Chapter 1130. Before Sunset Idea and Reality
Chapter 1130. Before Sunset Idea and Reality
Thank you very much Halfway to the mansion, we went to Nagisa’s flower shop and picked up Mariko. If Kaan Momoko-neechan is visiting, then we need Mariko who knows her best. It’s close to the hotel in front of the station so Katsuko-nee came over. Haiji, guard Nagisa Yes Haiji’s going to remain in the shop. Nagisa-san’s in the middle of serving customers, and so I’ll tell her that you visited Yeah, please do Oh, I see her smiling and talking to the customers at the shop. Let’s not disturb them. Then, see you later Katsuko-nee smiled at Haiji from the driver’s seat, then she starts the engine. Haiji, she’s better than me at dealing with the customers. I was surprised Mariko says as soon as she enters the car. Well, that girl’s trained in various ways since childhood so there’s hardly anything she doesn’t know Haiji’s raised in a red-light district in Europe, then took the shorterm bodyguard course in the academy by herself, and thus, she became a bodyguard. All that despite her age. Even after coming to Japan and becoming Mariko’s bodyguard, she’s doing business by introducing an alumnus from the academy in Europe. She’s a girl with a nose for profit. It helps that her various talents are blooming. After all, we want as many people with talents in our family as possible Katsuko-nee said. That’s true, our family lacks a lawyer or someone in the legal profession Mariko said. The lawyers of Kouzuki house is helping us for now, but it would be reassuring if our family has a lawyer too Should I look for one? All I have to do is find someone young, beautiful, and a lawyer that Kou will like, right? Hey, Mariko. Don’t overdo it. The society of lawyers is quite small. Lawyers have to be affiliated with a bar association or law firm, right? If you just look for a good-looking lawyer, then there’s the fear of discovering the secrets of our family. Most of the mass media are close to lawyers. Some of them are connected to anti-government groups too. Katsuko-nee said. Rather, it’s much better if one of you become a lawyer in the future Someone among us? I don’t think that’s for me I’m dumb. I’ll never remember the laws. Me too, I don’t think it’s suited for me. I want to do business no matter what Mariko said. Kana’s too flashy that she’s not suited for the legal profession. What about Megumi? Megu? Not Megu. She stops thinking with reason when she’s angry. She doesn’t have the nature of defeating someone in an argument with logic Oh, that’s true Mariko agreed. What about Mitama-san? How about studying law? This time, she talks to Mitama, but. In law, it takes time to slay your opponent. We have to use our bodies to prevent the fire from falling to our Lord Mitama and Kinuka have no other interests than being a bodyguard. Speaking of which, Shirahata-san did mention earlier that she wants to be a lawyer in the future, right? I recalled. Right, that girl is good. But, only if she doesn’t lose that dream in five years. Katsuko-nee says sadly. It’s going to be okay. All we have to do is support her so she doesn’t lose that dream Nagisa and Katsuko-nee didn’t abandon their dreams even when they’re prostitutes. Right. We just have to follow her up. Katsuko-nee in the rear mirror shows a small smile. Uhm, if we’re looking for a lawyer, then why not make someone in the family a politician instead? Mariko gave a momentous decision. Fujimiya Reika-san’s quite popular throughout Japan right now that if she stands as a candidate, I think that she’ll definitely win. If we ask Kouzuki-sama, I’m sure that he’ll create connections with influential political parties True, that mysterious battle show of Rei-chan vs. Kyouko-san. Kyouko-san, an internationally wanted criminal wants to do as she pleases, and Rei-chan, a commanding officer in the Kouzuki SS trying to stop her. Their special program of fighting once every three months is broadcasted, and they continue to have high TV ratings. Yukino’s mysterious untitled TV program is like that too, but still. Rei-chan and Kyouko-san’s fight has no connection to the business world. Anya-san, Kyouko-san’s subordinate is also a beauty, and the Banbarubie girls also displayed some absurd fights. They fought on top of a baseball stadium dome last time. That’s Mariko-san’s misunderstanding. Kouzuki-sama may have a lot of acquaintances in his circle, but, he never displays any hints of supporting some party Katsuko-nee said. He can’t have a close relationship with politicians. We never go beyond a business relationship either. Why? Mariko asks. I wonder. That’s for Mariko-san to figure out herself Katsuko-nee said with a bright tone. I think it’s wrong to think that if you have a politician in the family, you gain a lot of flexibility I said. Politicians aren’t like that. Worse, when you get involved in politics, you just drag in various troubles in your way I wonder? Mariko thinks. Hey Dear, since you always have a conversation with Kouzuki-sama. Katsuko-nee tells me. Yeah, he always teaches me a lot of stuff. Jii-chan always talks to me, saying. Do you know about ? Well, in my case, all of it is unknown to me. Has Kozuki-sama talked about Ideas1 in one of his stories? Ideas? Shadow of Death? Test Drive? Alveolus? 