At present, the people watching this show here generally were not particularly bad. Those who were truly bad had all gone to Hiraki's house to report in.
So Mirai left safely. The guards noticed nothing and continued staring ahead, having heard no sound from outside the window.
As for the old man who coughed up another mouthful of blood, he could not do the same, because he had fainted along with his master...
Although his collapse seemed natural—he had apparently fainted only after suffering serious injuries and vomiting blood—in truth, it was the old man's way of excusing himself.
After all, his master was unconscious. If he remained awake when the Hirata Family arrived, he would have had to keep pretending to be unconscious and could not wake up!
Not long after Mirai left, the Hirata Family arrived.
"Hm? How did it become this serious?!"
The Hirata Family's group was led by a dignified-looking man who appeared to be only in his thirties or forties. Yet his bearing was exceptionally extraordinary, giving people the sense that he was unfathomable.
He was the Hirata Family's eldest son, Hirata Ichitaro.
"My lord, the people who injured the Fourth Young Master and Noda have already fled. Do you think we should immediately send people after them?" Hirata Taro had brought four men with him. After the small leaders examined the surroundings and failed to find the suspects, one of them asked the eldest young master.
"The person who injured Fourth Brother and his guard is very powerful. Your strength is only comparable to Noda's. You cannot capture someone capable of defeating Noda."
The eldest young master paused to think, then pointed at one man. "Return to the office, gather the men, and head to guard headquarters. Coordinate with them and find the culprit...