That means Shou-neechan isn’t a servant of Kouzuki house at this moment. Just a member of the family.
Oh, Katsuko-san, that’s quite an expensive bottle you’ve opened there. Are you sure about that?
I don’t know much but it seems to be a high-class wine.
It’s okay. Shige-chan won’t mind this much
Katsuko-nee can make that call as Jii-chan brought her to high-class restaurants back when she was a prostitute.
Of course, Shige-chan gave his approval. We went down the wine cave of this mansion and picked this earlier Wine cave?
I asked.
It’s a wine cellar underground. I picked four of them
Oh, there’s something like that here.
Right. I guess Katsuko-san is much more accustomed to expensive wines than me
Even Shou-neechan, Jii-chan’s personal bodyguard, and an elite employee of Kouzuki SS.
She’s never allowed to sit on the same table as Jii-chan and drink the same wine in a high-class restaurant. She’s working.
I think that I have some courage to buy that kind of wine with my earnings
Shou-neechan’s got a huge foreign cruiser with her income, and yet.
Is that wine that expensive?
Don’t mind it. We’re celebrating for Haiji-san anyway
Misuzu comes over.
Danna-sama seems to have been gentle with you, hasn’t he?
Misuzu smiled at Haiji.
Yes. It’s a wonderful first experience
Haiji replied.
I welcome you. From now on, you are now my little sister Please take care of me, everyone
Haiji bows her head politely.
Oh my, you seem to be less rugged than before
Shou-neechan looked at Haiji.
But, Edie’s right. I would’ve scouted you too That’s right. Haiji’s just afraid. It’s just that she picks a fight with people around her, but her true nature is of an honest girl. I got that right away
Edie smiled at Haiji.
Thank you
Tears gather in Haiji’s eyes.
We will be together forever. Let’s all serve Onii-sama with pleasure together
Ruriko holds Haiji’s shoulders intimately.
Seeing all that.
uugh, what’s with that? Haiji, you should be my bodyguard you know!
Torii-san, who’s a little drunk, starts shouting.
This is horrible. Misuzu-sama, you took Haiji away from me
Misuzu.
Oh? But I didn’t do anything
She looked at me.
Haiji-san decided for herself. And, Danna-sama accepted her. That’s all but!
Why is Torii-san so displeased?
Let me tell you just in case. Haiji is now Ruriko and my little sister. If you speak impolitely to my little sister, I won’t go easy, even if it’s Torii-san I’m facing
Misuzu.
Mariko and Haiji’s position have swapped now
Edie speaks to me.
Indeed. Torii Mairko-san is Kaan Momoko-oneesama’s protegee, but you’re not her little sister.
Misuzu said.
That’s right, you’re just Momoko’s follower. Protegee is different from Little sister2 Haiji-san is our little sister, our family. Haiji-san’s enemy is an enemy of Kouzuki house
Haiji became Misuzu and Ruriko’s family because she’s now my woman.
It’s a higher status compared to Torii-san, who is Kaan Momoko-oneechan’s protegee.
But, but, but! I’m the one who brought Haiji from Europe to here! Despite all that!
Torii-san shouts. Haiji.
Mariko-ojousama saved me by taking me to Japan. I’m grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. I will never forget that favor Then, come back to me, Haiji
Haiji shakes her head while smiling.
I can’t do that. I already vowed to offer my whole life to him
She looked at me.
This man will be my Master for the rest of my life and I will stand in the same table as this family. I will do everything that I can for this family, for my Master, for my elder sisters and younger sisters, I want to work with the best that I can for them Haiji.you.
Torii-san’s speechless.
I wanted to be friends with Mariko-ojousama. But, I couldn’t cross over the split between the Master and bodyguard That’s because.
Torii-san said.
It’s because my Grandfather is from nobility, I have the blood of Kanou house, and I will inherit nobility soon enough, that’s why I.
Oh, that is Torii-san’s insecurity.
Pretending not to worry about it.
But actually, she worries that she’s just a semi-nobility, that she’s not an actual daughter of nobility.
Therefore, she butters up Momoko-neechan of Kaan house, the nobility among nobilities.
She can’t get along with the ordinary daughters of nobility, and so, she’s thinking of getting in good terms with Momoko-neechan’s class.
I also like Haiji, but, I can’t be friends with you. Because Haiji’s my.
It’s because she’s an employee.
But it’s different now. Haiji is my little sister. Kouzuki Misuzu’s little sister Ruriko’s little sister too
Torii-san who fusses about the lineage of nobility can’t break her master-servant relationship with Haiji.
As for the young ladies of Kouzuki house, a family that matches the Kaan house in prestige.
They accepted the halforeign girl who came from Europe with welcoming arms to the family.
why? Why is this happening? I wonder, maybe it’s something Torii-san doesn’t understand? But, everyone around here understands. Everyone welcomes Haiji-san
Misuzu and Ruriko tells Torii-san.
Okay, that’s enough, let’s leave this conversation and start drinking!
Mana and Nei are the brakes most of the time, but.
Since the two aren’t here, it’s Yomi who can read the mood who said it.
Have fun with it too. It’s not every day that we drink wine
Katsuko-nee pours wine on my glass.
Please take care of me
Haiji bows her head to Tsukiko.
Indeed, let’s get along. Kou-sama’s embrace truly cleans your heart
Tsukiko reads Haiji’s thoughts and said.
All your worries have disappeared. All she’s thinking is to live cutely
Hearing that makes me happy too.
Okay, everyone, do you have your glasses?
Yomi asks everyone.
Come now, Torii-ojousama, hold yours too
Shou-neechan pours wine on Torii-san’s glass.
Then, Danna-sama
Misuzu looks at me.
Yeah, let’s celebrate Haiji’s entry to our family. Cheers! Cheers!
Ignoring Torii-san’s grumbles, we started our party.
Fuu
As expected, my body’s tired.
I sit down on the sofa and loosen up.
Edie’s looking after Haiji.
She loves looking after others so it should be okay leaving her to Edie.
Master
Michi comes over.
What’s this? She looks expressionless as usual, but.
Edie looks happy to get herself a little sister
Oh, she thinks that Haiji’s taking away Edie, her good friend.
Michi’s a complex girl.
Come here YEs
I get Michi on my lap and hug her from behind.
Didn’t Edie say that in the assassination cult, she looks after the younglings? She’s also playing with Agnes and the girls all the time. Maybe, she just wanted a little sister in combat group?
Edie and Michi are teaching the young girls martial arts for self-protection, but.
I think that she’s just happy to have a little sister in the same combat group, someone she can teach all she wants. Like Haiji.
That’s okay. Sure, that girl has the talent, and I think that she’s suitable for our family. I have no objections that she’s Edie’s disciple
Michi says. Then she looked at me.
Master, should I also pick up a disciple?
Huh?
Anjou Mitama and Kinuka, I think that I’m better as their teacher instead of Edie, but
That’s.
No, well, putting Kinuka-san aside, Mitama-san’s older than Michi, right?
Kinuka-san’s 13. Mitama-san’s 18.