In Tokugawa Ritora's mansion, Nishimaru Miria got up early today.
The little girl combed her pale golden fluffy hair in front of the mirror, put on the custom-made school uniform of Takehara Minami Private Academy, stepped on small black round-toe leather shoes, and turned to the living room.
In the living room is a girlish cartoon trolley suitcase with the recently popular magical girl avatar printed on it. The housekeeper of the mansion very thoughtfully prepared a kettle, snacks, maps and various necessary things for travel, and finally delivered a lunch box to express his gratitude.
It was a pity that Tokugawa Ritora had an important meeting today and could not take her to the airport in person.
Miria Nishimaru waved her hands sensibly.
Tokugawa Ritora is undoubtedly a father, even an "adopted father", who is undoubtedly countless times more competent than her previous biological father. Even if he is busy with work and cannot be present in person for certain things, he will carefully and thoughtfully prepare things for Miria Nishimaru in advance.
He even learned that after today's school trip, Tokugawa Ritora rushed back last night and made a special lunch in case the little girl got hungry on the road at noon.
Nishimaru Miria has rarely experienced the warmth of family affection since she was a child, and she also suffered from congenital heart disease. Now she is lucky enough to have a life and a father who cares about her.
Generally speaking, it is like the kind of drama where parents are busy with business, but their children are rich in material things but spiritually empty. Feeling that they cannot get the care of their parents, they take risks and seek excitement, and finally turn to the road of crime. I am afraid that this drama will never happen to Nishimaru Miria in this life.
She cherishes this hard-won emotion very much. Now she has a big brother who cares about her. She only wants to take care of her carefully, so there are no unsatisfactory thoughts.
We arrived at Takehara Minami Private Academy in a Tokugawa family chauffeured car. It was a holiday today, but the entrance did not look deserted at all, and was filled with a noisy atmosphere.
After Miria Nishimaru got out of the car, facing the gaze of everyone, she still maintained the standard behavior of the eldest lady of the Tokugawa family.
But when she spotted Higashinohara sitting on a huge suitcase and looking down at his mobile phone among the crowd at the entrance of the academy, the little girl's blue eyes were suddenly filled with excitement and the feeling of going on a long trip for the first time.
Looking forward to it, the light golden curly hair kept rising and falling, running towards Higashinohara like a bunch of tender flowers that gathered and dispersed after the rain.
"Good morning, big brother!"
Nishimaru Miria clung to Higashinohara intimately.
"Oh, Miriam-chan, good morning."
Higashinohara put down his cell phone, raised his head and greeted Nishimaru Miria with a smile.
The things Nishimaru Miria brought today were very simple, a children's trolley suitcase, a small schoolbag on her back, and in her little hand the exquisite bento Tokugawa Ritora made for her last night.
In contrast, Higashinohara, who has large and small bags piled next to his huge suitcase, is simply a different kind of person. He doesn't look like he's on a vacation from school, but like he's returning home from work.
His outfit has attracted a lot of attention since he put it down at the school gate in the morning. He was often pointed at and laughed at behind his back.
Higashinohara didn't really care.
There is nothing I can do about him.
Others were on a school trip, while he was just flying home during the winter vacation.
The things I need to bring are all necessities, as well as souvenirs from New Tokyo for my parents and neighbors, as well as gifts for my little sister.
It's just that Higashinohara was a mature person and wouldn't feel embarrassed even if he was laughed at.
He raised his head and glanced at the black car that was starting on the side of the road. He smiled and asked Miria Nishimaru, "Did Uncle Tokugawa send you here today?"
"no."
Nishimaru Miria shook her head and explained helpfully, "Dad has been very busy recently due to the investigation of people coming to Beijing, so he doesn't have time to accompany me, but he came back specially last night to make a lunch for me."
As she said that, she picked up the bento with her little hands and waved it in front of Higashinohara, and said happily, "If you are hungry at noon, I will eat with my big brother."
Higashinohara glanced at the bento in the exquisite pink packaging box. It was hard to imagine what a tall and resolute middle-aged man like Tokugawa Ritora would look like when he was wearing an apron in the kitchen and carefully putting the bento he had cooked into the box. He couldn't help but feel...
He shook his head in amusement.
The departure time was half past eight, and not everyone had arrived yet, so there was a lot of noise at the school gate.
The next moment, it suddenly became quiet.
Everyone who noticed something strange looked up and saw a luxurious black limousine parked in front of the school gate. The door opened and stepping out were Kaguya from the Phoenix Institute and her deputy Mari Haihara.
