no, he would love to see both men gone from the Earth. In fact, he fantasized regularly about killing them both, even going as far as to lay the groundwork for a strategy. For example, he knew he would have to stagger their murders by no less than four years' time, lest risk casting the Order down to the status of "Less than Seven," which would place the Octumvirate coffer and designation at risk. And then there was the Blood Oath and the hellish punishments for betrayal it warranted…

The physical penalty for going against the will of the Order was straight out of the Dark Ages, literally, while the economic punishment would see his legacy and holdings reduced to ash. In truth, however, Kazuo had never been one for superstition and never one to quail in the face of warning.

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