CH 78.2

Chapter 78.2. The Party’s Starting Over

I guess that means she’s a member of the royal family. I’ll do my best to support Sena in her efforts to gain popularity. I’m aware that my achievements are quite significant. I am sorry for pushing you. Achievements can be a heavy burden, so I am full of apologies. It’s going to be tough for Sena in the future.

“Miu-chan, let’s go!”

My dad called out to Miu, who cheered her on. The sound of his voice is filled with nervousness. He squeezes Miu’s tiny hand, and she returns it with an innocent smile. On the other side, my mom is also holding her hand, so Miu is in a good mood.

I know what is about to happen. I feel frustrated. But I pretended not to know and reassured my parents. She’s an innocent and adorable Miu-chan.

My parents gulped, and the rest of us climbed the stairs. Arashi, my father’s brother, and Kazamichi, my grandpa, climb the stairs next to us.

Arashi glares at us with hatred, but he deserves it. I want to glare at him more than he does at me.

Grandpa Kazamichi’s face is complicated. It’s an expression of being at a loss to decide whether it’s right to be happy or angry.

“The debate is over.”

The emperor raises his hand as if to stop the camera. The hologram disappears as instructed, and I’m a little relieved he doesn’t want to make an example of me. Now no one can see us. Well, the emperor’s voice is still echoing through the halls. I guess he intends to have only his voice heard by the high nobility.

“There’s more to check than this.”

“Hehe~”

I sit down and fall flat. Representative~

“Haha!”

The others just bowed lightly.

“Mii-chan, it’s still too early to bow down.”

My mom pokes me and tells me in a whisper. Oh, that’s it?

“Kukuku. Oh well. That’s what children do.”

I stop prostrating, saying that it seems that I don’t need to bow my head to the laughing emperor. The emperor sitting in front of me was a middle-aged man with stern eyes. He has the air of a champion with charisma and intimidation.

They say he looks just like his ancestor, Nobunaga Oda. He’s Genshin Touya. He’s said to have a high level of control over all but the holy and all-powerful attributes, and his skill with the sword is so great that he is called a sword saint.

In the original story, he was an old man whose strength the readers don’t know because he never fought. Even in the game, there was no event in which the emperor fought, so I don’t know if he’s strong or not. But from his looks, he seems to be strong. In the game, people said he uses a light-speed sword, but I don’t know about that. He’s an emperor, is there a chance to fight?

“Prime Minister.”

The host stands erect and opens his mouth as he mutters a single word. It wasn’t the moderator. It was the Prime Minister.

“Ha! Takano Arashi. At the party hosted by His Majesty the Emperor, you fearfully used dangerous magic that could have resulted in death or injury. Do you have any objection to this?”

“The magic was completely controlled and adjusted so it would only affect this little girl. There is no danger to those around us!”

The smug-looking alien cheerfully gives a stupid answer. Seriously? The Prime Minister is surprised and is seriously observing the alien, you know. Grandpa Kazamichi has a faraway look in his eyes, and my dad is stunned. I know, I know. This man is a crew member of the spaceship Mars.

“So my answer here is, let me protect this guy. It’s impossible for Yoshiyuki, who is stupid and powerless, to protect him.”

The alien is puffing out his chest with an ehehe. The Prime Minister gives disbelieving look to Grandpa Kazamichi, wondering if this idiot is his biological son. I’m about to say that Loki is probably disguised as Arashi.

“I see, so you think that Yoshiyuki-dono, who has no power, can’t do it? So you are saying that he caused that commotion?”

“Ha! I showed him how much of a fool he is!”

“I understand. Well then, let’s settle the matter.”

The emperor no longer looks at Grandpa Kazamichi with a sorry look. He said that even the emperor feels sorry for him.

“Then, Takano Miu, you may have the power. As punishment for using dangerous magic at the party I hosted. Arashi will be ordered to attack the dungeon as a commoner. You may not call yourself a member of Count Takano’s family!”

“What the!”

The alien was thrilled to hear what a generous thing to do, but the next problem was.

“Kazamichi. You shall retire. The position of the head of the family is now given to Takano Miu. To assist the young head of the family, I order Takano Yoshiyuki to act as an acting family head until she’s 20 years old!”

With a sharp, intimidating gaze, the emperor announces as if to cut the air. Don’t be surprised. I had already heard about this, But, mmmm.

My Takano family will become the Count’s family. I wonder why Mii-chan is the head of the family.