Physical dream entry.
A technical skill.
First, you need the ability to enter dreams.
Second, you need the strength to knock the target unconscious.
At the very least, you need a decent heavy-hitter.
“Big Bro Russell, why are you going to attack a prisoner?”
The stunning, white-haired girl sat on the sofa, looking at the young man before her and asking earnestly.
Kiana, a girl who takes pride in the Kaslana name.
Although she was currently trying her best to win over Raiden Mei and needed to curry favor with a certain “brother-in-law,” that didn’t mean she would blindly obey Russell’s every command.
Fortunately—Russell had been a natural-born bullshitter since childhood.
Therefore—
“This is Raiden family business,” the young man began slowly.
“Raiden Dragon-Sniper.
That is the man’s name.”
?!
What kind of name is that?!
Kiana was instantly silenced.
The name seemed to possess its own Conqueror’s Haki, stunning her into submission.
She had been in the Far East for a long time, and this was the first time she had ever heard such a…
modern name.
“Raiden Dragon-Sniper is my clan uncle.
Hmm, which means he’s Mei’s uncle,” the young man, who had just renamed Raiden Ryoma on the spot, said, looking at Kiana as if she were the strange one.
“What, is there a problem?”
A problem?
This is way beyond ‘a problem.’
Kiana felt her snarking soul was about to burst.
What the hell kind of name was that?
Did Raiden Mei also have an uncle named Raiden Fire-Kylin, and a grand-uncle named Raiden AK-47?
This wasn’t just weird; it was weird’s mom opening the door for weird—weird had come home to roost!
The fact that you can say that name with a straight face is the weirdest part!
Kiana pressed her lips together tightly.
She was afraid that if she let her guard down, she’d blurt all this out, and it would get back to Raiden Mei’s elders…
At that point, even if her “brother-in-law” Russell recommended her with all his might, she’d never get into the Raiden family.
At this thought, the girl downed several glasses of water in a row to dissolve the snark building in her stomach.
“Grandpa Raiden’s naming skills are really…
rather novel,” the girl said with a dry laugh, trying to be complimentary after confirming her urge to roast had subsided.
Whether it was her imagination or not, Kiana felt that smile looked a little bit smug.
“Did you know?
The Far East has a culture of primogeniture.”
His words made Kiana’s expression instantly turn serious.
Primogeniture.
Even in world history, it was a rather cruel law of inheritance.
The eldest son of the house becomes the family head.
The so-called family head is the owner of all family property and is responsible for managing all family members.
Similar systems existed in China, Europe, and Central Asia, which was nothing special.
But during the Kamakura period in Japan, many so-called family heads were unable to control their other sons, who began to live independently, leading to the dispersal of the family’s power.
To strengthen the core development of the family and save this patriarchal system from decline, the system of primogeniture emerged—to prevent the family’s decline due to the division of assets, the eldest son would inherit everything alone.
The subsequent children, while called brothers to the eldest, were in fact his vassals.
“…The Raiden family still has such a rule?” Kiana’s expression was grave.
“That boring inheritance law was abolished long ago, but some historical vestiges remain.
For example, my uncle Raiden Ryoma inherited seventy percent of the Raiden family’s assets, while Uncle Dragon-Sniper inherited less than thirty percent and was not allowed to appear in the public eye.”
Because it was, indeed, an unfair system.
Kiana quickly connected this to the decline of the Raiden family.
Could it be that the family’s fall was the result of a conflict between the Raiden brothers?
“As you can see, under the conflict between those two uncles, the Raiden family is on the verge of collapse,” Russell gave an affirmative answer.
[Damn, you can really spin a tale.]
[You’ve even brought up primogeniture and the conflict between the legitimate and illegitimate lines!]
Even the detector popped up to applaud Russell.
[It’s a waste that you’re not writing a novel.]
I’m just average, third best in the world.
Russell replied to the detector with great modesty.
Then, he once again looked at Kiana, who was stunned by the story of clan conflict, his tone tinged with a hint of helplessness.
“After a series of struggles, Uncle Dragon-Sniper exiled Uncle Ryoma and assumed his identity…
they are twins.”
“But he only then discovered that his own talents were not enough to manage ME Corp.
Faced with financial problems, he had no choice but to collect funds under the guise of financing the development of an ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic field constraint, and ended up getting reported.”
Kiana seemed to understand.
The younger brother, having been treated unfairly, backstabbed his genius older brother, only to find that he couldn’t support the family on his own.
He was forced to take a risk and ended up getting screwed.
Now he was sitting in a jail cell.
If this weren’t modern society, he would have already been ordered to commit seppuku.”
“The death penalty may be avoided, but a physical punishment is inevitable.
He has made a complete mess of the entire Raiden family.”
The young man smiled faintly, a smile that carried an almost chilling authority.
“I have been entrusted by Uncle Ryoma to come and reorganize ME Corp, and while I’m at it, escort him to see Uncle Ryoma.”
“As a greeting before they meet, is it so strange to give him a beating?”
Kiana’s expression was a bit stiff.
Although she was a noble lady, she had never witnessed such strict family rules.
“So, you want me to go and take care of that good-for-nothing Raiden Dragon-Sniper in your place, Big Bro Russell?”
“Ah…
this is your family’s business, right?
Is it appropriate for me to interfere?” Kiana laughed nervously.
She couldn’t handle these big family dramas!
In response, a half-smiling, half-serious expression appeared on the young man’s handsome face.
“Ah, but aren’t we all family here?”
Huh?
Family?!!
Kiana’s heart seemed to be instantly filled with a certain emotion.
I’ve been acknowledged?
“I, I, I…” A beautiful blush spread across the girl’s face, and for a moment, she was at a loss for words.
“I fully support you.
After all, watching two cute girls being all cuddly is quite easy on the eyes.” The young man patted Kiana’s shoulder and smiled faintly.
“But, laying hands on an elder…” Kiana was a little hesitant, who knows what strange things were playing in her mind.
“Just think about it.
If it weren’t for Uncle Dragon-Sniper, Mei should have been adored as a princess.
But because of his actions, Mei was completely isolated.
If it weren’t for the fact that she has some decent skills of her own…
hehe, my incompetent uncle.”
His words made Kiana’s expression change instantly.
So the reason Mei has had it so tough is because of him?!!
“Do you still feel a psychological burden now?” Russell asked in return.
The girl said nothing, merely hoisted a nearby baseball bat onto her shoulder.
She was brimming with killing intent.