Chapter 481: Frank and Unreserved: Sonoko Suzuki

The canary does not wish to resist, but knows it cannot resist and lacks the qualification to do so.

Moreover, the canary was raised from childhood to be taught that it must dedicate itself to its keeper; combined with its own conditions, the canary often does not refuse being kept.

At least the canary understands that all the benefits it receives are for the keeper's benefit.

Perhaps this involves issues of human rights.

But the canary has indeed enjoyed benefits; having received benefits, there naturally comes a time when payment is required.

Just like that overused line from Lord of the Mysteries: all gifts of fate have their price secretly marked.

If you receive benefits, it means you must pay more in the future.

Therefore, Ren Amamiya can understand Sonoko's words even better.

"All gifts of fate have their price secretly marked... right?"

"Mm."

Sonoko Suzuki nodded slightly.

"While we of the third generation enjoy a wealthy life, we must also shoulder the family's responsibilities in the future. However, sometimes fate does deviate slightly."

As she spoke, Sonoko Suzuki smiled and pointed at herself.

"Because my fate was changed by Ren, my older sister's fate was also changed."

"Your older sister's fate... was it arranged to be married off?"

Ren Amamiya still remembered the situation where Sonoko's older sister would be married off in the future; with curiosity, he asked:

"Does that mean your older sister no longer chooses to marry outside the family now?"

"Of course. Given our family's current situation, does my sister still need to marry outside? I have taken the path of the Secret World; if my sister marries out again, who will take over the family's enterprises later? It can't possibly be me, can it?"

In the past, Sonoko Suzuki would absolutely have followed her parents' arrangement to take on the path of managing the family enterprises, but that is no longer possible now.

After completing the transition from the ordinary world to the Secret World, she herself already possesses mysterious power. Even if she were willing to continue advancing toward the family enterprises, her parents would not allow her to waste her time and energy on the ordinary world's family enterprises.

"No wonder your parents think that way."

Ren Amamiya also roughly understood Sonoko's parents' thoughts.

The family heir is indeed Sonoko, but Sonoko has become one of the extraordinary; she is no longer suitable to stand in the front and show her face.

Yet the family's enterprises in the future still need someone to manage them, so Sonoko's biological older sister, Ayako Suzuki, was brought forward; naturally, there is no longer any situation of her being married off.

"Your older sister might also be brought along by you in the future."

Ren Amamiya felt this possibility was quite high.

Especially since the diary itself will grant rewards according to the holder's intentions, making this possibility even greater.

"Mm, I think so too."

Sonoko Suzuki also felt she was very likely to drag her older sister into the Secret World as well.

"But that is a matter for the future; at least such a situation has not arisen yet. If I cannot handle it, can't I ask you for help?"

"The path of Grace like Miss Hoshimoto? That is not impossible."

Ren Amamiya thought for a moment and felt there was no problem.

The Grace system is far safer than the Sequence path, where one directly drinks a potion; of course, because it is Grace, it can also be retracted in an instant.

Unless it is a situation like Lumian's, the power of the Grace recipient can be retracted at any time by the one who bestowed the power.

As for the issue of the Grace recipient leaning toward the giver, that is not a major problem either, since believers also cause the faithful to lean toward them.

Which of those fanatical believers does not have such a tendency? For example, the lunatics of the Aurora Order.