Chapter 441 - MATCHMAKING (1/2)

Taiki Iekami looked at the two people as they sparred. The fight was not simple and casual, but he had expected as much. Kaito was not a person who fought with a half-hearted nature. He was a true ȧssassin who shot to kill.

His sure moves with the bo staff seemed designed to take out Nicole as efficiently as possible. This kind of attitude would ensure his victory when he was facing people who were more interested in showing off their fighting style.  ​​

But Nicole was not a herbivore.

He could not have asked for a more reliable apprentice. She was also not one to fight by showing off flamboyant and beautiful moves. She was a powerhouse. It was inevitable that she would be chosen as a Guardian when her talent was discovered.

In a way, choosing neutral Guardians was a way for the elite families to keep a check on one another. Even though the Guardians had to take on some missions to deal with a few troublesome things, the main goal of choosing the strongest was to prevent any family from dominating too much.

As soon as an overly talented younger generation appeared, they would be marked as potential Guardians.

The fight in the dojo continued in a flurry of movements. Nicole had purer raw power because of the martial arts she practised. However, she could not compare to the speed of a ninja. Even Taiki had trouble keeping up with Kaito.

And Taiki suspected that the speed he displayed was not his maximum potential. Perhaps, if he wanted to see the true face of the ȧssassin, he would have to be in an environment that favoured ninja arts. If Kaito had the advantage of concealment in the shadows, he would be unbeatable.

As Taiki enjoyed the fight with his unchanging face, he thought about his old idea, even if he knew Kaito would be against the very thought.

When he suggested a political marriage for Kaito to give him enough credibility to leave the island, he was not bluffing to force him to a corner. He had the idea of matchmaking him and his apprentice. He did not think it was a bad match.

He felt that a marriage between the two people would solve the Iekami clan's problems, eliminating the pressure they were under. The Jiang and Iekami families were considered good friends, even allies. They were both high in wealth and status, but a marriage alliance could further reinforce their reputations.

The Iekami family would have no reason to prevent Kaito from becoming an official family member. Under normal circumstances, the other clan members would oppose the addition of a new person to the main family because of the distribution of resources.

The Jiang family might oppose the union because Kaito was not born on the island. However, he knew Nicole had always liked his nephew. It would not be a hard sell. Nicole was a major pillar of support for the family even as a future Guardian.

But most of all, he did not think it was not a bad thing for Kaito to join Martial Island.

In his opinion, Kaito had already reached the peak of his life in the outside world. He had everything a man dėsɨrėd, and his life could only decline from here on out. If he went on with his current trajectory, he would become mediocre.

In recent months, he had retreated from ȧssassination to focus on his girlfriend. Within a few years, he would be just a businessman with a family, living the boring life he had always lived. Then, his name would be forgotten.

That was not the life for an exceptional man like Kaito.