"So, if our relationship with Liu Yunyi breaks down, the three daughters of the Saegusa Family will stand on our side, right, Koichi?"
Who knows you best? The answer to this question is nothing more than companions, family, lovers, or enemies.
For Koichi Saegusa, Maya Yotsuba, being a member of the same Ten Master Clans, could be considered a companion. The two had once been engaged and could be considered lovers. But most importantly, their current opposing stances constituted a subtle form of antagonism. Therefore, Maya Yotsuba's understanding of Koichi Saegusa was truly profound.
Faced with Maya Yotsuba's direct attack, Koichi Saegusa nearly ground his teeth to powder. He had finally managed to divert the attention of the various family heads from the Saegusa Family, but Maya Yotsuba's words had rendered all his previous efforts futile.
However, while Koichi Saegusa was still considering how to answer the question, Maya Yotsuba spoke up for him, "In my opinion, Mayumi probably won't be on our side. Am I right, Koichi?"
Upon hearing Maya Yotsuba's words, everyone else frowned. Retsu Kudou asked even more seriously, " Koichi, is that so?"
Koichi Saegusa's expression was somewhat unpleasant; this was a question he truly didn't know how to answer. His attitude immediately alerted the others. Just as Retsu Kudou was about to speak angrily, Maya Yotsuba spoke first.
"Well, Mayumi's reached an age where she can't help but be attracted to people like that all the time. If I were twenty years younger, I might have fallen for them too."
After Maya Yotsuba said this, the anger that had just risen in the hearts of the others subsided considerably. Although the second half of her sentence had a teasing tone, it had to be said that Yunyi's demonstrated strength was indeed very attractive to the opposite sex of the same age.
" Maya, this is a matter of stance!" Retsu Kudou expressed his dissatisfaction, though his tone was much gentler than before.
"Ms. Kudou, I understand the issue of stance. It's just that today's children have different ideas than we did back then. Not only Mayumi, but all the children in our family get along quite well with that person," Maya Yotsuba said with a light laugh.
"Oh? A child from the Yotsuba Family?" The head of the Futatsugi Family, Mai Futatsugi, was intrigued by Maya Yotsuba's words.
Maya Yotsuba nodded slightly. She raised her hand, and Hayama, who was standing behind her, immediately transmitted the pre-prepared data to the terminal screen.
The information he uploaded consisted of the personal profiles of Tatsuya Shiba and his sister Miyuki Shiba, as well as Yuuka Tsukuba.
Upon seeing the information on these three individuals, aside from Kushima Retsu Kudou, who already knew the identities of Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba, the heads of the other families were all taken aback. The Yotsuba Family was quite different from the other Ten Master Clans; they rarely published information about their offspring. Moreover, in the information displayed on the screen, the name listed Tatsuya Shiba's birth mother was not Miya Yotsuba, but Maya Yotsuba!
This detail was naturally noticed by the heads of the various families. Atsuko Mutsuzuka, the head of the Mutsuzuka Family, asked with suspicion, "Head of the Yotsuba Family, is this Tatsuya Shiba your son? I remember you..."
Atsuko Mutsuzuka only said half of what she meant, but everyone knew exactly what the second half was. The kidnapping incident that happened back then had shocked the entire Ten Master Clans. In particular, the Yotsuba Family's revenge action had shaken the entire magical world.
"Hehe~ The information is 'real'. That child was conceived through artificial insemination using frozen eggs I had stored before the incident. He is 'my' son. It was only to protect him that he was registered under my sister and Mr. Tatsurou's names," Maya Yotsuba explained.
Some people believed her explanation, while others remained skeptical. Of all those people, only Koichi Saegusa fully understood that it was a lie.
Only then did he understand why Maya Yotsuba had attacked him. This female fox didn't really want to make things difficult for him, but rather wanted to take this opportunity to expose Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba's identities. However, Koichi Saegusa didn't yet understand why she wanted to do this.
" Maya, Tatsuya Shiba, Miyuki Shiba, and Liu Yunyi all belong to the First High School and have an extraordinary relationship. Does that mean that you, Yotsuba Clan, also know his identity?" Retsu Kudou frowned, his attention not diverted by Maya Yotsuba's banter.
"Teacher Kudou, we in the Yotsuba Family don't know anything about Liu Yunyi's identity. To be precise, Tatsuya has suspicions, but no evidence. Moreover, according to Tatsuya and Miyuki, the reason they were able to sense the unusual nature of Liu Yunyi's identity was entirely because he himself didn't try his best to hide it. Based on this, I think Liu Yunyi shouldn't be afraid of exposing his identity," Maya Yotsuba said.
"Moreover, Mayumi isn't the only one who has feelings for Liu Yunyi. Our Fumiya, after only a few interactions with him, has already developed a high opinion of him and even a slight liking for him."
Upon hearing Maya Yotsuba's words, Retsu Kudou frowned. As Maya Yotsuba 'Maya Yotsuba former teacher, he now fully understood her intentions.
The other Ten Master Clans heads were not fools either. Although they didn't understand as quickly as Retsu Kudou, they were only a step slower.
"Is Maya trying to relieve some of the pressure on Koichi? Or is Yotsuba Clan trying to protect Saegusa?" Retsu Kudou wondered to himself, analyzing Maya Yotsuba's reasons for doing this.
Some of the patriarchs of the Ten Master Clans were dissatisfied with Maya Yotsuba's actions, while others were indifferent. However, their immediate concern was Yunyi's identity. As for the fate of Saegusa, that wasn't their most pressing matter at the moment.
While the heads of the Ten Master Clans were discussing matters, Yunyi was approached by someone. During lunch break, Yunyi was about to head to the Student Council room when he was stopped by Katsuto Jumonji. Looking at the large man in front of him, Yunyi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Just when he thought that Katsuto Jumonji had received orders from the Ten Master Clans to take action against him, he didn't expect that Katsuto Jumonji had simply extended an invitation to him.
" Yunyi, the security personnel for the Thesis Competition are selected from students at each university. As the head of the security team, I would like to invite you to join the team and serve as a security guard on the day of the competition."