An affront

"Chiyome, it's great to meet you. I've heard quite a bit about you. Nice to meet you. You can call me Miss Ryougi; I'm the mistress of this house."

To Bai Mo, Shi was the mistress of the house, and he was the tenant. But to others, it was a different story.

Shiki's words felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over Chiyome, and she trembled as she looked at the gentle and graceful beauty. Seeing that white-clad figure, the burning passion in her heart subsided considerably, but the embers still burned fiercely, ready to reignite at any moment.

"Speaking of which, the library corridor was forgotten to be cleaned before, could you lend a hand, Chiyome?"

Shi's words were somewhat inappropriate. As the host, to immediately ask a guest to help with cleaning was rather disrespectful. Therefore, Bai Mo spoke up:

"I'll go, you guys..."

Please let me clean this thoroughly!

Before he could finish speaking, Chiyome, standing behind Bai Mo, suddenly let out a sharp explosion, and everyone present turned to look at her. Kenshin and Da Vinci exchanged a glance, the latter raising an eyebrow with an expression that suggested something interesting was about to happen.

Then, without saying a word, the two filled their own bowls with food.

Bai Mo looked at the suddenly Abhimanyu Chiyome, whose face was flushed red like a ripe apple. She almost bowed her head on the spot and solemnly said:

Please!

Looking at the decisive Chiyome, Bai Mo looked at Shiki with a somewhat puzzled expression, but the latter gave him a blank look as if she knew nothing.

After Chiyome repeatedly confirmed that the evidence had been cleared, she breathed a deep sigh of relief. Looking at the shiny, reflective wooden floor, she covered her face and sat back down by the familiar window.

"What have I done..."

"What did you do? You couldn't possibly forget something like that, Chiyome."

A familiar voice came from around the corner. She stared in shock as Shi slowly walked out, feeling a chill run down her spine.

It's like a modern teenage boy wanting to get rid of a certain silicone product, only to be caught in the act by the partner of his crush—a feeling of helplessness and despair!

"You... you knew all of this?"

"I know, after all, we happen to have a pet at home that seems to have seen it, and that smell... I have to say, you've shown me the potential of humankind."

Sneaking into a friend's house at night, and then hiding behind a wall... I can't believe they actually did something like that! It's truly an eye-opener for me.

Chiyome's hands slumped to the ground, the light in her eyes completely gone.

Shi's face still wore that smile, a hint of pleasure flashing in his eyes, as he continued:

"What? Aren't you going to try erasing my memory?"

"It's pointless... I can't hide it from him. If Bai Mo finds out I erased his lover's memories... Waaah, please don't tell him, don't let him know this ugly side of me... I..."

Hearing Chiyome's words uttered through gritted teeth, despite his utter disgust for the woman before him, he had no choice but to lower his head. A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips, and he patted her shoulder, saying:

"Don't worry, you've already cleaned it up. He won't believe you even if I told him. After all, who would have thought? I just came to let you know it's time to eat."

After saying this, Shiki left without looking back, leaving Chiyome alone, looking lost and forlorn. Then she walked slowly toward the hall.

Although it was a farewell, Kenshin wasn't the type to fuss over nothing, and Da Vinci handled the atmosphere very well. Shiki even cracked a joke occasionally. Only Chiyome ate her food silently, like a little mute, but it tasted like nothing at all.

"Oh, right, Chiyome, here's yours. Don't forget next time; it's very important to the head of the family, isn't it?"

Bai Mo took out the Moon Ring and Nine Luminaries from his hand. Chiyome looked up, but didn't make a move to reach out. Only after Bai Mo waved it in front of her did she belatedly nod.

What's wrong? Have you run into some trouble?

Although they are enemies, Kenshin and Chiyome are only on different sides. The person who came here today is Tora, not the God of War of Southern Yue.

Kenshin spoke first, and seeing that Chiyome was still absent-minded, he pressed her for an answer with a mixture of doubt and expectation:

"I heard you've gained even greater power? How delightful! Have you gotten revenge on that Takeda Shingen guy yet? If I were you, I'd tie that old turtle up and hang him from the rafters for a good whipping."

Chiyome looked blankly at Bai Mo, as if she had been called on for sleeping in class. She then subconsciously looked at Bai Mo, who also had a questioning look in her eyes. Of course, it wasn't about Takeda, but about what Chiyo had done after gaining power.

In Bai Mo's vision, Chiyome was a gradually maturing family leader. Although she was somewhat inexperienced, she already possessed the judgment and shrewdness that a leader should have.

Therefore, even if she obtained the power of Magnetic Field Rotation, at most she could only test flight and release the power in the mountains or at sea.

"Chiyome, you went out last night, didn't you? May I ask what you've done since you gained your powers?"

Upon hearing this, Chiyome almost immediately returned to the corridor from last night. She desperately tried to banish the memories from her mind, but looking at Bai Mo's gaze, her heart was in turmoil and her mind was in complete disarray.

Right now, all she wanted to do was deal with it quickly, but her heart wouldn't allow her to lie to Bai Mo.

Then, almost without thinking, she said:

"I have insulted the Emperor."

The entire room fell silent, except for Cathy Palug, who was still chewing on the bacon and chicken wings on her plate. The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Um... how did you manage to insult Shingen...?"

"It wasn't Shingen, it was the Emperor who insulted me, that guy in Kyoto. I received a secret letter from Morotoki ordering him to kill me. In revenge, I tied him up and made him watch helplessly as his concubine was treated like a courtesan..."

Bai Mo reached out, signaling her to stop talking; Shi looked at Bai Mo with a "I told you so" expression and a teasing tone; Da Vinci also took a breath and re-examined the petite female ninja.

Kenshin filled his cup, offered a toast to Chiyome, and extended a thumbs-up with his other hand:

"Chiyome, I apologize for my previous disrespect. It's not just your strength, you also possess superhuman courage. Even Oda Nobunaga dared not overstep his bounds, yet you dared to directly insult the Emperor!"

Chiyome, your bravery surpasses Nobunaga's tenfold!

Bai Mo delivered a karate chop to Chiyome's head, causing her to clutch her head and stare at Bai Mo's speechless expression of anger. Chiyome looked like she had done something wrong and was accepting the punishment.

He took the iron crest of the Moon Luminary Nine Rings and smashed it hard against Chiyome's head several times.

In this era, although the emperor may be a figurehead, no matter how useless he is, he is still the emperor. The daimyo's "protection" of the emperor is essentially a political investment.

His existence is the foundation of the entire Japan power game.

"What are you thinking? Breaking through the Magnetic Field Power, is your brain the price you're paying? Looks like this crest will stay with me!"

It can be said that if this matter is exposed, Chiyome and Mochizuki behind her will become mortal enemies of all social classes in Japan.

"Well, at least it's clear that this power is indeed formidable, enough to enable Chiyome to do something like this. I was originally looking forward to testing it out, but now I think I'll pass."

Kenshin spoke up, while Bai Mo, while pounding Chiyome's head, said irritably:

"What's the use of power? If this is exposed, the Mochizuki Clan and the entire Japan will fight to the death. She has 80,000 units of power; she could defeat the entire country and destroy Japan's order, and then what?"

With a brain like yours, how could you govern a country? Those people would fight you to the death. Either you wipe them all out, and because you destroyed the order, the entire nation of Japan would be littered with corpses and rivers of blood.

"Either you forcefully suppress them, or the Mochizuki Clan will still be purged after your death."

Bai Mo looked at her with a disappointed expression, pressing her head down without holding back, causing her considerable pain.