"Uh..."
Seeing Wang Xiaoming's attitude toward him, the visitor gave an awkward laugh.
"Wang-san, may we talk inside?"
"...Mm. Come in."
After a moment of silence, Wang Xiaoming nodded lightly and stepped aside to make way.
Seeing that Wang Xiaoming was not as "cold and unapproachable" as he had imagined, the visitor heaved a sigh of relief and hurried into the house, as though something terrifying were chasing him from behind.
After ushering the visitor inside, Wang Xiaoming gave the man another once-over.
The wrinkled suit on him made him look exceedingly dejected, yet he still carried the bearing of someone from a distinguished family. Coupled with that dark blue seaweed-like hair and features vaguely similar to Kariya's...
Though they had never met before, Wang Xiaoming could still identify the man. After all, this was the true heir of the Matou House, whose bloodline was nearly extinct. Wang Xiaoming himself was merely an outsider staying in their home.
"Head of the Matou family, what business do you have with me?"
Seeing that Wang Xiaoming had recognized him, Byakuya Matou's eyes darted about, and he looked extremely guilty.
"Head of the Matou family, you know about the Holy Grail War, don't you?"
"Mm?"
Byakuya Matou froze slightly, then quickly nodded to show that he did.
"That's good..."
Though Wang Xiaoming could not figure out why this man, who had long been pushed to the fringes of the family by Zouken Matou, had come here, he guessed there could only be one reason. He spoke to Byakuya Matou in a detached tone.
"As for this ancestral residence of the Matou House, we'll leave once the Holy Grail War is over. You can come take it over then."
"No, no, no. That isn't why I came today. If you like this house, Wang-san,