When Brains and Ambition Don't Match at All (5K)

I wish I could disappear into a crack in the ground right then and there.

She never expected that after her one wild and Mahiro encounter with Mahiro, she would meet such a complete group of people on the first floor.

She didn't even notice the smile in Maya's eyes when she looked at her.

Maya was quite satisfied with Saegusa Koichi's daughters, so she picked up her teacup again and said softly:

"It's getting late, let's stay here tonight."

[Discuss important matters]

Such vague content appeared in the notification received by the Magic Association.

The person who sent the notice was Maya Yotsuba, the current head of the Yotsuba Family, one of the Ten Master Clans.

Although the content was vague and the sender was not Yotsuba Clan, the current head of the family, everyone who received the letter had to take it seriously and dared not be negligent in the slightest.

Not to mention, this meeting also concerns the handover of the Shippou Family, to the position of the Ten Master Clans.

Shippou Takuma attended the meeting in place of his father, Shippou Takumi, so he arrived at the hotel where the meeting was being held an hour early.

But the moment he pushed open the door and stepped inside, Shippou Takuma was a little dumbfounded.

Besides the older generation of the Ten Master Clans members, the room also contained the new generation of seniors Mayumi Saegusa, Katsuto Jumonji, and Masaki Ichijo.

Even Goze Mio, who always sat in a wheelchair and never attended clan meetings in person, was present.

And among the older generation, he actually saw Kudo Retsu, who hadn't been the head of the family for many years!

At this moment, Shippou Takuma seemed to have a new understanding of the significance of the Master Clan Conference.

However, the most eye-catching family is the Yotsuba Family.

Almost everyone looked at the beautiful woman from the Yotsuba Family's side with curious eyes.

Yotsuba Clan Yotsuba Miya.

They had heard rumors that Yotsuba Clan Yotsuba Miya, who had long been dead, had been resurrected.

However, due to her reclusive lifestyle, very few people have seen Yotsuba Clan Yotsuba Miya after her resurrection, leading to various conflicting opinions among both the Ten Master Clans and the Hundred Families.

I never expected to see him here today.

Contrary to the speculation about ancient magic controlling corpses, Yotsuba Clan Yotsuba Miya was resurrected almost exactly as she had been in life, with an independent personality.

Besides that, there was that terrifying witch whose fame was so widespread that it could shake the entire Japan magical world—

Maya Yotsuba.

Besides these, there are the current Yotsuba Clan family head Miyuki Shiba, and her brother, Tatsuya Shiba Tatsuya, accompanied by Sirius Angelina, one of the Thirteen Apostles, and Sakurai Minami, a guardian from the Fourth Laboratory Institute.

However, none of these people were seated in the main seats; or rather, only Yotsuba Clan Yotsuba Miya, Maya Yotsuba, and Miyuki Shiba were seated.

Seated in the main seat was none other than Yotsuba Mahiro!

Wasn't it supposed to be Miyuki -senpai who was supposed to be the head of the Yotsuba Family? How did it suddenly become this despicable person?!

This left Shippou Takuma somewhat shocked, as well as embarrassed and annoyed.

He recalled what had happened at the business dinner.

The moment Shippou Takuma stepped into the room, Mahiro noticed him, and a deep smile immediately appeared in his eyes.

"Yo, it's been a long time, Mr. Shippou Takuma."

"Long time no see, Yotsuba Mahiro- senpai."

Seeing that the other party seemed to have no hostility, Shippou Takuma suppressed his temper and politely greeted him.

However, the next second, Mahiro's words made Shippou Takuma freeze in place.

"By the way, young master of the Shippou Family, do you need me to kowtow to you this time? Everyone's here."

Shippou Takuma: "..."

That damn bastard brought it up again!

Extremely annoyed, Shippou Takuma turned his head and glared at Yotsuba Mahiro, who was sitting in the main seat.

But before he could react, Maya Yotsuba's voice rang out softly.

"Oh? Xiao Xun, can you tell Mommy what it is that requires you to kneel down and kowtow to pay your respects? Mommy is very curious."

With just one sentence, everyone in the room became indifferent, adopting a "not my problem" attitude.

No one dared to meet Maya Yotsuba's gaze as she raised her luscious red lips. Even Yotsuba Clan Yotsuba Miya slightly raised her head to sized up the young master of the Mahiro Shippou Family that Mahiro had mentioned.

"Actually, it's nothing. I just ran into this young master Shippou at the last business dinner. He was quite arrogant, questioning me about Miyuki's whereabouts and saying I was impolite and needed to kneel down and pay my respects to him..."

The moment the words left his mouth, everyone's eyes immediately fell on Shippou Takuma.

Even Miyuki Shiba, who was originally just an observer, was now staring angrily at Shippou Takuma, with a faint whiff of wafting Psions emanating from her.

Other gazes were filled with pity, mockery, and mostly spectators; none of them intended to stand up for Shippou Takuma or defend him.

This made Shippou Takuma pale and then red, and after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said:

"You're lying! I never said that!"

"Oh, is that so?"

Mahiro pouted, "But last time, you clearly questioned the head of the Yotsuba Family Shippou Family about his movements, and you even used a commanding tone. I feel it would be a bit unreasonable if my mother, the former head of the Yotsuba Family, Maya Yotsuba, didn't kowtow to you... If you think that's not enough, Yotsuba Clan Yotsuba Miya can also be included."

"Hehe... No problem, it's just a simple kowtow to pay respects, I'm sure you'll be fine with that too, right, sister?"

"Of course, I just don't know when Shippou Takumi of the Shippou Family gave birth to such an outstanding offspring, who even dares to interfere in the family affairs of my Yotsuba Family."

The two women sang in unison, making everyone present afraid to even breathe.

