God Invasion: It's awesome to save the world with five problematic girls!

"...Then what?"

"Yesterday, she came to our house as a guest. It was supposed to be just a brief visit, but for some reason, she ended up staying."

Sakuragi Kagami sighed and sincerely said,

"We couldn’t enter during the private conversation, so we don’t know what she said to my grandfather that made him change his mind and want Hitomi to leave Linmen.

"But you are right, since Hitomi could go to Linmen before, all these things were tacitly approved by my grandfather.

"Now that Grandpa has changed his mind, maybe bringing Hitomi back is advantageous, or perhaps Lucianna proposed some sort of deal to Grandpa on behalf of the family?

"I’m not sure either..."

After listening, Yan Huan frowned, pondering the intricacies, but couldn’t think of anything based on the current information.

After all, he was just a boy from South District in Linmen, how could he understand the relationship web of such high doors?

Could it be something like marriage alliance nonsense?

But upon hearing the name "Lucianna," Sakuragi Hitomi’s pale face immediately showed a "so that’s it" expression.

She gritted her teeth, as the image of that silver-haired girl echoed in her mind, bringing not only anger but also a chilling dread.

"That... lunatic! She’s here for me. Maybe there’s no deal at all! She’s just... a lunatic who inflicts suffering on others without any purpose!"

Seeing Sakuragi Hitomi get so flustered when mentioning Lucianna, Sakuragi Kagami thought for a moment but shook his head, saying,

"Calm down, Hitomi... But I have a feeling, it’s not because of you."

"Not... not because of me?"

"Hmm..."

Sakuragi Kagami nodded, recalling the scene of their first meeting,

"Yesterday she seemed just planning to meet Grandpa and leave, but... at that time, I had just come back from Tokyo and told Ran that Yan Huan came...

"She became interested after hearing Yan Huan’s name, not only did she talk with Grandpa for a long time, but also stayed over and hasn’t left yet."

So...

Because of Yan Huan?

Once those words were said, everyone present looked at Yan Huan.

Even Bai Yi, who was outside munching away, couldn’t help but lean over and ask,

"Wait... wait a second, Sakuragi brother, the president you mentioned from Xiuzhi Academy... is she male or female?"

"... Can’t you tell from the name? Female!!"

"..."

Is there another expert?

Feeling the intimidating gaze from several hosts, seemingly suspecting some unspeakable relationship between Yan Huan and the president,

Yan Huan sweated on his forehead, finding it increasingly difficult to maintain his smile,

"I don’t know her, haven’t even met."

Seeing Yan Huan’s helpless look, Sakuragi Kagami paused for a second but still explained,

"Hmm, besides, she already has a boyfriend. A little boy named Kanaya Jyu, who is her Vice President."

"Vice President?"

Yan Huan muttered this, and hearing it, Sakuragi Kagami responded urgently, calling out to Yan Huan,

"What’s wrong with the Vice President?! Just because she talks to the Vice President doesn’t mean you should talk! Stay away from my sister! Do you hear me?!"

"..."

Yan Huan was speechless, while Bai Yi and Ye Shiyu quietly nodded beside him, showing agreement.

Thankfully, Yan Huan was a decent person, having no time to bicker with this brother over trivial matters.

"So, the key is, what exactly did the president of Xiuzhi Academy say to your grandfather... Do you have any clues?"

"Not at all, we don’t know what they talked about, and Grandpa won’t allow us to ask."

"Can Aunt Sakuragi ask then?"

Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi spoke,

"It’s useless, President, only Dad has a slight chance of asking."

"But Dad has been very busy lately, and won’t return to the main house."

"..."

Well, in your family, as long as your grandpa closes his mouth, it doesn’t leak any information.

Yan Huan thought for a moment, drank the tea he was holding, stood up, and said,

"Conversations happen between two or more people. Aside from your grandpa, isn’t there another person who knows?"

"..."

Sakuragi Kagami was stunned, knowing Yan Huan was referring to "Lucianna."

But seeing him get up and plan to leave, he couldn’t help but ask,

"What are you going to do?"

"Going to tell a friend something, then look for the teacher accompanying for the homestay. You guys wait here, I’ll come back after handling things... Our study group was meant to visit your house, why not go early."

