Red Trait: Rapid Upgrade! At the same time.
On Abe no Seimei's side, Old Man immediately turned up the pressure. Abe no Seimei knew full well that if he did not give an explanation for this matter, he would be in serious trouble.
"Have you investigated it thoroughly? What exactly happened?" Abe no Seimei asked, a shadow in his eyes.
What had originally been a good thing had now become a bad one.
That was something he could not accept no matter what.
“Young Master, we have investigated it thoroughly. Yamamoto Ichiro was an orphan who became a lord this year. He entered Tokyo University with outstanding results. According to our investigation, Yamamoto Ichiro had not interacted with anyone from other Families. The only contact he had was probably with someone from the Mitsubishi Families,” Abe no Seimei's subordinate said gravely.
Hearing the intelligence his subordinate had uncovered,
Everything matched up. The conflict between the Abe and Mitsubishi Families was no small matter, so it was very likely that the Mitsubishi Families had instructed Yamamoto Ichiro to do this.
Their goal was to sabotage his plans.
At that thought, a chill entered Abe's eyes. "Has Yamamoto Ichiro been found?"
"Not yet. It is very possible that he has already..." Abe no Seimei's subordinate said softly, his tone carrying a hint of speculation.
Abe no Seimei understood what he meant. Yamamoto Ichiro had most likely died. After all, only when the dead could not testify could everything be pinned on his head.
Only the dead would not speak. That meant he would have to bleed for this.
"Mitsubishi!!" A chill filled Abe's eyes. He could not explain this matter away. There was no evidence, no witness, and now everything pointed at him.
Explain?
If explanations worked, there would not be so