Chapter 725.: 725.
Our train of cars leaves the main gate of the mansion safely .
As usual, there are Kouzuki SS vehicles outside .
Misuzu’s not on board so they won’t follow . They’ll most likely stay and defend the mansion .
Oh, but the police are sending someone to follow us .
Although it’s just one car .
「 Well, it can’t be helped . This case has nothing to do with the police 」
Shou-neechan smiles wryly from the driver’s seat .
We’re going to meet the Yakuza from Kansai .
The police won’t take charge of this .
「 Although, I talked to the department in charge of organized gangs and the public safety department as well . But, Margo-san was with me so they’d get curious . The public safety department that is 」
The public security department knows the fact that Margo-san is a disciple of the internationally wanted Kyouko Messer .
They don’t think that Kyouko-san would appear in a hotel where the Yakuza’s in Japan will have a meeting, but they’re sending over one just in case . The police still have to make a report of this after all .
Therefore, the number of followers is smaller than usual .
Shou-neechan already told them where and what we’re going to do .
They don’t expect the cars to separate halfway .
「 Well, just leave them alone . Instead, since those people are keeping track of us, the police will keep us safe until we arrive at the hotel 」
The Kansai Yakuza aren’t idiots .
They won’t attack us in public while the police are watching .
They’re people who would have a bad time if they’re found out that they work for the other side by the police .
They don’t want to give the police a kick to have them start investigating them either .
「 I’m glad that Yamaoka-san’s over there now that it has come to this 」
Shou-neechan said .
「 He’s the former director of our company’s security department so he should be acquainted with the public security police . And considering his personality, he’ll surely tell the Yakuza “The police here are quite scary,” and all the other unnecessary things he could tell them 」
「 Why? 」
I asked .
Actually, public security police are only interested in Kyouko-san .
They don’t care about the Yakuza .
「 He’d like to show his worth as a former security director of Kouzuki SS . That’s why, he’ll go say “Careful, that one’s a surveillance car from the public safety police! Those guys are much worse than the detectives assigned for the Yakuza” or something like that 」
Oh, he definitely would say that .
「 Besides, the Yakuza don’t deal with the public safety police either . That’s why they’d believe what Yamaoka-san would tell them and be more cautious 」
「 And so that’s why the Yakuza would refrain from attacking the mansion out of fear? 」
Speaking of which . They came attacking the gate yesterday, and yet,
I can’t see them anywhere today .
「 They don’t pick fights with people they don’t really know . Yakuza’s a gathering of timid people after all 」
Yakuza . Timid?
「 They’ll be sure to plunder everything from people they know they can win against . If it’s someone they have a chance to lose, then they won’t fight . They fear risk 」
Shou-neechan said .
「 No, but they do have the image of trying to resolve whatever using violence 」
「 That’s only for the bottom pile of the Yakuza, those who follow orders . Those people are the first to be cut off and gunned down . The upper echelon of Yakuza hates to take the risk . Nobody wants to go to jail for years because of a trivial reason . They’ve done so many things and worked hard for the organization, and so that’s why they won’t accept imprisonment unless it’s 50 or 60 years 」
I see .
「 Now then, let’s return to the topic 」
Shou-neechan sends me a glance .
「 Earlier, about the discussion Misuzu-sama, had earlier about Kakka and Kuromori house, I’m in favor of it 」
Shou-neechan .
「 Ah, don’t mind it, our conversation here is private . You don’t mind exchanging ideas with me, do you? 」
Yeah .
Earlier, in Misuzu’s discussion .
We’re one family, but .
Minaho-neesan’s standpoint is the leader of Kuromori . Shou-neechan is an employee of Kouzuki SS . Misuzu’s position is as a relative of Kouzuki house .
Therefore, it’s a problem to talk about Jii-chan that way .
As each of their standpoint, no, it may not be accepted due to the difference in their relationship with Jii-chan .
To Misuzu, he’s her grandfather . To Minaho-neesan, he’s a business partner . To Shou-neechan, he’s the owner of the company which she belongs .
「 That was indeed Misuzu-sama’s rashness . She should’ve made a private consultation where there are fewer people around 」
「 But, Misuzu started talking with everyone present 」
To Misuzu, the current family is much more important than Kouzui house .
「 She must’ve wanted to talk to everyone about it and have them accept Jii-chan 」
「 It must be, but there are steps for everything 」
Yeah, Misuzu’s rushing things .
「 If Kakka were to be received in the mansion, it would become hard . It won’t be just him but also Ootoku-san, and Yazawa-san following 」
Oh . I see .
There’s the thought that the security wouldn’t be a problem as we can leave it to Shou-neechan and Rei-chan, but,
Jii-chan’s bodyguards won’t leave him .
Chief Yazawa also wants to check on Jii-chan’s safety all the time .
