After rebirth, I became Tokyo Sentimental

Chapter 228, Section 227: Stop fighting!

The morning sky was a clear, blue sky, and the chirping of sparrows often echoed in the courtyard. Yuan Ye Yuyi lay on the bed with her eyes tightly closed, her delicate brows furrowed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her smooth forehead, as if she were having a nightmare. After a moment, she suddenly cried out and did a sit-up on the bed, clutching her chest and breathing heavily, her delicate face pale.

She gasped for breath, and the light in her eyes slowly returned to the real world, though she was still shaken by the nightmare.

She had a terrible nightmare.

I dreamt that I was in class at school when the teacher suddenly called me out of the classroom. Then I saw my father's favorite friend, Fujikawa Hosokawa, who told me with a serious face that my parents were getting a divorce. My mother's faction and Aunt Sato's faction were fighting each other. Taki and Yutaro were also exchanging blows, and even Mitsuya broke free from Aunt Shigee's arms, grabbed his baby bottle, and prepared to join the fight. The house was in complete chaos, and it was impossible to tell who was fighting whom.

As the eldest daughter of the Haruno family, Haruno Hagoromo has always been very responsible. Knowing that her father is a philandering scoundrel, she has been working hard to maintain the balance of the family since she was a child, trying her best to please her aunts.

In her dream, upon hearing the news, she was extremely anxious, wishing she could grow wings and fly back. However, she could only take the bus home with Aunt Fujikawa. To her dismay, they got stuck in traffic on the way home, with no end in sight. In her anxiety, she woke up in a fright.

Sitting up and leaning against the headboard to clear her head for a while, Yuan Ye Yuyi suddenly remembered that her father seemed to be bringing another aunt and sister home today. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed involuntarily. It wasn't that she had much resentment towards her father, but she was simply afraid that her mother would get into a fight with the other woman and things would get out of control.

With a soft sigh, Yuan Ye Yu Yi threw off the covers, put on her pajamas, and prepared to wash up first. In her mind, she was thinking about how to test her mother's attitude and how to prevent extreme events from happening. Her brows were furrowed.

After washing up and changing into a skirt suit and putting on pure white cotton socks, Yuan Ye Yu Yi's mind was racing.

She was thinking about how to welcome the new family member today, and how to comfort her mother's sadness and show her filial piety, when she went downstairs to get a bottle of melon yogurt and caught a glimpse of Suzumiya Saka sitting on the sofa watching TV.

"Where are you going?" Before Haruno Ui could even open the refrigerator door, Suzumiya Saka called out to her.

"Mom, are you watching TV?" Haruno Yui paused for a moment, withdrew her hand, turned around and sat down next to Suzumiya Saka on the sofa. She smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm not going anywhere. I just woke up from sleep. I just came to see what you're doing."

"It's the weekend today, aren't you going to go to the arcade with your bunch of cronies?" Suzumiya Saka didn't look at her daughter's face, holding the remote control in her hand.

"I'm not going. It's not interesting. You've finally managed to rest at home, so of course I want to keep you company."

Still playing video games? Our house is almost gone!
Can I even keep fighting?

Yuan Ye Yuyi is no longer in the mood to go out and play games; it's a miracle she can even eat.

"Want some pocket money?" Suzumiya Saka glanced sideways.

"No." Haruno Hagoromo was speechless.

“Then you’ve done something bad.” Ryoumiya Saka’s expression changed from casual to serious. She pressed the turn-off button on the remote control in her hand, turned to look at her daughter and frowned: “Tell me, what did you do at school this time? Did you get into a fight with your classmates again, or were you pulling each other’s hair, or did you write a note to insult the teacher and get it intercepted?”

"What?! Am I that kind of person? Mom, how could you think such a thing about your daughter!" Haruno Yui scratched her hair, somewhat disbelieving her ears.

Suzumiya Saka ignored her daughter's reaction, and simply stretched out one hand to start counting on her fingers:

“You started swearing when you were three, you rode on your classmate’s head and hit his face with a book when you were five, and you beat up a boy when you were seven during physical education class in elementary school because you stood up for your classmate. Now you are ten years old. Half a month ago you went home to reflect on your actions because you reported your Chinese teacher to the principal for eating snacks during class. Even three days ago you were punished by standing for a whole morning at school for climbing a tree to pick apricots.”

"I swore at people because that little kid was foul-mouthed and insulted me first. I slapped their faces because they were rude to me first. Standing up for the boy and beating him up further proves my courage and perseverance. Reporting the teacher for stealing snacks pulled her back from the brink of depravity. I also shared the apricots I picked with my classmates, which shows my selflessness!"

Yui Haruno patted her small chest and argued vehemently.

Suzumiya Saka watched her daughter clap her hands expressionlessly, her voice as cold as ice: "Well said, you said it very well, shall we give you an award?"

