Crossover Anime: I'm at Shuchiin Academy, and my surname is Uchiha.

Chapter 210: No Time to Grieve for Studying in America, It's Uchiha Ryo Who Joins the Battle

The fate of a tree is not in its own hands...

After the story was finished, Lady Tsurumi seemed lost in thought, while Rumi suddenly stood up.

"Mom, I want to go to Shuchiwon Academy! It's my own choice!"

Lady Tsurumi: "Children shouldn't interrupt adults!"

The student, who had studied in the US, exclaimed, "Mom! You promised to grant me one request if I got first place in my grade this time: I want to study at Shuchiin Academy!"

Lady Tsurumi seemed somewhat angry. This child, who had never argued with her since childhood, had actually learned to rebel?

"So what if you got first place in the grade? You're getting cocky just because you got first place in the grade? If you really studied hard, why don't you try to get first place in the whole county!"

"But...but you promised me."

Lady Tsurumi: "A reward? I promised you a reward, not to send you away to that prestigious academy! It's a dangerous place; you won't be able to handle it!"

Liu Mei gritted her teeth, "How do you know I can't do it if you don't let me try!"

"Going to a place like that won't do you any good. Wouldn't it be better if we just stayed in Chiba and studied? If you want to learn better knowledge, I can easily hire a tutor for you..."

Tears welled up in Tsurumi Rumi's eyes.

"But I can't make friends here... They're so immature, I can't connect with them. Is it wrong for me to just want friends who are like-minded?"

Mrs. Tsurumi chuckled. "In the end, you're not really doing this for studying; you're just trying to make friends at school. And isn't that because of you? Staying cooped up at home all day, how can you possibly make any friends!"

"Look at Shirasaki Hana in your class. She's the same age as you, and she's so sunny and cheerful in class. Why can't you be like that?!"

Seeing that the mother and daughter were about to start arguing, Shirogane Miyuki was about to speak when Uchiha Ryo interrupted him with a gesture.

Only by gaining courage can one walk a golden path through the wilderness.

Rumi Tsurumi: "Mom, don't you really understand why I don't like to talk? Why I can't communicate with people my own age? When I confide my troubles to you, you only make them worse. When I try to explain happiness to you, you only make it disappear! All you've ever told me is to study!"

Lady Tsurumi was also a woman of strong will, and she seemed to have forgotten that there were two guests in the house as well.

"Studying in the US? I've provided you with food and drink, and I'm wrong? Then tell me, where did I go wrong!"

Rumi Tsurumi: "Just like you said about Hana, her mother is so gentle and supports her in everything she does, but I don't get any support at all. You reject everything I want to do, and in the end, you make me study and think!"

"What you want, what you like, has to be useful for your future! If I don't support you... do you think I can allow you to do whatever you want?!"

Rumi Tsurumi: "But the Shirasaki Hana you mentioned, her mother would support her in doing what she wants to do."

"That's because Shirasaki Hana is outstanding!"

"....."

Rumi Tsurumi smiled, then said, as if deflated, "So despite all my hard work, you've never thought I was good enough?"

Mrs. Tsurumi said calmly, "What do you think? Hana is sunny, cheerful, confident, and obedient. But you? I have to push you to study, and you've even learned to talk back to me here."

"If you were as outstanding as others, would I not support you?!"

Rumi Tsurumi: "The reason they are so outstanding is because they have the support of their families!"

Uchiha Ryo coughed lightly, finally interrupting the conversation between mother and daughter. In this battle between Tsurumi, Rumi had already lost.

Without even a moment to grieve for the disappointment of his friend's return to America, Uchiha Ryo immediately joined the battle!

"You see, the problem—is right here. Mrs. Tsurumi! Excellence is a result of being loved, not a reason for being loved..."

Lady Tsurumi: "What do you expect me to do? Just listen to whatever she says! You can't spoil children these days. I'm doing this all for her own good, for her future!"

Uchiha Ryo: "But you're just dismissing her efforts like that? What will you use to define her success or failure in the end?!"

Mrs. Tsurumi: "It will be fine once she gets into university according to my plan."

"Will things be better once she gets into university?"

Mrs. Tsurumi: "Then we can wait until she graduates and gets a job!"

"Will she be successful once she gets a job? What about her marriage, having children, and raising her next generation? Will she have to go through the same cycle of putting pressure on her children like you have?"

"....."

Lady Tsurumi looked at Rumi, whose eyes remained resolute despite the tears in her eyes.

"But... I was raised the same way when I was little. I just want her to become a better person..."

Uchiha Ryo: "The idea that she can become exactly as you wish for her doesn't exist! That's just your idealism! All parents in the world hope their children will succeed, and you... have you lived up to your parents' expectations?"

.....

When the three of them left the Tsurumi residence, both Miyuki Shirogane and Rumi Tsurumi breathed a sigh of relief.

Uchiha Ryo calmly said, "The matter is resolved. After the final exams, you can go to Shuchiin Academy to take the exam to skip a grade."

Rumi Tsurumi nodded. "I understand. So where should I stay in Tokyo? My parents probably won't come often."

There's no need to worry about Rumi. Uchiha Ryo repeated Yukino's words: Anyway, there are rooms in the luxury apartment, and Yukino lives alone, so it's good for Rumi to keep her company.

Back at the inn at the foot of Chiba Forest, Uchiha Ryo recounted how "peace" had persuaded Lady Tsurumi, and Yukinoshita couldn't help but smile.

"You did a good job."

Uchiha Ryo: "I did a good job, is there a reward?"

"Hmm, how about I treat you to dinner?"

Uchiha Ryo: "I don't want to eat rice, I want to eat candy."

Yukino rolled her eyes. "I'm not giving you any candy. I'm going back to my room to rest."

"That's not up to you!"

Finding no one nearby, Uchiha Ryo pulled the beauty into his arms and gave her a light, fleeting peck.

However, Uchiha Ryo wouldn't do much. Although he hadn't seen it yet, it would be difficult to explain if Ichibanta and the others came.

Yukinoshita glared at Uchiha Ryo speechlessly. "Hmph, it seems it's really good that Rumi is staying with me."

Huh? Wait a minute! Was this part of your calculations, Yukino?

Uchiha Ryo suddenly realized that if Tsurumi Rumi lived at Yukino's house, then he wouldn't be able to go to Yukino's house every day... cough cough... to enjoy the air conditioning anymore?!

"Um, how about letting Rumi stay at my place?"

Yukinoshita grinned victoriously. "Who do you think will agree, Rumi or Mrs. Tsurumi? From now on, Rumi will be living in my house, so don't you dare come here and try to touch her!"

Honestly, what does Yukinoshita take him for, Uchiha Ryo?! The naturally kind-hearted Uchiha Ryo is simply afraid of the Uchiha bloodline dying out in this world; he just wants to revive the Uchiha clan in his own way.