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After all that entire 'This is my new boyfriend' scenario, the Minamoto patriarch fainted on his feet. The whole hall was in utter disbelief, shock, and even amazement. Rindou seemed to have vanished from sight along with his giraffe Anabelle brother and Ji-eun had stormed off in hopes of getting all the attention away from her. Running away like the coward she is, and only attacking with a bunch of people around to support her. Luckily, Chiyoko Minamoto was present and dispersed the gossiping crowd, telling Kiyoko and Seishu to wait in one of the private booths for a moment of peace.

" Sorry for calling you on short notice, Seishu, " She apologized, eyebrows knitted together upon seeing how tired he looked up close. He looks worn out. This makes me feel extremely guilty. She thought.

He shakes his head, giving her a reassuring smile, " It's fine, being at your side is more important. " So kind. He took off the mask, placing it carefully on top of the table, " He didn't do anything to you, did he? " he took her hand in his, gently squeezing her.

Kiyoko stared at him for a minute, the feeling of pity pooling in her stomach. She purses her lips, avoiding his earnest and kind-looking eyes. " He can't do anything to me, don't worry too much about it, "

She's putting a distance on us again. He hummed in response, noticing the disheveled and untied form of the ribbon on her gloves, " I see....did you have fun? " he carefully ties it again, trying his best to smoothen the piece of accessory with his hands.

" Well, " she tried to recall anything good that happened earlier, a sly smirk appearing on her lips, " I did step on his feet a couple of times, he was trying so hard not to insult me...He looked stupid, " She stated with a hint of pride.

Once he was done trying to fix her accessory, he gave her a gentle pat on the shoulder, plastering a smile on his lips, " Good job, Kiyoko. " He praised, Even though I wanted to say, 'That's my girl', we're not there yet.

The door opens, and an old lady appears with Hiroko behind her, who closes the door and guards the room against the outside. Chiyo exuded the warmth and kindness of what a grandmother is, she approached the empty chair in front of the two youngsters, a calm and serene smile on her face.

" So you're the boy our Kiyoko has chosen, " She stated, analyzing the worth of the boy in front of her.

Seishu stood up and gave her a bow, " I'm Seishu Inui, it's a pleasure to meet Kiyokos' family, " he greeted politely, sitting again when Chiyo gestured for him to take a seat.

The sunflower-haired boy felt that convincing the grandma would be easy seeing that she seemed so understanding and kind it won't be much of a problem. Chiyo opened her eyes, dropping the smile she had and Seishu had never felt so suffocated in his entire life. The room suddenly felt smaller and darker and even colder.

" What do you want from Kiyoko? " She demanded, voice still gentle but now with a hint of authority. " The Sumeragis may have had a long history full of glory and influence. But they're no longer active at this time, so boy, you better spill what kind of scheme it is your plan, "