「……….There’s no use even if I think about it now」
Everything, this situation was all because of his powerlessness. And because of that, he had forced Erika and the people to carry a heavy burden.
He didn’t even feel like mocking himself.
With a gloomy heart, he opened the letter from Harold.
The starting of the letter had a seasonal greeting, which was unlike something written by a child. With that itself, Tasuku didn’t have a bad impression of Harold.
But as he went on reading the letter, the complacency to think about such things was blown away.
Spontaneously, power started filling his hand which was holding the letter, and by the time he had finished reading it, the whole letter was deeply wrinkled.
「Is anyone there!? Call Kiryuu!」
Tasuku’s loud voice rang out throughout the whole mansion. Maybe being flustered by an unusual thing, the servants who were working in the mansion hurriedly searched for Kiryuu.
Soon, the figure of the person who was called for, appeared while making noise due to walking in a hurry. It was the elderly man, who was waiting for Harold and his father, at the gate.
「What is it, Master」
「We can’t speak here. Come」
The place which Tasuku chose was the office, where nobody was present. There, he made Kiryuu read the letter from Harold.
As soon as Kiryuu finished reading, Tasuku started talking.
「That letter is from Harold-kun. What do you think?」
「……….Frankly speaking, I think this is suspicious」
「Agreed. But even if this is true or false, there is no benefit for the Stokes family」
「If so, then is it the work of a third party? At the very least, it is hard to think that it was written by the boy himself」
「At the most, he was just used as a go-between, is it」
That line of thinking was the most understandable answer. Because, the contents of the letter wasn’t something that a mere 10 year old child could write.
But in that case, the biggest question wasn’t cleared.
「The problem is, whose work it is. If it were some supporter of the Sumeragi, there would be no need to choose such a roundabout and unreliable method」
「Then, it’s the work of someone who is against the Stokes house?」
「And that too, someone who is close enough to Harold-kun to make him accept their request, or someone who could manipulate him to any extent. To a degree of brainwashing him」
If that wasn’t the case, there was no way that the letter would reach Tasuku, and even the condition written couldn’t be fulfilled.
The aim of the mastermind was either the fall of the Stokes house or something that came after it. To make conjectures about it, the information was too less at the present point of time.
「It might be bad for the Sumeragi house if we try to pry into them, but……….」
「If we do that, compared to the things we might gain, the risks are too high. Offering a few words, right now, the Sumeragi are in a predicament. If we watch carefully, even without hurrying, it will take the form we desire」
It was as Kiryuu said. As long as a solution wasn’t found, eventually the Sumeragi house would disappear without financial support.
「In other words, if it is that the sender of this letter doesn’t want for that to happen,………」
「It is highly possible that the contents written down are true」
This wasn’t a concrete solution.
But if it was effective, the time required to explore for a solution would be produced. In that case, as written down in the letter, it would be possible to cancel the engagement and let Erika be free.
「Kiryuu, gather the required materials at once. And after explaining the risks, employ those who still have hope」
There was no definitive proof that the contents of the letter were true. But it was the only light that could be seen in the fog.
Even if he was dancing on someone’s palm, Tasuku decided to gamble on this chance.