Remove the Caged Bird?
"Have you gone mad?!"
Hyuga Hiashi jerked his head up, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.
Looking at the boy, who was far too calm, he felt as though his entire worldview had been turned upside down.
The Caged Bird was the absolute rule that had bound the Hyuga Branch Family for generations. It was the foundation of the Main House's power! How could it possibly be removed just like that?!
"Besides, only the head of the Main House knows how to remove a Cursed Seal like the Caged Bird! Even Lord Third couldn't possibly know how to remove it!"
"You can't know!"
"Then just watch." Hiroki shot Hiashi a glance, too lazy to explain.
"Go on." Hiroki looked at Hyuga Itsuki, his tone still calm. "Tell them someone is going to remove the Caged Bird."
Hyuga Itsuki was stunned too. He stared at Hiroki, then at the unconscious clan head and elders sprawled on the floor—
A moment later, he stopped hesitating. Forgetting all thoughts of etiquette and fear, he scrambled out of the meeting hall.
He had to tell everyone—to tell the clan members like him, who had lived beneath the Caged Bird's shadow for generations—that their fate might finally change today!
As for whether Hiroki actually could remove the Caged Bird, Itsuki no longer cared!
The man who had taken down four Main House elders in an instant was a god in Hyuga Itsuki's eyes now!
Only Hiroki, the four Main House members sprawled on the floor, and Hyuga Hiashi remained in the meeting hall. Hiashi was still kneeling where he was, his mind completely blank.
Ignoring Hiashi, Hiroki sauntered over to the seat of honor and plopped down. It was a seat reserved for the head of the Hyuga Clan, yet