I'm a weird expert in Japan

"No, it's just that this time the real concubine asked me for help—" Lian answered simply, "It's no big deal."

"You spoil them too much." Hesha couldn't help laughing.

"is it not OK?"

"No...I think it's fine." Kazusa shook her head.

She didn't quite understand whether people with brothers and sisters would be like this, but at least Lian looked very comfortable.

"Ah, here it comes." Zhenfei reminded.

There were many students from Shuchiin in the gymnasium, and no one noticed that there were several students from other schools.

After all, they were all in casual clothes, so they might be students of our school.

It seemed to be the girl who had called Zhenfei before. After seeing her, she came over to confirm, and then happily took Lian to meet the student union members who were guiding her work.

"President, this is the foreign aid we asked for earlier, the famous violinist Utsunomiya Ren." The girl introduced to the student union president.

The boy with a fierce look turned around and said, "Oh...you are——"

"Nice to meet you, President Baiyin." Lian recognized him.

Although the first time I saw it was in another world.

"you know me?"

"Well, for some special reasons." Lian said casually, "President Baiyin is very famous, I know that too."

"Ah...oh..." Baiyin was really a little surprised.

Being told that you are famous by a celebrity is simply full of illogical information.

"Let's stop with the inappropriate jokes. Thank you very much for helping us prepare for the school event." Shinomiya Kaguya appeared next to Shirogane at this time, showing a lukewarm smile, "If there is anything you don't understand, please feel free to ask the members of the student union at any time."

"Well..." Lian didn't care. He was familiar with the process of this kind of activity. He just needed to ask about the details. "Then thank you for your care, Miss Shinomiya."

“You’re welcome.” Kaguya nodded calmly.

"Oh, right..." Lian looked around, "Didn't Shizhu come? He should come to join in the fun at a time like this, or be captured by you to do hard labor."

“…You’re talking about him…” Kaguya’s expression suddenly stiffened a little.

"Shizhu... is he your younger brother, Sigong?" Baiyin had seen him several times and had some impression of him.

Kaguya forced a smile, "Shizhu has something to do and will not be in Tokyo for the time being. Didn't he tell you?"

"Not in Tokyo..." Lian raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, my family had something to discuss with him, so I went back to Kyoto in the morning." Kaguya didn't seem to mind revealing Shizhu's whereabouts.

"I haven't contacted you these past few days. Since I'm in Kyoto, there's nothing I can do." Lian smiled broadly. "Since you seem to be very busy, could you please explain to me briefly what I should do now? In case there is any misunderstanding on my part."

"Oh——" Baiyin was about to explain.

"I'll go get the process documents." Kaguya nodded and walked to the side.

"Then I will talk about some minor things first. First of all——"

As Shirogane Yuxing began to explain, Lian glanced outside the side door of the gymnasium, from where she could see the sky above the stadium.

The sky is clear, but... it looks like it's going to rain soon.

Chapter 200 Chapter 1 The Storm is Coming ()

"Well……?"

When he opened his eyes, Lian found himself lying on the floor with scattered music scores beneath him, several of which were crumpled. He couldn't help but feel that his behavior was somewhat blasphemous to music.

He raised his hand and rubbed his slightly swollen head, and the drowsiness he had just felt after waking up gradually faded away.

Even in the height of summer, the floor still feels cold to the touch, not to mention... it seems to be raining outside now.

The rain was hitting the window, and he was woken by the noisy sound.

"What am I doing..." Lian closed her eyes, trying to remember why she was here.

Before noon, I was invited to Shuchiin Academy to help prepare for the main performance of tomorrow's event. I was busy until the evening before returning to Shijo's home.

After that... I seemed to be fiddling with musical instruments in the music room.

The violin was lying on the chair, the piano lid was uncovered, and the saxophone and flute were placed randomly everywhere.

Then he fell asleep.

Lian had been thinking about weird things these days and had not slept well almost every day. Although she felt that there was nothing wrong with her, when the sleepiness accumulated to a certain level, it seemed to ignore her will.

It was as if a switch was pressed and he fell asleep immediately.

Besides, the floor was really hard, and he didn't think he could really sleep, so he went back to his room to sleep.

Lian opened her eyes again, and Touma Kazusa's surprised voice just rang out.

"woke up……"

He glanced sideways and saw Touma Kazusa standing at the door of the piano room wearing a home T-shirt and a short skirt - while she was staying there, Shinki had given her a lot of clothes so that she didn't have to go home to get them.

The angle of his sight was quite subtle. As he lay there, he almost just saw a corner of a pair of pure white cotton underwear.

Considering that Hesa's personality is rough but not bold, Lian feels that it is not right to remind her, but it is also not right not to remind her.

Before he could come to a conclusion, Hesa ​​had already entered the piano room.

"Get up if you're awake. Do you like sleeping on the floor?"

"without……"

He sat up and realized that he was covered with a blanket.

"How long have I slept?"

"From the time it got dark till now... it's been about three hours." Kazusa said, "I didn't call you after dinner."

"It's okay, I'll go to the kitchen later and eat something to satisfy my hunger." Lian didn't feel very hungry, so she just responded with this.

While grabbing the blanket and wondering who had covered him, he got up from the ground and sat on the piano stool.

"Here." Hesha said.

Lian just saw that she was holding two cups filled with hot coffee.

"Thanks. I didn't expect you would still serve things to others." Lian thanked him without forgetting to tease him.

Hesha grabbed the blanket and threw it on a chair beside her.

"I've already told you that I'm a freeloader..." Hesha disagreed.

She actually heard the conversation between Bai Tian Lian and Zhen Fei, but neither of them took it very seriously, especially Lian's attitude. If she had 100% of true feelings, she wouldn't have reacted that way.

