"I discovered gold in the Kujou family—Kujou Sara is a good kid."
The old uncle reported this to the Raiden Shogun.
After all, matters involving the higher-ups were very important. When it came to power struggles, Her Excellency the Raiden Shogun needed to develop the habit of paying attention.
"Kujou Sara..."
The Raiden Shogun fell into thought. In her impression, this child Kujou Sara was an extremely upright person—she had once knelt properly beside Kujou Takayuki.
"You can decide."
Her final choice was very much hands-off.
But since this wasn't class time, the old uncle couldn't exactly teach the Raiden Shogun how to judge people.
After all, the old uncle judged people more by first impression and feeling, and only afterward by their actions.
But expecting Her Excellency to understand the "first impression and feeling" part was probably already asking too much.
"Alright then, I'll head out first."
The old uncle didn't dawdle and straightforwardly pushed the door open, intending to leave.
But he quickly turned back to give one last reminder.
"By the way, those personal confessions... ahem, the more story-like personal biographies are fine for you to read first, Your Excellency. But don't fall too far behind on the theoretical knowledge previews—we need to go in order. Let's solidify the foundations first. Review the old to know the new."
If Your Excellency previews too far ahead and starts asking me questions from way later sections... I haven't studied that far yet, so I won't be able to answer...
Her Excellency showed no suspicion of the Shura Anyakonsen-shou's little scheme. She simply felt he was right and nodded very earnestly.
"I understand."
Seeing Her Excellency enter meditation once more, the Shura Anyakonsen-shou finally left with peace of mind.
Next, he went straight to visit the Kujou residence. After explaining the purpose of his visit, Kujou Takayuki very obediently brought Kujou Sara over.
"Child, your father admits that he has truly let the Kujou family down. But you are the last glory of the Kujou house..."
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou completely ignored this man's attempt to play the victim and simply extended an inviting hand toward little Sara.
"Inazuma has now reached a moment of life-or-death crisis. Her Excellency the Shogun needs us to contribute. Let's act together."
Little Sara placed her hand in the Shura Anyakonsen-shou's without the slightest hesitation. She said nothing, but in little Sara's eyes, the Shura Anyakonsen-shou saw firm resolve.
"Very good. Then let's set off. You know how to use the Wind Glider, right?"
Little Sara nodded.
In the end, the old uncle took little Sara and quickly took flight, heading straight for the Kamisato Estate.
They soon ran into the busy Kamisato family.
The head of the Kamisato Clan was in charge of personnel changes. As the central boss of the working group, Kamisato Takakado was extremely busy.
Meanwhile, little Ayato and little Eula—both capable individuals—had also been forced to begin practical governance training.
The old uncle didn't hesitate for a moment. He brought little Sara directly to the study room that belonged to him.
"I know that your previous position in the Kujou family was that of a military commander. But in the current Inazuma, what is needed is not merely an excellent general."
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou pulled out a thick stack of books.
"Today we'll start with theoretical knowledge. As Her Excellency the Raiden Shogun's assistant, you now need to develop the perspective and vision capable of keeping up with Her Excellency..."
That's right—excellent middle managers prepare their successors in advance!
The head of the Kamisato Clan had prepared Kamisato Ayato.
So why couldn't the old uncle, right after starting his job, prepare a little Sara to take over his position someday?
The old uncle looked with satisfaction at little Sara, who was now sitting properly and seriously beginning to flip through the books and study.
He felt the learning atmosphere was just about right.
There was no helping it—little Eula and little Ayato both carried family traditions; jumping straight into practice wasn't an issue for them. Little Ayaka, on the other hand, focused on social etiquette, which had nothing to do with what the old uncle was teaching.
Now with one more student in class, the old uncle felt quite pleased.
"Ahem, start by previewing first. Once you've previewed, I'll go over some case studies with you to help you understand."