"Change?" Atsuko Mutsuzuka muttered softly.
Koichi Saegusa looked at Maya Yotsuba in the picture, and after a moment chuckled, " Maya, I didn't expect you to be so decisive."
Hearing Koichi Saegusa's slightly sarcastic words, Maya Yotsuba simply smiled. She replied bluntly, " Koichi, aren't you the same?"
These words shocked the other family heads once again.
" Saegusa Family head, could it be that you also..." Kazuki Jumonji exchanged a glance and immediately asked.
Koichi Saegusa nodded. "That's right. I originally wanted to wait for a better time to announce this, but since Maya brought it up, I might as well retire now. Everyone, I, Koichi Saegusa, hereby formally submit my resignation to the Master Clans Conference. After me, the one who will succeed me as the head of the Saegusa Family is my daughter, Mayumi Saegusa!"
"What!?"
"Master of the Saegusa Family! What's going on?"
Please provide a formal explanation!
No sooner had Koichi Saegusa finished Kanon than the other family heads began to question him. The reason was simple: Koichi Saegusa had actually passed the position of family head to Mayumi Saegusa.
"Head of the Saegusa Family," Atsuko Mutsuzuka asked in a deep voice, "Hasn't Mayumi already left the Saegusa Family? And she still carries the burden of being a traitor. Are you really determined to entrust Saegusa to that child?"
Koichi Saegusa nodded seriously. "I'm very certain, and I believe you all understand why I'm doing this. Whether it's this war or the new order that comes with it, it's definitely not something we old folks should be making decisions about. Young people have their own pursuits. Rather than letting them completely unleash their potential and overturn the old order, it's better to put some constraints on them now, giving their actions a degree of control."
Koichi Saegusa's words silenced everyone present. But Maya Yotsuba looked at Koichi Saegusa with a smile.
Based on her understanding of Koichi Saegusa, she could only believe half of what he had said earlier. Maya Yotsuba, however, did not believe that Koichi Saegusa could see that the power in this matter was entirely in Yunyi's hands. Not to mention that entrusting Saegusa to Mayumi was a shackle, in that person's eyes, the entire Japan probably wasn't even a shackle.
Thinking of this, Maya Yotsuba turned her gaze to Miyuki Shiba and Tatsuya Shiba, who were sitting to the side listening. Seeing the deep thoughts on their faces, Maya Yotsuba's lips curled up slightly.
"Upon closer reflection, the idea of shackles might not be entirely wishful thinking," Maya Yotsuba thought to herself.
After a long silence in the conference call, the head of the Mitsuya Family finally spoke, "Since the heads of the Yotsuba Clan and Saegusa families have made their decisions, we naturally will not object. However, head of the Yotsuba Family, we are Mayumi, but we have never met the heir of your Yotsuba Family."
Hearing this, Maya Yotsuba smiled and replied, "Not necessarily. Perhaps you all have seen what the next head of the Yotsuba Family looks like. Let me formally introduce him to you."
After saying that, Maya Yotsuba waved to the brother and sister sitting beside her, gesturing for them to step into the frame. When the two appeared on the screen, several heads of the Ten Master Clans immediately showed expressions of surprise or sudden realization.
"Everyone, this is my sister's daughter, Miyuki Yotsuba. She represented First High School in the Nine Schools Competition not long ago. Those who followed that competition should remember her," Maya Yotsuba introduced.
"I see, so she's Miya's daughter. No wonder she has such talent. But Maya, who's this guy next to her?" Atsuko Mutsuzuka was the first to react. As a woman herself, she paid close attention to outstanding female magicians in Japan. She had naturally seen the information about Miyuki Shiba when she participated in the competition. But now, she was more curious about the boy next to her.
"This is the son I mentioned before, Tatsuya Yotsuba, conceived through artificial insemination using my frozen eggs. He's also the Strategic-Class Magic who sank the entire US fleet with his Strategic-Class Magic. Furthermore, he's Miyuki Yotsuba's fiancé."
As Maya Yotsuba finished Kanon, various expressions of surprise and frowning appeared again. However, Maya Yotsuba directly revealed Tatsuya Shiba Strategic-Class Magic from the beginning, which also served as a warning to the others.
Indeed, if a single Strategic-Class Magic can wipe out an entire fleet, then destroying a mansion with the same Strategic-Class Magic would be a piece of cake.
However, those who think this way naturally recall the annihilation of the Itsuwa Family and Kudou Family. Especially the Itsuwa; those Itsuwa Family that had fled and were scattered were targeted by Kuroba, a subordinate family of the Yotsuba Family. So, did the Itsuwa offend Yotsuba Clan, leading to their annihilation?
The silence lasted for an unknown amount of time before Kazuki Jumonji finally spoke, "Everyone, we don't have much time left. Now, let's talk about serious matters."
Yunyi was unaware that the Ten Master Clans was holding an internal meeting. He was currently discussing something with Lina.
" Yunyi, Colonel Virginia has arrived in Okinawa. The situation in Japan is urgent, and she can't enter directly. So, could you please go to Okinawa?"
"Oh? Your boss has already arrived? Okay, then we'll meet her in Okinawa. As for the time..." Yunyi thought for a moment before continuing, "Let's set it for tomorrow. I'll pick you up before the meeting, and your boss can contact you directly."
Hearing Yunyi's definitive answer, Lina finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she was already planning to retire from the US military. This wasn't because of Yunyi's persuasion, but because the US military's treatment of the STARS unit had completely disappointed her.
Moreover, she had been following Xiaoxue these past few days, ostensibly to protect her safety, but she had also witnessed how much the new order advocated by Yunyi was longed for by those who were oppressed. Although she herself was a soldier, she knew very well that this oppression did not only exist within the Great Asian Alliance. There were also many such "magicians" in the America military. If this new order were truly implemented, it would not be something that the will of a single nation could stop.