Right now, the bleachers of the tournament game had turned into a crucible of confusion.
　Suddenly, everywhere in the bleachers, people by the thousands were blown away by the spiritual pressure of someone else alone.
　Already defeated, even the ability holders who had been watching the Grand Festival of the Entrance House understood that an abnormal situation had now occurred.

''Hey, hey, hey!　What the hell!　What the hell!　What the hell is going on?!
"Whatever the hell this is, it's not good!　What do we do?
"Idiot!　This is an attack on that Shitenji!　Of course he's going to escape!　You're feeling this spiritual pressure too!　These guys are outrageous!

　I don't know what this means or what kind of people they are, but they are the kind of people who would pick a fight with the Shitenji family. If they knew even a little bit about Shitenji, such an outburst would not be something that an ordinary person would ever consider.
　If they were to attempt such a scheme, they would either have a very prepared plan or be confident in their own strength, or both.
　Either way, they are not a decent bunch.
　The crowd of spectators, looking desperate and disorganized, started to move away from the scene.
　Then, at the downstairs stairs leading out of the bleachers, some of them stand still with their backs to us, and say, "Hey, get out of the way, bro!

'Hey, get out of the way, brother!　Get out of my way!

　The human who was running at the front of several people trying to escape from this place shouts out in anger.
　And this..............became the last word of this human's life.
　Leaving the body with its head missing, he falls slowly behind him on his knees on the spot.

''........?''

　The humans who were running behind this one from behind witnessed this and stood still as if they were going to brake suddenly, and one of them sat back and fell on his buttocks on the spot.

''Hmm?　I thought you just spoke to me, but I don't see anyone?　Who the hell called me 'brother' so casually?

　A man of medium height, short, thin-eyed man with short, upright black hair turned around with a sword dripping blood in his hand.
　No one could tell him that he should hear that before he swung his sword.
　Even though he had just buried a person, one person, just now, the way he was talking as if he had been approached in the street was just bizarre.

'Well, all right. I'll kill you when I find you. Well, let's get it over with!　But I don't know which one is the Shitennji, you know. Let's go from one side to the other!

　As he cleaved his right hand, which held a beautifully decorated sword, to the side and shook off the blood that had stuck to it, the people with abilities that contained tremendous spiritual power in various parts of the Shitendera family's property began to rampage indiscriminately all at once.



''What?!　Is that true!　I understand!　You'll have to respond in rapid succession, in formation!

　Meira turned pale and let go of the phone from her ear, at the same time this unusual situation occurred. Akera witnessed this scene from the organizer's seat located in the upper section.

''This!　We're under attack!　Zhu Yin-sama, Ruiho-sama, come over here immediately!

　The flustered Meira turns around and reports to the Shitenji family's heavyweights.
　........But no one moves slightly.
　They sit there quietly, not even changing their faces. Only Mizuho was able to see an expression of surprise on her face, but the rest of the humans were nowhere to be seen, and even Zhu Yin was unconcerned with her hand on her tea.

''.........?''

　When Akera was stunned by the difference in tone between herself and the people around her, Zamanosuke opened his mouth.

'Well, sit down, Akera.'

''But........we have to evacuate Akane and Mizuho-sama.......''

I'm telling you to sit down.

....

　Akera thinks to himself, "What's the big deal?" but here he reluctantly obeys his superior, Zamanosuke.

''Well, so it has begun.''

Yeah, I guess so.

''Where is Master Yi Cheng?''

He's resting in the back, so call me if you need anything.

Well then, I'll do it.

　The sight of Sabanosuke and Soun talking is like everyday life itself. As expected, Akera gets numb and turns to his grandfather, Sabanosuke, with an impending look on his face. Then, as if to control it, left Umanosuke pointed his palm at Akera.

You still don't understand. What do you think of this place? This is Shitenji, okay?

...What?

Once again, this is Shitenji. Where do you think we are going? For those who are invited, you will be treated with the best of hospitality, and for those who are not invited, you will be treated accordingly.

Mmmm, you've grown up, haven't you, Meira? You are now an indispensable part of Shitenji.

　Soun, with a smile on his face from the side, interrupted, and Sahumanosuke turned to Sahumo with a bitter smile.

''Sámon, don't spoil my grandson like that. It's a good thing that I have a good grandson.

'What are you talking about?　Grandfather Zamanosuke!　Now that you mention it....

Well, listen. You've grown up to be a fine young man, but you've made a couple of mistakes, haven't you?

"...what is it?

