Soga Toyura's Steel-Plate Physique Had Nothing to Do with the Soga Bloodline

"Rub... Ah, no—"

How about a hug?

Su Youzi looked at the "Great Shrine Maiden" sitting sideways atop the White Wolf amid the curling White Mist.

"Gulp—"

Her throat bobbed. It was an allure Su Youzi seemed completely unable to resist.

If... she hadn't been the "Great Shrine Maiden" of the Soga clan.

If... she hadn't been another Forgotten One who might lead the entire world toward the end of destruction—

Of course, there was one more crucial point—

If... the girl before her didn't have such an utterly strange aura that Su Youzi felt even she and Kujo Iruka together might not be able to bring her down with certainty.

"Venerable Ancestor, you jest."

Su Youzi could only endure the pain and refuse the "Great Shrine Maiden's" offer.

"Eh~" Supporting her chin with her left hand and propping up her chest, the "Great Shrine Maiden" looked at Su Youzi with a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

It was as if Su Youzi's choice had completely exceeded her expectations.

"You really want to refuse?"

The "Great Shrine Maiden" continued tempting Su Youzi.

"I can swear upon the Soga Blood—"

"It's just a hug."

"It has nothing to do with the battle that may erupt next, or... the future of this world."

Su Youzi could tell that everything the "Great Shrine Maiden" said was true.

All she had to do was walk over.

The girl would definitely keep that smiling expression, puff out her chest, and let Su Youzi bury her head in her embrace and do whatever she pleased.

She would lose absolutely nothing.

But... Su Youzi still firmly rejected the "Great Shrine Maiden."

They said that when you took someone's money, you had to bow your head to them, and when you ate someone's food, you