Chapter 467

Right after the Uesugi grandfather and father, these two generations, had finished discussing a matter.

The next day, Tokyo University, Komaba Campus,

At nine in the morning, Uesugi Sadanori, dusty and exhausted, completed his academic survey and returned to Tokyo; he let out a long breath, and his ever-composed, solemn face relaxed slightly at the sight of the beautiful scenery of Tokyo University Komaba Campus, dragging a heavy suitcase toward the depths of the campus.

He had just finished a visiting study, going to the Uwajima Date Clan to survey the Date Clan's ancestral tombs, then deciding when to excavate them.

Relying on this delivered-to-his-door research topic, Uesugi Sadanori successfully entered Tokyo University as a History Researcher; naturally, unlike Uesugi Muneyuki whose super-hard strength even Tokyo University's strongest Medical Department had no words about and required the president to personally invite, the History Department had quite a few complaints about Uesugi Sadanori entering through connections.

This made Uesugi Sadanori all the more determined to strive, with an extremely urgent, extremely pressing attitude wanting to prove himself.

However, when Uesugi Sadanori had been on campus for only a short while, he saw from afar a man with a face like bright stars and eyes like the distant sky, faintly bearing three or four parts resemblance to himself, a stern suit-wearing man standing in the middle of the road with hands in pockets and a smile on his face; Uesugi Sadanori first froze, then a thread of embarrassed crimson stained his rugged face.

Surprise, shame, humiliation, embarrassment — a man nearly 28 years old dragging a suitcase actually turned and ran!

And Uesugi Muneyuki, who had originally calculated the time precisely to come block his own older brother, also froze for a moment at his brother's reaction, then immediately took off in pursuit!

Hmph! Think you can escape?

Lightning Cyclone Slash!

So Uesugi Muneyuki chased from behind, Uesugi Sadanori fled dragging his suitcase in front, this scene instantly attracting the gaze of the entire Tokyo University Komaba Campus!

Everyone knows Uesugi Muneyuki; who is he chasing? Who is that man?

You must know Todai's academic atmosphere is extremely thick, and not like Kansai which is quite free; Kanto's academic atmosphere is relatively much more conservative, two adult men chasing and roughhousing inside the school is indeed very rare.

And soon, Uesugi Sadanori was caught up to by Uesugi Muneyuki.

"Brother, you, don't run!" Uesugi Muneyuki viciously grabbed his brother's arm, huffily saying: "Not going home, coming back and not saying a word, just thinking of burrowing into the school?"

"I, I — what are you here for?" Uesugi Sadanori saw the surrounding students, teachers, and security guards all gathering, embarrassedly shaking off Uesugi Muneyuki's hand: "Did Father say something to you?"

"You guess?" Uesugi Muneyuki understood his brother understood his meaning, coldly laughing.

Uesugi Sadanori looked at the surrounding crowd, looked at the teachers asking what happened, looked at the security guards speaking softly to them asking if they needed help and warmly reminding them that chasing and roughhousing was not permitted on campus, and sighed deeply.

"Change places to talk."

Komaba Campus, Building One top floor, unused small discussion room, after nine in the morning, the campus fell silent, only sporadic lecture sounds and the library's bell.

In the discussion room only a single warm yellow old desk lamp at the table corner was on, the light faint, outlining the brothers' facing profiles. The air was filled with the smell of old books and dust. On the table were the two cups of Starbucks Caramel Macchiato and Toraya wagashi Muneyuki had brought, but Uesugi Sadanori didn't touch them at all.

After a long silence, only the occasional wind sound from outside the window, the two brothers in Western suits and leather shoes sat together, neither speaking.

The two's silence lasted 15 minutes 57 seconds, finally Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't stand it, he swirled the ice Matcha in his hand, saying in a low voice: "Brother, it's just us two here, the home issues, the pressure, I know it all. The old man (referring to Uesugi Kuninori) is going crazy, I know you're suffering even more. In the end — what happened? I'm not here to judge you, just — you're my brother."

"I also only found out about this matter that day when I was suddenly called home temporarily; what exactly is going on between you and sister-in-law?"

Hearing Uesugi Muneyuki call her sister-in-law, a trace of shame rose on Uesugi Sadanori's face; he sat upright, like a silent statue, light passing through the glass casting shadows in his deep eye sockets. His thin lips were tightly pressed, jawline taut. After a long time, he finally spoke extremely slowly, voice low and hoarse, as if every word cost enormous effort.

"Nothing to say. It's my own problem."

Uesugi Muneyuki raised an eyebrow, leaned forward, gaze sharp: "Your own problem? Brother, look at me, lookingmy

eyes! From childhood to now, you're the most self-disciplined, most perfect person I've ever seen, academics, etiquette, speech — you've never let the family down.

Only this matter — this isn't like 'your own problem', more like some 'thing' made you become like this? tel! me,

why?"

Whether Family Head Uesugi Kuninori or Father Uesugi Hironori, both are very unsuitable to come communicate with older brother; only Uesugi Muneyuki as a full biological brother counts as an equal relationship, and the two brothers have no conflict of interest — he's already been sold off to Watanabe Minami.

Only he is suitable to ask.

Sadanori's Adam's apple rolled violently, he closed his eyes, as if struggling against some enormous pain; Muneyuki's trust and directness,

like a key, gently pried open the heart door he had kept shut for many years,

Another very long silence, older brother a good while before speaking again, voice extremely low, with a barely perceptible tremor.

"Twenty years old, the day of formal adulthood."

