"Are you okay? Brother?"
On the floor of the dojo, Akabane Nadeshiko helped Akabane Raijin up as if apologizing and handed him the ice pack.
"fine…"
Akabane Leizhen answered very puzzledly, with a very clear red mark on his face.
Looking at Akabane Leizhen like this, Luo Zhen didn't feel any distress at all.
"Didn't you say you wanted to learn martial arts? Why can't you dodge such a simple attack?"
Luo Zhen said such words as if it had nothing to do with him, making Akabane Leizhen unable to refute for a moment.
"Nadeko, you have to be careful when using the "Puppet Technique". No matter how concentrated you are, you still can't relax your vigilance around you."
Akabane Tenzen was like a big brother and taught Akabane Nadeshiko.
"Yes, I understand, brother."
Akabane Nadeshiko accepted Akabane Tenzen's teachings very sincerely.
but…
"Who asked my brother to scare me all of a sudden?"
When turning to Akabane Raijin, Akabane Nadeshiko's tone became a little rude.
At home, Akabane Nadeshiko will call Akabane Tenquan her elder brother to show her respect for Akabane Tenzen, and she will call Akabane Raishin her brother to show her closeness.
Therefore, towards Akabane Raijin, Akabane Nadeshiko’s tone is generally more easy-going, while towards Akabane Tenzen, Akabane Nadeshiko’s tone is more respectful.
As for Luo Zhen, Akabane Nadeshiko directly calls him Narukami-nii, which is somewhere between respect and closeness. The level of favorability can be seen at a glance.
However, in general, the relationship between Akabane Nadeshiko and her three brothers in the family is very good, and there have been no disputes or disputes. At most, the attitude and tone of treatment are different.
Now, Akabane Nadeshiko's attitude towards Akabane Raijin has naturally become rude.
"I originally heard that my brother defeated a very powerful shikigami in the forbidden area of Izanagi-ryu. He must have grown up. Unexpectedly, my brother is still the same as before, unreliable at all."
Akabane Nadeshiko said this unceremoniously.
Akabane Leizhen didn't care much about this.
"I've always been like this." Akabane Lei said disapprovingly: "When I was in the forbidden area, I was only responsible for running around. It was Narukami who really took action."
"It's just as I imagined." Akabane Nadeshiko nodded matter-of-factly, and then her tone suddenly softened and she said, "But, brother must have worked very hard, right?"
"Well... almost..." Akabane Lei scratched his head in embarrassment.
"That's right, you are truly worthy of being an older brother." Akabane Nadeshiko said this with a smile.
Seeing this scene, Chiyu Tianquan couldn't help but smile, and Luo Zhen also spread his hands.
A sense of warmth that can only exist between family members suddenly spread among the four brothers and sisters, leaving no doubt that there was a very deep relationship between these four people.
"By the way, Narukami-nii." Akabane Nadeshiko turned to Luo Zhen and asked, "I heard that the engagement between you and the princess of Izanagi-ryu has not been completed. Is this true?"
"Yes." Luo Zhen replied in a casual tone: "After all, we made the forbidden trial like that, and it would be too crazy to talk about marriage again."
"Really?" Akabane Nadeshiko murmured: "That's true..."
Akabane Nadeshiko's murmur fell into the ears of Akabane Tenzen and Akabane Raizane, and there didn't seem to be anything weird about it.
However, Luo Zhen became a little suspicious.
(Why does this tone sound a little wrong?)
Luo Zhen was thinking about such things.
Immediately afterwards, Akabane Nadeshiko's speech made the feeling of something wrong become even stronger.
"Please don't be discouraged, brothers."
Akabane Nadeshiko seemed to cheer up, and as if she was comforting something, she said this to Luo Zhen and Akabane Raijin.
"The marriage between our family and Izanagi-ryu is already a fact. Our two brothers will definitely have the opportunity to marry the Chinese princess in the future."
Akabane Nadeshiko said this with a smile.
At first glance, this may not seem strange.
But to Luo Zhen's ears, the emotions contained in Akabane Nadeshiko's words were somewhat complicated.
(What happened?)
Luo Zhen was thoughtful.
(Did Nadeshiko know something about the marriage between the Akabane family and Izanagi-ryu?)
Luo Zhen thought so.
While Luo Zhen was deep in thought, Akabane Raijin was already chatting with Akabane Nadeshiko.
"Maybe." Akabane Leizhen said very directly: "But, even if it happens like that, the last person Her Royal Highness will like will only be Narukami, not me."
"Really, brother, why do you say such things again?" Akabane Nadeshiko said dissatisfied: "Have some confidence in yourself, okay?"
"Nadeko is right, Raijin." Akabane Tenquan also reproached: "Even if your wish is to practice martial arts, you should have confidence in yourself. Once you lose confidence, neither magic nor martial arts will favor you. your."
This is already considered a very strict rebuke.
Having lost his confidence in magic, Akabane Raijin can only place his hope on martial arts. If even martial arts doesn't work, then Akabane Raijin will really be in despair.
But Akabane Tianquan is also right.
If Akabane Raijin always has this attitude towards himself, then his future achievements will definitely be very limited.
However, this time, Akabane Tenquan and Akabane Nadeshiko really wrongly blamed Akabane Raishin.
"It's not that I don't have confidence in myself."
Akabane Leizhen glanced at Luo Zhen and said something like this with some evil intentions.
"Brother Ten, Nadeshiko, you don't know that the princess of Izanagi-ryu is already interested in Narukami."
As soon as these words came out, Akabane Tenquan and Akabane Nadeshiko were stunned.
Immediately, the two of them became very interested.
"Is this true? Brother Narukami?"
Akabane Nadeshiko came forward curiously.
"this…"
Luo Zhen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"It's really yours, so that's what happened."
Seeing Luo Zhen's performance, Akabane Tianquan confirmed that Akabane Leizhen's words were true and couldn't help but smile.
"You're so awesome, Brother Narukami. You are indeed the "child prodigy" in our clan. Even Her Highness the Princess is fascinated by you."
Akabane Nadeshiko also smiled, looking sincerely happy for Luo Zhen.
But Luo Zhen did not miss the look in Akabane Nadeshiko's eyes at this moment.
It was a look of sadness, relief and blessing, a look of complete enlightenment.
"Brother Narukami can accomplish a good thing, and Nadeshiko feels satisfied."
Akabane Nadeshiko murmured softly again.
Unfortunately, this time, Luo Zhen did not hear this murmur.
Luo Zhen only knows.
Today, Akabane Nadeshiko’s smile made people feel distressed.
This kind of heartache only lasted for a moment.
After that, Akabane Nadeshiko returned to her original state and chatted with her brothers.
Luo Zhen watched this scene, looking at Akabane Nadeshiko's still energetic performance, and suppressed the strange feeling in his heart.
"Maybe I'm too sensitive?"
So Luo Zhen also participated.
The four siblings kept chatting about all kinds of interesting things.
until dark.