"Come and take a rest."
Yayoi waved and took Izayoi to sit on a wooden bench outside the training ground.
"After your visit just now, what do you think of this place?"
Yayoi handed Izayoi a thermos cup and asked with a smile.
Izayoi took a sip of water and then screwed up the lid of the thermos cup.
"I think it's pretty good, and it's a bit unexpected. I thought the atmosphere here was very depressing."
After all, it is surrounded by such a tall and solid wall, but when you really walk inside, you find that there are very few high-rise buildings here.
Most of the few high-rise buildings are military defense facilities similar to watchtowers.
But when he said this, Izayoi's eyes subconsciously drifted and moved in other directions.
"Then... it won't be a problem to live here from now on, right?"
There was thunder on the ground, and Yayoi's calm words, like casual chat, exploded directly in Izayoi's mind, and his brain went blank.
"This, this, this... live and live here!? Master Yayoi, you, you, what are you saying all of a sudden!?"
Faced with Yayoi's direct blow, Izayoi's face turned red, his words stuttered, and even his tone subconsciously changed.
His eyes were wandering around, not daring to look at Yayoi.
"Oh, come here and seduce me, the general. Isn't this an important task given to you by the family? Did I guess wrong?"
Yayoi touched his chin, showing a confused expression.
"Of course, how could the family arrange such an improper task for me?"
Izayoi categorically denies it and is not sloppy at all.
"Then seducing me is just your personal idea?"
"... Ah, how can that be called hooking up? It's just, it's just..."
Izayoi's mind went blank, and he couldn't find a suitable excuse for a while. His tone of voice became weaker and weaker, and even his head lowered, like a child who had made a mistake.
Seeing Izayoi's awkward and useless look, Yayoi couldn't help but Ichiraku.
She is not aggressive, right? She took the initiative to take private photos of him before, and also made some flirtatious remarks out of the blue, which made him feel itchy.
But she is said to be aggressive... but when the critical moment comes, she shows a cowardly attitude.
He had hinted so clearly in Spider Mountain, but she was still coy. After she came back, she only dared to secretly look at him at work like a thief, and she didn't even dare to say the flirty things she said before.
He originally thought that Izayoi would have more interesting offensive methods, but this is the result?
Yayoi knows that if she doesn't take the initiative, this little girl may still be in this awkward state next year.
Unlike Hisana, Hisana looks cowardly on the surface, like a doormat who can be manipulated by others, but when the critical moment comes, he can be fierce.
There were bulls charging and wild boars thrusting, and every time they passed by, his waist seemed to fall apart.
Izayoi seems to be the opposite of Hisana.
"Izayoi, I don't mean to blame you. There is no need to lower your head. Moreover, do you think it is necessary to hide what you are thinking? Or do you think I will be that slow?"
"... No, it won't."
Izayoi feels like he is dizzy, but he still has basic judgment.
"In that case, then look at me and don't take your eyes away."
"Yes."
Izayoi had no choice but to purse his lips tightly, raise his head, and stare at her.
He looked like a condemned man being led to the execution ground, full of tragic determination to die.
"Relax."
Izayoi slowly relaxed his body following Yayoi's words, and his erratic eyes gradually calmed down.
Yayoi then nodded with satisfaction. He finally understood that Izayoi, who seemed to be straightforward and proactive, might prefer to be passive and dominated in some aspects.
"Okay, now you can tell me what you think."
"Hmm."
"What do you mean?"
"Just, I mean I agree..."
Izayoi felt that his heartbeat was accelerating and his heart was about to jump out of his throat, but he still mustered up the courage to say these words.
"Is it your idea to get close to me, or is it the family's idea?"
"... family..."
Izayoi knew it was hard to hide, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.
Regarding this, Yayoi showed no emotion at all. He had already guessed this.
"Yayoi, aren't you curious?"
"You can tell this kind of thing at a glance. Or do you really like me?"
"..."
Yayoi's rhetorical question made Izayoi bow in silence.
Indeed, this was not a liking at all, and she did not understand these twists and turns of emotions.
At most, she had a slight fondness for the man in front of her, but it was far from the level of liking or loving him.
Everything she is doing now is just to complete the tasks assigned by her family.
As long as she sacrifices her own freedom and happiness for the survival and development of her family, it is worth it in her opinion.
At least... he's not a person he hates, and that's enough.
"What about Master Yayoi?"
"I can only say that I will try my best to make you happy."
This time, Izayoi stared at Yayoi's face for a long time, and his clenched heart slowly returned to its original position.
There are no sweet words or everlasting promises, but Yayoi's simple and plain words make Izayoi feel more at ease than any promise.
Just like when she approached Yayoi, it was because of the mission, not out of love and liking.
In the same way, it is obviously not possible for Yayoi to accept her at this time because of love.
"I understand. Although I don't know if I can do it well, I will also fulfill my duties as a side room and try my best..."
Izayoi spoke softly, the blush on his face had not faded away, but there was a bit of clear light in the dark pupils.
Just the three words "falling in love with you", Izayoi still mumbled his lips and was too shy to say them out.
"Hmm."
Yayoi smiled and reached out to touch the hair on the top of Izayoi's head. The soft hair slipped between his fingers.
Facing this intimate gesture, Izayoi did not avoid it, but suddenly felt that her body was very relaxed and warm, showing an expression of enjoyment and comfort.