Seeing her mother's face darken, Yuan Ye Yuyi immediately became obedient, took off her slippers, shrank to the side, and chuckled, "That won't be necessary. After all, a good person like me doesn't covet fame or fortune."

"Still dare to talk back!?"

"Dad made me do it all. Actually, I thought about your teachings when I was doing these things, but Dad said he would protect me and I didn't need to be afraid." Yuan Ye Yuyi immediately raised her hands to surrender, and then used her all-purpose answer that had always worked to appease her mother.

However, this time the all-purpose ointment wasn't slippery.

Suzumiya Saka, on the contrary, glared angrily.

"You're still using your father as a shield?"

"I…"

"What a heartless and unfilial daughter!"

"Me? Me? An unfilial daughter?"

Haruno Hagoromo pointed to her nose.

She paused for a moment, realizing that her mother seemed genuinely angry. A sense of confusion arose in her heart, especially knowing that there was a welcome party for her new aunt and sister-in-law tonight. She couldn't understand why her usually jealous mother was so protective of her father. In the past, she would have scolded him directly and stopped picking a fight with her. So she couldn't help but ask cautiously, "Mom, why aren't you angry with Dad anymore?"

"Why should I be mad at him?"

"Isn't Dad bringing a new aunt and a new little sister to our house today?" Yuan Ye Yuyi gritted her teeth and risked her life to say these words.

"What's the matter?"

"What's wrong..." Hearing Suzumiya Saka's calm tone, Haruno Hagoromo was shocked as if she had seen a ghost, and stammered, "Aren't you angry?"

"What difference does it make if there's one more or one less?" Suzumiya Saka seemed completely unconcerned.

Haruno Hagoromo was stunned for a long time. She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. After a while, she came to her senses and gave a thumbs up: "You are so generous!"

"Instead of you praising my magnanimity, you should finish your homework first, otherwise you won't be able to go to the fireworks festival tonight." Suzumiya Saka seemed unwilling to talk about these things and unleashed her supernatural ability to do homework.

Haruno Hagoromo's face stiffened, but this time she didn't argue back. She knew her mother's bottom line was that she had to finish her studies. If she didn't, her mother would really put her in jail. So she immediately got off the sofa and went straight to the kitchen. She grabbed a bottle of melon yogurt and then stomped upstairs, muttering to herself as she went:

"How could this be! Someone as chivalrous, courageous, and resolute as me has to be troubled by such trivial homework. The world has truly changed, and order has collapsed!"

Time flies, and the period from sunrise to nightfall passes by like the sands of the Ganges.

Everyone arrived as promised that evening.

The last time the whole family gathered like this was for Haruno Tsukasa's birthday. Apart from that, the family has basically never been able to get together. Although a family of two is shaky and a family of three is as solid as iron, it is hard for a family of five or six to be without conflicts.

However, Haruno Hagoromo didn't think that much about it.

Kneeling on the cushion in the Japanese-style row house, she shifted her gaze to the timid little girl on her right, who kept her head down. Taking a deep breath, she forced a smile and spoke in the kindest possible tone:

Hello, what's your name?

"Yoshifuin Mitsuki..."

"Haruno Mitsuki? Not a bad name."

"Sister...sister, my name is Shihouin Mitsuki..."

“I know, it’s Haruno Mitsuki.” Haruno Hagoromo, acting like a big sister, patted Shihouin Mitsuki on the shoulder in a very familiar manner and said with a smile, “Since Aunt Shihouin has chosen to go back to Dad’s side, won’t you have to change your surname to Haruno later?”

Mitsuki Shihouin's lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to explain something, but in the end she nodded and said, "Mm..."

Seeing how cooperative she was, Yuan Ye Yu Yi felt that she had accomplished most of her goal of bringing her into her fold, resolving her family conflicts, and gaining her support. She relaxed, and with a wave of her hand, a surge of pride welled up within her, and she confidently promised:
"Miyue, you seem to be two or three months younger than me, so in terms of age, I am your eldest sister. I am also the eldest sister of all the other younger siblings in this family. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight! I'm telling you this now: if anyone in the family or at school bullies you, you can come to your eldest sister, and I will stand up for you!"

"Thank you, big sister..."

"Hmm." Mimicking her father's manner towards his subordinates, Haruno Yui gave a soft "hmm." Feeling she had laid enough groundwork, she cut to the chase: "Miyue, you should know that our father has several wives, right?"

"...I heard it from my mother."

"Do you know that our Yuanye family is now divided into two factions?" Yuanye Yuyi asked mysteriously.

“Distribute…distribute?” Shihōin Mitsuki was stunned.

"That's right. One of the factions is the Sato faction, which consists of Aunt Sato Mie and Aunt Shimizu. Both of these aunts are chairpersons of large trading companies with enormous wealth. They are even members of parliament and prefectural governors. They also each gave birth to a younger brother for us."

