Chapter 213: The First Believer, Natsu Hatamoto

The Hatamoto clan soon learned about Ichiro Hatamoto, but the parties involved, Gozo Hatamoto and Natsu Hatamoto, were not present, and they hadn’t even stepped out of their room, so the meaning was already very obvious.

“...”

Mariko Hatamoto and Hokuro Hatamoto were unusually quiet on the return journey.

Because they understood very well that this time the old man would absolutely not let Ichiro off. A charge of attempted murder was enough for Ichiro to waste his best years in prison.

A conservative estimate for this charge was the maximum of ten years.

The key was not the ten years in prison, but the old man’s attitude.

This time, the old man’s decision to give Ichiro the lesson of ten years of prison food meant that the old man already had the idea of taking action against them.

Everyone who had reached this conclusion became completely quiet, and no one dared to continue making trouble, fearing that they would be caught by the old man as an example.

However, by noon, Gozo Hatamoto and Natsu Hatamoto finally came out of their room.

The old man’s face was almost covered in ice shards.

Seeing this scene, the members of the Hatamoto clan, who had already vaguely sensed the crisis, didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.

Takenari Zaiki, who had been squeezed out by the Hatamoto clan, now had his gaze locked solely on Natsu Hatamoto, who had just appeared.

Natsu, she has become different today.

Regarding Natsu, Takenari Zaiki was simply too familiar.

In order to pursue Natsu, his understanding of Natsu was very sufficient, whether it was her personality or her preferences; otherwise, how could he have pursued Natsu?

But Takenari Zaiki, who knew Natsu so well, felt that today’s Natsu was already completely different from yesterday’s Natsu.

Gozo Hatamoto slowly brought his granddaughter to Kaguya Shinomiya, and the old man first displayed the most respectful attitude.

“Miss Shinomiya, thank you for your rescue yesterday. This favor was already very heavy, and the incident that happened last night is even more worthy of thanks.”

Gozo Hatamoto knew that he had been saved by his granddaughter yesterday, but his granddaughter’s sudden outburst was clearly unusual.

And afterward, the Shinomiya family’s bodyguards arrived immediately, which made him understand that even if he hadn’t been saved by his granddaughter’s sudden outburst, he would likely have been saved by the Shinomiya family’s bodyguards.

Therefore, this gratitude was beyond doubt.

Kaguya Shinomiya, who was being thanked, was not arrogant, but just nodded slightly to accept this gratitude as a matter of course.

“Mr. Hatamoto is too polite; this itself was not a big deal.”

“Perhaps, for Miss Shinomiya, it doesn’t count as a big deal, but for me, it is still a big deal. Here, I once again express my gratitude to Miss Shinomiya.”

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded slightly; there were some things she didn’t care about, but she still hoped that some people would care a bit.

Subsequently, her gaze turned to the Hatamoto clan, who were already withered.

“Mr. Hatamoto really should handle the affairs inside the family; don’t waste the opportunity that was hard-won.”

Gozo Hatamoto also understood this implicitly. After yesterday’s life-and-death moment, he had already made a decision in his heart; he could no longer tolerate these parasites, otherwise, it would definitely be a big trouble for Natsu in the future.

“Naturally.”

It was enough to remind him of some things; Kaguya Shinomiya didn’t think this old man was a fool.

A fool wouldn’t be able to turn a business into a family chaebol.

Plus the incident that almost happened—that was not a small matter; it could absolutely make anyone put away all blood ties.

Seeing that the topic here was about done, Ai Hayasaka, who was standing behind Kaguya Shinomiya, stepped forward slightly and shifted the topic.

“Mr. Gozo, the cruise ship will arrive at the Tokyo port in two hours; please rest well during these two hours.”

“Of course, it is best to choose a relatively safe place.”

This was a friendly and very necessary suggestion. After all, the Hatamoto clan really had a madman who had committed a crazy act. Under such circumstances, safety needed to be valued even more.

“This is natural.”

Although Gozo Hatamoto didn’t think those fools dared to take action openly, he had made a wrong judgment about Ichiro Hatamoto yesterday, and he didn’t want the same thing to happen again. Naturally, this time he wouldn’t let himself and Natsu be in danger.

Now he had already started to be careful about those useless guys.

“Then, I will take my leave first.”

“Grandfather, I still have some words to say.”

Just as he was about to take Natsu away, Gozo Hatamoto heard his granddaughter say this. He was slightly stunned, but still nodded and walked first to a seat on the side in the distance...

Having just sat down, Gozo Hatamoto looked at his granddaughter, who was speaking.

Because the distance was relatively far, and the sound of the conversation over there was not loud, he could barely hear the conversation over there. However, what he needed now was not to hear the conversation on his granddaughter’s side, but to see who his granddaughter was talking to.

Following his granddaughter’s gaze, he discovered that his granddaughter’s gaze was directed at the boy in the group of young ladies whom he couldn’t recognize and couldn’t name.

“Miss Hatamoto, do you believe in faith now?”

“I believe.”

This time, facing this question, Natsu Hatamoto didn’t have any hesitation and gave an answer.

The reason why faith couldn’t be spread quickly was because miracles didn’t easily appear.

But once a miracle appeared, then faith would get the greatest and fastest spread.

Natsu Hatamoto didn’t have any faith in gods; long-term scientific elite education made her completely uninterested in things like gods.

But when a miracle truly appeared, and this miracle even helped her save her grandfather, she immediately believed in the existence of gods.

And the boy in front of her was the god who had descended into the world.

That pious faith could be seen from her eyes; Ren Amamiya didn’t need to confirm it to understand.

“The information in your mind, as well as the power you have obtained, is the gift of your faith. You made the right choice, changed your predetermined fate, and also changed your grandfather’s fate. For me, this is also a nice attempt.”

“I have also developed some interest in what kind of choices you will make next.”

“If you still pray for change, hmm, that is also true, then try to work hard to develop your family.”

“Spread my deeds, go and develop more believers. Once completed, then I will give you more rewards.”

“How about it, Miss Hatamoto?”

“Naturally, I am willing, my Lord God.”

For Natsu Hatamoto, the boy at this moment had become the true god in her heart. For the task given by the god, she naturally accepted it gladly.

“Mm... the title of ‘Lord God’ is still a bit inappropriate. How about this, Miss Hatamoto, from now on, just address me as ‘The Fool’.”

“Yes, Mr. Fool.”

— Author's Notes —

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