Chapter 1: Sadness

Country of Japan, the Year 2013.

Tokyo City, Minato District, Home of the Nanami Family.

Currently in a room with a reasonably wide size arranged like a workspace. You can see a man sitting there while checking several documents at his front desk. The man had black hair that was arranged neatly, white skin, and black eyes that were quite dense.

The man's name is Kouichi Nanami.

"Knock!..."

"Knock!..."

"Knock!..."

A knock sounded which caused Kouichi to immediately stop his work of checking the related documents.

"Please come in"

The door was immediately opened as Koucihi granted entry to the person seeking permission to enter the room.

You can see a man wearing a neat gray suit walking into the room carrying a document. The man had short black hair and white skin.

"I apologize for intruding on your time, Kouichi-sama"

"It's fine" Kouichi nodded then continued, "What about the task I was given earlier? The data regarding the child, have they all been collected?"

"Everything is collected"

The man immediately walked closer to Kouichi's place then for a moment he was in front of Kouichi who was still sitting in his place, the man immediately handed over the document he brought to Kouichi.

The name of the man is Nakura Sasaki.

Kouichi immediately took the document and then opened the document directly. The contents of the document recorded information regarding the information of a child named Haruto Eijirou.

Haruto Eijirou is a child from Chiba Prefecture, or more precisely, from the Chou District in Chiba Prefecture. Haruto Eijirou is a boy who has the appearance of fine black hair with fair skin. She has very beautiful eyes like blue sapphire jewels and her face is a little better than the average child's.

Haruto Eijirou is a child who comes from the Eijirou family. It's just that, Haruto is not a biological child of the family but a child adopted by the family. Haruto was adopted by a woman from the family named Sakura Eijirou a month after her husband named Akira Eijirou died.

"Adopted child?" While reading the information in the document, Kouichi showed a bit of surprise as he stared at Nakura, "Is this information true?"

"No mistake, Kouichi-sama" Nakura nodded then continued, "The information contained in the document was obtained directly by our people and even we have confirmed it directly at the orphanage where the child lives. They have confirmed that the child is indeed from the orphanage and was adopted by the Eijirou family about 4 years ago."

Kouichi nodded upon hearing that and then continued reading the information in the document related to Haruto's usual activities. It can be said that almost all of the information owned by Haruto related to all of his daily activities is in the document.

"By the way, Kouichi-sama. Just now I got information from our people who have been stationed around the area" Nakura continued, "The information mentioned that Sakura Eijirou, the woman who previously adopted Haruto Eijirou just passed away last night…"

Kouichi's reading activity immediately stopped when he heard this while he stared at Nakura, Nakura then continued, "The latest information was just obtained by me before that currently the corpse of Sakura Eijirou has been brought to the Eijirou family's house and most likely a ceremony will be held soon funeral today. However…"

"However?" Kouichi asked while raising his eyebrows.

"Unlike the usual funeral process, the funeral process for Sakura Eijirou is quite different. The corpse of Sakura Eijirou is not cremated but will be eaten on the ground intact. It was Haruto Eijirou's direct wish and the funeral process would later take place in the courtyard of their family's home. Our people have also provided information that currently the cemetery for burying the body of Sakura Eijirou has been prepared and tomorrow afternoon it will likely be buried soon."

"Is what you said true, Nakura?" Kouichi asked back, "Was this funeral process a request from Haruto Eijirou and no one else?"

"Well," Nakura nodded, "Our people have directly confirmed to the hospital that this was a direct request from Haruto Eijirou. He wanted the woman he called Granny to be buried and not cremated. Their family servant, Akito Matsuo, also doesn't seem to have any objections to this and leaves all the decisions to Haruto Eijirou directly."

"…Also, another piece of information that was received by me before that was before the death of Sakura Eijirou. It seems there was some talk going on between Sakura Eijirou and Akito Matsuo."

"Is there any information regarding the contents of the conversation?"

"No, there is no information regarding the contents of the conversation that can be known to us." Nakura shook his head, "However, we can assume that most likely the contents of the conversation are related to the issue of inheritance adoption. Based on the available information, the relationship between Akito Matsuo and Haruto Eijirou is very close and even Akito Matsuo's son named Eiichirou Matsuo has become friends with Haruto Eijirou the relationship between the two is very close."

