Abnormal Moon

Just a few days ago, he was a prisoner, living a life of mediocrity in prison, a life that would likely continue until he died of old age. But one morning, he suddenly became a VIP guest of the warden, who respectfully ushered him out of his cell, arranged the best room for him, and even took him to a restaurant for dinner. He didn't seem like a prisoner at all; he seemed more like the warden's father.

"Dad...Father!"

A familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice came from behind him, and Toudou Seijiro's expression changed as he was pleasantly surprised to see his daughter, Toudou Kirin, rushing towards him.

"Qilin, you and your uncle should go back first. I still have some things to do."

Roy walked up from behind and nodded to Toudou Seijiro.

"Isn't Senior Roy coming back with me?"

Kirin Toudou snapped out of her daze from her father's arms, paused for a moment, and looked at Roy with a mixture of disappointment and hope.

"It's rare for you to come back, please do come to my house as a guest. I will treat you well, senior!"

The girl's face flushed slightly.

Wait a minute, she seems to have said something really shocking!

When a girl invites a boy to her home, isn't that practically telling her family that there's something going on between them?

As expected, Toudou Seijiro looked at Roy with an incredulous expression.

How could they lay a hand on my thirteen-year-old daughter?!

"Don't worry, I'll go once I've taken care of things."

After thinking for a moment, Roy readily agreed.

Anyway, it doesn't matter where you spend the night, and the Toudou-ryu is a world-renowned swordsmanship school, so it wouldn't be a bad thing to go and see it.

"Don't worry, Miss Daoteng, I will take the county magistrate with me."

The deputy county head walked over and spoke respectfully.

"Oh? Ah, then, thank you for your trouble!"

Kirin was very uncomfortable with the person who had previously been so high and mighty treating her so respectfully. She bowed to him nervously to express her gratitude, and then boarded the car arranged by the deputy county magistrate, embarking on the journey back to the Toudou clan with her father.

"Qilin, who was that person just now?"

Inside the car, Toudou Seijiro spoke softly.

Seijiro was a refined middle-aged man. Knowing his daughter's shy nature, he deliberately spoke in a very soft tone, asking as if it were a normal question.

"That's Senior Roy, he's really amazing! He and Senior Claudia won the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival together this year. He's now the mayor of Miyagi Prefecture, and it was he who helped get my father released..."

Kirin Toudou kept talking, as if she couldn't wait to tell her father all her impressions of Roy, so that her father would know how good Roy was.

Toudou Seijiro's feelings were very complicated, a mixture of relief and sadness.

Judging from this, it's less that Roy made a move on his thirteen-year-old daughter, and more that his daughter had taken a liking to him!

The vegetables I raised myself aren't even ripe yet, and they're already turning around and attacking me!

Fortunately, this guy named Roy seemed quite nice. He spoke to Kirin in a gentle and soft voice and treated her well.

Meanwhile, Roy, led by the deputy prefect, arrived at the official residence of Miyagi Prefecture in Sendai City.

"As instructed by the county magistrate, all first-level officials in the county have already assembled at their official residences."

"well done."

As soon as Roy stepped into the conference room, he was met with all sorts of gazes from the mayors of Miyagi Prefecture. Some were critical, some were disdainful, some looked down on him as if from a superior position, and some didn't even look at him. Not one of them respected him. Their attitudes were very clear. Who said that Japanese people are all polite?

"Clap!"

Roy clapped his hands twice, attracting the attention of everyone present.

A strange smile appeared on his face, his lips stretched wide, which for a moment even looked somewhat eerie.

"Alright, everyone, listen to my command, sit in a row, don't rush, we'll do it one by one..."

The moment he spoke, magic naturally emanated from his body, transforming into a hypnotic spell that struck the assembled officials.

When Roy walked out of the conference room, more than a dozen pairs of eyes behind him looked at him with respect.

Roy doesn't need to worry about anything else. He can leave the political affairs to the deputy county head as before, and there's no possibility of his subordinates disobeying him.

All that's left to do is gather resources.

Chapter 249 Todo-ryu Clan

As a swordsmanship style, the Toudou-ryu is famous all over the world. The activity of the Star Pulse Generation in this era means that these martial arts styles will receive more attention than before the Falling Star Rain.

However, Roy had no idea just how famous the Toudou-ryu school was until he arrived at the main family mansion of the Toudou-ryu school and realized just how powerful this school was.

The mansion is located on a hill outside Sendai. Several tea ceremony-style buildings and several dojo-like buildings stand on the vast land, making it so magnificent that it gives people the illusion of being in the mansion of a daimyo in the Edo period.

"Welcome to the main family of the Toudou-ryu school."

When Roy arrived in the deputy county magistrate's car, he had probably already received advance notice, as the main members of the Kirin family were already waiting at the main gate.

