Upon hearing the branch family's words, Shiba Miyuki was completely stunned.
As a member of the Yotsuba family, she certainly understood this. Because magicians are scarce, all countries want to increase the number of magicians as much as possible, and the best way is naturally to get married and have children. Similarly, in order to prevent the DNA of powerful magicians in the country from flowing to other countries, most children of magician families are not allowed to go abroad.
Besides, children of magicians also make engagements with each other when they are young, and generally they will get married and have children when they graduate from high school. Shiba Miyuki is already a high school student, so it is not surprising that she would have such thoughts. But...
"Why is it that man?!"
Shiba Miyuki was puzzled, why would the Yotsuba family fall for that guy?
"He is not from the Ten Master Clan."
"Of course, according to our investigation, he was born into an ancient magic family, but even so, his family has always had close ties with the government. Considering the current situation of the Yotsuba clan, we cannot choose a fiancé for you from within the Ten Master Clans, because this will only cause the Yotsuba family to be completely swallowed up by the other Ten Master Clans, so we must seek help from outside."
"But why did it have to be him..."
"Any questions?"
Hearing Shiba Miyuki's helpless sigh, the branch family representative blinked in confusion.
"Kasugano showed great strength in the Nine Schools War. Apart from anything else, the fact that he was able to defeat Ichijo Masaki on his own is enough to prove his strength. In fact, before this incident, Lady Maya also considered letting Kasugano be Miss Miyuki's fiancé. Moreover, he has developed flying magic and an automatic calculation core. From the perspective of the Yotsuba family, there is no excuse not to win over such a talent."
“…”
"Moreover, according to our investigation, Miss Miyuki has a good relationship with him. Didn't the two of them dance together at the dinner dance after the Nine Schools War?"
"He forced me to go there!"
Noticing that Shiba Tatsuya was looking at her with a somewhat surprised look, Shiba Miyuki's face suddenly turned red and she shouted, and her heart was pounding at the same time - just like a wife who was exposed for having an affair by a private detective in front of her husband.
"That person is rude and disrespectful, and he is always self-centered. I don't want such a person to be my fiancé."
"But if that's the case, then it's very likely that your father will take over the position of the head of the Yotsuba family."
Hearing the other party's answer, Shiba Miyuki's body suddenly stiffened. She knew, of course, that this was not a threat. After all, according to blood relationship, her father was indeed qualified to compete for the position of the head of the family. Of course, in the past, this possibility was very small. But now that the core of the Yotsuba family has been destroyed... it's hard to say.
Considering that his father had never liked his brother, if he really became the head of the family, then let's not talk about what would happen to the Yotsuba family, but his brother...
"Besides that, we have received a definite piece of news."
As if Shiba Miyuki wasn't already troubled enough, the branch family representative on the other side of the screen told her another very troublesome matter...
"…What did you say, Father?"
Standing in the study, Nanakusa Mayumi looked at her father in confusion, while the latter scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Well, that is... if you are interested, I can ask Kasugano to be a formal partner..."
"Why me?!"
Mayumi Nanakusa really screamed at this moment.
"Because there's no progress between you and Gowa, right? Now's the time for us to consider finding a new fiancé."
“But why choose him?”
"Well... although there are many reasons, there is only one most important reason."
Having said that, Nanakusa Mayumi's father, the head of the Nanakusa family of the Ten Master Clans, looked at Nanakusa Mayumi with a serious expression.
"You should have heard the news that the Yotsuba clan was exterminated."
"I did hear it, but it's not a rumor..."
“It’s not a rumor.”
Nanakusa's father interrupted his daughter.
"Although we have not yet found out who attacked the Yotsuba clan and why. But the only thing we can be sure of is that all the core members of the Yotsuba clan have died in the battle, including Yotsuba Maya. If this continues, the Yotsuba clan..."
“Will I be expelled?”
"That's right."
Hearing her father's response, Nanakusa Mayumi felt a little complicated. In addition to the ten families numbered from one to ten, the Ten Master Clans also have eighteen Master Substitute Clans - they exist to serve as substitutes.
By the way, among the ten master clans, the Nanakusa family has trained the most outstanding magicians, and the head of the Yotsuba family, Yotsuba Maya, is the strongest magician of the contemporary era, so it can be said that these two families are the twin pillars of the ten master clans. And now the Yotsuba clan is about to fall... huh?
"But what does this have to do with Kasugano-kun?"
