A newbie's anime life diary

Is the Yukinoshita family being targeted? Is it...that boy?

'It's a pity my mother is here too; I can't investigate properly myself.'

At noon, Yukino was not with her mother and sister. Although her mother's behavior disappointed her, Haruno was still alright. Although she didn't say a word, Haruno occasionally gave her a glance, and Haruno didn't think of blaming her.

As for this matter, she didn't tell Yukino or even Ryougi Shiki. Anyway, here, no one can take her away.

After enjoying a luxurious bento lunch together, the group headed to the auditorium, where there were many performances scheduled for the afternoon.

Yukiteru, Yukino, and Utaha went directly backstage to coordinate, while Ryougi Shiki, along with two little girls, Yomi Isayama, and Saeko Busujima, leisurely arrived at the first row of the audience seats. At a glance, they spotted Yukino's mother sitting there alone.

Yang Nai went backstage to change clothes because she had an orchestra performance to prepare for. Xue's mother sat alone there, ready to enjoy her daughter's performance, even though the previous events had left her feeling somewhat resentful and inexplicably uneasy.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps and saw a short-haired woman, also dressed in a kimono, walking over with two little girls and two teenage girls. The woman sat down in the seat next to her.

She had investigated and found that this person was the head of the Ryougi family, Ryougi Shiki.

Sister Shi didn't seem to care at all. After telling her daughter to sit quietly, she looked at the announcements that had already begun on stage and said indifferently, "I heard you have another daughter?"

Snow Mother frowned and turned to look at Ryougi Shiki.

Is this a question being asked of her?

The next moment, the stage curtain was drawn back, and the opening performance was a magnificent orchestral performance.

Yukino Yukinoshita, dressed in a formal gown, stood in the very center.

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Sister Shi: Do you want this eldest daughter or this youngest daughter? Or maybe you shouldn't have either of them?

Chapter 107 Addicted to Kidnapping, Unable to Extricate Oneself (1/3)

As everyone knows, Ryougi Shiki is a cold and aloof person. In her youth, she even showed off with many powerful yokai and has seen many ups and downs.

Those who knew and understood Ryougi Shiki always thought this woman would continue to stir up trouble and become famous. However, when she was only in her early twenties, she was snatched away by an ordinary bespectacled man. Then Ryougi Shiki's style changed drastically. After inheriting the position of head of the Ryougi family at an extremely fast pace, she immediately got married, became pregnant, and had children.

It can be said that it stunned countless people.

After having her daughter, Ryougi Mina, Ryougi Shiki stopped traveling around and focused on taking care of her daughter while managing the family affairs. External matters were no longer her concern.

However, when the child was two years old, two exceptionally talented children were sent from the family of a subordinate: Saeko Busujima and Yomi Isayama.

The two girls, one 9 years old and the other 8 years old, are both exceptionally talented.

Both the Busujima and Isayama families are loyal to the Ryougi family and know that Ryougi Shiki had a hard time managing her family at first, so they have been helping her along the way.

After learning that Ryougi Shiki had given birth to a daughter, they decided to send their two children to the Ryougi family, hoping that they could receive guidance from Ryougi Shiki and help her daughter manage the family when they grew up.

The only regret is that Shi-jie didn't give birth to a boy.

After understanding the thoughts of the two families, Ryougi Shiki also felt that she needed to do something. After all, her daughter's potential was definitely good, but unlike herself, she did not have the extremely intimidating Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

As for whether the two families might have any rebellious intentions.

Ryougi Shiki didn't think this would happen. Not to mention that the Ryougi family was already very good to its affiliated families, moreover, as long as she didn't do anything reckless, living for a hundred or two hundred years wouldn't be difficult, plus the great monsters she knew.

Rebellion? Not at all.

Therefore, while raising her daughter, Ryougi Shiki began training Saeko Busujima and Yomi Isayama.

Gradually, in addition to training and searching for various challenging things, Ryougi Shiki also became fascinated with other things.

Find talent and take on apprentices.

The former is not too difficult, after all, everyone knows the value of outstanding talent these days. The Liangyi family has informants in education and various other places to search for talent. Although the efficiency is not high, they still manage to acquire a number of talented individuals every year.

Taking on disciples is more difficult. First, Ryougi Shiki has extremely high standards; not just anyone can meet her expectations. Secondly, she needs disciples she can trust. If this condition is met, the issue of talent can be somewhat less critical.

Over the years, progress in obtaining Ryougi Shiki has been slow. It's not that they haven't found outstanding and talented individuals, but the vast majority of them are direct descendants of other families, making it impossible to obtain them.

Either they have a bad temperament, or Ryougi Shiki simply ignores them no matter how talented they are.

Then she discovered Yukiteru, a boy who, for some unknown reason, had also awakened the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Coupled with Ryougi Mina's precognitive dream, she began to focus her attention on Yukiteru.

In recent years, although no formal disciples have been found, several regular disciples have been established, who are now serving as the backbone of the family or holding certain positions in the association.

As for Yukiteru, Ryougi Shiki's purpose was also very clear: her talent was no longer needed to be verified, as long as her character was up to par, it wouldn't matter if he really married his daughter to him.

Unfortunately, although he later accepted her as an apprentice, his plan to make her his son-in-law failed.

The only saving grace is that Xuehui has more than one girl by his side.

From this perspective, although there is no hope for his daughter in the short term, it is not difficult to continue the family bloodline in the future.

These days, if your daughter wants to, there are ways that can be a little dirty.

In addition, there aren't many boys that Ryougi Shiki finds pleasing to the eye, so Yukiteru naturally holds a larger place in her heart.

Through this disciple, Ryougi Shiki also unexpectedly gained Yukino, a child. Although she is an ordinary person, her talent and intelligence are top-notch. With proper training, she could easily become a staff officer or similar role. Her personality also suits Ryougi Shiki's taste.

