Nakiri Family Gathering

In a flash of dreamlike light, Xiao Zhen appeared in an estate with Alice.

Erina touched the familiar tree beside her and smiled wistfully. "I haven't been back in years. This place doesn't seem to have changed much from before."

"Um... Lady Erina, I need to go home first as well!" Hisako bowed awkwardly.

Erina smiled. "You've worked hard these past few years too. Hurry home. I'm sure your family has missed you terribly."

Hisako gave a professional smile, but before leaving, she still cast a slightly resentful glance at someone.

When she had first arrived in the Dou Qi Continent, she had been a perfectly innocent young maiden. How was she supposed to explain things to her family now?!

Xiao Zhen might have been a bit of a scumbag, but he was not completely unwilling to take responsibility. It was mainly because Erina was beside him right now, making certain things inconvenient to say directly.

Just as Hisako turned around, she suddenly heard a voice by her ear.

"Hisako, go home first. I'll come find you later. As for what's between us, it's time I explained it clearly to Erina."

The Nakiri Family home was especially lively that night. Even Nakiri Senzaemon, who had been managing the family business overseas, had specifically flown back.

Senzaemon happily raised his wineglass and held a family banquet for his granddaughter, whom he had not seen in a long time.

Because of his advanced age, the academy was currently being managed by Erina's mother, Nakiri Mana. As for the family's future heir, it was Alice Nakiri, who could barely be considered the family's only remaining child of her generation.

"My dear Erina, where exactly have you been all these years? When you graduated from the academy, I thought you would begin inheriting the