Chapter 146: The Ojou-sama Behind the Window
The girl Yukima Azuma had happened to save on the street turned out to be none other than Suou Yuki—the eldest daughter of the illustrious Suou family, the most prestigious household in all of Gifu Prefecture.
For Yukima Azuma, this was a windfall. A chance encounter with someone like her? He couldn't have planned it better.
Originally, he had thought about slowly building up his reputation, playing the long game to network and find a suitable ally or partner. But now?
Why go through all that trouble when fate just handed you the ace card?
Still, something about the whole situation tugged at his thoughts.
Why would a highborn girl like Suou Yuki be walking alone on the street in the first place?
Worse, she'd suffered an asthma attack severe enough to collapse, completely unaccompanied.
As if reading the concern in his eyes, Suou Yuki offered an embarrassed, soft-spoken explanation.
"It's... it's too stuffy at home," she said, her voice light. "So I snuck out for a walk. I didn't expect my body to act up."
The moment he heard that, Yukima Azuma understood everything.
The Suou family was aristocratic in the truest sense—old money, rigid discipline, heavy expectations. The environment itself was a pressure cooker. According to the original story he recalled, her parents frequently argued—whether over work, affairs, or ideals—and the constant tension only added to her burden.