Crossover Anime: I'm at Shuchiin Academy, and my surname is Uchiha.

Chapter 91 Hayasaka Ai... Made a Choice

"Ling... Shinomiya... Huang Guang?"

Hayasaka Ai was the first to wake up. When she opened her eyes, she saw Uchiha Ryo sitting opposite her, drinking coffee.

"I have good news and bad news, which do you want to hear?"

Hayasaka Ai looked around, but Shinomiya Hikari and the bodyguards were nowhere to be seen. However, when she looked at Uchiha Ryo, she remembered the words she had said before she fainted.

"Tiger... let me hear some good news first."

Uchiha Ryo put down his coffee. "The good news is that Shinomiya Hikari and his gang left. Apparently, they're going on a car race, so they probably won't bother me anymore."

Hayasaka Ai frowned. Given Shinomiya Hikaru's personality, how could he leave so easily? Could it be that he and Uchiha Ryo reached some kind of agreement...? And why did she suddenly faint?

"And... what's the bad news?"

Uchiha Ryo pulled the table aside and stood in front of Hayasaka Ai.

"The bad news is, Hayasaka-san, could you please explain why the Shinomiya family was at the café you chose?"

Hayasaka Ai fell silent... She glanced at Shirasaki Hana, who was still fast asleep, then looked up and stared directly into Uchiha Ryo's eyes.

Do you remember the fable I told you?

Uchiha Ryo: "Field mice and house mice?"

Hayasaka Ai nodded, then gave a self-deprecating smile.

"What do you think would happen if house mice were discovered by humans...?"

A rat that steals grain will lose everything if it cannot become a domesticated hamster. The Hayasaka family was just like that; after losing the struggle against the Shinomiya family, the Hayasaka family became the Shinomiya family's livestock to be slaughtered at will.

If the Shinomiya family hadn't recognized the Hayasaka family's superior bloodline and absorbed it, the Hayasaka family might have disappeared or left the Sakura Kingdom incognito long ago.

The person who truly controlled the Hayasaka family within the Shinomiya family was named Shinomiya Hikari. However, ten years ago, this guy secretly relocated the Hayasaka family to his third brother, Shinomiya Un'taka.

The goal was simple: while the Hayasaka family was helping Shinomiya Untaka with his work, they would also transmit all of Shinomiya Untaka's information to Shinomiya Hiromitsu.

The Hayasaka family can only survive by attaching themselves to the strong. Hayasaka Nao is alone, dealing with Shinomiya Untaka and Shinomiya Hikari, while Hayasaka Ai firmly believes in Shinomiya Kaguya, but she cannot ignore the orders from above.

Shinomiya Hikari wanted to meet Shinomiya Un'taka's business partner, so he took advantage of Hayasaka Ai's date to have her bring Uchiha Ryo to this coffee shop.

"I'm sorry... I know apologizing is pointless, but I still brought you in."

Uchiha Ryo's expression remained unchanged, as if Hayasaka Ai's explanation and apology had no effect whatsoever.

"No need to apologize. We're on different sides, and this is the choice you should have made. If you were to actually stand by my side and oppose Shinomiya Hikari, I'd have to question your intelligence."

Uchiha Ryo: "And this time I should thank you. First, as Shinomiya Un'taka's collaborator, I helped him clear some obstacles. Second... the Hayasaka family's ownership no longer belongs to Shinomiya Kiko."

Hayasaka Ai suddenly raised her head. Shinomiya Hiroki abandoned the Hayasaka family? How could that be! Putting aside herself, Hayasaka Nao also had some status in the main family.

"Having abandoned Hayasaka as a pawn, does that mean the Hayasaka family is now subordinate to Shinomiya Untaka?"

Uchiha Ryo smiled. "No, Shinomiya Hiroaki himself admitted that from today onwards, the Hayasaka family belongs to me!"

"Hayasaka, the Shinomiya family has no right to do anything to you anymore, but no matter what... even if you were forced into this today, you did bring me into this situation. How should I punish you~?"

A hand slowly reached out and flicked the other person's forehead.

"it hurts..."

Uchiha Ryo: "Hayasaka Ai, once the vortex of the Shinomiya family returns to calm, and once your Kaguya-sama is no longer restrained by the Shinomiya family, you should resign and become my maid."

"Like I said, you're not a mouse, so you don't need to think about those things. I'll give the cunning little fox a chance to act like a fox borrowing the tiger's power, and we'll see if she's willing to stand on my side."

Hayasaka Ai's eyes lit up, perhaps because the Shinomiya family, who had been weighing heavily on her shoulders, was finally gone, or perhaps because she had finally seen the dawn of her dream. Hayasaka Ai... made her choice.

......

[Hayasaka Ai's favorability increased - G-spot +200]

[Hayasaka Ai's affection level towards you has exceeded 60 points. Special reward: Any ability will be upgraded by one stage.]

Wow, the rewards for completing major stages of the strategy are really generous.

Uchiha Ryo still remembered that Natsume's favorability rating had only reached 90 points, and he was only rewarded with 1000 G points.

"Strange, how did I fall asleep... Brother Ling, Sister Hayasaka, shouldn't we go?"

Shirasaki Hana wiped her eyes, and after glancing at the clock which was pointing to one o'clock, she suddenly remembered that she seemed to have made plans to go to a classmate's house today.

Uchiha Ryo: "Is Xiaohua going to her classmate's house? Let us take you there."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Ling."

[Shirasaki Hana's affection level increased - G-spot +20]

The three of them walked out of the coffee shop. The Ginza shopping district was packed with people in the afternoon. To prevent the cute little child from getting lost, Uchiha Ryo took the initiative to hold Shirasaki Hana's little hand.

Are you afraid of getting lost too?

Uchiha Ryo looked at Hayasaka Ai, but before he could extend his other hand, Hana took Hayasaka's hand.

Hayasaka Ai naturally wouldn't refuse Shirasaki Hana's kindness, but Uchiha Ryo could only pretend to shake his other hand, which was about to be extended, before putting it into his pocket.

Uchiha Ryo: "Which friend's house is Xiaohua going to? Is it the one we went to with at the mall last time?"

Shirasaki Hana shook her head. "Hinata had something to do today; it seems she went out with her family. A junior schoolmate named Goto Niri invited me to her house for snacks~"

"Goto?"

Uchiha Ryo seemed to be deep in thought.

.....

At the Starlight Music Bar, Ichika Nijika raised her hand. "Anyway, to earn enough for performance fees and other miscellaneous expenses like equipment costs, let's get a job!"

Goto Ichiri: "A part-time job?!?"

Because her afternoon time had been booked, Goto Ichiri left the Starry Sky under the incredulous gazes of Nijika and Ryo.

Nijika Ijichi: "Does Little Lonely really have a date this afternoon?"

Yamada Ryo took a sip of tea. "She was probably scared... She seems to really hate working."

When Goto Ichiri got home, he looked at the clock which was pointing to one o'clock and took out his phone.

"Why haven't they contacted me yet..."

"Does he expect me to contact him first?! Surely not, Uchiha-kun isn't that kind of person... Has he forgotten?"

Goto Ichiri lay on her bed, staring at her LINE chat interface on her phone. This was the first friend she had added since starting school! Maybe... she should just ask her herself.

"...Ugh, how should I ask this?"