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"Just find a reason to send him away!"
"Wait!" Kamisato Ayaka stopped the guards from leaving in time and said to Kamisato Ayato solemnly: "Brother, please meet him first. If he is really a person of bad character, I agree to cancel this marriage."
She didn't care about the other person's appearance or property, she just hoped that the person she married was a good person.
"Okay, I promise you."
.......
Chiki Ueno squatted outside the gate of the shrine's office and picked up a piece of foxtail grass out of boredom to tease the ants on the ground.
He had been waiting for nearly half an hour, but there was still no response.
Just as he was about to return home, the messenger guard came to him and told him that the head of the Kamisato family had agreed to meet him.
He followed the guard closely and stepped into the quiet and peaceful courtyard.
In the center of the courtyard, a tall Chinese toon tree stands there, with a thick trunk and mottled bark, showing its antiquity and history. This tree is the focus of the courtyard, and its existence makes the whole courtyard full of vitality and natural charm.
Soon, he came to a hall full of Japanese style.
A handsome, young man with the demeanor of a superior sat cross-legged quietly in front of a low seat in the center.
Behind him was an Inazuma-style wooden screen.
Ueno Chiki walked straight forward, bowed slightly, and said humbly: "Greetings to the Lord Kamisato family."
Kamisato Ayato frowned. Ueno Chiki was wearing shabby clothes and was obviously living in extreme poverty.
"Please sit down first." His tone was full of alienation.
Ueno Chiki naturally heard it, but he could understand it. No matter who it was, no one could accept that a poor boy in ragged clothes wanted to marry his precious sister.
He found a position not too far from Kamisato Ayato and sat down cross-legged.
After he sat down, a maid came in from outside, placed a coffee table beside him, and brought a cup of tea and a delicate snack.
He was so hungry that he started eating right in front of Kamisato Ayato without caring about his image.
Kamisato Ayato frowned even deeper. This guy didn't have the bearing of a noble at all.
Soon, he finished all the snacks on the coffee table. He drank his tea and felt very satisfied. The only drawback was that the quantity of snacks was too small and he was not full yet.
"Ahem, I wonder what business has brought you to our company today?"
"It's about that marriage." Ueno Chiki said straight to the point.
"As for that marriage, well, at that time, it was just a joke between my parents. Now, Linghua's feelings are still the most important. So,"
"So, is this marriage going to be cancelled?" Ueno Chiki interrupted Kamisato Ayato rudely, "If that's the case, I'm really hurt and need compensation."
In fact, Ueno Chiki was eager to cancel this marriage. A poor boy marrying a rich lady is a plot that only exists in novels. The huge gap in status and the gulf in cognition destined the two types of people to never be together.
But if this marriage is really cancelled, the Kamisato family should give me some compensation.
Kamisato Ayato was carefully savoring the meaning of Ueno Chiki's words. It seemed that this guy was blackmailing him by threatening Ayaka's marriage.
There is such top-quality stuff in the world!
Chapter 3 There are seven monkeys in the tree. How many monkeys are there in total?
That’s right, Ueno Chiki was blackmailing Kamisato Ayato.
According to the general routine of online novels, the combination of a poor boy and a beautiful, rich girl is bound to be opposed by the girl's parents who despise the poor and love the rich. In order to make the poor boy give up, the girl's parents will take out a considerable sum of wealth to compensate the poor boy.
His goal today is to see if he can get the compensation.
"Ueno Chiki, do you mean that as long as the compensation is sufficient, you are willing to accept the cancellation of the engagement?" Kamisato Ayato couldn't believe her ears. Someone would actually give up his marriage with the "White Egret Princess" for such insignificant wealth.
The person in front of him is really too stupid. Doesn't he know that as long as he marries Kamisato Ayaka, he can get both money and women?
"Yes, Master Kamisato, Miss Kamisato Ayaka is like the bright moon in my heart, and I am covered in mud now, how can I expect to be with her? It is better for us to forget each other and live in ease. As for asking for some compensation, it is because I am indeed in a difficult situation."
Ueno Chiki decided to be frank and explain the situation and reasons one by one.
Little did he know that his action made Kamisato Ayaka behind the screen look up to him a little more.
"If that's the case, then," Kamisato Ayato was about to agree to his request, but suddenly heard a noise outside the screen, and immediately changed the subject, "The Kamisato family needs to consider this matter."
Still need to consider?
Ueno Chiki was stunned. He originally thought that today's cancellation of the engagement would be very smooth, he would get a large sum of Mora, and then live a leisurely and happy life.
The result was unexpected. But he was a carefree person and didn't dwell on it.
"Since the head of Kamisato family still needs to consider, I will leave first. When you have made a decision, let me know. My family lives in the northwest suburbs of Inazuma Castle."
After saying this, Ueno Chiki drank the remaining tea in the cup, then stood up and left.
As soon as he left, Kamisato Ayaka slowly walked out from behind the screen.
"Linghua, you see, Ueno Chishu is willing to give up his marriage with you for the sake of wealth. He is obviously a short-sighted person."
Kamisato Ayaka shook her head slightly, "Brother, I don't think so. Ueno Chiki is a very self-aware person, which is a very valuable quality."
