Marcel froze at Queenie’s words.

“Are you saying that Harvey might be stronger than Jacknife?” he asked, his voice low.

“You forget. He killed the Sword Saint of the Shinkage Way himself. Akio was scared by him as well.”

“If he’s not strong, how did he manage to do all that by himself?”

Marcel pondered about the situation before laughing.

“It’s good if that’s the case!”

“If he’s as strong as you say he is and brings Rin back after dealing with the Shindan Way…”

“It’ll be good for all of us involved.”

“Your grandmother’s a powerful person, but she’s just too confident.”

“Even after all these years have passed, she still thinks that she can suppress the entire family with Jacknife alone…”

“We’ll let her know that the times have changed…”

…

Three hours later, at four o’clock in the morning. On a lonely island outside of the Island Nations…

This place was located on the southeast coast of the island. It had been private territory since ancient times.

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