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“What’s the current situation?”
The Iemoto asked in a calm but withdrawn voice. He usually spoke like a man with all the time in the world, but not today. Not a speck or hint of leisure could be felt in his voice.
As a matter of fact, he sounded surprisingly irritable. And a generous dollop of anxiety dripped thickly from his voice instead.
Yohei frowned ever so slightly at this change in the Iemoto’s attitude.
One of the duties of a leader was to always maintain a calm demeanor no matter how anxious he was. Up until now, the Iemoto had fulfilled this duty quite well… But at this moment, at least, he seemed to have forgotten completely about it.
‘However, it’s not all bad news, now is it?’
Currently, only Yohei, the Iemoto, and Cai Kechang were present in this room.
Putting on a facade of leisure in front of Cai Kechang was meaningless. After all, such an appearance wouldn't fool his eyes, anyway. Besides, he knew how precarious Shinichi-kai's situation was better than the top leaders of the clan, to begin with!
What was so amusing in this situation was that the Iemoto had decided to discard his facade even in Yohei's presence. Which could only mean…
‘...The Iemoto considers me as a close confidante!’
Yohei desperately forced the corners of his lips from instinctively curling up. What an ironic development this was.
Until recently, Yohei had been a member of the vocal opposition standing against the Iemoto....
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