I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

This is a city similar to Fuyuki City.

It is not large in scale, not famous, and has no famous tourist attractions. It is an ordinary small city.

The city is part of Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo, the capital of Japan, are different concepts. The former is equivalent to a province in China, but the area is not that large, while the latter is equivalent to a city in China. The easiest to understand example is Jilin Province and JL City in Northeast China (although JL City is not the capital of Jilin Province), and this city is roughly equivalent to TH City or LY City under the jurisdiction of Jilin Province.

The name of this city is Guanbuzi City. Don't ignore its existence just because its name is not easy to pronounce. It is a very important stage in the world of Xingyue. The story called "The Realm of the Sky" takes place here.

In the last month of 1994, a Mercedes-Benz sedan with a foreign license plate drove into this small city with a hard-to-remember name.

The driver was a woman in her thirties, of mixed Japanese and German descent, with shoulder-length red hair and a pretty face. She was wearing a classic Chanel business suit, paired with Cartier crystal jewelry, making her look both orthodox and fashionable. Wearing half-rimmed glasses, he is a typical urban white-collar worker, no, it should be said to be a gold-collar worker.

Her name is Saijo Erza. Well, maybe she is the same person from a different world as the Master of Archer in "Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue Silver" (Four Battles in a Parallel World), or maybe she just has the same name. But that's not important. What's important is that she currently serves as Matou Tsuruno's assistant and is also his indispensable partner in his career. The Matou family's worldly fortune snowballed in one year, and Miss Saijo was indispensable.

Naturally, the only one who can let Saijo Elsa act as the driver is Matou Tsuruno. Currently, he is sitting in the passenger seat with his eyes closed and concentrating.

Yes, co-pilot. Japanese car seating etiquette is "high in the back and low in the front, high on the right and low on the left." Tsuruya was sitting in the passenger seat, which proved that the back seat was occupied by two people with "higher status" in the Matou family.

At the rear right is the little princess of the family, the apple of everyone's eyes, Sakura Matou.

At the back left is the most talkative person in the family, a weirdo whose mental age does not match his physical age, Matou Shinji.

The two children each held open the window on one side, looking at the rapidly regressing scenery outside the glass.

The difference is that the innocent Sakura is full of interest, while the mature Shinji's eyes are empty and unfocused, seeming to be immersed in his own world.

The surrounding traffic gradually became denser, and the group of people got closer and closer to their destination. After passing three traffic lights in a row, Elsa, who had been driving for more than an hour, reminded her in a gentle voice: "Turn around." At the next intersection, go through two more traffic lights and you’ll be there.”

Crane also let out a soft "hmm" and opened his eyes.

"Is it finally here?" Sakura showed a sweet smile and stretched out her hand to tug at the corner of Shinji's clothes, "Brother, brother."

Shen Er finally woke up from a dream and looked around blankly: "Ah - oh -"

Seeing his son's reaction, Heruya rubbed his temples in distress: "Shenji, you said you must come, so I brought you and Sakura here. Why are you so listless now?"

"Maybe he is tired after sitting in the car for a long time. After all, he is still young."

In response to Elsa's persuasion, He could only respond with a "hehe" with a smile on his face.

What could he say?

Saying that your son is a little monster with more energy than yourself?

Although Elsa is one of the people closest to her in the outside world, she does not know the truth about the Matou family, and Tsuruya has no plans to let her know for the time being.

Shaking his head to get rid of the chaotic thoughts, Heya continued.

"Shenji, Sakura, we are going to attend the cocktail party held by the Asakami family tonight. Although this family has declined, they are a famous family in Nagano after all, and they have some connections with our Matou family, so we cannot lose etiquette."

"I know, Dad." Sakura nodded obediently, "Sakura will pay attention."

"Sakura is so good, Shinji——"

"Don't worry, just pretend to be nice, I'm the best at it."

Shenji patted his cheek, stretched, moved his body that was stiff from sitting for a long time, and restored his usual playful smile.

"You see, except for Aunt Elsa, no one else in the group knows that I am faking it. They all say that I am obedient and sensible, and they all say that you gave birth to a good son."

"You -" Heya always had nothing to do with his son, so he could only scratch his head out of habit.

"Don't scratch your head. You are the guest of honor tonight, so your hair can't be messed up. And don't scratch your clothes. It's you who will be embarrassed if they have wrinkles."

After being stopped by Shinji one after another, Tsuruya had no choice but to scratch the glass. At least this would not affect his dignity. His helpless look made Elsa and Sakura laugh out loud.

Tonight's cocktail party was a formal occasion. Tsuraya, Shinji, and Sakura all wore custom-made dresses. Elsa also brought a dress, but because she had to talk about business first, she would not change into it until after the business.

The two traffic lights passed quickly, and the Mercedes-Benz turned into the underground parking lot of an office building.

After the car stopped, the group did not get out of the car immediately. Instead, they checked themselves for the last time to see if there was anything inappropriate in their appearance. This was mainly done by women for men. Al, who was secretly called the butler of the "Matou Group" Sa, and Sakura, who is deeply loved by Tosaka Aoi, are very careful about their appearance. Only Tsuraya and Shinji, who are unkempt, need help taking care of them.

Seeing Erza carefully arranging Kakuya's tie, Shinji's eyes began to twinkle, and there was a playful smile on his lips, which didn't stop until he got off the car.

"Hey, that's too much." He also deliberately fell behind and glared at his son.

"It's not me who's overdoing it, it's you." Shenji lowered his voice, "I used to wonder if Aunt Elsa liked you, but now I finally understand that it's not a liking, it's clearly a total devotion. Dad, what's wrong with you? Just marry such a good woman."

He Ye paused, his expression changed several times, and finally turned into a sigh.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute."

"The decision is yours. I just remind you, don't regret it until you lose it. You are luckier than your uncle. The Matou family is not so dirty and dark now, and you don't need to worry about anything." After saying that, Shenji sped up. Footsteps, walking side by side with Sakura.

"Regret. Worry." He also lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

By the time he calmed down and raised his head, Shinji and Sakura had gone away. Only the woman who had been his assistant for more than five years had been waiting for him, just like she had sent him home countless times when he was drunk. .

"What are you talking about with the kids?"

"Oh, he said he wanted you to be his stepmother."

Elsa's face suddenly turned as red as her hair: "What are you talking about? Don't make fun of the child."

Crane also felt a little sore at the corners of his eyes for no apparent reason.

Is it a joke? If you make too many jokes, no one will believe you when you get serious.

It's time to calm down.