As the two spoke, Hyuga Aya fell silent.
Uchiha Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had paid some attention to Hyuga Aya before.
But...
He had enough trouble of his own. Where would he find the time to concern himself with such matters?
Though she was very beautiful, Uchiha Jin had no mind to think about men and women at a time like this.
Still, both Shisui and Kazama had spoken up, and the girl truly was decent.
At that thought, he smiled and spoke as well.
"Aya, tell us."
"It's fate that we met. If we can help, everyone will do their best."
However...
Faced with the words of all three, Hyuga Aya could only smile bitterly.
So she remained silent.
After a long while.
She finally sighed helplessly. After taking a deep breath, she spoke.
"Since everyone is interested, I'll tell you. Consider it something to pass the time."
"You should all know that I come from the Hyuga Branch Family."
"Last year, a useless member of the Hyuga Main Family had my parents executed because they accidentally offended him."
"That alone... would have been one thing."
"The fate of the Hyuga Branch Family is something we branch members have already accepted."
"But this year, that Main Family member has taken a fancy to me again. He wants me to return and become his concubine once this war ends."
"Isn't it laughable?"
"Last year, he killed my parents. Now he wants me to marry him."
"How... tragic."
"If I were alone, I could always choose suicide."
"But I have a younger sister!"
"To keep that beast from harming my sister, I can only accept it."
Hiss!
As Hyuga Aya spoke, all three of them sucked in a sharp breath.
Even Uchiha Jin, who had read the Original Story,