Chapter 514 Why is this happening?
Kenshi Shrine, inner hall.
When Hitachi Mako followed Asatake Yoshino here, Asatake Yoshino had already changed into her usual Chihaya and shrine maiden costumes and was dancing the offering dance in the hall.
"Ring-ring-ring-ring-"
The sounds of Kagura bells and Hoko bells kept echoing, and the expression of the majestic shrine maiden was focused as if she was on a pilgrimage, with a tense face, dancing there.
The dance was as graceful and charming as ever, making it clear that the person in front of them was the shrine maiden of Hoori, the messenger of God.
However, Hitachi Mako keenly discovered that the dance of obeisance, which Asatake Yoshino used to be familiar with like an instinct, was now being performed a little hastily and chaotically.
"call……"
Yoshino Asatake seemed to realize this as well, and she stopped dancing immediately, as if she felt that this dance was not worth continuing.
"It's really... too outrageous."
I don't know whether this whisper is blaming myself or others.
"Lady Yoshino." Hitachi Mako stepped forward at the right time, looked at Asatake Yoshino who lowered her head and said nothing, and said softly: "What's wrong with you?"
"...Mako." Asatake Yoshino looked at Hitachi Mako, like a helpless child, holding her chest, and said at a loss: "I don't know why, I feel a little confused."
Facing the person who had grown up with her, who was called a bodyguard but was actually more like a sister and a close friend of hers since childhood, Asatake Yoshino rarely put aside her old self and showed her vulnerable side.
"Is it because of Lord Aize?" Hitachi Mako looked at Asatake Yoshino and said in a gentle voice, like an elder sister talking to her younger sister: "Lord Aize seems to think it is better to cancel the engagement with Lady Yoshino. Is Lady Yoshino unhappy about this?"
"I--"
Chaowu Yoshinori opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
Is she feeling unhappy?
It seems like this...
But why should she be unhappy?
Breaking off the engagement, isn't this what I've been thinking about since the beginning?
Now that Mr. Aize has brought up this matter, why am I not as happy as I imagined, nor do I feel as relieved as I imagined?
"I, I seem to be becoming a little weird, Momoko."
Asatake Yoshino's bewildered look made Hitachi Mako look at her with pity.
She knew that this was actually the true appearance of Yoshino Asatake.
Although Yoshino Asatake always looks steady and calm, in fact, that is all fake.
Yoshino Asatake's personality is indeed very serious. At first glance, she seems a little cold, so much so that people around her think she is aloof and difficult to approach, but that is just an effort she makes. If anyone lives with her, it will be easy to see some small flaws.
For example, in the morning, she always became limp due to her half-sleep. When discovered by Aize, she immediately slapped her face hard in an attempt to wake herself up. This proved that she actually had very rich emotions and was like a child in many psychological aspects.
She also often does stupid things and messes up simple things from time to time, which can be seen from her stubborn behavior several times before and after.
At the same time, she is an unexpectedly slow-witted girl.
This is because she always puts her mission as a shrine maiden first, and is somewhat alienated from the people around her, to the point where she does not have the relationships that ordinary girls live with.
Even though she has such a special status in Hoori and she is so beautiful, as Asatake Yasuharu once said, she is the best in every aspect and she doesn't think she is special at all. Instead, she feels a little inferior.
She felt that she was a cursed child and therefore deserved to be ostracized.
She felt that she had a heavy mission, so she couldn't live her life laxly.
She didn't dare get too close to others for fear that she would bring disaster and trouble to others.
In her eyes, the life of an ordinary girl is what she should envy the most. It is a dazzling thing that she cannot reach.
Therefore, she is actually a person with low self-esteem and fear of loneliness, and she has no idea what is so special about herself that makes others like her.
Therefore, Hitachi Mako knew better than anyone that the reason why Asatake Yoshino was so opposed to the engagement with Aize was not because she felt that Aize was not worthy of her or that she was the one in the superior position in this relationship, but because she really did not want to involve Aize in her affairs and wanted Aize to stay away from her, away from her, the source of trouble.
She wanted to cancel the engagement before in order to keep Aize away from Suiori's curse and prevent him from touching those dangerous things.
That is something that she, as the current heir of the Chaowu family, needs to face. She should not implicate or involve others.
Although everyone in Hoori was very concerned about Yoshino Asatake's marriage and the inheritance of the Asatake family, Hitachi Mako knew that Yoshino Asatake had never thought about these things at all.