"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to ask, Hokuto, for what purpose did they let you get close to me?"
Yayoi is curious about this.
Although it is guessed that Izayoi approached him because of a family mission.
But he really didn't understand the Uchiha Clan headed by Hokuto. What thoughts did these people have in wanting Izayoi to enter his inner house?
"This..."
Izayoi's eyes suddenly dodge and he was in a dilemma, as if he was wondering whether he should tell Yayoi about this matter.
After all, it concerns another side chamber of Yayoi...
"It doesn't matter if you don't say it, I'm just asking casually."
Seeing Izayoi's embarrassment, Yayoi became more and more curious, but he did not force Izayoi.
"Ah, no, this... it's not that I can't say this, it's just that I said it because I was afraid you would be angry..."
"Afraid I'll be angry?"
"Yes. If Mr. Yayoi is not angry, I will tell you."
Considering that the relationship with Yayoi has been confirmed, she can barely be regarded as Yayoi's woman. Izayoi feels that she still cannot hide this kind of thing, so as not to create unnecessary barriers between Yayoi and their Uchiha Clan.
"Oh?"
Yayoi was surprised now. Izayoi's expression was so serious. Did Hokuto and others secretly do something to feel sorry for him?
"Okay, then you can tell me. Don't worry, no matter how angry you are, I won't feel angry."
Yayoi Make your commitment seriously.
Although he would not be bored and send someone to monitor Hokuto and Uchiha Clan, he still knew a lot about the general movements of the Uchiha Clan.
He really couldn't understand what Uchiha Clan was doing secretly to make Izayoi be so careful and not to be angry.
As far as he knows, after Hokuto and others joined, Land of Night should not have any major accidents related to the Uchiha Clan.
It's a bit hard to guess why.
"Actually, this matter is related to Mrs. Hisana..."
As Izayoi said this name, Yayoi was startled and his eyes widened in disbelief. "???"
Who? Hisana?
How did Uchiha Clan get involved with her?
Did she provoke Uchiha Clan, or did Uchiha Clan provoke her?
Before she came to Land of Night, she was just a shrine maiden living in a shrine.
After marrying Land of Night, she never left the house or took a step out. She ate all day long and hid all kinds of snacks in the shrine like a hamster.
Other than that, I just want to learn from Kicho, learn all kinds of crooked tricks, and save them for the big killing spree at night.
Uchiha and her, how did they get involved?
Yayoi had a sullen face.
"You keep talking."
"That's it..."
Izayoi is like pouring beans through a bamboo tube, telling all about the Uchiha Clan's inner vigilance and worries about Hisana.
"... Oh, so that's it."
Because Uzumaki Clan and Senju Clan are close, I feel that Hisana and Senju Clan are also close, and I am worried that she will blow the pillow wind and target them Uchiha Clan.
To this end, Izayoi also gave an example of the last time she met Hisana on Nightview City's commercial street.
What does it mean that he is not familiar with the Senju Clan, he will not target them Uchiha, and he will pretend to be in a daze from time to time and talk about him indifferently.
In the words of Izayoi, Hisana is simply an arrogant and sinister woman who tells lies and is arrogant.
"..."
Yayoi I felt like something hit me on the head.
Because the person who taught Hisana that trick of deceiving people was none other than himself.
However, Hisana did not lie about the rest. She was really not familiar with Senju and Uchiha, and she did not care about the grudges between them.
As for being in a daze...Hisana When you eat, your attention will be concentrated a lot, but when you don't eat, your concentration will drop quickly and you will continue to be in a daze...
"Sir Yayoi, let me put it bluntly, Mrs. Hisana, you have to be careful. Senju Clan people are the best at deceiving people, and I believe Uzumaki Clan is not far behind."
Izayoi had a serious look on his face and gave Yayoi such advice.
If she were still a subordinate, she would not be able to say such a rebellious thing easily. But now that she has enough weight, she does not want Yayoi to be confused by the Uzumaki Clan's woman.
"Well, to be honest with you, I also think Hisana is a bit dangerous."
Yayoi continued to frown.
"Ah?"
Izayoi looked shocked, is it true?
"That's right, my waist was almost broken by her several times."
"So barbaric?"
Izayoi was surprised.
She didn't expect that Hisana would dare to hurt Yayoi. Isn't this too courageous?
"Yes, she is so dangerous. Since you have seen through it, I will not hide it from you. I have always had the idea of suppressing her...Izayoi, you will help me then, right?"
Looking at Yayoi's extremely solemn expression, Izayoi suddenly felt like there was something heavy on his shoulders.
So, Izayoi nodded vigorously.
"I understand, please leave it to me, Lord Yayoi, and I will let her know the true power of the Uchiha Clan!"
She felt that Yayoi did not suppress the other party because, as General of the Land of Night, he had to weigh the relationship between countries and Hidden Leaf Village's attitude, which made it inconvenient to take action in many cases.
But she is not afraid, Uzumaki Clan, even if it is Senju Clan, she will do it without fail!
(I originally wanted to have some sweet Izayoi, but then I slapped my head and realized that the protagonist and Izayoi have no emotional foundation at all. In essence, it is still a political marriage. There is no foundation, so it would be too hypocritical to talk about feelings directly, so let's be direct.)