At the door, Yan Huan put on his shoes, pulled out his phone, and opened the chat with Tong Yingying. He casually spoke,

"And, you said that Lucianna didn’t leave even after talking with your grandfather?"

"Mhm."

After speaking, Yan Huan turned back to look at Sakuragi Kagami and asked,

"Don’t you think she’s waiting for us to go to her?"

"..."

Hearing this, Sakuragi Kagami couldn’t help but pause.

But at this moment, Yan Huan had already put on his shoes and was heading towards the parking lot where they got off, leaving everyone in the room looking at each other.

Sakuragi Kagami watched Yan Huan’s departing figure and let out a light hum.

Turning his head towards his sister, he was about to say something, but noticed she looked a little downcast, sighing softly.

Seeing his sister like this, Sakuragi Kagami couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache, so he comforted her,

"Don’t be afraid... If it really doesn’t work out, we’ll go to Dad. With Dad and us helping out, there’s no way we’ll let you come back..."

Sakuragi Hitomi lifted her eyes, smiled slightly, and shook her head, saying,

"Yes, I know, and I’ll try my best... It’s just, I have a bit of regret..."

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"Regret about what?"

"We had originally planned to visit Kobe to see the sea before going home. Now... we can’t see it."

Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Kagami was puzzled and kept saying things like "Doesn’t Linmen have a sea too," "We can see it next time."

Only An Le, who had been pretending to be invisible and listening silently, glanced at Sakuragi Hitomi after hearing this.

Seeing Sakuragi Hitomi’s disappointed and regretful expression, An Le opened his mouth but couldn’t look away for a long time.

...

...

Kyoto Right District, Sagano Arashiyama.

Sakuragi Residence, the main house.

In a corner of the expansive estate, a girl with striking features and silver hair sat on the eaves of a house in a kimono.

Her sitting posture was casual, lacking the grace and gentleness of a traditional Yamato Nadeshiko, instead exuding a willful defiance, as if this were her home and not the Sakuragi Family’s.

"Phew~"

From afar, the message-laden wind howled across the green, winding mountains.

Against the fierce wind, the silver hair at the girl’s temples fluttered like wind chimes, reminding her of incoming messages.

The loose kimono clung to her curvaceous figure in the wind, yet she herself remained unmoved.

"Truly, a storm is brewing..."

Looking at the wild winds sweeping across the mountains, the corners of the girl’s mouth curled into a sneer.

"President! President! Where are you?!"

It wasn’t until the next second, from the wooden corridor beneath the eaves, came a faint, crisp call from a young boy, that the smile on her face started to fade.

She supported herself on the tiles of the eaves and slid down a little bit, wearing white socks.

Then, in a mischievous manner, she looked down from above at the black-haired boy below, who was glancing around and calling out for her.

Afterwards, she took out a small, neatly wrapped balloon from her pocket and lightly tossed it at the back of his head.

"Pop~"

"Ouch!"

It hit him.

The boy clutched his head, confused about what had hit him, and looked down.

At this sight, his face turned slightly red, and he quickly turned back to look at the girl above, who was laughing heartily,

"Hahaha, you fool... When people get hit, their instinct is to look back to see who hit them. Only you look down to see what hit you... Hahaha..."

"President!!"

Seeing Lucianna still teasing him, Kanaya Jyu became increasingly annoyed.

Lucianna didn’t laugh for long; she simply propped her chin up and asked with a smile,

"So, what did you come to find me for?"

"Oh... oh, right! The eldest young master of the Sakuragi family wanted me to tell the president that..."

Kanaya Jyu, feeling embarrassed, picked up the wrapped balloon, afraid that others might see it.

At the same time, he looked up at Lucianna, saying happily,

"He said that tonight, the Student Council President of Yuanyue Academy, Yan Huan, will bring the study group, including Sakuragi Hitomi and Aria Spencer, here to visit!"

"Oh? Really, they’ve finally come..."

Upon hearing this, Lucianna lightly leaped down, landing on the grass beside the wooden corridor.

Then she turned back, beckoning to Kanaya Jyu to return the item to her,

"After this, there’ll be some fun to watch here."