"Don't think I'm bluffing. If you don't believe me, I'll toss Taihei into Tokyo Bay right now. The seawater will jolt him awake, and then he'll snap his own ropes and climb right out of the bay!" To keep anyone from doubting him, Sogo Doma, who was always stabbing his own brother in the back, made the suggestion.
Taihei Doma: "..."
Was this little brother actually trying to drown him?!
Toshiro Hijikata, who was getting the same treatment as Taihei Doma: "..."
Sogo, don't think I'm going to fall for your nonsense!
A middle-aged big shot who thought he was very handsome: "..."
So this was what they called a family feud among the rich? Damn it, if that was the case, why had this guy brought so many people? If they'd managed to kidnap him, wouldn't that have made everyone happy?
The day Taihei Doma was kidnapped was probably the unluckiest day of his life. Although he'd made it through more or less unscathed, the worldview that had been shattered was impossible to put back together the way it had been before.
His incredibly lazy little brother was actually a master swordsman...
The Doma family also included an armed gang...
His little brother was shouldering far more than he'd ever imagined...
One question after another surfaced in his mind, and Taihei Doma felt dazed and disoriented. Even when someone untied the ropes around him, he barely seemed to notice.
Until—
"Mr. Hijikata, I was right, wasn't I? Taihei must have been through a terrible shock. Look at him, completely out of it. He might even be left with a psychological scar. And the people responsible are those cowards behind us. So, let's shoot them!" said Sogo Doma, dripping with murderous intent.
The middle-aged big shot who thought