Chapter 521 Formal Engagement
Before this, neither Aize nor Asatake Yoshino had ever thought about discussing their engagement with each other.
Because there is no need.
Aize's attitude towards this sudden engagement was to wait and see, because he still needed to get in touch with Hoori's secret at that time, and the Asatake family was his way to get in touch with this secret. In addition, Kurama Genjuro also asked him to accept it temporarily, so he accepted it naturally, and he never thought about the fulfillment of this engagement.
Yoshino Asatake even regarded her closeness to others as harming them, and was worried that if Aize got too deeply involved, he would be hurt and would encounter unnecessary trouble. Therefore, she had always strongly rejected the approach of everyone, including Aize, and never thought of marrying Aize.
Aize knew Asatake Yoshino's attitude. Although Asatake Yoshino might not know Aize's attitude, she firmly rejected Aize and believed that the engagement had to be cancelled no matter what.
But now, the situation is obviously different from what it was before.
"Mr. Aize seems to hate this engagement, right?"
Asatake Yoshino whispered this.
Although she is slow, she is not stupid. It can be seen from Aize's attitude so far that he has no idea about this engagement at all.
This is also true.
"I can't say I hate it, I just think it's dispensable." Aize said frankly, "From the beginning, I felt that this engagement came so suddenly and abruptly that it didn't feel real at all. Later, although I learned from Mr. An Qing some of his plans and the reasons why he unilaterally made this engagement, I always felt that this engagement was just a nominal thing. Your purpose is not to fulfill it, but to use it to achieve some goals."
"How can such an engagement be fulfilled in the end?"
Therefore, although Aize reflected on his remarks yesterday, he did not think that there was anything wrong with his attitude towards this engagement.
How can something that originally appeared due to various reasons be realized when its own nature has changed?
Chao Wu Anqing realized this problem, so he apologized to Aize yesterday and asked him to forget what he had said and to consider the engagement from his own perspective.
He wanted to make amends.
Because of his words and his purpose, the nature of the engagement changed, to the point that Aize never regarded it as something that would actually be fulfilled, which undoubtedly hindered the progress between Aize and Asatake Yoshino.
That's why he said that.
"What exactly does Dad think?" Asatake Yoshino had always wanted to confirm this matter, so she said, "I also asked him why he had to sign a marriage contract to let you stay, but the reasons he gave always made me feel like he was lying."
It's not that Yoshino Asatake was not convinced by Yasuharu Asatake, otherwise she would not have temporarily acknowledged the existence of the engagement. But no one knows a father better than his daughter. How could Yoshino Asatake not realize that the reasons given by her father were not true?
All I can say is that Yoshino Asatake knows her father quite well.
Unfortunately, Chao Wu Anqing never revealed the real reason.
"He's worried about you." Aize didn't hide it and said softly, "As a father, he has been watching you fight the curse alone for a long time. How could he not feel uncomfortable?"
"Even if there is a reason for this, and I know this is not something you can tell others casually, Mr. An Qing still hopes that you can have someone you can rely on, right?"
"He hopes that you will no longer be alone, and that you will have people around you who can support you."
Hitachi Mako is such a person, but her position is a protector and a supporter. She cannot get along with Asatake Yoshino on an equal footing, so Asatake Yoshino's figure always looks so lonely, which makes people feel distressed.
But there is no one else who can support Yoshino Asatake and give her someone to rely on.
Under such circumstances, the appearance of Aize gave Chao Wu Anqing hope.
He is able to draw out the God Sword and the Souma Maru. Not only is his character trustworthy, but he can also fight alongside Asatake Yoshino. He is undoubtedly an excellent target.
In view of this, after some inner struggle and consideration, Asatake Yasuharu finally decided to be tough and willful.
“…Is that really the case?”
After hearing what Aize said, Asatake Yoshino was not particularly surprised or shocked. Instead, she pursed her lips as if she had expected it.
"Have you guessed it yet?"
Aize looked at Asatake Yoshino.
"I just have this feeling vaguely." Asatake Yoshino lowered her eyes and whispered, "Since my mother passed away, my father would occasionally give me a distressed smile."
This made Yoshino Asatake realize that her father had always been worried about her and concerned about her affairs.
She was aware of this, but never thought of changing it.
Because she really felt that she was not suitable to get too close to others, so as not to implicate others and cause trouble to others.
"Mr. Aize wants to cancel the engagement because dad told you the truth about the engagement and you felt used?"
Asatake Yoshino couldn't help but think so.
"No, it's not that serious." Aize laughed and said, "I really don't care. The engagement was originally made for a certain purpose. Whether it continues to exist or is directly cancelled is not something that is particularly surprising or noteworthy. So I brought it up as part of my suggestion at the time."
"I really didn't expect that Miss Chaowu would be so unhappy."
Aize's honest words made Asatake Yoshino feel embarrassed again.
"I'm so sorry. It was us who arranged the marriage for you, so it's normal for you to feel repulsed. I knew this, but I still did that..."
Yoshino Asatake apologized to Aize again.
"That's what I said, right? It won't come to that." Aize smiled bitterly and said, "I don't feel repulsed, I just think it's unrealistic."
After thinking about it, Aize decided to be more honest.
"Since I was a child, I have never liked playing with others. I have no interest in any games or entertainment. Instead, I like to wield swords and guns. Others think I am extremely lonely and different."
"My family is not a wealthy family. At least in my opinion, my background is very ordinary."
"Except for my love of swinging swords and having a fairly self-disciplined daily life, I am a genuine ordinary person. I have nothing to do with the Asamaki family, which is regarded as the leader of Hoori and is a famous family among the famous families in the local area."
Aize shrugged and continued.
