Inside the house, Miyako Shiba watched the two men conversing, countless thoughts running through her mind.
The topics they discussed were all highly private, yet they had revealed everything before her without the slightest concern. That alone made their stance clear.
They absolutely trusted her—or rather, they absolutely trusted the Shiba Clan behind her.
That was why the two of them could speak so freely before her about dealing with the other Five Great Noble Clans.
But in doing so, they were also subtly reminding her of something.
"We haven't avoided discussing this kind of matter in front of you, so our stance should already be clear, right? You need to offer some assurance regarding your stance as well."
In effect, they were asking her to choose a side. Their method was gentle, but they had not given her any chance to refuse.
Thus, after Asano Kiyoshi raised that question, Miyako consciously answered it on Urahara's behalf. After all, for someone like her, who had long lived within the noble system, it was actually a very simple question.
"Well, I can answer that question too."
Asano Kiyoshi did not find this strange in the slightest. Ever since Kisuke Urahara had brought Miyako Shiba into this room, he had already understood most of the situation.
Urahara naturally went along with it and asked Asano Kiyoshi, "Miss Miyako Shiba can answer this question better than I can. Is that all right, Little Kiyoshi?"
Asano Kiyoshi smiled politely at Miyako Shiba. "Of course. I'll have to trouble you, Miss Shiba."
Hearing the change in his form of address, Miyako Shiba smiled faintly. Then, after pausing to consider her words, she explained to Asano Kiyoshi, "First of all, the Tsunayashiro Family did not commit even the slightest violation in any of their actions this