My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

"We're here just to do some charity work, not to offend anyone."

Perhaps we can cooperate with this councilor. We'll find out more later; anyway, we'll be staying in this village for about a week.

Ichiro Takayanagi didn't make any direct choice. Instead, he thought he could cooperate with the councilors on this side, which made Etsumiko Amamiya a little strange.

However, she was only Takayanagi Ichiro's assistant, so even if she had any questions, she could only ask them after the matter was over.

"I understand. I will work on some new projects with the goal of cooperation."

"Very good, I have faith in your abilities."

.............

kitchen.

Ifukube Yashiro and Amatsume Akira were making dinner, and their teamwork was fairly good.

Amaneme Ei had visited Ifukube Yashiro's house before, when there were other people in the house. The changes now are too great.

"Yashiro-nee, who exactly are Mr. Takayanagi and Ms. Amamiya?"

Emi Amamiya knew that Ichiro Takayanagi and Etsuko Amamiya were outsiders, and that Ichiro Takayanagi was very wealthy, but she didn't know much more about them.

On the way to this house, Amamiya Ei didn't ask too many questions, since the group wasn't that familiar with each other.

Now that the two are alone together, they can ask about the identities of Takayanagi Ichiro and the others.

After all, Ifukube Yashiro had studied at a university outside the area, graduated successfully, and worked there for quite some time. His understanding of people from other places was definitely much greater than that of Amatsume Ei.

Faced with Amatsume Ei's question, Ifukube Yashiro was also somewhat at a loss.

"Actually, I don't know much about Mr. Takayanagi. I met Mr. Takayanagi and Ms. Amamiya today at Kasugano Hospital."

After finishing speaking, Ifukube Yashiro recounted what had happened at Kasugano Hospital at noon.

After listening to Ifukube Yashiro's account, Amatsume Akira was also amazed.

Takayanagi Ichiro, this outsider, is really outrageous. He only listened to Dr. Kasugano explain some knowledge points and he completed the learning of bone-setting treatment. His comprehension is too strong.

Moreover, Ichiro Takayanagi also provided charitable assistance to Yashiro Ifukube, amounting to ten million yen.

It only cost five million yen to bring Ifukube Yashiro out of the shrine, which is twice the value of himself.

Ten million yen is more than enough to open a shop and stock up on goods, and it can even support Ifukube Yashiro's future lifestyle.

If it weren't for the presence of a mature and beautiful woman beside Takayanagi Ichiro, Amatsume Ei might have even suspected that there was something going on between Ifukube Yashiro and Takayanagi Ichiro.

"They came in just to do charity?" Tennyo Ei asked.

"Anyway, that's all we can see, and it's a good thing for us anyway." Ifukube Yashiro didn't want to say anything more about Takayanagi Ichiro's matter, but instead instructed Amatsume Akira:

“Ei, Mr. Takayanagi said something very true when we were at the shrine.”

That means you should focus all your energy on studying right now, and eventually go to university to broaden your horizons.

I know that even if you live with me in the future, you probably won't be able to let go of the shrine. After all, the former abbot genuinely cared for you and didn't want the shrine to decline.

However, I must remind you that even if you want to save the shrine now, the abbot's descendants will not appreciate your efforts.

The best time for you to make your move will be when the shrine falls into ruin and the family is desperate.

When the time comes, I will choose to help you and won't let you face it alone.

Furthermore, even if I don't have that much money to help you, you can still seek Mr. Takayanagi's help, provided you are patient first.

Emi-no-Miko knew that everything Ifukube Yashiro said was for her own good, so of course she wouldn't rebel.

"Yashiro-nee, thank you for everything you've done for me."

After this incident, Amamiya Akira began to treat Ifukube Yashiro and the former shrine abbot as equals, both of whom had been of great help to her life.

In the future, not only should we properly resolve the issues at the shrine, but we should also repay Ifukube Yashiro.

“We’ll be living together from now on, so we’ll be taking care of each other. There’s no need to thank me.” Waving his hand, Ifukube Yashiro went back to his work.

Chapter 446 The Shrine Maiden's Questioning Gaze

The Nagisa family is not the village chief's family, but they are far more powerful than the village chief's family because the Nagisa family has a member of the House of Representatives.

The Nagisa family home was very luxurious. When Nagisa Ichiyo returned home from outside, she was immediately stopped by her father, Nagisa Naoto.

"Ichiyo, you went to the shrine again, didn't you?"

Naoto Nagisa is a very serious middle-aged man, much more assertive than the village chief or the doctor, even when facing his daughter.

Furthermore, Naoto Nagisa was rather unhappy about Ichiyo Nagisa's frequent visits to the shrine.

“Father, I also have my own personal freedom and should not be a puppet,” Nagisa Ichiyo retorted to Nagisa Naoto.

When she was little, she could listen to Naoto Nagisa, but now she's a high school student and should have her own thoughts.

Upon hearing the puppet's words, Nagisa Naoto frowned and looked at the maid standing beside Nagisa Ichiyo, believing that this was due to the maid's instruction.

“This has nothing to do with Chu Jia, Father. Don’t make false accusations against people.”

