We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

"Just want to find a god? That's like visiting a zoo. You see some new and interesting animal and want to lock it in a cage and observe it from all angles. You can't really be that naive, can you?" Nan Yun Yuyue laughed teasingly.

"become……"

Tachibana Masamune felt his heart pounding wildly.

The oppressive feeling was so strange. He wanted to say the words he had rehearsed a thousand times, but he felt his heart pounding even harder, as if the oppressive feeling would persist forever if he didn't tell the truth.

An unprecedented venomous look appeared on Tachibana Masamune's face, but this venomous look was covered by extreme pain, making people think that he was just having a spasm.

Meanwhile, Genjiro and Uesugi Kotsugi were completely stunned.

Erii...is my younger sister?

I...have another daughter?

This truth cannot be hidden at all.

Tokyo is full of hospitals, including many world-renowned large medical institutions, and no one would dare to deceive the Snake-Headed Eight Family on Tokyo's turf.

By simply drawing a little blood, it's quick to know whether the people are related by blood.

Nan Yun Yuyue couldn't possibly lie about this, because verifying his words would be far too easy.

Yuan Zhisheng's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word.

He had assumed that Tachibana Masamune truly had his own reasons and had been secretly hoping for an explanation from him.

But to their surprise, even at this point, the other party was still deceiving them.

His image of Tachibana Masamune was completely shattered, leaving only a few tender memories of the past, which prevented him from immediately drawing his sword against this traitor to the family.

Genji sighed deeply, gripping the Spider Cutter at his waist. An indescribable bitterness lingered in his heart, and he barely managed to hold back his tears.

"Let's lock this guy up in jail first," Uesugi said.

He's still a bit dazed.

He originally thought that this mission from the Lai Clan Heavy Industries was simply to protect his apprentice's safety, but he never expected to discover that he also had children in this world.

Over the years, he had deliberately avoided leaving behind royal blood, but when he finally learned that he had children, his excitement almost overflowed.

Just then, several strange noises came from the elevator shaft, as if someone was climbing down the chains.

About ten seconds later, two figures jumped down from above the elevator shaft.

Those were two old men.

One of them was dressed in an elegant black kimono with a short sword hanging at his waist.

The other one had a kind face, but his aura wasn't particularly fierce.

"Fengma Clan Head, Inuyama Clan Head, you've arrived," said Genjiro.

About three or four seconds later, a voluptuous young woman and a middle-aged man wearing glasses who looked like a researcher jumped down from the elevator shaft.

The two people behind are clearly Sakurai Nanami, the head of the Sakurai family, and Miyamoto Shio, the head of the Miyamoto family.

Apart from Ryoma Genichiro, who was still rushing from Kobe to Tokyo, the other four heads of the five outer families had all arrived.

Their first sight was of the hellish scene in the deepest part of the underground. Before they could recover from the shock, they saw Tachibana Masamune kneeling on the ground with his legs broken.

All of their family settlements had been attacked by Deadpool, so they were all too familiar with this monster.

But why is there such a horrifying scene of raising dead servants at the very bottom of Genji Heavy Industries?

And... what exactly happened?

Fuma Kotaro instinctively wanted to save Tachibana Masamune first, but was stopped by Inuyama He.

Inuyama He immediately spotted Uesugi Kotetsu standing next to Tachibana Masamune and respectfully said:

"Master, you're back."

Chapter 243 The patriarch is replaced; he takes over as director of the executive bureau.

"Master...you're back."

Inuyama said respectfully.

Upon hearing this, the first few people to arrive did not appear particularly shocked.

However, the four heads of the five outer families who followed them down the elevator shaft were all momentarily stunned.

The patriarch?

Isn't the patriarch Tachibana Masamune?

Fuma Kotaro was the first to react.

He looked at Uesugi Kotsu's face, and an unbelievable guess immediately popped into his mind.

Since Inuyama He uses the title "patriarch"...

Besides Tachibana Masamune, there was another patriarch from decades ago, the one who had long since left the family and whose whereabouts were unknown.

Could it be that what's standing in front of them now...?

It's him?

Fuma Kotaro stared intently, and distant, hazy memories began to surface, bit by bit.

He finally confirmed his guess and could no longer suppress the horror in his heart.

He never dreamed that this "emperor" from the last century would return to his family at this time.

So, what exactly is the situation right now?

Fuma Kotaro was utterly astonished.

Inuyama He and Fuma Kotaro, who are more senior members of the family, can recognize Uesugi Kotsu's identity.

However, Sakurai Nanami and Miyamoto Shio, who were behind them, knew nothing about Uesugi Kotsugu's true identity and were also extremely surprised by what he had just said.

What puzzled them even more was...

Why is the current patriarch, Tachibana Masamune, kneeling on the ground with his legs broken, surrounded by two unidentified mixed-race individuals, while Genji simply watches silently?

Surely it's not like Genjiro is trying to usurp the throne?

What happened?

The situation in Tokyo today is already bizarre; without exception, their respective residences have been attacked by the Oni Clan and the Dead Servants.

Fortunately, thanks to the advantage of fighting on home soil and the family's heritage, they managed to bring the situation under control.

Upon learning of the attack on Genji Heavy Industries, and with the situation within their own families barely stabilized, the family heads immediately set off for the scene.