"Adoption, well…" Kouichi muttered under his breath, "If indeed Haruto's adoption rights have been handed over to Matsuo. We can't move to take the adoption rights unless Haruto wants it. But…"

"I don't think such a thing would be impossible for us to do, Kouichi-sama," Nakura said calmly, "Haruto Eijirou's attitude and personality were very different from those of the average kid. I don't think things like offering him anything would be able to make him change his mind and want to become your adopted son, Kouichi-sama."

"Well, that's a certain thing" Kouichi nodded hearing that then his eyes glanced at the document and more specifically at the photo of a 6-year-old child, "A 6-year-old child who possesses treasures that should be impossible for him to even possess. it was rare for anyone to amass this kind of wealth. Do you think he was offered something he wanted? These actions not only make the relationship between us maybe even further away or even this child doesn't want to build a relationship with us because he feels threatened or something. Compared to doing such actions, it is better to approach slowly"

Kouichi immediately got up from his seat and said, "Get the car ready, Nakura. We will go there to mourn. Incidentally, Sakura Eijirou is our bank's priority customer, we can use that as a kind of reason for us to come there to build a relationship with her."

"I understand, Kouichi-sama"

*******

Chiba Prefecture, Chou City, Home of the Eijirou Family.

The Eijirou Family Home is a house built on an area of 500 square meters. The house was built as a two-story building with walls painted using brown combined with white. Currently, right in the front yard of the house, it can be seen that several people were digging a hole that would later be used as a burial place for Sakura Eijirou.

Meanwhile, it was right inside the house of Eijirou's family this time more specifically in the living room. You can see a dead body that is currently only wrapped in a white cloth. The lifeless body belongs to an old woman, Sakura Eijirou.

In the living room, not only was there a lifeless body but there were also several people there. Among them are a pair of men and women who have grown up or can be said to be husband and wife and also two boys who are about 6 years old between them.

One of the children had a very similar appearance to the faces of the male and female pair while the other child was different.

The man and woman couple were named Akito Matsuo and Eina Matsuo. While the child who has a very similar face to the two of them is the son of the couple named Eiichirou Matsuo.

"Haruto-sama, here is a letter left by Sakura-sama before she died. This letter is addressed to you."

Haruto received the letter given by Akito then opened the contents of the letter then started reading it.

[To my Beloved Grandson, Haru-chan.

Haru-chan…If you have received this letter from Akito, it means that now Granny has preceded you to return to the Creator's side. You know…Grandma still always wants to be by your side, wants to see you grow and develop, to see you succeed in getting a partner, and to be able to see your children in the future. It's just… It seems fate has other plans. It seems that what is expected will not be possible to happen...

Haru-chan…Your presence is like a light to me. Because of my presence, Granny's life which was dark before became bright again. I wish that Akira-san could meet you. Grandma is sure that Akira-san will be very happy to meet you, even though he will love you more than Grandma loves you.

Grandma doesn't have much to say to you, Haru-chan. Grandmother knows, even though you are still a child, your way of thinking is very different from the way of thinking of children in general. It's just that Grandma hopes that you don't get carried away or get carried away by sadness over the departure of Grandma. It's not good to always be sad. You also have to always remember that in this world there is no such thing as eternal. Every living thing will surely die. Isn't that what you taught me?]

"Is that so..." A small smile appeared behind Haruto's flat face as soon as he recalled his memories with Sakura.

[...Haru-chan, Akira-san, and Granny, neither have children nor family. You are the only family we have. Therefore, all the treasures that belong to us, have all been passed down to you. You can freely use all of these treasures according to your wishes. Grandmother hopes that you can use the treasure as well as possible and don't use the treasure on a misguided path]

"I will do it…Grandma"

[...Lastly from Granny, regarding your custody issue, Akito along with Eina-san have agreed to adopt you as their child. That way, you no longer have to worry about your troubles returning to the orphanage….]

Haruto stopped reading the letter and then glanced at Akito, "Akito-san, do you mind making me your adopted child?"

Akito and Eina looked at each other at the question then both looked at Haruto, Akito immediately said, "You know, Haruto-sama. Even though you are not my flesh and blood, I have watched you grow since the first time you came to this house. I have considered you as my son and of course, it is not a problem for me to adopt as mine."

"That's right, Haruto-kun" Eina also added, "We had promised Sakura-sama to adopt you. Therefore, you don't need to worry about returning to the orphanage. We will start taking care of you."