「 When that happens, it will trouble Minaho-san, won’t it? Seeing that Yazawa-san and the bodyguards are now residents 」
Yeah .
It would mean that Yazawa-san and others will be inside of Kuromori .
Another organization with Jii-chan as the head will live together with us .
Jii-chan will act like a king no matter where he goes .
I mean, that’s the only lifestyle Jii-chan had since he was born .
And if he’s in our house;
If Jii-chan and Minaho-neesan disagree . Yazawa-san and Ootoku-san would be on his side, and it will be troublesome .
Yazawa-san will try to meet Jii-chan’s expectations no matter how unreasonable it can be .
「 That’s why, it has to be discussed in private what to do specifically, and what kind of preparations and monkey business needed to accept Kakka in the house 」
Discussing it behind closed doors with only a few people .
Then, advancing the steps to accept Jii-chan in .
「 But, I agree that Kakka should live together with you guys . To an old man, it’s happiness to see the smiles of young children 」
Shou-neechan .
「 My granduncle was like that . He’s living with his son’s family, and there was a small girl in it . He looked happy to spend his old age watching the child grow . He’s passed away already though . I think it was right when the girl was about to become a high school student 」
Old people, especially men, become happy when they spend their old age with children .
It’s a world I couldn’t understand .
「 Kakka’s life with only Yoshiko-sama is indeed dark . It’s nothing compared to the cheerfulness of your house . Yoshiko-sama also seemed to have fun seeing her yesterday and today 」
「 Huh, all Yoshiko-san did was talk to Yukino though 」
Talking about professional shogi problems,
Professional bowling organizations got taken down and something .
This morning, she was talking about mahjong competition or something .
What kind of topic is that?
Just what happened to Yukino’s interests .
「 That’s what’s fun about it . Listening to stories about a world you don’t know or unrelated to you eases up your mind 」
Shou-neechan said .
「 Yoshiko-sama can meet Ruriko-sama in school, but she seems to be isolating herself in the class 」
Isolating herself?
「 She’s thought to be Ruriko-sama’s friend, but she’s suddenly declared as one of the successors of Kouzuki house . Her classmates are having trouble on how to deal with her 」
Oh . I see .
「 Furthermore, most of the students there have been there since nursery, see? 」
Misuzu, Ruriko, Yoshiko-san, and Michi are attending the best school for the wealthy family’s daughter in Japan .
It’s an entire school from kindergarten to university .
There would be girls enrolling halfway, but most of them know each other from an early age .
「 That’s even more trouble . She’s thought as an attendant, and so they may have done something rude to her . They’re not that close with her so they don’t know if they should keep it or not 」
I see .
「 And when she comes home, she’s alone with Kakka . Yoshiko-sama was only an attendant before, and so all she had to focus on was to attend to Ruriko, but she’s suddenly receiving a lecture on business admin and economics 」
It looks like that will happen if Jii-chan’s alone with Yoshiko-san .
Jii-chan’s fond of teaching . He even has his own private class .
「 If Ruriko-sama had been there then the two would be talking happily, but 」
Yoshiko-san feels lonely to be alone in the Kouzuki family’s mansion .
「 Therefore, she’s having fun talking to Yukino-san . Yukino-san talks to Yoshiko-sama without care after all 」
That’s what’s great about Yukino .
She doesn’t care who she talks to, she’ll always take it on her pace .
「 Therefore, I think that Yoshiko-sama’s real intention is to stay in Kuromori house 」
Hmm .
Got to do something about Jii-chan and Yoshiko-san .
「 U-Uhm 」
Kudou Haruka speaks from the backseat .
「 What? 」
Shou-neechan looks at Haruka through the rear-mirror
「 I-Is it okay for me to hear all of this? 」
Haruka asks anxiously .
「 Oh, you were listening? 」
「 I-I’m riding in the same car, I’d hear it . I heard it all 」
「 Didn’t you have the choice to pretend you didn’t hear anything? 」
Shou-neechan laughs .
「 W-What? 」
Kudou Haruka’s confused .
「 W-What does that mean? 」
Then, Edie who’s sitting next to her;
「 You’re in the same school as Michi and Ruriko, right? 」
「 Y-Yes, what about it? 」
Kudou Haruka’s temporarily hired to be Ruriko’s bodyguard, and so she attends the same school .
「 What year you’re in? 」
「 T-Third year? 」
I knew it, Haruka can’t deal with this brown-skinned blonde-haired genius American girl .
Edie’s two years younger and yet Haruka’s already polite to her .
「 What a coincidence, if I recall, Yoshiko’s also in third-year high school 」
Edie smiles .
「 Yes, she’s in the class next to me 」
Kudou Haruka replies with a confused look .
「 That’s enough Edie-chan . Looks like we can’t use her no matter what 」
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