Outside the villa, after talking about the matter, Kamisato Ayato, who was slightly relaxed physically and mentally, walked towards the carriage parked not far away.
As he walked, he greeted: "Toma, I'm back. There are a lot of things to do tonight."
"Thomas? What are you doing?"
Ayato, who received no response when he spoke, turned his head strangely and found Toma waving to him from the other side of the courtyard gate.
"Master, please come and see these..."
Seeing Toma's mysterious expression, Ayato walked over with a strange look on his face.
"What are you doing? Didn't I tell you to take good care of me?"
"Yes, but I made some unexpected discoveries here." Thomas said, pointing to the open mailbox next to the courtyard door.
"I found that there are many invitations from families here."
With that said, Thomas took out the pile of invitations from the mailbox.
Mikawa, Matsukawa, Takashi, Dahe, Shimura...
Toma flipped through them one by one. There were a lot of invitations. Kamisato Ayato glanced at them a few times and then looked away, not choosing to read them all.
After a few glances, he basically understood what Thomas meant.
In addition to being in charge of the three major religious families, Inazuma also has some other families.
Some of these families are attached to the three major families and help handle the affairs of the Fengxing Mansion.
Some are completely in the wild, but they are somewhat famous in the local area.
Obviously, these invitations were sent to people who wanted to make friends after learning about what happened in the Kaanding Fengxing Mansion.
The meaning that Thomas showed him was also very simple. Some of them were subordinate families of the Kamisato family.
Thomas was telling the subordinates of his family that people in the family were beginning to have other ideas.
However, he understood clearly, but Ayato didn't get angry at all.
The reason he didn't even choose to watch it was because the members of the final episode had already reported these news to him.
So he already knew it.
Ayato patted Toma on the shoulder and said gently.
"These are Ouyang's invitations. If you do this, Thomas, it will make it difficult for me."
"Put it back, we're leaving."
After signaling Thomas to put the invitation back, he did not explain too much, but returned to the carriage with Thomas.
But Ayato's lack of concern left Toma confused.
After leaving the villa with the carriage, he still asked, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
"Master, don't you care about it?"
In his view, a subordinate family bypassing the master's family to show favor to others is simply betrayal!
Because in the normal process, except for the opposition family, other subordinate families have to follow the pace of the main family.
At present, the master family has not yet issued an order, and the subordinate families are acting privately. This is no different from betrayal.
At least in Inazuma's mainstream culture it's quite shameful!
The carriage passed through the villa lane and stepped onto the main street of the town.
"[Qiusha Sentang] warms your heart and brings you to experience the scenery of Nata!"
"Mom, I want that lemon dumpling!"
"Don't run, watch the road carefully, a carriage is coming!"
“Extreme quality, all in [Yayoi lacquerware]!”
It was already evening, and there were slightly more people on the town street.
As the main commercial street, it is also very lively at this moment.
But fortunately, the machichi street was still wide, so the speed of the carriage did not slow down, but actually went a little faster.
The horse's hooves trampled on the streets of the town, and the wheels rolled, but there was still no response from the car behind them.
Is this... the wrong thing to say?
There was a long silence, and Thomas didn't know whether it was because the head of the family didn't hear his question, or whether he didn't answer because his question was overstepping his bounds.
In short, the long silence made Thomas panic.
Naturally, the way to resolve the panic and embarrassment was to concentrate on driving the carriage back to Kamisato Yashiki.
"drive!"
"drive!"
The wheels turned faster and faster, and the speed also increased little by little.
The buildings on both sides of the street receded quickly, including the machichi street, Hanamizaka, and the official road of White Fox Wilderness.
When there was wilderness all around, the sun had completely set, and a bright moon hung in the sky in the night.
Thomas, who was concentrating on driving, finally waited for the answer from the carriage behind him.
"Thomas, you should understand that in order for the family to be cohesive, it needs to be bound by interests."
"Nowadays, the Kamisato family is in an increasingly difficult situation. Because the benefits are not great, it will naturally not be able to unite people's hearts."
"So I don't blame them. In order to survive, they will naturally use some means."
"But fortunately, today's demands have been met. From now on, the road for the Kamisato family should be much easier, and at least they will have a chance to breathe."
"So now it depends on those people's choices in the future."
"I understand." Thomas replied with a serious face.
He heard another meaning in the words of the head of the family - Ina Wife's ancient tradition of "lower and stronger".
He didn't know why the head of the family said that the family's future would be easy, but he knew that the head of the family was reminding him that he could start paying attention to the movements of his subordinate families.
The carriage sped by, and the two of them did not speak again, and returned to Kamisato Yashiki in silence.
"My lord, we are here."
Toma stopped the carriage, and after Ayato Kamisato got out of the carriage, he asked again: "Master, do you want to rest directly or go to the study?"
"Go and rest, don't worry about me." When Kamisato Ayato said this, he hesitated a little, but after pausing in front of the door, he still stepped in.
In Toma's confused eyes, Ayato did not go to his bedroom or study, but went in the direction of Kamisato Ayaka's bedroom.