"Thank you very much" Haruto nodded then his gaze glanced back at the letter.

[That's it from Granny. Grandma didn't have much to say. Haru-chan, don't be so quick to catch up, Granny. Live according to your wishes. Greetings from Granny, Sakura Eijirou]

Haruto closed his eyes after reading the letter while thinking, "Thank you for everything you have given me, Grandma."

Haruto's eyes were opened again by him while he kept the letter back in its place. Haruto's gaze then glanced toward the Matsuo family, "Akito-san, if I'm not mistaken, the house you are currently living in is a rented house, right?"

"That's right, Haruto-sama." Akito nodded politely.

"Omit using that formal suffix" Haruto immediately said dryly, "Call me by my name directly without any frills or you can call me as Eina-san calls me"

"I will do it" Akito sighed hearing that.

"Since you have accepted me, you move into this house"

"Move?" Eina was slightly surprised to hear this.

"This…Haruto-kun…Is that okay?" Akito was a little doubtful about that.

"What could be the problem?" Haruto asked calmly, "You guys have adopted me which means you are almost like parents to me. You can live in this house, you can also consider this house as your home. Akito-san and Eina-san, you can occupy Granny's room. As for Eiichirou, he can occupy the empty room in front of mine."

"Occupying Sakura-sama's room…" Akito and Eina were stunned by that.

"But, Haruto-kun…That room…"

"It would be a waste if the room is not used" Haruto immediately interrupted Akito's words, "Objects that are there must be used and as long as they are not used, the function and value of those objects will be wasted. I am comfortable living in my current room and have no intention of moving to another. Besides, compared to me, Akito-san has been with Grandma a lot longer. Grandma doesn't mind if Akito-san is the one occupying the room."

Akito and Eina looked at each other listening to Haruto's words. They glanced back at Haruto and saw Haruto's eyes that did not waver with the decision he had made.

"Okay. If Haruto-kun doesn't have a problem with that, we'll occupy that room" Akito immediately answered calmly.

Haruto nodded at this then continued, "Do you have any plans after this, Akito-san?"

"Plan?" Akito asked back.

"Regarding the matter of the work you will do? Have you thought about the work you want to do?" Haruto asked back.

"Most likely, the job I'll be looking for isn't too far from the job I'm currently doing" Akito answered directly, "Or perhaps, if it's really hard to find a job as a waitress, I'll try to find a job in a restaurant or something."

"That's it" Haruto immediately replied, "How about Akito-san being my assistant directly?"

"Personal assistant?" Akito asked back with great interest.

"I intend to build a business and of course, someone is needed to help me build the business," Haruto said calmly, "My current age does not allow me to become a leader in the company, and can only be the owner and supervisor of the company. Therefore, it takes someone who can help me handle the business that will be built by me. Akito-san is the person closest to me at the moment and the most suitable to be the leader in my business. What do you think about this proposal, Akito-san?"

"This..." Akito was speechless hearing this.

"Don't worry about my financial problems" Haruto said, "Besides having an inheritance that I got from Grandma..." Haruto stopped his words then took out his cell phone from his trouser pocket then opened an application from the cellphone and immediately showed the front of the application to Akito.

At that time Akito and Eina saw the front page of the application which recorded the value of shares owned by Haruto. The expressions of the two immediately stunned as their two eyes immediately widened enormously.

"8–83 B-billion yen…"

Haruto then closed his cell phone again and put it away again while glancing at Akito and Eina who were now awake but their facial expressions were still hard to believe about what they had just seen.

"H-Haruto-kun…Just now…"

"That is the value of the shares currently held by me." Haruto said, "Now, could you consider the proposal that was given to you by me earlier, Akito-san?"

Akito was made aware of listening to Haruto's words, "Are you sure you want to make me your assistant directly, Haruto-kun?" Akito asked to reconfirm "Besides, aren't you worried about showing us that? You know, as long as we're malicious, we might be able to take that away from you."

"Money is just a number to me and has no value at all," Haruto said calmly, "It's easy for me to get as long as I want it. I show you my possessions because I trust you. You are the closest person and if you don't have affection for me, you can't possibly adopt me and might do something like seize the inheritance that should be received by me. But, what about the actual incident? You didn't do anything of the sort, that is to say, you have affection for me like a child. Therefore, I believe that you will not do anything to me. However…"

Haruto glanced at Akito calmly without any emotional fluctuations, "As long as you want it, I can hand over all this money to you. For me, it's just a number and it's easy for me to get this money back."