She had never thought about who to sign a contract with or who to spend her life with. Marrying someone was not even within her consideration.
In view of this, when Asatake Yoshino was growing up, even though people started to come to visit her and blind dates were arranged, she rejected them on the spot without hesitation and never thought about getting married.
Being in this situation, she should have been happy when Aize proposed to cancel the engagement, or at least relieved. However, she was uncharacteristically angry and left on the spot, causing the atmosphere to drop to freezing point.
As a result, after leaving the scene, she couldn't understand why she was angry and why she suddenly became so upset.
That's why she said that she had become strange.
But……
"This is not a strange thing, Lady Yoshino." Hitachi Mako was not worried about Asatake Yoshino's condition. Instead, she seemed to be relieved and said, "This proves that in your heart, the engagement with Lord Aize is no longer something that must be cancelled."
"Your behavior is actually telling you that you will not be happy about breaking off the engagement with Lord Aize."
"On the contrary, you were very unhappy when Lord Aize proposed to cancel the engagement, so it turned out like this."
Hitachi Mako's words, as if she was analyzing something with a child, left Asatake Yoshino stunned.
As expected, am I feeling unhappy?
But why?
Why feel unhappy?
"For Lady Yoshino now, the engagement with Lord Aize is no longer something that needs to be rejected." Hitachi Moko weighed her words and said, "Lady Yoshino now knows better than anyone that Lord Aize has penetrated into our lives and our mission. He is a partner who fights side by side with us, and a man who is trustworthy and makes us feel safe."
"Has Lady Yoshino already gotten used to having Master Aize around?"
"So, when Lord Aize proposed to cancel the engagement, you would subconsciously think that this person wanted to stay away from us and end our relationship."
"You feel repulsed and disgusted by this, so you get angry and anxious."
In fact, Hitachi Mako did not tell Asatake Yoshino that in the other's heart, Aize's position was gradually becoming special.
The evidence is that in any situation where Aize might appear, no matter where, Asatake Yoshino would subconsciously look for the other person first.
When Aize was around, she would always shift her gaze to him from time to time, and sometimes she would stare at him without even realizing it or reacting.
At the same time, whether it was when eating, taking a bath, or even when doing homework or reviewing lessons, Asatake Yoshino would ask Hitachi Mako to notify Aize as soon as possible to ask him to come over for dinner, or take a bath first, and even ask about whether Aize's schoolwork was going well and whether there was anything he needed her help with.
These are things that Yoshino Asatake would never show to others in the past.
Not only Hitachi Mako discovered this, but also Cong Yu and Asatake Yasuharu, and even Kurama Genjuro may have discovered it.
It is precisely because of this that everyone feels that there might be a chance for these two people.
Who knew that Aize would say that today...
Lord Aize may not have noticed that Lady Fangno's attitude towards him has become very special?
While Hitachi Mako was thinking this, Asatake Yoshino was also reflecting seriously.
She felt that what Hitachi Mako said made sense.
My thoughts have indeed changed. I no longer want to distance myself from Aize and want him to leave like before.
On the contrary, now I don’t want Aize to leave.
She felt distressed when she thought that Aize would break off the engagement with her and leave her.
"Why is this happening?"
Yoshino Asatake still didn't understand why she had such an emotional change, and her slow side was clearly revealed.
Seeing this, Hitachi Mako felt that she had to find a way to give them a push.
So, Hitachi Mako's eyes rolled and a light bulb suddenly lit up in her head.
"Yoshino-sama." Hitachi Mako suddenly said, "Would you like to come to my house?"
"I have something I want to show you."
Upon hearing this, Chao Wu Fang Nai was stunned again.
"What is it?"
Yoshino Asatake asked in confusion, but what she got in return was an overly bright smile from Mako Hitachi.
"It's my collection of girls' comics."
…………
On the other side, Aize had also left the living room and walked out of Chaowu's house.
"Master~~~"
Cong Yu appeared from somewhere and flew in front of Aize.
"What?" Aize glanced at Cong Yu and said unhappily, "Didn't you leave?"
"We are making room for you and An Qing." Cong Yu said with her hands on her hips, "Have you finished your discussion?"
"What did An Qing tell you?"
Cong Yu's question made Aize's eyes flicker.
"Marriage...?"
Aize murmured, his expression unusually complicated.
(End of this chapter)
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