The main branch of the Nakiri family has always had few descendants, with almost only two people in each generation.
The previous generation of Nakiri Soe and Nakiri Managi were siblings, but because Managi had the divine tongue, she was naturally trained to be the head of the family, and even her husband was a son-in-law, while Soe traveled to Europe to expand the territory...
However, last night, the candidates for the family head, Nakiri Managi and Nakiri Senzaemon, had a big fight and ran away from home. Now Nakiri Senzaemon can only train the next generation, Nakiri Erina.
Alice Nakiri, who was raised in a free-range environment, was well aware of this. She even knew that by the time her grandchildren came around, her lineage would basically become a new branch family.
But haven’t we split up yet?
In the third generation, she was still somewhat competitive, albeit very small, but she just wanted to fight with Erina Nakiri.
"Erina, who do you think Grandpa will entrust the cooperation to?"
Erina Nakiri glanced at Alice. Is it even necessary to ask such a question?
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But on the surface, Erina Nakiri still spoke vaguely:
“Didn’t the minister express that we were not fit?”
"That's just Grandpa testing the other side." Nakiri Alice said bluntly: "In essence, it must still be one of us, but there may be an additional person in charge with reputation and strength."
Hearing this, Erina Nakiri immediately thought of the current head chef of Totsuki Palace, Gin Dojima, who was her grandfather's father.
If what Alice said was true, the other party seemed to be the best candidate.
But Erina Nakiri only kept this thought in her heart. On the surface, she just said:
"So, what do you want to do?"
"Of course it's a bet!" Nakiri Alice was eager to try: "Let's bet on who will be chosen in the end."
"The bet is the teddy bear in your room."
"The bet is definitely on the teddy bear." Erina Nakiri complained in her mind before Alice said anything.
Isn't it just that I won a toy from you when I was a kid? How long have you been thinking about it? It's been almost ten years.
"If you don't cry, I'll make a bet with you."
Erina Nakiri had a helpless look on her face as a winner, which made Nakiri Alice very angry.
"This is what you said, don't go back on it!"
When Alice Nakiri finished her complaints, Senzaemon Nakiri had already led everyone into the wing of the imperial palace.
"Please stay here for a while. The food will be ready soon."
After smiling and asking everyone to take a seat, Nakiri Senzaemon glanced at his two granddaughters.
"I'll leave the guests to you, please treat them well."
Nakiri Erina and Nakiri Alice nodded at the same time, and then sat next to Luo Shu and Fujiwara Toyomi respectively.
The gamble seems to have begun.
Chapter 325: Fujiwara Toyotomi's Gratitude
Although Erina Nakiri was sitting next to him, Luo Shu just glanced at her and then looked away. Instead, he turned his attention and started chatting with Fujiwara Daichi.
"Dadi-kun, you just promised me yesterday, but you are rushing to deal with it today. Isn't that a bit too hasty?"
When Luo Shu said this, his tone was teasing, and it sounded like he was teasing Fujiwara Daichi.
It was difficult for Luo Shu to say this when Nakiri Senzaemon was around. After all, the most urgent thing for Fujiwara Daichi to do was to connect Luo Shu and Nakiri Senzaemon.
But now that the old man has left, Luo Shu naturally has nothing to worry about.
"It is the tradition of the Fujiwara family to repay a favor." Fujiwara Daichi said seriously, saying that Fujiwara Toyotomi did not believe a word of it.
As expected, after hearing this, Fujiwara Toyotomi immediately said:
"Dad, didn't you say that you were in a hurry to deal with it this time because you were annoyed by grandpa?"
Of course, Fujiwara no Toyotomi understood that his grandfather was pushing him so hard because he was worried that Fujiwara no Daichi would be infected with the cabinet's procrastination habit.
According to old man Fujiwara, matters related to the mysterious 14th side should be resolved quickly and without delay. Otherwise, if something goes wrong due to delay, the ministers will always be the ones to bear the blame.
That's why he was in a hurry to urge Fujiwara Daichi.
