Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou actually smiled!
As an old fox, Kujou Takayuki naturally noticed it.
At this very moment, his mind was already beginning to scheme how to make use of Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou's satisfaction with Kujou Sara to accomplish certain things…
"Kujou Sara—is that your name?"
This was the first sentence Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou spoke at the banquet.
"Yes, that is my name."
Kujou Sara's voice was somewhat crisp and youthful. Though it still carried a hint of rigidity, the middle-aged uncle could still see a spark of childlike liveliness in her at this moment…
Oh… speaking of which, how exactly did Kujou Takayuki raise Kujou Sara?
He picked her up and threw her straight into the military camp…
Then, after Sara had enjoyed playing around, he would give her strict criticism and education…
What was it he said again…
Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou looked toward the head of the Kujou Clan and delivered a cold reprimand.
"Not abiding by rules, lacking learning and skill… The Tenryou Commission supports you not so that you can engage in actions that go against Her Excellency the Shogun's eternity."
Kujou Takayuki's body instinctively went weak; his legs nearly buckled and dropped him to his knees on the spot…
Meanwhile, little Sara beside him subconsciously turned her gaze toward Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou.
For little Sara, what was the situation like?
Ever since she fell from a cliff and received her Vision, Sara had taken the Raiden Shogun as her sole faith.
Later, when she was adopted by the Kujou Clan, she still had a childlike side to her. When she first entered the army, she was even treated as a boy, and after she started playing together with everyone in the troops, she was coldly reprimanded…
After that reprimand, she always kept her distance from others…
And she consciously held herself to the standard of being a successor to military leadership. Truly—even though part of it came from Kujou Takayuki's scoldings—the middle-aged uncle suspected that even if Kujou Takayuki hadn't scolded her, Kujou Sara would have ended up strictly disciplining herself anyway.
Really, children with this level of self-discipline were far too rare.
Before entering the Kujou Clan, she thought of protecting the forest. After entering the Kujou Clan, she thought of protecting the people.
A person like this deserved respect anywhere.
She was practically the embodiment of innate human goodness.
Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou looked at Kujou Sara. He had originally intended to pat the child on the head, but in the end he changed it to a pat on the shoulder.
"Do well. Don't let your foster father—who goes against the Shogun's eternity—influence you too much. I have high hopes for you."
The moment little Sara heard that her foster father had gone against Her Excellency the Shogun's eternity, her gaze toward Kujou Takayuki instantly turned sharp and piercing.
At this point, the middle-aged uncle still hadn't realized what kind of image he held in little Sara's eyes.
Personally appointed by Her Excellency the Shogun as Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou of the Dark Night, capable of relieving the Shogun's burdens, possessing the power to eliminate evils for the people, and appearing to handle matters with utmost seriousness and precision…
A role model—this was exactly the role model she aspired to.
Even before meeting Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou in person, little Sara had already placed him in the position of a role model in her heart. Out of pure anticipation, she had already ranked him third in her inner standings.
First place was indisputably the Raiden Shogun.
Second place had been her father, who had always taught her about loyalty and righteousness—though now, Kujou Takayuki, who had betrayed that loyalty and gone against the Shogun's eternity, had plummeted to position 10086.
And now, watching Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou suppress all the higher-ups present and force them to obediently repay their sins, effortlessly sharing the burden for Her Excellency the Shogun, and even expressing high hopes for her…
Having spent time in the military camp, Kujou Sara was very clear on the meaning behind a pat on the shoulder.
"Bro, it's up to you now."
Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou was acknowledging her loyalty to Her Excellency the Raiden Shogun!!!
At this moment, the name "Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou of the Dark Night" firmly seized the second spot on little Sara's list of role models.