The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 178 Herzog: Sweating
As soon as Watanabe Tsuna said this, the whole place fell silent.

Every one of the eight family heads present witnessed the fantastic scene of the successful summoning of a heroic spirit for the first time.

They all knew how much preparation Minamoto Chisei had made in advance in order to summon the famous demon-slaying general Minamoto Raikou from a thousand years ago. However, the facts at the moment were beyond everyone's expectations.

The servant summoned was not Minamoto no Raikou, but Watanabe Tsuna, one of the Four Heavenly Kings under his command. Watanabe Tsuna himself also revealed that the reason he was summoned might be that the summoner was not a member of the Minamoto clan.

In other words, their Shadow Emperor has a problem with his identity! ?
At this moment, Yuan Zhisheng stood there, and although he tried his best to maintain a calm expression, indescribable emotions were surging in his heart. He had never thought that his identity would be questioned in such an occasion.

At this time, even Tachibana Masamune frowned. He really didn't expect this accident to happen. Now that all the eight family heads are present, if Minamoto no Chikase's identity as a member of the Minamoto clan is questioned, then he, the head of the family who brought Minamoto no Chikase into the family, will not be able to escape suspicion no matter what.

The factor that caused doubts was the established fact that "Minamoto no Chisei failed to summon Minamoto no Raikou". All the family heads had witnessed the irrefutable evidence with their own eyes, and there was no room for any secret manipulation to change the situation except for on-the-spot performance.

There was an oppressive silence in the air, as if even breathing had become heavy as if filled with lead.

Watanabe Tsuna sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately placed his fingers on the hilt of the knife on the left side of his waist, and remained silent and pretended to be deaf and dumb. The heads of the families were talking in low voices, and the scene became noisy for a while.

"That's unreasonable!"

Tachibana Masamune was about to speak up to control the situation and prevent the inner tendencies of the various family heads from sliding in a direction he did not want. However, he was surprised to see that the old man who was sitting meticulously behind him, Fuma Kotaro, suddenly stood up and spoke loudly and powerfully.

The old man straightened his pure black kimono, his temperament was sharp, and he spoke in sonorous words:
"As the contemporary Shadow Emperor, the young master's bloodline is genuine. This is the result of the tests that all of us family heads have jointly confirmed! And after several years of getting along with each other, the young master's ability and character are beyond doubt. I am convinced that he should be the head of the Genji family!"

Fuma Kotaro first threw out a sentence, completely blocking all suspicions against Minamoto Chisei.

After all, everyone had decided that even if Minamoto Chisei was not a legitimate descendant of the Minamoto clan, his Kage Emperor bloodline was real. The Snake Eight Clan needed such an emperor, and it didn't matter whether he was from the Minamoto clan or not - as long as he was an emperor, his bloodline must be from the inner three families.

"So, the young master is the young master of the Yuan family, and he must be!"

Fuma Kotaro glanced coldly at some of the family heads who had whispered about this, and said in a tone that left no room for doubt, "As for why there was a problem with the summoning, it's easy to explain - this shows that there is a problem with the holy relic plan we prepared for this summoning."

"Remember that at the countermeasures meeting, I once asked Shirou Emiya whether more relics could improve the accuracy of summoning. He clearly expressed his affirmative at the time. But now the result is that we summoned Watanabe Tsuna who appeared with 'Oni-Kiri' as the cause, which is not in line with the original plan..."

"So the reason for the problem couldn't be more obvious."

Fuma Kotaro suddenly looked at Tachibana Masamune, his tone mixed with a hint of anger, "Head, I think this is a deliberate misleading from that Emiya!"

"The inside story of the Holy Grail War is obviously closely related to the demons, and Emiya happened to provide us with wrong information at this time, so we failed to summon our ancestor Minamoto no Raikou and lost in the early stages!"

"Head!" Fuma Kotaro took another step forward, approaching Tachibana Masamune, "I firmly support your will to eliminate the Demon Clan. Today's matter concerns the survival of the Eight Snake Families. What is Emiya's connection with the Demon Clan? We cannot afford to be careless!"

Tachibana Masamune was surprised by the old man's behavior.

He also knew that his identity had been a source of suspicion since he joined the Snake Eight Families. Although he had blocked many voices with the title of "Gen Chisei's adoptive father", Fuma Kotaro and Inuyama Kazuo, the most experienced of the eight family heads, might not be completely confident in Tachibana Masamune.

Tachibana Masamune had already heard from Minamoto Chisei that the two old men had doubts about his absence last time. He thought that this accident would be an opportunity for Fuma Kotaro to take advantage of, but he didn't expect the other party to defend him so much and shift the spearhead to the outside in time.

As expected, as the most senior elder of the family, Patriarch Fengma still knows how to put the overall situation first. He is a loyal minister of our Sheqi Eight Clan...

"Cough cough!"

Tachibana Masamune coughed lightly and decided to follow the steps given by Fuma Kotaro to further control the situation and try to eliminate the uncertainties brought about by today's accident as much as possible...

