"Hmm?Daozhi-kun, do you think he 'just wants to'...... What?" asked with a smile as she mimicked his tone.

Kujou Michiji was speechless for a while, and finally shouted.

“…… It's not to get your attention!!" His nose twitched slightly with anger, and his pale face turned a little redder.

"He stares at you like ...... It's like a lone wolf in the wild staring at the target he wants to hunt!!, he must want to catch you, and then ...... Then ......"

She seemed a little surprised by the fierce words, and she opened her bright eyes a little, and said with a smile, "Oh? That's a ...... It's amazing. ”

"Don't, don't perfunctory me!" Kujo Daozhi shouted angrily, his face flushed.

"Yes, I couldn't be mistaken...... The guy, though I don't know where he came from, ...... He looks cold on the surface, but in fact, he is actually looking at you with a kind of infatuated eyes!!"

She raised an eyebrow in surprise and repeated, "Infatuation?!"

Then her voice regained its calmness, and with a hint of amusement in her tone, she said, "You're overly nervous, Michiji-kun." How is that possible, you must be mistaken. ”

She said and gently stroked the shredded hair on the top of his head.

"Alright, alright. "What do you want to do with those delusions," she said mildly?...... What problem did Lord Chungshun give you tonight? Maybe I can help you figure it out?"

Kujo Michiji held his breath, a somewhat morbid flush on his pale cheeks. He put his chin back on her knee in despair and said sullenly, "...... It is said that the former shogun, the Tokugawa family, in order to show his deference and loyalty to His Majesty and the imperial court, presented the 'Mikazuki Sokin', one of the famous swords of the world, one of the famous swords of the world. ”

As soon as he said the name "Three Days and Moon Sect", he heard her voice full of interest above his head.

"Oh~?!" she replied with a sigh, repeating the name as if she were groaning.

"Is 'Three Days and Moon Sect near'......?!"

Kujo Michiji pressed his chin against her rounded knee and nodded sheepishly.

"However, it is a matter of great importance, so it is necessary for the court to send someone to welcome him to Beijing......" He thought about what his father had just said—although he was not interested in these government affairs and court affairs, it did not mean that his mind was dull, and his memory was actually quite good, so he recounted the whole thing without hindrance.

She seemed to listen attentively from beginning to end. At last, when he relayed the questions that his father threw in his face that he could not answer, hoping that she would answer these doubts and difficulties for him, as she had done before, she let out a chuckle above his head.

"Lord Chungshun is really...... Why don't you understand it to this day, what does it matter if you can't see the meaning of this kind of thing? Just be a loyal subordinate~"

Kujo Michiji: "...... Yes, is it?"

He didn't quite understand what she was saying. I don't really understand my father's words. But it didn't matter, he thought that as long as one of the two of them could understand the dumb riddle that the other person was playing.

Remember, he hadn't met the titular sister until a certain moment.

Basically, he had an aversion to these creatures like adopted sons and daughters. However, he could not say anything directly—or that his attitude could not be useful—so he could only stay away from his father's tricks outside, and hide among the plants he was interested in, ignoring everything outside the world.

At first, he thought that he had reached a tacit agreement with his father to some extent—that his father was playing with his hands outside and pursuing what he wanted, and that as a useless son who could not inherit the family business, he was willing to make way for the illegitimate son whom his father relied on more than he despised—if the other party could provide more benefits to his father, then he would give up the benefits that the other party coveted, so that the other party could sell more lives for his father in the days to come.

However, everything that happened after that exceeded his expectations. The bastard, who was disgusting and had to stay away, and who was about to rob him of all his status by despicable means, died unexpectedly. Now, the father has to turn his eyes from the outside to the family of this unsuccessful son who has been buried in the plant illustrated book for many years.

And he also had to face a series of new problems that went hand in hand with the strange things of [Father's Attention and Cultivation].

For example, I am forced to learn the big and small things that my father values but he only feels troubled and bored, and to learn the dark methods of intrigue.

For example, he was forced to agree to an engagement to a woman arranged by his father in exchange for a certain degree of accommodation from his father, who temporarily allowed him to continue his research on plants.

Another example, being forced to live in harmony with the adopted daughter that her father brought back from outside, just because the so-called adopted daughter was carefully cultivated by the disgusting bastard, and her beauty, brain, courage and force value are very high, and she can temporarily replace the other party after the death of the bastard to serve the Kujo family.

