Maki stood where she was, pointing a finger at the people before her.
There was not a trace of timidity in her eyes. Instead, they held the sharp edge of someone determined to win.
The instant Maki finished speaking, the entire Zenin Clan fell deathly silent. Only the rustle of a few dead leaves in the breeze remained.
Ogi Zenin was the first to break the silence.
"Absurd! What utter nonsense!!!"
Ogi Zenin kept roaring at Mai before him, his face contorted.
"The position of head of the Zenin Clan could never fall to a woman... much less a piece of trash like you who doesn't even have cursed energy!!!"
Naoya Zenin immediately followed suit, speaking up to refute Maki.
As far as he was concerned, becoming the next head of the Zenin Clan was practically a done deal.
In terms of bloodline, he was the current clan head's only son. He was the legitimate heir.
In terms of strength, aside from his father, Naobito Zenin, no one in the entire Zenin Clan posed any threat to him, even if they all joined forces.
"Huh...? Become clan head...?"
"That's enough to make anyone laugh their teeth out."
Mockery and contempt filled Naoya Zenin's eyes. To him, Maki was nothing but trash who could not even gather cursed energy.
A Heavenly Tyrant without cursed energy? She wasn't worthy!!!
In Naoya Zenin's heart, the only person who truly deserved the title of Heavenly Tyrant was Toji Zenin.
Maki was merely a weakling's imitation of Lord Toji, and an incredibly clumsy imitation at that.
"Little Maki, have you spent so long outside that even your brain's stopped working properly...?"
Naoya Zenin mocked her, tapping his own head with a finger.
"Your father's trash, and the two daughters he fathered are trash too..."
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