"No, it's your money" Akito shook his head, "There's no way a father would dare to take possessions of his son even in the case of the child being adopted by him."

"Thank you very much" Haruto smiled a little at the statement then continued, "What about my previous proposal, Akito-san? Would you like to be my assistant?"

"There shouldn't be any better choice than that, right?"

"Probably nothing" Haruto shook his head, "This job of yours, I will guarantee everything. Your salary and your position. Everything will be guaranteed by me. Later, you will also get a high position in the company built by me. It's just that, before that, I hope you can learn about leadership, economics, and so on, especially those related to leadership issues in an organization because you need this kind of thing."

"Good. I accept this proposal"

"Ring!..."

Right at the same time as receiving the proposal from Akito. Suddenly the entrance bell rang which immediately caught the attention of Haruto and the others.

"Is it possible that the workers have finished digging the hole?" Eina-san asked with great interest.

"It shouldn't be like that" Haruto shook his head, "Guests are coming"

"Visitor?" Eiichirou asked confusedly, "How did you know about that, Haruto?"

"The workers have been asked to notify us as soon as the hole has been successfully dug. That is, they will not bother to ring the bell to notify us and will go straight into the house to notify them of the progress of the work being carried out by them."

"Let me go see who's coming"

Akito immediately got up from his seat and walked towards the entrance.

"Hey, Haruto. I did not think that you have such a great treasure. How did you do that?" Eiichirou asked with great interest.

"As long as you know, you can do it. It's an easy thing"

"It's easy for me but it's very difficult for me," Eiichirou said sullenly, "I'm not a very genius like you"

"You underestimate yourself too much, Eiichirou" Haruto said, "You are a genius. Compared to kids your age, it's rare to find someone with the same physical build as you and you inherited Akito-san's basketball skills. Besides that, you have great talent in music which was inherited from Eina-san as well as your academic knowledge is already better than kids your age."

"However, compared to you, I am still too far away. I think the title of a genius is very inappropriate for me compared to you"

Haruto and Eiichirou had known each other when they were both 4 years old. The two of them met at Haruto's birthday event at the age of 4, which is two years from now. Currently, Haruto's age has reached 6 years while Eiichirou is 5 years old which is getting closer to his birthday. During these 2 years, the two have built a good relationship with each other.

Eina who saw the two talking to each other smiled happily. The two of them continued the conversation while waiting for Akito to check on the arriving guests.

******

A black RsRoys car was seen stopping right in front of the fence of the Eijirou family's house. Immediately three pairs of men and women along with a girl with long black hair got out of the car. The man who got off was Kouichi Nanami, followed by his wife Melisa Nanami, and their first daughter, Mayumi Nanami.

"Looks like we came just in time," Kouichi said as he glanced at the workers who were currently still doing the job of digging a hole.

"Are they going to bury the body and not cremate it?" Melisa asked with an expression she still couldn't believe even though she had heard that information from Kouichi before.

"Everyone has their own opinion and they think this is the best decision," Kouichi said calmly "Let's go meet them"

Kouichi's gaze then glanced at Mayumi who was beside him, "Mayumi, watch your manners in front of the people we visit especially a boy named Haruto Eijirou. If possible, I hope you can befriend him or maybe try to build a special relationship with him."

"Is it necessary to do such a thing, Father?" Mayumi asked with great interest, "Is that kid that special that you pay extra attention to him?"

"He's a very special person and it would be great for you to get on well with him."

"Mayumi" Melisa called her softly and said, "Listen to a word, your father. He is someone who might surprise you and might become a big figure in the future. As long as you can build a relationship with him, you will get good things in the future. After all, you are the heir of this family and from now on, if there is an opportunity, make relationships with various parties who have the potential to become big figures in the future."

"I understand, Mother"

"Let's go"

Kouichi immediately took the lead into the courtyard of the Eijirou household followed by Melisa and Mayumi. The arrival of the Nanami family attracted the attention of the workers who were currently digging a hole. However, when the workers saw the clothes they were wearing were black, they immediately returned to focus on the work they were doing.

Arriving at the entrance, Kouichi immediately pressed the house bell and immediately waited quietly in front. It didn't take long to hear footsteps coming from inside the house.

