C105 The End of a Reign

The air inside the main hall was heavier than usual.

Even the incense burned slower, the gray trails twisting lazily above the long table where Riku, Keiji, Daisuke, and several other family heads sat waiting.

When Oyabun entered, every man rose to his feet. He moved slower now, not from weakness, but from the weight of finality that surrounded him like a cloak.

He gestured for everyone to sit