Chapter 199 How to solve the Suguha Incident [Requesting monthly votes]
"Imai-senpai!"
Riho Morikawa's face was a little blushing, as if the other party mentioned a bad memory.
"Ikemoto and the others are here too. Would you like to go over and say hello to them?" the other party said with a smile.
Judging from this posture, the two seemed to be chatting for a while.
Haruno Sawayama didn't want to stand around for too long as an outsider. He happened to see a waiter carrying drinks not far away. He thought for a while and gave Riho Morikawa a look.
The other party immediately understood.
"Okay, it just so happens that I haven't seen them for a long time."
Riho Morikawa suddenly smiled, while Haruno Sawayama walked towards the other side after nodding.
Most of the people Miss Morikawa knew were her colleagues in the editing industry, and he didn't know any of them. Since this was the case, he might as well go shopping by himself. Anyway, the other party should chat for a while, say hello and then come back.
While thinking this, Haruno Sawayama had already walked to the waiter and picked up a glass of champagne.
The other party also had no doubt whether Haruno Sawayama was twenty years old or not. He probably assumed that most of the people who could attend this dinner were successful people over twenty.
This actually gave Haruno Sawayama great convenience.
However, just when he took the wine and turned around to leave, a hand came out from beside him and took away the last glass of champagne from the waiter's plate.
"We meet again."
A familiar voice came in.
Sawayama Haruno subconsciously followed the voice and saw that he was a slightly gentle-looking man.
The guy who explained kendo knowledge to him in the martial arts hall was also Esaki Naoba's elder brother - Esaki Naoto.
"Eh"
Sawayama Haruno was obviously stunned for a moment.
"Senior Ezaki, why are you here?"
Doesn’t it mean that more scholars are invited? Why is Naoto Ezaki here too.
Moreover, the Esaki family's business seems to be mainly in Kanto. This is Kyoto and is in the Kansai region.
"Of course we're here to discuss business."
Naoto Esaki smiled faintly, his expression somewhat inexplicably intriguing.
"My roommate has been living with you recently?"
"Well, thanks to Suguha, this is my first time living in a place like Ginkakuji." Haruno Sawayama coughed dryly.
Although I had planned to talk to Naoto Ezaki before, I felt an inexplicable awkward feeling when I thought that I had to explain that I had a relationship with his sister.
Especially when the other party's sister drugged herself.
"Yeah?"
Naoto Esaki didn't seem to mind. He took a sip of champagne and said with a smile, "This is the first time I see Suguha having friends of the opposite sex."
"Didn't she come with you tonight?"
"No, another girl who came with us was sick, and Suguha didn't come to take care of her."
"Really, is it Mine Shiori? It's not serious, is it?"
"It's not serious, even if I'm too tired recently."
"That's right." Naoto Esaki nodded and suddenly said, "After this trip is over, Mine Shiori will most likely be able to finish her job as a tutor."
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Sawayama Haruno's eyes moved slightly.
The other party suddenly said this, probably because he was planning to bring up Suguha's matter.
As a strong contender to be the next head of the Esaki family, he is almost certain to be the next successor.
Naoto Ezaki must also know the plans of other uncles in the family, and he can more or less guess that they plan to take advantage of Suguha Ezaki.
In this case, it is better to ask the other party here.
"I think it would be better to continue tutoring."
After thinking for a moment, Haruno Sawayama said tentatively: "It seems that Suguha doesn't want to rely on help from her family?"
"And even if we leave aside the college entrance examination, it wouldn't be a disadvantage for her to take more tutoring. After all, Feng Shiori and she play well, and they are also friends."
"What you said makes sense."
Naoto Esaki sighed with emotion.
"Without tutoring, Suguha will basically only be able to practice kendo. She doesn't have any close friends at school. She basically starts practicing kendo alone when she returns home."
"Sure enough, it would be more convenient to find a friend of similar age for her. Even if it's not for tutoring, just chatting together is a good thing, right?"
He glanced at Haruno Sawayama with something else, and when he saw the other party nodding, he showed a somewhat happy smile.
But he soon changed the subject and talked about more realistic things.
"But it's a pity that although I am Suguha's brother, in the final analysis, the relationship is just between cousins. Judging from Suguha's biological mother's wishes, it seems that the arrangements have been made."
He paused and said with a somewhat helpless look, "My aunt is really worried too much, and so are my uncles."
I'm afraid I'm worried too much. According to Esaki Suguha, these people have quite a strong desire to control. Haruye Sawayama thought.
It's not like he doesn't know the Esaki family at all.
In fact, after having a relationship with Ezaki Suguha, he would pretend to be intentional or unintentional when he had time to inquire about the other person.
More or less, I also learned about the current situation of the Esaki family.
"I still think it's better to let Suguha make the decision." Haruno Sawayama said seriously.
"My thoughts are the same as yours." Naoto Esaki shrugged and sneered: "Blind date... I have to take advantage of it to this extent."
"I thought I lived in the Meiji period. Sure enough, all the uncles and aunts in my family are elderly?"
