"I think so too. Rize was probably upset because you didn't choose to be with her, and also didn't explain your reason clearly."
Yoshimura Eto also said, "This kind of thing is really just a small misunderstanding; it's easy to resolve, unless she already doesn't like you anymore."
"Whether Rize likes me or not… I don't really know…"
Washuu Nimura said.
"...You two are already that close, though. Then again, you're still kids, feelings at that age are pretty pure and simple."
Uchiha Byakuya said.
"So now I should just go find Rize and explain everything clearly to her, right?"
Nimura asked.
"That's right. Also, it's best if you try to coax her a bit. Even if you don't want to apologize, at least try to comfort her. Girls like her are actually pretty easy to cheer up."
Eto suggested.
"Mm-hmm, got it."
Nimura nodded.
"I'll go with you in a bit."
Byakuya said.
He had nothing else to do at the moment anyway, so he might as well go see how Nimura handled things.
"Alright, I'll come with you two as well. If you mess things up, I can at least step in to help smooth it over."
After listening to the two, Eto decided to tag along as well.
"Thanks!"
Nimura said happily.
He felt that as long as Byakuya-nii and Eto-nee were with him, everything would be okay, they just gave off a very reliable feeling.
His confidence immediately rose quite a bit.
"Can I come along too?"
At that moment, Hoito Roma suddenly stepped over and joined the group.
She just loved watching drama and kids' drama was drama too in the end.
Faced with this unfamiliar older sister's request, Washuu Nimura looked at Uchiha Byakuya, as if leaving the decision to Big Brother Byakuya.
"...Fine, just don't cause trouble."
To be honest, Byakuya still didn't fully trust Roma, even now. It was just that he had absolute strength, so he wasn't afraid of her causing any problems.
"Of course not. I definitely won't cause any trouble."
Roma promised with a smile.
Washuu Nimura looked at this big sister and she seemed both kind and gentle. And since she also worked at the Café, she should be a good person, just like the manager of Anteiku.
With that, Byakuya, Eto, and also Roma all accompanied Nimura on the trip to the 6th Ward. This kind of lineup was obviously anything but ordinary.
Right now, Kamishiro Rize was staying in the 6th Ward together with Kamishiro Matasaka.
Because, in this timeline, Rize had left the Washuu family much earlier than she did in the original, she wasn't nearly as "rebellious" as in the original.
She was still quite obedient, willing to listen to her adoptive father's guidance, and hadn't caused much trouble.
Now that Kamishiro Matasaka was in charge of the 6th Ward, he had also responded to the TSC's call in opposing the Dragon Orphans, coexisting peacefully with humans, and usually only consuming corpses or the special food developed by the TSC.
Rize and Kamishiro Matasaka's life was fairly stable these days, the only occasional problem being the need to clean up the random Dragon Orphans that kept on appearing.
However, Rize had been a bit unsettled lately.
Kamishiro Matasaka more or less understood why Rize was like this, it was basically because of that kid Nimura.
Back when he brought Rize back to the 6th Ward, he had explained Nimura's reasons and hardships to her, and she had listened too.
But Nimura hadn't come to see Rize for quite a while, and Rize, for one, still harbored resentment toward the Washuu family, and secondly, was also sulking a little and so she refused to go seek him out as well.
That was what had led to the current stiff situation.
"Rize, how about we go to the Washuu family and find that kid Nimura? This can't go on forever."
Kamishiro Matasaka had trained in martial arts since childhood, never sought out a woman, and had no interest in women either, so he didn't really understand these kinds of things. The best he could offer was blunt advice.
"No."
Rize seemed to still be sulking.
It was like she was deliberately waiting for Nimura to come to her.
"But if this keeps going, that kid might end up with someone new."
Kamishiro Matasaka advised, "He's the King of the Washuu now; if he wanted girls, they'd be lining up. Who knows, maybe one day he'll be completely smitten by some other girl."
After saying that, he suddenly felt like something was off.
He suddenly remembered that both Nimura and Rize were still just kids, and here they were, worrying about stuff like adults.
Kamishiro Matasaka couldn't help but sigh how kids these days simply grow up too fast.
"Ugh…"
Hearing this, Rize immediately felt like it really might happen.
She struggled with her thoughts for a while, and finally gave in.
"Th-then… let's go find him later…"
Rize said.
"Mm."
Kamishiro Matasaka was just about to say something else, but suddenly his gaze shifted, as if he sensed something. "Never mind, looks like we don't need to go anymore he's already coming."
"Nimura? He's here?"
Rize immediately asked.
"Yeah, and he's not alone."
Kamishiro Matasaka nodded.
But… among them was someone whose presence he found quite unpleasant.
Naturally, it was Roma.
He hadn't expected that woman to come along, too.
Hearing that, Rize instantly felt happy.
Not long after, Nimura arrived.
Alongside him were Uchiha Byakuya, Yoshimura Eto, and Hoito Roma.
"So you came here with Nimura too, huh… and that kid of Kuzen's as well…"