"Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year."

"Have fun together."

……

……

Kyoto Castle,

In the Uchiha land,

The Uchiha people, dressed in new clothes and smiling on their faces, congratulated each other,

The smile on his face was the most sincere in recent years.

Konoha 54 years, spring,

Today, the Land of Fire ushers in a new year.

And for this New Year, whether it is Itachi or other people in the clan, it is new and exciting.

Because this is the first New Year that Uchiha has spent since moving to Kyoto City.

"Cangtian family, Cangtian family master visits with generous gifts!"

"Ten courtyards, ten deans, ten courtyards, and ten courtyards will visit with generous gifts!"

"Daimyo's Mansion, His Royal Highness Xia Qing is here!"

……

And at the gate of the Uchiha clan,

The Uchiha Homon held a list in his hand, and in the order in which he entered, he read out the names of the family visitors who had delivered the prayer posts before.

I don't know if it's because of the instructions of the Daimyo's Mansion, or if many nobles in the city really plan to befriend the Uchiha, or maybe it's the etiquette that the families of Kyoto Castle will have after the foreign families settle in.

All in all, after the Uchiha Itachi temporarily extinguished the idea of rushing to the front line because of the peace of Yunyin Village, people from all ethnic groups and families in this Kyoto city would come to visit from time to time.

Almost every day, the Uchiha receives a large number of door-to-door prayers and receives the last batch of people who submitted them.

And among them, whether it is an ancient family living in Kyoto, or a high-ranking official family,

Whether it is a well-known consortium merchant in the ninja world, or a well-known blacksmith and pharmacist......

Regardless of any occupation or status, as long as there are people with names and surnames in this city, almost all of them carry generous gifts to visit them during the holidays.

Although he was a newcomer, the Uchiha was taken very seriously.

It is said that reaching out and not hitting smiling people, although the Uchiha is arrogant, he is not a lonely and arrogant white lotus.

At least......

The cart moved gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, knives, guns and sticks, and thousand-year-old medicines to the clan land...... It's still quite weighty.

Because each family has different occupations and different statuses, the generous gifts given are also different.

However, the families in this city attach so much importance to the arrival of the Uchiha, but it also makes it difficult for the Uchiha Itachi.

You can't just accept gifts and not return gifts, right?

Uchiha Itachi has been instructed by Artoria since he was a child, and in the part about etiquette, there is no such thing as only receiving gifts and not returning gifts.

For the envoys of other countries, even if the other party did not make a special gift for meeting, Britain never neglected any return gift.

But the difficulty is that the Uchiha is a ninja family, but the collections in this family library are mostly some ninjutsu, secret arts, and other things in terms of force.

And for those 'artworks' that are viewed and appreciated, there are not many of them in their clan.

But fortunately, under Artoria's reminder, Itachi finally came up with something to return the favor.

That's books, knowledge.

As a thousand-year-old family, the Uchiha attached great importance to the use of force, but still retained a large collection of ancient books to some extent.

And these things don't have much effect on the Uchiha.

But for the people in Kyoto City, it is extremely precious.

“…… Hello, King of Britain. ”

night

Finally sent off the last wave of guests to meet today, and Itachi took the water and fire gate and a few people to return home with the supper they bought from outside.

After eating, they still have to give the information of today's guests, the gifts they have given, and the things they give in return...... After recalling and recording one by one, you can rest.

Because it was late at night, Itachi thought that everyone in the family should have fallen asleep.

As soon as he entered the door with a few people, he saw Artoria alone eating almost an entire table of food.

For a while, the people standing behind the ferret were a little overwhelmed, and even the salutation was extremely awkward and polite.

For this lady with outstanding looks and extraordinary temperament, it is not the first time that Uchiha Shisui and the others have met.

They met with her dozens of times in public.

And from the mouth of the Itachi, they more or less understood that this lady was once the king of a country.

They don't know more about this country, but as a king, she has been living in seclusion in Itachi's house, which is extremely incredible, and they don't know how to deal with it.

"Did you bring back supper too?"

In the face of the unexpected and restrained few people, Artoria was like a master, smiled kindly, and stretched out her hand to signal a few people to sit down, "You don't have to be so particular. ”

"The past is gone, and now I am just a friend of Itachi, not the king of a country."

"As the people and courtiers of the Itachi, just like him, just call me Artoria."

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Speaking of this, she paused, "If you think this name is too long and awkward to say, you can just call me Arthur." ”

As for 'Xiaoya', that is something that only the family can call.

"Sit down, everyone will be considered a family member in the future, don't be so polite, stop the water."

Itachi didn't mean to hold it, and while stacking the lunch boxes in his hand on the plates that had filled the whole table and opening them, he motioned to a few people behind him to sit down, "Mother and Zuosuke, are you asleep?" ”

"Hmm."

Artoria nodded, but did not refute Itachi's 'family member', and explained, "In the past few days, you have been busy entertaining guests, and the rest of the settlement arrangements for the relocation of the clan can only be arranged by your mother. ”

"Zuo Zhu has been practicing alone at home these days, and he is very hard."

"They were all tired, so they went to bed early."

"What about you?"

Itachi was curious, and a stiff smile appeared on his expressionless face, "After being bored at home for so long, how does it feel to finally have a relatively formal identity to walk outside?" ”

And this scene made the Uchiha Shisui and others next to him secretly frightened.

Would the patriarch still laugh?

When meeting guests, no matter how important the identity of the other party is, the patriarch never laughs.

How good is their relationship?

"Me?"

Artoria replied casually, as if she hadn't noticed the smile on Itachi's face, or rather, it wasn't strange.

"Wander around."

She described her life in Kyoto City in four words, "The last time I came to Kyoto City, I could only stay by your side, and I didn't have too many opportunities to observe the city. ”

"During this time, I have seriously felt the customs here."

"How to say, based on the politeness and rigor under the rules, this city has become very beautiful and ideal, and it is almost the ideal town in my heart."

"Very good."

Feeling the joy in her tone, Itachi was also very happy, "You should go out and walk more and feel the world." ”

He meant something that only the two of them knew.

"There's no need."

However, Artoria shook her head, "What to see, what to feel, has been understood. ”

"Almost, not all, after all."

"It's not really an ideal town, at least not for the majority, but just a few."

"In this city, the beauty of most people is only a mask called 'pleaser', and the real emotions under the mask are only understood by themselves."

"It's a little different from the ideal country I've been pursuing, but it shouldn't exist."

It is long overdue to recognize this, there is no real ideal country in any world.

"But I know more or less about the situation here."

But soon, Artoria got down to business, "I think I can start to help you with some things, for example, the external communication aspect. ”

"I remember I reminded you before, you have to learn to say no, you can't be someone with a gift, you have to respond."

"Appropriate rejection is the best choice for the Yu family."

And her words made Zhishui and the others, who had been eating silently since they sat down, feel frightened again.

What this means...... The patriarch plans to let this foreigner take care of the family's affairs?