"This is too barbaric," the housekeeper said. "What we need to choose is the next Family Head of our clan, not a warrior. Wisdom is far more important than martial force."
"I am not asking you, I am informing you," Harman said.
"According to the ancient traditions of the Western Territories, if a direct member of the family is dissatisfied with the choice of heir, they can initiate a combat challenge."
"You must be making this up. How come I have never heard of such a tradition in the Western Territories?" Galin frowned.
"Uh... To decide the heir through a combat challenge, there indeed seems to be such a tradition."
The one who spoke was the oldest direct member of the Immanuel Family now, an uncle of Diodosi.
His expression was somewhat hesitant, as if trying hard to remember, "Long before the Enríquez family ruled over the Western Territories, the Komen people were the masters of this land, and this tradition must have been established by them."