"I still think he's not a good match for you. Now is a good time to cancel the engagement." Kamisato Ayato said anxiously. He was afraid that if things went on for too long, Ueno Chiki might change his mind.
"Brother, let's observe it for a while longer."
Kamisato Ayato knew very well that her sister was a very opinionated person and would not easily change her mind once she had made a decision.
He simply stopped trying to persuade her, but he had already made up his mind to cancel the engagement.
.......
Chiki Ueno was walking disappointedly on the streets of Inazuma Castle, when he felt a pang of hunger in his stomach again.
Although he had just had some snacks at Kamisato's house, today's long journey had consumed a lot of his energy.
He found a cool spot on the street, sat down, and spread out the three novels that Kuroda had given him yesterday on the ground.
"Selling novels! The latest popular light novels are on sale!"
He shouted a few times, but the effect was very poor and no pedestrians paid any attention to him.
He gave up shouting and sat there to save some energy, planning to rest for a while before going home. Then he would shamelessly go to the ghost woman's house for a meal.
"Xiao Shantian, I, Arata, am the best fighter in the world. I sincerely invite you to make a bet with me."
A young ghost with two red horns on his head bent down and spoke to a little boy who was licking a lollipop.
His hearty voice almost echoed throughout the entire street.
The little boy Yamada shook his head and rejected Arata Ichito's bet invitation, "Big monster, my mother told me not to play with you anymore, otherwise she won't buy me candy in the future."
“Is that so?” Arata Ichito couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed, but with his forthright personality, he quickly forgot about the unpleasantness and said, “Well, you’ve lost the chance to compete with Arata No. 1 again, and you’ll always be defeated by me. Hahahahaha!”
"Excuse me, can I make a bet with you?" A clear voice came from behind him.
He turned around and saw that the person who was speaking was a thin young man with a pale face. Although he did not look well, his eyes were deep and focused, and he was full of energy.
"Haha, you actually dare to challenge me, Huang Long, for the title of the best in the world. You must be a strong man. Tell me your name. I have never been defeated by nameless people."
"My name is Ueno Chiki. I once fought against the Wind Dragon in Mondstadt, and I also killed the Whirlpool Demon God Osair in Liyue Sword. People in the martial arts world gave me the nickname Little White Dragon in the Waves."
After hearing this, Aratake Ichito fell into a deep silence. Damn it, he was completely defeated in the nickname competition.
"Well, Little White Dragon of the Waves, what do you want to bet with me? Let me tell you, what I am best at is drinking a bowl of ramen soup in one breath and eating sour plums with a blank expression."
Ueno Chiki naturally couldn't compete with him on this, "Let's compete on addition and subtraction within ten. Do you dare to take this?"
When Arata Ichito heard this, he was overjoyed and said confidently, "Not to mention within ten, even within twenty, I can definitely get it."
For him, counting within twenty was no problem at all; his fingers and toes were just enough.
"Since you are so confident, let's raise the stakes." The corners of Ueno Chiki's mouth rose slightly, revealing a sinister smile of success.
"Then tell me, what's the bet?"
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Ueno Chiki took out three books from his arms and said, "If you lose, you have to buy these three novels for a total of 4,500 Mora."
Aratake Ichito took out his deflated purse and counted it several times, but still couldn't figure out how many Moras he had, so he simply gave up.
"Well, if you win, I don't want your novel, just take my purse. If you lose, I'll just take a novel."
"Okay. Then please listen to the question. There is one monkey on the ground and seven monkeys on the tree. How many monkeys are there in total?"
Arata Ichito spread his rough fingers, "One, two, three..., eight, a total of eight monkeys,"
"wrong!"
Arata Ichito was shocked. How could it be wrong? He spread his fingers and counted again, "There are eight monkeys. What's wrong with that?"
"There's a monkey on the ground and a monkey riding on a tree. It's the one riding the horse. There are two monkeys in total."
"Ah?! It's riding! Oops," Ara Taki Ichito scratched his head, full of annoyance and regret, "It doesn't count this time, I didn't hear it clearly."
"Well, I'll give you another chance. Under what circumstances does one plus one equal three?"
"Ah?!" Aratake Ichito's mind was full of question marks, "How can one plus one equal three?"
"I'm asking you, why are you asking me?"
Arata Ichito felt his head itchy, as if it was about to grow a brain, so he simply gave up thinking and said, "I admit defeat, but you have to tell me the correct answer first."
"One plus one equals three when the calculation is wrong."
"What if the calculation is wrong and it is still possible that it is equal to four or five?"
"Don't worry about it. Just ask what the answer is, isn't it?"
"That's right." Aratake Ichito said dejectedly, and handed his purse to Ueno Chiki.
"Little White Dragon in the Waves, you are the one recognized by this master, the Desolate World Supreme, the Eight Desolate One Fight. Next time we meet, I will definitely beat you!"
Chapter 4: The price of rice has not increased in all these years
Ueno Chiki poured out all the Mora from Arata Ichito's purse, counted them, and was very disappointed. The total was only one thousand Mora.
What is the concept of one thousand maras?
The price of a potato is one hundred Mora, and the price of a light novel is one thousand five hundred Mora.