My Gang of Swordsmen
Chapter 418 - 152: Mukiwa: "Mr. Tachibana, Are You Free Tonight?
After Chokata brought this large group back, Scarface and his companions’ expressions subtly changed.
The reason was simple—apart from Zhouzhu and Chokata, everyone else from Shiwei Hall was much taller than the average height of men in this era.
Kondo and Nagakura had similar heights, both about 178cm.
Hijikata was exactly 10cm shorter than Kondo, at 168cm.
As for Saito, he was the tallest, exactly 180cm.
Even though Harada was only 160cm, which was far shorter than the four mentioned above, he was still much taller than most adult males of this era.
In comparison, only 155cm tall, Chokata appeared particularly inconspicuous standing among Kondo and the others...
And Chokata was now standing precisely between Saito and Nagakura, the two tallest people, which made him look even shorter!
Chokata also noticed the subtle awkwardness of his position.
He looked at Saito and Nagakura standing on either side of him, then silently stood on tiptoe, took a deep breath, and lifted his shoulders, trying hard to appear taller standing between Nagakura and Saito...
In contrast, Scarface and his group were of ordinary height for this era—they were all around the 150cm mark...
Compared to this group of "giants" led by Kondo, Scarface and his group resembled the "Little People."
Gazing at the increasingly towering Kondo and his group, aside from Scarface maintaining some composure, the others standing behind him began to pale under the overwhelming psychological pressure.
As Zhouzhu, the mentor of Aoto and master of Shiwei Hall, took two steps forward without a hint of emotion, he stood in front of Kondo and the rest, and first questioned Scarface and his crew in a neutral tone:
"Why have you suddenly come to visit our Shiwei Hall?"
Nagakura, known for his straightforwardness and always speaking his mind, followed Zhouzhu, coldly saying, "Are you the people from ’the Shimizu Clan’?"
As soon as Nagakura finished speaking, the surrounding crowd’s gaze towards Scarface and his crew became even more hostile.
Even Harada, who usually wore a carefree grin, appeared serious at this moment.
Because of their father’s gambling, the Tachibana Family owed "the Shimizu Clan" an enormous debt—this matter was never a secret in Shiwei Hall.
"Ah, no need to be nervous." Scarface composed his expression, spread his hands, and smiled at everyone, "We didn’t come to make trouble."
"I came to discuss a good deed with Mr. Tachibana."
As Scarface said this, he redirected his gaze back to Aoto.
"Mr. Tachibana, the gambling debts your father owed are all canceled from now on. You no longer need to repay them."
Before Aoto could even show a shocked expression, Scarface was one step ahead, reaching into his coat and pulling out a piece of paper to hand to Aoto.
"This is your father’s IOU."
"From now on, this IOU belongs to you."
Aoto, with a slight constriction of his pupils, snatched the neatly folded paper handed by Scarface, opened it, and scanned through it at a glance—it was indeed his father Tachibana Ryuzo’s gambling debt IOU.
The numbers, signatures, and handprints on it were all correct.
Staring at the IOU in his hand, Aoto’s face showed no joy; instead, his expression grew more solemn.
"...What are you doing?" Aoto lifted his gaze from the IOU, glaring at Scarface, "Why write off our family debt for no reason?"
The lack of legal system and enforcement in this era made the Yakuza far more brutal than modern gangs.
This bunch of scum, who would do anything dirty for money and power, suddenly told him, "You don’t have to repay the debt"... it was unimaginable!
Aoto would rather believe the sun had risen from the west than believe the merciless Yakuza had suddenly grown a conscience!
"Mr. Tachibana." Scarface ignored Aoto’s fierce gaze, smiling calmly, "Our leader, Shimizu Eiichi, has always admired heroes."
"Recently, you have achieved remarkable feats, severely striking the ’Radical Anti-foreigner Faction’ with your sword, making the leader greatly admire you."
"To show his respect for you, the leader personally ordered that all the gambling debts your father owed be written off."
"Also, all the previous repayments you made will be returned in full."
After speaking, Scarface signaled to one of his men behind him with a glance.
Upon noticing Scarface’s signal, this subordinate quickly handed over a cloth bag he was holding.
Clink clink... as Scarface took the cloth bag from his subordinate, a crisp rattling sound came from inside—the sound of coins clashing against one another.
"Mr. Tachibana, please count it." Scarface bowed his head, respectfully presenting the bag of money to Aoto with both hands.
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