In the courtyard where cherry blossoms drifted down, Kintoki lay sprawled on the ground in a daze.
Under the night sky, strands of hair fluttered in the breeze.
Kintoki's pupils contracted slightly. He sprang to his feet and saw the long-absent Great Manager beneath the cherry tree, reaching out to stroke its trunk.
The sight was so beautiful that Kintoki didn't dare look for long.
"Miss You Ye... what are you doing here?" Kintoki asked curiously. "Did the new bos... new master send you to deal with the aftermath?"
Better act serious... I'm facing such an 'old antique,' after all.
"Kintaro, did my master... say anything to you?" Maid Miss turned her gaze back, as though she had also just returned to her senses.
"Huh? No, he didn't say much... He only told me to vent a little." Kintoki's expression turned solemn. "But don't worry. I'll deal with the remaining riffraff of the Inagawa-kai as soon as possible."
Maid Miss lowered her gaze, seemingly lost in thought.
Sakata Kintoki could only stand there uneasily, looking extremely awkward for a while.
"If there's nothing else, then I should be going," Maid Miss suddenly said.
"Okay, take care..." Kintoki nodded instinctively, then abruptly raised his head. "Miss You Ye... may I ask you something?"
"What?"
Kintoki stammered, "Last... last time, the master... didn't he erase my previous records? Actually, I wanted to ask... is that really allowed? I've never heard of anything like it..."
"Kintaro, what are you trying to say?" Maid Miss's expression revealed nothing.
Kintoki exhaled and steadied himself. "What I mean is... will the master suddenly regret it in the future, or perhaps he already has? Or maybe, since he hasn't seen me handle official business for so long, he's ignored my existence... and forgotten about me?"
"Why would