The Demon’s Menu
Chapter 1070: The Separate Courtyard. The Beginning

"Good evening, Young Master Ra."

A voice of utmost respect came through the receiver.

How respectful?

Just by hearing it, one could envision a bow straightening from a deep incline in one’s mind.

"Thank you for everything you’ve done for me. As per our agreement, I will allow you to look at the ’Ding Chou Secret Scroll’."

"I’m at the villa right now."

"You may come directly."

Hanakaiin Ra was rather casual, talking while walking.

"I am extremely grateful."

Yamashita replied.

"Good."

"I’ll wait for you."

Having said that, Hanakaiin Ra hung up the phone.

Then, Hanakaiin Ra crushed the phone, which felt as solid as a brick, with one grasp.

After shaking the phone’s parts and fragments to the ground, Hanakaiin Ra gently stomped his foot, and immediately, the solid earth beneath his feet surged up and devoured all the pieces.

In a breath’s time, everything was as it was before, without a single sign of the scattered fragments.

After all was done, Hanakaiin Ra turned to look at the small courtyard behind him.

He knew such fluctuations from Onmyōdō couldn’t escape Hanakaiin Tōru’s notice.

Or rather, he had no intention of hiding it in the first place.

Among the five members involved in this division of the family, Hanakaiin Tōru was the most powerful, but also the least dangerous.

Because Hanakaiin Tōru had no intention of becoming the family head.

A month ago, Hanakaiin Tōru had once again made this clear to the main family.

Not just lip service.

But truly in writing.

It was because of this that he was tempted.

If Hanakaiin Tōru were to participate in this test to become the family head, Hanakaiin Ra would undoubtedly have thrown himself into Hanakaiin Tōru’s camp without hesitation, ready to charge into battle.

But Hanakaiin Tōru had given up.

This ignited new thoughts in Hanakaiin Ra.

"Tōru bro, why did you give it up?"

"Can’t even the position of the family head move your heart?"

Hanakaiin Ra murmured to himself.

From a young age, he had witnessed Hanakaiin Tōru’s Talent.

Genius?

Traits like that would be an insult, in Hanakaiin Ra’s opinion, to describe Hanakaiin Tōru.

The Talent of Hanakaiin Tōru was truly incomparable, unmatched in both past and future!

Any Onmyōdō technique, only needed to be seen once, and he could master it.

Any Shikigami, just by standing there, would swarm towards him.

Even the current Family Head had once stated that Hanakaiin Tōru was only limited by youth and lack of training and that with the passage of time, he would certainly stand above everyone else.

Even possibly reaching towards the legendary Tsuchimikado ancestor.

Therefore, everyone believed Hanakaiin Tōru would be the next Family Head of the Hanakaiin Family.

Unexpectedly, as he aged, Hanakaiin Tōru began expressing that he didn’t want to become the Family Head.

And he did this not just once, but repeatedly in public.

In the end, he even put it in writing.

The former could still be taken as a joke.

The latter?

That needed to be taken seriously.

After confirmation over and over, the Hanakaiin Family restarted the test to become the main family head a month ago.

And this sparked ambition within the younger generation of the Hanakaiin Family.

Rumors and whispers.

Secrets and plots.

Traps and temptations.

All of these constantly emerged, and though there was an ancestral decree against fighting within the family, it merely maintained superficial appearances.

But in reality?

Bleeding was happening all the time.

Hanakaiin Haru, Hanakaiin Ue, Hanakaiin Itsuki, aside from Hanakaiin Tōru, including himself, nobody was exempt.

The recent attack on Hanakaiin Haru’s convoy was a trap set by Hanakaiin Itsuki.

Regrettably, it was unsuccessful.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have contacted Yamashita.

But now...

Thinking of Hanakaiin Tōru’s warning, Hanakaiin Ra’s eyes flickered with a Cold light.

Outsiders will always be outsiders.

He understood the meaning of that phrase.

As for the aftermath?

Though Blossom Cherry was strong, in the Silver District, it couldn’t dominate everything.

At best, it was a first-class power, not top-tier.

To handle the aftermath, he had plenty of ways to do so.

Thinking this, Hanakaiin Ra subconsciously wanted to return to the small courtyard.

He was still planning to continue the chess game with Hanakaiin Tōru.

But then, he immediately remembered the words of Hanakaiin Tōru.

Hanakaiin Ra paused in his steps.

He’d better deal with things first.

After dealing with them, he could return.

With this thought, Hanakaiin Ra turned and left.

His figure quickly vanished at the end of the narrow path.

...

Click.

The receiver was placed back on the phone cradle.

Yamashita was far from impatient as he had seemed on the phone.

He sat on the sofa, lighting a cigarette.

A large-framed, stern-faced middle-aged man, Yamashita sat there, his black suit jacket unbuttoned, revealing a white dress shirt with no tie and the top two buttons undone, exposing the scars hidden beneath the clothing.

Exhale!

Yamashita let out a heavy puff of smoke.

With the smoke swirling around, his brows furrowed deeply.

Things were going too smoothly!

So smoothly that it made him uneasy at heart.

"Could it be that they’ve discovered what I’ve done?"

Yamashita tapped softly on the armrest of the sofa, his brows becoming even tighter.

He knew fully well that if Hanakaiin Ra found out about his actions, he would face dire consequences.

A fate worse than death!

An outcome with nowhere to be buried was all that Yamashita could think of.

This made Yamashita very nervous.

Who isn’t afraid of death?

Yamashita openly admitted his fear of death.

Otherwise, upon learning about the Inside World, he wouldn’t have joined the Blossom Cherry group without hesitation.

Those Bizarre beings were not to be dealt with by conventional Strength.

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