"I am getting engaged to the local princess just because I pulled out a mysterious knife stuck in a stone. This is something that only happens in dreams."
"I've already passed the stage of daydreaming, so I always feel that such a great thing is impossible to fall on my head out of thin air."
"That is to say, I don't think a beautiful and well-born girl like you would marry a lonely weirdo like me."
Aize looked at Chaowu Yoshino, smiled faintly, and said something.
"To put it more bluntly, I don't think there is anything about me that you would like, so I didn't have any expectations for this marriage from the beginning."
If you don't have expectations, you won't have any delusions.
If there are no delusions, then it can be easily resolved.
In Aize's opinion, the cancellation of the engagement is a matter of time, it's just a matter of sooner or later.
In this case, in order to solve some unnecessary troubles, why not just resolve them in advance?
That way it would be beneficial to both of us.
It was with this attitude that I made yesterday’s speech.
"How could that be?" Asatake Yoshino finally understood Aize's idea, but she didn't dare to agree with it. She quickly said, "Mr. Aize is an excellent person. He is not only powerful, but also has a calm, steady and mature personality. I don't know how many times better he is than me."
"It was me who was holding you back and almost caused you to lose your life."
"There is no reason for you to be attracted to someone like me."
Asatake Yoshino's voice became lower and lower, and her tone was filled with some disappointment.
"The Asatake family is not as great as you think, Mr. Aize. Even if they are somewhat special in the land of Hoori, they are just local nobles from a remote countryside in other places."
"Even though they were the managers of this land in the past, in modern times, the Chaowu family's influence is limited to this small piece of land. In the eyes of outsiders, they are probably no different from poor and backward villagers."
"You think too highly of us."
In a way, this isn't really self-deprecation.
It is true that the Asatake family has a special status in Hoori, but even the land of Hoori is seen as a cursed and ominous place by outsiders. In their eyes, how can the Asatake family, who are treated specially in this land, be a good thing?
Perhaps, in the eyes of some people, the Chaowu family is not even considered a poor and backward villager.
Asatake Yoshino was aware of this, so she never thought it was a great thing to be born in the Asatake family.
On the contrary, this is a truly cursed tribe, an ominous tribe, and a tribe that should not be received.
Yoshino Asatake would only feel inferior about this, and would not feel proud at all.
On the other hand, Aize was able to face the evil god alone and kill it instantly. He was both powerful and powerful. Compared to himself, who could only rely on the assistance of Hitachi Mako to exorcise the evil god relatively safely, he was the real chosen one.
Asatake Yoshino would never feel that Aize is not worthy of her;
This is not being pretentious, she really feels that way.
Aize saw this, but still wanted to say it.
"But you are beautiful, have a good figure, and are top-notch in every aspect. You are simply not someone I can marry." Aize smiled and said, "If a girl like you appears in a big city or outside, the people who want to pursue you will probably line up from this country to Paris."
"...Just because you are good-looking, can others think that you are unworthy of her?" Asatake Yoshino frowned and said, "I don't like this point of view."
"But this is the most common phenomenon in society, and it is a real phenomenon." Aize said calmly: "People always have various emotions towards beautiful things. Some will greedily want to get them, some will be envious and jealous to the point of going crazy, some will think that they should be viewed from a distance but not played with, and some will even want to destroy them and trample them underfoot to satisfy their own ugly desires."
"As long as you are good-looking, it is an advantage and a strength that will attract others' attention and will be admired by others."
"You said I thought too highly of you, but I also want to say that you thought too little of yourself."
Hearing this, Asatake Yoshinori was silent for a long time before he spoke one sentence.
"Then, would Mr. Aize like someone like me?"
After these words were spoken, Aize was stunned when he looked at Asatake Yoshino's expression.
"No, no! That's not what I meant!" Asatake Yoshino also reacted, her face flushed, and she explained hurriedly: "I'm not talking about liking you in that way! It's just... when..."
Asatake Yoshino was so flustered that she couldn't even speak clearly.
"I like it."
Aize suddenly uttered these words, causing Asatake Yoshino to freeze there.
Looking at Yoshino Asatake like this, Aize smiled.
"At least, I really like Miss Chao Wu's dance. I think it is a rare and beautiful thing in this world." Aize said sincerely, "Even though you are sometimes stubborn and indifferent to the point of making people angry, I don't hate you as a person."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have saved you when you were about to fall off the cliff, and I wouldn't have accompanied you for morning exercises."
Aize's frankness made Asatake Yoshino's face turn as red as an apple.
"Let's get back to the topic." Aize coughed and said, "I have already told you my opinion on the engagement. Now I want to know what you think?"
"Me?" Asatake Yoshino still blushed, but spoke her mind, "I know I'm a very troublesome person. I always worry too much and mess everything up."
"If it were before, I would want to cancel this engagement."
“But now, I don’t want to do that.”
This does not mean that Yoshino Asatake acknowledges the relationship.
But she really didn't want this relationship to end so hastily.
"……Yeah?"
Aize murmured and suddenly laughed.
"In that case, why don't we try to get along with each other?" Aize didn't look at Asatake Yoshino anymore, but looked forward and said, "No matter how this relationship will eventually develop, let's try to get along with each other first."
"What do you think?"
Asatake Yoshino naturally understood what Aize meant.
I just wanted to tell her that it would be better for them to get along with each other as engaged couples and see if it could work out.
"If... you don't mind..."
Asatake Yoshino said this subconsciously.
"Then please give me more advice."
"I am the one, please give me your guidance."
The two looked at each other and both laughed.
From this moment on, the two officially became engaged.
At this moment, they have no idea how the future will develop.
However, both Aize and Asatake Yoshino were secretly looking forward to it.
Looking forward to the future life, and also looking forward to the unknown future.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
