When high school girls of similar age like Erina, Alice, Kaguya, and others heard Gan'an's final question before his death, their eyes went wide.
Even Shijo Miko, the heir of the Shijo Family, a branch family of the Shinomiya Family, couldn't stay calm.
Although she was just from a branch family, if Lott really wanted to exterminate them from the root, she could definitely be counted in.
"Young Mistress! We need to leave!"
Hayasaka, who had just been stopping Kaguya from going out, now pulled her along and started running.
This was no place to stay.
She had to move Kaguya to a safe place.
It didn't matter if it was deep in the mountains or a remote island in the sea-
As long as Lott couldn't find her.
Even though Lott hadn't given a response in the footage yet, Hayasaka didn't hesitate and pulled Kaguya into a run.
After all, if they waited for him to act, it would be too late!
"Great-Aunt, if you're running, please take me with you!"
Maki approached with an expression of utter misery, pleading like a puppy.
She was the same age as Kaguya, but in terms of family hierarchy, Kaguya was her grandfather's generation.
She didn't share the 'Shinomiya' surname, but she was also afraid Lott might include her in the 'extermination'.
…
Hearing Gan'an's words, Lott on the scene was stunned for half a second, then blinked twice, his face showing a sudden realization.
"Ohhh~ Right, right, you still have family members. I actually forgot about that. Thanks for reminding me."
Nakiri Senzaemon, the former head of the Nakiri Family who had his position stolen by his son-in-law, Azami months ago, felt his eyes go wide.
When he served as a Hero Association's council member, he was an old acquaintance of Gan'an.
Right now, he wished he could charge into the screen and strangle him.
'Damn it, why did you have to bring that up?'
'If you hadn't said anything, he might have forgotten.'
'You had to drag my whole family down with you right before dying?!'
[Ace: Why does this feel a bit funny, even though it's a serious situation?]
[Hancock: That old man is really unlucky. One sentence before death potentially dooms three families.]
[Erza: Don't speak too soon. That man hasn't given his answer yet.]
[Danzo: Hmph, one must eliminate the root of potential threats. Just like when I and Hiruzen dealt with the Uch-]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Danzo, shut up!]
[Uchiha Sasuke: Huh?]
…
Gan'an's mouth also fell open in shock.
He never expected that his attempt to get a final answer before death would end up jeopardizing his entire clan.
"Did their family members also get involved?"
Lott pointed at the row of headless corpses on the ground.
Genos's eyes shifted slightly as he thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"No, aside from Oko, no one from the Four Great Conglomerates' families other than the heads themselves participated in the meeting."
"Is that so? Then let's leave it for now."
Lott said indifferently.
He might not be a great guy himself, but he wasn't as despicable as the Konoha Council F4 or Uchiha Obito.
Thud!
The moment it was confirmed that Lott would not target the other members of the three Great Conglomerates, at least not for now, the Shinomiya and Nakiri Families' members, who had been scared half to death just a second ago, all collapsed to the ground in the next moment due to exhaustion.
Expressions of relief after surviving a disaster appeared on their faces, with some even shedding tears.
"Th-Thank you, thank you..."
Gan'an, still kneeling, also shed tears of joy and relief.
Lott couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
'Look, I'm about to kill him, and he even has to thank me.'
…
Ten seconds later.
After Gan'an's head also rolled to the ground.
Child Emperor, who had been observing the whole time, finally spoke with a trembling voice:
"I-Is it over now?"
Two S-Class heroes were gone, three heads of the Four Great Conglomerates were gone, and the losses among heroes of other ranks hadn't even been counted yet.
But they included the three experts ranked 2nd to 4th in A-Class.
'The Hero Association... no, what will become of Planet Terra's future?'
"Hmm?"
At that moment, Lott seemed to remember something. He took out his phone and glanced at the time.
"School's over. Time to go back."
"Yes!"
Genos retracted his wrist blade and followed respectfully behind Lott.
Under the setting sun, master and disciple walked away, their long shadows stretching behind them.
The central live stream screen finally went dark.
However, the Universe Chat Room exploded.
Members who also lived on Planet Terra, like Lott and Genos, were in an uproar.
[Eriri: Th-This... Wh-What do we do now? I counted, and fifteen council members are dead. H-How many are left? Will the Hero Association even exist tomorrow?]
[Utaha: @Eriri, Little Blonde, instead of worrying about the Hero Association, you should worry about the safety of this planet. Aren't you afraid that man might get in a bad mood one day and destroy Planet Terra?]
[Eriri: Who are you calling 'Little Blonde'!? Although you have a point!]
[Yotsuba: I can't get through to Dad's phone. Is he okay? Dad, if you see this, please reply in the group. I, Ichika, Miku, and the others are very worried about you.]
[Haruno: @Yukino, Yukino, are you okay? Please answer. Your big sister is very worried.]
Saeko, curled up in a corner of the shelter, stared intently at Lott's figure, which had shrunk to a tiny dot in the live stream.
Her tall yet curvaceous body twisted slightly involuntarily.
Th-The situation with her panties is a bit worrying~