The strongest high school student in Japan

There was almost no delay and the door was opened quickly.

Then, the butler that Mogami Jun saw last time appeared in front of him again.

Even in summer, he wore a neatly tailored suit and had a serious expression.

After meeting the two people, he followed Western etiquette, placed his right hand in his arms and bowed deeply.

"Miss, Master Mogami, welcome back."

"Genji, thank you for your hard work." Asana nodded gently at him, "I'm really sorry for what happened last time. I was so rough with you in a hurry... I hope you're okay."

"Miss, what are you talking about? I was rude and tried to hold you back, so it's understandable that you pushed me away in a hurry." The housekeeper smiled bitterly, "This is your home. You can leave if you want to, and you can come back if you want."

The butler's next words made Asana and Mogami Jun a little confused for a moment, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

"What you mean is - you also agree with what I did?" Asana asked tentatively.

"Although we servants are not qualified to judge what the masters did, and I don't know all the details, but based on everything I have seen so far, I think you did nothing wrong... I can even see the demeanor of the master when he was alive in you." The butler replied in a low voice, "The only thing that makes me a little regretful is that the young lady didn't say a word to me until the last moment. On the one hand, I feel sad that you doubt my loyalty, and on the other hand, I feel scared that I almost ruined your plan. Fortunately, the situation has developed to the point where it has finally turned from danger to safety. I hope that the young lady can have a satisfactory result in the end..."

After hearing what the butler said, Asana was surprised and happy.

"Do you...do you agree with what I'm doing?"

The butler didn't say anything else, just nodded slightly.

"That's great..." Asana breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you...thank you."

The old butler has served her family for three generations. In her heart, she already regarded him as half a family member. At this time when she was almost breaking up with her family, she was naturally surprised and relieved to receive his sudden support.

After all, there are still people in the family who agree with what I do...

"So how did mom and dad react in the past two days?" Chaona asked again.

"The situation is not very good, and there was a quarrel." The old butler replied.

“We’re still arguing…” Asana bit her lip.

As far as she could remember, she had never seen her parents quarrel. It was not so much that they had a good relationship, but rather that her strong mother had mentally overpowered her father and could fully implement her will in the couple's life, and her father almost always obeyed her.

The fact that they actually had a quarrel this time shows how much shock his actions brought to his father and mother.

"What were they arguing about?" Asana asked quickly.

"This is not something I can relay. Sorry." The butler bowed again. "If they want to tell you, you will know it naturally."

"Okay, then you can take us in first." Chao Nai did not ask any more questions, but just waved his hand gently. "We are honored guests today, please be sure to entertain us well."

"Of course." The butler still bowed his head, "This time, even if it costs my life, I will make sure that Master Zuishang feels at home."

"Uh, don't be so serious..." Mogami Jun panicked when he heard this, and said quickly, "I'm definitely not a picky person, just treat me however you want, just don't chase me away like last time."

"Who would dare to do that now that I'm here? No way." Asana replied with a smile. "Okay, let's go~"

Mogami Jun looked at Asana. Today, Asana was as cheerful and beautiful as usual. She had regained her former vitality, but there was something more - her every move seemed to have the demeanor of a young lady.

After all, the eldest lady is still the eldest lady.

With this thought in mind, he and Asana took a step together, walked through the gate and headed towards the mansion.

"Master Mogami," the butler spoke again at this time, "Please go ahead, just half a step."

Is there anything special about this? Mogami Jun was a little puzzled.

But this was not a big problem, so he took the advice and took one more step forward, then held his head high, walked across the grass in the front yard, stepped onto the steps, and finally walked into the mansion.

When he and Asana walked into the living room, they immediately saw the Izumo couple sitting on the sofa.

The couple both had grim faces and sat at opposite ends of the sofa, looking at the boy and girl who came in.

Mogami Jun and Asana walked up to them, and Asana bowed deeply to express her apology for what she had done before. "Father, Mother, I am truly sorry for causing you so much trouble and distress because of my willful behavior..."

Jun Mogami was about to give a simple salute to the two people opposite him, but was immediately stopped by Izumo Yosuke.

"You don't have to, kid." The middle-aged man looked at him with a fake smile, "If you apologize against your will, I'm afraid we will both lose our lives."

Since the other party said so, Mogami Jun was happy to stop politely and sat down on the sofa on the other side.

"Since you are here to negotiate, you can tell me now. What are your negotiation conditions?" Mrs. Izumo, who was dressed in a kimono, looked at Mogami Jun and asked coldly, "What do you want?"

"Our negotiation terms are actually very simple." Mogami Jun answered immediately, "First, cancel the engagement decision that caused all the trouble and allow Asana to choose her own future. Then, guarantee that you will not interfere with her property inheritance rights in the future. If there is a similar agreement, it must be canceled. Finally, temporarily help Asana bear all the expenses spent this time - when Asana has independent financial ability in the future, she will pay back the money."

After he finished speaking in one breath, Izumo Yosuke frowned.

"It sounds like we are going to allow Asana to do whatever she wants and bear all the expenses for her willfulness?"

