"Humans are creatures that are easily influenced by their surroundings. Emerging unstained from the mud is too much of a fantasy. If you follow behind a pack of mice, then you can only be a mouse that longs for an ordinary life. But if you stand behind a tiger...."
"I will allow you the right to borrow the tiger's prestige!"
The three-tomoe Sharingan bloomed. Hayasaka Ai fell asleep along with Shirosaki Hana. The bodyguards silently walked to the window and pulled down the cafe's metal shutters.
In a closed space that outsiders couldn't see, Uchiha Ryo had no intention of holding back.
Shinomiya Oko sat up from the floor. He didn't understand why he had just seen such a terrifying thing. This kid... definitely had a problem!
"What are you all looking at? Get him! Cripple this kid!"
The three-tomoe under Uchiha Ryo's colored contacts spun rapidly. Want to... cripple me?
Three seconds later....
Shinomiya Oko was stunned. He couldn't believe the scene before him. This was the first time he had seen such a bizarre event since he had been in a high position.
The bodyguards responsible for protecting him had all thrown away their knives and the guns in their pockets. As if under a genjutsu, they began to beat each other with their bare hands.
And everyone seemed to be using their full strength, as if the person next to them was their father's killer, desperately beating the other party!
Blood was drawn, teeth flew out, and entire faces swelled up. None of the bodyguards showed any sign of stopping.
The others in the cafe, Hayasaka Ai and Shirosaki Hana, were fast asleep on the sofa. Uchiha Ryo slowly walked up to Shinomiya Oko.
Shinomiya Oko: "I get it! You used some kind of demon art, didn't you? If you dare to make a move on me! The onmyoji will not allow a guy like you to appear in the human world!"
As he spoke, Shinomiya Oko suddenly pulled a pistol from his sleeve. With a bang, the bullet was dodged by Uchiha Ryo with a tilt of his head and hit the ceiling.
"Impossible!"
Dodging a bullet at close range... is this guy really human?
Uchiha Ryo kicked the gun out of Shinomiya Oko's hand. "I can't compare to the speed of a bullet. But a bullet travels in a straight line, and I can use my eyes to watch your movements as you fire to predict the trajectory."
He reached out and grabbed Shinomiya Oko by the neck, lifting him off the ground.
"The pampered rat king of the city, also trying to challenge the tiger descending the mountain.... The one who needs to get the situation straight is you, idiot. Or should I say... do you even deserve to dance!"
Uchiha Ryo released his hand, letting the suffocating Shinomiya Oko fall.
"Well, I could kill you right now and clear away some obstacles for that guy Shinomiya Un'yo. But just as you said, Shinomiya Un'yo is trash. Even if he took over the Shinomiya family now, he would just make a mess of things!"
Shinomiya Oko gritted his teeth. The guy in front of him was a madman. What was wrong with those onmyoji? Didn't they say youkai and youkai exterminators couldn't interfere in human affairs! Why did this guy pop up!
But... listening to his tone and what he just said, maybe the other party really was just Shinomiya Un'yo's partner!
"Hahaha, Shinomiya Un'yo is indeed just trash! Why don't you cooperate with me instead, sir?"
Shinomiya Oko couldn't even be bothered to stand up and just sat on the floor, laughing. "That guy Shinomiya Seiryo is just a parasite. Shinomiya Un'yo is even worse, just gloomy, black-bellied trash. And Kaguya is just a woman who's useless apart from her status. I can make the decision to give Kaguya to you, and after it's done, I'll give you a large amount of money and power!"
Uchiha Ryo bent down and smiled, extending his right hand again.
Shinomiya Oko, sitting on the floor, was overjoyed and directly shook Uchiha Ryo's right hand.
"Ah—!"
Shinomiya Oko's right index finger was forcefully broken by Uchiha Ryo.
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"This is the price for calling me a mouse just now.... And what use do I have for your money? I don't care about that kind of thing."
With a forceful bend, another middle finger was twisted and deformed.
"This is the price for ordering your men to gang up on me.... Compared to Shinomiya Un'yo, you're just a bit unluckier. I met him first, so I chose him. I don't care which of you is more suitable to become the family head. As long as you can accomplish the tasks I give you, that's enough."
As Uchiha Ryo spoke, he once again broke Shinomiya Oko's right ring finger.
"What was supposed to be a happy date today was ruined by you.... The Hayasaka family is yours? Not anymore. From now on, both Hayasaka Nao and Hayasaka Ai belong to me. Got it?"
Shinomiya Oko's body trembled as he stared at Uchiha Ryo in anger and terror.
The price for his silence was the breaking of his fourth finger! Uchiha Ryo just calmly repeated.
"Got it?"
Shinomiya Oko: "....Got it."
Uchiha Ryo stood up. "Very good. Next, to prevent you from speaking about my affairs, I need to plant something in you."
I have to say, although that guy Danzo is very annoying, his Tongue-Cursing Seal is quite good. At least, Uchiha Ryo found it very useful.
"How much longer are you going to watch? Ms. Hayasaka, I was gentlemanly enough not to let your daughter see this bloody scene~"
The inner door of the cafe was pulled open, and Hayasaka Nao walked out, her face pale.
Shinomiya Oko's bodyguards had already stopped beating each other, having collapsed from exhaustion on the blood-soaked floor.
And Shinomiya Oko himself was kneeling on the floor, his face covered in tears and snot forced out by the pain, the four fingers of his right hand brutally broken.
The young man stood there with a smile, even elegantly pulling out a tissue to wipe his hands like a nobleman.
His own daughter and a little girl of about ten were nestled together, fast asleep on the sofa. They had indeed not seen the final scene.
"Ms. Hayasaka Nao, you should have heard. From today on, the Hayasaka family no longer belongs to Shinomiya Oko. However, you will all remain in the Shinomiya family and continue to be their butlers. After all, I can't be bothered to manage you."
Uchiha Ryo: "But I didn't expect that. I originally thought Hayasaka Ai was a double agent, but it turns out your entire Hayasaka family is."
Hayasaka Nao smiled. "As you command, Young Master Ryo. But the Hayasaka family is merely the weak clinging to the strong... It's the unfortunate reality."
"Also.... what do you plan to do with Shinomiya Oko? After what you did to him today, he will definitely seek frantic revenge."
Uchiha Ryo: "He can't get revenge. He will never be able to stand up again or even say any information about me, because...."
Uchiha Ryo cleared his throat and said. "The eldest son of the Shinomiya family, Shinomiya Oko, was in a car accident while speeding late on a weekend night, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down... He is currently being sent to the Shinomiya family's hospital for emergency treatment."
Hayasaka Nao clapped her hands. "Is that the headline you've thought of for tomorrow's news? It's simply perfect. I will go and arrange it at once."
Uchiha Ryo: "Go on. Shinomiya Un'yo will help you. After all, with his "beloved" older brother in a car accident, he should be very "sad" as he handles everything."
He forcefully woke up the bodyguards, first making them drag their heavily injured bodies to clean up the cafe. The rest would be left for Hayasaka Nao to handle.
In the cafe, only Uchiha Ryo and the two sleeping girls remained.
He pulled up the rolling shutters. The sky, which had been rainy and gloomy, had cleared up at some point. The afternoon sun shone into the cafe. The bright sun in the sky released ten thousand golden rays, dispelling the darkness that was originally here.