"Open!..."

The door of the house opened and showed Akito who came out with a confused face when he saw Kouichi and his family, "Excuse me, who are you guys?"

"Excuse me, I am Kouichi Nanami…"

"Kouichi Nanami? Why did such a big person appear here?" Akito, who was listening to Kouichi's introduction, immediately gasped in surprise, but he managed to hide his surprise and continued to listen to Kouichi's introduction.

"The woman I'm currently with is my wife, Melisa Nanami and the daughter I'm with is my first daughter, Mayumi Nanami"

Melisa and Mayumi immediately gave a polite salute the moment Kouichi introduced their names to Akito.

"Akito Matsuo, nice to meet you" Akito immediately introduced himself politely, "This…If I may ask, what is the purpose of Kouichi-san coming here?"

"Recently I received news from some of my people stating that Sakura Eijirou-san, one of the customers who used our bank's services, had died. Therefore, I came here to immediately find out whether this information is true. Is this news true?"

"…Well, that's true" Akito sighed in response to the question, "Sakura-sama just passed away last night and currently, we are already preparing for her funeral"

"I see…" Kouichi nodded then sighed too, "So the news is true. I didn't think that she would soon pass away right now."

"Excuse me, Akito-san."

Akito immediately glanced at Melisa who called him.

"Is it possible that Sakura-sama has already been cremated by this time? Or still not? If not, may we take one last look?"

"Sakura-sama's body is currently still in the house. We do not intend to cremate him."

"Not to be cremated?" Melisa showed signs of being shocked at hearing this hiding her knowledge regarding the information.

"Sakura-sama's grandson, Haruto-kun has no intention of cremating Sakura-sama. Instead of cremation, Haruto-kun intends to bury Sakura-sama's body in the ground."

"Why isn't there a cremation, Akito-san? Shouldn't everyone who dies be cremated?" Mayumi immediately asked curiously because all this time, Mayumi knew that as long as a person dies, that person will be cremated and the ashes of the corpse will be kept by the family.

This question Mayumi was also the question Kouichi and Melisa wanted to ask. Both of them are also curious about the reason behind this.

"Every living thing comes from a substance called soil essence. These substances come from food consumed by humans where food or food ingredients grow and develop because they absorb important elements from the soil. That is, every living thing that is alive today all came from the ground. Therefore, as we came from, it is better to return to where we came from, from the land" Akito smiled slightly remembering Haruto taught him that lesson.

Kouichi and Melisa were stunned by the answer given by Akito while Mayumi, who heard this, gained new knowledge.

"Is that so Akito-san? I just found out about this"

"Hahaha, I also didn't know about it until Haruto-kun told me about it"

"Haruto-kun? Is that the grandson of someone who recently died?" Mayumi's curiosity immediately increased when she heard Akito mention Haruto's name.

"Yeah" Akito nodded, "He was the one who told me about it and he was the one who asked for a burial instead of cremation. Come on, come inside. Sakura-sama's body is still inside and we have prepared it beforehand. You can still see and send prayers to him"

"Good"

Akito immediately led Kouichi and his family straight into the house. As they began to approach the living room, they saw a small bed in the room where it was seen that a person was lying there with his whole body now covered with a white sheet followed by the voices of two children who heard voices of boys. men are having a discussion.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the living room and their appearance immediately caught the attention of Haruto and the others.

"That person…I see…So it's the people who have been monitoring me. Well, that should be crystal clear. After all, a child who can increase the value of his shares from 100 thousand yen to 83 billion yen in just two months, will certainly attract the attention of the owner of the company."

When Haruto saw the appearance of Kouichi and his family, Haruto immediately recognized the figure of Kouichi. Haruto is someone who is always looking for information via the internet and Kouichi himself is a big figure in Japan. Almost every time there will be news about him either related to the company or others. Kouichi is also one of the richest people in this country of Japan and as long as people always read the news via the internet, they will recognize his figure the moment they see him in person.

"Honey, they…" Eina immediately stood up while glancing at Kouichi and the others hesitantly.

"They are Nanami's family…"

"Nanami's family…" Eina muttered under her breath and immediately remembered something.

