Chapter 512: Rumors of the Engagement Partner
In the next few days, Aize's life became regular and peaceful again.
The morning exercises with Yoshino Asatake have been going on smoothly, and the progress at school has been as good as he expected. Not only are the classes not long, but the free time is plenty, and the homework is not too heavy. Except for some Japanese courses that he feels a little uncomfortable learning, he is satisfied with everything else.
His classmates were also very enthusiastic. There was no bullying or xenophobia at all. Perhaps it was because they were curious about foreign countries and big cities, or perhaps it was because they were surprised by Aize's ability to pull out the divine sword. People in the class often talked to Aize, especially girls, which made Kurama Rentaro extremely envious.
"This is impossible! I actually lost to a loner like you... What on earth went wrong?!"
Kurama Rentaro, who often failed in his attempts to strike up a conversation and was ignored by the girls in his class, held his head in his hands more than once, looking depressed.
In fact, Aize was also quite confused.
Although I don't like the fact that Kurama Rentaro likes to chat up girls, this guy actually has good looks. Even if he often fails when chatting up foreign tourists outside, there is no reason for him to be ignored by female classmates in class, right?
Even though this guy looks a little frivolous and likes to strike up conversations, even a spirited guy riding a will-o'-the-wisp is loved by spirited girls. There is no reason why Kurama Rentaro would be unanimously ignored by his female classmates.
Yes, all the female classmates were unanimously ignoring him.
Except for Yoshino Asatake and Mako Hitachi, Aize saw disdain and disgust towards Rentaro Kurama on the faces of almost every female classmate. It was as if he was seeing something dirty, which made him feel unbelievable.
For this reason, Aize also consulted Hitachi Mako specifically to find out what was going on.
Then, Hitachi Mako told Aize the truth.
"How should I put it... Mr. Rentaro actually had a girlfriend in our class before, but they broke up very quickly, and then... the next day Mr. Rentaro announced his relationship with another girl in the class..."
After hearing this, Aize understood everything.
Is it because of this guy's shameless behavior in promiscuous relationships between men and women that he is despised by everyone in the class?
Hitachi Moko also told Aize that the atmosphere in the class was very bad at that time. The two girls each had their own small circle in the class and were competing with each other, which almost caused chaos in the entire college.
As a result, not long after, Kurama Rentaro broke up with the girl again, and then started chatting up other people as if nothing had happened...
So, the two girls who had been fighting each other to the point of being bloody suddenly resonated with each other. Not only did they become good friends, but they also shared a common hatred of the enemy. They united all the girls to isolate Kurama Rentaro, making the boys afraid to get too close to Kurama Rentaro.
How should I put it…
"He deserves it."
Kurama Koharu, who happened to come to play with Aize during the break, made such a cold comment, which made Aize's mouth twitch slightly and decided to ignore the matter.
Originally, he thought that Kurama Rentaro had been treated unfairly and was planning to help his cousin.
But now...well, Xiaochun is right, he deserves it, so let's not interfere too much.
Of course, Aize would not isolate Kurama Rentaro like others because of this. He would continue to behave as usual.
In this regard, the classmates were surprisingly understanding.
"We are cousins after all. We can't make things difficult for Ai."
"Student Ai is from a big country, he probably won't care about such trivial matters, right?"
"That guy, you better not lead Ai-san astray. Ai-san is the one who has drawn the divine sword, and he and Miko-sama are people who can always go to and from school together."
"Don't worry about him. If he goes too far and makes Miko-sama hate him, then he's done for. He won't be able to stay in Hoori anymore."
Everyone discussed this for a while, and then they all stopped taking it seriously.
The reason why everyone is so warm and tolerant towards Aize is largely due to the fact that he and Asatake Yoshino are often seen together.
Even in school and in class, all the students from Hoori school are particularly respectful and respectful to Yoshino Asatake. It is said that those who are rude to the shrine maiden will be beaten by their parents when they get home, and they are all told by their elders to be polite to Yoshino Asatake.
Therefore, even at school, Yoshino Asatake was treated like a princess, loved by everyone, and others did not dare to approach her casually.
Under such circumstances, there was actually someone who could go out with Yoshino Asatake all day long, and this person was of the opposite sex. Coupled with various special deeds, Aize's status in the class also became special.
In a nutshell, no one wants to go against Aize, and no one wants to offend him.
Thanks to this, Aize can live so easily in school and not be bothered by all kinds of mess.
However, because of this, rumors have gradually begun to emerge that Aize has a close relationship with Asatake Yoshino and is very likely to be the husband chosen by this generation's miko.
In particular, many people saw Aize and Asatake Yoshino going home together. It didn't seem like they were living in Kurama's house or Shinato-sho, but more like they were living in Asatake's house, which made the rumors more credible.
So, as time went by, Aize not only became more and more special in the Yemao Academy, but his level of attention also continued to rise.
Finally, after a while, some people couldn't hold back any longer.
"Are you really not the one engaged to the miko-sama?"
A male classmate who was usually close to Aize and Kurama Rentaro came to his seat stealthily and whispered to him, with an expression that said, "Don't worry, as long as you tell me, I won't tell anyone else."
And this is not the first person who has come to Aize to ask him questions secretly.
"You guys, aren't you too curious?" This was not the first time that Kurama Rentaro had seen someone asking questions secretly, so he stood by and said, "Who would ask such a question right away? This is someone's privacy, right?"
"There's nothing we can do. After all, it's related to the miko-sama." The male student scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "As long as the fiancé of the miko-sama is a Hoori, he will be curious and concerned, right?"
"But you should also be careful not to cause trouble to others." Kurama Rentaro closed his eyes, waved his hand like a duck, and said: "Maybe things haven't been settled yet, and they don't want to say more. Your blind questioning will only cause trouble to my cousin!"
