Miyazaki Mansion, Ares City;
Unlike the usual days where it was filled with politicians, this day was filled with servants, cleaning every inch of the corner, the items are being arranged nicely, the kitchen is busy with a team of chefs, discussing the best dishes for a full course meal.
In the garden, Miyazaki Reisa was having a drink with her Elder brother, debating about various political topics.
Her eldest daughter Kiyumi walked towards them as she disconnected the call.
Looking at them, she shook her head with a sigh, "mom wouldn't stop talk about politics even today?"
"Mom, Uncle…" She called out to them as she went near to them.
"Ah! Kiyumi. You are here…" Her Uncle was the first to respond, "Where's Mr. Welton? Didn't you arrive together?"
"Richard's busy at the hospital. Apparently, there's going to be a live surgery of a double living organ transplantation, tomorrow. The recipient will receive a kidney and a liver from his wife and son, respectively.
I thought he needs to be there since many professors are going to witness it. So, he won't be arriving for the lunch either…" Kiyumi replied to her uncle in a calm tone.
"Ah! I see…" While her uncle believed her words, her mom scoffed, "don't kid around.
If he has the heart to do such a thing, then, there won't be articles mentioning his arrogant behavior around the university professors.
How many times he lost control over his tongue in front of the media. Last year, there was a dispute between…"
"Alright, mom. You don't need to go deeper. I told him not to come with me." Kiyumi finally gave in and confessed the truth. "You know he has a superiority complex. He will sure offend Mr. Ravens if they were to meet."
"I know that he's indeed rich… I mean, far richer than us or Mr. Welton… and Scarlet Securities have a certain degree of influence…" Shihei Miyazaki then voiced out his opinion, "but I really wonder why are you two making a big deal out of it. You two are behaving like some king is coming to our Mansion. Relax, it's just lunch."
Taking a sip, Reisa said a simple but shocking statement to him, "Daniel is on his way."
"Eh? That ba****d?" Shihei was taken aback by his sister's words. "Why? Did you invite him?"
He didn't hide his hate for this four-star general. His reaction was obvious since Daniel was the one who decided to leave his sister for the sake of promotion.
"It seems he was dying to meet his son-in-law… Daniel said he approved Mr. Ravens."
Her statement caused him to frown, "that means, they have met before, right?"
"Uncle, ever since you are retired from your position, you stopped caring about the affairs of the world," Kiyumi said to him. "A while ago, a battalion that belongs to dad's regiment besieged a city in the western continent."
Shihei nodded, "I know. They and the police worked together to catch some terrorist group named… Wait a second."
He looked at both of them, "is he involved in that?"
Reisa answered him with another ambiguous statement, "it seems like Madam Scarlet is indeed alive and well. The Mafia Lord really fooled the world about her death and even established a security company under her name as a memory of her."
"So, The company is a diversion to protect his ex-wife," Shihei quickly connected the dots. "let me guess… She was being attacked or abducted?"
As a person who served as the leader of Galaxy-Net for almost three decades, he was wise enough to come to an exact conclusion.
Kiyumi further said, "according to our investigations, she has a separate family, a husband, and two children.
When I asked whether his mother is also coming with him, his tone was a bit off. I guess he isn't in peace terms with his mother…"
"What about your sisters?" Reisa quickly cut off the off-topic conversion and brought it back on to the track.
"They will come in the morning." Kiyumi answered her before asking both of them, "Actually, there's another thing. Konami said she wants to introduce her boyfriend to dad. She was wondering whether it's okay with you two."
"Konami has a boyfriend?" Both of them blurted out in surprise.
Kiyumi was taken aback by their response.
***
The next day afternoon;
Two vehicles entered the Miyazaki Mansion's compound and stopped before the entrance door. Wil and Silver stepped out of it while the guards didn't follow both of them upon getting the orders from Wil.
Kiyumi received them.
"Good to see you, Kiyumi-san." Wil had a smile on his face, looking at this beautiful future sister-in-law of his.
"Mr. Ravens, Mr. Silver…" After returning the greetings, she took both of them into the Mansion while texting someone.
Stepping inside the entrance hall, Wil looked around for a while before he heard his mother-in-law's voice from the side. "Mr. Ravens, we are waiting for you…"
Wil turned his head and saw Reisa and a couple of daughters who are busy with their own things…
The youngest was watching videos of 'One' again. The second oldest was chatting with a young man.
Wil thought he might be her best friend or boyfriend/fiancée considering how they are locking their arms.
Other than those three, there's a man in his sixties with grey streaks here and there.
The remaining two girls are yet to be seen…
Upon hearing Reisa's tone, they turned their heads and saw the main star of this lunch party.
Seeing Wil in person, 16-year-old Wakano thought, 'the third brother in law is indeed handsome in person. But my One is more handsome, Hmpf…'
"Your house looks nice, Miyazaki-san," Wil complimented her as a part of etiquette and handed her the gift bag with a bottle of wine inside it.
She took out the bottle without any reservations and as soon as she saw the label, her smile became bigger, "Peortasis Noir, 1992?"
Wil replied, "Silver mentioned that it was your favorite brand."
"Thank you, Mr. Ravens. I knew this isn't something that easy to find. The company only makes 1000 bottles per year, and 15-20-year-old ones cost a lot since they taste the best. So, they were even rarer…"
Upon hearing her reply, Wil thought, 'no wonder that man demanded 400 thousand yuan (200K dollars or 4 million credits). He didn't cheat me after all.'
He pointed his finger to Silver, "I didn't know much about wine. Silver is the one who recommended it."
Reisa gave a simple nod in response.
Wil frowned for a second before retracting it away.
Clearly, she wasn't interested in paying attention to Silver, thinking he's just a guard even though she knew he was close to her son-in-law.
Previously, she gave a lot of attention to Silver but now that they are becoming a family, in her eyes, Silver was no different from an employee.
"This is my elder brother, Shihei Miyazaki." She started introducing her family.
"Onii-sama, this is Williard Ravens."
The man greets with a bow as a part of the Eastern continent's culture.
Wil also returned the greetings with a bow, instead of the usual handshake. "Hello. I have heard a lot about you from my dad, Shihei-san. He once mentioned that you are the best leader of Galaxy Net."
Shihei smiled in response. "My achievements are nothing compared to your dad's."
As Wil wondered whether he was just being humble or did his dad really achieved something great, Reisa interrupted his thoughts by introducing the others.
"This is my second daughter, Konami and he's her boyfriend, Adam."
"Hello." Konami greeted with a bow while Adam put forth his hand for a handshake, "Hey man, how you doing…"
Accepting the handshake, Wil wondered whether this family likes Westerners. His father in law is a westerner. Kiyumi's fiancée's also a westerner. Combining the guy in front of him and himself, almost every female in this family chose a westerner.
He felt weird but didn't let out his thoughts and proceed with greeting the youngest brat.
To his shock, she simply bowed without even speaking hello.
Wil was taken aback by her lack of response. 'Does she have a problem with me or something?'
Kiyumi, who stood behind him, stepped forward and whispered, "she's a fan of One. Please don't mind her…"
'I see…' Wil nodded in understanding as the battle against 'One' still etched in his mind.
Deep down, he already acknowledged that 'One' is superior to him in archery. Well, atleast, currently. Poor Wil doesn't know that One is no longer the Archer.
*Tap* Tap*Tap*
Right then, Wil heard the sounds of footsteps from his behind.
He turned around. Along with him, the others also glanced at the two girls who arrived at the scene.
Wil was stunned as he saw the short-haired fourth sister. 'What a surprise… To think I would meet "Siren" here of all the places…'