This time, Katsuragi Bumenxiu was truly thankful that he had managed to escape the fate of seppuku. He had been lucky! There would be no such luck next time!
Who the hell wanted to die? Were movies not good enough, were girls not fun enough, or was sashimi not tasty enough? When facing Shinji Kennan, though, he had no choice but to declare his resolve through seppuku!
But that had been a helpless measure. If he had not done so, there was nothing else he could have done! If Shinji Kennan wanted to make a move against him, it would have been absurdly easy! No matter how strong his will to survive was, he would still end up getting crushed to death with a single finger.
So he could only put on a brave face and talk about seppuku! It was also a way of retreating in order to advance. Although he did not know whether Shinji Kennan would see through it, Katsuragi Bumenxiu had to gamble on it. In any case, it had been his final move.
Of course, he would need a Kaishaku immediately. He did not want to die! A white-fan cut would work too! Even if he had to die, that would be far better. At least he would not feel so much pain while committing seppuku!
Shinji Kennan had never intended to let this fellow die, so he understood what he meant. Still, he played dumb and treated it as the truth! If several conditions had not converged, he would absolutely have made Katsuragi Bumenxiu die without discussion!
After Kōshin Ichi investigated Hondao Shigehiro, Shinji Kennan arranged for him to go to Sasebo!
In addition, Shinji Kennan received news of a rather strange theft case: a vault robbery at Fukuoka Bank! It seemed that someone