Adelheid-san looked up. Edie smiled.
Doesn’t look good for you, does it? Your life in Japan might be over already
Yeah, in this situation.
Torii-san will dismiss Adelheid-san, and no other family will hire her.
She failed on her exaggerated A-class license, her way of promoting herself.
But, do you have the skill? My skill? I’m asking if you’re useful
Edie said. Adelheid-san looks blankly.
Maybe not now. The party just started, but something will happen in 25 minutes Something? A sideshow for the party!
Edie said.
Chapter 856. High Life My worth is too low?
New names introduced in High Life Arc.
Young ladies and their bodyguards
Kanou Sakurako 16yo Daughter of Kanou house, a family with a long history rivaling Kouzuki house.
Shiranui Shie 17 yo Sakurako’s bodyguard. A daughter of a family that serves Kanou house for generations.
Torii Mariko 16 yo Young lady of Torii electronics. She seems cut off from others, unable to read the mood.
Haiji Katori 13 yo Mariko’s bodyguard. However, a girl hired by contract. Half-race.
Kurama Misato 18 yo. Daughter of Kurama house, which is sinking. Planned to become a prostitute.
Kurama Arisu 13 yo. Misato’s little sister. Always covers up her sister.
Anjou Mitama 18 yo. Misato’s bodyguard. Will attack from the sky – Favorite phrase. Silent.
Anjou Kinuka 13 yo. Arisu’s bodyguard. Thick nerves.
Kuromiya Motoko 17 yo. A young warrior lady. Kuromiya spearmanship instructor.
Mikuriya Kurumi 14 yo Motoko’s bodyguard, a fluffy-haired cute girl.
Kansai Yakuza spy
Tendou Otome 17 yo She infiltrated as a bodyguard of the granddaughter of Mizushima holdings’ president.
Do you know why you failed?
Edie asks Adelheid-san.
Ah, Edie’s now closer to us, and so.
Michi and Yomi are moving to distance themselves from us now.
Yeah, Yomi will be checking on the other young ladies and their bodyguards.
Tendou Otome-san, the Kansai Yakuza spy, is on the table far from us.
She’s talking to her Master, the young lady speaking for her.
They’re probably planning on doing something.
That’s because Seki-sama from Kouzuki SS hindered me
Adelheid-san glared at Edie and replied.
Yes, you called?
Shou-neechan turns around.
Hmm, not really
Edie says, smiling wryly.
but.
Adelheid-san seems unconvinced.
Then, let’s change the question. Your former master called out to the sisters over there after saying dismissing you
Sisters. She means the Anjou sisters.
Anjou sisters looked at Edie and Adelheid-san.
No, their Masters, the Kurama sisters. Kanou-san and Shie-san as well.
Torii-san’s the only one who’s on the catering side and is biting on a sandwich.
However, nobody comes close to her. I guess the young ladies avoid her.
Then, why do you think it was them?
Edie smiled at Adelheid-san.
Mariko-ojousama needs a new bodyguard to replace me
Adelheid-san speaks in frustration.
That’s all? What else do I know?
Adelheid-san is angry.
You derived your conclusion with yourself at the center. And since you evaluate yourself highly, it’s natural you think that way What are you trying to say? I’m a first-class bodyguard!
Adelheid-san said. Edie laughed.
I thought so too. Maybe you’re telling the truth. You might be strong I get it. If you’re going that far, then let’s fight!
Adelheid-san takes a stance.
Too early. Everyone just started eating. The sideshow is for later Don’t call my strength a sideshow!
As soon as she said that, Edie released a strong Qi.
Ugu!
Adelheid-san’s unable to move after applying Qi on her.
Listen to what I’m saying
Adelheid-san glared at Edie.
Sure, you might be strong. At least, you think that you have the skill.However
On the other hand, Edie speaks with an unbreaking smile.
Nobody knows that. You can evaluate yourself as strong as much as you want, but others will only react, Huh? What do you mean? I’m an A-rank graduate of the academy!
Adelheid-san objects. Still unable to move.
And that’s why the reaction is Huh? What’s that?
Edie laughed.
Japan is a country that focuses on achievements more. You can graduate from all the well-known academy, but if you’re lacking in actual experience, then they’ll treat you as a beginner
Shou-neechan said.
What’s necessary is the years you worked on-site, and if possible, good results. I had an S-rank from the academy, but they evaluate me by my work as Kakka’s bodyguard than the license. He’s one of the
VIP
of this country, and all the people he meets are leaders inside and outside of the political and business circles. My evaluation depends on how I take control of the locations where Kakka is present Jii-chan’s personal bodyguard is Ootoku-san and Choumoto-san, but.
Those two are muscle bodyguards.
It’s Shou-neechan and chief Yazawa dealing with the whole division of bodyguards and all the coordination with the people Jii-chan meets.
Drafting plans for bodyguards, setting personnel, managing them, discussing how to deal with other parties, and if the guest of honor is from a foreign country, they need to learn to be proficient in that language.
To me, the S-rank license is only a decoration among my skills. It’s more-or-less useful when dealing with people in the West. I didn’t get the job only because of the S-rank license.
Shou-neechan looked at me.
It’s both a good and bad thing about Japan prioritizing experience at work. For example, in the West, if they want an artist, they’ll look for art school graduates. The difference between professional and amateur is the education they received. And so, artists in the West have the art school they graduated from written in their profile. They wouldn’t accept you as an artist if you didn’t graduate. No matter how interesting is the work of a person who hasn’t graduated is, they’ll see it as an amateur work, and so they’ll never accept it as art I see. But, in Japan, lots of artists aren’t even graduates, see? Well, some cliques belong to some art university, but the question of what kind of art do they make is much more important. Is it a good one? An interesting one? They seek that more than others. In Japan, lots of illustrators have high value even though they haven’t graduated from an art school, right?
I don’t know much about that, though.
However, the problem is that the social evaluation and money value of art here is low in this country. It’s the cause why amateurs evaluated with high talent is paid lowly. But, just like the modern art people claiming that one should concentrate on arts university origin, I don’t think that Japan should follow the West in their Art. If that happens, the artists who accepted professional education will be left to ask for the country’s funding. I think old men make that claim to make it easy for themselves Shou-neechan said. After all, well, Japanese people do love getting various licenses for anything, that you can’t work at some jobs without a license. But having only a license won’t do
She smiled at Adelheid-san.
You probably don’t understand my feelings after getting an A-rank license
Adelheid-san speaks with a gloomy tone.
Oh? But I do. I also enrolled at that academy. If I recall, you’re still 13. And I know how difficult it is for a 13-year-old to get an A-3 license. You need quite a lot of skill to do that. You finished school by skipping grades, right? A high school graduate at age 13.
Kouzuki SS already had examined the profile of the bodyguards of the young ladies that came here.
Shou-neechan’s the head of that. She knows all of it.
If you know that, then why did you devalue me earlier?
Adelheid-san protests.