"I want to go to the armory."
Yet, Suzuki, who had been busy managing the family, hadn't had time to pay attention to the Jujutsu World, as he had been recording and managing all the balances of his family. He had become the Clan Head, after all, so obviously, everything should be under his control.
Still, before that, he used his money to buy all the debts of Ogi Zenin, the father of Mai and Maki, so that those debts would be under him.
"This guy is so useless."
However, Suzuki had to say Ogi was such a useless man, as Ogi's debt was so much.
Despite Ogi's stoic face, he didn't have money, and to enjoy his luxurious lifestyle, he would definitely take loans. More importantly, he also gambled, and various other things that were better not explained.
So, why did he buy Ogi's debts?
Did Suzuki want to forgive Ogi?
Obviously, no, instead, he gave the debts of Ogi to Mai and Maki, then said, "Here is his debt. You can do whatever you want with him, even putting him in jail."
"..." Mai and Mai.
"...what should we do with these debts?"
"....."
Suzuki blinked his eyes, rubbing his temple, then asked, "Have you heard about a modern revenge?"
"Modern revenge?"
Yes, the modern world has changed the nature of warfare, so naturally, the way of revenge has changed as the world has progressed.
If it were a normal shounen manga, the best way to erase the threat and also hatred was by using their fists, beating up the ones they hated till they killed them.
Yet, Suzuki thought differently since he felt killing people was just a cheap type of vengeance.
When people killed others, they would just cause a death, and instead of a relief, many would feel empty since the feeling of revenge wasn't as comfortable as they thought it would be.
Many might feel confused, but the true answer was that the revenge ended too quickly.
When people, who had been tormented for their entire lives, as long as they could remember, then killed their tormenters, the ones who had made their lives miserable, it was just like that.
Nothing more, and they only saw the dead bodies of their bullies or tormenters, which was just... troublesome since they had to take care of the aftermath, their families, friends, acquaintances, and many others, who would cause them trouble to no end, especially when those who had just finished their revenge just wanted to have a quiet life.
Then, should they just lock the ones who had caused their lives to be miserable and torture them with a beating, and all other cruel things?
Ew.
Suzuki felt that for those who did such cruel things, they had a strange fetish, or were just too stupid to think.
"Let me give you an example."
"Hmm?"
"There are two people here. It's about two people who are bullied and decide to fight the bullies."
"Okay?" 2x
"Still, their ends are different. The first one felt abandoned as the teacher told him not to say anything and keep everything quiet, telling him to forgive the bullies, and keep everything under the wrap since if he said something, it would cause their school's reputation to be bad, so in the end, the one that was bullied, went crazy, and shot everyone in the school, killing the teachers, who told him to keep everything a secret, and the one who got away with the bullying."
"....." Everyone.
"...what about the second one?"
"The second one isn't so bloody. Instead he recorded everything, hired a detective, and had all the blackmail material of the bully's family, destroying his family, future, social life, and also the teachers, too, as all of those people can only live miserably in the future without any chance to redeem themselves as the society condemns them, as the one that is bullied, becomes a philanthropist, and even creates a non-profit or social organization, writing best-selling books about how to fight a bully, becoming the richest, and having a good family, and enjoying his life forever."
"..." Maki and Mai.
"So, which path do you want it to be?"
"Second." 2x
"Right?"
The first method was clear and comfortable at first, but when one regained their calm and sanity, what could they do?
If they were the only ones that were punished, it might be fine, but if the people they cared about were also affected by the social stigma that came from killing, and a psychopath, what would happen?
Could you live with the guilt of killing, and also make the lives of others miserable?
Meanwhile, the second method was cleaner, as they had no need to worry about getting their hands dirty, and even if somehow, those who tormented others, died, it wasn't their fault, it was just the fault of those who died for being weak as they couldn't handle the same pressure, which those who had been tormented felt, right?
More importantly, this revenge was more satisfying because it was dynamic rather than static.
In killing, as long as who they hated died, it was over, that was it, yet on the second method, the lives, who they hated and bullied them, would continue to be miserable, and it wouldn't end, as everywhere, anywhere, all of them would see them in the bad ways, as everyone, in this world, knew what kind of horrible things they had done.
Social media, capitalism, and modern society.
As the world developed, many things had changed, and the barbaric method should be left behind, as there was a much more comfortable, clearer, and happier way to take revenge.
"By having that debt, you can ask Ogi to do whatever you want. Be your cleaning service, become the servant, or even humiliate him by forcing him to do grunt-like work to repay his debts for a century, as it is simply impossible to pay his debt by using his bare minimum wage."
"..." 2x
It was like the world was opened to them, as they had never thought of this type of revenge.
"So... if you don't like someone, what will you do...? T-To buy his debt?"
"Yes." Suzuki nodded. "Not only that, but I will also buy his debts so that I can evict them from their property, I will send my lawyer teams to sue them, have accountants to announce their tax avoidance, use social media to bring down their reputation, making that person into a meme of the year, and lose all the chances to live a 'proper' life forever."
"...." Maki and Mai.
"The era where you beat people is over." Suzuki patted their shoulders calmly. "I am going to the armory. What are you all going to do?"
"I will follow you."
Maki followed Suzuki without hesitation.
"I want to go to Ogi. Is that okay?" Mai asked with a cruel smile.
"Go ahead."
"Thank you~!" Maki kissed Suzuki's cheek, then walked away with happy skips.
"...is that okay?" Maki asked speechlessly.
"What do you think?"
"She is... happy."
"Isn't that good enough?" Suzuki smiled. "With me as the clan head, there is no need to worry."
"Um..."
Maki nodded softly as she leaned on him.
"...." Suzuki.
"Should we go now?"
"Yeah."
The armory of the Zenin Clan, let's go!
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Happy 70 chapters!
Also, Code Geass is good.
Also, if there is Kengan, Baki, or Kimetsu, it might be good.
Frankly, I am thinking of using French martial arts. It's going to be interesting.