As the retainers and bodyguards loyal to Yed encircled Ned and Frank menacingly, Ned snapped atYed, "What is the meaning of this?!"

"What, you ask? Haha!" Yed laughed loudly and coldly. "I won't hide it from you now, dear brother—yes, I was the one who poisoned our father! It's his fault for choosing you as his successor! He'sasking for it! Also, it's not just me... Paula is in this too! She's the one who personally did it!""What..." Ned blurted, looking around as Yed's men closed in on him in shock and rage. "Have youforgotten Uncle Lothar?! If he replaces out about this—"

"Oh, don't worry. That fool would never know." Yed sneered savagely. "Still, he did mess up myplans a little, wasting so much of my time... I would've turned on him right away if he didn't bringthose retainers with him!"

"But that's fine—I made a deal with Sif Lionheart, and she'll soon be here with the Lionhearts' bestmen. Once they killed Lothar, I'll succeed Father as the next head of the Janko family! I did not wantto do this... You all made me do this!"

Ned was left dumbstruck by the extent of Yed's treachery.

"The Lionhearts?!" he bellowed. "When?! Have you forgotten Father's teachings?!"

"You can shove your tecchings up your ass!" Yed shot back in disdain. "Might make right—sincefather refused to appoint me as his successor, I just have to take it! He should have known thiswould happen when he chose you instead!"

"Yed... You traitor!" Ned yelled furiously.

"Hah! You're the only traitor—you can rot in a grave like the queer you really are!" Yed laughed andturned toward his men. "Go! Kill them both!"

At his orders, the thirtyish bodyguards and three Birthright rank Janko retainers charged towardNed and Frank.

"I'm so sorry for dragging you into this, Mr. Lawrence," Ned apologized, even as he unleashed aburst of pure vigor that covered himself. "Don’t worry. I'll clear a path so you can run!"

"So this is the Jankos' technique?”

Frank paused when he saw the yellow projection in the shape of a tortoise around Ned but soonchuckled. "Actually, Mr. Janko, I won't let you die yet. I'm still counting on your family's assistancesoon... And don't worry, they can't do anything to you as long as I'm here!”

"Still talking tough?! Go!" Yed barked from a distance.

An ashen-haired man aged around forty—one of the Birthright rank Janko retainers—leapt up intothe air right then, charging pure vigor beneath his soles that spiraled into a miniature vortex."Hillstepper!” he bellowed as he launched a kick at Frank's face, the air cracking as he tore towardhim.

"Watch out!" Ned cried out on top of his lungs.

"Paltry tricks... Hah!" Frank bellowed as he suddenly lifted the limousine nearby and flung it at theoncoming retainer!

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