Death and cruelty.

There were other methods that he could learn about this as well. Ozul would rather not join the family just because of this.

As he was about to stand up, the old man Kure suddenly held him down with a smiling face.

"Haha! I was messing with you, kid. Even if you don't join under the family name, you still have the blood of the Ashins running through your veins. But I am curious about your reason for refusing to join?" Kure asked with a half-smiling face.

For anyone else, his attitude would have proved to be quite eccentric and not readable at all. At one instant, he was smiling joyously, while he would suddenly become serious the other moment.

Ozul would have had a hard time as well if not for his ability to sense emotions. Because right now, Kure didn't seem to be angry or frustrated.