"Wait a moment."
Miwa Chisei pressed a hand to her forehead. After thinking for a moment, she asked a question.
"An Assistant Manager reported on the recent Yasohachi Bridge incident, didn't they? The Cursed Patterns that appeared on ordinary people belonged to the Miwa family."
At those words, an eerie silence fell over the conference room again, and Miwa Yuto turned his world-weary eyes toward Miwa Chisei.
"What are you implying? Riona would never do anything like that!"
"Perhaps she didn't. But couldn't someone else have exploited her?"
Miwa Chisei's lips curled into a faintly mocking smile as she looked at the Jujutsu Higher-Ups gathered there, her words laden with warning.
"Miwa Riona belonged to the Miwa family. We may not have gotten along, but if anyone uses a member of the Miwa family for anything..."
"I will never forgive them."
Whether Miwa Riona had died over a troubled romance remained to be determined, but someone had undoubtedly exploited Miwa family jujutsu in the Yasohachi Bridge incident.
Miwa Chisei's gaze settled on Kamo Tetsuya. Drawing out her words, she asked unhurriedly.
"Kamo Tetsuya, what are your thoughts on this matter?"
Kamo Tetsuya raised his eyes, exhaustion written all over them.
"The Kamo Clan will cooperate fully with the investigation. If there's anything you need..."
"I don't need the Kamo Clan," Miwa Chisei interrupted. "I will handle this matter myself. All the Kamo Clan needs to do is wait to be questioned, like any other suspect."
Murmurs broke out around the conference room. One particularly senior member of the Higher-Ups even rose to his feet to berate Miwa Chisei.
"Even if you are the head of the Miwa family, this is outrageous!"
"You're absolutely right." Miwa Chisei nodded, idly twirling her long hair around a finger. "By the same token-the Gojo