More than ten minutes had passed in the midst of their banter. At this moment, a figure flashed through the open door and a girl in a female outfit walked into the room.
"Miss, the master asked me to inform you and the gentleman beside you to go over." The maid placed her hands on her lower abdomen and bowed.
"Got it." Mi Lei nodded at the maid.
The maid who informed Mi Lei didn't look like an eyesore as she bowed to Mi Lei again and left the master bedroom.
"Seems like the decision has been made." Sei Itō smiled at Mi Lei.
"You better behave later. Don't scare my grandfather with the same trick you used on my mother. Maybe because of your scare, the things that have already been decided will change again." Mi Lei looked at Ito Sei with a serious expression.
"I understand. After all, Old Ashford was someone who followed Mariana and went to the battlefield. His spirit and hobbies are much stronger than your mother's." Sei Itō held Mi Lei's hand and smiled.
"But even so, one thing is irrefutable. He is the person at the helm of Ashford. No matter what, he won't abandon the family's comfort. So when necessary, appropriate intimidation is necessary," Sei Itō added as he walked out of the master bedroom with Mi Lei.
"Do as you see fit. Just don't make a fool of yourself." Mi Lei knew what Sei Itō said was the truth, so she didn't say anything else. She only reminded him again and silently led Sei Itō to Old Ashford's study room.
A moment later, the two arrived at Old Ashford's study room on the top floor of Ashford's main building.
Mi Lei, who stood in front of the study room door, took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"Come in." As soon as the knocking ended, an old and slightly dignified voice came from behind the door.
"Click." Mi Lei, who got permission, turned the lock and pushed open the door. She walked into the study room with Sei Itō.
In an instant, a man in a Britanian-style noble attire appeared. He was well-built, had blonde hair, and a square face. The old man, who looked to be in his fifties, sat behind a desk made of solid wood. He was the same old man that Zhang Zian had seen in the master bedroom. Sei Itō caught sight of Mi Lei's mother, who was standing at the side of his desk.
At this moment, Sei Itō and Old Ashford didn't say anything as they quietly looked at each other in the study.
"Just now, Milei's mother told me everything about you." Old Ashford was the first to speak. "Now tell me honestly, how confident are you in taking on Brittania's counterattack?"
As expected of someone who had lived for fifty to sixty years and had been in the noble circle for less than half his life, Old Ashford hit the nail on the head.
"One hundred percent," Sei Itō replied confidently.
Old Ashford's eyes flashed when he heard Sei Itō's answer. He carefully sized up Sei Itō again, trying to distinguish whether what he said was true or false.
"What do you want the Ashford family to do?" After a few seconds, Old Ashford, who didn't see any guilty expression on Sei Itō's face, asked again.
"No need. Besides, the Ashford family's current power can't help me much, "Sei Itō said calmly.
Old Ashford didn't say anything. He directly changed the topic. "I oppose the matter between you and Mi Lei, and I will mediate with the Royaxu family, but Mi Lei must stay in the Ashford family until you deal with Brittania's counterattack and pacify the Chinese Federation's civil strife. Only then can you take her away. "
After hearing Old Ashford's words, Sei Itō immediately frowned. Old Ashford's words had too many flaws. To summarize it in a straightforward sentence, "I want to see the reality. If you can withstand Brittania's counterattack, then Mi Lei marrying you is fine. After all, the power that can withstand Brittania's counterattack isn't weak. With Mi Lei's help, the Ashford family doesn't have to worry about rising!" But if you can't withstand Brittania's counterattack? Sorry, Mi Lei is my Ashford family's woman. I can arrange it however I want!
As for the mediation that Old Ashford mentioned, it was even more perfunctory. With Old Ashford's face, or directly shamelessly finding a random reason to delay the Royaxu family for a while, it could be delayed until the matter was clear. When the time came, Old Ashford could directly say to the Royaxu family that Mi Lei was unwilling, then break off the marriage and give Mi Lei to Sei Itō in exchange for the family's rise. If it didn't work, he could directly dump Sei Itō and send Mi Lei to the Royaxu family in exchange for a new life for the family.
In short, he was preparing for both eventualities. His Ashford family wouldn't lose out.
"The old man has a good plan." Sei Itō laughed in his mind. "But since you're playing with me, then after the matter is done, don't expect me to leave any benefits for your family!"
"Alright, I'll temporarily leave Mi Lei in the Ashford family. I'll pick her up after the matter is done." Then Sei Itō first turned to look at Mi Lei standing on the side, then looked back at Old Ashford and said.
