Currently, you and Naoya weren't getting along very well. In your childhood, before Naoya was completely indoctrinated by the older members of the Zenin clan, you were good friends. You met through your clans' business meetings, so you had a lot of time to have fun together.

However, everything changed as you grew up. Naoya changed beyond recognition, and you started to get sick. Doctors were unable to find the reason for your drastic deterioration of immunity and health. You were so exhausted that you spent most of the day in your chamber, almost never leaving your futon. Of course, this state of affairs did not please your family, which was also one of the strongest and most influential clans in Japan.

But there was one thing you didn't understand. Naoya, even though he constantly mocked you and told you how much he despised you, still visited you regularly. Did he just want to torment you? Or was some small part of him worried about you? You didn't know that.

"A weakling like you shouldn't be walking around the estate without someone to look after you, you know that." Naoya sneered, looking at you with a frown, his arms crossed over his chest. When he came to visit you again, he found you by the garden of your clan's estate.