There was no panic on Reggie's face either.
Compared with Maki Zenin's arrival, something else mattered far more to him.
"Remi, how many people were with her?"
Remi froze for a moment, then hurried to answer.
"J-just her! There wasn't anyone with her when I saw her, and she said she was here to scout the place out!"
Reggie's brow relaxed.
Just one, huh? Then there's nothing to worry about.
To Reggie, Maki Zenin was nothing but a poser who threw her weight around because her boyfriend was a Special Grade Sorcerer.
How did someone without even a Cursed Technique dare strut around in front of me?!
Her boyfriend, Yuta Okkotsu, wasn't here. What was there to fear when she was alone?
"Brother."
Reggie rose from the couch and rolled his shoulders, his joints giving a few soft cracks.
"Just wait here. I'll go take care of that unfilial daughter for you!"
Joy welled up in Ogi Zenin's heart.
That's exactly what I wanted to hear!
An indescribable emotion surged through Ogi Zenin.
Once Maki dies, with my strength, the position of the next Head of the Zenin Family will surely be mine!
Now this foreigner, Reggie, was even offering to kill Maki for him. He couldn't have asked for more and wanted to agree on the spot!
But the Zenin Family's old prestige kept him from simply nodding.
Who was he, Ogi Zenin?
The Zenin Family's finest swordsman, a Special Grade 1 Sorcerer.
What would people say if a younger brother he had only just sworn brotherhood with fought his daughter on his behalf?
So Ogi Zenin decided to put up a little resistance.
"Worthy Younger Brother."
Ogi Zenin set down his cup and put on an embarrassed expression.
"I truly don't wish to trouble you with these family