With Sanzu River's escape, the battle at the Tsuchimiya Family came to an end.
Meanwhile, the turmoil at the Isayama Family had just begun.
"Ah ah ah!"
A scream broke the silence of the Isayama Family.
People startled by the scream began to gather towards the source of the sound.
"Hey, what's wrong? Why are you shouting in the middle of the night… Head of the Isayama Family!"
A tall man walked into the study.
The man, who was about to reprimand the servant, was stunned by the scene before his eyes.
On the floor in the center of the study, Isayama Naraku, the current Head of the Isayama Family, lay in a pool of blood.
"What exactly happened?!"
The man grabbed the servant by the collar in horror, pulling him up.
"I… I don't know either. I… I just came to remind the Head of the Isayama Family that it was getting late and time to rest, and then… then…"
The servant's voice trembled incessantly, clearly terrified.
"Enough. The most important thing now is to save him. Contact a doctor immediately."
"Yes, yes, contact a doctor, contact a doctor quickly!"
"Alas, no need. It's too late."
Just as everyone was frantically preparing to contact a doctor,
an elderly Elder had already made a preliminary examination of Isayama Naraku's condition.
"Immediately seal off the entire Isayama Family. No one is allowed to leave. Investigate immediately who visited the Head of the Isayama Family's room today!"
After giving his instructions, the elderly Elder immediately observed the expressions of everyone present.
This naturally included Isayama Yu and Isayama Mei.
Isayama Mei covered her mouth with one hand, her eyes wide, seemingly very surprised.
Isayama Yu's expression, on the other hand, was somewhat distorted.
It was pain.
When the Elder announced Isayama Naraku's death, a flash of surprise and a trace of sadness crossed Isayama Yu's heart.
Then came joy.
Because with Isayama Naraku's death, he would have a chance to become the Head of the Isayama Family.
Without Isayama Naraku's support, that rule-abiding little girl, Isayama Yomi, was no threat in his eyes.
There was no need to worry about the Iizuna Family either; they supported Isayama Yomi because Isayama Yomi could become the Head of the Isayama Family.
Once Isayama Yomi could not become the Head of the Isayama Family, the Iizuna Family would immediately abandon Isayama Yomi.
Soon after, Isayama Yomi, who was on a date with Iizuna Noriyuki, rushed back upon hearing the news of her father's murder.
Upon seeing Isayama Naraku's remains, she embraced him and wept bitterly.
Seeing this scene, a look of satisfaction appeared on Isayama Mei's face, who was hiding in the shadows.
'Just wait, Yellow Springs, this is just the beginning…'
The next day, Eichi, having received the news, rushed back as quickly as possible.
He couldn't help but be concerned.
Both Isayama Naraku, who had already formed a binding pact with Eichi, and Tsuchimiya Utata, who owed Eichi a favor and could be deeply cooperated with later, were key figures Eichi was focused on.
Otherwise, Medea and Artoria wouldn't have gone to provide support so quickly.
Once their cooperation was fully established, Eichi would gain the support of these two Jujutsu Sorcerer Families.
This way, when Eichi wanted to reform the Jujutsu World in the future, there would not be much resistance in the entire Tohoku Region's Jujutsu World.
However, what he didn't expect was that in less than a day after he left, both Families were attacked simultaneously.
"How are things?"
Eichi, who had rushed back, looked at Medea, hoping to get the answer he wanted.
"Don't worry, with me here, they won't die."
Medea revealed a confident smile.
The two arrived at a room wrapped in layers of barriers.
Click.
Opening the door, two patients lying on beds appeared before Eichi's eyes.
Isayama Naraku and Tsuchimiya Utata.
Eichi breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good that they were alive.
"How are you feeling?"
Eichi stepped forward, looking at the two with concern.
"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, little friend Eichi."
Tsuchimiya Utata was the first to answer.
"This time, I have to thank you all. If it weren't for you, I might have died by the hands of my own Family."
Isayama Naraku shook his head helplessly.
He had anticipated being attacked, but he expected it to be by a Curse User while commanding operations outside.
Being attacked by someone from the Isayama Family in his own home was something he had never expected.
"Did she defect to the Curse Users?"
Eichi looked at Isayama Naraku.
"…I don't know."
Isayama Naraku did not directly confirm Eichi's words.
"The sesshoseki contains immense negative emotions like hatred and resentment. Isayama Mei might also have been influenced by those emotions."
Tsuchimiya Utata explained.
Having dealt with the sesshoseki for several years, his understanding of it was much greater than Isayama Naraku's.
"Regardless, Isayama Mei has fallen into the Evil Path, and the Family must be purged."
Isayama Naraku's voice carried clear weakness.
Tsuchimiya Utata was the same.
Just one battle last night, and the sesshoseki's erosion of Tsuchimiya Utata was close to the level of erosion over the past three years combined.
If such a battle were to happen again, Tsuchimiya Utata might inevitably become the incarnated vessel for Inugami Shiraei.
If it truly came to that point, Tsuchimiya Utata would pass Inugami Shiraei to his daughter, Tsuchimiya Kagura, and then the clan members specifically responsible for the Head of the Isayama Family's posthumous affairs would dispose of his body after death.
After all, because of inheriting Inugami Shiraei, the Tsuchimiya Family Head rarely had a peaceful end, which led to the existence of Jujutsu Sorcerers specifically for handling the Head of the Isayama Family's corpse.
"Interesting, it seems they can't wait any longer…"
Medea, having observed something, murmured in a low voice.
"What's wrong?"
Eichi looked at Medea.
"News just came in: Isayama Yu announced Isayama Naraku's death and convened an Isayama Family meeting in the name of the interim Head of the Isayama Family."
The corner of Medea's mouth curled into a mocking arc.
"Interim Head of the Isayama Family?"
Eichi also realized something.
Isayama Naraku intended to pass the position of Head of the Isayama Family to Isayama Yomi; this was already a semi-public matter.
Even the Isayama Family's treasured sword, shishiou, had always been in Isayama Yomi's hands.
As soon as Isayama Yomi grew to be a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer and accumulated enough merits, Isayama Naraku would immediately transfer his position to Isayama Yomi.
But at such a moment, Isayama Yu actually called himself the interim Head of the Isayama Family and presided over the Isayama Family's clan meeting in that capacity, so his intentions were not hard to guess.
"Hmph, that coward."
Isayama Naraku clearly knew what Isayama Yu wanted to do.
He, who had fought his way up with real swords and spears, always looked down on the cowardly Isayama Yu, who dared not fight for his life.
Isayama Naraku propped himself up on the side of the bed, trying to rise.
His weak body made his movements somewhat difficult.
Eichi stepped forward to help Isayama Naraku up, and then a shadow condensed into a wheelchair.
"I'll go with you. Since Isayama Mei came into contact with the sesshoseki, it must be related to that Curse User."
Tsuchimiya Utata stood up behind Isayama Naraku, pushing Isayama Naraku's wheelchair.
"Thank you."
Isayama Naraku knew that Tsuchimiya Utata was concerned about him.
With Tsuchimiya Utata present, some of the Isayama Family members with ulterior motives would have to reconsider.
After all, unlike Isayama Naraku, who had retired from the front lines due to injury many years ago, Tsuchimiya Utata was currently the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer in the Tohoku Region.
"No need to thank me. Didn't you help me in the same way three years ago?"
The two old friends looked at each other and smiled.
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