"If you insist on understanding it this way, it's not wrong." Mogami Jun nodded, "But in the final analysis, Asana didn't intend to take anything that didn't belong to her. She just wanted her rights to no longer be infringed by her parents. These requests are not excessive—"

"Who are you to speak for Asana? You are nothing more than an outsider—" Mrs. Izumo interrupted him and looked at her daughter, "Asana, if you really want something, just repeat it to me honestly instead of hiding behind someone. Show your due dignity! Let me see how powerful my daughter is!"

Her cold gaze immediately made the atmosphere in the living room solemn.

Although the situation was such that the Izumo couple were now at an absolute disadvantage and had almost no room to fight back, at this moment it was as if she was on the side of absolute advantage, and the pressure was no different from before.

Asana's breathing became disordered.

1//

Although she had been mentally prepared, at this moment, the prestige that her mother had left in her heart for so many years was not something that could be easily broken.

But... by now, there is nothing left to give in.

"What he said is what I want. If you need me to repeat it, I will." Asana raised her head, looked at her mother, and repeated what Mogami Jun had just said, "First..."

"You are amazing, you are amazing!" Mrs. Izumo narrowed her eyes slightly, "You have brought shame to the Izumo family!"

"I don't think so. I'm just... I'm just protecting myself. Is that wrong?" Izumo Asana shouted back, "Does it mean that, as you think, giving the family property that my grandfather and ancestors have worked so hard to accumulate to the Matsukata family is the way to live up to the family name?"

"You..." Mrs. Izumo was filled with anger.

"Okay, why are you still arguing at this time? You're just making a fool of yourself." Izumo Yangyou interrupted his wife and daughter.

Then, he looked at Mogami Jun again, "Don't you have any other requests?"

"No more." Mogami Jun shrugged. "I don't want to take this opportunity to blackmail you. As long as you can do those three things, it will be enough."

"Hey, I didn't realize you still have chivalrous spirit?" Izumo Yangyou smiled bitterly and sarcastically said to him.

"Rather than saying I'm chivalrous, it's better to say you're too harsh on your daughter, right?" Mogami Jun asked back, "If you were willing to give in a little, Asana wouldn't have done such a thing."

Although this rebuttal was very sharp, because it was true, the Izumo couple were unable to refute it for a while.

"Okay, I've put forward the conditions, so what's your response?" After a moment's silence, Mogami Jun asked.

"We can't possibly agree to your threats. Just do whatever you want. Let's fight and see who has the last laugh!" Mrs. Izumo suddenly said. "If you want to call the police, call the police. Asana's happiness for the rest of her life was not ruined by us, but by you!"

"I can agree to these conditions." Before Mogami Jun could respond, Izumo Yosuke proposed a different answer.

"Yang You!" Mrs. Izumo was a little anxious. "They don't dare!"

"It's already come to this, why do we still have to hold on? What's the point of bluffing? They won't fall for it! The conditions they've proposed are already lenient enough. If we don't step down quickly, do we have to wait for others to send us to jail?!" Izumo Yangyou interrupted his wife loudly, "I've been listening to you all along, but this time I'm the one making the decision. This is my decision! The decision of the head of the family!"

Izumo Yosuke stood up directly.

Then he walked up to Jun Mogami and extended his hand to him.

"Boy, you win this round. Although everything you did makes me hate you, and although I want to strangle you to death, first of all, I congratulate you. You did win. I agree to these conditions, but at the same time, you must promise that all these things must be kept secret, otherwise all agreements will be invalidated."

……

Mogami Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Izumo Yangyou finally weighed the consequences.

Just now the housekeeper mentioned that the Yun couple had a quarrel, and he probably figured out why.

As for the negotiations, Mrs. Izumo took the cliff route just as her mother expected, insisting on resisting to the end, and threatening Mogami Jun with Asana's happiness for the rest of her life; but Izumo Yosuke was a surrenderist, he was afraid that the consequences would become out of control, so he decided to compromise directly while the conditions were good.

It now appears that the capitulationists have defeated the hardliners.

After all, Izumo Yosuke was the head of the family. When it came time to make a decision, no one else could do anything.

He reached out and shook the other person's hand. "Of course, don't worry, we won't tell anyone about it, and we can even return the painting to you."

As long as it is confirmed that the painting lying in the bank is a fake, then it will be equivalent to holding the absolute trump card and the Achilles' heel of the Izumo couple. So in essence, it doesn’t matter where the painting that Asana stole is, and it doesn’t matter even if it is returned.

Now that the winner has been decided, the most important thing is to heal the wounds. Asana will eventually have to return to this family.

"Come with me to the study, I have something to tell you--" Izumo Yangyou said while shaking hands. "At this point, I don't dare to pretend to be an elder in front of you, so let's just talk a few words between friends."

"Okay." Jun Mogami nodded.

262, Asana's Great Victory

At Izumo Yosuke's request, Mogami Jun followed him out of the living room, upstairs and to his study.

This is not the first time that Jun Mogami has walked this road. I remember that the last time he came here, he also followed this route and went to the same place.

At that time, they had a very pleasant conversation at the beginning, and Izumo Yosuke introduced his beloved collection to him, but the situation soon took a sudden turn. Because Mogami Jun refused to sign the agreement according to the other party's requirements, Izumo Yosuke turned hostile and drove him away without any disguise.