Only Kudo Retsu, sitting opposite them, was scrutinizing the two of them with his deep eyes.

"Enough. Jokes can wait until they're over. Now that all the family representatives have arrived, didn't your Yotsuba Family hold this clan meeting because you have something important to discuss with the other families? Why don't you get to the point first?"

He was scolded by Kudo Retsu.

Shippou Takuma finally had a chance, and he sheepishly lowered his head and found a seat belonging to the Shippou Family.

But Yotsuba Clan paid no attention to it at all in the Yotsuba Miya, simply turning her gaze away and falling silent, acting as if it were none of her business.

She had absolutely no intention of paying attention to Kudo Retsu.

Maya Yotsuba, however, smiled and looked at the old man across the table, saying:

"Of course, that's no problem. After all, it was you who asked, my dear teacher."

Maya Yotsuba clenched the word "teacher" tightly.

This caused Kudo Retsu's brows to furrow almost imperceptibly.

"Then tell me, what exactly is this important matter?"

"Actually, it's nothing much. First, there's the matter of the succession of the Yotsuba Family's head. Miyuki has now been designated as the next head of the Yotsuba Family and has also made a marriage agreement with my child Yotsuba Mahiro."

As soon as Maya Yotsuba finished speaking, a murmur of discussion arose around her.

It was as if they were just exchanging ideas or planning something; there was no sign of shock, only Masaki Ichijo's eyes.

Maya Yotsuba took in everyone's reactions, and with no one objecting, she spoke again:

"As for the second matter, I think it's more appropriate for my child, Yotsuba Mahiro, to speak on his behalf."

What was said without malice may have been taken to heart by the listener.

The families present weren't fools; this was all a Yotsuba Mahiro. But the problem was, wasn't the next head of the Yotsuba Family that little girl named Miyuki Shiba?

Even if Yotsuba Mahiro is Maya Yotsuba's son, he doesn't have the right to speak here, does he?

The other family members were skeptical, but only Mayumi Saegusa, who accompanied Saegusa Koichi, felt a sudden unease.

Is it about to begin?

Her clenched palms were now damp with sweat.

Yotsuba Mahiro, sitting in the main seat, propped his head up listlessly, glanced at all the members of the Ten Master Clans present, and then spoke softly:

"The next thing I want to say is: I want to unify the Ten Master Clans. I wonder who among you agrees and who disagrees?"

Chapter 324 When Intelligence and Ambition Are Completely Mismatched (5K)

"I wish to unify the Ten Master Clans. I wonder who among you agrees and who opposes this?"

Quiet.

A profound silence!

Everyone stared blankly at the young man in the main seat of the Yotsuba Family.

Everyone present was an important figure in the Japan magic world, especially Kudo Retsu, who was a legendary grandmaster and the creator of the Ten Master Clans system.

However, the young man now in charge of the Yotsuba Family is clearly going to be an enemy of the entire Japan magic world!

For a moment, some of the family heads present shook their heads and sighed, some looked mocking, and some looked shocked, but no one dared to be the first to speak out; they were all basically waiting to see what would happen.

However, at that moment, a discordant voice broke the thoughts of the family heads present.

"I support the Yotsuba Family's decision in this matter."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to look at them.

It's the Saegusa Family.

However, it was not the head of the family Saegusa Koichi, who spoke, but his daughter, Mayumi Saegusa, who was always the most composed.

When she said those words, Mayumi's face was full of seriousness and earnestness.

"Niece, we all know that you are engaged to the boy from the Yotsuba Family, and that you are very close, but this is not the place for you to speak."

You agree, right, Brother Koichi?

At this moment, someone spoke up; it was Mitsuya Gen, the head of the Mitsuya Family.

He was a short but exceptionally muscular man, wearing a haori over his polo shirt, giving him a very casual look.

Even their way of speaking is the same.

After a moment's hesitation, prompted by Mitsuya Gen's joking reminder, Saegusa Koichi finally spoke up:

"You're right, but Mayumi's meaning is also my meaning. Our Saegusa Family supports the Yotsuba Family's decision."

The moment the words were spoken, the entire audience gasped.

No one expected that Saegusa Koichi would choose to side with the Yotsuba Family.

Although Saegusa and Yotsuba Clan are known as the "Twin Pillars of the Ten Master Clans," do they really think that just two families can deal with them, let alone the entire Japan magical world?

However, Saegusa Koichi's words made Maya Yotsuba slightly curl her red lips.

She hadn't expected that her former fiancé was so good at judging the situation.

She had originally thought that if the Saegusa Family dared to raise any objections today, even if her beloved Xiaoxun let it go, she would still settle accounts with the Saegusa Family for all the underhanded things they had done in collusion with Zhou Gongjin over the years.

"I agree with the Yotsuba Family."

At that moment, another voice rang out.

He is the head of the Jumonji family, Katsuto Jumonji.

With his arms crossed, his solemn expression exuded a sense of oppression, like a mountain.

His words caused the other families to frown.

First the Saegusa Family, now the Jumonji family... Could it be that these two families have gotten wind of something?

It's no wonder the other family heads think that way, after all, the relationship between Katsuto Jumonji and Mayumi Saegusa is not bad, and they even attended the same high school.

In fact, Katsuto Jumonji did receive some information from Mayumi that Yotsuba Mahiro preparing to take action against the Ten Master Clans and even the entire Japan magic world.

At first, Katsuto Jumonji, like everyone else, was skeptical.

After all, no matter how powerful the Yotsuba Family, or how powerful Yotsuba Mahiro herself is, she could never defeat a country.

It wasn't until he received a second message from Mayumi that he learned Esdeath was a member of the Yotsuba Family, and that the Yotsuba Family still had many strong individuals like Esdeath.

And so, Katsuto Jumonji fell completely silent.