He had forgotten because of what happened to his grandson that the person he was facing was a Shinigami hailed as "the strongest."
With the few incompetent fools under his command, how could he possibly threaten the other man?
"You... Chizome Souya, you were already guilty of heinous crimes, yet you dare resist arrest? Your crimes have just worsened! Believe it or not, I'll have your entire family executed!" Kawakami still wanted to use the authority in his hands to suppress Chizome Souya.
But before his words had even finished, a blade was already pressed against his throat.
"Councilor Kawakami, my patience is limited. Why have you surrounded my home? If you cannot give me a reasonable explanation, I will regard you as an enemy and cut off your head." There was not the slightest emotion in Chizome Souya's voice. The horrifying killing intent made Kawakami's skin crawl.
That lawless bastard!
"You... are you really going to bear the name of a criminal? Are you going to disgrace your family?" Kawakami shouted. "If you kill me, there'll be no turning back!"
Chizome Souya looked at Kawakami with pity. "Even now, you still don't understand the rules of the game. Whether it is the Chief Strategist or the Captain Commander, they are both pragmatists. Forget killing just one person like you—even if I killed your entire family, so what? Which is more important: a dead councilor, or a living Kenpachi?"
"You..." The fury in Kawakami's heart turned into cold sweat that streamed down his forehead.
Chizome Souya's words were harsh, but they were indeed true.
As a "Kenpachi," Chizome Souya far surpassed the Kawakami Family in both combat strength and research ability.
By that logic, even sacrificing ten Kawakami Families would be impossible if it meant sacrificing Chizome Souya.
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