Fantasy Library.

Chapter 513 Simply Considering This Matter

Because tomorrow is Saturday, a day off, we only need to have half a day of classes today.

Not only do they have weekends off, but they also let students leave early the day before their day off, depending on the situation. Such a relaxed curriculum is really... Aize almost cried.

After greeting Kurama Rentaro and the others, Aizawa, under everyone's watchful eyes, left as usual with Asabu Yoshino and Hitachi Mako, heading towards the Asabu family's residence.

However, along the way, Aize and his companions once again received significant attention, with some even coming up to greet them and subtly trying to extract information from them, making the three of them fully realize that the impact of this matter was still expanding.

When the three arrived at Chaowu's house, there was already a group of guests who were about to leave, and they met them.

Chao Wuanqing and Aize and the others exchanged glances, then all gave wry smiles.

"This can't go on like this."

Cong Yu, who happened to be at home and hadn't gone out for a stroll, was the first to express her opinion, sighing and saying something.

"The matter between Master and Yoshino has spread faster than we thought. If we don't find a way to quell it, it may cause trouble for everyone's lives."

This is the conclusion that Cong Yu, who has been wandering around outside all day, came to after observing things.

Therefore, she believes that they cannot stand idly by and let this matter continue to expand its influence.

"Why is this happening?" Asagi Yoshino asked, looking tired and confused. "I know everyone is concerned about my engagement, but isn't this commotion a bit strange?"

Anyway, Asahi felt it was a bit too much.

Was Mr. An Qing like this back then?

Hitachi Mako asked a question, referring to the matter between Asatake Yasuharu and Asatake Yoshino's mother, the previous generation's shrine maiden.

"Indeed, Akiho and I caused quite a stir back then, but that was after the engagement was officially announced." Asahi Ansei said with a wry smile, "Everyone teased and made fun of us, but they were all sincerely wishing us well, and it all calmed down soon after."

This time, everyone is trying to find the truth and wants to know the exact answer.

Unfortunately, because it was Asagi Yoshino's personal wish, Aize and Asagi Ansei couldn't say it outright and could only try to evade the question.

However, this clearly failed to satisfy everyone, leading many to pay more attention to the matter and even take action.

As a result, the unrest did not subside but instead intensified.

"There must also be something to do with the master himself, right?" Cong Yu added from the side, "He pulled out the sacred sword that Sui Zhi had been worshipping all along, which was something that had never happened before, so it attracted a lot of attention from the very beginning."

“We welcomed our master back into our home. Our master and Yoshino were inseparable all the time, which could not be hidden from other people’s eyes.”

"So, everyone is curious to know what kind of special treatment the owner of the sacred sword will receive, and whether it is because of this that he and the priestess Suiori got married?"

In short, two things that would have received significant attention suddenly came together, creating a synergy greater than the sum of its parts, which aroused curiosity and attention from more people.

If a perfect answer could be obtained, the matter could be resolved, but the fact that everyone is reluctant to give an answer has naturally made many people anxious.

“This won’t do.” Hitachi Mako also realized the seriousness of the situation and said, “If this continues, it could really cause trouble for everyone.”

“…I’m sorry.” Asagi Yoshino said somewhat dejectedly, “It’s all because of my stubbornness that things have turned out this way.”

She didn't want to announce the engagement in order to avoid causing trouble for Aize, but this only caused a bigger uproar and more trouble, which completely put the cart before the horse.

This greatly frustrated Yoshino Asatake.

She felt that she had been failing recently and had been doing bad things with good intentions.

In order to prevent Aize from getting involved in her family's affairs, she unilaterally rejected him, which resulted in him being seriously injured.

In order not to cause trouble for Aize, she insisted on not announcing the engagement, but this caused everyone to get caught up in the commotion.

All these events and their eventual developments tell Yoshino Asatake that she made a mistake.

“I was wrong too.” Chao Wuanqing sighed and said, “I underestimated the potential impact of this engagement.”

After all, this was a decision he made unilaterally and forcefully in order to improve his daughter's interpersonal relationships.

At that time, all I was thinking about was saving my daughter from this misery. I never imagined it would turn out like this.

"Well, now is not the time for you two to blame yourselves. It's more important to find a way to calm this situation down."

Hitachi Mako's words of comfort helped Asatake Yoshino and Asatake Yasuharu to cheer up for the time being.

"Let's just announce it," Cong Yu said bluntly. "It's nothing shameful anyway. Just tell everyone in Suizhi that our master is getting engaged to Yoshino, right?"

