Villainous Second Miss Becomes a God in Supernatural Tokyo 264

Chapter 264: Natsuba Genryū, How Do You Play This?

To show his respect, Natsuba Genryū had let the head of the Kuchiki branch come and lead Kamishiro Hime and Tamamo-no-Mae to their prepared room to rest.

In other words… Kuchiki Mei.

To avoid being seen, Kuchiki Mei had walked a certain distance and then had instantly changed direction.

And in this corridor, it was filled with the stewards of the Kuchiki branch. They silently nodded at Kuchiki Mei.

Compared to the Mizuō branch, which had existed for a thousand years, and which surely had different voices within the branch…

The current Kuchiki branch was extremely pure.

The current stewards of the Kuchiki branch were all new personnel, and were originally from the discarded branch.

Facing Kuchiki Mei, who had rescued them from the discarded branch, her prestige had undoubtedly reached its peak.

Whatever Kuchiki Mei did, it was absolute, and there was not a single opposing voice.

So, when Kuchiki Mei had led Kamishiro Hime and Tamamo-no-Mae to another room, not a single steward from the Kuchiki branch had questioned it, and there was no doubt in their hearts.

They just stood there silently, like statues.

With the slightly hazy red moonlight, the three of them slowly walked forward.

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Natsuba Hanae’s room.

The room, which should have only held Natsuba Hanae and Chikari Makoto, was now extremely lively.

Not only were there Chikari Makoto, Xiao Bai, and Natsuba Rinrei, the three daughters…

But now, Chikari Tanishi and Mizuō Morishige were also here, and they had told all the information they knew.

Natsuba Hanae listened to everything.

Then, Natsuba Hanae said softly to Mizuō Morishige,

“Morishige, have you placed my feather in every corner of the main residence as I requested?”

Hearing this, Mizuō Morishige immediately replied,

“It has already been arranged, Second Miss.”

Natsuba Hanae, after hearing this, nodded.

Due to the awakening of a small part of Susanoo’s divinity, Natsuba Hanae did not dare to recklessly release her own divinity through the feather to search for Susanoo’s location in the Natsuba main residence.

Natsuba Hanae could only disguise her own divinity as Susanoo’s lightning divinity and probe wisp by wisp.

However, during this period, Natsuba Hanae had gotten nowhere.

So Natsuba Hanae’s question was to confirm if Mizuō Morishige had placed it in the right place, which was why she had not gotten any results.

However, from the looks of it now…

It was probably that Susanoo was hidden better than Ebisu.

This was also to be expected. After all, Ebisu was only a mid-level god, while Susanoo was a peak god. Susanoo’s means of hiding himself would surely be more superior.

Of course, even if Natsuba Hanae hadn’t found Susanoo’s location, her move was not without effect.

With Susanoo spreading his divinity so much, the Natsuba main residence had long since become his home field.

Once a battle began, to mobilize the scattered divinity, for Susanoo, was a great convenience, and a great suppression of Natsuba Hanae.

But as long as Natsuba Hanae used her disguised Susanoo’s lightning divinity to also fill this home field with her own divinity, she could very well destroy this convenience and suppression.

And to reduce Susanoo’s home field advantage to a minimum.

And to operate silently, Natsuba Hanae could also let Susanoo be careless for a moment, and give her a chance to find a flaw and attack.

And to act as a hidden hand.

After Mizuō Morishige had slowly finished explaining, a knock was heard at the door.

With Natsuba Hanae’s agreement, Mizuō Rin walked in. He knelt on both knees, his expression extremely respectful and sincere.

In the past, after seeing Natsuba Hanae’s powerful fighting posture, Mizuō Rin had been completely convinced.

As for Natsuba Kouryu, in reality, their relationship was not that deep.

In a few decades, Natsuba Kouryu had not treated Mizuō Rin as a confidant. The things Natsuba Kouryu had had Mizuō Rin do were all dirty work, all matters of dismembering people and feeding them to crocodiles.

It was disgusting.

Although Mizuō Rin had also killed many people, he would not treat a perfectly fine person like this. Not to mention, sometimes Natsuba Kouryu would bring the stewards of other branches and deal with them like this.

The stewards of other branches, even if they had made some mistakes, had also done a lot for the Natsuba conglomerate. If you killed them, you killed them. Why did you have to torture them?

At that time, hearing those screams, Mizuō Rin couldn’t help but feel a sadness for his own kind. Sometimes he even thought of himself.

And the things Natsuba Hanae had had him do, although they didn’t touch the core of Summer Harvest Mountain, were undoubtedly real business.

Not only that, but Natsuba Hanae had also promised to give him a reward.

Mizuō Morishige was the best example. Mizuō Rin believed that the Second Miss would not lie.

