Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 417 All the Ex-Girls Are Sitting at One Table (Part 2)

Both are wearing kimonos with rattan family crests, but the two are wearing different ones.

The Kujo family's emblem is two intertwined vines forming a circle, while the Nijo family's emblem is a clover.

Slightly different, yet seemingly similar as one.

The image seems to perfectly complement the two of them.

"Wait, wait, why are they here?"

Mr. Ryukawa broke out in a sweat. He had just stepped into the gate of the Kujo family's house when he saw several familiar faces.

Miss Mu looked aggrieved, while the Executive Director's face was so dark he looked like he wanted to kill someone.

Only my wife.

The lady covered her rosy lips and looked at the two of them without seeming flustered at all.

"Long Chuanche, what are you doing here?"

It was Akane Takeda who spoke, but Tatsukawa Tetsu was too busy to pay attention to her at the moment.

"This isn't what we agreed on!"

Long Chuanche held the young lady's hand, unsure whether to continue going inside.

The dinner party unexpectedly stalled before it even started. To understand why this happened, we need to go back in time.

"So you want to save your mother, so you're planning to marry me?"

At that time, Tatsukawa Tetsu was flipping through his diary, showing no intention of agreeing.

The boy had a "what's in it for me?" look on his face, and the young lady's originally slightly flat chest had increased by a cup size.

"first."

The girl held up one finger at Ryukawa Che.

“By announcing our engagement, you can see who your supporters are and who your opponents are.”

Marrying the young lady was something that both Nijo Maki and Kujo Fujitaka were trying their best to make happen. Tatsukawa Tetsu didn't know the specifics of Kujo Fujitaka, but Nijo Maki wanted to do something similar to what their ancestor Fujiwara had done.

Marrying off a daughter is a form of coercion and control.

With the old man dead, Long Chuanche, who had just returned, was seen by some as an easy lamb to be bullied.

"Oh? How to say it."

Longchuan Che turned page after page of his diary.

The same handwriting gave him the feeling of quickly regaining his memory.

The Kujo family is a complex entity, consisting of the Nijo family, which controls a large number of heavy industries, as well as the Sankin Kokai and Mizuho Financial.

It permeates every aspect of Japan from top to bottom, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a miniature version of a small country.

"Those who support our marriage are those who are happy to see our family weakened, while those who don't want us to get married are those who are truly loyal to our family."

The young lady explained it to Tatsukawa Tetsuya in a simple way.

Now that the old man is dead, and there's no one to keep things in check, all sorts of strange and supernatural things have started to emerge in this house.

Some had long been powerful and wanted to break away from the main family, while others, like Maki Nijo, wanted to directly control the main family's resources.

Our family has always followed a path similar to that of the nobles and ministers of ancient kingdoms.

They formed cliques for personal gain and controlled current affairs.

In Japan, political parties and many positions of real power are filled by people appointed by older generations.

"That sounds very tempting."

Long Chuanche pinched his chin.

The announcement of the engagement with the young lady reveals at a glance who are friends and who are enemies.

"But I have no intention of coming back at all."

Longchuan Che smiled and waved the diary in his hand.

He came back looking for this, and now that he has it, he can easily run away.

"Why don't you take a look behind you?"

Longchuan Che smiled like a fox with its tail wagging, but the young lady smiled even more like one.

Her eyes are curved, and the corners of her mouth are upturned.

Ryukawa Tetsu discovered that she was damnably beautiful in this state.

"later?"

Longchuan Che flipped to the last page of the diary and confirmed that it was a notebook without any missing pages.

Brown cover, clear handwriting.

But in the end…

"Heavy snow in the twelfth lunar month of the third year of the Heisei era?"

Longchuan Che rubbed his eyes. He'd talked so much as a child; he hadn't even finished writing everything in a thick Degev diary. "This place can only let you know that you are yourself, why your aunt left home, and how you lost your memory..."

Long Chuanche had never thought that the young lady was so wicked, like a kitten that had successfully stolen some fish, looking at him with a sly smile.

"The area ahead still needs to be explored, Longchuan."

"So returning the diary is the second benefit?"

The young lady definitely knows something; perhaps there's nothing in the world that can be kept from her.

Tatsukawa Tetsu raised questions about the book, "Kujo Tetsuya's Childhood Memoirs - Part 2".

"uh-huh."

The young lady gave a soft hum and then patted her black kimono onto Ryukawa Tetsuya's chest.

Once dressed, you'll go to the family banquet with the young lady. At the banquet, the Nijo family will introduce themselves as Natsuko's fiancé.

"Is it really necessary to go this far?"

Long Chuan Che sighed. Although the girl had the secret he wanted, everything was done under the old man's instructions.

If she doesn't follow the old woman's advice, will her birth mother really die?

Under the scorching sunlight, Tatsuki Ryukawa always seemed to have a sense of unreality.

Fifty years ago, my grandfather had three older brothers and one younger sister.

The girl's words left Long Chuanche speechless. After Long Chuanche had put on his clothes, she helped him put on his blouse and other clothes.

A small, warm, cool hand would occasionally brush against Long Chuanche's skin as he looked at the young lady's face, which was flushed red by the setting sun.

"What about yourself?"

Longchuan Che was almost afraid to breathe.

The close proximity meant they were exchanging the same breath of air. The orchid-like musk scent entered through Ryukawa Tetsu's nostrils, only to be crushed by the young lady when he exhaled.

The girl seemed a little confused. While helping Ryukawa Tetsu tie the knot, she asked something.

"At once…"

Longchuan Che shifted his gaze to the sky outside.

The setting sun painted the sky a beautiful crimson hue, and Tatsukawa Tetsu remembered the time he met the young lady half a year ago.

The girl sat in the warm library, a neat bow tied around her neck.

The page in front of him read, "What kind of life do you want to live?" Although it was inappropriate, Tatsukawa Tetsu still asked the question.

"Do you want to marry me?"

Her voice was a little hoarse, and the young lady paused for a moment as she tied the knot.

"Do not want to."

The young lady's hands, which moved like cat's cradle, continued to work.

"Just as I thought..."

Long Chuanche sighed. Their marriage seemed more like a business arrangement forced upon them by circumstances.

"I'll cover for you tonight, my diary..."

"I'll pay you back when Grandpa dies."

The girl tied the knot for Tatsukawa Tetsu, signifying that their engagement would continue until the old man died.

At that time, no one will be able to threaten Maki Nijo anymore, and Tatsukawa Tetsu will be free.

"I will help you take control of the Kujo family during this period."

The girl blinked as she looked at Ryūchū, for it felt more like an exchange to her.

"talk later."

Long Chuanche reached out and grasped the girl's hand. He truly didn't want to stay in this family filled with scheming and bloodshed anymore.

"I hate you, Tatsukawa Tetsu."

Long Chuanche's mind was filled with thoughts of his wife, Mu Zi, and the Executive Director.

As we were about to walk through the gate together, the girl suddenly whispered something.

"what?"

Long Chuanche didn't quite hear clearly.

"I said…"

The young lady blushed slightly as she held Long Chuanche's hand.

After thinking for a moment, the girl, who had been forced into this situation, turned her head away.

"Please take care of me."

The girl whispered something, then followed Long Chuanche into the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)