"Leave?"
Asaoka Kamo froze for a moment. "C-... Clan Head, where am I supposed to go?"
At this moment, Takanobu Kamo no longer bothered to hide the contempt in his eyes.
"Of course, you're going to crawl back to your branch family!"
"The branch family?"
Asaoka Kamo raised his head, his face filled with disbelief.
"Clan Head, didn't you promise to make me the Third Elder of the main family?"
"Clan Head... I... What did I do wrong? Tell me, and I'll change it!"
"Hahahaha..."
Takanobu Kamo and Hiroki Kamo exchanged a glance, then burst out laughing in unison.
Even Hiko Kamo, who was only seven or eight years old, could not help but laugh.
They looked Asaoka Kamo over as though he were something pitiful, their gazes teasing, mocking, and deeply suggestive.
"Asaoka, you didn't really think you were one of the main family, did you?"
Takanobu Kamo shrugged. "A Third Elder of the clan? Letting a branch family brat take the position? And one who, aside from a little talent for research, doesn't even have an innate cursed technique? What trash."
Thud!
Asaoka Kamo's legs gave out, and he fell to his knees, his face blank with confusion. "So... everything you promised me was a lie?!"
"What else would it be?"
Takanobu Kamo chuckled.
"The 'Artificial Cursed Technique' has already been brought to complete success, and the experimental data has been recovered. You have no value left to exploit!"
"A lowly branch family brat who barely squeezed into the main family by relying on his son's talent, a useless piece of trash like you actually dared covet an elder's seat. What wishful thinking!"
"Get back to your branch family before tomorrow. As for your son, Noritoshi Kamo, if he knows what's good for him, we can keep him