Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

After Minami Ujiteru returned, he blocked the news and widely publicized that it was Minami Shiori who killed the person possessed by the demon sword Kotetsu, thereby making her famous.

This matter was also secretly told to Amemiya Mahiru by Azi, and she didn't even know about it before.

"What do you think?" Bai Yu asked, "You didn't confront him?"

"I tried, but the head of the family wouldn't see me."

"Playing dumb, huh?" Bai Yu stroked his chin, completely baffled. "Did this guy get kicked in the head by a donkey? Reality really doesn't have logic; only fiction needs logic... You must be furious right now."

"I'm calm." Amamiya Mahiru said calmly, "I can be angry, but not now."

Amemiya Mahiru didn't care whether it was credit or not. What made her angry was that even at this point, Minami Shiteru still refused to face up to his own strength.

She was clearly talented and capable, so why did they have to trade her away like a pawn? Why were their two granddaughters treated so differently? Why couldn't they be treated equally?

"It's indeed important to stay calm," Bai Yu agreed. "The question is, what are you going to do next?"

"Today is the day for a blind date." When Amamiya Mahiru mentioned this, her face became even darker.

"No wonder you dress so beautifully."

"...Sir, you're too kind." Amamiya Mahiru touched her cheek. "I can't see whether I'm pretty or ugly, but in my mind, I must look very ugly right now."

"According to Nan Shihui's idea, it should develop into an engagement party. Once the engagement party is held, according to Fuso customs, I will be practically married, and even my surname will be changed to Kazama."

"You chose the perfect time. In fact, I was a little hesitant and hadn't figured out what to do until just now."

Bai Yu guessed the other party's intention: "So you are planning to ruin the engagement party?"

"Yes……"

"Have you thought it through?" Bai Yu asked. "If you ruin the engagement party, this place won't be able to accommodate you. The Nan family will be no exception, and neither will the Fengjian family... I'm not going to stop you. I just want to say, consider the consequences before you act. After all, I'm far away and can't help you much. Even if you're starving to death, I can't send you airdrops of supplies."

"I know." Amamiya Mahiru said with a serious expression, "I'm mentally prepared."

She actually opened her eyes, and looked at herself in the mirror with her gray-white pupils.

"I've been thinking about this for the past month, and now I understand that if I were a canary, even if I escaped the cage and died in the wild, that would be my fate."

"But, if I were an eagle, then I would break free from my cage and soar into the sky. That is how I should live, and that is what I desire most... freedom."

Bai Yu paused briefly before reciting, "You need to understand the script of your own life—it's not a sequel to your parents', not a prequel to your children's, and certainly not a side story to your friends'. Take some risks in life, because you will eventually lose it. The most difficult stage in life isn't when no one understands you, but when you don't understand yourself."

Amamiya Mahiru asked, "What is this sentence?"

"This famous quote from a philosopher named Nietzsche is quite suitable for your current thoughts," Bai Yu said.

"I like this..." A glimmer of light seemed to flicker in Amamiya Mahiru's gray eyes. "And it's not like I haven't thought about the consequences. After I leave the Nan family, I still have a place to go."

"Where?" Bai Yu asked.

"My great-uncle's house."

"This is the first time I've heard of this." Bai Yu didn't know much about Amamiya Mahiru's family background. "Let me ask, is your great-uncle reliable?"

"Originally, my mother wanted to entrust me to him when she passed away, but the letter was intercepted by the Nan family before it could be delivered." Amamiya Mahiru was unsure and could only take things one step at a time. "I can only go and give it a try. If it doesn't work out, I'll find another way to find him. If that doesn't work out, with my current strength, earning a living shouldn't be a problem."

Bai Yu thought for a moment and asked, "What level is the strength of the Nan family's Patriarch?"

"Level 2 peak."

"That's it?" Bai Yu couldn't help but blurt out, "It's not that I look down on you, but...that's it?"

I've killed quite a few second-level ones...

Amamiya Mahiru explained, "Fusang is not like Daxia, the birthplace of dragons, nor is it like Europe, where there is the Tower of Babel leading directly to heaven and hell. Fusang only has demons and gods... Simply wanting to achieve transcendence is extremely difficult."

Bai Yu interrupted: "Explain it in terms I can understand."

"The path of Fusang is very weak." Her tone was helpless and bitter. "The Kendo system is a branch of the Martial Arts system, and the Shinto system, Onmyoji, and Buddhist systems are also grafted from these branches... These roads are all rugged and narrow, and there is still no living person who can open a thousand miles."

"Hmm... I still don't understand." Bai Yu didn't pretend to understand. Unlike Xiao Ke, he was already mysterious without needing to be mysterious. "But I understand the general idea. So, the Nan family is actually quite weak now. They don't even have a third-level Transcendent."

