Chapter 232: Natsuba Hanae is Very Troubled
With the suppression from the two elder brothers gone, and with the family head position almost in his grasp…
Natsuba Yosuke’s aura underwent some transformation, and he became more confident and arrogant.
But in Natsuba Hanae’s eyes, Natsuba Yosuke was like a comical clown. That confidence and arrogance were more like an imitation.
It seemed to be the pressure from Natsuba Taiga and Natsuba Kouryu back then.
The current Natsuba Yosuke had kneaded a bit of their aura together and had become this way.
However, as an audience member…
Natsuba Hanae felt that the clown’s performance before her still had some merit.
Natsuba Hanae was greatly interested. She pursed her lips slightly and said softly,
“Then what is the content of the cooperation?”
“If it’s suitable, I’m not against considering it.”
Hearing this, Natsuba Yosuke frowned. He glanced at Chikari Makoto, who hadn’t reacted at all, and then at Natsuba Hanae, who was calm and composed, and didn’t look like a prisoner at all.
However, Natsuba Hanae was an ordinary person.
Natsuba Yosuke asked with a hint of confusion,
“Can you make the decision?”
“Or should I give you a chance to communicate, and let the other members of Summer Harvest Mountain………”
However, before Natsuba Yosuke could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Natsuba Hanae. Her gentle and soft voice was exceptionally firm.
“I can make the decision.”
In Summer Harvest Mountain, there was no one who could make a decision better than her.
When Natsuba Yosuke heard Natsuba Hanae’s words, he was first suspicious, then he looked at Chikari Makoto.
And found that Chikari Makoto hadn’t made any movement, and had clearly tacitly agreed to Natsuba Hanae’s words.
In that case, although Natsuba Hanae had no power, her status in Summer Harvest Mountain seemed to be not low.
Natsuba Yosuke guessed that Natsuba Hanae should have obtained this status as a strategist.
After all, before, at the core meeting, when Natsuba Hanae’s Summer Harvest Mountain identity had been revealed, Natsuba Yosuke had also been quite shocked.
It was hard to believe that this Second Miss, who had always been known for her gentleness in the main residence, and who had been obedient to Natsuba Genryū and had never had a single thought of resistance, had actually become a member of Summer Harvest Mountain without a sound.
Clearly, Natsuba Hanae not only had astonishing wisdom, but also a very deep shrewdness, and had deceived the entire Natsuba main residence, including her father and everyone else.
The difficulty of this was simply unbelievable.
However, since Natsuba Hanae could make the decision, this was not without its benefits.
To have Natsuba Hanae communicate with the people of Summer Harvest Mountain would have a certain risk. What if the other side used some means Natsuba Yosuke couldn’t predict?
And thus escaped. At that time, even if his father couldn’t kill Natsuba Yosuke, he would surely be punished.
And now, for Natsuba Hanae to be able to make the decision eliminated this possibility.
Thinking of this, Natsuba Yosuke no longer hesitated. He didn’t know how many days his father would be back, so he had to make the arrangements quickly.
And so, Natsuba Yosuke said,
“The cooperation is very simple.”
“I will persuade my father to let the two of you live.”
“But when I become the head of the Natsuba conglomerate, Summer Harvest Mountain needs to become my strength and help me secure my position.”
Of course, the “Summer Harvest Mountain” at that time would of course not be the complete Summer Harvest Mountain.
But a castrated one.
Leaving aside the others, a leader like the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain had to be eliminated.
Among the remaining people, those who were too stubborn would also be killed, and only those who were easy to control would be left.
Of course, this was just Natsuba Yosuke’s wishful thinking now.
However, Natsuba Yosuke felt that his plan had a considerable degree of maneuverability.
After all, no matter what…
Natsuba Genryū would also never want the next Natsuba head to be a powerless one.
After all, Natsuba Yosuke also knew that with the way he had become the head of the family, and with his low strength, it was simply difficult to convince the masses.
So Natsuba Yosuke could only use other means.
His father would know more clearly than Natsuba Yosuke.
However, Natsuba Yosuke didn’t know that Natsuba Genryū had his own plan. That was to first give Natsuba Yosuke a large amount of resources, to raise him to peak B-rank or A-rank.
And then to sacrifice Natsuba Yosuke’s lifespan to forcibly raise him to mid-A-rank, or even high-A-rank.
At that time, even if his position as the head of the family was not legitimate, and it was because the two outstanding heirs had died suddenly…
But with Natsuba Yosuke’s mid-A-rank or even high-A-rank strength…
Even if there were people in the branches who did not obey Natsuba Yosuke, they would also submit to this strength.