However, even though he knew the reason, it did not prevent Fujiwara no Toyotomi from using it to tease Fujiwara no Daichi.
After receiving his daughter's criticism, Fujiwara Daichi was speechless:
"Fengshi, please don't sabotage in front of Shujun, okay? Give dad some face."
"Didn't Dad want to thank Mr. Shu specially because of that incident, so he asked Mr. Nakiri to help once?"
Fujiwara Toyomi tilted her head with a sweet smile, the evil amusement in her eyes barely concealed at all.
The women of the Fujiwara family seemed to enjoy teasing others.
At least Fujiwara no Toyotomi deliberately brought up "that matter" to provoke Fujiwara no Daichi's nerves.
"It's you, Toyoshi." Fujiwara Daichi looked helpless.
There are two outsiders here: Erina Nakiri and Alice Nakiri.
Now that he is unsure of Nakiri Senzaemon's attitude, Fujiwara Daichi does not want to 'popularize' the mysterious side for others.
After all, the Union has expressly prohibited the transmission of mysterious intelligence to "ordinary people" who know nothing about it.
On the other side, Fujiwara Toyomi also noticed something from Fujiwara Daichi's reaction, and immediately smiled at Nakiri Alice beside him.
"Aren't the two young ladies from the Nakiri family insiders?"
Fujiwara Toyomi thought about it, and at the same time felt strange about the secrecy of the mysterious side.
They don't seem to be worried about the spread of the news, but they are deliberately hiding their existence, which is really puzzling.
On the other side, after hearing Fujiwara Toyotomi mention "that thing", Luo Shu suddenly realized something and asked:
"Feng Shi, did Qianhua say anything when she went back yesterday?"
"Ah, I said a lot of words of thanks to you, Mr. Shu." Fujiwara Toyomi smiled as if what he said was true.
But in fact, probably only Fujiwara Chika herself knows what she was told.
Hearing this, Luo Shu was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything.
After all, Luo Shu did not specifically remind Fujiwara Chika not to leak the secret yesterday, so it is normal for Fujiwara Toyotomi to become an insider now.
Although there is a confidentiality regulation, both Fujiwara Daichi and Luo Shu have the means to legally circumvent it, so they don't take it too seriously.
After all, in Luo Shu's opinion, it is only a matter of time before Fujiwara Toyotomi contacts this side.
"Will Chika really say thank you to me?"
Luo Shu had a smile on his face. It wasn't that he thought Fujiwara Chika wouldn't thank him, but Fujiwara Chika was the kind of person who would thank someone in person and didn't like to be thanked behind their back.
Therefore, Luo Shu concluded that Fujiwara no Toyotomi was lying.
No, it should be said that Fujiwara Toyomasa was "borrowing" the name of Fujiwara Chika to speak his own words.
Therefore, it was actually Fujiwara Toyomi who wanted to express his gratitude to him.
Realizing this, Luo Shu couldn't help but look at Fujiwara Toyomi. The two looked at each other tacitly and then separated.
Looking at the two people who were in tacit agreement, the one who felt the most uncomfortable was not Fujiwara Daichi, but Erina Nakiri and Alice Nakiri.
Although the people of the Nakiri family don't actually need to do any real work like chatting and pouring wine, just sitting here can express the Nakiri family's intention of "warm hospitality".
But this behavior of leaving them alone and communicating on his own still made the two of them a little surprised.
What's going on? You guys are like a family, and we are outsiders.
Alice Nakiri, who was always the center of attention, found this encounter quite interesting, but Erina Nakiri, who was always socializing, felt that something was wrong.
She always felt that the three people in front of her were implicitly excluding her and Alice.
It was obvious that he hadn't finished speaking just now, but he seemed to have stopped deliberately because they were present.
Although what we need most now is to change the subject, this is something that I am not good at either, but Alice should be able to do it, right?
In fact, Erina Nakiri is not good at speaking. Even though she is often taken to some banquets by Nakiri Senzaemon, the guests she receives are small families who have requests from the Nakiri family.