"No, there is still some." Amamiya Mahiru replied.

"Who?"

"My father, Nan Yayan."

"Level Three, but unable to defy Level Two."

"Because he is his father, and it is difficult to disobey a father's orders."

Chapter 109: Stop Fooling Around

The main entrance location.

The whole family stood at the main entrance waiting to welcome the guests.

Nan Shihui's hair is slightly gray but still combed meticulously, making him look strong and robust despite his age.

Nan Yayan stood aside, like a sick cat next to a tiger, and there was no sign that he was a third-level extraordinary person.

When Nan Shihui saw Amemiya Mahiru who had finally arrived at the main entrance slowly, his expression looked a little better.

"Think it through," he said loudly. "As a member of the Nan family, this is your mission. If you dare to act like a spoiled child and not go out to greet guests, you'll only ruin your own reputation. Once you enter the Fengjian family, you'll suffer even more."

The tone was strong and the implication was clear: whether she was willing or not, she had to marry him.

This is already a confirmed fact. Whether it is a blind date or an engagement today, it is just a formality.

Bai Yu followed Amemiya Mahiru, and no one noticed his existence at all, as if he was a ghost.

This was the first time he met Nan Shihui, the old man who was chopped into eighteen pieces in Yingling's memory. He looked very muscular, and his brain was probably filled with muscles as well. At this time, he insisted on pushing the eldest daughter of the family away, completely ignoring how outstanding her talent was. It was simply a waste of talent.

He couldn't understand it at all, and probably normal people couldn't understand it either... There must be some secrets behind this incomprehension.

Amemiya Mahiru said nothing, just stood aside quietly with her eyes closed, waiting.

She stood straight, looking dignified and elegant, because there was a knife hidden in her back, quietly sticking to her spine.

Soon, a luxurious-looking black car stopped at the door.

Nan Shihui went to meet him, and after the driver opened the car door, he enthusiastically shook hands with Feng Jianhe.

Kazama Kazuha, the second son of the Kazama family, although not the eldest son and has no inheritance rights, he took a different path from the Kazama family. Instead, he became a member of parliament and opened up another path to the shogunate, which was different from the samurai family. He relied entirely on his popularity gained through street speeches. At first, the Kazama family did not take him seriously, but now, his support rate and influence are almost higher than that of the eldest son of the Kazama family. Even if he completes a rebellion, it is not impossible. The system of primogeniture is not a panacea.

Kazama Kazama is still strong and his son Kazama Tetsuya looks gentle and refined. It is said that he received a Western education different from that in Japan. He studied in Europe for many years and studied at the Royal Academy in Rome for two years.

For the Japanese, both the Royal Academy of Rome and the Penglai Academy are world-class universities. Being able to enter is something worth bragging about, even if one fails to obtain a diploma or degree. It is like the hairy crabs from other places taking a bath in Yangcheng Lake, which is equivalent to being blessed.

The influence of the Kazama family is growing stronger, and the Minami family is in the stage of revival, so Minami Shihui needs to go out to welcome Kazama He, who is a generation younger than him.

However, there was no sign of dissatisfaction at all on the old man's face. Instead, he was full of enthusiasm, and there was not much pretense at all. It was clear that he was becoming more and more proficient in superficial work.

Bai Yu was amazed. At this kind of blind date dinner, it was obvious that profit was the most important thing, but they had to pretend to be harmonious on the surface.

Ten thousand tricks in his mind, ten thousand fake moves, it looks really disgusting, but you can't help but want to watch it.

Just treat it as fun.

Tetsu Kazama is considered a top student. He broadened his horizons by going abroad and has good conditions. However, he cannot get a word in in this kind of situation. After a brief introduction, he began to get acquainted with Mahiru Amemiya.

"What are you interested in?"

“I can illustrate.”

"I'm talking about interests and hobbies, not talents."

"I can play the shakuhachi."

"..."

The conversation soon ran out. Of course, Tetsuya Kazama looked down on this nominal fiancée. Compared with the passionate girls he met in the West, this traditional Japanese woman was blind and really did not interest him. No matter how beautiful she was, she was not as beautiful as the red-haired Roman girl and the brown-skinned Arabian dancer.

Amemiya Mahiru couldn't see Kazama Tetsuya either, so it was a relief that he could get out of sight and out of mind.

After checking with my divine eyes, I confirmed that this person wasn't even a superhuman... He would probably become a politician in the future, so I immediately lost interest.

Amemiya Mahiru hasn't come into contact with many opposite sexes over the years, and she can't say she has any specific preferences. Due to her own reasons, she hates all men who were born in large families.

