Heading
to the Sun, Seeking More Flowers to Collect the Collection!)
After an entire day of diligent training, Kirito was also prepared to make a trip to the Hinata family at night. After all, as a protected person, Asuna was currently staying in Hinata temporarily. She had only completed 40% of the A-level mission, which meant that the danger was still far from being resolved. As a protected person, if Kirito could not see Asuna, how could it be reasonable?
Although the incident of the princess being ambushed a few days ago had been kept a secret by the higher-ups of Muye, it had indeed made the higher-ups of Muye very nervous. If something happened to the princess of the Fire Country in Muye, the Daming Manor would be in big trouble. If the safety of a princess could not even be effectively protected, how credible was this Ninja Village? As the military machine of a country, could it be trusted?
Therefore, if Asuna was really injured or even killed in this incident, Kinoha's reputation in the Fire Country would be greatly reduced, and it would even seriously affect the support of the Daimyo Prefecture for Kinoha.
After this incident, Arisina was arranged to stay in the Hinata family. Although she was not grounded, Arisina's movements were indeed monitored and protected by the Hinata family. This made her very dissatisfied. When she was in the Daming Mansion, she had to be stared at every moment. She didn't expect that Muye, who was thousands of miles away, would have to suffer such anger. However, because Hinata was injured in the third round of the qualifiers, Asuna, as a friend, did not have the time to sulk with these boring ninjas. These few days, she stayed in Hinata and accompanied Hinata on the hospital bed.
Apart from the mission, Kirito had another reason to go to Hinata, which was to visit Hinata.
On the way to Hinata, Kirito happened to meet an old friend.
"Kirito!"
"Lingzi, long time no see.”Kirito smiled and greeted the girl in maid clothes. The latter's name was Ayako Hinata. Like Kirito, she was an important branch family that protected the direct descendants of the main family for generations. However, the Kirito branch was loyal to Lady Hinata, while the Ayako branch served Lady Hanaka. However, all these relationships were secondary. Kirito had always been perfunctory towards these superficial things. Just like when he was still in the Hinata family, he would still address Hinata as "Master Hinata" on the surface when there were outsiders around, but in private, he would still call Hinata by his name. This had nothing to do with being smooth and slick, but it was the most convenient way to avoid many unnecessary troubles. All in all, Kirito was not interested in anything. He could do whatever he wanted. Who would care? Just like now, the reason why Kirito was so friendly with Ayako was not because of their relationship with the Hinata lineage, but purely because of their personal friendship.
"Kirito…"It's only been a little over half a year, but you've changed so much." Ayako was observing Kirito from head to toe. She realized that Kirito, who was slightly shorter than her half a year ago, had now grown to the point where he was completely on par with her. She could not help but recall that the people were only thirteen or fourteen years old, so it was only natural for them to grow taller.
"Ayako, it's still the same as before ~" Kirito responded with a smile.
"Wu ~" When Lingzi heard this, she was immediately unhappy. For a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, words like "no change" were not a very good comment!
Noticing the latter's thoughts, Kirito could not help but smile and wave her hand."I'm lying to you. Ayako has become more beautiful and mature
." What? "Hmph hmph ~" Ayako appeared to be angry at Kirito's casual praise, but her heart was as sweet as honey.
Just like that, Kirito accompanied Ayako for a good stroll for a while without meeting up with a friend. Usually, Ayako rarely left the Hinata family alone. As the personal maid of the second daughter of the Hinata family, she only had the opportunity to go out when she accompanied Hanaka. Today was an exception. Hanaka was going to start training her body techniques, and as a maid, Ayako had to go out and personally choose suitable bandages, sheaths, and other training equipment.
As they strolled along, the two of them chatted and laughed with each other. However, there were not many people whom they could speak freely to, especially Ayako. She chatted with Kirito on the way, more than she usually did in a week at the Hinata family...
"In other words, are you going back to the Hinata family now?”
"There's something wrong with the way you put it ~ It should be 'go' and not 'return.”Kirito smiled.
"Ah, I see..." Ayako nodded thoughtfully. She then tilted her head and asked softly,"When Kirito comes..." Did you get the approval of the elders in the clan?”
"No, I haven't." Kirito said directly.
"Ah?" Ayako said in astonishment,"Without the consent of the people in the clan, Kirito, you…"
"Why do I need the approval of the Hinata clansmen when I go to the Hinata?”Kirito said plainly,"Yes ~ To avoid trouble, I can use it as an excuse to see Asuka."”
"Asuna..." Lingzi was puzzled.
"She's the princess of our Fire Country who's temporarily staying at Hinata's.”
"Ah?" Ayako's face was instantly filled with shock as she blinked."Asuna…" Was it the princess 'name? By the way, Kirito, how could you call the princess by her name?”
Kirito waved her hand and said,"She asked me to call her by her name. Hmm ~ Let's not delve into these meaningless things."”
"It doesn't mean much..." Ayako did not understand why Kirito said that calling the princess by her name was meaningless, but Ayako quickly said worriedly,"If you want to see tomorrow…" Ah, Your Highness the Princess, you can't even meet the people in the clan easily. The elders have even strictly ordered the younger generation to easily offend Her Highness the Princess. If you want to see Her Highness the Princess, the elders in the Horror Clan won't allow it…"
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