Of course, a clean success would certainly make him happy.
If it didn't succeed, he would just consider it as having walked a few extra steps, and he would solve a trouble for his grandfather while he was at it—which meant wiping it out with a wave of his hand, requiring no real effort.
After all, the Yotsuba Family had always been a thorn in the side of Retsu Kudou. His own calculating father-in-law would surely be smiling very happily as well!
Without the Yotsuba, their Saegusa Family would be the Ten Master Clans' number one family in both name and reality.
And from this incident onward, the Kudo Family would also completely break away from the Ten Master Clans, becoming the family standing at the pinnacle of this country.
Although he felt that the probability of his success was quite high.
"I understand! This subordinate will go and make the arrangements immediately."
Shiba Tatsuya remained devoid of joy or sorrow, his face showing not a trace of expression as he executed William's orders loyally and without any objection.
Strong sunlight shone down from the western sky, which was about to be dyed in the colors of dusk.
Intense ultraviolet rays are inevitably the enemy of every beauty-conscious young girl; in such weather, normally, no girl would like to be exposed to the sun.
But right now, there was a girl with skin as white as snow who, ignoring the scorching sun, stood at the main gate as if waiting for something.
Beside her, the white-haired old man holding a parasol for the girl had already furrowed his brows.
"Miyuki-sama, let us return to the house to wait! Even if you are skilled at interfering with the phenomena of the surrounding environment, you are still susceptible to heatstroke."
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