Uesugi Muneyuki frowned slightly, recalling his brother's 20th adulthood celebration; at the time he was only 17, not in Tokyo.

"That day, Kishimoto, Oda, Kubo the three celebrated my 20th adulthood together; among them that guy Kubo said he'd take someone to see new sights, so took me to a members-only nightclub in Roppongi."

Uesugi Sadanori's mouth corners pulled into an extremely bitter arc; his speech became extremely slow, as if describing a nightmare, as if the air still retained that nauseating smell.

"Very noisy, lights blinding — music shaking the heart uncomfortably, they ordered lots of alcohol — I drank some then" he paused a long time, fingers unconsciously tightening on his knee: "— they suddenly all made excuses and slipped away leaving me alone · with a — woman."

Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes sharpened, as if guessing something, didn't interrupt.

"That woman. wearing a sparkling KiraKiradokidoki dress. on her body.. an extremely thick, cloyingly sweet rose perfume smell — mixed with alcohol smell" Uesugi Sadanori's voice began to show irrepressible disgust: "She — directly sat next to me — pressed against me, arms winding around my neck · lips · with tobacco smell and lipstick's sticky feeling — just like that leaned in"

Sadanori's body trembled slightly, he abruptly opened his eyes, eyes showing clear pain and physiological rejection.

"She's doing this for a guaranteed grad school spot???"

Uesugi Muneyuki's mouth fell open, face full of shock.

"I I don't know I only felt my stomach churning that smell that touch that completely uncontrolled, light female posture" Uesugi Sadanori describing this suddenly raised his hand to cover his mouth, as if he would vomit the next second, hurriedly grabbed the Starbucks and gulped a big mouthful: "I pushed her away —? Almost fled there, vomited until dark in the back alley"

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly understood a bit: twenty adulthood, nightclub, three little companions ran off, this is obviously those three guys teaming up to order him a call girl!

Uesugi Sadanori raised his head, looked at his younger brother, eyes full of deep disgust and lingering trauma.

"Muneyuki you know we were taught from childhood to restrain ourselves and observe propriety; male-female separation though not as strict as ancient times, still needs dignity and self-restraint; that place · that way · I ·" he shook his head, unable to describe that rejection and nausea from the depths of his soul.

Uesugi Muneyuki's expression was grave, completely putting away all joking intent: "I understand, it's because of this matter?"

Uesugi Sadanori shook his head repeatedly, bitterly saying: "If it was just that — perhaps time could dilute it. But after, you also saw,

the family pressure is extremely extremely heavy; after that matter, my impression of these things became very bad; to arrange a marriage for me, grandfather and father worried endlessly, picking and choosing, I I always felt I was letting them down; later barely got married, the wedding had those incidents again, grandfather even nearly. —— it's all my fault, Muneyuki, all my fault!"

"Every time, it's like reminding me — I must go perform the rites of Zhou with a woman — and the moment I think of that kind of contact ·· I immediately associate it with that night · that smell · that shitsoku feeling · wedding, grandfather. — generations of pressure, family name inheritance, family glory" his voice filled with despair: "I've tried with Chika · she's a good wife, I know. But I · I can't do it. Just getting close to my body makes it go rigid and cold, like bound by invisible chains, even no response at all. I don't dislike her, I'm afraid. Afraid of that uncontrolled intimacy, afraid of experiencing that nauseating feeling again, afraid of the wedding night,

Feeling like the clan ancestors are all urging me on, like a curse branded into the nerves."

Finishing saying all this, Uesugi Sadanori seemed to have been drained of all strength, spine no longer straight, slightly slumped, burying his face in his palms, the sun's halo shining on him, appearing incomparably lonely and fragile.

Uesugi Muneyuki Muneyuki listened silently, face without a trace of amusement. He took a deep breath, moved next to his brother, lightly patting his brother's shoulder: "Brother, this wasn't an adulthood celebration, it was outright psychological torture. Those idiots really gave you an 'unforgettable for life' gift."

Uesugi Muneyuki paused, tone becoming incomparably serious: "This isn't your fault. It's trauma, it's PTSD, it's sexual aversion, mixed with our peerage and honke's set of traditions that can crush a person to death; you need to see a professional psychologist, not the kind the family finds, a top-tier one specializing in sexual trauma and anxiety. This matter, can't be hidden any longer, especially must let the old man know the root cause,

Otherwise he'll drive you and Chika to death."

He figured it out: brother doesn't dislike sister-in-law, he equally dislikes all marriageable-age women for contact.

Sadanori didn't look up, but his shoulders relaxed slightly. The two brothers, in this empty, silent university seminar room, for the first time truly touched upon that deep truth long understood, the root cause leading to all the chaos.

"Go take a look, Brother." Uesugi Muneyuki thought for a moment, then still advised: "As for the person, Grandfather has already arranged everything."

"I I" Indeed, upon hearing this, Uesugi Sadanori's face showed a strong expression of resistance and embarrassment, he listened listened a few sounds, then suddenly said in a low voice: "How about it, Muneyuki, you go and Chika·?"

Uesugi Muneyuki:

"?"

"???"

"??????"

You people surnamed Uesugi, are you all, one by one, a bit sick in the head???

Say it again and I'll get angry! I'm really going to get angry!!!

Do I look like that kind of casual person???

"You stop it right there! Uesugi Sadanori!" Uesugi Muneyuki got angry, he once again grabbed his older brother's arm: "Now, immediately, depart! The target is only one, Tokyo University Hospital!"

"Go right now!"