Although every head of the Natsuba family had a strength above peak A-rank, but even if Natsuba Yosuke only had mid-A-rank or high-A-rank strength…
It was also enough to suppress his subordinates, and not to let the prestige of the Natsuba direct descendants decline.
And this plan, no matter what, had pros and cons for Natsuba Yosuke. Although it could enhance his strength, his lifespan would also be drastically reduced.
So, Natsuba Genryū had not revealed a single bit of information to Natsuba Yosuke.
In fact, although Natsuba Yosuke was now the only heir to the Natsuba conglomerate, he was still vague about the existence of the gods.
And unlike Natsuba Taiga and Natsuba Kouryu back then, who had known many secrets.
Of course, although Natsuba Yosuke’s brain was not exceptionally smart, it was also not stupid.
Natsuba Genryū might agree to Natsuba Yosuke’s plan, but this was only a possibility.
After all, no matter what, the power from Summer Harvest Mountain would ultimately have some lingering problems.
However, even if Natsuba Genryū didn’t agree…
Then what?
If he didn’t agree, then he didn’t agree. But when Natsuba Yosuke cooperated with Summer Harvest Mountain, he would only tell them that Natsuba Genryū had agreed.
First, Natsuba Yosuke would get the benefits of the cooperation, and at least solve his current problem of a lack of available personnel.
After all, the only B-rank and above person Natsuba Yosuke could use now was Mikami Taku…
The Nenba branch he had barely managed to climb up to before, not long ago, because of an internal change, even the name of the branch had changed.
Natsuba Yosuke had originally wanted to continue to contact them, but he had found that the newly born Kuchiki branch, besides still having black hair and black eyes, none of the people inside and out were familiar.
And the new head of the Kuchiki branch, Kuchiki Mei, didn’t even pay any attention to Natsuba Yosuke, let alone continue their previous relationship.
So, Natsuba Yosuke even had very few people below B-rank, besides some hired external stewards, that he could use.
But the status of the heir to the Natsuba conglomerate meant a leap in level.
Some things required a lot of high-level supernatural users to do.
Honestly, at first, when Natsuba Yosuke had learned that Natsuba Rinrei was a subordinate of Summer Harvest Mountain, he was happy.
Because this meant that the Mizuō branch once again had no candidate to support.
However…
When Natsuba Yosuke had excitedly gone to the Mizuō branch to recommend himself, what he had gotten was the news that the Mizuō branch claimed to have been loyal to Natsuba Genryū from beginning to end.
At that time, Natsuba Yosuke had just wanted to say “mmp.”
He wasn’t blind.
The Mizuō branch had first supported Natsuba Kouryu, and then had turned to Natsuba Rinrei. Natsuba Yosuke knew this very well.
After all, although Mikami Taku was not a senior steward, he was only one step away.
Mikami Taku still had some connections in the Natsuba main residence.
So, the Mizuō branch, like Lü Bu, had constantly changed their master. Natsuba Yosuke had heard something about this.
However, the current Natsuba Yosuke didn’t mind this too much.
When he became the head of the Natsuba family and possessed a certain amount of power, the Mizuō branch would naturally cling to him.
As for now, once he confirmed his cooperation with Summer Harvest Mountain…
Natsuba Yosuke would first use their current power to solve some things.
Natsuba Yosuke had made up his mind.
And just then, a brilliant smile appeared on Natsuba Hanae’s lips. Her red, glass-like beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of light.
And between her parted lips, the words she spoke made Natsuba Yosuke feel a chill all over.
“Brother, you’re letting Summer Harvest Mountain pay first, but Makoto and I are still in the Natsuba main residence.”
“Could it be that you’re planning to take the benefits and run?”
“Do you really think I can’t see through such an obvious scheme?”
“Are you treating me like a fool, or yourself?”
Hearing this, Natsuba Yosuke’s pale golden pupils dilated and constricted.
His carefully laid plans had been so easily seen through by Natsuba Hanae.
It seemed this had to end in failure.
Natsuba Yosuke had not expected that he had already thought Natsuba Hanae’s intelligence was high, but he had not expected her to be this high.
No wonder she had been accepted by Summer Harvest Mountain as an ordinary person.
There was no need to stay here any longer.
Natsuba Yosuke said with a hint of distraction,
“Since you’ve seen through it, then let’s just pretend I never said anything about this cooperation.”
With that, Natsuba Yosuke lifted his leg and prepared to leave.
However, Natsuba Hanae called out to Natsuba Yosuke.
