# 668
Chapter 669: The Anger of the Ants
The members of the Black Killing Group respectfully arranged accommodations for Lin Qiye and the others. The floor they were assigned to was right below Shen Qingzhu's floor, mainly for convenience so he could come down to find Lin Qiye at any time.
In the spacious suite, Yuzuri Nana sat cross-legged on the bed with bare feet, staring blankly out the window at the city.
The several large-scale battles tonight had thrown Osaka into complete chaos. Even now, one could still see flames and smoke rising from the distance. Large swaths of the city had fallen into darkness, with police lights flashing everywhere.
So this is the true face of this country...
"Aren't you going to sleep yet, little Yuzuri?" Uncle Kyosuke walked in carrying a bundle of bedding and began setting up a futon on the floor.
He glanced down from the window and his mouth twitched slightly. He quickly averted his gaze.
The Black Killing Group's building was very tall. They were staying on the second-to-last floor, which already offered a view of most of Osaka. Looking down from this height was indeed somewhat unsettling.
"Not yet, I'm not sleepy." Yuzuri Nana shook her head. "Dad, are you afraid of heights?"
"Who, who said that?" Uncle Kyosuke pretended nothing was wrong as he glanced down again. "I just happened to feel a bit unwell..."
She grinned but didn't expose his lie. Instead, she changed the subject. "Dad, are all gangs like the Black Killing Group we just encountered?"
"Why the sudden interest in them?"
"Because... they feel different from the yakuza I know of..." Yuzuri Nana said. "When Mom was still around, she often researched yakuza-related matters. There were photos of yakuza conflicts all over the house, and they looked really scary... But the Black Killing Group isn't like that."
"There are differences between different yakuza groups too." Uncle Kyosuke smiled. "Do you know why your mother paid so much attention to the yakuza?"
Yuzuri Nana shook her head in confusion.
"Do you know her maiden name?"
"I don't... I've asked Mom, but she never told me. Even the house we lived in wasn't registered under her name..."
"That's normal." Uncle Kyosuke wasn't surprised by this. "Little Yuzuri, before your mother got married, her birth name was... Kazamatsuri Akiko."
"Kazamatsuri?!"
Yuzuri Nana's eyes widened as if she'd thought of something. "You mean... that Kazamatsuri?"
Uncle Kyosuke nodded. "Yes, the Kazamatsuri family—one of the two major yakuza families of the Kanto region, on equal footing with the Samukawa family. Your mother was the eldest daughter of the Kazamatsuri family."
Yuzuri Nana's jaw dropped in shock.
"Then why did she leave the Kazamatsuri family? And why did she go to such lengths to hide her existence..."
Uncle Kyosuke's expression turned awkward. He gently stroked his beard and said: "Because... she eloped with me back then."
Yuzuri Nana was doubly shocked!
"When I was young, I was the most famous host in Shinjuku." A nostalgic look appeared in Uncle Kyosuke's eyes. "Back then, as the eldest daughter of the Kazamatsuri family, she was a power to be reckoned with in Tokyo. Basically every night she would come to find me to keep her company with drinks, and she constantly sent top-grade alcohol and gifts. It was because of her that I managed to stay at the top of the Shinjuku host rankings..."
"What happened next?" Fire of gossip blazed in Yuzuri Nana's eyes.
"Later, her family found out about this. The Kazamatsuri family's discipline was very strict. The old family head kept her under house arrest for a long time. Plus, there was internal power struggles within the Kazamatsuri family, her power and status within the family were gradually stripped away. When the third child of the Kazamatsuri family head was born, she completely lost the possibility of inheriting the family head position. Her status at home also fell to rock bottom...
That day, she secretly slipped out from home. Instead of driving luxury cars grandly to the club, she wore a hat and mask, found me very discreetly, and told me through tears that she had nothing left now, asking if I could accompany her for one more drink."
"Did you agree, Dad?"
"Of course not. I'm a professional host. I don't accompany customers without payment." Uncle Kyosuke raised an eyebrow.
Yuzuri Nana grinned. "What a player..."
"So, I quit my job at the host club." Uncle Kyosuke shrugged.
"Huh? Why?"
"She asked the same question back then." Uncle Kyosuke smiled faintly.
"Back then, I used my fingertip to lift her chin and told her: 'Woman, the money you've thrown at me all this time is already enough to buy the rest of my life. My career as a host flourished because of you, and it shall end because of you. Please allow me to take off this suit of armor...
If possible, for the rest of our days, I want to accompany my impoverished yakuza princess and become your knight.'"
Yuzuri Nana's mouth formed a perfect O.
"No wonder you could be a top host when you were young..." Yuzuri Nana couldn't help but exclaim. "Then what?"
"That night, the unemployed top host and the impoverished yakuza princess eloped."
Uncle Kyosuke looked out the window, seeming to be lost in memory, a smile on his lips. "We spent a very happy and beautiful time together. We had money, we had time, no one bothered us... Until my wife was about to give birth, I thought this happiness would continue forever."
Uncle Kyosuke's smile gradually faded.
"But I was wrong." His voice grew cold. "During the time she was taken to 【Pure Land】 for childbirth, I waited anxiously at home... Until that day, she came home cradling you in her arms, crying all night. Her body was covered in scars...
Later I found out that they took your younger brother, and moreover, they performed some experiments on your mother.
It was also at that time that I, who had never done anything wrong, suddenly became a 【Ghost】-level wanted criminal.
When I saw the wanted posters all over the streets, I realized that what they wanted was the 'King's Blood' in me... To that end, they also detained your younger brother. Since his body also awakened 'King's Blood,' to those people of 【Pure Land】, an infant who hadn't yet formed memories was of course the best test subject!"
Uncle Kyosuke stared at the night outside, his fists clenching tightly, and laughed coldly...
"Who do they think they are? Messengers of the gods? What does that even matter? From the very beginning, they only treated us as ants, as livestock...
But they forgot that even ants have feelings,
The ants are now boiling over with rage.
Since they put the label of 【Ghost】 on me, then so be it... I'll become this 【Ghost】!
I swore to your mother that I would definitely make 【Pure Land】 pay the price, definitely bring your brother back, and reunite our family...
So, I took three blades and charged up to 【Pure Land】."
After Uncle Kyosuke finished speaking, silence fell over the room.
Yuzuri Nana sat quietly beside him, head bowed, saying nothing, only her eyes slightly reddened. She knew the outcome...
"I failed." Uncle Kyosuke seemed to have lost all strength in his body,苦笑着说道，"七位神谕使，太强了，我甚至都没能亲手碰到【净土】，就被他们重伤打落凡尘……"
He smiled bitterly, his voice trailing off. "The seven Oracle Envoys... they're too powerful. I couldn't even lay a hand on 【Pure Land】 before they heavily wounded me and cast me down to the mortal realm..."