Haruno Hagoromo said calmly.

Although she didn't quite understand, Shihouin Mitsuki, who seemed quite impressive, blinked and couldn't help but ask with a hint of curiosity, "What about the other faction?"

"This faction is quite formidable."

"How...how amazing is it?"

Haruno Hagoromo sat up straight, deliberately lowering her voice to raise her aura, and said with a serious expression: "The other faction is led by my mother, the dignified Suzumiya Saka, who has officially held a wedding ceremony with my father and received a legally valid marriage certificate, with Aunt Kurosaki Orizuki and Aunt Shigeie Shio as members, and also includes the Haruno family's eldest daughter and third son, making it an invincible and supreme power!"

Miyuki Shihouin was a little confused by her long speech, especially the long list of titles, but after carefully considering it, she cautiously asked:

"It seems... there's just one more auntie?"

"More than that! The important thing is that my mother is the mistress of the Haruno family, and I am the eldest child of the first generation of the Haruno family, and also the future second generation!"

Haruno Hagoromo patted her chest, dissatisfied.

"Is that... Auntie?" Mitsuki Shihouin raised her hand and subtly pointed to the person sitting next to Tsukasa Harano.

"She is Sister Shiyu."

"Huh? Big sister, didn't you just say..."

"Shiyu-nee is Aunt Sato's daughter and Dad's goddaughter. She is not qualified to compete with me."

"Whoa whoa."

Seeing the thoughtful look on her face, Haruno Yui felt that her attempt to win her over was a bit risky. She immediately wanted to explain more to her, to make her understand who the future pillar of this family was. However, before she could speak, a head squeezed in from beside her and questioned, "Yui, what kind of evil ideas are you trying to instill in our new sister?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Haruno Hagoromo immediately glared at him and began to berate him without any politeness:

"Takiei, watch your mouth! I'm your eldest sister! Are the family rules and precepts of the Haruno family so inconvenient? Have you even forgotten how to address people with respect?"

"When did our family start having family rules?"

The handsome young boy was taken aback upon hearing this, and a look of surprise and uncertainty appeared on his face.

"It's been around for a long time!"

Did Dad mention this thing?

"No." Haruno Yui denied it quite readily, then added domineeringly, "But I did say it."

"You?" Haruno Taki's eyes were full of disdain.

"What kind of look is that?!" Haruno Hagoromo couldn't take it anymore, and her face fell. "I'm the eldest daughter of the Haruno family, the future second generation! Shouldn't I be worried about this family?"

"Don't be ridiculous! I'm clearly the eldest son of the Haruno family, and I should be the future second generation!"

"You lazy, good-for-nothing, stupid as a donkey, how dare you compete with me?" Haruno Yui didn't give way to her younger brother at all, because he was the biggest competitor.

"I'm as stupid as a donkey? Then what are you?"

"I…"

"Sister, please stop arguing."

Just then, another cute little boy came to mediate the fight.

Haruno Hagoromo sensed something was wrong and turned to ask, "Yutaro, do you also think that the future second head of the Haruno family should be Taki Hide instead of me?"

"No, what second generation? I don't really understand." Haruno Yutaro replied blankly.

"Fine, go play somewhere else."

Haruno Hagoromo waved her hand silently.

Just then, Haruno Taki used his butt to forcefully push Haruno Hagoromo aside, and a friendly smile appeared on his face as he said, "Miyuki-chan, right? From now on, you'll play with your brother. Don't listen to Hagoromo. She seems kind, but she's actually rotten to the core. Don't be fooled by her. I have a limited edition Gundam here. If you like it, you can take it and play with it!"

"Ugh! Disgusting! So disgusting!"

Yui Haruno, who was pushed aside and almost fell over, instantly became furious and said, "Your methods of winning people over are too despicable! And giving Gundams to girls to play with, do you even know what a girl is?!"

"You don't understand, but you do?"

“Better than you!”

"Do you want to start a fight?"

"Anytime!"

"A good man doesn't fight with a woman. Fighting with you would only make me lose face, and people would laugh at me if they found out!"

"No, no, I'm scared now. Yuan Ye Taki, who loves to brag the most, is scared. After all, you know I can suppress someone like you with one hand!"

"You bastard, come on!"

"You bastard, come on then!"

Their verbal skills are evenly matched, but ultimately they'll have to prove themselves in person. Although Haruno Hagoromo is a girl, the power difference between men and women isn't significant at the age of ten, so it's unlikely that a boy could subdue a girl with just one hand.

A corner of the longhouse was instantly transformed into a martial arts training hall.

On the contrary, Haruno Hagoromo had more combat experience in school, strong nails, and a weapon with sharp characteristics, so she overpowered Haruno Taki.

"Stop! Stop! Stop it now!"

"This is not conducive to unity!"

"Stop fighting!"

(End of this chapter)