Maki finally agreed. For the family.
Maki's parents felt somewhat guilty and tried to patiently explain to her. "As long as you like him, that's enough. If you don't like him, that's also fine; we don't have to choose him."
The meaning of those words was: don't torture yourself.
Maki bit her lip, stating she didn't feel objections, then left carrying Ryunosuke's personal documents.
Maki's parents looked at their daughter's departing back while shaking their heads resignedly.
Mikado, Maki's twin brother, didn't have abilities as great as a family head. He was very dependent on his older sister. That's why the pressure Maki bore was very great. As parents, they wanted to lighten that burden a little.
After all, they would die someday from age. They would die decades earlier than their children. So, after they're gone, what would become of their son and daughter? That's the reason they had to pave a way out for their children.
Choosing talented individuals, embracing them to serve the family. However, even so, they didn't feel that was sincere enough. If you wanted someone to truly serve wholeheartedly for the family, the choice of course was to make them a son-in-law.
There's a saying, a son-in-law is part of the family; yours is mine, there's no longer a barrier between the two. Of course he would serve wholeheartedly.
Just like the son-in-law of the Yukinoshita family, wasn't he originally just a poor young man who helped manage their business? Now he had even become a Chiba city council member. Moreover, a great talent like Ryunosuke, the Shijo family of course very much wanted to pull him in. It's just that, poor Maki, she couldn't pursue her own love.
Maki brought Ryunosuke's documents back to her room, read them again, and let out a long sigh.
"If only you were a bit more handsome."
Clearly, Maki was the type of person who prioritized appearance (visual). She hoped her partner was a very handsome man, although she also didn't hate that young man's appearance. Who knew that in the future, she would be trapped in very deep feelings.
Maki threw herself onto her large bed while continuing to squeeze her hug pillow.
The Shijo family head had also decided. In two years, Maki would be entered into Advanced Nurturing High School, not Shuchi'in Academy.
Honestly, a place like Shuchi'in Academy didn't provide room for development. Because it was a noble school, don't expect them to teach truly useful things. What was taught was nothing more than noble etiquette and socialization that had actually already been learned at home since childhood. Other things were left to individual interests; students were free to do anything.
That school was relatively very free. Unlike Advanced Nurturing High School which was a closed boarding school, where students were forbidden to go home for three years.
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On the other side. Tokyo, Japan's Capital. The Official Prime Minister's Residence Office.
This was where Japan's Prime Minister worked. And currently, Japan's Prime Minister was named Kijima. He was sitting in the main chair.
Beside him sat a blonde-haired man whose face was very similar to Koenji Rokusuke, only appearing to be around forty or fifty years old. This man was the head of the Koenji Conglomerate family, aka Koenji Rokusuke's father.
Why was he sitting beside Japan's Prime Minister? Because he was the one who supported that man to rise to his current position. However, even so, even with the added value of a Prime Minister, they still couldn't shake the position of Japan's top two conglomerates: the Shinomiya family and the Shijo family.
One could imagine how large the gap was between second and third place, let alone compared to the Shiina family in last place.
Kijima, the Prime Minister, sat with crossed legs while reading the document in his hand with full interest. He turned toward Koenji's father beside him with a joking tone.
"Your son seems to be ordered around like a subordinate by someone else."
Kijima presented a photo. That photo showed the scene where Ryunosuke commanded Koenji, Ayanokouji, and Fuka.
Fuka did have blood relations with Kijima, but not as father and daughter. They came from the same clan, that's why they both had the surname Kiryuin.
Koenji's father looked at that photo and chuckled. "The son of former Kyoei Party official, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. And someone from your family is also there." (Referring to Fuka).
Koenji's father was clearly sarcastically retorting: You're the same too.
Prime Minister Kijima smiled resignedly. "This kid is truly not simple. The people around him are all big figures."
Looking at Ryunosuke's photo, Kijima became increasingly interested. He said to Koenji's father: "You won't compete with me for people, right?"
"Heh, what kind of joke is that. If I want someone, I won't compete. I'll ask openly."
Koenji's father answered in a mocking tone, clearly not giving face to Kijima. He openly stated he wanted to take that young man.
Kijima didn't mind. "Let's just see our respective abilities. But before that, we need to make Atsuomi quiet for a while."
There was a piercing cold flash in Kijima's eyes, as if he intended to make that man a target. However, Koenji's father just waved his hand.
"Just let him be. Just a clown jumper. If this kid named Akasaka can't handle such a trivial problem, he's not worthy of being in my surveillance radar."
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