First of all, you don't know the Four Heavenly Temples better than anyone else. Why is the Four Heavenly Temples being the Four Heavenly Temples, you know. Akane and Yoshishige are here. And Mizuho-sama is here, too. Why is it that about a thousand years ago, the Shinzen and Omine families, the family of spirit masters who were so powerful in Japan, descended to Shitenji and became a branch of the Shitenji family by receiving the head of the family from the direct lineage of Shitenji?

....

　The history of this Shitenji family is naturally known to Meira. In fact, there is no one in this Shitenji family who does not know this story.

　This Four Heavenly Spirits are ruled by the Four Heavenly Temples. That's what you reaffirm. You knew it in your head, but today, you will engrave it into your soul. What kind of a Four Heavenly Temple is this Four Heavenly Temple you serve!

　Akera gulped.
　Akera sensed the pressure in these quiet words from Zamanosuke.

'And, you know, there's another thing you misunderstood, and that's this great festival of initiation.

"...what?　What's that?

Didn't you think about why the initiation ritual includes the word 'ritual'?

Yes, Shitenji is an open house. It's amazing how widely they gather participants despite the fact that it's a secret, the predecessors of Shitenji are very generous. A festival isn't a festival unless everyone enjoys it, right? Moreover, they knew very well that they had many enemies.

　Soun starts to chuckle.

''........!

　Meira's eyes widened here. That's because he finally understood the true identity of this Grand Festival of the Entry of the Family.

''Well, I didn't expect it to be the Great Festival of the Entrance of the House...''

'Whoa, don't get me wrong again, Meira?　And the initiation ritual is real.　In fact, my son-in-law, who has great qualities, came to me. However, even if Shitenji didn't do anything, for some reason the number of enemies is increasing, the trouble is. So, then. I thought I should collect them periodically to reduce their numbers........and also. The enemy is also in our pocket, how can we not see this as an opportunity?

My God, that's not exactly a secret...

''Oh, Meira-kun, when I say secret matter, I'm referring to the results of this great festival.

''What does that mean?　Soun-sama.

''Every time we have had this great festival of our family's entrance, we have beaten the assailants who come here without fail. I've beaten them to a pulp. So, you see. I've done my best to avoid letting the story get around. If the story becomes too well known and passed on, we may not be able to get anyone to join us again some day in the future when we hold another Irike Festival, mainly those who have ill will towards us.

　Meira is shocked by Hayoun, who doesn't stop smiling.

''Nah, how dare.........but all those lies about Lady Zhuon having been attacked.......''

　I remembered the made-up story that Meira unconsciously told to Yuto and the others at the villa and turned to face Zhu Yin, who was reaching for the tea cakes.

''Oh, Ming Liang?　I didn't say that, did I?　I said it was all a lie, that the daughter of the Shitenji family was harmed. I've never seen such a thing happen to a member of the Shitenzi family, you know.

....!

　Ming Liang's face twitches as Zhu Yin speaks with an uneventful face.

''Besides, as expected, I'm not waiting for this to happen without a plan, Ming Liang. You've also taken steps, right?　Think about it, in fact, the son-in-law you're pushing for is here, too. He's going to fight for Shitenji here with a flourish, right?　No matter how you look at it, people inside and outside will know that Du Du Yuyin, or rather, his son-in-law is a follower of the Four Heavenly Temples. If he becomes famous, there will be fewer people who know about it and will try to mess with his son-in-law.

Yeah, that's what I'm really trying to do.

''No, I didn't know about this until I learned of Chu'onn-sama's invitation of his own accord and his son-in-law's formidable abilities. And actually, there are others, although this one is not a son-in-law candidate, but if we were to compare it to that, it would be to show off our alliance.

'....Are there others?!

'Yes, you've been very good to me, the head of the American chapter. It's something I don't want to break this relationship in the future. Moreover..........this one is unscheduled, but Kensei is also here. Hisae is also doing a pretty good job.

That was a no-brainer, but you're right, Hayoun.

Yeah.

What do you think...

'Meira, this is what it means to be in Shitennji. Of course, we too will fight as a spear and a shield. But we are not a warrior who wields power in a haphazard manner. Do you understand?

Yes.

　Meira bowed his head.
　At this time, the respect for Sabanosuke and Soun, who were also his seniors and bear the heavy responsibility of being the head of a branch of the Shitennji family, was overlaid on them.

Then, we will leave while we assess the situation. That said, there is always the possibility of the unexpected. It's not just the Shitendera family. It would be troublesome if something were to happen to my son-in-law. Mingora, let's remind these ruffians of what it means to be enemies with Shitenji!

Yes, sir!

　Ming Liang's entire body was filled with energy as his expression tightened.