"Yeah, sorry." The man scratched his head again, and then couldn't help but complain: "But, you are the guy who flirts with foreign tourists every day and makes the class smell bad, so you are not qualified to talk about topics that cause trouble to others, right?"
"Hahaha……"
As soon as the man finished speaking, a burst of laughter came from the side.
Obviously, even though they lowered their voices and acted stealthily, there were still many people in the class paying attention to this side and heard the conversation.
"Stop talking nonsense! Go back!" Kurama Rentaro was so angry that he drove the people away and then complained to Aize, "These guys are so rude."
Hearing this, Aize rolled his eyes.
"Who told you to be so shameless? In Xiaochun's words, you deserve it."
"Tsk, you say that too?" Kurama Rentaro pouted and said, "He must have learned bad things from Koharu."
...As the worst role model, are you qualified to say that?
"By the way, how many people have come here today?" Kurama Rentaro pointed to the group of people nearby who were asking questions of the person who just left, and said, "The rumor has spread like this, why don't you just make it public?"
"Don't tell me that." Aize picked up the water cup beside him and drank it as if it had nothing to do with him. He said, "The woman said she wanted to keep it a secret for the time being."
Looking closely, there was also a group of girls sitting where Asatake Yoshino and Hitachi Mako were, talking to them cautiously, apparently asking something.
Although Yoshino Asatake's identity was very special, it was not so special that others would not even dare to talk to her. So driven by curiosity, some bolder female classmates still brought everyone to find Yoshino Asatake and asked her questions.
Aize could vaguely see that Hitachi Mako was smiling bitterly, while Asatake Yoshino was a little at a loss.
There was no way. Aize was very open-minded about the engagement, or he didn't take it seriously, so even if someone asked him about it, he could act as if he didn't care. But the same couldn't be said for Asatake Yoshino.
She must be very troubled now, right? She doesn't know whether to just speak out or stick to her original approach and keep it a secret for as long as possible.
The main thing is, if she tells it, then what attitude should she have towards this engagement?
Before, she had always looked at this engagement with a negative attitude, and always felt that the engagement was just a temporary measure. When she could find a way to solve the current situation where Aize had to be involved in his own family's troubles after pulling out Cong Yuwan, the engagement could be cancelled.
However, the current situation is that, far from being able to think of a way to get Aize out of trouble, he has to rely on others to help him exorcise evil spirits and purify filth, and even ask them to train him. This is a rhythm of getting deeper and deeper.
If the situation continues like this, the cancellation of the engagement will be a distant prospect.
If the engagement has not been cancelled, wouldn't it be inappropriate to announce it like this?
Asatake Yoshino felt very complicated.
"This is really troublesome." Kurama Rentaro said, "If this continues, the riots will probably get bigger and bigger, right?"
"If you ask me, you guys are just too idle." Seeing that the whole class was noisy, Aize immediately said, "Why are you so concerned about whether a transfer student who just came to Hoori is engaged?"
"Come on, we are still high school students. Generally, if there are one or two couples around high school students, it will attract a lot of attention, not to mention the appearance of people who are engaged. This is basically unheard of in this era, okay?" Kurama Rentaro sighed and said, "Besides, you are a transfer student who just came here not long ago, but don't you look at who your engagement is?"
"That's Miko-sama, Princess Hoori, the daughter of the family that used to manage this land."
"Not to mention us, even the adults have been paying close attention to the marriage of the miko-sama. Some old people are even worrying about it unnecessarily, fearing that there will be no one to inherit the Asatake family and the Kenshi Shrine."
Kurama Rentaro's words made Aize continue drinking water silently.
He didn't know whether those so-called old people were worried that the Asatake family would have no successors and that this land would no longer have anyone to protect because they knew about Hoori's curse.
However, based on his current understanding of the Asamaki family, he felt that even if those people didn't know about Hoori's curse, they would be afraid that the Asamaki family would have no successors, right?
Even in modern times, the Chaowu family is still the representative of this land and the pillar and backbone in the minds of many people.
There are actually quite a few families in Hoori, like the Hitachi family where Hitachi Masako is from, and where there are people who have been guarding the shrine maidens for generations, and the Komagawa family where Komagawa Mitsuha is from, and where there are people who have been serving the Asatake family as doctors for generations. Even though they are not as close to the Asatake family as these two families, they still maintain their past traditions, with the Asatake family being the main one.
These families even owned a lot of land in Suori, which was allocated to them by the samurai family.
Therefore, these families have been acting in accordance with the will of the Asatake family, thus influencing the entire people of Hoori, making the people of Hoori more or less obey the Asatake family, pay attention to the Asatake family, and making the status of the Asatake family become more and more transcendent.
It is normal for such a group of elderly people in a family to worry that the former head family will decline and have no successors.
As the saying goes, the eunuchs are anxious even if the emperor is not. As the only heir of the Asatake family in the current era, they probably won't feel at ease until Asatake Yoshino's engagement is finalized.
Now that rumors have emerged about Yoshino Asatake's engagement, it is easy to imagine how excited and concerned these people will be.
At least, as far as Aize himself knew, many elderly people in the town had come to visit Chaowu's family or Kenshimi Shrine in recent days, and had been chatting with Chaowu Anqing about something. I'm afraid they were also inquiring about and confirming the engagement.
"…Why does it feel like this engagement thing is really getting bigger and bigger?"
Will it end up in a situation where we really have to get married?
Anyway, Aize had already seen some signs that the situation was getting out of control.
After thinking about it, Aize finally decided to ignore it.
“I’m not the one who should be worried.”
The person who should really be worried is Yoshino Asatake, who now looks truly troubled.
"... Really, what should I do now, Dad?"
Asatake Yoshino complained secretly.
(End of this chapter)
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