"They came here to verify the news they received regarding Sakura-sama's condition" Akito immediately continued, "This is Kouichi Nanami-san, the owner of the bank where Sakura-sama saves money and is a customer there. Then the woman who was with him was Melisa Nanami-san and the daughter who was with them was their daughter Mayumi Nanami"

Eina quickly walked up to them and gave a polite salute, "My name is Eina Matsuo, wife of Akito-san. Thank you for coming to pay your last respects to Sakura-sama."

"No need to thank us, we did come here because we intended to come to see Sakura-san's condition. She had been a customer at our bank along with her husband before. Hearing the news about it, this made me very surprised. Previously, I thought this was just a hoax news and immediately came to this place to verify the news. But…" Kouichi sighed and then looked at Sakura's body which had been covered with a white cloth so that her face couldn't be seen because it was completely covered, "I didn't expect that the news we received was real…"

Right at the same time, Haruto and Eiichirou approached them.

"Her eyes…So beautiful…"

The moment Mayumi saw Haruto. Mayumi was immediately stunned by the beauty of Haruto's eyes. Almost everyone who meets Haruto will immediately be fascinated by the beauty of his eyes.

"This kid…He should be Haruto Eijirou, right? Her eyes are so beautiful…"

"This kid…"

Even Kouichi and Melisa who had seen Haruto's photo were shocked the first time they met Haruto in person.

"Kouichi-san, Melisa-san, Mayumi-chan, this is Sakura-sama's grandson, Haruto Eijirou-kun" Akito immediately introduced Haruto to them directly, "He also asked for Sakura-sama not to be cremated and also to be burial as we will do now"

"Haruto-kun, can I call you that?" Kouichi immediately approached Haruto slowly.

"Kouichi-san is free to call me anything as long as it's not bad. I have no problem with that"

"I see, then, I won't be polite" Kouichi smiled.

"Then this is my son, Eiichirou Matsuo"

"Hello Akito-san, Melisa-san" Eiichirou saluted politely.

"Hello to you too, Eiichirou-kun" Kouichi also greeted Eiichirou politely in return.

Melisa also gave her greeting with a quiet nod.

"Akito-san, why is Sakura-san's body completely covered with cloth? You can't even see her face." Mayumi had previously been drawn in by the sight of Sakura's corpse which was currently covered in a white shroud until her face had been covered.

"That's because women are very special people." Neither Akito nor Eina answered but Haruto answered directly.

"A special figure?" Melisa was immediately interested in hearing this and immediately asked again while glancing at Haruto.

"Different compared to a man whose whole body might be worthless even if a man takes off his shirt or doesn't just wear underpants in front of someone, there is only a look of disgust that the man will receive. But women are different. A woman especially a young woman who only wears a bikini in public or front of someone, will only be a beautiful sight to behold especially for men or it can be said that it will only attract the attention of the people around her. Every inch of a woman's body is something that can attract attention, especially the desire that is owned by a man. Therefore, women are very special figures. Even though Grandma has now passed away, Grandma is still a woman, and out of respect for her, I want to cover her whole body so that no one can see every inch of Grandma's body. Those who have the right to see Grandma's body are only the creator of Grandma herself, her husband, and also people who still have blood relations with her. Besides, it's impossible to show his body to the others."

The answer given by Haruto immediately stunned the Nanami family. Melisa and Mayumi became increasingly interested in this figure named Haruto.

"That's quite a surprising answer" Melisa immediately replied quickly, "You love your grandmother, don't you? To the extent that you do this kind of thing?"

"Yes, I do love her very much. She was the one who gave me many things and before I could repay the things that were given, she was gone. This is all I can do as her grandson" Haruto replied immediately.

"I see" Melisa nodded at this and continued, "Do you have any plans after this, Haruto-kun?"

"Plan?" Haruto raised his eyebrows.

"The information we have states that Sakura-san has no family other than her husband, Akira-san. But it's quite surprising that she has a grandson, you. Supposedly, you are the adopted granddaughter of Sakura-san, right?"

"That's right" Haruto nodded hearing that, "Grandma has now left and I am currently entrusted by Grandma to Akito-san and his family. They have adopted me by this time"

The answer given by Haruto immediately stunned Melisa. But she managed to hide her expression. Melisa herself has the intention to adopt Haruto. As long as her family manages to adopt Haruto, it's easy for them to set Haruto up with one of their daughters.

It's just that, what they didn't realize, the plan they wanted to carry out was fully known by Haruto. Hence, Haruto immediately replied with such a reply.

