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Gan'an Shinomiya had overthought things. To put it in the words of some famous bit player: "I made the rules, the referee works for me, and even the enemy was sent by me. What are you going to use to win?"
But Gan'an Shinomiya knew none of that. Faced with Toshiro Hijikata's killing intent, he trembled and clenched his teeth. Under the influence of that killing intent, the crude reception room seemed to turn into a living hell, countless souls wailing within it: "Save me, please, save me..."
Forget Gan'an Shinomiya—even that fellow named Tojo did not dare respond. Beads of cold sweat emerged one after another. What terrifying killing intent! Even the legendary Battosai would probably have shuddered before such killing intent. Just how many people had this man slaughtered? No wonder, no wonder groups like the Yama-X Group and the X-Dragon Association kept their distance from him out of respect.
"Phew..." Fortunately, after Toshiro Hijikata took a drag from his cigarette, that killing intent vanished without a trace. Then he took another drag.
"Heh, hehehe..." The moment the killing intent disappeared, Gan'an Shinomiya suddenly laughed. "So this is the Demon Vice-Chief? What a terrifying presence..."
"Presence?" With a cigarette hanging from his mouth, Toshiro Hijikata glanced sideways at him. "I just got a little serious. What presence?"
"Just a little serious?" Tojo's eyes lit up at those words. "If Commander Shinomiya were not here, I would truly like to see what you look like going all out. That would surely be thrilling, wouldn't it?"
"Serious?" Toshiro Hijikata flicked ash from his cigarette. "Still, who knows what that would look like?"
Clap, clap... Before he could finish, Gan'an Shinomiya applauded. "As expected of the man known as the Demon Vice-Chief. Even without using your full strength, you have