The four Shadow Guards had already completed the outer seal of their fan-shaped formation behind him. They pinched the wands tucked into their belts between their thumbs and forefingers without drawing them, using that posture only to adjust their balance.
Kentaro folded his arms and swept his gaze over the witch hunters' faces one by one before asking casually, "The Greek Ministry of Magic?" His voice was not loud, but everyone in the alley heard it clearly.
"Are the Greeks that strong?" He did not smile as he spoke, but the corner of his mouth rose by about a millimeter after the last word. "A bunch of trash who only know how to scheme against each other."
He chuckled softly. That undisguised contempt made the two wizard representatives from pure-blood noble families deeply uncomfortable. They could no longer heed the Ministry official's earlier warning. Stiffening their necks, they rose to their feet, cast Cleaning Charms on themselves, and bowed.
"Your Excellency must be a representative of the Shadow Society, I presume? I am one of the heads of the Aqion Academy Council for External Affairs." The man spoke in a dramatic, lilting tone. "As you can see, a minor misunderstanding has arisen between our academy's hired task force and the Greek Ministry of Magic. Before we could complete the handover..." His gaze paused on Cass. "We have already decided to leave the matter entirely to the Greek Ministry of Magic. The affairs of this area should not require the intervention of the Shadow Society's esteemed members."
Kentaro said nothing. He removed his sunglasses and slipped them into his pocket, his scarlet Sharingan calmly fixed on the noble representative before him. That gaze did not seem to be looking at a person, but rather at a fly that had landed on