My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

He already knows his sister's attitude towards Takayanagi Ichiro, this outsider, and if he goes back and tidies himself up before going to school, he's likely to get angry.

So let's go to Yoshihime Nao's house and tidy ourselves up, since they're childhood friends anyway.

"Yu, why are you with outsiders? And Ying too."

Of course, there were no clothes prepared for Kasugano Haruka at Yorihime Nao's house, but she could take out her father's clothes and let Kasugano Haruka wear them temporarily.

As for Haruka Kasugano's clothes, they can just be washed; after all, she doesn't have to go to school today.

To Nao's surprise, the Kasugano siblings and the shrine maiden were seen walking with outsiders.

Their relationship is actually quite good, which is completely different from the previous impression.

"They are planning to come here to do charity work, and they have some connection with my grandfather."

"Yu, why don't you go to the bathroom and wash yourself? I'll take your clothes to wash for you. You don't need to go to school today."

When Yorihime Nao said this, she pushed Kasugano Haruka into the bathroom, then took his clothes and headed towards the laundry room.

Before throwing the clothes into the washing machine, Yoshihime Nao picked them up and smelled them.

Unfortunately, it didn't have the scent of Kasugano Haruka; it only smelled of the sea.

The reason Kasugano Haruka was allowed to take a bath at home is because there will be no one else at home today.

Since we can't smell Haruka Kasugano's scent on the clothes now, let's try a different approach.

Yorihime Nao returned to the bathroom and pushed the door open to enter.

"Nao, you..."

Kasugano Yu was a little flustered, not expecting Yoshihime Nao to dare to do such a thing.

"Yu, I'm just too lazy to boil water again, so let's both save water."

Besides, we used to play together in the river a lot when we were little, haven't you forgotten?"

Okumizome not only has the sea, but also streams. For example, there is a river in front of the shop in Ifukube Yashiro.

Yorihime Nao's words made Kasugano Yuu rewind his memories by several years. Back then, he and Yorihime Nao were indeed childhood friends, while his younger sister was left out in the cold.

"Yu, there's some unclean stuff in the seawater, let me scrub your back instead..."

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

Takayanagi Ichiro certainly wouldn't be jealous of Kasugano Haruka's experiences, after all, Yorihime Nao is a somewhat morbid person.

Ichiro Takayanagi has little interest in this kind of person; let Haruka Kasugano enjoy it alone.

When Ichiro Takayanagi arrived at the school in a luxury car, looking like an outsider, it caused quite a stir.

The only family around here who drive luxury cars to and from school used to be Nagisa Ichiyo's family, but now there are definitely other people doing it.

Moreover, when they got out of the luxury car, there were not only two outsiders, but also Kasugano Sora and Amamiya Akira.

Takayanagi Ichiro did not go into the school, but had his assistant follow him, because he noticed that he was being watched by people near the school.

"Just do it according to normal charity standards. I'll go take care of some things on the other side."

Ichiro Takayanagi roughly guessed who was secretly watching him, so he sent Etsuko Amamiya to do charity work while he went to solve the problem.

"I see."

Yu Gong Yue Mei nodded, agreeing to Takayanagi Ichiro's arrangement without any objection. She had complete faith in Takayanagi Ichiro.

As for the two female high school students, Kasugano Sora and Amamiya Akira, they had no objections.

They believed that Ichiro Takayanagi was a very capable person, and that he would definitely be able to solve even the most difficult problems.

After watching the three enter the school, Takayanagi Ichiro walked towards the direction from which his gaze had been directed.

It was a standalone pavilion, as if it had been built specifically for certain people.

However, Takayanagi Ichiro was not able to enter the pavilion smoothly because there were several men in black blocking his way.

"I didn't expect that a hundred million yuan investment would be so big, and that you even have real weapons on you. You're really quite bold."

While commenting on these bodyguards, Takayanagi Ichiro's hands didn't stop moving; he quickly dealt with the security personnel.

There were two people in the pavilion: a middle-aged man sitting down and a man in a black suit standing up.

This man is a little different from the bodyguard from before; he must hold a more prestigious position, such as a driver.

At this moment, he was holding a small, exquisite pistol and pointing it at Takayanagi Ichiro, as if he would shoot if Takayanagi Ichiro dared to do anything reckless.

"How about we make a bet: will my fist land on your employer's head first, or will your bullet hit me first?"

Instead of rushing to talk to the middle-aged man, Takayanagi Ichiro offered a suggestion to the man in the suit with great interest.

After hearing Takayanagi Ichiro's words, the man in the suit did not give a reply, but stared intently at Takayanagi Ichiro.

He had no choice but to do this because the pressure from Ichiro Takayanagi was simply too great.

If he makes even a single mistake, his employer could suffer a devastating blow.

Now he understood why Takayanagi Ichiro dared to venture here with only a woman; it turned out that his own strength was too great.

Although Ichiro Takayanagi had easily dealt with the security personnel outside, he hadn't had a direct experience of it until now, when he felt the immense pressure.

"Don't be so nervous. I believe this powerful outsider isn't here to cause trouble."