Sei Itō, who had just finished talking, chatted with Old Ashford for a while, then walked out of Old Ashford's study with Mi Lei, who sent him off, and walked out of the Ashford mansion.
"If you don't want to stay at home anymore, I can take you away now," Sei Itō said to Mi Lei, who was beside him, on the way out of the Ashford mansion, who was in low spirits.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mi Lei rolled her eyes at Sei Itō and said, "Although grandpa's words made me feel uncomfortable, I've already prepared for those things, so it's not hard to accept."
"Moreover, you wouldn't purposely fail and make me marry some strange man, right?" Then Mi Lei looked at Sei Itō from the corner of her eyes and continued.
"Of course." Sei Itō, who had his hand around Mi Lei's waist, laughed heartily.
"Be careful, grandpa and mother are watching from above." Mi Lei again rolled her eyes at Sei Itō and reminded.
"It's right and proper for me to hug my woman, what's there to be careful about." Sei Itō curled his lips in disdain.
"Take this little black ball and keep it with you. After all, Nihon is still very chaotic. Who knows when there will be Nihon people who don't like the nobles coming to your house to cause trouble. If you feel danger, use it to contact me." Then his face became serious, and he flipped his hand again to create a little black ball and gave it to Mi Lei.
"I know." Mi Lei took the little black ball and held it in her hand and nodded.
"Okay, let's stop here. If there's anything, use the little black ball to contact me." Sei Itō, who had walked forward for a while, stopped, turned around, put his hands on Mi Lei's waist, and looked at Mi Lei and said.
"Okay." Mi Lei obediently nodded in agreement.
Looking at Mi Lei's seductive appearance, Sei Itō leaned his head forward and kissed Mi Lei's lips.
Feeling his lips entangled in her mouth, Mi Lei raised her arms, hugged Sei Itō's neck, and took the initiative to cooperate with Sei Itō's kiss.
"I'm leaving." After a while, Sei Itō, who had let go of Mi Lei, who was a little short of breath, chuckled. Then his figure flashed, disappeared in front of Mi Lei, and appeared in another place one kilometer away. Then his figure flashed again, and rushed to the Governor's Mansion.
After several times, Sei Itō's figure returned to the Governor's Mansion, went to the Emperor's room, and accompanied the Emperor, Jiang Lihua.
… …
Britannia's counterattack came very quickly. That night, which was the morning of Britannia's time, the Britannia's army was mobilized and appeared on the border of the Inner Mongolia region of the Chinese Federation the next morning in Japan and the Chinese Federation's time. It was as if the army was pressing down on the border.
At the same time, the rebellion that had been restrained because of the Chinese Federation's powerful military power that took down Japan in one day became fierce again, and cooperated with the Britannia's military operations to cause chaos in the Chinese Federation.
"How is the Britannia's army?" Sei Itō, who was sitting on the main seat of the Governor's Mansion, casually threw the document with the information of the Chinese Federation and the Britannia's military operations on the table, and looked up at Li Xingke standing on the side and asked.
"In addition to the army in Hokkaido, the Britannia's army in Japan, Shikoku, Kyushu, and other places have all been disarmed and detained in the area that was originally used to build the special zone in Japan." Li Xingke reported.
"What about the Knightmare?" Sei Itō asked again.
"They were all transported to the concessions in the early morning and placed in the barracks in Yokohama, Yoto, and Izu." Li Xingke replied without hesitation.
"Is it feasible to use the Chinese Federation's soldiers to pilot those Knightmare?" Sei Itō thought.
"There may be some problems in running-in. After all, the design concept and mechanical performance are different from Steel Skeleton. It will be difficult to get used to it quickly." Li Xingke frowned.
"Whatever." Sei Itō's brows relaxed, sighed, and then directly ordered, "Leave one-third of the Knightmare for the Red Army to use as a replacement body, and equip the rest of the Knightmare to the soldiers to make up for the lack of Steel Skeleton."
"Yes." Li Xingke accepted the order.
Then he looked at Kirihara Taisan and the others standing on the other side and ordered, "Kirihara, transfer all the newly manufactured Undermoon series bodies to the Chinese Federation's army."
"Yes, sir." Kirihara Taisan accepted the order without any hesitation.
"Okay, you all go and prepare. After six hours, board the ship and return to the Federation's territory to deal with the Britannia's attack." Sei Itō ordered.
"Yes." Kirihara Taisan and Li Xingke responded and turned to leave the conference room together.
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