As the morning sun shines down on the earth, the city gradually awakens.
In the study of the Jumonji Family, Katsuto Jumonji sat facing his father Kazuki Jumonji. In front of them were the documents that had just been handed to them.
"Katsutoshi, I'd like to hear your thoughts. Our Jumonji Family won't participate in the roundup, so what stance should we take afterward? And how should this matter be resolved?" Kazuki Jumonji put down the documents in his hand and looked at his son sitting opposite him.
Katsuto Jumonji took out his terminal, pulled up a video, and handed it to Kazuki Jumonji.
"Father, please take a look at these first."
A hint of doubt flashed across Kazuki Jumonji's eyes. He took the terminal and clicked the start button on the screen.
The video begins with a scene of an icy plain in the night. Upon seeing this, Kazuki Jumonji raises an eyebrow. He has already guessed where the video is being recorded, but before he can think any further, the scene in the video abruptly changes, and a faintly glowing magic circle appears on the icy plain, with Yunyi's figure suddenly appearing within the magic circle.
Upon arriving at the icy plains, Yunyi looked around before beginning to cast a spell. However, before casting the spell, he seemed to have done something else. This video only recorded the visuals; no audio was captured.
Immediately afterwards, the magic released by Yunyi appeared on the screen. However, this magic was one that Kazuki Jumonji had never seen before. Moreover, Yunyi in the video did not make the action of writing incantations in the air as Katsuto Jumonji had previously said.
"Kujin, what do you mean by this?" Putting down the terminal, Kazuki Jumonji looked at their son.
"Father, I've mentioned Yunyi to you before. In my understanding, Yunyi seems to be skilled in a kind of Ancient Magic. This Ancient Magic is quite different from the spells possessed by the families in Japan who are skilled in Ancient Magic. That's when I started to have doubts about him, but I never expected that he was from the United Nations. However, this also indirectly confirms my guess that those Ancient Magic spells should be spells from the Great Asian Alliance."
"However, during the Nine Schools Competition, Yunyi also used a kind of spatial magic. He is very particular about keeping these kinds of magic secret. Even Saegusa doesn't know much about this kind of magic. This proves that Yunyi is not only a magician proficient in Ancient Magic, but also someone who can skillfully master unknown magic."
"Adding to what Father just saw, the magic he used to deal with the ice fields of the Ogasawara Islands appears to be a composite of Modern Magic. Does this mean that he is not only proficient in Ancient Magic, but also has a good grasp of Modern Magic?"
"The combined application of Kotodama Magic, Ancient Magic, unknown Spatial Magic, and Modern Magic —I don't think it's a good choice to be an enemy of a magician possessing all of these qualities. The Ten Master Clans ' responsibility is to protect the magical world of Japan, but I believe that rashly becoming his enemy could result in significant losses that completely overturn our understanding of magic or what we can afford. Therefore, I don't think we should choose to be his enemy. I think the most reasonable approach is to restrict or even expel him under conditions that are advantageous to us."
"As for potential battlefield conflicts in the future, when that time comes, we will be able to use coordinated operations with some firearms to decapitate him. And these are conditions that we do not have at the moment," said Katsuto Jumonji, stating his point of view.
Kazuki Jumonji did not rush to respond. He remained silent for a long time, pondering what Katsuto Jumonji had said.
After a moment, Kazuki Jumonji spoke up, "You're right, those families were indeed a bit reckless this time. But we can't blame them, after all, this person's identity is indeed somewhat special. By the way, Katsutoshi, how did you get that video just now?"
"It came from the Yotsuba Family. The sender was Mr. Hayama, the Yotsuba Family's butler," Katsuto Jumonji.
Kazuki Jumonji's expression changed slightly. He looked at Katsuto Jumonji and asked, "So, did Hayama mention Yotsuba Clan's decision?"
Katsuto Jumonji nodded and said, " The Yotsuba Family refuses to participate in any actions taken against Yunyi. In this matter, Yotsuba Clan has chosen to remain completely neutral, just like Saegusa."
"This is going to be a bit tricky..." Kazuki Jumonji sighed softly.
The Ten Master Clans are the ten strongest and most influential mage families in all of Japan. Yotsuba Clan and Saegusa are the two strongest among these ten, known as the "Twin Pillars" of the Ten Master Clans. Saegusa's strength lies in its family influence and comprehensive capabilities. This is not only due to the "omnipotent" nature of its bloodline, but also to the development path chosen by successive heads of the Saegusa Family. Unlike Saegusa, Yotsuba Clan's strength stems entirely from their guiding principles: creating and nurturing the strongest mages!
If the strength of Saegusa could still be traced, then the strength of the Yotsuba Clan was completely unfathomable. Even the branch families of the Yotsuba Family, before ascending to the position of branch family head, might not be able to know the full extent of the Yotsuba Clan's power. It can be said that Yotsuba Clan's strength has completely exceeded the comprehension of ordinary people. This is also the reason why the other nine families of the Ten Master Clans are all wary of the Yotsuba Clan.
Now, these two strongest factions have both chosen a neutral stance. They can understand the Saegusa Family's attitude, given that Mayumi Saegusa's actions have put them in an awkward position. Even if they cooperate actively, the Saegusa Family families cannot maintain their trust in this matter. However, the Yotsuba Family's attitude has raised doubts for Kazuki Jumonji. Especially considering Yunyi's background, which seems to have a closer connection to the Great Han. With such a stance, Yotsuba Clan shouldn't have chosen neutrality.
"I'll contact the head of the Yotsuba Family and see if I can get any useful information from her. Katsuto, go prepare for school. I'll keep a close eye on how this matter develops," said Kazuki Jumonji.
Katsuto Jumonji responded and got up to leave the study. He hadn't originally planned to ask for leave, after all, although what happened last night was done in secret, it was difficult to completely cover up the actions in Tokyo. The people from the Hundred Families had likely already received some information. Now that Mayumi Saegusa had left with Yunyi, if he also asked for leave, the news would likely spread throughout the First High School. At that point, the consequences of Saegusa's betrayal could cause considerable turmoil.
" Saegusa, did you consider these things when you made your choice?" Katsuto Jumonji wondered to himself as he boarded the commuter car.