Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Who knows which one might be her student? It seems like we're getting more and more coincidentally connected.

"Today's cooking competition was really interesting. Arisu almost beat Honami, who taught her to cook," Komachi whispered, her voice a little louder.

Others were used to it.

Chatting is a common thing while eating, as long as you don't talk while eating.

“So, Arisu has amazing culinary talent.” Moeha nodded thoughtfully as she spoke to Komachi.

Just then, as if a switch had been flipped, Miku couldn't help but join the conversation.

"The student surpasses the teacher. There are countless examples of students exceeding their teachers and achieving greater success..."

"Is it commonplace? Then the student must be exceptionally talented, right?"

Nino joined in the conversation, while looking at Miku with disdain.

It was as if Nino could hear Miku declaring that she would soon surpass her, a statement that Nino found intolerable.

"Your cooking skills, which started out very casually and involved creatively in seemingly useless places, are completely incomparable to mine."

“Let the facts prove it,” Miku said softly.

"Then I'll be waiting for your challenge."

Nino still showed no sign of backing down.

She wanted to say that challenging her a hundred times wouldn't work!

"This is bad news! Komachi has stirred up a new round of culinary chaos!" Komachi said excitedly.

Mengye also happily shouted the slogan "Go! Go!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka was slightly bewildered.

Was she here for a meal?

Is this really not a place to witness anything?

Yang Nai saw through Hiratsuka Shizuka's thoughts, but still didn't explain further.

Anyway, you'll understand what's going on after a few more visits.

"Hehe, a culinary free-for-all..." Chika smiled, raising the corners of her mouth.

Kousaka Kyosuke remained silent, feeling that Chika bore a strange resemblance to someone.

"Second Sister is trying to mess things up again."

Meng Ye said.

"Making a mess? What mess? You're framing me, aren't you?" Qianhua protested.

Xiangzi thought to herself, "How could Chika miss out on such a grand event that likes to complicate things?"

Toyoshi, who was standing next to her, also chimed in, "How could Chika let something like this go?"

Xiangzi twitched the corners of her mouth. The two of them were indeed relatives; they thought of the same thing.

"Big sister, Mengye, you've gone too far... I think it's necessary for you to get to know me again."

"I'm not participating in the game."

"I have even less interest, so don't use your identity to recruit people indiscriminately."

"Damn it, I won't! I'm very popular, except for you guys!"

"……Yes."

Looking into Chika's pleading eyes, Kousaka Kyosuke could only nod earnestly.

Chika was moved to tears: "As expected, only Kyosuke-sama would treat me so gently."

Xiangzi glanced sideways at Qianhua.

"Don't pretend to be a weak girl who is being bullied by everyone."

Sure enough, this is the troublemaker who loves to create chaos.

However, Xiangzi adapted to it.

As she gradually settled into her life in the palace, she became less attached to classical culture.

Feel free to make a scene, as long as everyone's happy, there's no problem.

Having experienced so much, Xiangzi had become very tolerant of Chika's constant playfulness.

"……Ha ha."

Kyosuke Kosaka chuckled twice, expressing his support for Chika.

Then, seeing Kagura cutting the venison into small pieces, I simply patted her little hand, took her knife and fork, helped her cut the meat, and finally fed it to Kagura's little mouth.

"..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was secretly watching all of this, felt a sense of disillusionment.

The predicted serious atmosphere never materialized; she was temporarily ignored, perhaps because she was slightly nervous when she first arrived.

"Very good, it seems we can try to delay Brother Weiheng for a while."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was quite pleased with herself, thinking things weren't too bad.

She thought to herself, "Isn't this better than being stared at like a monkey?"

However, after finishing her meal, Hiratsuka Shizuka realized that this had still happened.

As soon as Kousaka Kyosuke left the dining area, the others gathered around him one by one—

"Shizuka, you were so shy just now. Kyosuke-sama won't eat you." Sushang, who already knew Hiratsuka Shizuka, walked over and finally couldn't help but speak her mind.

She sat with her sister, a bit far from Hiratsuka Shizuka. If she were to speak, she would have to speak very loudly, which would inevitably earn her a glare from her sister.

Therefore, I only have the opportunity to speak now.

"There are a lot of people, so they definitely don't know what to do..." Hiratsuka Shizuka said awkwardly.

Su Chang said, "Then you should come over a while before dinner, so you can get to know everyone one by one and won't feel awkward when it's time to eat."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was stunned: "Can you come over before dinner?"

Su Chang was even more puzzled: "Didn't Lord Wei Heng give a dowry? Lord Jing Jie also returned the gift, so you can come over anytime."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was full of questions and couldn't help but look at Haruno, only to find that Haruno had already gone to the side and was talking to the quintuplets, Ichika.

So she looked at Yukino who was standing next to her.

"..." Yukino was silent for a few seconds, her eyes darting around, "I'm not quite sure about that either."

"Anyway, they should have established a relationship."

"That's what Shizuko said as she leaned closer."

Upon hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka finally realized, "Then does that mean I can keep coming here indefinitely?"

"Yes."

Su Chang and Jing Zi replied in unison.

Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly felt like a fool; it turned out that she had already married into the family when she came here.

Because it's relatively free here, no one cares too much if I don't come.

"Shizuka's room has been prepared beforehand," Chitanda reminded her.

"New, new house..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was trembling all over.

So she really is married!

The others exchanged bewildered glances, looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka's tearful, overwhelmedly moved expression, each feeling a strange mix of emotions.

It's evening now.

After everyone finished showering and bathing, except for the women who had made appointments with Kousaka Kyosuke, they all went back to their respective rooms to rest.

After being led to a room by Haruno that was all her own, Hiratsuka Shizuka lay down on the straw mat as if she had lost all her strength.

"My body has been seen; I ultimately couldn't keep my virginity..."

Yang Nai rested his chin on his hand and thought, "As expected, an old maid."

"Get lost! I'm a woman with a man now!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly became smug again.

Yang Nai tilted her head: "It would be more convincing to say that when you lose your virginity."

"Shut up, it's so noisy!"

"His true colors have been completely revealed..."

Yang shook his head and sighed.

She suddenly felt a bit of admiration for Kyosuke Kousaka's courage.

There are many women prettier and younger than Hiratsuka Shizuka, but he married her because of his connections and network.