Beehive made its move.
Yes. Just as the Washimine Group was about to destroy the Shuei-gumi, Beehive stepped in.
They did not attack the Washimine Group. Instead, they precisely swallowed up all of the Ichijou Group's territory and took over all of the Ichijou Group's businesses.
In other words, after the Washimine Group paid a huge price to defeat the Shuei-gumi, all the benefits were taken by Beehive.
What did it mean for the mantis to stalk the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?
This was it.
When the boss of the Washimine Group learned of this, his nose nearly crooked from anger.
He had worked so hard to defeat the Shuei-gumi, only for the fruits of victory to be received by Beehive.
This was simply bullying him too much.
Out-of-town gangs really had no manners.
Before this, they had been getting along so harmoniously with the Ichijou Group. Who would have thought they were also man-eating monsters who didn't even spit out the bones?
The boss of the Washimine Group really wanted to fight back and teach Beehive a lesson.
But considering Kirisaki Hana's connections and power, he ultimately swallowed his anger.
After all, money was an important thing no matter what era one was in.
The phrase "money can move even gods" was not just empty talk.
Moreover, although this world had demons, monsters, ghosts, and spirits, it had not yet fallen into such chaos that order had collapsed.
On the surface, humanity was still the mainstream of this world, and all demons and monsters had to stand aside.
Because of that, the power Kirisaki Hana could mobilize was quite terrifying. If the head of a conglomerate with an annual income of tens of billions of dollars went mad, a mere Washimine Group really could not withstand it.
This loss had to be swallowed whether he could accept it or not. There was no room for negotiation.
However, the boss of the Washimine Group did not completely fail to counterattack. He decisively gave up on wiping out the Ichijou Group and deliberately let them go. He even secretly provided the Ichijou Group with support.
His goal was simple.
Beehive swallowed up your territory, so what are you waiting for? Go fight them.
Don't be cowardly. I'll support you.
That's right. The boss of the Washimine Group planned to let the Ichijou Group and Beehive fight each other while he watched the tigers battle from the mountain, then cleaned up the mess afterward.
But what he never expected was that Beehive did not fight the Ichijou Group at all.
Instead, they directly returned the Ichijou Group's businesses and territory.
Seeing this, how could the boss of the Washimine Group not understand that he had been tricked?
Beehive had never planned to swallow the Ichijou Group. Everything they did had been to preserve the Ichijou Group.
He had been played.
He did not understand. Were the people of Beehive really that honorable?
But Rowan knew very well that Beehive's boss, Adelt Kirisaki Wogner, was actually an old friend of Ichijou Issei, the boss of the Ichijou Group. The two had a very good relationship.
Beehive helping the Ichijou Group like this—it was hard to say that Ichijou Issei's request had nothing to do with it.
If this were a real-world gang, naturally they would not be so loyal and righteous. After all, everyone was in the underworld, and everything was about money. How much was loyalty and righteousness worth?
Those things had long since become trash bags.
Among today's yakuza, how many still cared about loyalty?
But manga was different. Yakuza in manga were often portrayed as valuing loyalty and righteousness. Even if they were yakuza, they had to talk about honor, gratitude, and even damn politeness.
This was very ridiculous.
But considering this was a two-dimensional world, it was also very reasonable.
So Beehive going to such lengths to help the Ichijou Group did not seem abrupt at all. Instead, it highlighted their loyal and righteous characterization.
As for the Ichijou Group, after seeing Beehive act with such righteousness, and considering that their own boss and heir were already gone,
after some discussion, they all joined Beehive.
At this point, Beehive became the ultimate winner.
The boss of the Washimine Group completely became a clown. He wished he could immediately take out the notebook, write down the names of all his enemies, and kill them all.
Fortunately, the others still had some reason and persuaded him to stop.
This matter ultimately ended without further action.
As for the death of the other male protagonist, Saeba Ryo, that had nothing to do with the others.
That was purely Tanaka Asahi's own doing.
As mentioned earlier, Tanaka Asahi was entangled with a major figure in the political world and had even pulled the other party into the Star Religious Group.
This matter attracted the attention of one of that major figure's political enemies.
That political enemy began secretly investigating the matter, causing the major figure quite a bit of trouble.
Left with no choice, this so-called major figure had to ask Tanaka Asahi for help, hoping Tanaka would use the power of the Star Religious Group to create a little trouble for the other side, leaving him too busy to focus on him.
So Tanaka Asahi chose to use the power of the notebook to curse the political enemy's granddaughter.
Fujiwara Chika.
Once Fujiwara Chika died, that major figure's political enemy indeed no longer had the time to trouble him. He shifted all his attention to the cause of Fujiwara Chika's death.
The other party was also a figure within the government. Using the authority in his hands, he transferred several members from the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division to investigate the matter.
Seeing the name Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division, Rowan raised his eyebrows.
Good grief. Even Ga-Rei had been fused in.
As expected of a crossover anime world.
However, after conducting an investigation, the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division discovered that Fujiwara Chika's death was an accident.
Rowan was not surprised by this.
