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Chapter 496 Witnessing Everything She Did

As a direct descendant of the Asabu family, a princess in the eyes of Hoori, and the shrine maiden of Kenji Shrine, Asabu Yoshino is not only special, but also noble.

If she simply wanted someone to accompany her, Chao Wu Anqing could easily ask for countless people to volunteer.

Those who wanted to go on a blind date with Yoshino Asagi and marry her were especially eager for this opportunity.

However, precisely because he knew about Yoshino Asatake's situation and knew that she needed someone who could genuinely care for her and help her out of her predicament, Yasuharu Asatake dared not make a decision on the candidate casually.

His intention was not to force his daughter. If possible, he hoped that his daughter could find someone she loved on her own and support each other, just like he and Asagi Yoshino's mother did.

Therefore, even if Asatake Yoshino unilaterally refuses the arranged marriages that have been going on for a long time, Asatake Ansharu won't say anything and will just let her be.

It wasn't until Aize appeared that Asahi changed his mind.

He naturally didn't trust or feel at ease with Aize, whom he was meeting for the first time, but rather with the sacred sword Muramaru that Kenji Shrine had always enshrined.

He believed that Aize, who had gained the approval of Cong Yuwan and was thus removed from the field, could not be a truly despicable person.

He also believed that Aize, who was able to pull out Murasame and become its user, would inevitably have his fate intertwined with the land of Hoori and the Asabu family, who had always protected this land, and it would be difficult to sever ties with it.

In light of this, Asagi Yasuharu made up his mind and, without obtaining Asagi Yoshino's consent, unilaterally proposed a marriage between the two.

This was a bold attempt he made for his daughter's future, and also an inevitable result of his inability to stand by and watch things continue unchecked.

Chao Wu Anqing finally voiced this idea to Aize.

"Although we haven't known each other for very long, I still want to ask."

Chao Wuanqing spoke gently to Aize.

"Ai-kun, do you hate Yoshino?"

This is something that Asahi Ansei desperately wants to know.

He also knew that their relationship had not been very pleasant before.

Her own daughter was too stubborn and obsessive, and insisted on not involving outsiders. Therefore, she had always been indifferent to Aize and showed great resistance to his presence.

Aize did not have any obvious conflict or contradiction with the other party because of this, which relieved Asagi Ansei. However, he did not have the idea of ​​trying to win her favor. He always treated his daughter with indifference and calmness, as if it were none of his business. He did not treat Asagi Yoshino differently because of the so-called engagement.

He has his own ideas and his own thoughts. Others' attitudes are like a gentle breeze to him. As long as they don't hit his face while brushing past him, he will not care. He will ignore the other person and regard himself as a complete outsider, watching coldly from the sidelines.

The evidence is tonight's actions, which were entirely spontaneous on his own, proving that he is not entirely without his own ideas.

Even if others are unwilling to give, I can still earn a living through my own efforts.

It's okay if you don't tell me the answer, because that's your right, you're qualified to do so, but that doesn't mean I can't find the answer myself, even if I know the process will be dangerous.

He appears calm, rational, indifferent, and taciturn, but in reality, he is a person who dares to act, dares to take risks, and is very decisive and resolute.

Through his actions, which others saw as impulsive and reckless, he ultimately paid a price but found the answers he sought.

Even if these answers aren't complete, he has at least stepped one foot into Suiori's reality, and the price he paid was because of his own daughter.

This made Chao Wu Anqing realize that although the young man in front of her did not seem to object to the marriage proposal she had put forward, he did not completely agree to it either.

He's just observing.

If he realized that this marriage was meaningless to him, he would break it off without hesitation. Chao Wu Anqing realized this.

This is much more troublesome than Asahi Yoshino.

Although Yoshino Asatake was more opposed to the engagement than accepting it, she was at least able to selectively accept it considering various factors.

On the other hand, Aize seemed to have tacitly accepted the engagement and acknowledged his status as Asagi Yoshino's fiancé, but he had not yet decided to accept it in his heart.

