Chapter 54

"This is truly going to trample Young Master Huang Guang's dignity underfoot."

When she saw Sigong Huang Guang at the door, she knew that this time Young Lady Kaguya probably wouldn't let things end so simply.

But only when she truly saw it did she understand that her own thinking had been too simple.

Young Lady Kaguya wanted to trample everything about Sigong beneath her feet.

"!"

Sigong Huang Guang naturally understood upon hearing those words.

Kneel.

The tool he had always seen as merely something to maintain the family's strength was now demanding he kneel on the ground.

Kneeling before the tool of a person in his eyes.

"What, Big Brother can't understand human speech?"

"Ah, that's hardly surprising—after all, Big Brother has always been so proud; how could he possibly understand the words of a tool?"

Sigong Kaguya could not stop her cold laugh.

"Then let me change the language; perhaps Big Brother will understand then."

"Is Big Brother going to choose his own dignity? Or is he going to choose the peace of the Sigong family?"

"That's a very simple choice, isn't it."

"In Big Brother's eyes, the Sigong family is the most important thing, isn't it."

"The honor of the Sigong family absolutely cannot be cut off here."

"Of course, if Big Brother chooses dignity, then your little sister here would also greatly admire Big Brother's choice."

"It's just that I don't know whether, after the Sigong family collapses, those people from the Zhaoshang Sect who come looking to kill Big Brother will also admire Big Brother's choice."

"……"

Sigong Huang Guang's shoulders began to tremble.

He knew he had no choice.

"Thud!"

Both knees hit the ground, and with inexpressible emotions he knelt before his youngest sister.

Seeing her Big Brother so cooperative, the coldness on Sigong Kaguya's face gradually faded.

"Since Big Brother has already asked so earnestly, then your little sister will take on the Miyake family's burden."

"Ah, right—because behind your little sister stands Sanzenin, from now on the Sigong Society will submit completely to Sanzenin."

"After all, this is for survival; the Shijo family has been stirring restlessly outside."

"This is for the continuation of the Sigong family."

On the surface, those words were beautifully spoken, completely seizing the "righteous cause" in her own hands.

Behind her, the great banner of Sanzenin fluttered triumphantly.

But this truly did leave Sigong Huang Guang utterly powerless.

The Sigong family's submission to Sanzenin could no longer be changed.

Likewise, the Sigong family's heir could no longer be shaken in the future—as long as the Sigong family didn't want to all perish together, the Sigong family's heir would be only Sigong Kaguya alone.

"Big Brother, any objections?"

"……No, none……"

For Sigong Huang Guang, he knew his era had already ended.

As long as Kaguya had Sanzenin behind her, the Sigong family's glory could continue; only the Sigong family's heir could no longer be chosen by Sigong themselves.

The future of the Sigong family could almost no longer be changed.

At this moment, the Sigong family's proud head was slapped down onto the ground by Sanzenin.

And with Kaguya's presence, Sigong would never again have the chance to raise its head.

"Hayasaka, see Big Brother out."

"Yes."

Sigong Huang Guang, kneeling on both knees, rose dejectedly on his own and left Kaguya's home like a walking corpse.

Hayasaka Ai escorted this forty-something eldest young master of the Sigong family away.

Throughout the entire process, Hayasaka Ai did not say a single word.

She merely saw Sigong Huang Guang to the door.

"Hayasaka Ai……"

Suddenly, Hayasaka Ai's footsteps on the way back paused.

"What exactly happened to Kaguya?"

"I am under no obligation to answer your questions, Young Master Huang Guang."

"……You've already told Kaguya everything about those matters of yours? She actually forgave you?"

That answer made Sigong Huang Guang realize—Hayasaka Ai had already told Kaguya everything about her betrayal.

At this moment, his first reaction was that Kaguya had actually forgiven Hayasaka Ai.

This was simply the most inconceivable thing.

Perhaps this was his greatest miscalculation.

"I see……I see."

"My misjudging Kaguya's feelings for you was probably also the key to my mistake."

"……"

Hayasaka Ai gave no response whatsoever.

GLOSSARY:

【Sigong Huang Guang, Sigong Kaguya, Sigong family, Sigong Society, Zhaoshang Sect, Sanzenin, Shijo family, Hayasaka Ai, Kaguya, Young Master, Young Lady】

Kaguya Sigong Huang Guang weakly raised his head to gaze at the star-filled night sky.

"The sky is truly vast; it has been a long time since I looked up."

"In the future, there should be many opportunities."

Having finished speaking, he shook his head and continued walking forward.

Yet this declining figure was likely to become the future norm for this Young Master of the Sigong family.

There were simply too many matters to discuss today, so Saegusa Miyo, who had originally prepared to return home, could only stay temporarily.

The matter of the heir must surely be announced early; the Sigong family could not drag things out much longer.

Thus, the next morning, the Sigong family held an internal assembly meeting and then announced news that shocked the entire clan.

Kaguya Sigong would become the heir of the Sigong family starting today.

At the same time, the Sigong family decided to submit to the Sanzenin clan.

This sudden decision left almost no one able to react in time.

Immediately afterward, Kaguya Sigong threw out evidence of bribery by various internal Sigong members against several political figures.

This blow directly emptied out many important positions within the Sigong family.

Then, people from the Saegusa family moved in to fill those important positions.

With just this move, the Saegusa family managed to seize the main power within the Sigong family into their own hands.

And the Saegusa family also designated Saegusa Ai as their heir.

The Saegusa family's intention to submit to Kaguya Sigong was also extremely clear.

There was not a single objection within the Saegusa family.

Why? At that time, Kaguya Sigong truly granted a great deal of power.

When Sigong Huang Guang was in charge, he truly tried to grasp everything with one hand.

But when Kaguya Sigong took power, she truly did not even want to grasp a single bit of authority in her hands.

Furthermore, behind Kaguya Sigong stood the Sanzenin clan as her backing.

For the Saegusa family, it was far too clear whom it would be beneficial to side with.

With this, Saegusa Miyo and Saegusa Masato were no longer ordinary executives within the Sigong family, but core executives with actual power.

After the issue of the heir within the Sigong family was resolved, the Sanzenin clan's suppression ceased accordingly, and they also accepted the Sigong family's submission.

Thus, the grand drama within the Sigong conglomerate ended with Kaguya Sigong's rise to power and her submission to the Sanzenin clan.

This made many people see the Sigong family as a laughingstock, yet the mood of some families was not so good.

For instance, the Shijo family.

The Shijo family, which had always been seizing upon the Sigong family's weaknesses, was actually in great distress.

Because this time, Kaguya Sigong directly sent those weaknesses to prison to eat the state's rice.