The other party had been asking for help, so he was naturally humble. In addition, Erina Nakiri herself knew her own personality, so she always controlled her temper, so there was no farce.
But now, my grandfather's old friend, the second son of former Prime Minister Fujiwara, is visiting with his daughter. In particular, the other party has also invited a young minister from a special department to increase the Nakiri family's network.
This put Erina Nakiri in a bit of a dilemma.
She could neither speak differently to different people nor get along with men. It was really difficult for her to receive Luo Shu now.
In view of this, Nakiri Erina immediately looked at Nakiri Alice. This happy person is very good at livening up the atmosphere. Why not let her.
As a result, when Erina Nakiri turned around, she found that the other party was actually whispering to Fujiwara Toyomi.
This guy, is he so fast?
Just when Erina Nakiri was speechless, Luo Shu beside her took the lead in speaking:
"Ms. Erina is Ms. Managi's daughter, right?"
Chapter 326 Prescribe the right medicine
"Mr. Luo has met my mother?" When Erina Nakiri heard Luo Shu mention Nakiri Maanagi, her heart suddenly lifted.
In fact, Erina Nakiri had thought about asking Luo Shu about her mother, but considering the importance of this matchmaking to the Nakiri family, Erina Nakiri forced herself to suppress the idea.
But now that Luo Shu brought it up, she was no longer sleepy.
"Ms. Managi has had many collaborations with our SDS, but since I'm in charge of the island region, I've barely heard of her."
Luo Shu responded to Erina Nakiri with a smile, expressing his goodwill.
Luo Shu always had a kind attitude towards these heroines who had once been 'lusted after' by him and were now candidate followers.
Yes, the moment he saw Erina Nakiri, Luo Shu was sure that she could become his follower.
The same goes for Alice Nakiri standing next to her, but for Luo Shu, the invited party, he needed to first thank Fujiwara Daichi, the introducer, for coming to this meeting, so he could only put Erina Nakiri behind.
"...My mother, is she okay?" Erina Nakiri opened her mouth and finally uttered these words.
Erina Nakiri knew that she was not good at talking, but at this moment, she couldn't care less.
Although she felt resentful towards her mother for abandoning her, because she knew about the situation of God's Tongue, the hatred in her heart was very rare. Instead, she felt more of a sense of sympathy.
After all, she is also the holder of the Divine Tongue, and in the future, she might develop anorexia like Nakiri Masaki.
As the holder of the Divine Tongue, Erina Nakiri is naturally the most aware of the side effects, so she can empathize with Managi Nakiri and show some understanding.
"Ms. Mangi is a very enterprising person."
Luo Shu knew what Erina Nakiri wanted to hear, so he just said what she wanted to hear:
"In just five years of working with us, she has participated in 11 new food ingredient developments, even using her own body to participate in the experiments. She has always been the first to take the lead. I heard that America is even interested in inviting her to become the director of the new food ingredient development department."
"She still cares so much about her work." Erina Nakiri said this with some complexity.
Of course, Erina Nakiri knew that Managi Nakiri was actively participating in the development of new ingredients, and even used herself as a test subject, in order to satisfy the ever-increasing threshold of her own Divine Tongue.
But even so, Erina Nakiri still feels a little resentful that he is so crazy that he doesn't even contact his daughter.
"Yes, Ms. Mangi is also considered a crazy developer within the department."
Luo Shu inadvertently upgraded the "concern" mentioned by Erina Nakiri to "madness".
In fact, what Nakiri Managi did was even more excessive than what Biroshu said.
To put it bluntly, the development of new ingredients 11 times means that he was heavily involved in the development and research of monster flesh and blood, plant spirits, and even used himself as a test subject.
You should know that the flesh and blood of many monsters and goblins are extremely toxic to the human body, and some of them are dangerous if eaten, even without detection by some equipment.
Nakiri Managi participated in 11 studies in five years, she really did not take her own life seriously.
For such people, Luo Shu could only admire them and then keep his distance.
Compared to Erina Nakiri who is just a little bit arrogant, Managi Nakiri is a "crazy guy".
"Crazy? That's quite appropriate."