Kirin Toudou, her father Seijiro, and a woman who looked like Kirin's older sister all greeted Roy's arrival with very proper and solemn manners. They neither put on airs nor showed excessive intimacy, giving the new county magistrate ample face.

Standing between them was an old woman. She was short, with white hair tied in a bun, and wore an expensive silk kimono that was obviously overpriced. Her face was deeply wrinkled, and although she was old, her upright posture was like a sharpened sword.

"You are all too kind. I came in a hurry this time and didn't prepare any decent gifts. Please forgive me."

Roy also adopted a humble and gentle demeanor. As soon as he finished speaking, the driver unloaded several neatly arranged gift boxes from the car.

"Hehe, since he's Kirin's senior, this is too formal."

The old woman's expression was both indifferent and gentle, giving the impression of being both dignified and dignified. As she spoke, she gestured to the disciples beside her to accept the gifts.

"It would be a mistake for my Dao Teng clan to be unhospitable if we spoke standing here. Please come in and talk!"

Roy naturally nodded in agreement.

After passing through the main gate, a very spacious open space comes into view, with a small courtyard built on it. The surrounding lawns are neatly maintained, and the main house and several side houses in the distance also give an impression of order and solemnity. It immediately makes people feel solemn and dignified, which reminds them of the strict teaching style of the legendary Toudou-ryu school.

"It's much more spectacular than I imagined!"

Roy murmured in amazement, "This mansion is more than ten times larger than the Aozaki mansion; it's probably a hundred times bigger."

"We have a large number of disciples in the Toudou-ryu school, with over ten thousand disciples across our dojos worldwide!"

Dao Teng Qilin stepped forward and explained to Roy with a mixture of care and pride.

“Disciples from all over the world often come to the headquarters to practice, which is why it is built so well.”

So that's how it is. Over ten thousand disciples worldwide—that's unimaginable in the ordinary world. Ten thousand disciples combined constitute a tremendous force, not to mention that some of them might be high-ranking officials or dignitaries.

Seeing the two whispering to each other, the old woman frowned but didn't say anything.

The woman who looked very similar to Kirin, like Kirin's older sister, cast a very gentle gaze at Roy, as if she were looking at her own child.

"This old lady hasn't introduced herself yet. My name is Shino Tsumashiro. Although I married into the branch family, I am now acting as the head of the main family for some reasons."

In the main house, in a spacious room that felt almost empty, the old woman and Roy sat facing each other, while Seijiro, Kirin, and another woman stood beside them.

Roy glanced at the three standing beside him, unsure of what to say. The Toudou school was known for its strictness, especially since he had come as the new county magistrate, making the atmosphere seem a bit too grand.

"Is it because Uncle Seijiro was imprisoned?"

"Yes."

The old woman, Shino Agasa, nodded without any expression of joy or sorrow.

“I was originally the aunt of Koichiro and Seijiro. Koichiro was really useless, so the main family was inherited by Seijiro. However, he was imprisoned a few years ago, so I had to drag my old bones back from the branch family to take over the responsibility of the main family head. Of course, once Seijiro recovers, this position of family head will be returned to him.”

"I owe my release from prison to Magistrate Roy's mediation. I thank you, old woman. If you ever need the help of the Toudou School, please remember us. We, the Toudou School, will do our utmost to assist you!"

"We are also very grateful to the county magistrate for his help!"

Gasai Shino, along with Seijiro and the other two, bowed deeply to Roy with very serious expressions, and even Kirin did not.

"Being too humble at this time would make me seem arrogant, so I accepted it without any qualms."

Roy remained calm and accepted the family's sincerity with a smile.

“This is better!”

Toudou Seijiro breathed a sigh of relief and gave Roy a grateful look.

It's clear that this family are very strict with themselves. They always express their gratitude and try to repay any favors they owe. Of course, this way of doing things is completely different from Yulis's. The Dao Teng family has a clean family tradition and is strict with themselves, while Yulis is eager to distance herself from others. However, she has changed a lot recently and is not as awkward as before.

Shino Gasai glanced at Roy with surprise, thinking to herself that he was indeed someone who dared to shake up the national order. When she watched him compete, he was young and impetuous, but this time he was polite and courteous. His temperament was either flamboyant or reserved, and he was always just as he pleased. If you didn't know him, you would think he was the successor of some great family.

If this young man could marry into the Toudou family, then the future of the Toudou school would be secure.

However, she only thought about it. This young man was not someone to be trifled with, and the small pond of the Dao Teng family might not be able to accommodate him.

"How about staying for dinner tonight?"

"Actually, I'm even more greedy; I plan to stay here overnight."

"Haha, that would be even more welcome!"

Gasai Shino burst into laughter at his words.

"If you don't mind, how about we hold a martial arts performance tonight to welcome our distinguished guests?"

The old woman winked at him and smiled, as if she could see right through him.