"Ding-a-ling."
"Big Sister, Miss Aoko is calling."
"Hmm, is that side resolved? I was worried Kouma Kishima might have also burst out and was preparing to recover a bit and go support them. Put it through."
Orie Shiroi took the phone from the elite staff member responsible for guarding Rin's mobile phone, pressed the call button, and held it to Rin's ear.
"Moshi moshi, idiot Rin, how is it? Did you resolve things on your end?"
"Nonsense, how could I not handle a mere Tohno Shinkyu? Even if he activated his Three-Stage Demon Transformation, I would still tear him apart with my bare hands."
When the Rose Group members heard these words, they just assumed Big Sister was acting out her childish, innocent chuunibyou tendencies, feeling that beneath her authority lay an approachable innocence.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, if you can't settle it quickly, forcing the opponent to burst out means you're unskilled. We didn't even give that Kouma Kishima—the one you mentioned—a chance to burst out; we just cut his head off directly."
"How dare you brag about a two-on-one fight? If it was cut off, it must have been Nanaya Kouri who did it, right? Sigh! Speaking of which, how exactly did he 'cut' Kouma Kishima's head off?"
"Wow, don't even mention it. It was the first time I realized someone could be so strong just through physical training and skill, without relying on the Mystery. That Kouma Kishima you talked about is truly a monster; his sheer physical brutality is comparable to yours!"
"...Although I know you're complimenting me, I can't feel happy about it. Get to the point."
"Actually, the process was quite simple. When I took your people over there, they were already fighting. In the forest in the middle of the night, guns really aren't as effective as blades. By the time I arrived, at least 200 of Tohno Shinkyu's men were already dead. When I got there, just as you instructed, I took Kouma Kishima off Nanaya Kouri's hands, giving him a chance for a stealth attack. Kouma Kishima's skin was truly tough; my Zero-Distance Demon Burst had absolutely no effect! After I fought Kouma Kishima for about twenty minutes, Nanaya Kouri suddenly appeared behind him, tapped him on the back with his two short sticks, and then pulled out a dagger and simply sliced Kouma Kishima's head off."
"...After all that talking, it turns out he still used a knife to cut it."
"Duh, if he's cutting it, why wouldn't he use a knife? Would he use his short sticks?"
Damn it! I actually thought before that he used the short stick to "cut" it! It seems I was too naive. How could Nanaya Kouri, as an assassin, be an idiot? Even if he doesn't usually use it, the Nanaya Family's heirloom: the Nanaya Short Blade, must be on him. Would he not pull it out at a crucial moment?
The Nanaya Clan's ancestral land is located a few kilometers outside Misaki City, in the mountains and forest. It is a secluded settlement, surrounded by one or two kilometers of continuous forest. In the original work, the Tohno armed personnel utilized the cover of darkness to cross part of the forest, directly suppressing the Nanaya Clan's perimeter with heavy firepower, giving the Nanaya Clan no chance to retreat into the woods, and thus wiping them out through sheer firepower overwhelming them.
But now, having received Rin's intelligence, Nanaya Kouri had already taken nearly a hundred Nanaya elite assassins and concealed them in the forest beforehand. In the dense forest where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, the Nanaya assassins, who were familiar with everything there, could definitely take on ten or even twenty enemies each. Furthermore, the heavy firepower weapons that the Tohno Family painstakingly acquired could not be deployed effectively in the dark forest. The same scene of slaughter as in the original work was now playing out in the night forest, but with a reversal of roles.
If I had known you were so efficient, I wouldn't have sent anyone! What the heck was the point of sending one or two thousand people only for them to stand by and watch!
Rin, whose basic physical strength had mostly recovered, signaled her female subordinates on both sides to release her. Under their regretful gazes, she reached out, took the phone, gave Aoko a few more instructions, and then hung up. At this point, someone from outside brought in a brand new spare trench coat, medicine, and bandages and handed them to Orie Shiroi. When the disinfectant was poured onto the wound on her left shoulder, the injury, which hadn't felt bad before, suddenly made Rin shudder all over from the pain.
While Orie Shiroi tore open the bandage packaging to dress Rin's wound—Rin was sitting on the only remaining sofa—she looked toward the sisters Kohaku and Hisui, who were closely following the group, and asked, "Big Sister, who are these two children?"
"Oh, they are the pair of twins I told you about, the ones Tohno Shinkyu got his hands on first. If it weren't for the effort of snatching them back, I wouldn't have bothered," Rin said haughtily, as if stating the obvious.
Even the Rose Group members, who deeply admired Big Sister, couldn't help but feel speechless. Their own Big Sister had orchestrated the entire takeover of the Tohno Family just for these two lolis!
The Rose Group member standing furthest back immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He had just seen the two little girls following the group and, suspecting a trap, had even sternly scolded them a couple of times. Fortunately, he hadn't taken any further aggressive action. He would have to find a good way to apologize later.
"After cleaning up this Tohno Mansion, it will serve as our new gathering place. We can also officially move from the shadows into the light using the Tohno Family name. Shiroi, you will act as the Head Maid of the Tohno Family from now on. Sakamoto will be the Butler, and Kazuto will be the Security Captain... Hmm, these two children will be responsible for everything related to my daily life here, including food, clothing, and travel, and they will be under my direct jurisdiction."
Orie Shiroi paused her work, thought for a moment, then turned and told her subordinate nearby to bring the Wujing Sisters over. She handed the bandage to Kohaku, saying, "From now on, taking care of Big Sister is your mission. Big Sister is our absolute leader and the soul of the organization. Since Big Sister trusts you, do not disappoint her."
Kohaku was startled, then immediately understood. She seriously and solemnly reached out and took the bandage that was already half-wrapped around Rin's left shoulder. Under Rin's smiling gaze, she meticulously and carefully finished wrapping the bandage.
Rin put on her new trench coat, assisted by Kohaku and Hisui, and her messy hair was tied back into twin tails. Just then, "Tohno Shinkyu" was carried out of the study. He had a knife wound in the center of his back, making it look as though he had been ambushed with a dagger.
A cold smile played on Rin's lips. She walked over, shaped her hand into a claw, and directly tore a bloody hole with claw marks at the wound on his back! A stopped Artificial Heart burst open with a "pop," like a water balloon filled with red ink. This action caused everyone nearby, whether they knew Rin well or not, to shudder completely, chilled to the bone.
"Do you all understand how Tohno Shinkyu died?"
"We understand!"
"Alright, go upstairs and invite my younger sister, Miss Akiha, to come down."
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