What a brilliant move to shift the trouble onto someone else. Having spent so much time with the people from Cassel College, Minamoto Wakasei would never, given his old personality, have used Minamoto Chimei as a shield to draw Uesugi Etsu's attention. But a father's expectations were simply too heavy to bear, and Minamoto Wakasei now deeply understood the truth of that saying... running away is shameful, but it works.
"Chimei, it seems he really is making faster progress than you, Wakasei," Uesugi Etsu nodded thoughtfully, then seemed to remember something. "Oh right, since you brought it up, Erii's wedding is being rushed too much. Why don't you and Chimei discuss whether your weddings can be held together? After all, you're the eldest brother—wouldn't you lose a lot of face if your younger brother beats you to it? You should hurry up and arrange it before going to France. Otherwise, dragging everyone from the Shieki Eight Families and all your acquaintances all the way to France would be too much of a hassle."
Minamoto Wakasei's expression looked as unpleasant as if he had swallowed a dead fly. He had never expected that he would ungratefully betray Chimei, only for the trouble to bounce right back onto his own head. Yet he didn't have the nerve to reject his father's expectations outright, so he glanced at Sakura, steeled himself, and nodded. "I'll consider it."
Chapter 796