Nanakusa Mayumi also realized by now that she and her father were not here to discuss the political issues of the Ten Master Clans.
"Could it be that Kasugano-kun is a member of the Yotsuba clan?"
"That's not the case, but according to the rumors and information I received, the branch of the Yotsuba clan does not seem to intend to sink. They are trying to have a direct blood relative of the Yotsuba family marry Kasugano to maintain Yotsuba's position among the Ten Master Clans."
"Why?!"
Hearing this, Nanakusa Mayumi finally lost her composure.
"Wait, so father, what you mean is that the Yotsuba clan wants Kasugano-kun to marry into their family?"
As she spoke, Nanakusa Mayumi seemed to calm down. She thought carefully for a moment and then shook her head.
"That's impossible. Kasugano-kun won't agree to that."
"Oh? You seem to know him well?"
Hearing his daughter's answer, Nanakusa's father stared at her curiously, while the latter sighed helplessly.
"Father, you don't understand him, but if you meet him once, you will understand his character."
“Is he a very simple person?”
"That's not the case, but most people can't stand his bad temper... I'm sure that if the Yotsuba clan really wants Kasugano-kun to marry into the family, the latter will definitely throw the other party's proposal into the trash without even looking at it."
"Oh? Really? But if he marries into the family, he will be able to get the full support and connections of the Yotsuba family, right?"
"Kasugano-kun doesn't care about these things. His personality... to put it nicely, he's free and easy, to put it bluntly, he just does what he wants. Basically, he only wants to do things that make him happy. If someone makes him unhappy, he will make them unhappy... You should have heard about the incident in the Nine Schools Battle where Kasugano-kun defeated Ichijo Masaki. The reason why Kasugano-kun did that was simply because he didn't like the way Ichijo Masaki looked at Shiba Miyuki. According to him... our school's beauty can't be taken by a toad from another school."
“…Just for this?”
Hearing his daughter's answer, Nanakusa's father was also confused, and Nanakusa Mayumi looked like she had a headache.
"Yes, father, you understand what kind of person he is now. Just because he is unhappy, he can beat up the next head of the Ichijo family in front of everyone. He doesn't care about the background of the Ichijo family and the Ten Master Clan at all. So in my opinion, even if the Yotsuba clan invites him, Kasugano-kun will definitely not take it seriously. He is not the kind of person who is interested in power and fame that comes to his door. If you ask me, if he sets his eyes on something, he will take it away himself."
"oh……"
After listening to Mayumi Nanakusa's description of Fang Zheng, Nanakusa's father looked at her meaningfully.
"It seems like you know that Kasugano very well."
"If you, Father, have spent the entire semester worrying about all the trouble he has caused, as I have, you will understand him as well as I do."
"So, what if I want you to date him?"
"Father, I've said before... it's impossible for him to marry into the family..."
"Yeah, but what if you marry him?"
"……Why?"
Hearing this answer, Nanakusa Mayumi was really stunned.
"But... I... that... Kasugano-kun is not from the Tenth Master Clan? And he is not from the Eighteenth Master Clan either."
Nanakusa Mayumi was also very clear about her identity and responsibilities. Political marriage was an inevitable reality for them. If she wanted to marry, she would generally choose someone from the ten master clans, or perhaps someone from the eighteen master clans. However, Fang Zheng was not among them. As the eldest daughter of the Nanakusa family, marrying her into the family would not be of any benefit to the Nanakusa family.
However, in response to his daughter's question, Nanakusa's father just laughed.
"Have you forgotten? Mayumi, we are magicians."
"……?"
"Indeed, the status and power of the Ten Master Clans are important. But more importantly, the foundation of us magicians is strength."
"ah……!"
Hearing this, Nanakusa Mayumi finally reacted and looked at her father, who nodded.
"That's right. We need to marry powerful magicians in order to give birth to more descendants with magical talents. You should understand this. The country needs more and more magicians, so for us, descendants with powerful powers are the key and focus. Even if you get married, you are still a member of the Nanakusa family, and the same goes for the children you give birth to."
“…”
"How? Do you have this intention?"
"It's not a question of whether I have the will or not, father."
Mayumi Nanakusa thought about it carefully again and shook her head.
"To be honest, I don't think Kasugano-kun would use such political considerations to determine his marriage, and there are girls around him who he gets along well with..."
"Anyway, we can always give it a try."
Although Mayumi Nanakusa said it very tactfully, her father did not miss the blush on his daughter's face.
"If you really have this idea, then as a father, I will fully support you."