If a satisfactory answer is obtained, the matter will at most cause a stir for a while and then subside, instead of continuing to expand its influence like it is now.

"I think this is not bad either."

Chao Wu Anqing responded immediately, as if he had wanted to do this for a long time.

Of course, he couldn't hear Cong Yu's voice, but Tsutachi Mako conveyed Cong Yu's meaning on his behalf.

So, Chao Wu Anqing looked at her daughter and asked a question.

What do you think, Yoshino?

"I..." Asahi Yoshino was somewhat troubled and hesitant.

She no longer dared to make decisions lightly.

"Say something, Master!" Cong Yu was furious when she saw Aize sitting there leisurely drinking tea. She said with great dissatisfaction, "Isn't this your engagement with Fang Nai? What are you thinking?" All eyes immediately turned to Aize.

Aize was still leisurely drinking his tea when he finally spoke.

"If you ask me, announcing the engagement under these circumstances will only make things awkward for both Miss Chaowu and me in the end," Aize said calmly. "This is something that will never be honored. If it's announced under such public scrutiny, what if Miss Chaowu and I don't intend to honor the engagement later?"

"At that time, I'm afraid the whole of Suizhi will start arguing and cause an even bigger disturbance."

If the marriage contract caused such a sensation, how could the sensation be any less if the marriage contract were to be dissolved?

I'm afraid that not only he, but the Chaowu family will also be severely affected.

“It would be better to deny the existence of the engagement from the beginning,” Aize said calmly. “This so-called engagement is inherently unstable, and there’s no future in sight for it.”

"It's not just that I feel it's not real, and I still don't think it will be fulfilled. Miss Asagi has also been insisting that the engagement is just a temporary measure and that it will be dissolved in the future, right?"

"If that's the case, why acknowledge its existence?"

"Even if we were to announce it, we would announce that the engagement was just a rumor, so that it wouldn't end up in an embarrassing situation for both of us."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Aize's implication was clear: he felt that the engagement should never have existed in the first place.

What's the point of a marriage contract that even the mastermind (Asamatsu Yasuharu) doesn't necessarily think will be fulfilled?
Just so that Aize could stay in the Chaowu family and eat and drink for free?

Isn't it?

"I think we should just break off this engagement," Aize said, looking at Chaowu Anqing. "That way, it will be made public that the engagement is completely fabricated."

Chao Wuanqing remained silent, her face inexplicably turning sorrowful.

Cong Yu and Hitachi Mako also remained silent.

Just then, a loud voice came from the side.

"...Excuse me, I'll be leaving for a bit."

Asahi Yoshino lowered her head and left in a huff, for reasons unknown.

Seeing this, Aize was stunned.

"What's wrong with her?"

Aize looked completely bewildered.

Cong Yu and the others looked at each other, each with a somewhat unspeakable expression.

"I gonna go see."

Hitachi Mako stood up with a wry smile, quickly followed Asagi Yoshino, and left the living room.

"Well, I'll go out for a bit too." Cong Yu floated up and said to Chao Wu Anqing, "Anqing, your idea is good, but because it's so sudden, my master doesn't seem to take it seriously yet."

"Let's figure out how to resolve this matter before the unrest outside is resolved."

"Otherwise, it would not be a good thing for either the master or Yoshino."

Unfortunately, Chao Wu Anqing couldn't hear these words at all.

Asatake Yoshino wasn't there, nor was Hitachi Mako. Only Aizawa could hear her words, but he just frowned and didn't relay them to Asatake Anharu.

"...We are leaving."

Cong Yu angrily drifted away, passing through walls instead of disappearing on the spot like Ping Xi.

Clearly, this girl was also angry.

Suddenly, only Aize and Chaowu Anqing remained at the scene.

The two sat facing each other, making the atmosphere somewhat somber.

"It seems I said something that wasn't very pleasing."

Aize seemed to realize something, pursed his lips, and murmured to himself.

“This is not your fault.” Chao Wuanqing sighed slightly and said, “It’s all my fault. I made this decision unilaterally without your consent.”

"Moreover, the reason I gave you last time for entering into the marriage contract seems to be influencing you, making you feel that it was a helpless move I made to improve Yoshino's interpersonal relationships, which is why you, Ai-kun, have never taken the marriage contract seriously."

"This is all my problem."

Chao Wuanqing took all the responsibility, but said something to Aize.

“But, Ai Jun, could you please seriously consider this engagement from now on?” Chao Wu Anqing looked extremely serious and said sincerely, “I’m not considering any other external factors, just this engagement.”

"Have you ever considered marrying Yoshino?"

These words silenced Aize as well.

(End of this chapter)