Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Invitation from the Matsudaira Family
"arrive."
Saionji Gyoon pointed out that after arriving at the destination, Atobe Keigo instructed the driver to stop the car.
Considering that the chance of running into the tennis club members if she stayed in the Atobe family villa was too high, Tamane asked to leave early in the morning. This time the old housekeeper did not try to keep her, and Atobe personally directed his driver to drive Tamane and Natsume back. He first sent Natsume to a designated intersection, and then sent Tamane back to the vicinity of the archery club training ground.
"Your training camp is actually next to Seigaku." After getting off the car, Atobe looked around and took the initiative to walk around to Yuyin to open the door for her.
"Yeah, what a coincidence! It was Anzi who saw your tennis club's car yesterday..."
Facts have proved that some people are just not easy to deal with. Before Yuyin finished speaking, a familiar call came from behind her.
"Senior Yuyin?"
The two of them turned around and saw Morimoto Anko standing there in sportswear.
Originally, because Atobe was obscured by Tamane's figure, Anzi couldn't see Atobe from her angle. But now Tamane moved a little to the side, revealing Atobe Keigo's face.
"Senior Atobe?!" Anzi shouted in surprise, then covered her mouth with both hands. Her eyes rolled around twice, looked at Senior Yuyin, then turned to Senior Atobe, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
Could it be that Senior Yuyin stayed overnight at Senior Atobe's house last night?
She originally thought that Senior Tamane had asked for leave for other matters. After all, Senior Tamane had already told Senior Goto that he would not be back in the evening due to something, and the reason why Senior went to watch the tennis club's practice match was because she dragged him there.
Although it was clear from the invitation from Atobe-senpai yesterday afternoon that the relationship between Tamane-senpai and Atobe-senpai was much better than she had imagined, Anzi still didn't expect that the relationship between the two could be so good. It was early in the morning, and she didn't believe that the two didn't stay together last night.
"It's not what you think." Yuyin glanced at Xingzi and knew what she was thinking. Her expression was really too easy to guess. "On my way back just now, I met Atobe's car and he gave me a ride."
Although Anzi's wild guess unexpectedly hit the mark, she could admit that she had a good relationship with Atobe, but she could not admit that they were so close that she even stayed overnight at his house, and could only make excuses with words.
Atobe immediately understood what she meant. Although he wanted to announce the truth and let everyone know that the relationship between the two was unusual, he still chose to respect Yuyin's wishes.
"Yes, it was a coincidence," Atobe shrugged, glancing at Anzi who was standing off to the side secretly watching them. Suddenly, he remembered something, "You are Anzi Morimoto from the Kyudo Club, right? The one who submitted the application report last time?"
Hearing what Atobe said, Anzi immediately got down to business and replied seriously, "Yes!"
Atobe rubbed his chin and said, "Your club won the Kanto Championship this time, which is also the best result ever. The student council and the board of directors are planning to reward you. Do you have any ideas?"
"This..." Anzi, now the deputy director, thought for a moment after hearing what Atobe said, "I still need to discuss this with Goto-senpai and the other members of the club. However, we're about to participate in the national competition, and I don't think anyone is in the mood for fun."
"That's no problem," Atobe said with a proud wave of his hand. "The reward can be decided after the national competition is over." He looked at Yuyin and smiled. "Maybe the reward will be doubled by then. After all, someone has said they want to take first place in the country."
Tamane raised an eyebrow. She hadn't mentioned the matter to Atobe out of consideration for his feelings, as the Hyotei Tennis Club had lost the Kanto Tournament and had lost its qualification for the national tournament. But seeing Atobe's high spirits these past few days, he had even gone to Karuizawa for training, "Atobe, your tennis club..."
"Ah, that's right," Atobe smoothed his bangs, "As a special quota for the host city of Tokyo, Hyotei can attend the national conference."
"Congratulations. I wish you good results in the national competition." Yuyin congratulated sincerely. As a classmate sitting next to him, she knew very well how much energy Atobe spent on tennis every day. In the two days after losing, he was in a low mood under the perfect concealment, but now when talking about the national competition, his eyes were shining.
Atobe snorted softly, "Of course, just wait and see. If you don't have a match that day, you can come and admire me as I defeat my enemies with all my splendor."
Atobe has always been proud of his tennis. Now that he thinks about it, even counting the time in Building A three years ago and yesterday, Saionji Tamon has never seen a complete and serious match of his. How can this be? He hopes that Saionji Tamon can be present at such an important occasion as the national competition, so he secretly invites her.
Yuyin thought about it and realized that she and Atobe should be considered friends now. She wanted to show her support for such an important competition, so she agreed decisively: "Sure, if I don't have a competition that day and there are no other unexpected delays..."
The so-called sudden incident, of course, refers to encountering cursed spirits or monsters causing trouble.
Faced with the unique and harmonious aura of the conversation between Senior Tamane and Senior Atobe, Anko Morimoto, who listened to all the content of the conversation, felt like a bright light bulb.
And if she saw it correctly, Senior Atobe smiled so gently when he was talking to Senior Tamane, which was completely different from what she usually saw!
Were these two secretly dating? They just didn't want to make it public for now, so they just told everyone they were just classmates?
Thinking of Senior Atobe's huge fan club and countless admirers in the school, Anzi felt that she had found the truth.
If this is what Senior Yuyin meant, then I must keep it a secret for you!