When he said this, his face was gloomy and scary.
Haruno Sawayama keenly captured the changes in Naoto Esaki's facial expressions.
It seems to be exactly what Esaki Naoha said, Naoto brother seems to have a lot of opinions on the "elders" in the family.
This opinion was so big that he even made no secret of it in front of an outsider like himself.
No wonder the other members of the Esaki family are so eager for Suguha to step forward and take over the position of head of the family.
If Naoto Esaki really takes over, all of these uncles and aunts who seem to him to be elderly will probably have to retire early.
But if Sawayama Haruno can tell, he is actually more inclined to let Naoto take over.
After all, compared to the group of relatives who only forced Suguha to do things she didn't want to do, Naoto Esaki seemed more kind.
And to put it harshly, those relatives of the Esaki family were actually equivalent to a disguised "moral kidnapping" of Suguha.
Using the fact that the other party has enjoyed a lot of family resources as an excuse, he forces her to do things she doesn't want to do.
But here's the problem. Esaki Suguha was still young at the time and didn't have the ability to refuse the "good intentions" from the Esaki family. Therefore, these things were unfair from the beginning.
If Haruno Sawayama himself had to say it, he would say - "I support Naoto to be the next speaker."
But the idea is good, but the reality is very skinny.
Because Suguha's biological mother was on the same side as those relatives.
"You don't have to worry too much."
After a moment of silence, it was Naoto Esaki who took the initiative to pat Haruno Sawayama on the shoulder.
He smiled and said: "I will also help with Suguha's affairs. After all, she is only a seventeen-year-old girl. There is no reason to let such a young girl go on a blind date."
"Leave it to me to deal with the relatives' matters at home. As for Suguha's mother's matter, I will also find a way to persuade her."
"Really?" Haruno Sawayama frowned and asked subconsciously, "Is there anything I can do?"
Anyway, he estimated that Naoto Esaki, a talented person, had probably noticed his relationship with Suguha. In this case, he might as well speak more directly.
What I mean by saying this is actually to express my opinion on Suguha.
Obviously, the other party seemed to understand it.
After being stunned for a moment, Naoto Esaki immediately said with a smile: "Of course."
"Suguha and I both have a grandfather. Although my grandfather is old now and doesn't move around much anymore, he is still the head of the Esaki family."
After Naoto Esaki paused for a moment, he pointed out something else: "Grandpa has two hobbies. One is kendo. This is one of the family education etiquette that the Esaki family has insisted on since the last century. Many members of the family or Most of them will be exposed to kendo things.”
What is called elegance in the upper class.
Haruno Sawayama thinks that I understand it very well, not only kendo, but also archery, tea ceremony and other things.
The richer the family, the more they value these interests and hobbies.
But fortunately, Haruno Sawayama is not unable to "do what he likes".
He possesses the magical skill of "skill improvement". As long as he learns something, his proficiency will be greatly improved.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't know anything about swordsmanship now. As long as he takes some time to learn, he will soon be able to completely master it.
What's more, once he completes Suguha's system tasks, he can also receive a "learning ability improvement" reward. With the two combined, kendo is not difficult for him at all.
Once he learns it, his proficiency will rise to an astonishing level, not to mention his physical fitness, which can be said to be unique.
As if he didn't see Haruno Sawayama's confidence, Naoto Esaki continued to ramble: "Besides kendo, my grandfather also has another hobby."
"Probably it was also influenced by the Showa era. My grandfather's generation happened to be a generation that had a hard time getting an education, but my grandfather was also a person who admired educated people, and he valued education within the family very much."
"The more educated and famous people are, the more they can gain the respect of their grandfathers. This also has something to do with the social status of literati in the island country. Do you understand?"
"So that's it."
After hearing what he said, Sawayama Haruno's eyes suddenly lit up.
He understands this very well.
I heard Suguha Esaki say before that her grandfather's generation was equivalent to starting from scratch and building the existing industry from scratch.
Although my grandfather himself was uneducated, he admired and admired those literate people - that is, the strong-willed mentality common among islanders.
Putting it this way, if "Norwegian Wood" becomes a hit, will it mean that I have more impression points in front of Ezaki Suguha's grandfather?
Then things suddenly became much simpler.
Sure enough, the social status of literati is still great, Zeshan Haru said with emotion.
"It's good if you understand."
Naoto Esaki patted his shoulder again with a smile on his lips.
He knew exactly what kind of people would be invited to this dinner party.
He also knew why Sawayama Haruno was in Kyoto and why he was here.
That's why they are so optimistic about the other party.
Not only because Ezaki Suguha was interested in this guy, but also because the advantages he showed were in line with his grandfather's taste.
Thinking of this, Naoto Esaki pondered for a moment, and then added: "Let's do this."
"Do you have free time when you return to Tokyo? If there is a chance, I will take you to see your grandfather. It just so happens that I also want to chat with my grandfather about family matters."
"Is it convenient?"
Sawayama Haruno suddenly became moved.
(End of chapter)