Facing Natsuba Hanae, Mizuō Rin was more and more sincere. He said,

“Second Miss.”

“Regarding Natsuba Genryū and Kamishiro Hime today, because Natsuba Genryū had set up a certain isolation, I didn’t hear any effective information outside the door.”

“However, later Natsuba Genryū asked me some things. I sensed that he and Kamishiro Hime had already reached some kind of cooperation, and were definitely aiming for Summer Harvest Mountain.”

“And Kamishiro Hime has already prepared to stay at the Natsuba main residence.”

“This also means that Natsuba Genryū’s attack on you, on Summer Harvest Mountain, may be in the next few days.”

“Of course, what Natsuba Genryū said was tomorrow. But he has already suspected that Chikari Tanishi is a traitor, and may also be on guard against me. It’s possible that what he said is not the truth.”

“To let me rest early today, it’s highly likely that there are many other plans that need to be prepared.”

However, because Kamishiro Hime was the heir to the Kamishiro imperial family, and she had many other things to do, it was impossible for Kamishiro Hime to stay at the Natsuba residence for ten and a half months.

So, Mizuō Rin guessed that the time Natsuba Genryū would act was in the next few days.

If it were tomorrow, not only would it be too hasty for Summer Harvest Mountain, but even for the Natsuba main residence, it would also be too hasty. It would be simply impossible to arrange everything in an orderly manner.

So, what Natsuba Genryū had said was highly likely not the correct date.

And the real date was probably only known to the people directly involved in the plan, that is, Kamishiro Hime and Natsuba Genryū.

To this, Mizuō Rin had no way of knowing.

And hearing that Chikari Tanishi had been exposed…

Chikari Tanishi’s gleaming golden pupils couldn’t help but constrict slightly. Mizuō Morishige’s expression was also not very good.

Everyone present was silent.

Only Natsuba Hanae had a faint smile on her lips, and her red, glass-like beautiful eyes showed a brilliant light.

“Oh?”

“It seems my father is still worthy of praise.”

“Based on some clues, Natsuba Genryū can almost be certain that Chikari Tanishi is a member of Summer Harvest Mountain. How impressive.”

Yes, if not for being certain, Natsuba Genryū would not have deliberately said it out loud.

And had let Mizuō Rin make some preparations for Chikari Tanishi.

As for Natsuba Genryū’s plan, whether it would be activated tomorrow or in a few days, this was unknown.

If it were a normal situation, Natsuba Hanae would have made two preparations.

But now…

There was no need for two preparations. Someone would tell Natsuba Hanae soon.

After all, to prepare a plan could make the plan more detailed and have as few mistakes as possible.

As for Natsuba Genryū knowing that Chikari Tanishi was a mole, although it had a slight impact on the plan, it was not enough to affect the overall situation.

And to think a step further, Natsuba Genryū had very likely even suspected the entire Chikari branch.

After all, Chikari Tanishi and Chikari Makoto were both from the Chikari branch, and their status in the branch was not low. It was natural to suspect the entire branch.

Thinking of this, to reduce the losses of the Chikari branch at that time, Natsuba Hanae said softly,

“Tanishi, since you’ve already been exposed…”

“Then at that time, you have the members of the Chikari branch be a little more vigilant towards Natsuba Genryū’s direct descendants and the Kyōkotsu branch.”

“Don’t think about backstabbing them first. Use your ability to first defend yourself.”

Hearing this, Chikari Tanishi had originally thought that Natsuba Hanae would blame him for not being careful enough. But he had not expected that the Second Miss was so gentle.

But in reality, Natsuba Hanae also knew that this matter could not be blamed on Chikari Tanishi. It was because she, in Natsuba Hanae’s own name, had placed Natsuba Yosuke’s head before Natsuba Genryū.

To use a strategy to attack Natsuba Genryū’s heart, Natsuba Hanae had thought that Chikari Tanishi’s exposure was a very likely situation.

And the result was as expected.

Of course, if it was Chikari Tanishi’s own fault that had caused the exposure, then even Chikari Tanishi would have to receive the punishment he deserved.

Natsuba Hanae continued,

“Tanishi, don’t mind it. Your exposure is related to my plan.”

“In a sense, for only you to be confirmed as exposed is already the best news.”

In fact, this was why Natsuba Hanae had specifically told Mizuō Morishige to add her own name.

Because if Natsuba Hanae hadn’t added her own name, with Natsuba Genryū’s thoughts, he would surely have investigated further. At that time, to involve more exposed personnel would be even more troublesome.

Rather than that, it was better to just sacrifice Chikari Tanishi, and even the Chikari branch.

To let the Mizuō and Kuchiki branches continue to hide.