At that time, he had no choice but to leave with his father in disgrace. He thought he would never be qualified to enter this family again. Who could have thought that he would come back not long after?

Yes, not only did he return, but he really became the king - at least at this moment, he held enough leverage to ruin Chu Yunyangyou's reputation, forcing the other party to treat him as a guest of honor again.

At the moment, Mogami Jun couldn't know exactly how Izumo Yosuke felt, but he thought that he would definitely hate him.

So what? If you have to choose between being despised and being hated, then being hated seems pretty good.

At least I achieved my goal and made the other party never dare to humiliate me like that day again. That's enough.

Izumo Yosuke opened the door of the study and walked in with Mogami Jun.

Everything was the same as before, as if Mogami Jun had skipped time and repeated the experience again.

However, everything has changed.

Izumo Yosuke paced slowly in the room, finally came to the shelf where swords were stored, and looked up.

What he was looking at was not a sword, but a framed calligraphy hanging on the wall.

It was also the "Ancient Style" by Li Bai written by Asana that Mogami Jun saw that time.

Although the dragon-like and phoenix-like cursive script lacks the momentum of swords, it also has an elegant beauty. But what kind of mood does the father have when he looks at his daughter's work now?

"I never thought that things would develop to this point." After a long silence, Izumo Yosuke sighed. "I feel sorry for my father and my daughter."

It's too late to say such things now, what were you doing before... Jun Mogami complained in his heart, but on the surface he remained silent, waiting for the other party's next words.

"I know that in the eyes of the outside world, I am just a mediocre person. I was a prodigal son back then, and I am incompetent now. I cannot afford the family business passed down by my father, and I can only watch the Izumo family decline. Even though you have never said anything like that in front of me, I can feel from your attitude that you don't care..." Izumo Yangyou smiled bitterly, "And I admit that these are not wrong, because this is the fact, and I can't afford to make any arguments-"

Mogami Jun still didn't say anything, because it seemed that nothing he said was appropriate at the moment - saying "You are right" directly would be too cruel; saying "I don't think so" directly would seem too hypocritical.

So, just continue listening with this default attitude.

"To be honest, I wasn't interested in this from the beginning. I like art and collecting, but I don't like dealing with people or running a business. My father was very disappointed in me, but he still passed all of this on to me because I was his eldest son and also because his other children were even less capable. So, all these responsibilities fell into my hands, and I had no choice but to bear them. This is my obligation. As his son, I have spent so much of his money since I was a child, so I have to do this - but sometimes, I can't help but envy my younger brothers and sisters, because they don't have to worry about anything. They just need to ask someone for money from time to time, and they don't have to care where the money comes from..."

Izumo Yosuke didn't care about Mogami Jun's silence. In this room with only two people, he just continued with a nostalgic tone and sighed, "Of course, I have no complaints about my father's arrangement. If I wasn't the eldest son, I would definitely not be able to marry Jing. I really love her. Until today, until this moment, I still feel lucky that I was able to marry her, and I am even more lucky that I have a daughter like Asana--"

Then, he smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I may have talked too much for a while, I'm afraid I made you impatient?"

"No, I'm very interested in listening to this, you don't have to care about me." Mogami Jun finally said the first words after entering the room.

"There's actually nothing more to say. With your intelligence, you should be able to guess the general outline of the matter by now." Izumo Yangyou sighed again, then nodded heavily, "That's right, since I took over as the head of the family, the Izumo family's business has become increasingly difficult and it has begun to spend more than it earns because of the decline of my father's connections and my personal factors. The Izumo family may seem to be a wealthy family, but in order to maintain the family business, it must rely on bank financing, so there must be no problems with cash flow - in order to maintain the Izumo family's capital flow, I had to take risks and embark on this path. At first, I was a little nervous and uneasy, but after doing it for a long time, I don't feel anything anymore."

"I only have one question now—" Mogami Jun suddenly interrupted, "Where did you get those fakes? If they were accepted as collateral by a bank's appraiser, they must have been made to look very lifelike, right?"

"Some of it was obtained from others, and some of it was made by myself." Izumo Yosuke answered directly, "For example, the painting that Asana got was a fake I made myself. I had no choice but to do it because I was so short of money at that time. I just wanted to sell it to a private collector for money, but now I know that it has been mortgaged to the bank. To be honest, besides being surprised, I also feel a little proud - it turns out that my talent and skills are recognized by the world in this way..."

When he said this, an expression of pride that was hard to conceal appeared on Izumo Yosuke's face. It seemed that this was a kind of honor for him - even if it also became a fatal handle for him.

"Terrible talent." That's all Jun Mogami could sigh.

Yes, some people are not mediocre or incompetent, nor are they useless. They are just placed in the wrong place by fate.

That's it.

If Izumo Yosuke had not become the head of the Izumo family by force, he might have become a famous painter with his talent.

Of course, at this point, it's too late.

After a moment's silence, Izumo Yosuke let out another long sigh.

"In a way I have to thank you."

"What?" Mogami Jun was very surprised.

Is there anything I can thank him for?