-82- A shy little girl

"Young lady's permission?"

Kamo Subaru and Yuge Matsura were taken aback by the sudden question from Rozen and even Domon Hinowa, who was secretly observing from the corner, was stunned.

But Rozen didn't stop there.

"If this is what your young lady ordered, then of course we cannot refuse the host's request," Rozen said as if nothing happened. "However, if this is not something your 'young lady' instructed you to do, once the adults find out, they will first scold her won't they?"

After all, in a big family like theirs, it was only natural for the mistakes of followers to reflect on their master.

"This..."

"Umm..."

Kamo Subaru and Yuge Matsura were at a loss for words.

This was exactly what Rozen had anticipated.

"Even though they are just a group of ten-year-old children, in this kind of prominent family, they would have been instilled with certain hierarchical concepts."

If they were ordinary children, they wouldn't have reacted to the relationship between the master and the follower.

Unfortunately, Kamo Subaru and Yuge Matsura were not ordinary children but descendants of distinguished families who naturally had an understanding of these concepts.

Compared to these two, Akabane Raishin looked more like a mischievous kid.

"What's the matter? Don't want to fight anymore?"

Saying such words, Akabane Raishin made Rozen want to knock his head.

"In short, if you want to challenge us, you better consult your young lady first; otherwise, she might end up in trouble because of you."

Rozen said while glancing at Domon Hinowa hiding in the corner, making her blush and hide her head behind the wall.

(She's really a shy little girl.)

Rozen couldn't help but chuckle inwardly and silently apologized to Domon Hinowa in his heart.

Then, in a position where others couldn't see, Rozen raised a finger and aimed it towards the corner where Domon Hinowa was hiding.

Magic power gathered at Rozen's fingertip.

"Bang!"

When the sound rang out, a red-black magical bullet had already landed on the wall in the corner where Domon Hinowa was hiding, exploding upon impact.

"Yaa!"

In a hurried scream, Domon Hinowa jumped out of the corner, startled by the explosion.

"Miss... are you... are you okay!?"

Kamo Subaru and Yuge Matsura saw Domon Hinowa and rushed over with wide-eyed astonishment, anxiously checking if she was alright.

"What... what happened?"

Akabane Raishin seemed surprised too, and upon seeing Domon Hinowa jump out, he wanted to go forward and check if she was okay.

Rozen immediately grabbed the guy's collar and skillfully used his "Hard Body" technique to pull him back.

Although the Raishin was just a kid, Rozen still had to use the "Rigid Body" technique, which was a little-known and somewhat sad fact.

But now was not the time to be sentimental about such matters.

"Now that you're all fine, we'll take our leave. See you at the banquet tonight."

Leaving these words behind, Rozen directly dragged the still stunned Akabane Raishin and dashed away, running back to the nearby room and tightly shutting the door.

"Wait! Stop right there!"

Kamo Subaru became furious and was about to chase after them, but Yuge Matsura held him back.

"Don't chase after them, Subaru," Yuge Matsura shook his head and said, "That guy named Akabane Nuragami is too cunning, just like the elders in our family. We can't compete with him."

It seemed that compared to the straightforward temperament of Kamo Subaru, Yuge Matsura was more adept at understanding the situation.

And Kamo Subaru appeared to trust Yuge Matsura quite a bit, so he didn't pursue further, but he looked very unwilling.

"Are we just going to let it go like this?" Kamo Subaru glared at the room where Rozen and Akabane Subaru were, clearly not willing to give up easily.

On the other hand, Yuge Matsura was quite ready to give up.

"Then what do you want to do? Do you really want to see the young miss getting scolded?" Yuge Matsura's persuasion made Kamo Subaru's temper subside.

Right away, Kamo Subaru looked at the somewhat frightened Domon Hinowa.

"Young miss," Kamo Subaru asked in a somewhat sulky tone, "Do you really want to marry one of those two guys?"

Hearing this, Domon Hinowa's cheeks turned slightly red, and she seemed a bit timid.

"This... it's the command of my grandmother..."

It seemed that Domon Hinowa was saying that since it was her grandmother's command, she could only follow it.

"But... but this is really strange!" Kamo Subaru exclaimed loudly, "The young miss is going to be the head of the Izanagi clan in the future. It makes no sense for her to marry someone from a mercenary family with hands stained in filth!"

Clearly, Kamo Subaru was quite dissatisfied with the idea of Domon Hinowa marrying into the Akabane family.

Yuge Matsura had already anticipated this situation.

(After all....Subaru's feeling for young miss is....)

Yuge Matsura thought to himself.

Of course, not only Kamo Subaru, but Yuge Matsura also felt very unhappy about this whole matter.

In the Ijina Kagami clan, there were indeed many people who were dissatisfied with this marriage.

Rozen could see some hidden reasons behind the marriage between the Akabane clan and the Izanagi clan, which others couldn't understand. Therefore, there must have been a lot of discontent about marrying their princess to a mercenary family, especially one that used to be their arch-enemy. Otherwise, the situation that occurred earlier wouldn't have happened.

If it hadn't been many years since the enmity between the two sides, things might not have ended with just some displays of power. It's possible that some members of the Izanagi clan would have directly taken action.

However, this wasn't something that ten-year-old children would know about. Kamo Subaru's actions were driven by his own selfish desires, while Yuge Matsura, like other members of the clan, felt dissatisfied and wanted to provoke. If there were real troublemakers, it wouldn't be just a few kids coming over.

As for Domon Hinowa...

"Are you saying, Subaru, that you want to go against Grandmother's command?" Domon Hinowa asked hesitantly, causing Kamo Subaru to fall silent once again.

Going against Domon Kira's command?

That was impossible.

In the Izanagi clan, Domon Kira's commands were absolute, and not even they dared to defy her orders, let alone children like them.

So...

"We can only accept it, I guess," Yuge Matsura expressed helplessly, making Kamo Subaru clench his fist and angrily kick a stone by the roadside.

Only Domon Hinowa remained silent, looking in the direction of Rozen's room, recalling his clever actions and the sudden noise that startled her. She seemed to understand something and murmured softly.

"Akabane Nuragami..."