Mazuru also didn't expect that the relationship between himself and Nanao would develop so much, and Shunsui asked Nanao to take Mazuru to meet him.
'So, is this going to meet your girlfriend's parents?'
Although he doesn't know what the exact relationship between Shunsui and Nanao was, but since Shinō Academy's graduation exam that year, Nanao was directly admitted to the Eighth Division because of her relationship with Shunsui. After entering the Eighth Division, Shunsui took care of her in every possible way. By making her the vice-captain of Eighth Division, there was no doubt that there was a deeper relationship between Shunsui and Nanao.
Therefore, from a certain point of view, Shunsui can barely be regarded as Nanao's parent.
Mazuru followed Nanao to the Eighth Division's captain room.
In the captain's room, Shunsui was waiting for them alone.
"Nanao-chan, close the door."
After seeing Mazuru and Nanao coming in, Shunsui asked Nanao to close the door.
After she closed the door, she came to Mazuru's side. For some reason, after Shunsui suddenly mentioned her mother and mentioned some of the past events, she seemed a little reserved when facing Shunsui again.
"Both of you sit down first."
Shunsui glanced at the nervous Nanao and Mazuru beside her, and said calmly.
Mazuru sat down calmly, and Nanao sat beside Mazuru.
Shunsui looked at Nanao and said, "Nanao-chan, do you know why I objected to your relationship before?"
Nanao was taken aback for a moment.
Back then when she felt the threat from Rangiku, she made up her mind to stay with Mazuru. Later, Shunsui appeared in front of her and said somethings to her. In short, she was told not to be with Mazuru, etc... Due to that, she had a rare fight with Shunsui other than the usual bickering.
She didn't expect that Shunsui would mention this again in front of Mazuru.
"Captain, what do you want to say? Please say clearly."
Nanao subconsciously held Mazuru's hand beside her. If her captain wanted to continue saying that she couldn't be with Mazuru, she would simply won't listen to it.
Shunsui saw Nanao's determination, since it was already a done deal, he would naturally not stop Nanao and Mazuru from being together. He called the two of them at this time, just to explain the reason clearly to them.
Shunsui said with a smile, "Don't think too much, Nanao-chan, brother Mazuru can be regarded as someone whom I have watched growing up. I used to prevent you from being together, not because of any prejudice against brother Mazuru."
After starting with a light sentence, the smile on his face gradually subsided again, "The reason why you are prevented from being together, all of it have to start with the explanation of the relationship between me and you."
Immediately, Shunsui, like an old man, began to tell stories of past.
He didn't directly talk about the relationship between himself and Nanao, but instead first talked about himself.
"I was born in a high-class noble Kyoraku family. I was the second son in the family. Above me, there was my elder brother. I had a very bad relationship with my elder brother when I was very young. Until later, my elder brother was married in a family of Shinto Priests, the Ise family. The Ise clan is a long line of matrilineal Shinto Priests, who oversaw and carried out rituals and rites and only women can be listed in the family tree. After a women of the Ise family, a female of the direct lineage got married with my elder brother, the relationship between me and him gradually improved."
Hearing Shunsui mention "Ise family", Nanao was stunned for a moment, she did not expect that Shunsui's sister-in-law was actually from the Ise family.
Mazuru's first thought when he heard Shunsui was "my sister-in-law is too charming". He thought it was because of the charming sister-in-law that the relationship between brothers who had been at odds gradually became better. It wasn't until he heard what Shunsui said later that he realized that he was wrong.
Shunsui continued, "After my brother and sister-in-law got married, I started to go back and forth to my brother and sister-in-law's residence frequently. However, no one thought that my brother passed away not long after the marriage."
'Was he drained to death?' Mazuru couldn't help but think about other kind of topics again.
Shunsui explained, "The reason for all this is that members of the Ise family have always had the fate of "men who marry women of the Ise family will die young". She wanted to sever ties with her natal family to end the fate, but their fate did not changed because of this. On the contrary, she was sent back to her natal family because of the stipulation that women who marry into noble families must not have any contact with their husband's family after the death of their husbands."
"What a weird rule!" Mazuru exclaimed.
Shunsui deeply agrees, "It's really weird."
He changed his tone, and said again: "Not long after returning to Ise family's house, my sister-in-law gave birth to a girl, and named her Nanao. At that time sister-in-law was already sent back to her natal family and because of that, the child is named after my sister-in-law's natal family..."
Having said that, Shunsui paused and looked at Nanao.
Nanao also finally understood why Shunsui often went back and forth to her house, and knew the relationship between herself and Shunsui.
"So, you're my... uncle?"
Nanao called Shunsui with a title that she was not very used to.
Shunsui said, "That's right."
"Then my mother's death..." Ise Nanao thought of another important matter, and couldn't help asking Shunsui.
"This will involve another secret." Shunsui said, "I haven't decided whether to tell you about this matter or not, anyway, after talking to you so much, you should also understand why I tried to stop you and brother Mazuru from being together."
"Is it... the fate of the Ise family? No, it should rather be said to be a curse…"
Nanao muttered.
"So, if I'm with him, will it harm his life?"
Nanao looked at Mazuru beside her, feeling a little panicked suddenly.
Shunsui sighed when he noticed Nana uneasiness, and comforted her, "You don't have to be too nervous, maybe that fate no longer exists."
Why it ceased to exist he did not explain.
But as an insider who knew the entire story, he said so, obviously there was a reason for his fixation.
Shunsui said to Nanao, "Since you have chosen Brother Mazuru, as an uncle, I will definitely bless you." Then, he looked at Mazuru beside Nanao and said, "Brother Mazuru, I entrust Nanao-chan to you, you have to take good care of her, if I come to know that you have hurt her, I will never forgive you and let you go lightly."
As he said that, he remembered one more thing, and smiled at Mazuru, "Also, if you don't mind, you can also call me uncle, Captain Shunsui or something, it really seems too distant."
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