Only then did Amasawa Ichika remember this father of hers—someone Akasaka had sent to prison early on, with such little presence that he might as well not have existed. She was suddenly at a loss for words.
She and Akasaka really were bound by some deep, twisted fate.
She was actually going to marry the man who had personally sent her father to prison.
But...
Amasawa looked at the hand Akasaka was holding...
This doesn't feel so bad...
At the very least, Amasawa Ichika did not dislike being led along by Akasaka.
As for why Amasawa Tsukishiro was still in prison?
The main reason was that someone did not want him getting out.
For example, Ayanokoji Atsuomi, who was already dead.
By all rights, Tsukishiro should have been released long ago after taking the fall for someone else. Unfortunately, he knew too many of Ayanokoji Atsuomi's secrets. Naturally, Ayanokoji Atsuomi would not let him out, lest he wag his tongue and ruin his grand plans.
With a status like that of a legislator—especially as a member of the Nationalist Party, a rank above ordinary legislators—he could not afford any scandals. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to climb higher, and he might even be stuck where he was.
The two soon arrived at the prison to visit their future father-in-law.
Amasawa Tsukishiro sat tied to a chair behind the bars, the corner of his mouth twitching wildly as he looked at the pair holding hands before him, still unable to make sense of the situation.
What the hell was going on?
Why was the daughter he had never acknowledged holding hands with the person who had sent him to prison, coming to see him?
Amasawa Tsukishiro was completely bewildered.
Akasaka raised Ichika's hand, which he was holding, before Tsukishiro