Of course, it was none of my business who the Badnikers considered their enemies. As I had mentioned, I held no regrets toward the family I grew up in. Still, two reasons drove me to stop this death.0

First, the Badnikers were the most active family in opposing the church. If their power weakened, the Dark Church would flourish. It sounded exaggerated to claim that a single family's strength could directly influence the empire's greatest enemy, but it was the truth. Even without the deterrent of the Iron-Blooded Lord, the Badnikers had long surpassed every other family in power. I had become the family's deputy head, yet I barely knew half of what they could do.0

Second, and more importantly, I wanted to observe the Iron-Blooded Lord closely. He never compromised when it came to the church and demons, and perhaps the same applied to his children. I wanted to see how far this blood-obsessed man would tolerate wandering, deviation, or depravity within his bloodline. If he intended to kill Raizen because of some connection to demons, I believed the Iron-Blooded Lord was wrong and needed to change.0

A rigid person would inevitably make many enemies. I had no intention of asking him to bend his beliefs or make peace with them. Yet he could...0