Asatake Yoshino keeps saying that this engagement is only temporary, but she has not yet broken it off.

Aize, on the other hand, said that the engagement was temporary and nominal, and that it was temporary and nominal, and that he could terminate the relationship at any time.

In other words, Aize is the one most likely to break off the engagement between Aize and Yoshino Asatake.

Having understood this, Chao Wu Anqing naturally wanted to know what Aize's current views were on this marriage and on his daughter.

Aize felt there was nothing to hide, so he spoke frankly.

"I wouldn't say I hate her, after all, I know that her coldness and rejection have reasons, and they are all for my sake."

If he couldn't even see this clearly, given Aize's personality, he probably would have already had a falling out with Asagi Yoshino.

You know, he's the kind of person who would retaliate on the spot if a taxi driver even gave him a disdainful look.

If someone keeps giving you attitude, even if you don't physically attack them, you're definitely capable of making sarcastic remarks to break their defenses.

The reason he didn't do that to Yoshino Asatake was because he knew that Yoshino Asatake was only acting that way because of him.

Therefore, although he didn't offer his warm welcome in return, he didn't dislike Yoshino Asatake because of it.

only……

"If Mr. Anqing is planning to have me build a good relationship with Miss Chaowu in order to improve her social situation and psychological problems, then you've probably come to the wrong person."

Aize shrugged and said that.

"I am not a good social person. I hate being hypocritical and rarely do superficial things, so I have never had many friends."

Whether it's Ma Tingluhua or the brother and sister from the Kurama family, they all know how reclusive Aize is.

It's not that he can't say nice things, nor that he can't get along with others, but he just doesn't want to make an effort to do so.

His view on interpersonal relationships is... they can be maintained, but there's no need to deliberately maintain them.

He prefers to let interpersonal relationships develop naturally rather than spending all his time joking and laughing with others.

People who get along well will always get along well, and it's hard to separate them. Just like him and Ma Tingluhua and others, even if they haven't seen each other for several years, they can find the feeling of the past the moment they meet again, and they don't feel any awkwardness or unfamiliarity at all.

And how long can a relationship between people who don't get along last, even if they try to maintain it?
How much effort would it take to maintain this for a long time?
Just thinking about it for a moment, Aize found it extremely troublesome.

Therefore, he never deliberately maintains interpersonal relationships, nor does he intentionally befriend anyone in order to develop connections; it's best to let everything take its natural course.

If Asagi Ansei intended for him to curry favor with Asagi Yoshino and cultivate a good relationship with her, then he had truly chosen the wrong person.

Asahi Yasuharu naturally had no intention of forcing Aize's ideas. "If possible, I would certainly like you to establish a friendly relationship, but if we try to force it, Yoshino will probably feel resistant, right?" Asahi Yasuharu smiled and said, "I just want to tell you that although my daughter is not very frank, she is a good child that makes me proud."

"I hope you can be more understanding of her when you're with her."

"That's enough."

Asagi Yasuharu's requirements were really not high. He didn't insist that Aizawa and Asagi Yoshino get married, nor did he intend for Aizawa to deliberately please his daughter. He only hoped that the two could reach a mutual understanding in their daily interactions, and that would be enough.

He believed that as long as the two could understand each other, even if the two children didn't end up as a couple, they would still be good friends, just like Aize's childhood friends.

This relationship will definitely become a precious thing in the heart of Asagi Yoshino, who has always been alone, and will help her get out of her current predicament.

"I hope you can look at that child more, watch over her, and witness everything that happens to her."

The request made by Chao Wu Anqing was by no means excessive.

Aize didn't speak, he just remained silent, lost in thought.

…………

"Wow--"

With a pleasant sound of water, Aize immersed himself in the warm hot spring water.

"call……"

The warm spring water enveloped his entire body, and the comfortable feeling made Aize let out a soft breath.

But not long after, Aize felt a sharp pain in his back.