Anzi Morimoto clenched her fist and swore secretly in her heart.
"Kyoko?"
"Uh, huh?"
Kyoko finally came back to her senses from her inner world. She looked around and found that Atobe-senpai and the luxury car were nowhere to be seen. "Where's Atobe-senpai?"
"Of course Atobe went back. Their tennis club has training today." Tamane gave the dazed Anzi a strange look and said, "Aren't you going for a morning run?"
"Yes, hahahaha, I'll go."
No, I can’t let Senior Yuyin find out that I have discovered the truth, Xingzi said with a dry laugh.
But as she was laughing, she discovered something suspicious, "Senior Yuyin, did you change your glasses?"
"This one," Yuyin pushed the frame, "I accidentally broke the previous one, so I replaced it with this one. Xingzi, what do you think?"
She couldn't say that it was Atobe who sent her back. Saying that when Atobe sent her back would easily lead to misunderstanding, and she would never be able to clear herself even if she jumped into Lake Biwa.
"Very beautiful, much prettier than before!" Xingzi praised with shining eyes, "I've wanted to say this before, Yuyin-senpai, if you dress up carefully, you'll be much prettier than Takehara Saeko and the others."
Takehara Saeko is the school beauty voted in Hyotei's current campus event.
"That's terrible..."
Yuyin sighed. How could she hide herself like this? But when she thought about it, she had already lost three of her aliases, so there was not much point in hiding it anymore. She might as well just let things take their course.
But these glasses… Xingzi, who was walking beside them, took a closer look. They looked like the latest L-brand product she had seen in a fashion magazine. Yesterday afternoon, Yuyin-san's glasses were still in good condition. How could they have been broken and replaced with a new pair so soon? Could it be…
Feeling that she had discovered some secret, Xingzi covered her mouth in surprise.
*
During the lunch break, Yuyin received a call from her senior brother Chang Jingsi. The senior brother said, "I heard that you eliminated another quasi-special grade cursed spirit last night?"
"Hear? Oh, brother, you heard what Natsume-kun said."
Yuyin held the phone between her neck and talked while packing her things.
"That's right, but I called you to tell you that a sorcerer came today to ask about the cursed spirit. I claimed it for you, saying that the cursed spirit was eliminated by Natsume-kun and the people of the Toba family."
Yuyin paused and immediately said, "Thank you, Senior Brother."
A chuckle came from the other end of the phone: "If you really want to thank me, how about completing two more commissions per week?"
Yuyin was speechless. Senior Brother really knew how to take advantage of every opportunity. "No need to talk about it."
"Including this time, you have done so much unpaid work for the sorcerer. I, senior brother, will at least pay you, right?" Dechang Jingsi complained in a half-hearted manner.
This level of acting skills couldn't fool Yuyin at all. She said firmly, "Destroying the cursed spirit is a matter of fate. My senior brother didn't force me to complete three commissions per week."
Dechang Jingsi didn't force it, and changed the subject: "If you don't accept the commission, how about accompanying me to a banquet?"
Yuyin asked curiously, "What banquet?"
"Do you remember the commission I helped the Matsudaira family with a while ago? It just so happens that next Wednesday is Matsudaira Yasuyo's fifty-third birthday. He sent an invitation to the Tokugawa family, specifically inviting you and me, who helped him with the meteorite crater incident last time, to attend his birthday party."
Matsudaira Yasuyo... Yuyin pondered, "Fifty-third birthday party? It seems like you're having other intentions than the party for your entire birthday. Brother, are you sure you want me to go?"
Generally, such occasions are held for socializing among politicians, businessmen and celebrities, and they just happen to be held on the pretext of birthdays.
"It's up to you whether you go or not," Shizuka Deba chuckled, "I'll have Nanase deliver the invitation to your door later." Then he hung up the phone.
Yuyin listened to the busy tone of "beep, beep, beep..." and sighed.
Senior brother really grasped her thoughts accurately. She needed to think carefully about whether or not she should attend the Matsudaira family banquet as a member of the Deba family this time.
*
The other side.
After Shizuka Noba hung up the phone, Nanase asked, "Sir, are you sure Miss Tamane will attend this party?"
"Ah, that's right," Dechang Jingsi nodded, "Yuyin knows very well that I'm forcing her to express her stance on whether she wants to publicly acknowledge the Dechang family's identity."
The previous time she went to the Matsudaira family to meet the client, it was just a private meeting, and at the demon hunter gathering yesterday, she wore a mask. Both times she could be said to have revealed her identity, but she did not reveal it completely.
This shows that Yuyin is hesitant.
But no matter how she hesitated, she had to take this step.
The invitation sent by the Matsudaira family at this time was undoubtedly the best opportunity to make it public. As long as Yuyin attended the Matsudaira family banquet with him, it would be equivalent to publicly acknowledging her identity as a member of the Dechang family.
Shizuka Deba tossed the invitation to Nanase, his eyes narrowed in a smile, his tone remarkably firm: "She will go. Compared to other identities, the Deba family is the most suitable choice for her right now."
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The author has something to say: I wonder if everyone can understand the elder brother's intention here? He just wants to force Yuyin to admit that her social identity is linked to the Dechang family. In this way, if other families want to snatch her away in the future, he will have a legitimate reason to do so, and Yuyin will not be able to easily break away from the Dechang family. Yuyin also understands this point.
Well, they are all old foxes anyway.
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