However, as if he had planned it in advance, Inuyama He actually saw the opportunity and stood up. The white-haired man moved quickly and neatly, not like an old man who would see stars after a little exercise, but like a young and energetic young man in his twenties.

"Master Fengmo, I don't agree with your opinion!"

Inuyama He stepped forward and also approached Tachibana Masamune. He and Fuma Kotaro happened to be standing apart from each other, trapping the patriarch in the middle.

"The size of the organization of the Demonic Clan is well known. They rely on their base in Osaka to fight against us, the Eight Snake Families, but they definitely don't have the energy to stand out in the open and provoke the mixed-blood forces around the world with the Holy Grail War!"

"So the relationship between the Demons and the Holy Grail War is still unclear, so we can't rashly classify them as one!"

"And Emiya's strength is obvious to all of us. If he was really a member of the Oni Clan, he could have taken advantage of the chaos during the Shinjuku Incident and moved the battlefield to the young master's location while fighting the attacking Heroic Spirits. With the help of the attackers, he could have killed the young master on the spot!"

"But in fact, Emiya didn't. He moved the battlefield immediately, minimizing the family's manpower losses!" "What's more, the head of the family once said that we should try our best to win over Emiya. Have you forgotten?"

Every word Inuyama He said was so powerful and resounding that even Tachibana Masamune was stunned - he didn't understand why this old man, who usually behaved so amiable, was so emotional at this moment.

"Master Fuma, you are now shifting the blame onto Emiya-kun. Isn't this making the head of the family contradict himself and slap himself in the face?"

"Master Fengmo, what are you thinking?"

As Inuyama He spoke, his eyes became almost bulging with anger. He actually raised his hand and grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, pretending to draw the sword. It seemed that he was about to draw his sword against Fuma Kotaro, who had been his fellow martial artist for decades!
Tachibana Masamune was confused by this series of strange developments, and in the next second he saw the two old men were about to fight in front of him. He obviously couldn't sit idly by and watch the two old men quarrel, so he quickly stretched out his hand to stop the two from getting close to each other:
"Calm down! Everyone calm down!"

"Oh, Master Inuyama! I didn't expect that after so many years, you still like to show off your bravery!"

Fuma Kotaro was not at all out of place, and coldly rebuked, "Now that the head of the family has spoken, you need to stay calm, why don't you put the knife away quickly!"

After much persuasion, Inuyama He finally put down the knife.

"Then tell me, since you and I have such different opinions, and we don't want to make things difficult for the head of the family, what should we do about this matter today!?"

"It's simple, our opinions don't count!"

Fuma Kotaro sneered and said something, implying that the opinions of the five other families were not important. Then he finally revealed his plan, "The Heroic Spirit was summoned by the young master, and the young master's words are final. Just leave it to the young master to solve it!"

Inuyama He straightened his messy clothes a little, "Hmph... that also requires the consent of the head of the family -"

"What do you think, head of the family?"

Facing the stares of the two men and the concerned looks from all around, Tachibana Masamune finally realized the purpose of this play by the Fuma and Inuyama family masters:

Obviously, he had taken away his chance to control the situation, and then made Zhisheng confused about his last name, thus doubting him as his father...

Will it be possible to reasonably shake Tachibana Masamune's position, push Minamoto no Chisei to the throne, and complete the "peaceful abdication" of the patriarch's throne?

"Well, every word that Patriarch Fengma said makes sense, and it touches my heart."

Tachibana Masamune's words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

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The ridiculous farce is over.

Yuan Zhisheng stood in front of the window, looking through the dark night sky at the twinkling lights of the world in the distance. Those lights were like a complex and dense galaxy, flowing densely in the streets and alleys, as if silently telling the prosperity and bustle of this city.

After watching the farce, Watanabe Tsuna remained in spirit form, hiding in the distance and saying nothing. This heroic spirit of the Heian period seemed to be indifferent to everything in the modern era, just quietly concentrating on stroking the pattern of his scabbard, as if waiting for Minamoto Chisei's next move.

Minamoto no Chisei just had an emergency call with Emiya and asked him: What would be the consequences of carrying out this relic plan if you are not a member of the Minamoto clan?

Then, he finally figured out the source of the misunderstanding: it turned out that Emiya had always believed that he was an authentic descendant of the Genji, so he thought it was appropriate to prepare more relics.

But in fact, it is not the case...

Yuan Zhisheng hung up the phone and sighed in his heart. He realized the deep meaning behind the two old men's behavior today only later - it turned out that compared to his father, the head of the family, the old people actually recognized him.

Therefore, his identity as a member of the Genji family was completely forged, and as for the forger...

Gen Chisei's eyes slowly turned to the other side of the room. Tachibana Masamune was kneeling on the tatami like a prisoner about to be executed, his head lowered, his hands hanging limply in front of his knees. His fingers were trembling slightly, as if silently telling of the struggling emotions surging in his heart.

The air in the room seemed to freeze, leaving only the faint sound of wind outside the window, gently brushing against the window frame.

"Dad," Yuan Zhisheng's voice was low and calm, but with a firm tone that could not be avoided, "Can you tell me what you've been hiding from me?"

(End of this chapter)