Shio Emi was exhausted when she got home.
However, there was a slight smile on her face. She had long forgotten about her annoyance earlier when she was waiting for Yagi Seiryo.
At the time, she assumed he was an irresponsible parent just like most of the parents in the Blue Monarch Institute. Moreover, the rumours about him were countless, and they ranged from the mundane to the outrageous.
Some people claimed that Misaki was not his niece, but his daughter born by an unsuitable woman he dumped, possibly in a river. This was one of the tame rumours. The more malicious gossip indicated he had murdered his entire family for money.
Some of the children made him out to be a monster while others seemed to idolise him.
Misaki never seemed affected by the rumours.