The father said that the woman could be his good helper for a while, helping him when he didn't understand anything. And as a woman, she will not threaten his future and status either. And as the nominal sister, she will not interfere with the beautiful possibility that he will be able to marry other big names in the future and get support.

"Although from my point of view, this woman is no more to my liking than Daoqing," he remembers his father with a hateful smile on his face.

"But of course this woman is more reliable and easy to serve than anyone else, for she will not threaten your position, but will provide you with the help you need, and you can leave to her even the dirty things. His father smiled and said to him, "Because this woman's background is terrible, you know that you might be frightened - but you can use it as the best reason to threaten her to do things for us."

Ahhhh What did he think at the time?

He was probably thinking that no matter how much his father said, he would not admit that this woman of unknown origin was his sister, nor would he trust this woman.

The inner world of the woman who is valued by Kujo Michiyo must be as dirty, dark and terrible as that illegitimate child.

Maybe it's just to sharpen his head and climb up, so he agrees to do dirty things for his father and that illegitimate child. Therefore, in exchange, her father agreed to give her a more glorious surname, just as he hastily agreed to give up his inheritance of the family to the illegitimate son in order to escape the responsibility that his father had forcibly pressed down on his shoulders.

…… But now, the woman he once hated and guarded against was sitting in front of him. Even if he was just sitting on a chair with a thoughtful look on his face, he felt that the aura on her body was faintly revealing an unattainable state. And he fell at her feet like a wretched creature about to be abandoned by his master, and embraced her knees, and begged for her pity—

In order to get rid of this terrible association, he shook his head violently and hastily found a random topic.

"So...... Noriko, what do you think is the answer to your father's question?"

She looked down at him with a hint of surprise and asked with a smile, "Eh, is Daozhijun suddenly interested in this kind of mundane thing?"

He was speechless for a while, and casually found an excuse to prevaricate her: "...... You have to be prepared...... If my father were to ask me this question again one day, it would be unpleasant for me not to answer it, so that—"

"Ah~ Is that so. All right. She nodded, and did not pursue the reason for his flawedness, but after a moment's thought, she replied:

"Hmm...... From the fact that the Tokugawa family wants to present one of the five swords of the world to His Majesty, of course, there are many meanings. ”

She touched her chin with a smile and counted casually:

"For example, the current situation of the Tokugawa family is not good enough, and in order for His Majesty to relax his guard against them a little more and be kind to them, of course they need to show a little more loyalty and obedience...... The noble sword that has been handed down by the family for hundreds of years is of course also a representative of attitude......"

"However, now that the 'Distribute Knife Removal Order' has been promulgated, the Tokugawa family is still going to present famous swords......" She dragged out her voice, and her smile became a little playful.

And the dedication is still being delayed for various reasons...... Artificially set up all kinds of obstacles, asking this side to send people to greet and escort the ...... Do you want to show your arrogance, or do you want to remind everyone that you are also a person with status and should not be taken lightly?"

Kujou Michiji listened to the mosquito coils in his eyes, and he had a completely unaware expression, looking up at her.

Nine rules...... No, Liu Quan looked down at that face and sighed in his heart for no reason.

Kujo Michiji's age setting is about the same age as Kujo Michikiyo - in other words, in this world, he is one or two years older than "Kiyohara Yukiba". Now that I think about it, I think I'm probably in my thirties.

However, compared to Kujo Michikiyo's dark face full of scheming and calculation, Kujo Michiji, who has been immersed in plant research for many years, has a delicate and slightly innocent face.

Speaking of which, although Kujou Tadashun was already a middle-aged man, it can be vaguely inferred from his appearance that he was also a handsome young man when he was young, so his two sons have also inherited his handsome appearance, with a good face that can deceive all beings. It's just that the difference is that Kujo Michiyo really uses his face to deceive ignorant girls and do things that can't be achieved by normal means, while Kujou Michiji seems to be ignorant of his advantages in appearance, and always has a pure face that is a little ignorant of the world because of his long-term immersion in academic research-

And it was precisely because of this trait of him that she couldn't treat Kujo Daozhi as ruthlessly as she was when she faced Kujo Daoqing.

It's not all about taking advantage of the gesture, so help him where you can...... With this in mind, she settled down in this world.

As a result, he received an unprecedented order to "extend the time limit of the mission".

The author has something to say: March 14:

Continue to lay the foreshadowing~~ And then in the next chapter, I feel that the little one can reappear hhh

Hopefully I'll be available to update tomorrow, if not, it's the day after tomorrow~~