These people are profit-oriented in their bones. They are either too strong or too weak. The former makes her hate them, and the latter makes her sad.

If we talk about the very few men who could not make her feel bored after meeting them so far, it would probably be the extremely mysterious Mr. Destiny.

Both parties know deep down that they cannot decide their own lives. Everything is decided by their elders, and the future path has already been arranged.

At the dinner, everyone was served a table.

Amemiya Mahiru sat quietly like a doll. According to the plan, she should have dined at the same table with her blind date, but she refused on the grounds that she couldn't see clearly.

Soon three rounds of drinks were over.

Feng Jianhe drank a lot and his face was flushed, but Nan Shihui didn't look drunk at all.

They kept toasting each other and talking arm in arm, as if it was not two young people who were on a blind date and getting engaged, but them.

Bai Yu stood behind Amemiya Mahiru and said, "Do we have to wait any longer? The map of Yan State is too long."

Amamiya Mahiru picked up the cup and said to himself, "I'm just waiting for my father to get drunk."

"Can a third-level transcendent also get drunk?"

"My mother said that he has a low alcohol tolerance and was already drunk. He went to the bathroom several times and won't be back for a while."

Amemiya Mahiru was waiting for her father to leave. She didn't want to confront her biological father, so she specifically asked A Zi to prepare some high-alcohol wine in the kitchen.

Sure enough, Nan Yayan left the living room again soon. Unlike before, he did not go to the bathroom, but went directly to the back hall. It was unlikely that he would come back in the short time.

At this time, Nan Shihui stood up in a funny way and raised his glass.

"It seems like both young people have no objections. It's better to have a wedding today than to wait for a better day. I think next month would be a good date!"

Feng Jianhe also smiled: "Very good, since Zhe also agrees, then of course I won't object."

The two old foxes smiled at each other and were about to clink glasses.

At this moment, a crisp sound was heard, like a loud slap, interrupting the harmonious and beautiful atmosphere.

"I disagree."

Amemiya Mahiru stood up, his voice clear and resounding.

Tetsuya Kazama, who was standing by, was stunned when he saw the lady suddenly standing up, and the cup in his hand fell to the ground.

He, a grown man with a high education, didn't dare to stand up, but he didn't expect this seemingly weak girl to dare to oppose it... Didn't she know what she was opposing? This wasn't just a marriage between two people, it wasn't just a simple matter of two people's happiness, it was the combined interests of two large families!

Who is she to object! How dare she object?

Nan Shihui's expression immediately turned grim, but he still managed a smile: "Brother Fengjian, it's normal for a young girl not to want to get married. Don't worry, I guarantee she doesn't have a lover, but is simply too timid and doesn't want to leave home."

Feng Jianhe also took the step and continued to smile: "I understand. After all, they are still young. It's okay. The relationship can be cultivated. There is no need to rush the wedding date. Just come a few more times and it will naturally fall into place."

"I told you I'm against it." Amamiya Mahiru emphasized again, "No matter how many times you come, I won't agree."

Nan Shihui finally darkened his expression and ordered the person next to him, "The young lady is drunk, bring her back to me!"

A servant approached and just touched her hand when he didn't know what happened and his body fell on the carpet.

Feng Jianhe narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw this: "Extraordinary...?"

He had heard that the eldest daughter of the Nan family was a waste, but...how could a waste be extraordinary?

He glanced at Nan Shihui and fell into deep thought. He didn't know what this old fox was planning. Even if she was blind, she could achieve extraordinary results at the age of sixteen. This talent should not be underestimated. Why was she so anxious to marry her off?

"Stop messing around!" Nan Shihui roared, "How much more humiliating can you get? You've completely disgraced the Nan family!"

"Nan's family?"

She asked in a low voice: "Whose Nan family?"

"In the past, I've believed countless times that as long as I was obedient and at peace, you would treat me as family. I believed that as long as I trained well and became a lady of noble birth, I would experience the warmth of family. I thought that as long as I wholeheartedly cared about my family, I would reap the same good..."

"I was wrong!"

"My mistake was projecting such expectations onto someone as greedy as you."

Amamiya Mahiru spoke word by word, "This is not my home at all. From the beginning to the end, you have never treated me as a family member! Why should I accept your arrangements and become a pawn and a sacrifice?"

She shook her head coldly. Although her eyes were closed, it seemed as if a sharp sword energy was passing through the air.

"I've had enough!"

"I've completely...had enough!"

Amamiya Mahiru took a step forward, and with a tearing sound, the long hem of her kimono was torn, revealing half of her slender and straight thighs.