The Highest-Ranking Member of the Menethil Family

"Inhale... inhale... five, five hundred times, that's too much, three, three hundred times, is that okay...?"

Nanami Misora sniffled and pleaded pitifully.

"...OK!"

Bell barely managed to hold back his laughter.

Since he was new to the area, he still needed to be mindful of his image.

You can't let your public image crumble!

It can't collapse that quickly, at least.

"Young Master, please come inside to talk."

At this moment, Sakamoto extended an invitation.

Although he didn't know exactly what had happened between the two of them, knowing Little Misora's adorable and innocent nature, he could guess the truth with his eyes closed.

Since Young Master Bell doesn't intend to hold Little Misora's previous rudeness against him, this matter, which wasn't a big deal to begin with, can be considered a happy ending for everyone.

Next, they were supposed to get down to business. But this wasn't a good place to do so.

That being said, he still doesn't know what brings Young Master Bell to their small family branch in Japan.

I just hope it's not too difficult a task.

After all, their strength is really very limited!

Following behind Sakamoto, Bell nodded to the other branch members and walked into the office.

Upon entering the office, Bell couldn't help but frown.

"Who expanded this space? Why is it so unstable?"

"Bell asked."

Sakamoto and his gang are really bold!

This unstable space could collapse at any moment.

Of course, before the collapse, the violent fluctuations in space can still be perceived by people, allowing them to take precautions in advance.

Even so, there are still risks involved.

It's not surprising that you might get injured, or even seriously injured, if you're not careful.

"Uh, Young Master, this... I did it."

Sakamoto responded awkwardly.

The space in the office was specially expanded by him after he learned the Undetectable Extension Charm bestowed upon him by his family.

It was all to put on a show in front of his subordinates... cough cough, to demonstrate the generosity and power of his family to them.

He thought he had done a pretty good job. The space, which was originally only 50 square meters, was forcibly expanded to more than 100 square meters under his powerful Undetectable Extension Charm.

He still remembers the astonished looks on his men's faces when he first cast the Curses.

That feeling was absolutely amazing!

"Young Master, is there a problem here?"

Sakamoto asked uncertainly.

He cast the Undetectable Extension Charm exactly as written in the spellbook, so there shouldn't have been any problems.

You know, he carefully checked the book several times back then.

"Sakamoto, when you get back, have someone from your family who's in charge of construction come over and help you rearrange things."

Bell patted Sakamoto on the shoulder and said earnestly.

Since the space was expanded by the other party themselves, he wasn't surprised at all that it would be arranged like this.

Rather, it's quite remarkable that this space hasn't collapsed yet.

It's important to know that while the Undetectable Extension Charm itself isn't particularly difficult to learn, this Curses is only suitable for temporarily expanding space.

To expand into a vast and stable alternate dimension, it is necessary to use Ancient Runes and Arithmancy to stabilize the space.

This is not something that can be achieved simply by learning a single, Undetectable Extension Charm.

Because Onmyoji specializes in the abilities of Shikigami, they are not very good at this type of functional spells.

Not to mention, the Onmyoji recruited by the Menethil Family all come from ordinary families. Their talent may not be weak, but in terms of lineage, they are far inferior.

For example, Sakamoto was chosen to be the head of the Menethil Family's Japan branch because he unexpectedly inherited a powerful Shikigami from his teacher.

But apart from that Shikigami, Sakamoto really didn't know any spells before.

If even Sakamoto, as the club president, is like this, then one can only imagine the level of the others.

In other words, the Menethil Family has no businesses in Japan. The purpose of establishing this branch is mainly to collect intelligence, and there are virtually no requirements for the strength of the personnel.

Otherwise, this branch would have been canceled long ago.

No matter how much money you have, you can't just waste it.

"But Young Master, those people in the family are always so busy. Asking them to come over would be too expensive."

As you can see, our place is quite small, so the funds allocated to us by the family are not much; there's really no surplus.

Sakamoto wore a mournful expression, pleading poverty.

To be honest, the amount of funding allocated by the family is quite substantial.

The problem is, they don't just do nothing but eat every day.

Aside from the necessary expenses for gathering intelligence, the bulk of the money was spent on purchasing various materials, weapons, and books on Onmyodo.

After all, even though they've been a bit laid-back, they still have dreams!

What if things turn around someday?

"It's alright, you don't need to spend any money this time. Consider it part of the reward for the information you provided."

Bell said with a smile.

Because he is studying in China this year, and Japan is right next to China.

So a couple of days ago, when he had nothing to do, he casually browsed some information about the Japan Curse World.

As it turned out, he actually discovered something interesting.

So he immediately submitted an application to the Academy to leave and rushed over as fast as he could.

"Thank you, Young Master!"

Upon hearing that there was a reward, Sakamoto immediately became happy.

This is actually the first time their Japan branch has received such an award.

Although he still doesn't know what kind of information they provided that was so valuable that it brought the highest-ranking member of the family Young Master Bell, to come over personally.

But no matter what, if there are benefits to be gained, there is absolutely no reason to refuse.

What? You're saying that the patriarch is clearly William, so why is Young Master Bell, who is the patriarch's heir, the one with the highest status in the family?

Even now, Sakamoto still can't help but feel a pang of sadness when this is mentioned.

I remember that was when he had just become the branch manager, full of vigor and eager to make a name for himself.

Of course, that's not the point.

The key point is that, during a meeting of the family's branch ministers, he heard the William, say in person:

"When my orders conflict with Bell's orders, remember this: Bell's orders shall prevail!"

God knows how surprised he was when he heard those words!

If it weren't for the fact that everyone else seemed to take it all in stride, he would have thought that the William was being controlled by his son.