However, by the time they arrived, the situation at Genji Heavy Industries was already under control. Except for a portion of the Executive Bureau agents who remained inside the building, the rest had all gone to support the other families' bases.

The first person these family heads saw was Inuyama He, who had already arrived at Genji Heavy Industries.

Subsequently, the clan heads discovered that access to the passageways connecting the above-ground and underground sections of the Genji Heavy Industries had been re-unlocked.

After inquiring with several Kansai branch members who remained on the surface, they learned that their patriarch had led people underground, so they followed the path and found their way to Naroka.

However... the inner staircase leading to Naroka has been forcibly sealed on this level by Nan Yun Yuyue using the patriarch's access card.

Left with no other option, they found some ropes that were originally used for elevator repairs and climbed down from above.

Who would have thought that, before they could even understand what had happened after flipping down the floor, just a glance at this floor was enough to leave the four family heads, who were used to all sorts of things, stunned and unable to recover for a long time.

Previously, they had no idea that Genji Heavy Industries had such a floor, let alone that it had been transformed into this state.

Broken glass culture chambers, rows of culture media, and instruments resembling operating tables... all of these require a huge amount of manpower and money.

Even for the Sakurai family, who are mainly involved in the financial world, it would be impossible for them to secretly create such a breeding farm for Dead Servants.

After all, the amount of materials needed to cultivate these Dead Servants is astronomical, and only someone who can integrate the resources of the entire Snake Clan can achieve this level.

Genjiro took a deep breath, looked at the family heads who were still unaware of the situation, and began to explain:

"Esteemed patriarchs, now... please allow me to explain what exactly happened."

As the head of the executive bureau and the young master, his words carry considerable weight within the family.

The heads of the families suppressed their doubts and unease and listened quietly to his explanation.

Genjiro first looked at Nagumo Ugetsu, then his gaze swept over Uesugi Etsu and Tachibana Masamune in turn.

He recounted the events of the night in as much detail as possible, leaving out not a single detail:

After returning to Tokyo from Kobe, the story recounts everything that happened within the Snake Clan, the actions of Tachibana Masamune, and finally, the prison where Kazama Ruri was imprisoned.

"Anyway...this is the situation."

Yuan Zhisheng sighed.

"And the man standing next to me is none other than the former patriarch of the Snake Clan—Uesugi Kotsu."

"At the same time... he is also my biological father."

The remaining family heads were filled with indescribable shock and disbelief.

Even the most composed Fuma Kotaro couldn't stop his right hand from trembling.

So these Deadpools... were deliberately kept by someone?

The last few words spoken by Genjiro were even more shocking to them.

Uesugi Kotsu? The former patriarch of the Snake-Headed Hachike?

Yuan Zhisheng's biological father?

The family had long speculated about the origin of Genjiro's bloodline, since royal blood doesn't appear out of thin air.

Their previous speculations mostly focused on two points: one was that it originated from a branch of a family that had been separated from the family, and the other was that it might be a case of generational awakening in genetics.

However, Tachibana Masamune never revealed the inside story to them, so they could only guess.

But no one expected that Genjiro's biological father was actually an emperor in name and in fact.

at the same time,

Nan Yun Yuyue's gaze swept over the four family heads who had rushed over, and she pondered in her heart:

"It just so happens that the most powerful members of the Snake Clan have all arrived, which saves me a lot of trouble."

He paused, raised his voice slightly, and spoke again:

"Don't rush... I have one last question to ask."

Not only did Hikaru no Chisei fall silent, but the other heads of the Snake-Headed Eight Families also fell silent, wondering what questions this young man, who had brought about such a dramatic change to his family in just a few days, would ask Tachibana Masamune.

Tachibana Masamune's expression grew increasingly cold.

Nan Yun Yuyue's series of questions almost plunged his situation into despair.

One of his most important pieces, Kazama Ruri, had already been captured by the Snake-Headed Eight Family in Kobe due to Nagumo Ugetsu's intervention.

He originally planned to rescue Kazama Ruri, even if it meant the Demon Clan had to pay a heavy price. But in the end, not only did Kazama Ruri fail to escape, but he also lost his identity as the "King General".

Now, his other identity—the head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families—has also plummeted in status.

Even if he can answer Nan Yun Yuyue's questions perfectly now, his prestige in the family will inevitably be greatly affected, and he may even fall back to his original position as the head of the Ju family.

What worried him even more was that he wasn't even sure if he could handle the challenges that Nan Yun Yu Yue would face next.

Nan Yun Yuyue asked calmly:

"Mr. Masamune, may I ask... are the Dead Men who appeared in Kobe yesterday the same group that poured up from the lowest level of Genji Heavy Industries tonight?"

!!!

boom!

Everyone present was struck dumb.

Yes, those assassins in Genji Heavy Industries were personally raised by Tachibana Masamune, but what about those in Kobe?

If the assassins who appeared in Kobe and attacked other families are also from the same group as those from Genji Heavy Industries, then this conspiracy is far too malicious.

As the supreme leader of the Snake Clan and the patriarch who holds the highest power in the family, he secretly researched this forbidden technology and even released Deadpool to attack the eight great families that had finally united.

"How can it be!"

Tachibana Masamune roared, trying his best to deny Nagumo Ugetsu's words.