In the new week, wave after wave of autumn rain gradually cooled the weather, which had still been somewhat hot.
Security Department Captain Tsubaki Chie was about to step down, which counted as a moderately significant piece of news in the village.
Most people, who could only access superficial information, merely mentioned it as idle post-meal gossip. Those with ulterior motives wondered whether it was a sign that turmoil was about to erupt among the village's upper ranks.
In truth, many matters had already been discussed and settled before they were announced.
And what did any of that have to do with ordinary people?
Those important figures who knew the inside story would not share information from their small circles everywhere, while the people who truly cared could only talk about it in private.
Even after serving as the Ninja Academy's principal with real authority for over half a year, Mizuki still had little presence. Only a handful of teachers at the school saw him regularly. After so long, his reputation was little different from that of the mysterious principal in academy ghost stories.
How many people knew that the Security Department captain about to retire to a less prominent position and the Ninja Academy's principal were actually family?
The occasional rumors merely added a touch of mystery to little Miyuki, who was currently attending the Ninja Academy.
As the top student of her grade, she was already an unattainable figure to most students. A few more halos around her made no real difference.
Recently, little Miyuki had been in excellent spirits and devoted most of her time to studying.
Not only ninjutsu training and theoretical studies—many extracurricular subjects had begun to draw little Miyuki's attention as well.
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