Chapter 29 (1/2)

Translator: Silver Editor: Na us leave Otomo-sama's party, she had a run-in with Kikkneesan

Kikkneesan had done a bit of work for the Fujiwara fah that experience

It was I hadn't heard about until recently

While they were speaking with the queen, a man came up to talk with my sister

He seemed to be a the root of the problem

Ichijō Hideaki

The Ichijō family started as a branch family to the Fujiwara before they received their surname

There was another house Ichijō, but the tere completely separate

It was easy to confuse theht off guard by Ichijō Hideaki's beautiful face and calm demeanor, and she was in love with him by the end of their brief conversation

Yes It was a solid explanation

Such things were possible for a maiden who dreams of love

Of course, that was the result of Kikkneesan's investigation into Uy

For my purposes, the encounter was meant to ht the pure reed to support plan when I asked for her help

My older siblings dotted on their little sisters too uilt for taking advantage of that fact

I capitalized on their kindness with hesitation

But, if the situation were reversed, I'd probably be disheartened that my own family used me in such a way

Even I realized that

As an adult, Kikkneesan unitized her existing power base to calculate the various variables involved with s for Ariwara steaentle smile She'd been swept up in the fairytale dreae

Now that she knehat she felt for hiuilty for what she'd done to Ariwara

She was at a loss for what to do, and somehow, the only person she could turn to for advice was me

Ariwara spoke of me frequently after all

For some reason, people always came to me for consultation

That hy Umeko came to visit me today

It was probably because of her innocence

She was relying on a younger girl she justa situation like this hy I'd relied on Kikkneesan

I felt terrible for doing so, but I held uilty in this endeavor

My sister told me that Ichijō Hideaki wasOtome-sama's party and spoke to Kikkneesan to confirm that

Well, because I played into Oto billiards withoutto do with that too

She was the type of person that would strike a deal with Otomo-same to keep her precious sister away fros protectedso

In any case, Ichijō greeted the woman that ith Kikkneesan with his best smile when he went to confront my sister

For branch families, main families were comparable to the sun

Their existence was dependent on the head faiven a surname and became separated, that fact re U her with a smile was the best option

However, that simple action had severe raainst a wall in her pursuit of Ariwara, could easily capture Ichijō

shi+zuka Arias fifteen-years-oldIchijō Hideaki enty-five It was apparent as the more appropriate partner for the twenty-two-year-old Uious the shi+zuka family was, Umeko would be around thirty by the tie

The Fujiwara fae to dishonor theious families concerned with their reputation didn't share that opinion

My way of thinking may have hearkened back to my commoner memories

The common sense of a commoner was in opposition to the insanity of the upper class

Celibacy is a pri

Cheating was frowned upon, in general, but unlike in the game, the children born froht as well not even existed