic weapon at such close range, even firing wildly could mow down a whole row of people.
Humans were not