Shinomiya main house.
Claiming that it was inconvenient for him to interfere in the younger generation's affairs, Gan'an Shinomiya had extricated himself from the matter, appearing utterly unconcerned. If not for the fact that he had nearly crushed his phone with his right hand when hanging up, those beside him might actually have believed it...
"Heh, hehehe, the Doma Family..." Gently setting down his phone, Gan'an Shinomiya closed his eyes and murmured, "What a madman from the Doma Family. What a Keiryu Doma!"
Unfortunately, no one around him dared respond. Whether it was the Shinomiya Family or the Doma Family, both were colossal entities to them. If the two families truly went to war, it would be no different from immortals fighting for people like them. They neither wanted to become cannon fodder nor get caught in the crossfire.
Thus, when Gan'an Shinomiya murmured those words, even those who had heard him clearly pretended to be deaf. One by one, they played dumb, acting as though nothing had happened.
"Alas..." Gan'an Shinomiya himself had no desire to pursue the matter further, but seeing everyone's reactions, he could not help sighing inwardly. Their Shinomiya Family was clearly one of the Four Great Zaibatsu, yet when faced with the Doma Family—no, it could not even be called facing the Doma Family. The other side had merely mentioned the Doma Family...
Yet that alone had frightened the heads of families gathered around him, all of whom followed the Shinomiya Family. None of them even dared mention retaliation. He truly was getting old. Now, he could only hope that his children would prove capable enough that, after he was gone, the Doma Family would not trample them out of the ranks of the Four Great Zaibatsu!
"Lord Gan'an, should we notify Lady Kaguya again