Japan, Kyoto.
Here was a brightly lit, antique-style courtyard.
This was the old residence of the illustrious Shinomiya Family.
The man lying on the hospital bed with graying hair was the head of the Shinomiya Family, Shinomiya Ganan, and also the helmsman of the Shinomiya conglomerate with a market value exceeding 200 trillion.
He was one of the most powerful people in all of Japan.
“Fortunately, your condition has not worsened.”
“It hasn’t worsened, but are there any signs of improvement?”
“This…” The doctor pondered for a moment and could only tactfully state: “Mr.
Shinomiya, your cerebral infarction is very severe.
Improvement is not a matter of a day or two; it requires long-term rest.”
Shinomiya Ganan smiled without saying anything.
At this moment, the butler walked in quietly.
After the doctor left, he said softly: “Master, the second young master, Seiryu, is outside and wants to visit you.”
“Koukou must have sent him to see if I’m dead yet.”
Shinomiya Ganan understood the intentions of his eldest and second sons perfectly well.
He said calmly: “Tell him to go back and live his own life; I’m not dead yet.”
After a pause, he brought up his youngest daughter: “How is Kaguya doing lately?”
“Miss Kaguya has just enrolled in Shuchiin Academy, and everything is fine.
It’s just that, as you know, Miss Kaguya has a cold personality.
Apart from the Fujiwara family’s second daughter, she doesn’t really interact with her classmates.”
“Is it a cold nature, or does she feel that people without value are not worth befriending?”
“This…
it might be both.”
Hearing the butler’s stuttering, Shinomiya Ganan opened his eyes and glanced at him.
Just one glance—the majesty and aura born from years of holding power were like a sick, heavy tiger opening its cloudy but ferocious eyes, causing the butler to lower his head subconsciously.
Shinomiya Ganan narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Do you think I was wrong to let Unyou educate Kaguya…”
How would the butler dare to answer such a question.
Shinomiya Ganan seemed to fall into thought, but immediately asked again: “Is there anything else?”
“Yes, the board of directors of DA wants to hold a meeting regarding this year’s funding issues.
“Heh, here they come for money again.”
DA, full name Direct Attack.
This intelligence and espionage organization has a cooperative relationship with the government and belongs to a semi-official confidential organization.
Behind it, several major Japanese conglomerates provide joint support.
It is mainly responsible for secretly protecting the public security of major Japanese cities and responding to various extremist and terrorist attacks from within and outside the country.
The organization’s members are mainly selected and trained from orphanages.
It has subordinate special agent units, “Lycoris Recoil (female unit)” and “Lily Bell (male unit)”, which can be said to be the armed forces held in the hands of the major conglomerates.
The guns in their hands certainly need money to maintain.
“Have Koukou handle this matter.”
“Yes.”
After the butler walked out quietly, Shinomiya Ganan on the hospital bed took a photo out from under the blanket.
In the photo was a woman as clear and beautiful as water.
That was Shinomiya Kaguya’s mother, Shimizu Nayotake.
He still remembered that Shimizu Nayotake was once the top hostess in Ginza’s nightlife scene.
Countless wealthy men were willing to spend a fortune just for a single night with her.
Shinomiya Ganan was also attracted by Nayotake’s unique charm.
He completely fell in love.
Even when Nayotake’s congenital heart disease flared up, he begged the doctor that even if it meant transplanting his own heart, they must cure Nayotake’s illness.
But all that had dissipated with the wind.
The beauty was gone, leaving behind only one daughter, Kaguya.
Although the people of the Shinomiya Family all felt that Kaguya must be someone else’s child, Shinomiya Ganan insisted that Kaguya was his own daughter, and he even refused to do a paternity test.
But deep down, he was also afraid that Kaguya was not his biological daughter.
He didn’t know how to treat her, which is why he had always kept her at a distance.
Shinomiya Ganan actually cared very much about Kaguya; he had already quietly left 20% of his inheritance to her in his will and was preparing to hand over some companies for Kaguya to manage.
“That child will surely find it strange when the time comes, right?”
Shinomiya Kaguya would certainly find it strange.
From the time she had memories, her father, who had always been indifferent and ruthless toward her, would actually leave her so much inheritance.
Thinking of his neglected youngest daughter, the aging man put away the photo and smiled silently.
He decided to take a nap.
Suddenly.
Shinomiya Ganan’s eyes widened!
He saw with his own eyes that the air in front of his hospital bed appeared to ripple.
Immediately after, a young man he had never seen before appeared here so brazenly, appearing in the Shinomiya old residence where security was so tight that even a mouse couldn’t get in. Read the latest chapters at novelping.com.
Shinomiya Ganan tensed up, staring fixedly at the other party.
In the moment his worldview collapsed, his thoughts were as chaotic as weeds, but within the time of a single breath, he quickly calmed down.
“I thought you would scream and shout.”
Makoto clapped his hands and smiled: “After all, you are a person who helms a major conglomerate.
I have to admit, your ability to maintain composure is excellent.
It’s fortunate that you can remain calm, allowing us to have a good start to our conversation.”
He looked around: “Such a nice old residence—if we can avoid staining it with blood, we should try to avoid it.”
Hearing the ferocity in the young man’s tone that didn’t take human life seriously, Shinomiya Ganan became even more cautious: “May I ask why you have come here?
The Shinomiya Family still has some power in Japan.
I wonder if there is any way I can be of service to you.”
Makoto looked surprised: “Your attitude is unexpectedly good.”
Shinomiya Ganan couldn’t help but smile bitterly: “For things that cannot be explained by common sense, it is best for people to maintain a basic sense of awe.
This can also be considered my own insignificant wisdom in dealing with the world.”
“Very good, I enjoy conversing with smart people.”
Makoto got down to business: “I can restore your health, and even extend your already withered lifespan.”
“!!!”
Hearing the first half, Shinomiya Ganan could still maintain his composure.
But the second half completely shook his resolve.
Clinging to his last shred of reason, Shinomiya Ganan asked tremblingly: “Presumably, I must pay a great price?”
Makoto laughed: “In the Yin and Yang of heaven and earth, where there are benefits, there are naturally costs.
The price you must pay is: from now on, both you and the Shinomiya Family must obey my orders, serve at my command, never defy me, and certainly never betray me.”
“This…”
“As long as you have any thought of defiance or betrayal, all the blood in your body will immediately explode, and you will undoubtedly die.”
In thought and trance, Shinomiya Ganan saw a pill appear before him.
A brown pill, plain and unremarkable.
Yet it had a strange, faint fragrance; just by smelling it once, he felt his spirits soar.
“Take it, and I guarantee all your illnesses will vanish, you will live a long life, and suffer no more from pain.”
“Take it, and become my servant and dog; from now on, your life and death will be at my whim.”
Makoto had packaged his own blood into a pill.
After all.
Compared to something like blood, a mysterious pill that prolonged life and cured all diseases was more reassuring for both parties.