Thomas, who didn't understand what was going on, didn't look any further and led the carriage around the front wall to go to the stables.
On the other side, Kamisato Ayato crossed over and came to Ayaka's bedroom door with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face.
As smart as he was, it was only when he arrived at the door that he realized that he had made a fatal mistake.
He actually agreed to let his sister live in the sky villa.
There is no suspicion that Ouyang is up to no good, but a very simple prerequisite problem has not been resolved - he did not discuss it with his sister.
In today's Kamisato family, what he values most is naturally his sister, which is almost as important as the family's glory or even exceeds it.
Back then, the family suffered great changes, and even though the family was surrounded by wolves, he was the one who managed to survive silently.
He had always protected her very well, but now he had accidentally "sold" his sister.
This is... damn...
Looking at the darkened bedroom in front of him, Ayato, who had always been decisive in doing things, felt hesitant for the first time.
Because he couldn't discuss it in advance, he suddenly didn't know how to explain it to his sister, and he didn't know if her sister would be angry because of this.
How about... let's talk tomorrow?
It's too late today, let her have a good rest...
Ayato, who was comforting himself in his heart, was about to turn around and leave when he heard Ayahua's confused voice coming from the door.
"Who is it? Is it my brother?"
"...Ah...well, yes, I'm back." Ayato stopped when he heard this, feeling endless embarrassment in his heart.
But more than anything, I feel ashamed.
The reason why the sleeping sister wakes up and is so alert is that the current situation of the family is not very optimistic.
As the head of the family, this is a failure of responsibility...
A fire light lit up inside the door, and along with the sound of getting dressed, Linghua's voice came to the door from far to near.
"Brother, is there anything you need to tell me at this late hour?"
Ayaka, who was wearing underwear and simply wearing a coat, opened the door as she spoke.
But then my brother's words came through.
"Don't open the door."
Linghua blinked in confusion and retracted her outstretched hand.
Across the door, Linghua asked again: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"That's it." Ayato looked at the door awkwardly, sorted out his thoughts and said, "I went to the Sky Villa today and reached some cooperation with Mr. Ouyang."
"Then the family can use this relationship to solve some external problems, and our Kamisato family can also reduce some of its burdens."
Taking advantage of the situation?
Linghua's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said happily: "So you are taking advantage of the situation? Brother is really amazing!"
After saying that, Linghua found that there was silence outside the door.
It made her feel confused.
Could it be that the way I complimented him was wrong?
"Brother? Are you still there?"
"Ahem, yes." Ayato looked at the bedroom door, thinking that if he extended his head and retracted his head, it would also be the same. It would be better to cut through the mess with a quick knife.
"Brother, first of all I want to say I'm sorry. Because of my negligence, I didn't communicate with you in time when we were discussing cooperation."
"Ahem...Brother has promised Ouyang that he will send the final episode to find Ouyang's family. So, sister, as the liaison officer between brother, Ouyang and the final episode, you will live in...the Sky Villa."
When Kamisato Ayaka suddenly heard the news, she subconsciously put her hands on her waist.
There must be a fake brother outside this door, definitely not my real brother!
Where is my Kirigiri?
Where is my knife?!
After fumbling around at her waist for a while, Ayaka finally realized that she had just woken up and forgot to wear it.
But feeling aggrieved, she didn't even bother to go back and get the knife.
There was a "crash" sound, and the bedroom door was opened.
The cold moonlight shone on Linghua's petite white face, and her eyes were filled with mist.
Without the obstruction of the door, the brother and sister looked at each other.
Big embarrassments, small grievances.
The "little" chest rose and fell violently, and Linghua stubbornly opened her eyes, letting tears fall down her cheeks.
"Since it is a loan, there must be something to return. So, I am the one who is "returned", right?"
"I...don't cry...don't cry..." Ayato was completely confused. Seeing his sister crying like this, he couldn't care about anything else.
He stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on his sister's face, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, it was opened with a "snap".
Looking at Ayaka's stubborn, aggrieved eyes, Ayato completely surrendered.
"I, I will go and communicate with Ouyang tomorrow. Even if I offend the other party, I will not agree to let you live in the Sky Villa."
"Can you afford to offend me?!"
"It's worth it!" Ayato's eyes were serious. At this moment, he really felt that even if he offended Ouyang, it would be better than his sister being so sad.
But with the word "worth it" falling.
The stubbornness and grievance on Linghua's face disappeared completely, and her complexion began to soften, but the silent tears continued to flow.
She raised her head, looked at the bright moon in the night, sniffed, and said calmly.
"I don't blame my brother for giving me away as a bargaining chip. I forgive you."
Huh?
Ayato, who also calmed down, frowned slightly and realized that something seemed not quite right.
"Wait a minute, sister, you are not a bargaining chip, you are a liaison, the one who solidifies the alliance between the Kamisato family and Ouyang."
"Isn't that still a bargaining chip?"
"No." Ayato retorted quickly, "Ouyang means that you live in the villa for outsiders to see. He and his wife are very loving and harmonious, and they don't want you to do anything."
Huh?!
The tears stopped quietly.
Looking at my brother who was explaining seriously and anxiously.
