Arakuro Clan, Taketsu City.
Within the clan's grand palace, a similar council had been convened by Kurozane Arakuro, the clan's Patriarch.
However, the atmosphere within the hall was dark and gloomy as the elders of the clan went back and forth, trying to come up with a solution to their current problem.
"So we've been sending lambs to the slaughter all this while!"
"Why did none of us ever stop to think that this man could be a Mana Core Rank? Slaying a hundred men outside Ichigane… of course, it was a damned Mana Core Magus!"
"What's done is done. We need to look to the future and come up with strategies to deal with the vile Heavenly Demon!"
"I never expected the man to best Wei Motian! He was one of the strongest Magi of the Unorthodox Faction, yet from the reports it seems that he was slain by the Heavenly Demon in under half an hour!"
"Those tales could be exaggerated! I heard that the Heavenly Demon nearly died fighting Wei Motian."