Yukino was successfully lured away by Ryougi Shiki due to her family situation, so naturally, she also turned her attention to that older sister.

Although the mask on the older sister's face is a bit more troublesome than that of her younger sister, it's not impossible to handle.

Watching Yukinoshita's performance on the field, Ryougi Shiki began to ponder her next move. Although Yukiteru was preparing to confront the Yukinoshita family, that didn't conflict with what she was doing, did it?

Simply put, Sister Shi has become somewhat obsessed with luring talented people.

Well... it can't be called kidnapping, it's more like it was consensual. Sister Shi will still explain everything clearly.

Xue's mother was in a very bad mood at this moment. If it weren't for the fact that this was the school auditorium and her daughter was performing on stage, she would definitely have gone berserk.

She could only look at Ryougi Shiki and ask softly, "What do you mean? Are you interfering in Yukino's affairs?"

Ryougi Shiki had already asked very clearly what she wanted to know, and Yukino's mother could easily deduce that the other party had definitely already contacted Yukino. Yukino's nonchalant attitude these past few days, and the fact that she didn't even return to her apartment yesterday, suggests that this woman is behind her.

While watching the performance, Ryougi Shiki casually replied, "I have no interest in people like you. This was done by my disciple. And you should be glad that he cared about Yukino's feelings and didn't resort to any forceful methods. Otherwise, even if your Yukinoshita family still exists, it would have fallen into decline."

Faced with Ryougi Shiki's almost threatening words, Yuki's mother said with some disdain, "Although our Yukinoshita family is not a prestigious clan, we are not so easily destroyed."

"Hmm... really? Sometimes you shouldn't overestimate yourself. Judging by the time, it should be soon."

After muttering something to herself, Ryougi Shiki stopped talking and simply watched the performance on stage quietly.

Finally, as the music ended, Yang turned around, gave a slight bow with a smile, and disappeared into the applause of the audience beneath the gradually closing curtain.

Just as the curtain was about to fall, Yang looked up and suddenly saw a woman dressed in a kimono sitting next to her mother.

She had seen this person in the information, but unlike her mother, Yang Nai had always been very suspicious of him. Unfortunately, she couldn't find any useful information.

And now, it seems there is an excellent opportunity.

Walking backstage, Yukino, wearing a jacket, smiled and approached Yukino and the other two, looking at her younger sister and saying, "Yukino, how was my performance just now?"

Yukino wasn't lying; she nodded seriously, "It's really good."

Hearing her younger sister's praise, Haruno narrowed her eyes with pleasure. Then, she looked at Yukiteru, who had been smiling at her, and said, "Yukiteru-kun, I saw someone sitting next to my mother in the audience just now. I think... you should know who it is, right?"

"You already knew, didn't you? There's no need to ask me this again."

Yukiteru looked at Haruno frankly and said directly. Actually, the seating arrangement in the audience had been arranged by Yukiteru in advance. Shiki-nee was definitely in the first row, but he really didn't expect that Haruno's mother was also in the first row, and even sitting next to Shiki-nee.

I hope Shi-jie didn't say anything too offensive.

The performances continued one after another. In the audience, Ryougi Shiki watched the show with a relaxed and carefree attitude. However, Yuki-mother, standing to the side, was deeply uneasy. Everything had gone wrong since she came to Soubu High School today.

Could it be, as the principal said before, that the Yukinoshita family has gotten into trouble? She was somewhat unwilling to believe it.

The next second, the phone in the handbag vibrated.

Frowning, Xue's mother took out her phone and looked at it. It was her husband, who had gone out today, calling.

There was no other way but to take my phone outside to answer it.

Backstage, Yukino meticulously checked the preparations for each round of the program, not daring to relax for a moment. Although she knew everything was perfectly prepared, she still dared not let her guard down.

"Don't be so nervous, nothing will go wrong. Haven't we done our best?" Standing next to Yukino, Yukiteru comforted the girl who had a stern face.

"We can't let our guard down until the very last moment." Yukino didn't listen to Yukiteru's advice and stuck to her own ideas.

Yukiteru had no choice but to accept this, as Yukino's personality was simply that earnest.

"Om~~"

Xuehui's phone vibrated, and when he took it out, he saw that it was his assistant calling.

After answering the call, Xuehui couldn't help but smile.

Even after the call ended, he kept smiling as he looked at Yang Nai sitting next to him, a clear expression that caught the attention of the others.

Yang Naimei frowned involuntarily. Xuehui's expression was so strange that it gave her a bad feeling.

Then, as if they had lined up in a queue, Haruno's phone rang.

It was her mother calling. Yang Nai gave Xuehui a deep look before answering the phone.

“Yono, I’m heading back now. Your father suddenly told me that the family we were in contact with to arrange a marriage with Yukino has just said they’re terminating their cooperation with us. At the same time, several officials we were in contact with have also called to say that everything we agreed on has to be canceled. It’s the same for you; that advertising group has suddenly started selling off assets and is preparing to immigrate abroad, apparently after being warned by someone. You’re at school right now, so this matter is definitely related to that boy. You must find out the truth.”

After saying a lot, Xue's mother hung up the phone.

This series of messages left Yang Nai somewhat stunned.

How...how did the situation suddenly change?

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Haruno looked at Yukiteru, who was standing next to Yukino.

Meanwhile, Yukihiro was looking at a message sent by Ryougi Shiki on his phone with a pained expression.

They've really become addicted to kidnapping people.

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The Azur Lane summer event is finally almost over, and I'm so frustrated! Has the game planner not been fired yet?

Chapter 108 The fine tradition of kidnapping people must be continued (2/3)