“Heh! You think so?”

Takai chuckled coldly. He raised his head, to find Nanako looking deceitful.

“Stop lying to yourself. Even after ten years, I’ll probably still be no match against that little bastard.

“He’s at a level that’s simply terrifying! If he keeps growing, he’ll become the Island Nations’ biggest obstacle!

“The Kawashima family can’t deal with a prominent figure like that. He’s destined to rival the entire country!

“If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have ended up like this in the first place!”

Takai gritted his teeth, furious. Defeat wasn’t scary at all, but being crippled was. What was he going to do for the rest of his life?

He badly wanted to strangle the one who instigated the whole thing. It was a shame that he couldn’t do that anymore.

Nanako hesitated for a moment.

“What should we do now? Now that you’re like this, our family’s strength is mostly gone. We’ve become toothless tigers here…” she said.

Takai took a deep breath to calm himself down.

“Since th