"Is it true?" Kouichi wanted to try to get a more satisfying answer or at least wanted to strengthen the answer given by Haruto.

"That's right. Kouichi-san" Akito nodded, "Sakura-sama has entrusted Haruto-kun to us. Before she died, a few days before that, Sakura-sama had given me a message to leave Haruto-Kun with us until he reached adulthood."

"So"

The answer they didn't expect finally came out. Although Kouichi and Melisa were a little disappointed to hear that. However, this also did not make them completely disappointed. At least, they still had hope of getting Haruto. It just all depended on Mayumi. Whether Mayumi can attract attention from Haruto or not.

Right at the same time, they heard footsteps walking into the house. You can see the officer who previously dug the entrance hole and immediately said, "I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation. However, the hole is ready to use."

"Ready?" Akito then immediately glanced at Haruto.

"Let's bury it immediately. The longer it is left, the worse it is."

"Okay" Akito then glanced at the officer, "Can you guys help to bury him"

"Leave it to us"

The officers immediately helped to lift the body from Sakura and carried it towards the hole that would be the place where the body was buried. Arriving in front of the burial pit, Haruto immediately glanced at one of the officers, "Uncle, please help me get down."

"Haruto/Haruto-kun?"

Hearing Haruto's request, everyone was shocked.

"Y-you…You want to go downstairs Haruto?" Eiichirou asked strangely.

"Yes" Haruto nodded, "I want to accompany Granny to where she rests for a long period. I don't want to just stand by and watch and let someone else do the work." Haruto's gaze then glanced at the officer, "Uncle, please help me."

Seeing the firm look shown by Haruto, the officer could only nod to help Haruto get down into the hole. Arriving at Haruto's bottom of the hole, Akito, assisted by the officers, immediately lowered the body into the grave pit where Haruto also helped using his small hands to arrange Sakura's bodies neatly in the prepared place.

"Have a good rest, Granny…"

Haruto immediately opened the top rope of the cover and then slowly stroked the head of Sakura's corpse. After doing so, Haruto then looked up and immediately gave the code to start lowering the ground. The officers slowly started clearing the land where Haruto was still under to assist in managing the lands.

It didn't take long for the hole to close again where at the time the hole was closed. Haruto immediately stuck two stones right above the hole.

"Why do you do such a thing? Does it have a special meaning?" Mayumi asked with great interest beside Haruto.

"This is just a marker," Haruto said, "This stone can tell that there is someone buried here as well as tell that the one buried is a woman. Two stones are a sign for women while one stone is a sign for men."

"Is that all? No other special meaning?" Mayumi asked back.

"Nothing, that's all" Haruto shook his head then glanced at Kouichi and immediately bowed, "Kouichi-san thank you for coming and for accompanying Granny to her resting place. In the future, if Kouichi-san needs my help, feel free to contact me directly or come to this place, as long as it's within my capabilities, I'll be happy to help."

Hearing these words, of course, Kouichi and Melisa were very happy. Both of them knew and knew about Haruto's abilities, even though they didn't fully know it. However, they realized that this one favor from Haruto was invaluable to them.

"We will do it." Kouichi smiled and didn't refuse the offer.

Haruto then got up from his slouch and looked at Akito, "Akito-san, please pay the bills in advance for the officers who have helped. Later regarding the payment problem, I will replace it "

"Just let me pay for it" Kouichi quickly answered right away.

"This ..." Haruto who heard this immediately stunned.

"Let me bear all of this" Kouichi immediately continued, "This is also a form of my appreciation to Sakura-san for using our bank's services to save all her money. Please accept it"

"Then I accept it"

Kouichi quickly paid off the entire payment. After completing the payment, Haruto immediately asked, "Kouichi-san, are you guys coming back soon? Or do you still want to be here? Coincidentally, it was already lunchtime. How about we have lunch together? The dishes Eina-san made are really good, you should try them."

Eina who heard this smiled in embarrassment but she was also very happy to hear the praise.

"What do you think, honey?" Kouichi didn't answer immediately but instead asked Melisa about the proposal.

"No problem" Melisa nodded with a smile "We also don't have any current activities and it's fine to accept the lunch invitation"

"I see" Kouichi then glanced at Haruto "We accept it"

Haruto nodded then glanced at Eina, "Eina-san, could you make a meal for everyone here?"

"Don't worry, it's easy for me"

"Then let's go inside the house"