Chapter 68: The Future Can Be Slowly Sought

"Then, let’s return to today’s gathering."

Ren Amamiya turned the topic back.

"Today’s gathering is mainly to let everyone get to know each other."

"And then to explain my subsequent actions."

"This next part might be my willful action."

This topic still aroused the interest of everyone present.

Adjusting slightly, he continued the previous topic.

"Regarding the future, does everyone have a desired direction?"

"The future?"

Kaguya Sigong thought carefully, but shook her head helplessly.

"I didn't have a clear plan for the future in the past."

"The Sigong family is my shackle; most of my future was planned by the Sigong family."

"The situations where I thought about these things myself were even fewer."

"Hmm, I’m not very surprised by the situation of this big ice block."

Sonoko Suzuki was not surprised at all to hear such an answer.

Anyone with a little understanding knows the situation of the Sigong family.

The Sigong family is a very traditional family, traditional to the point that raising a daughter to be a usable princess is a normal operation.

So what Kaguya Sigong learned the most from the past was etiquette and talent, not normal sex education.

This was an action taken entirely to raise Kaguya Sigong into a shell girl.

It would be best if Kaguya Sigong did not need an autonomous personality.

"In the end, the Sigong family is too traditional."

"Traditional to the point of raising people as tools."

She was not mocking Kaguya Sigong; she was mocking the practices of the Sigong family.

Kaguya Sigong was not angry, but looked at Sonoko Suzuki.

"Then has Miss Suzuki already planned her own future?"

"I had one before."

"But now, it has changed."

Changed?

Kaguya Sigong nodded slightly.

Glancing at Ren Amamiya opposite, it was normal to have thoughts of changing future plans after knowing about a brand-new world.

"I want to obtain mysterious power and see an even broader sky."

"That is truly a frank and straightforward future plan."

He had roughly guessed such a situation, but this person said it directly.

Now Kaguya Sigong felt it.

From the past, she had felt a sense of familiarity from Sonoko Suzuki.

Now, this feeling had become strong again.

"However, I can generally understand Miss Suzuki’s thoughts."

"After coming into contact with this miraculous world, I personally cannot bear to discard the power I obtained."

After experiencing the effect of power, Kaguya Sigong could clearly feel that power was above everything else.

Even if she didn't use power to control the entire Sigong family.

But the connection of that power gave her an opportunity that could help her control the Sigong family.

"I understand that power might be the true truth."

"Woah~ Sigong, don't you understand this quite well?"

Sonoko Suzuki was very happy to have an additional person who understood.

"Power is indeed a kind of truth, but that is after one’s strength has reached a certain height."

Nagi Sanzenin added.

"Power can also be used to make up for regrets."

"It can also help me pursue more things through power."

"I think no one would oppose this point."

Ren Amamiya also agreed.

There are many things power can do.

It is a pursuit; power is a way to achieve a goal.

"Perhaps we can pursue what all humans throughout history would want to pursue."

"Immortality."

"This might not be unrealistic for us."

"However, we don't need to pursue it deliberately."

"Everything is fine as it usually is."

"In the city of Beika, there shouldn't be a lack of interesting things."

"It’s just that not everyone would be interested in those things."

Cases!

Almost everyone understood the meaning of this sentence at this moment.

Indeed, what Beika lacks the least are criminals.

Encountering similar things in daily life is truly too common; one wouldn't feel any surprise at all.

Things like cases are definitely not what girls like.

However, everyone wouldn't feel surprised about encountering such things in the future either.

Because this is a long story.

"To summarize."

"All the stories have already begun..."

"We are in a long story, and in the future, we should feel the story pushing us forward constantly."

"We don't need to resist this; just like the audience, we should see every story with our own eyes."

"And then, Student Sigong’s story has already been disrupted."

Kaguya Sigong nodded slightly.

She would never return to Shuchiin Academy again; she had no attachment to the stories that would happen there, and naturally, she would no longer see everything that happened there.

"Just as Student Amamiya said."

"My story was a romantic comedy, but as the protagonist, I have left, so the story there no longer has any fate with me."

"Ahem, Student Sigong, you said that a bit early."

"Eh?"

"Forgot? Your only friend in Shuchiin, her fate with you will not be severed."

Kaguya Sigong, who was reminded, twitched her face.

Not seeing that woman for a week, she had even forgotten about that woman’s affairs.

Now that she thought about it, it seemed she really hadn't completely severed her fate with that side.

"Miss Kaguya, you haven't been in contact with Student Fujiwara for a long time."

"According to her personality, she will probably come knocking on the door soon, right?"

"..."

Regarding Hayasaka’s reminder, Kaguya Sigong just felt unable to speak.

Because she remembered that she really hadn't been in contact with that woman, Chika Fujiwara, for a long time.

"Shouldn't be..."

"The Fujiwara family is a political family; she should know what happened on my side."

"Miss Kaguya, could it be because Student Fujiwara knows what happened to you that she hasn't been in contact with you for so long?"

At this, Kaguya Sigong was truly unable to speak.

It was really because what Hayasaka said made too much sense.

Perhaps that woman, Chika Fujiwara, was really about to reach her limit of patience.

"Pfft~ Hahaha~"

"Big ice block, I suddenly want to meet that friend of yours."

Watching Sonoko Suzuki laughing expressionlessly, Kaguya Sigong only felt a severe headache.

She had gradually begun to have some bad premonitions.

— Author's Notes —

PS: New book is out, requesting data.