Both of them are celebrities in the school.
Everyone was puzzled after seeing it.
Isn’t the third grade school trip tomorrow?
Why are they here?
Before they could figure it out, the two of them walked directly to the monitor of Class A of the first year and handed their IDs to him, seemingly to check in together.
The latter took the certificate with both hands with a flattered face.
After a while,
Tachigawa Asuka has also arrived.
She drove the white Beetle car to the academy and parked it. She walked out with the keychain dangling from her fingertips. When she saw Kaguya from the Phoenix Institute, who had arrived as promised, she couldn't help but show a look of interest on her face.
Tadokawa Asuka was also born in a famous family in New Tokyo, and she knew clearly that people like them would go to the Three Treasure Hall for nothing, but she didn't know whether the destination of Kaguya's school trip was Hokkaido, or one of her two classes.
People.
I clapped my hands, and the birds of the Tatō River called to assemble,
When she came up, she first introduced the situation of Kaguya of the Phoenix Academy and Mari Haihara, explaining that they had joined the Hokkaido study trip at their own expense and would not use the class fees of the two classes.
After Tadokawa Asuka finished his introduction, Hohoin Kaguya and Haihara Mari politely lowered their heads and bowed slightly to everyone, saying that they would also like to take care of them.
Everyone was surprised and a little happy in their hearts.
Phoenix-in Kaguya is the president of the Takehara Minami Trinity Association. She is usually a high-ranking and unreachable person, but being able to go on a school trip together is something worth remembering and bragging about.
While Kaguya of the Phoenix Institute was bowing, the girl's gaze passed through the surrounding crowd and landed on the figure sitting on a large and rustic trolley suitcase looking down at her cell phone among a pile of luggage at the back - the other person didn't seem to care about her at all.
Temporary joining.
that guy
What exactly is going on?
It's half past eight.
The participants of the Hokkaido school trip from Class A and Class F of the first year were all assembled after being called and confirmed by the two class monitors. Two school buses also stopped at the door.
"Get in the car, get in the car."
"It's finally time to leave."
"Who has been to Hokkaido? Do you know what fun things there are there?"
"I heard that there are ice sculptures in Hokkaido. You can go and see them then."
"You still have to pay attention to safety. Didn't the Grand Duchy of Sayash announce its dissolution two days ago? I saw on the news that many people have smuggled themselves into Hokkaido."
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Before leaving, the students were chattering among themselves.
Higashinohara moved a lot of his luggage under the school bus before getting on the bus.
The seat in the car was temporarily arranged, and Nishimaru Miria had already reserved a seat for him. When he saw Higashinohara getting on the bus, he excitedly waved to him with her little hand.
Higashinohara smiled upon seeing this, lowered his head, walked over, and sat down next to Nishimaru Miria.
In this way, two school buses full of students, bathed in the glow of the morning glow, drove all the way to Haneda Airport in New Tokyo.
At the same time, just as a group of people from Takehara Minami Private Academy were heading towards New Tokyo Haneda Airport, a black special plane slowly landed on the runway on the tarmac of the airport.
Tokugawa Ritora stood solemnly beside the black car with his hands folded. While waiting to be picked up, he was thinking about the private words that Takagi Shin said to him today.
Recently, there have been a lot of comments in the cabinet about "someone in the Metropolitan Police Department covering up the assassin of Congressman Hope", and the finger was finally pointed at him, the leader of the third investigation team.
For a moment, the middle-aged man's brows furrowed slightly as if he were a crouching tiger.
Not far to the right of Tokugawa Ritora, standing next to a row of expensive cars, was the cabinet's Foreign Minister Taku Amuro, other cabinet ministers and members of the Wano Diet.
No more, no less, exactly seven people, standing as if they were headed by Foreign Minister Taku Amuro. They are the seven-member group of the "stability maintenance faction" in the cabinet.
Taku Amuro stared at Tokugawa Ritora's straight and generous back, recalling in his mind the "humiliation" he had endured after the last incident on Asahiya Island.
As well as the aborted cooperation with Congressman Hope, and the series of overt and covert losses he suffered, an extremely sinister look suddenly appeared on that fat and bloated face.
Don't blame me this time.
Today is a bit short. I need to sort out the plot behind it every night. Of course, tickets are still required~
Also recommend a book from a friend.
"Crown of Disaster".
If you are interested in grandpa, you may want to take a look.