After Natsuba Hanae had finished speaking, she did not continue to speak.

And everyone present, after having entrusted their own affairs, had also finished.

But seeing that Natsuba Hanae had no intention of letting them leave…

This made Mizuō Morishige and Mizuō Rin a little confused. Just as the two of them were looking at each other and preparing to ask Natsuba Hanae…

They saw a faint smile appear on Natsuba Hanae’s lips, and a strange light appeared in her red, glass-like beautiful eyes.

And Natsuba Hanae pursed her lips and said softly,

“They’re here.”

Knock, knock, knock—!

A knock was heard at the door.

And outside the door was Kuchiki Mei’s clear and bright female voice.

“Mom, I’m here.”

And Natsuba Hanae replied,

“Come in.”

In the next moment, the wooden door was pulled open, and Kuchiki Mei, in a black dress, walked in.

Seeing this, Mizuō Morishige and Mizuō Rin were enlightened.

They had almost forgotten about the head of the Kuchiki branch.

Indeed, Kuchiki Mei had joined earlier than them. It was unreasonable for her not to participate in this plan. But what puzzled them was that with her ability, she should have been one of the first to arrive at this room.

But why was Kuchiki Mei so late now?

Could it be that Kuchiki Mei had gone to do something?

Just as the two were wondering, their confusion was resolved in the next second.

A person that Mizuō Rin was extremely familiar with, who he had just seen a while ago, walked in.

A long, gray-white hair swayed slightly as Kamishiro Hime walked. Her pure white beautiful eyes revealed a sense of righteousness and pride. Her noble and extraordinary white robe was trimmed with gold thread, and its markings were like clouds.

Her aura was peerless and magnificent.

Mizuō Rin’s pupils constricted sharply.

How could Kamishiro Hime be here?!!!

Could it be that Summer Harvest Mountain had been completely exposed, and Kamishiro Hime was now here to arrest them?

Almost instantly, this thought flashed through Mizuō Rin’s mind.

But even faster was Mizuō Rin’s action.

Under Mizuō Rin’s feet, a flowing water had already appeared, and on his right hand, deep blue scales had begun to appear.

And Mizuō Morishige, a solid tortoise shell had also condensed on his chest.

The two prepared to start a battle.

And they immediately shouted loudly,

“I’ll—”

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However, in the next moment…

A scene that shocked Mizuō Rin and Mizuō Morishige to their core appeared before their eyes.

They had lost all words.

They saw that the heir to the Kamishiro imperial family, who was actually still above Natsuba Genryū, had knelt on one knee to Natsuba Hanae.

And Kamishiro Hime’s eyes were filled with a piety even greater than theirs, and a hint of… adoration?

And beside Kamishiro Hime, Tamamo-no-Mae’s tail was wagging as fast as a puppy’s.

And Tamamo-no-Mae knelt on one knee to Natsuba Hanae.

Of course, Kuchiki Mei also knelt on one knee at the same time. The three’s movements were neat and uniform.

And they said in unison,

“Mei greets Mom.”

“Hime greets Mother.”

“Tamamo-no-Mae greets my Lady.”

Hearing this, a hint of a smile appeared on Natsuba Hanae’s lips. Kuchiki Mei had successfully brought Kamishiro Hime and Tamamo-no-Mae, which meant that Natsuba Hanae’s plan had not been affected much.

And Natsuba Hanae said softly,

“Rise.”

Hearing this, the three of them stood up.

Everyone around them had a calm face and a peaceful heart. Only Mizuō Rin and Mizuō Morishige had a shocked expression. The two looked at each other, and their hearts were like a storm raging.

After all, this was the heir to the Kamishiro imperial family, not the heir to some force.

For the heir to the imperial family to recognize Summer Harvest Mountain as their master, did that not mean that Summer Harvest Mountain was the so-called true orthodoxy?

All along, Mizuō Rin and Mizuō Morishige had thought that Summer Harvest Mountain was not some proper force.

After all, it was always hiding its head and showing its tail.

But now Mizuō Rin and Mizuō Morishige found that it was more proper than proper.

In fact, now it could be completely said that Natsuba Genryū’s Natsuba conglomerate was a rebellious force.

As for the two of them…

What mole, what betrayal?

Please, the two of them were abandoning the darkness and turning to the light.

However…

The two of them thought and thought, and couldn’t help but think of Natsuba Genryū’s current predicament.

The Natsuba conglomerate had four major branches, and besides that, there were some small branches. And now, the three major branches were all under Natsuba Hanae’s command.

In fact, even the ally Natsuba Genryū had sought help from with great difficulty was actually one of Natsuba Hanae’s own.

Natsuba Genryū…

—How do you play this?

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