"hiss……"

The breath he had just exhaled was immediately sucked back in, causing Aize to grimace in pain.

"Is this the effect of Hoori Onsen purifying impurities?"

Although the pain was unbearable, Aize could still vaguely sense that a kind of turbid energy was being shed from his body, as if something unclean was being purified. His body was in pain, but his heart was at ease.

At this moment, Aize entered the Asabu family's bathroom and soaked in the bath filled with Hoori Onsen water, purifying his body and mind.

The bathtub was huge, and the bathroom was also huge, as if a section of the hot spring in a hot spring hotel had been moved here, making it hard to imagine that this was a bathroom commonly found in a home.

As for the bathroom's style, it's entirely Japanese-style, allowing moisture to rise freely within it.

Soaking in the famous hot spring in Suizhi, Aize felt a pain in his back, but he still endured it and did not leave the bath.

Although he couldn't see the wound on his back, judging from everyone's reaction, the wound must have been quite serious. Logically, he should have felt unbearable pain long ago, but he only felt it now, which was clearly unreasonable.

Just as Komagawa Mitsuo said, it is definitely not a good thing that he did not feel pain, because pain is a warning signal from the body. If you cannot even feel pain, it is definitely very dangerous.

Therefore, being able to feel pain is by no means a bad thing for Aize now.

"I felt pain as soon as I soaked in the water. It seems that the hot spring in Suizhi really has some amazing effects."

Aize curiously fiddled with the hot spring water.

He had been coming to Suizhi often since he was a child, so it was impossible for him not to have soaked in Suizhi's hot springs. But when he used to soak in the hot springs, he only felt that it was similar to taking a hot bath at home. Unlike now, he was able to feel some of the unique aspects.

"Whether it's hot springs, Murasame-maru, or even the mountains I used to frequent as a child, they all hide such incredible secrets. Really... how come I never discovered them before?"

Aize couldn't help but sigh.

Apart from the last few years, Aize has been staying in Suizhi for a few months every year since he was a child. Even though he can't be called a native of Suizhi, he is still a local. He thought he was familiar with Suizhi enough, but he didn't expect to see the most authentic side of this land after returning after several years.

This feeling is like someone telling you that your childhood home was actually built on Sanxingdui – it's incredibly unbelievable.

"I used to think that I was the only incredible person in the world."

Aize couldn't help but chuckle.

He possessed incredible talent from birth, and could use various weapons and tools with ease, which was extraordinary in itself.

Aize had thought that this unusualness was a perk of being a transmigrator, but now he realized that he wasn't the only one who was unusual in this world.

Divine Sword - Murasame...

Evil spirits formed from filth...

The curse of the Asabu family...

Shrine maidens and administrators...

All sorts of incredible beings have barged into his life and into his destiny in just a few days, and only now does Aize finally feel a sense of awe.

"Unfortunately, I haven't fully unraveled the secrets of Suiori and the Asatake family yet."

Aize's eyes deepened.

My conversation with Asahi Ansei just now not only resolved one of Aize's doubts, but also indirectly proved something.

That is, the curse called Dog Spirit Possession is definitely not as simple as just making Yoshino Asatake grow a pair of animal ears on her head.

Otherwise, as a father, Asahi Yasuharu wouldn't have resorted to such drastic measures to improve his daughter's interpersonal relationships.

Even though Chao Wu Anqing said that he couldn't stand it anymore and had no choice but to resort to this tactic, Aize felt as if he was in a hurry to make up for some regret or to prevent his daughter from having any regrets, giving off a sense of urgency that "time is running out".

As far as he knew, the only direct descendant of the Asagi family in the present day was Asagi Yoshino, whose mother had passed away when she was young.

Neither Asagi Yoshino nor her mother had any brothers or sisters.

How could the local tyrants of Suizhi, a prestigious family that had lasted for at least several hundred years, have such a small population?

This is definitely not a normal situation.

"It seems I have to keep exploring."

In the bathroom, Aize murmured to himself.

(End of this chapter)