The middle-aged man looked at little Ayako. At this moment, little Ayako's face was slightly flushed, as if merely touching his arm had exhausted all her mental strength.
He wasn't entirely sure—this was an expression a man could make?
Wasn't it a bit too seductive?
The wind told the middle-aged man that the scent of the little Ayako in front of him was similar to little Ayato's yet distinctly different.
But did the Kamisato family really have a young lady named Kamisato Ayako?
It was hard to imagine. This question was as baffling as asking whether there was a second Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou in Inazuma.
So, what exactly was little Ayato planning by cross-dressing?
Could it be that he saw how happy his little sister was spending time with him and felt dissatisfied, so he decided to cross-dress and take her place?
Haji Ayato, I acknowledge you. To go this far for your own little sister...
You are truly worthy of being Kamisato Ayaka's older brother.
"Eula, take Kirara and step outside first."
The middle-aged man spoke to little Eula very seriously.
"Uncle? Mm... okay."
Little Eula was slightly puzzled but still scooped up Kirara, who had started running around.
Although she didn't know what was going on, little Eula chose to trust the middle-aged man.
This was the same uncle who had brought her out from the Lawrence Clan back in Dragonspine, after all.
And if the middle-aged man really had that kind of interest, would it even be this young lady Ayako's turn?
Little Eula left the room while holding Kirara in her arms.
"Lady Kamisato, please take little Ayaka outside as well."
The Head of the Kamisato Clan also appeared very serious.
He clearly sensed one thing.
The pretend-play friendship game was over.
His son's move in this chess game seemed to have landed on a very important square belonging to Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou.
"Understood, Clan Head."
Kamisato Huadai took little Ayaka and left the room.
As they departed, little Ayaka looked back in confusion at the suddenly heavy atmosphere inside...
Everyone had just been so cheerful a moment ago—why had things turned so bad all of a sudden?
Before her parents left, little Ayaka had always been well protected. Even now, she was still just an ordinary little girl who had received a proper education.
Outside the room, little Eula followed along beside the two of them.
Seeing Lady Huadai and little Ayaka, little Eula realized she had misunderstood earlier.
But her gaze toward the inside of the room carried some worry.
For the people inside to discuss something that even the person sharing the pillow wasn't allowed to hear...
Just how troublesome and major an issue must it be?
If the middle-aged man starts causing trouble in the Kamisato residence, I'll immediately take this mother and daughter hostage.
Meanwhile, the room inside was very quiet.
Neither the middle-aged man nor the Head of the Kamisato Clan spoke.
And young lady Ayako was still maintaining her character...
"Um... Mr. Cid... should I step out first...?"
The middle-aged man reached out and placed his hand on young lady Ayako's shoulder.
In an instant, young lady Ayako became obedient. She meekly knelt in seiza beside Cid the middle-aged man, looking quite demure and composed.
Then the middle-aged man looked toward the Head of the Kamisato Clan.
"I don't like mixing profit and interests into emotions involving children, because children's emotions are innocent and pure—the most untainted form of truth.
They don't like someone because of material things or benefits or anything like that. They decide to play together with a person purely based on how they feel about that person."
The middle-aged man's tone was very serious. The stern aura that young lady Ayako had felt earlier returned once more.
Unlike the previous demonstrative manner, this time one could clearly sense the emotion named anger woven into that aura.