That was perfectly normal.
Yet some of his more far-sighted initiatives, like building parks, failed to win him support. Instead, they were seen as a waste.
Su Yang felt that this portion of the money could be saved.
He could use the park and Itomori Town's future tourism plans as development projects, then divide up the pie—opening up villagers' homes, coffee shops, milk tea shops, and so on—to win their votes.
But just as he had said before, Mitsuha's little sister was adorable.
And since Su Yang had borrowed Mitsuha's identity, he wanted to help her solve a few problems as an equivalent exchange.
For instance, the issue with her father.
So after Yotsuba said she did not want her father, Su Yang would not offer a single bit of help.
"Thank you very much for your support."
"I understand."
"Whew..."
The mayor put down the phone. When he opened the door, he found his die-hard supporter, Mr. Teshima, standing outside.
"Mayor, have you seen Mitsuha? I saw her come over alone..."
"Mitsuha?"
The mayor's brow twitched. "I've been on the phone the entire time. It's school hours now. She couldn't possibly be here."
"..." Mr. Teshima fell silent.
So what exactly had the Mitsuha he saw been?
"Grandma, I'm back—"
Since he did not want to return to school, Su Yang decided to head home first. At the same time, he wanted to probe his grandmother for information about gods.
As an elder of the Miyamizu Family, she surely knew something.
"Mitsuha..."
Grandma was inside, weaving knot-tying cords.
Knot-tying had always been one of the shrine's main specialties. It was said to possess special protective powers.
"Grandma, I saw Father today," Su Yang said.
"Don't mention that man. Our Miyamizu Family no longer has such a person. After Futaba