Because by the time the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division investigated, Fujiwara Chika was already dead, and the curse power had disappeared along with her death.
So it really would not be easy to investigate the true cause of Fujiwara Chika's death.
On the other hand, it was also because the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division did not actually have many experts.
Naturally, they could not uncover the real cause of death.
But Fujiwara Chika's parents were unwilling to accept this result, so they found City Hunter Saeba Ryo.
Although Saeba Ryo was perverted and lecherous, he did have real skill. In the manga, he almost never failed a mission, and his case-solving rate was practically one hundred percent.
That was why Fujiwara Chika's father approached Saeba Ryo.
After accepting this mission, Saeba Ryo quickly discovered that Fujiwara Chika's death seemed to be connected to the political enemy of Fujiwara Chika's grandfather.
He also discovered that not long after this political enemy met Tanaka Asahi, Fujiwara Chika died in an accident.
This made Saeba Ryo interested in Tanaka Asahi, and he secretly followed Tanaka Asahi for several days.
After Tanaka Asahi discovered this, he flew into a rage and simply wrote Saeba Ryo's name in the notebook, carefully designing an accident.
Although Saeba Ryo was extremely capable, agile, and had astonishing marksmanship, in the face of this kind of supernatural power, he was still helpless.
Before long, he was completely dead.
After watching Tanaka Asahi's memories, Rowan discovered that this guy seemed to have carved the word "cautious" into his very bones.
Although he had already become a jujutsu sorcerer, whenever he encountered someone he wanted to kill, he never let his shikigami act.
Instead, he recorded all their names in the notebook and planned accident after accident.
Even when he truly had no choice but to act personally, he would kill all witnesses and leave no hidden dangers.
Because of this, aside from the upper ranks of the Star Religious Group, almost no outsider knew he was a jujutsu sorcerer.
This was all for the sake of absolutely turning the tables at the most crucial moment.
If the person he had encountered this time were not Rowan, but someone else, he might really have had a chance to turn things around.
Unfortunately, this time, he had encountered Rowan.
This could also be considered "those who commit many injustices will eventually destroy themselves."
After Rowan finished examining all of Tanaka Asahi's memories and confirmed that he had hidden nothing, he pointed at the huge glass wall of the study and decisively gave Tanaka Asahi his final command.
"Run over there and smash through it."
Tanaka Asahi did not hesitate. He stepped forward like an out-of-control tank and charged viciously toward the glass wall of the study.
With a muffled bang, the glass shattered.
As for Tanaka Asahi himself, he fell straight down from a building over a hundred meters tall.
If this were a tanky monster from the One Piece world, that height would at most count as a minor injury.
But in this world, a fall from over a hundred meters was enough to smash a person into meat paste.
Even a jujutsu sorcerer could not withstand it.
Of course, there was one premise: not using cursed energy to protect the body.
If cursed energy were used to protect the body, a fall from over a hundred meters might not necessarily kill a jujutsu sorcerer.
But the current Tanaka Asahi's mind was under Rowan's control, and all his strength was completely suppressed. He could not use even the slightest cursed energy. Falling from this height—
he was dead for sure.
After dealing with Tanaka Asahi, Rowan's figure flashed. He activated the power of the Warp-Warp Fruit and instantly returned to the private room at Totsuki Resort.
Seeing Rowan return, Nakiri Senzaemon quickly stood up.
"Welcome back, Lord Rowan."
Nero also said from the side, "Umu, Praetor, you have returned. How did the matter go?"
"It's done."
Rowan sat down heavily in his chair. As he spoke, he smelled a fragrance unlike anything he had ever experienced.
He looked up and discovered several new dishes had been added to the table.
Each dish emitted an enchanting aroma.
They should have been newly prepared by Gin Dojima and Nakiri Erina, using Sea King meat. Naturally, the aroma was even richer.
Rowan's eyes lit up. He picked up a piece of charcoal-grilled bone-in meat and began eating heartily.
"Fragrant. Truly fragrant."
This piece of meat had not only been charcoal-grilled, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, but was also sprinkled with a layer of special spices that fully brought out the fragrance of the Sea King meat.
Both its taste and aroma exceeded imagination.
Rowan had eaten grilled meat in the One Piece world, and Cosette had made it for him before. All of it had tasted excellent.
But the aroma and flavor of this piece of grilled meat surpassed any meat he had eaten before.
The cooking techniques of the Food Wars world combined with the meat of the One Piece world—when the two were mixed together, they truly produced unprecedented sparks.
Rowan ate until his mouth was shiny with oil, feeling extremely satisfied.
While Rowan was feasting, Nakiri Senzaemon's eyes flickered several times before he asked, "Lord Rowan, how is Tanaka Asahi now?"
"Dead."
Rowan said while eating, "If you're lucky, you might see news about him on your phone in a little while."
Hearing that Tanaka Asahi was dead, Nakiri Senzaemon felt relieved.
He was just about to ask whether Tanaka Asahi was truly a member of the Star Religious Group when—
Bang!
A muffled sound rang out. The door of the private room was kicked open.
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