Next, as a "witness", he and Ma and his party must also go to the police station to take notes, and when everything is done, it is already very late, and the used bookstore will definitely not be able to go.

So the group disbanded on the spot, and each went back to his own house to find his own mother - and then because Kazuma had promised the chairman that he would send her home when it was late, the Kiryu brothers and sisters had to accompany the chairman back home first.

Honami Nanjo didn't have any opinion on this, and said goodbye to Kazuma and them with a calm expression.

For this reason, Kazuma also looked at her with surprised eyes, as if he couldn't believe that she would simply let the chairman do whatever he wanted.

Honami Nanjo smiled at Kazuma and said, "There's one more day of simulation tomorrow, so let's cheer each other on." ”

"Oh, good." And the horse scratched his head, "Then, see you tomorrow." ”

Nanjo nodded, and stood in place to watch the Kiryu siblings and the committee members go away.

After no longer seeing the two of them, Nanjo turned and slipped into the car door that Mr. Suzuki had opened for her.

After the old man Suzuki got into the car, he looked at Nanjo worriedly through the rearview mirror.

"Miss, you...... You okay? Old man Suzuki asked.

"Suzuki," Nanjo calls him "Suzuki" in private, and in Japanese, omitting a sound from grandpa is an intimate name, usually a name for family members, "I decided." ”

Old Man Suzuki's expression suddenly became serious: "Miss! You ......"

"Originally," Nanjo interrupted Suzuki in a rare way, "I was planning to spend the last summer of high school to the fullest, and start my bridal training in the fall." ”

Old man Suzuki stopped talking, and finally looked at Nanjo through the rearview mirror with a kind expression like looking at his granddaughter, waiting for her to continue.

"The daughter of the Nanjo family is a tool for marriage, which is something I have known since I was sensible. I've been preparing for this.

"I played the piano, listened to Bach, learned flower arrangement and tea ceremony, practiced ballet to maintain my shape, learned kendo to exercise the 'temperament of a samurai girl', and I did all the things my father arranged for me.

"My father wouldn't let me read the manga, so I burned all the "The Sky is the Red River" and "The Rose of Versailles" that the maid Miss Kagawa gave me, and when my father fired Miss Kagawa, I didn't even send her.

"Dad said that the daughter of the samurai family should not have a cat, so I gave away my beloved kitten.

"I've given up so much of what I love. I said to myself every time, this is something that can't be helped, I'm just alone, I can't fight my dad, I can't fight the world.

"But today, I know, I was wrong. It's not about whether I can fight or not, it's whether I want to fight or not. Even if I am only one person, even if there is a sword mountain, fire sea, dragon pool and tiger's den in front of me, I will never admit defeat, I want to pursue what I want, my life, my life, should be decided by myself. ”

Old man Suzuki finally couldn't help but speak: "Miss, Kiryu-kun is talking about men......"

"What's the difference?" Nanjo raised his voice.

In her memory, she had never shouted at Grandpa Suzuki like that.

"Dad taught me all day long to be a heroine like Yae Niijima, and I did this, isn't it just to carry out his teachings?"

Yae Niijima, a milestone for Japanese women, a heroine among women, Joan of Arc at the end of the Edo period.

At the same time, it is also the swan song of equal rights for women in Japan.

Old man Suzuki looked at Nanjo's resolute face, and pondered for a while before saying: "Miss, I don't want to say that you are wrong, no, you are right, Kiryu-kun is even more right, and I admire this courage from the bottom of my heart, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and bias towards tiger mountains, this is undoubtedly a heroic act."

"But, miss, this kind of courage does not make people happy, and in fact most of those who choose the thorny path will end up bleak.

"Reality is not a tokusatsu hero drama, nor is it a period drama of Mito Huangmen, in reality, heroes generally don't win, and the last laugh is often the villain who has exhausted the organs and leans towards the government and the opposition.

"In the end of the hero, there is not even the so-called tragic beauty, the rest is just sighing.

"No, Miss, I can't allow you to go down this path, you will be bruised and even self-destructive on this path."

Nanjo Honami looked at Old Man Suzuki—at the familiar face that seemed to be his own grandfather, and then said categorically, "I refuse." It's the power I've just gotten, and he's filled my future with a splendor I've never seen before, and it eclipses all my memories like black and white photographs.

"I've backed down too much, and this time, I'm not going to back down."

"But miss, you can't be sure that Kiryu-kun will choose you in the end! Kiryu-kun's love, can you really get it? Can you really compete with other ladies? ”

"I don't care!" Nanjo Honami proudly declared, "It doesn't matter at all, even if I don't achieve a positive result with Ma-kun, I will definitely be able to find everything that belongs to me somewhere else." In the past, I was a caged bird, and I could only hold on to what little I had in a small cage.

"And now I, in the future, will have the power to fly freely, the world is so big, there will always be branches that belong to me, so I don't care.

"If I let go here, then I will lose this power forever, I will lose my wings. So, I'm sorry, Lord Suzuki, I can't listen to you this time. ”

Old man Suzuki sighed and closed his eyes slightly.

**

Suzuki closed his eyes, and then Nanjo Honami's appearance as a child came to mind.

From kindergarten, to elementary and junior high schools, Honami Nanjo has always been as delicate and cute as a doll.

That's Suzuki's jewel.

But sometimes, Mr. Suzuki also feels that the eldest lady is too lacking in his own opinions, and sometimes he even has nightmares that the eldest lady has really become a delicate Japanese doll.

It's the kind that is put in the living room on Daughter's Day.

Whenever such a nightmare visits, Old Man Suzuki will make up his mind to protect the eldest lady.

As long as Suzuki's old bone can still move, the eldest lady must live happily and healthily.

Old man Suzuki has never seen such a vibrant eldest lady as she is now.

Kiryu and Ma are really terrible men, and he just reverses the trajectory of their lives with just one word.

This is the hero, just stand there and do nothing, you can be the light that illuminates everything.

Old man Suzuki took a deep breath, opened his eyes through the rearview mirror, looked at the eldest lady with a resolute face, and said, "I understand." However, Miss, promise me not to show your determination for the time being, and to do what the master wants. ”

Nanjo Honami frowned slightly: "Suzuki, what do you mean ......"

"At this time, how about trusting Kiryu-kun more? I believe that in time, he will become the person who the master will not hesitate to tear up the marriage contract and ask you to approach. ”

"But in that case......

"Miss! Sometimes, strategy is also important. It's taboo to be brave and unscrupulous! Or do you think Kiryu-kun would prefer a girl who only has brute bravery? Think of that Jinguji-san! ”

Nanjo wanted to refute it, but when he heard this, he closed his mouth.

Old man Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief, and then said categorically: "Miss, the old man assures you that as long as my old bones are still there, I will support your determination today." If everything becomes irreparable, I will personally send you to elope. ”

Nanjo was silent for a few seconds and nodded, "Well, I trust you." ”

Old man Suzuki started the car, and he wasted a lot of effort to keep his heart from being as restless as a young hairy man.

At this moment, in the old man's mind, countless possibilities and countless futures have emerged.

Each one looked more brilliant than he had expected.

- Hmph, it turns out that I've been affected too, Kiryu and Ma, it's terrifying!