Just then, the middle-aged man sitting in the seat spoke up, telling his driver not to be nervous.

If he shows any more hostility, Takayanagi Ichiro might actually take action.

Chapter 456 Representative Nagisa, do you still remember the Takayanagi family?

It's said that only a powerful dragon can cross the river, but now it seems that Ichiro Takayanagi is not only a powerful dragon, but also a very outrageous one. In any case, Naoto Nagisa is not confident that he can suppress him directly.

The person sitting in the pavilion was Naoto Nagisa.

He personally brought his daughter to school today and then waited here.

Because he knew that Ichiro Takayanagi would definitely come to this school to do charity work.

In the past, when philanthropists came to the school, they could meet the teachers, but they could never get past him and all of them left empty-handed.

However, Naoto Nagisa now feels that he cannot grasp the overall situation, which can only mean that Ichiro Takayanagi's personal strength is too great.

He originally had no intention of using force against Takayanagi Ichiro, but when he saw Takayanagi Ichiro from afar, he wanted to take the initiative, but now it seems there is no hope.

As for having his driver and Ichiro Takayanagi engage in a bet, that was completely impossible.

If he had known that Ichiro Takayanagi was such an outrageous person, he would have made a much better arrangement instead of coming to meet with him in person.

After following his employer's instructions, the man in the black suit put away his weapon and left the pavilion.

He realized that if Takayanagi Ichiro really intended to harm Nagisa Naoto, he would have absolutely no ability to stop him.

If that situation really occurs, he will definitely make follow-up arrangements to try to prevent Takayanagi Ichiro from leaving this area.

"There's nothing worth worrying about in this village, so why did you have to drive the charity workers out in the first place?"

Takayanagi Ichiro wasn't a real geology expert, but after wandering around for two days, he realized that this wasn't a village with any significant resources, and he didn't quite understand why Nagisa Naoto was so tightly controlled.

"I just don't want the people in my hometown to be disturbed."

When answering this question, Naoto Nagisa looked at Ichiro Takayanagi and found him to be excessively young, like a recent college graduate.

It's incredible that someone like that could achieve such success and skill; even some large conglomerates can't cultivate such individuals.

While Naoto Nagisa was sizing up Ichiro Takayanagi, Ichiro Takayanagi was also sizing up one of the people on this side.

He was a rather refined man. Although he appeared to be a man who didn't break a sweat, he must have taken many lives on his hands, otherwise he wouldn't have such capable security personnel by his side.

Furthermore, Ichiro Takayanagi did not detect any sense of possession in Naoto Nagisa's tone, meaning that he did not consider the village as his own; he genuinely did not want it to be disturbed by outsiders.

“I had just settled in Tokyo when the neighborhood gave me a series of charitable assignments.”

Although I may feel tired from being schemed against by others, I am not the kind of person who would give up halfway.

So I'm definitely going to do the charity work here, but I can assure you one thing: I won't interfere with any of the developments here; all I need is proof of the charity work.

The fact that someone as capable as Ichiro Takayanagi came here just to serve as a philanthropist greatly surprised Naoto Nagisa.

After a careful examination, Naoto Nagisa realized that Ichiro Takayanagi had no reason to lie, leaving him both amused and exasperated.

This kind of thing can be discussed and agreed upon; there's absolutely no need for Takayanagi Ichiro to make any sacrifices.

However, now that Ichiro Takayanagi has embarked on his charitable journey, there is no need to ask him to take the money back, as that would be an insult to him.

“Those people used the guise of charity to try and develop related industries here, which is why I drove them away.”

If it were genuine charity, I certainly wouldn't drive people away without a reason.

If I were truly a heartless and ruthless person, this base would have been lost long ago.

Naoto Nagisa explained some of the previous issues, hoping to avoid any misunderstandings from Ichiro Takayanagi.

"Sir, you said you only recently settled in Tokyo. Where were you before that?"

Ichiro Takayanagi may not be very famous in Tokyo, but we can judge who he is by looking at the places where he has been active in the past.

"Congressman Nagisa, have you already forgotten the campaign support you gave us eighteen years ago?"

Instead of answering Naoto Nagisa's question, Takayanagi Ichiro reminded Naoto Nagisa of the help he received when he ran for parliament eighteen years ago.

Naoto Nagisa wanted to say that all his success stemmed from his own efforts and had nothing to do with external assistance.

But after thinking about this point in time eighteen years ago, he immediately realized something and was so surprised that he stood up from his seat.

"You are……"

“I am his son. After graduating and establishing myself in Tokyo, I went back to take over the position of head of the family and learned about the situation here.”

I'm not bringing this up to threaten you or to take advantage of your kindness; I just want to show that we're on the same side, and there's no need for you to be hostile towards me.

"I never imagined that fate could be so wonderful."

After Naoto finished speaking, he took his thoughts back to eighteen years ago.

Of course, Naoto Nagisa was not a member of parliament eighteen years ago; he had only been married for a few years.

When she consulted Dr. Kasugano about the issue of having offspring, she met the previous head of the Takayanagi family, and the two became good friends.