Without the presence of adults, everyone was undoubtedly a lot more relaxed, and the more they chatted, the more the living room was filled with laughter.
Although Koichiro was much older than Rozen and Asuna, and he had already entered society, he showed far more curiosity than a child. He often asked Rozen and Asuna questions about the game, and it seemed like he really yearned for it.
"Although I also have AmuSphere, it's just a decoration in the room, and I rarely use it."
Koichiro couldn't help but sigh because of that.
After all, Koichiro had almost inherited the family business and had to travel back and forth every day to work. He rarely went home and had his own time to rest.
Today was the same. When Rozen arrived, Koichiro went home. It was the first day of the new year, but he still had to deal with some work outside. It showed how busy Koichiro was.
Although Koichiro had entered Imaginary Worlds before, he basically just wandered around, and he didn't have time to play games at all.
In Kyoko's words, successful people like Koichiro didn't have time to waste on games. That was the frustration of the eldest son of the Yuki Family.
It was conceivable why Koichiro agreed with Rozen, and why he didn't dare to say that he was carefree.
As a successful example of Kyoko's education, this so-called successful person basically didn't have his own happiness, so how could he be carefree?
Of course, now that things had come to this, Koichiro had no intention of rebelling against Kyoko. His life had basically been set in stone. In the future, he would probably go on a blind date with a young lady from a well-matched family, marry her, and carry on the fine traditions of the Yuecheng family.
It wasn't hard to imagine how tiring Koichiro's life would be.
It's just …
"I won't resist, but I'm afraid I have to think about how to make time for myself to enjoy life."
Koichiro said with a smile. It seemed that he wasn't completely without any thoughts.
The eldest son of the Yuecheng family had begged Rozen more than once to bring him to play in ALO when he was free. Rozen naturally nodded and agreed, saying that he could do it anytime.
As for Yasna, seeing her brother like this, not only was she not worried, but she was even happier.
Yasna knew that as the only boy in the family, Koichiro's pressure was far greater than hers. If he could relax after work and come to the ALO to play with them, then Yasna would be more than willing.
The three of them chatted in the living room until they waited for Shozo and Jingzi to come down before they stopped.
Then, the New Year's Eve dinner began.
A group of people gathered in the dining hall and ate in an orderly manner.
During this period, Shozo was still as amiable as ever, while Kyoko still had a cold face and didn't say a word throughout.
To be honest, Kyoko's behavior, if it were in other places, would really make the atmosphere quite tense and heavy, making people very uncomfortable, considering her majesty and sense of existence.
This was also the reason why Yasna, Koichiro, and even Shozo usually didn't like to go against Kyoko. The main reason was that she affected the surrounding atmosphere and rhythm too much, and her sense of existence was really strong.
It was a pity that Kyoko met Rozen this year.
Again, compared with all kinds of difficult enemies that Rozen had encountered before, Kyoko was really nothing.
So, Rozen took the initiative to speak several times, cleverly changing the topic and the rhythm. While talking and laughing, the atmosphere not only did not drop, but it became better and better, becoming more and more lively, so that Shozo and Koichiro began to completely relax. They subconsciously ignored the existence of Kyoko and talked and laughed with Rozen.
This made Kyoko's face become colder and colder, and the way she looked at Rozen was even more unhappy.
Presumably, this university professor, who was famous for his sharp tongue and political means, had never been ignored like this, and was even one-sidedly suppressed by others, right?
Rozen having such ability made Kyoko look at him in a new light again, but there was only one thought in her mind.
(He has such an ability, but he wasted it in vain, what a waste.)
Kyoko looked at Rozen like this, and then looked at Yasna, who was gently watching Rozen talking and laughing with her family, her eyes flickered slightly.
At this time, Kyoko almost had an idea.
(It depends on what you plan to do.)
Kyoko thought so.
After that, under the leadership of Shozo, everyone finally left the Yuecheng Family and went to the Yuecheng Family's main house.
On this day, many people in the Yuecheng Family gathered in the vast hall of their hometown to meet again.
This was the first time for Rozen, and for Yasna, it was the annual meeting that had been four years away.
In November 2022, Yasna, a third-year junior high school student, was imprisoned in SAO until January 2025, which was exactly one year ago when she was rescued by Rozen. So, this was the fourth year that Yasna returned to her hometown to meet her relatives.
In the large Kyoto style teahouse, Yasna was forced to wear a kimono and greet many relatives, including her grandparents, like an NPC receiving guests.
Asuna's long-lost cousins were naturally very happy to see her again.
However, Rozen, who was accompanying them, found some uncomfortable feelings in their eyes that were happy for Yasna's safe return.
Of course, when these uncomfortable feelings fell on him, they became much more intense.
Obviously, the attitude of these so-called relatives, as Rozen and others had guessed before, was not good.
If even the young people were like this, it was easy to imagine the attitude of the adults who were on opposite sides.
Yasna had been worried that Rozen, who had been watching from the side with a smile, would suddenly say something shocking and embarrass everyone.
This was not an unnecessary worry.
This was Rozen's personality. If others were good to him, he would be good to them. If others were rude to him, he wouldn't need to be polite. For the time being, he gave enough face to Yasna's mother, but if these so-called relatives didn't know what was good for them, Rozen wouldn't mind teaching them how to behave.
However, to Rozen's surprise, the annual meeting that he thought would not end well ended smoothly.
No one dared to provoke Rozen, and no one dared to ridicule Rozen in front of him. Instead, after the adults showed up, the entire Jecheng Family looked at Rozen with a surprised and uncertain look.
The reason was because of one person.
It was an important person in the Yuecheng Family who had the right to speak at the highest level of the country's government. During the meeting, he came to visit Rozen and had a polite conversation with Rozen.
This important person's attitude made everyone look at Rozen differently. Shozo, Kyoko, Koichiro, and even Yasna were shocked.
Rozen was also stunned, but he immediately understood.
(This person knows who I am, so he came to greet me. It's not only to give me face, but also to warn the rest of the family not to offend me and make things worse.)
That was it.
The other party should also be very clear that Rozen was hiding his true strength, and it was very likely that his relatives in the Jicheng Family would offend him. At that time, if Rozen made a fuss, it would be troublesome.
Because of this, the person took the initiative to greet Rozen politely. This way, he could warn the people around him and let them know that a person that even he had to treat with respect was definitely not an ordinary person, so they should not mess around.
After that, the people around him no longer looked at Rozen with uncomfortable eyes out of scruples, but they were surprised and doubtful, and they talked about this matter.
Because of this, the annual meeting passed smoothly.
When the Yuecheng Family left their hometown and returned to Miyazaka, Rozan Can left the Yuecheng Family and returned to the Kirigaya Family.
However, the aftermath of this incident was far from over.
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