The silver-haired beauty before her, so stunning she could make one's soul scatter with a glance, was Senju Wakama's biological younger sister, the Senju Princess who controlled the entire Senju clan.
Hyuga Miyu had no choice but to endure.
"Please... I want to ask for Wakama."
Hyuga Miyu suddenly adopted a dogeza posture, her tone extremely, extremely humble.
However...
Tsukuyo glanced at her indifferently and said coolly, "Two years ago... I once came to the Hyuga clan to ask you, to ask you to join the Senju clan, but you were the one who gave up."
Hyuga Miyu: "..."
Ask?
When did Tsukuyo ever ask her?
Tsukuyo had directly threatened her with unshakeable power.
Tsukuyo threatened her, forcing her to break ties with her maternal clan, the Hyuga clan.
Hyuga Miyu was incredibly proud; even a caged bird couldn't make her submit, and she would absolutely not compromise with Tsukuyo.
And during these past two years.
The Hyuga clan began to gain a deeper understanding of the Senju clan. Seeing the Senju clan grow stronger, richer, and more distant, Hyuga Toshihiro finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Especially after hearing from Hyuga Haku that the Senju Princess was leisurely vacationing with the Uchiha clan.
Hyuga Toshihiro grew afraid.
If the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan were to merge, there was no doubt that other ninja clans would suffer.
Under the dual threat of financial power and actual strength, Hyuga Toshihiro compromised.
To further strengthen their ties, Hyuga Toshihiro this time agreed for Hyuga Miyu to replace Hyuga Haku and come to communicate "kinship" with the Senju clan.
Unfortunately, times have changed.
Some things, once missed, require a price to be paid for reconciliation.
Hyuga Miyu kept her head bowed, maintaining the dogeza posture, and softly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was selfish. I don't want to lose Wakama, nor do I want to lose my maternal clan..."
"You're lying," Tsukuyo said, still not looking up. "You only don't want to lose Wakama; you could abandon your maternal clan at any time. You only returned to the Hyuga clan to increase your marital leverage, otherwise you would have long been a missing person from the Hyuga clan."
Tsukuyo understood Hyuga Miyu's concerns.
However, Hyuga Miyu, being too weak, was making her life path narrower and narrower.
Senju Wakama couldn't possibly tread water and wait for her to make a fuss for two years.
In these past two years, Senju Wakama had progressed even more rapidly, and without a doubt, Hyuga Miyu couldn't keep up with him.
Senju Wakama didn't particularly like Hyuga Miyu to begin with; if he hadn't listened to Tsukuyo so much, he wouldn't have maintained a friendly relationship with Hyuga Miyu.
Hyuga Miyu knew that the Senju clan was a major ninja clan, and Senju Wakama was the clan head's son. Even if his status within the clan couldn't compare to his other brothers, Senju Wakama still held an irreplaceable position within the clan.
To secure her future status, Hyuga Miyu had no choice but to return to her maternal clan.
In this whole affair, the misstep Hyuga Miyu made was not giving Senju Wakama enough trust.
If Hyuga Miyu had sought help from Senju Wakama back then, if she had believed that Senju Wakama could help her and tried every means to bring Senju Wakama to her side, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
When Tsukuyo went to the Hyuga clan, it was actually an ultimatum.
Unfortunately, Hyuga Miyu was foolish.
Tsukuyo gave up on her, and also persuaded Senju Wakama to give up on her.
Now, Senju Wakama and Uchiha Yuki have a harmonious and intimate relationship, and Tsukuyo will absolutely not allow Hyuga Miyu to cause trouble.
Hyuga Miyu, unconvinced, whispered, "Princess, aren't you also unwilling to marry out? If Chang wanted to marry you, he would eventually have to become a son-in-law living with your family..."
At these words, Tsukuyo's hand movements paused. She put down her brush and slowly stood up, a smile on her face, looking even more beautiful and startling than two years ago.
As time passed, Tsukuyo grew increasingly beautiful.
Hyuga Miyu dared not look directly at Tsukuyo, keeping her head bowed.
Hyuga Miyu had expected Tsukuyo to say something particularly unpleasant to refute her, so that Hyuga Haku, hidden not far away, would realize that the Senju Princess was merely using his feelings.
However...
"Hehe~"
Tsukuyo laughed, her voice so alluring. "I am different from you. I am so beautiful that no one dares to fault me. I am so strong that I can go anywhere I please. I can enter your Hyuga clan as if entering an uninhabited land; if I wanted to kill you, no one could stop me."
Hearing this, Hyuga Miyu slightly raised her eyes.
"In this world, if a man wants to marry me, he must be stronger than me," Tsukuyo declared, looking down at Hyuga Miyu with disdain. "Because a man weaker than me would not only be unable to suppress me but also unable to prevent other men from coveting me. Ultimately, he would either be enraged to death by me or killed by me."
Hyuga Miyu stared at Tsukuyo, her brain instantly freezing.
What?
Tsukuyo was seen walking step by step towards Hyuga Miyu. She bent down, her beautiful face magnified before Hyuga Miyu's eyes.
Tsukuyo's breath was like orchid fragrance as she spoke, word by word, "The weak must abide by the rules set by the strong. I am strong; I can do as I please. But you... you cannot. You are too weak."
Having said that, Tsukuyo straightened up and spread her hands as if announcing something, softly murmuring, "To tell you the truth, Miss Hyuga Miyu, you and Wakama are not suited for each other. I am not bullying the weak or forcibly breaking you two apart."
"The truth is, Wakama doesn't like you. Your first encounter was not beautiful."
"At the time, you were trying to kill him. He kindly saved you, yet you fell for him."
"He tried to get along with you, but he increasingly felt that you two were not compatible."
"Your scent disgusted him, so he came to me asking for a solution. I specifically prepared a special hydrosol for you to drink, hoping to change this issue."
"Wakama was already trying hard to cultivate you into the person he liked."
"But two years have passed, and you've reverted to the way he dislikes. Truly... I don't know how to evaluate you."
Hyuga Miyu looked in disbelief at Tsukuyo's pretty face, so beautiful it made the heavens and earth pale in comparison.
Hyuga Miyu found it hard to imagine that Senju Wakama, who had treated her so gently, actually disliked her. She couldn't believe it.
But Tsukuyo continued, "Wakama, he tried hard to change your scent, tried hard to change your clothing taste, tried hard to change your aesthetics, and your habits concerning daily life, food, clothing, housing, and transportation."
"In my opinion, this is a very foolish act."
"As a man with the right to choose his own spouse, what he should have done was screen and choose a woman suitable for himself, rather than trying to change a woman incompatible with him."
"People must understand who they are and never deceive themselves."
"If you're not suited, you should have no contact with each other until death, because trying to change someone is too difficult. You'll suffer greatly, and so will he."