In one of the halls in the inner yard, Kiritani sat in a formal position. With a gloomy look, she looked at the two memorial tablets in front of her. The first memorial tablet has the name 'Meiko Kirishima' engraved on it, while the second has 'Kubonobu Kirishima'. The two are eight-month-old fetuses who died when Kiritani got into a traffic accident.

Then, as Kiritani sighed silently, Kubota entered the room carrying a laptop.

Kiritani then immediately asked, "What did you find?"

"Almost everything." Kubota sat cross-legged beside Kiritani before continuing, "Hide is using Totsuka Tower as a third party to store his money, so I don't know how much liquid assets he has. Other than that, everythings seems normal."

A question mark instantly appeared on Kiritani's forehead. "What do you mean everything seems normal?"

"No bank account, no criminal record, no expensive lifestyle, and a normal family. In short, apart from Takeo's outstanding achievements in software engineering and Shizuka's achievements in karate, the three of them are normal high school kids."

"What a rare young folk."

"Yeah, moreover, their raid on Villa Tigera, the assassination of Maeda The Fox, and the ambush of Aizen's Courrier were on a professional level." Kubota then sighed deeply before continuing, "However, I can't find the broker who provides info for them."

"Huh?" Kiritani immediately turned to Kubota. "There are only three brokers who have a few pieces of info about our family, and you can't find any connection between them and our guests."

"Yeah, either I missed something or there's a fourth broker we don't know about. Therefore, I sent a small team to Nichiko to dig deeper." In a curious tone Kubota then asked, "How about you? What did you find?"

Kiritani calmly explained, "Takeo is a naive good hearted, Shizuka is happy-go-lucky with massive strength in her body and heart. She was also good hearted. As for Hide, behind his gaze I see pain, deep regret, and darkness from someone who has seen a lot of death. It's similar to you before we lost our children."

"I see," replied Kubota softly.

"What about their request?"

"We have to wait until Family Master returns."

"Do you mind if I'm the one who talks to father about their request?"

"Not at all," Kubota replied firmly.

Kiritani then looked deeply at the memorial tablets in front of her as she said, "Hide said openly that he would exploit Aunt Rino's soft spot for mixed-blood kids, but he didn't say a word about my miscarriage and my longing for a kid. Can you guess his reason?"

"I have a hunch that he knows it's absolute taboo to mention your miscarriage in front of me."

"So it's not only a deep knowledge about our family, but also a deep understanding for its members."

"I guess so."

"Then, it's a wise decision to say to our people that they are family members from afar."

"Yeah, at least for now."

Kubota then gently grabbed Kiritani's hand, and a silent agreement formed in the hearts of the two.

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In the Kirishima Family, children and women had the right to use the communal bathroom first. Exactly at 04:30 pm, Kiritani picked up Shizuka, Yukino, and Aizawa for a hot bath in the communal bathroom, which was located 50 meters on the left side of the log-house.

As for Hide, Takeo, and the men in the Kirishima Family, they could only use the communal bath at 06:00 pm. To pass the time, Hide invited Takeo to wash their clothes. Carrying towels, a toothbrush, and a change of clothes the two walked towards the laundry room.

At first, Takeo was a little surprised when he heard from Hide that washing clothes was closely related to the tradition of warriors from the ancient era in Nikko. So, Hide then explained that when a small team of elite warriors operated in enemy territory for deep reconnaissance, they must be able to take care of their own clothing, bedding, and eating utensils.

Therefore, many warrior families made sure their members were able to take care of the things that at first glance were the woman's job. For the small elite unit, the tasks of cooking, watchmen, tracking, and other things could be done alternately, but personal weapons and equipment will be the responsibility of the owner.

After nodding slightly three times, Takeo then said, "No wonder, when we were washing our lunch utensils in the kitchen, some maids said we were well trained."

"Yup," replied Hide after a smile.

"I thought they were praising us because we helped them finish some of their jobs."

"Nope, and for information, special units in the modern military also use the same doctrine."

"Really?"

"Yup, and they are super serious about it. For example, in the Americ's Navy Seal BUD training, if a cadet had a slightly unkempt bed during the morning check, then he had to roll on the grassfield from morning to evening."

"I see."

Then, Hide and Takeo arrived at the laundry room full of boys. The youngest was 12 years old, while the oldest was 16 years old. As soon as Hide and Takeo entered, the boys gave a small bow saying 'Senior', and Hide answered with a casual nod.

Not long after that, Hide and Takeo had started doing their own laundry, while their bodies were only wrapped in towels from the waist down.

Actually, Takeo didn't know how to wash clothes manually, but luckily Hide had already taught him. So, he could blend in easily, and for the first time in his life Takeo considered washing clothes as a serious matter.

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Most of the children and teenagers in the Kirishima Family were not too fond of hot baths.

After taking a bath in the afternoon, they preferred to wait for dinner by watching afternoon cartoons. Therefore, when Hide and Takeo entered the communal bath, only adult men and the elderly greeted them.

Hide and Takeo immediately slightly bowed toward the 10x4 meter wooden pool.

""Senior.""

The elderly amicably smile, while the men keep their eyes closed. Hide and Takeo then rushed to the corner to clean up. The rules in the communal bath were the same as the rules in the public bath. Visitors must clean their body as clean as possible before they could soak in hot water in the wooden pool.

At first, Takeo was a little embarrassed when he had to be completely naked in front of a group of strangers with a muscle-pack body full of scars. Anxiety such as 'What if they suddenly drag me into a corner and gangbang my butt?' also briefly crossed Takeo's mind and sent shivers to his spine.

Moreover, Hide had said that in ancient Sparta, the initiation ritual for young warriors when they entered the training camp was to serve their seniors in the butt gangbang party. So, it was natural that Takeo was worried about his butt safety.

However, the anxiety in Takeo's heart disappeared as soon as he saw Hide so smoothly blending in. In an instant, he even already got a partner to rub each other's backs.

"Young one, the way you rub my back feels so good."

"Of course, I have a lot of experience with back rubbing." replied Hide cheerfully.

"I see. Then, if you need a precision rifle, find me in the south quarter."

"Roger."

Without delay, Takeo immediately looked for a partner to rub each other back. Not long after that, he and Hide were already soaking in the wooden pool. Of course, without losing their butt virginity.

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