Tobio had just finished speaking when Arakawa glared at him and raised his hand, defiantly saying, "I vote for myself too!"
One vote each for Tobio and Arakawa.
Three people left.
The head of the Hisashiga House puffed on his pipe, glanced around at everyone, and tapped off the ash: "I stick to my previous decision, unchanged, my vote goes to Arakawa."
Two votes for Arakawa.
Chiba Ryouni held his wine glass, chuckled: "Then, just for fun, I'll vote for Old Man Tobio, haha! After all, I owe a lot of favors."
Two votes for Tobio.
Finally, all eyes turned to the last of the five big shots.
The female head of the Ochiai Family said without looking up, "I have no interest in the position of chairman. It makes no difference to me who holds it."
She said coldly, "I abstain."
The result was the same as before the meeting at the start of the banquet.
Tie, two to two.
Tobio and Arakawa stared at each other.
The old man grinned and asked, "Not planning to give up, Arakawa kid?"