Nagisa Ichiyo, of course, knew what her father was thinking and immediately spoke up to defend Nogizaka Hatsuka.

"Two outsiders came to the village today. Yiye, you should go straight home after school. There's no need for you to wander around outside."

Naoto Nagisa revealed his true feelings at this point, mainly to Hatsuka Nogizaka.

Since Nogizaka Hatsuka is Nagisa Ichiyo's personal maid, it should be Nogizaka Hatsuka's responsibility to take care of and protect her in this matter.

Upon hearing this, Nagisa Ichiyo and Nogizaka Hatsuka reacted differently.

"I will protect Miss." Nogizaka Hatsuka nodded to Nagisa Naoto assuring him, as she personally had no fondness for outsiders.

“Not all outsiders are bad people.” Nagisa Ichiyo said this with a hint of defiance, as she disliked her father’s sweeping generalization.

Nagisa Ichiyo had never had any contact with outsiders, but her father, Nagisa Naoto, said that there were no good people in the village, which was complete nonsense.

Therefore, Nagisa Ichiyo believes that Nagisa Naoto's assessment of outsiders is incorrect.

You can only judge whether someone is a good person after you meet and talk to them.

"Anyway, you can't go outside."

Naoto Nagisa felt somewhat helpless about his daughter, since she was his only child.

As a member of parliament, he certainly had more than one woman, but unfortunately, he only had one child.

No, it shouldn't be just...

Forget it, I'll just ignore it; it'll only become a stain on my reputation.

Let's have someone investigate the purpose of Takayanagi Ichiro and the others coming to this village first. If that doesn't work, we can just ask them to leave.

After Nagisa Naoto finished speaking, he left. If he continued talking with Nagisa Ichiyo, it might turn into an argument between father and daughter.

Go do your own thing. With Nogizaka Hatsuka looking after things here, there shouldn't be any problems.

"Sister Chujia, are outsiders really that scary?"

Nagisa Ichiyo didn't try to stop her father. Once he was out of sight, she immediately looked at her personal maid, Nogizaka Hatsuka.

Nogizaka Hatsuka also went to university and graduated, but instead of working outside, she came back to become Nagisa's maid.

You only need to be responsible to Nagisa Ichiyo, and the money you earn is about the same as that of a white-collar worker.

"If the outside world were really that good, I wouldn't have come back." Nogizaka Hatsuka didn't say that people outside were bad, but she used herself as an example.

"Chu Jia's family is just an isolated case; there are still many people who go out to work..."

"If one of me isn't enough, there's also Ifukube Yashiro."

She, like me, completed her university studies away from home. She even worked there for a while before finally returning to the village.

Nogizaka Hatsuka and Ifukube Yashiro are friends who care about each other, and they know a lot about her, which can be used as an example at this time.

Upon hearing this, Nagisa Ichiyo remembered the energetic Ifukube Yashiro, but she felt that Ifukube Yashiro was definitely not the kind of person who hated outsiders.

"Chu Jia, I can't go out for a stroll. I hope you can go to Ba Xun's house to take a look. I want to know what's going on with Ying."

"I see."

Nogizaka Hatsuka did not refuse Nagisa Ichiyo's request; she also wanted to know the details.

..............

Ifukube family.

Ifukube Yashiro and Amatsume Ei prepared a rather lavish dinner.

When Ifukube Yashiro was studying at university in Tokyo, she took care of herself all by herself, and Amamiya Akira also basically lived alone, so both of them developed excellent cooking skills.

Moreover, Ifukube Yashiro was not the kind of person who would skimp on himself; he always prepared plenty of food at home.

Of course, this might also be the reason why Ifukube Yashiro decided to start a business; otherwise, he wouldn't even need the ingredients to eat.

"Ms. Ifukube, Ms. Amamiya, your cooking skills are truly excellent." Amamiya Etsumiko offered the purest praise.

Takayanagi Ichiro didn't offer any praise. He believed that if you find something delicious, you should just eat it; there was no need for excessive praise.

Although Ichiro Takayanagi didn't speak, Etsuko Amamiya did, which pleased Yashiro Ifukube and Akira Amamiya, as it was praise from a guest.

"Miss Amamiya, please eat more if you like."

"Ah."

This meal was quite enjoyable, and Amaneme Ei was already looking forward to her life with Ifukube Yashiro from now on.

After dinner, it was Ifukube Yashiro and Amamiya Akira who cleaned up the mess; Takayanagi Ichiro and Amamiya Etsuko did not help.

However, only Ifukube Yashiro was responsible for arranging the accommodations.

Amamiya Etsuko was considering the charity event at Okumizome, so the free agents became Takayanagi Ichiro and Amamiya Akira.

"Mr. Takayanagi, you probably won't be staying at our Okumizome for long, will you?"

Having received help from Takayanagi Ichiro and having shared a meal together, they were quite close, which allowed Amamiya Akira to have some lighthearted banter with him.

"Yes, I'm only here for about a week. I'll leave when my time is up. Don't worry about how much change I'll bring to this village."

When faced with Amamiya Ei's question, Takayanagi Ichiro did not hide anything and gave a prepared answer.