But it is also a fact that you can eat and live for free, so you have to do something, like serving coffee or something.

"Why are you so petty..." Lian half-closed her eyes, "I was just talking nonsense with the real concubine during the day. If you really wanted to get rid of me, do you think there would be so many twists and turns, and you still had to discuss it with the real concubine?"

“…Isn’t this her home?”

"I introduced you to stay here." Lian took a sip of coffee and frowned as he said, "How much sugar did you put in..."

"I usually put this much in." Hesa ​​turned her face away and made a vague excuse.

"Well, it's okay." Lian took another sip and thought it was okay, not so bad that she couldn't drink it. "It tastes so sweet, I'm beginning to wonder if your blood is sweet."

“What…?” Kazusa took a step away and covered her carotid artery.

"No, blood is something that tastes a bit fishy and sweet..." Lian shook her head.

“……”Hesa didn’t know if this guy was trying to scare her again, so she didn’t ask.

"Anyway, Zhenfei listens to me very much. If I really want to chase the guests away, she usually won't stop me."

"generally?"

"If it's an important guest of the Shijo family, such as a key figure in the political and business circles, then it's another matter." Lian smiled, "I've been staying in the Second Music Room for so long and I haven't seen you get angry and chase me away. I don't mind letting you stay for a few days."

"Oh." Hesha held the coffee cup sullenly.

Lian took a few more sips and finally got used to this coffee that didn't taste bitter at all. "By the way, was that dress bought for you by Zhenfei?"

"She said someone gave it to me, but it's too big for me to wear." Kazusa shook her head, "She said I should wear it when I'm not at school."

"Oh... that's inevitable." Lian sipped her coffee and muttered, "When you have time, teach her how to be like you. Maybe she will come in handy."

"Like me..." Kazusa tilted her head a few centimeters to the side where Lian wasn't, thinking about what he was talking about.

Finally she realized that he was talking about clothes, and she suddenly realized that this guy was hinting at the issue of bust size.

To be honest... Shijo Maki's figure is indeed a bit too flat...

But Hesha has never taken this matter seriously and has no way to pass on her experience.

"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll beat you up."

"You're even warning me. With your style, shouldn't you just take action directly?" Lian said again.

Hesha's hand holding the cup was trembling slightly. If she hadn't been worried that the spilled coffee would damage the expensive piano, she would have done it long ago.

"Anyway, the clothes fit me well. If you want to go back someday, just take them with you. It wouldn't be appropriate to keep them." Lian said this nonchalantly.

"Yeah..." Hesa ​​agreed.

Then the piano room became quiet. Lian closed the piano cover and continued to drink her coffee. The sound of rain outside the window continued, making the silence even more difficult to break.

Hesha secretly glanced at Lian. He was supporting his elbow with the lid and drinking coffee sip by sip. The cup would be finished in a while.

I was thinking about whether I should ask for a refill or something, and the words that were about to come out of my mouth were interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps.

The half-closed door of the piano room was roughly pushed open, and Zhenfei panted slightly and spoke to the surprised Lian.

"Brother... come to the living room quickly..."

"What's wrong? Is someone causing trouble?"

"No... I came to watch TV!" There seemed to be beads of sweat on Zhenfei's forehead. It seemed that she ran over immediately. "Something big happened!"

"What's the big deal?" Lian tightened his grip on the cup a little.

Zhenfei took a deep breath and adjusted her breathing.

"The news on TV is reporting... Kyoto... the Shinomiya residence is on fire!"

Lian's eyes suddenly widened.

Chapter 201 Chapter 2 The Storm is Coming ()

In the living room, the television was broadcasting the evening news, and it was already after ten-thirty at night.

Shijo Tei was sitting in the middle of the sofa, with his hands bridging his mouth. His expression was extremely serious, and he didn't even blame Zhenfei and Lian for the loud footsteps when they ran over.

On the screen, the host was reporting the news with a serious face:

"...Just now, we received a report from a reporter on the front line. At 9:53 tonight, a fire broke out in an old mansion in the Kita district of Kyoto. The Kita Fire Department of Kyoto has now dispatched all fire trucks to the rescue. However, since the mansion is hundreds of years old and mainly made of wood, the fire spread very quickly. More than half of the mansion was on fire, and the fire was not contained by the rain..."

Although for some reason, the news anchor's script blurred the identity of the victim's house, through the camera lens, one can still see the burning Japanese-style buildings in the heavy rain.

"The news didn't say it clearly...it was definitely our family that caught fire." Di finally spoke.

"Why didn't they suppress this kind of news?" Lian lay behind the sofa, staring at the TV screen.

Di Ze picked up the remote control and switched through several TV channels, finally stopping at Tokyo TV.

Even the Tokyo TV station, which has always been known for its eccentricity, made a special emergency broadcast, which shows that the situation is already quite serious.

"Because there's no way to fool them, right?" Zhenfei said, "It's not just the Shinomiya family that lives in that area. Although they are separated, there are other families in that area as well."

If it was just a small fire, I'm afraid it wouldn't even be reported in the news. However, the fire was too big, and deliberately covering it up would only cause panic in the surrounding areas of Kyoto, especially in wealthy areas such as Kita Ward.

"What you mean is that the family actually intended to suppress this news, but found that if it continued to suppress it, the backlash damage afterwards would be far greater than the damage of making the facts public now... right?" Lian nodded thoughtfully.

This is undoubtedly a compromise.

If the main family firmly denies it, then the media organizations that are not so friendly with the main family will definitely not miss this opportunity to exaggerate it as the Shinomiya family's ill intentions.