“It seems I guessed right.”
“However, you don’t have to leave so soon, brother. I never said I wouldn’t agree.”
When Natsuba Yosuke heard Natsuba Hanae say she had guessed right, he almost subconsciously choked. He hadn’t expected that Natsuba Hanae had just been testing him.
The key was that his actions had confirmed Natsuba Hanae’s guess.
But in the next moment, he heard that Natsuba Hanae actually had the intention of cooperating. A look of surprise appeared in his pale golden pupils.
“Oh?!”
“Are you willing to agree to this cooperation?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Natsuba Hanae say with a faint smile on her lips,
“I don’t agree.”
Natsuba Yosuke: “…”
His fists slowly clenched, and his pale golden pupils also became dangerous.
A wisp of gray-black smoke coiled around his body, and with it came a soft crackling sound. His entire person seemed to be about to explode.
And Natsuba Yosuke said fiercely,
“Natsuba Hanae.”
“You shouldn’t have played with me like this.”
“Even if you have a high intelligence, you’re just an ordinary person in prison now.”
“Even if my father has told me not to get close to you, not to seriously injure or kill you…”
“But I think you’re just a bastard. If you die, you die. I can just use Chikari Makoto to lure the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.”
“My father said you’ve already lost that strange power.”
“I’d like to see if your smile, your words, will still be as calm as they are now when I pull out your fingernails and break one of your arms.”
Natsuba Yosuke had originally intended to have a friendly “negotiation.”
But the bastard before him was ungrateful. Natsuba Hanae had played with him time and time again, and his patience had reached its limit.
Since he couldn’t get the power of Summer Harvest Mountain, then torturing this bastard to vent his anger was not bad either.
His lips curled into a sinister grin, and a hint of cruelty appeared in his eyes.
And he strode towards Natsuba Hanae.
Seeing this, Natsuba Hanae’s faint smile did not change.
And she gently clapped her hands.
“This appearance of yours is not an imitation. You have a bit of the style of our two brothers.”
“However…”
“You really don’t know anything.”
“The old thing told you not to seriously injure me, not to kill me, but it wasn’t for my sake.”
Hearing this, Natsuba Yosuke laughed loudly.
“Hahahahahaha.”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Was it for me?”
“Don’t use those playful words anymore. I won’t believe anything you say now.”
“Why don’t you just enjoy my torture?”
Natsuba Yosuke was now only a meter away from Natsuba Hanae. The black smoke in his hand grew more and more intense, and the crackling sound became louder and louder.
His ability was “Explosion”!
Its destructive power was quite astonishing, and it was a unique one among the high-risk abilities. Compared to the destructive power of an extremely dangerous ability, it was only a step behind.
And in contrast, the other aspects were in the middle or even the bottom among the high-risk abilities.
Of course, Natsuba Yosuke could freely control the size of the explosion’s power.
In the next moment, Natsuba Yosuke was about to extend his hand towards Natsuba Hanae’s fair, bare right shoulder.
“I’ll start by blowing your right hand to pieces!”
Natsuba Yosuke smiled contentedly.
However, in the next moment…
He saw the faint smile on Natsuba Hanae’s face fade, and it became calm and indifferent.
Her red, glass-like beautiful eyes were brilliant and dazzling, and in an instant, her crimson vertical pupil appeared like a rising sun.
“Who allowed you to touch me with your dirty hands?”
In an instant…
Natsuba Yosuke only saw that the space seemed to have shattered for a moment, but then it seemed to have not shattered at all.
And then before his eyes, a crimson feather slowly floated down from above and landed on the ground.
And with it, his complete right arm.
In the next moment, an unparalleled, intense pain rose from the wound on his right arm. A large amount of blood sprayed down, dyeing the wooden floor red.
Natsuba Yosuke couldn’t control his piercing scream.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah——————!!!”
“Boom——————!!”
Natsuba Hanae, with a sharp hook kick, also interrupted Natsuba Yosuke’s cry.
Natsuba Yosuke fell to the ground uncontrollably. Then Natsuba Hanae suddenly stomped her foot on his terrified face, and stepped on him in a pool of blood.
The exquisite black formal shoes and Natsuba Yosuke’s pale face, and the blood-red ground formed a strong contrast.
Seeing this, Natsuba Hanae pursed her lips slightly, and a hint of heartache appeared in her crimson vertical pupil.
“Oh no.”
“My dear brother’s blood has accidentally stained my floor.”
“Could you please help me lick it clean?”
“Otherwise, I’ll be very troubled.”
