"Is Amane doing well at school? Sigh, I knew I should have said hello to Sakayanagi before she enrolled. Amane can endure hardships, but deep down, she's quite particular about her quality of life..."
Takeru watched in shock as Honden chattered on with a smile.
He had never received such treatment since he was a child.
He never expected Amane to be so cherished by his father.
"What are you standing there dumbfounded for! What happened to Amane?"
Seeing Takeru staring blankly at him, Honden frowned and asked sharply.
Startled, Takeru quickly informed Honden about Amane being framed a while ago, and also handed over a thick stack of documents.
Honden took the documents and casually flipped through them.
Suddenly, Honden's hand stopped on a certain page.
"Is this little girl Narimori's daughter? She looks quite good. Amane's taste is indeed good. When you have time, ask Narimori if he has any plans to move here. It doesn't matter if he comes or not, Amane still needs a friend."
Takeru could only nod in agreement at Honden's command.
Then he cautiously reminded him, "What about Amane being bullied at school? Our Miyako Family has never been ridden over like this before. Sakayanagi Narimori's dereliction of duty is too obvious. Speaking of which, Kou-Iku, this imperfect product, originally..."
As Takeru spoke, his tone involuntarily became more excited, but just as he was speaking passionately, his voice abruptly stopped, as if a rooster's throat had been squeezed.
"Continue, why did you stop? It shouldn't exist, is that it? Although Kou-Iku's plan was proposed by Onijima, it was I who approved it. Are you saying you are denying the decision made by your father?"
Honden's eyes widened.
Takeru, who had just risen, knelt again.
"Please calm your anger, Father, I didn't mean that. I just feel that the Sakayanagi Family has become somewhat negligent in their duties since following us. Otherwise, how could he let Amane suffer such great grievances?"
"Grievances? When you enter Kou-Iku, you must follow Kou-Iku's rules. Besides, Amane herself doesn't feel wronged, yet you're yelling here. As a father, do you not even trust your own child? Those guys are no match for Amane. You idiot, you'll never understand what the word 'genius' means!"
The angrier Honden became, he directly picked up the documents in his hand and threw them at Takeru's head.
"Get out, I don't want to see you again. Every time I see you, you say things that make me furious. Do you want me to die sooner?"
"No, I didn't mean that..."
Before Takeru could finish speaking, Honden kicked him in the face.
Honden, over eighty years old, still moved with the agility of a young man.
"Shut up and get out!"
"Yes!"
Watching Takeru flee in disarray, Honden was furious.
He was already so old.
Yet he was less capable than Amane, a mere child.
A fool who was completely taken in by the lies of Ayanokouji Atsuomi, and now he even wanted to help Ayanokoji return.
He was simply an idiot!
How could Miyako Bang Dian have such a foolish son?
Once Kou-Iku fell, Ayanokoji's so-called White Room would make a comeback.
Thinking of this, Honden couldn't help but feel a surge of murderous intent.
It was because of his oversight in Amane's education back then that she was tormented even more severely by that idiot father, following the White Room's teaching methods.
By the time he realized it, Amane's humanity had almost vanished.
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