Before Beichen Heng could continue speaking,
Tsuyi still faced forward and said in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz,
"My father doesn't allow me to play cards."
What did that have to do with your legs going numb?
It took Beichen Heng quite a while to realize.
This was her response to his "Won't you join us?" from that morning.
Young Miss Raiden, were you some kind of bottled-up words immortal?
She had held back a single sentence from morning until now, finally realized it had been rude, and then responded at a time like this.
"Oh, I see."
With a touch of speechlessness, Beichen Heng smiled and said nothing more. He merely turned his gaze toward a man seated at the banquet: Raiden, Wàngchuān Guardian, Narukami.
His father, Beichen Kong, had introduced him before. This man was the eldest son of the Ryoma Patriarch and the originally designated successor to the Raiden Clan's headship.
However, his talent in swordsmanship was somewhat mediocre, while his daughter, Raiden, Watcher of Forgotten Rivers, Tsuyi, had displayed extraordinary potential in swordsmanship from a young age.
Thus, the Ryoma Patriarch now intended to have his granddaughter inherit the position of Raiden Clan head.
That way, the post of patriarch of the Twelve Houses of Izumo would most likely remain in the Raiden family line.
Just as Beichen Heng was watching Raiden, Wàngchuān Guardian, Narukami,
the other man seemed to notice his gaze as well.
Narukami gave Beichen Heng a gentle smile, counting it as a greeting.
"Your father doesn't look all that fierce, at least." Beichen Heng casually remarked as he pulled out the silk cushion beneath him, originally intending to hand it to Tsuyi.
But remembering that she might dislike physical contact, he quietly whispered to the retainer beside him and