After the high-level meeting ended, Takanobu Kamo returned to the Kamo Clan.
"Brother!"
Takanobu Kamo's younger brother, Hiroki Kamo, stood at the entrance and bowed.
Beside him stood Takanobu Kamo's wife and Hiroki Kamo's wife, both with lowered eyes and demure manners.
Behind them stood another man, wearing a fawning expression and behaving somewhat timidly.
Asaoka Kamo, a descendant of the Kamo Clan's branch family.
The only reason he could appear at the main house and stand before Takanobu Kamo was one thing.
He was Noritoshi Kamo's father.
Noritoshi Kamo, inheritor of the Kamo Clan's strongest inherited technique—"Blood Manipulation."
Though he was merely a branch-family descendant, the Kamo Clan had brought him back to the main house for training in consideration of "Blood Manipulation."
Along with him, Noritoshi Kamo's father, Asaoka Kamo, had also benefited from his son's status and was allowed to reside at the main house.
Takanobu Kamo swept a glance over Asaoka Kamo, a faint trace of disdain in his eyes.
"Brother, did everything go smoothly?"
Hiroki Kamo stepped forward and asked.
Takanobu Kamo nodded. "More or less. There's another piece of good news as well."
"Oh?"
"The Zenin Clan seems to be selecting an heir for the clan head position soon."
"Wasn't Naoya Zenin decided on long ago?"
Takanobu Kamo chuckled as he walked. "If it really were Naoya, Naobito wouldn't need to make such a big fuss."
"The current situation shows that the heir he considers best suited to lead the clan isn't Naoya."
"Then who is it? Among the Zenin Clan's younger generation, Naoya Zenin is the most outstanding."
"It doesn't necessarily have to be someone from the Zenin Clan!"
Takanobu Kamo chuckled. "That old man Naobito still can't let go of the Ten Shadows Technique!"
Upon hearing "Ten Shadows Technique," Hiroki Kamo immediately