Filling the Roster

Chapter 684 — The Fighters

The Aoki Family Head's words were full of the warmth and generosity typical of people from Osaka in Kansai.

Someone who took more than they were given was called ungrateful. Qing Tian Juuichirou already owed the Aoki Family a great deal: all of the Qing Tian Family's direct descendants had found shelter in the Aoki Building and a place to stay. How could he ask for more, especially when it involved risking their lives? Agreeing at once would be pushing his luck.

"We're already imposing on you enough as it is."

"Don't say that. Our Aoki Family and your Qing Tian Family are closely bound, supporting each other like pillars. Now that your family's fallen on hard times, it's our business too. Count me in for the fight to the death. And, well, let's add one more, even if he's not much good—Aoki Taisei. Hmm? Where is Taisei?"

Only then did Aoki Mori Nozomi realize that someone seemed to be missing from the dojo.

Normally, at this time, his grandson Aoki Taisei should have been here, sweating through his kendo practice.

But there was no sign of him. Had he heard about the Qing Tian Family's fight to the death and hidden away, pretending he knew nothing?

How could that be allowed?

Aoki men should face challenges head-on, even when the odds were against them. They should raise their swords against the current and surpass themselves.

They would have to kick him onto the battlefield if necessary. He needed to see blood, no question about it.

There weren't many opportunities to kill legally. Most people would steer clear, but for the Aoki Family, which made its living from kendo training, this was an opportunity they couldn't pass up.

Once word spread that experts from Aoki