"This is the current situation, Miss!" Hayasaka Ai presented all the information she had gathered to Kaguya Shinomiya, then stood quietly to the side, awaiting Kaguya Shinomiya's reaction.
"I can't believe he really just went on a trip? Although I don't know what kind of item he obtained, I originally thought he might have other plans!"
Kaguya Shinomiya looked at the intelligence she had received and couldn't help but feel very disappointed. She had originally wanted to obtain some additional information through similar methods, but she never expected that guy, Qianshu Lian, was truly just on a vacation trip.
"Currently, it seems so, but our exploration teams dispatched in other directions have received some relevant responses!"
Hayasaka Ai pulled out a response from a team exploring in a different direction. The Shikimiya Family had never considered such matters before.
Furthermore, due to their relatively late rise, they hadn't permeated with similar connections, so they knew very little about these matters, essentially still believing this world was a scientific one.
But after gaining a relatively correct understanding, and then using that understanding to deduce backward, it became very easy to discover discrepancies in some subtle places.
However, Kaguya Shinomiya's father also had some understanding of these matters. After all, Kaguya Shinomiya alone could not mobilize such a vast force.
Even if this force was just a drop in the ocean for the entire Shikimiya Family, it was the same. As long as the Shikimiya patriarch was present, neither son nor daughter could hope to control most of the family's power.
However, Siomiya Yan'an, who had gained some information due to his daughter's report, still reciprocated by granting his daughter some related power, allowing her to more calmly investigate some news, even if the other party might therefore grasp some information he himself did not know.
After all, Siomiya Yan'an's feelings for his daughter were also very complicated. On one hand, she was his truly beloved daughter and very likely his daughter.
But on the other hand, because he was afraid to face the possible truth, he dared not do a paternity test with Kaguya Shinomiya. So, on the premise of believing she might not be his daughter, Siomiya Yan'an's attitude towards his daughter was indifferent.
Yet, even so, even if he believed in his heart that Kaguya Shinomiya was not his daughter, what Siomiya Yan'an still thought was to let Kaguya Shinomiya inherit more of his property.
This could also be an opportunity to allow Kaguya Shinomiya to gain more power, so that even if he passed away in the future, she could face various dangers more calmly, right?
"However, the power held by those old-fashioned people is truly surprising. If Kaguya hadn't accidentally discovered it, perhaps I wouldn't have known until my death?"
Siomiya Yan'an's reaction was very swift. The moment he understood that besides scientific power, other powers were also hidden, he immediately judged that the Shikimiya Family's current situation would not be good.
Because of countless years of misjudgment regarding power, many problems arose in the training of successors. If the Shikimiya Family was truly the top power, then there would naturally be no problem.
Even if there were issues with personality or methods, as long as the necessary political wisdom was not lacking, the Shikimiya Family's power could still be maintained.
But precisely—
Siomiya Yan'an began to consider how to dismantle the power of his eldest son and second son without any hesitation. After all, both his eldest son and second son were trained as successors according to the Shikimiya Family being at the top.
If it weren't for the fact that he wasn't so arrogant at the time, and because of the love he once encountered, his attitude had never been so arrogant and overbearing.
Perhaps he himself might have been the patriarch who led the four families to destruction?
It's too difficult to change direction now, but he doesn't lack determination!
"Achoo!"
Kaguya Shinomiya tightened her clothes and quietly watched Qianshu Lian and Hachiman Hikigaya playing in the distance through binoculars.
"Does Miss need another layer of clothing?" Hayasaka Ai said with some concern. Since earlier, her young mistress had inexplicably felt cold, but it shouldn't be cold at this time of year.
Kaguya Shinomiya said with rare emotion, "You're so reliable!"
Hayasaka Ai calmly added another layer of clothing for her young mistress. Although she completely didn't understand why her young mistress had to come personally, such a task, let alone entrusting it to subordinates, could be easily accomplished even by herself.
"This time I miscalculated. Next time, I'll ask the people below to come!" Kaguya Shinomiya breathed a sigh of relief after putting on the clothes.
At the same time, she couldn't stop wondering, it was clearly mid-summer, and everyone here was swimming, so why did she feel so uncomfortable?
In the shadows of Kaguya Shinomiya and Hayasaka Ai, two Black Shadow Troops soldiers were coldly staring at them, their weapons emitting a chilling glint.
Qianshu Lian had actually known for a long time that someone was watching him. Before, he couldn't investigate, but now that the Black Shadow Troops had directly approached, who could hide?
However, even Qianshu Lian hadn't expected that the ones watching him were Kaguya Shinomiya and Hayasaka Ai.
These two should have no connection with him at the moment, so how did he encounter them? No, it should be, how did they find him?
Although he couldn't quite understand, Qianshu Lian still very rationally dispatched the Black Shadow Troops to hide in their shadows.
Although the situation was unclear at the moment, watching them was certainly not wrong.
As the sun gradually set and the temperature began to drop, Qianshu Lian and Hachiman Hikigaya, who had been strolling and admiring the beautiful scenery on the beach, finally waited for Snow Below and the others to return.
"Although I've read about it in books, it's truly more beautiful to see it with my own eyes," Yui Yuigahama said while leisurely sipping a drink in the resting inn.
"As the saying goes, what is learned from books is shallow; one must practice to truly understand!" Yukino Yukinoshita also expressed her agreement.
Sakura Chiyo also said cheerfully, "I feel the same way! This one dive alone was already worth the price!"
Qianshu Lian immediately responded with a smile, "How is it just worth the price? I paid for everything, and the money I spent isn't just for one dive!"
"If you keep kneeling, you'll become a patsy, Brother Lian, you must be careful!" Hikigaya Komachi said with concern.
Regarding how to save money, even though Hikigaya Komachi's pocket money was not shortchanged by her parents, she still had a lot of experience.