The statement from the Apsoro clan made the other representatives check on the data again, the names that weren't part of their families. They even made a separate note of it, and their finding was concluded by the one who brought it up.
"In fact, aside from three families and House Ishtera--which I believe can be excluded--all of the Houses had lost someone or more from this...operation," the representative of Apsoro continued without removing his gaze from Torodeo Horin.
The old man returned the gaze coldly, with a blast of pressuring mana that lasted for a second. But that second was enough for the bodyguards of the other Houses to move closer to their charge defensively--especially the three families across Torodeo.
"What is this allegation?" the old man said in a voice that sounded like a hiss, the cold eyes swept the table and the President. "Just because my family name is absent, you're accusing me of a wicked conspiracy? Must the member of my family die first?"