2 You know, something about doctrines. About democracy, socialism. Something like that. The belief that the society has to be like this. Having the foundation of concept to change the society through politics I don’t think I heard that one from him I replied to Katsuko-nee. Huh? Kouzuki-sama, what kind of ideological standpoint he has? Mariko asks in surprise. What’s an Ideological standpoint? I mean, I’m asking whether he’s right or left? His dick? Mine’s leaning to the left. Stupid, I’m talking about political right and left No, if I recall correctly, Jii-chan’s always been on the first during his student days He talks about the fun he had during his university days, playing baseball with his friends several times. First? What ideology is that? First doctrine? It’s not ideology. It’s baseball Why are we talking about baseball now? Err. Okay, I’ve had enough. Kou. Katsuko-san Mariko speaks to Katsuko-nee. Kouzuki-sama’s the representative of a large enterprise and is the man who ties up the whole nobility, and so I believe that his ideology is closer to the conservatives. Katsuko-nee; I don’t know anything. I mean, no one knows what ideology Kouzuki-sama supports nor his political standing She smiled. It’s unknown? Yes. Nobody ever brings that up as a topic Oh. Speaking of which, Jii-chan always teaches me a lot of information and he tells me something along the lines of Actually, it’s like this, or The truth is, it had to be like this, but, he never talks about how the country or the society should be based on his thoughts Naturally. After all, think of his status Katsuko-nee said while smiling wryly. He can talk business with everyone in the political and business circles, but, he can never talk about his beliefs Why? Mariko asks. You’ll have to think of that yourself again. If you know why then you’ll understand why our family shouldn’t approach politics either Katsuko-nee replies. I can understand Arisu speaks. My grandfather was also like that. Kurama Kaku group is mainly a hotel management group, our customers who are politicians use our place, but, we will never support any politician or party When you support politician A, it will create a trench between the other politicians Kurama house’s hotels and traditional inns will no longer be used Arisu said. Mitama and Kinuka added. Ah Mariko raised her voice. Kurama Kaku group has high-class hotels and long-standing traditional inns that everyone uses, and so it should have politicians from big parties using it, but still, we have to use caution. Even within the ruling party, there are factions, and there are politicians who are supposed to be at the center of the mainstream of the largest faction that can easily lose their position Katsuko-nee said. Gaining an ally also means you gain an enemy. Especially with politicians, they’re fussy about that Yes. Therefore, I believe my Late grandfather tried to avoid getting close to certain political seniors. Arisu said. I’m not born from nobility so I hardly know much about the common sense among the nobility Mariko looked down. No, even among the nobility.my father, Mizushima house has a deep association with a particular political party. Not all of the nobility draw the line with political groups. Mariko-oneesama, you don’t have to mind it Karen consoles Mariko. Although, my father was like that, and that’s why he had Kouzuki-sama’s house infiltrated, and got punished by excluding him from the nobility Mizushima house let Tendou Otome, an underling of the Kansai Yakuza infiltrate a party in the Kouzuki mansion. They’re stripped of their status as nobility, and Karen, their daughter, became my sex slave as a punishment. You know, I remember this conversation I had with Jii-chan Right, Jii-chan told me this before. He talked about politics and ideology once If I recall. Err, when was the Great Depression? I asked the girls. The first century of the Gregorius calendar? Mitama-oneesama, that’s the Great pope Mitama and Kinuka said. The great depression was in 1929 Mariko tells me. Oh, yeah. During the 1929 Great depression. Jii-chan talked about this first; Err, Even now, nobody knows what’s the specific reason why the Great depression happened That’s not true. The cause was the dark Thursday when the Wall Street stocks plummeted Nonono, that’s not what he’s talking about Mariko. As for why did that crash happened. That’s.well, there were a lot of main factors. The idea that the laissez-faire economic policies of pre-Keynesian capitalism would all work out with the ‘invisible hand of God’ is supposed to have been a disaster Mariko-san, that was an analysis result post-event, right? That’s not what Kouzuki-sama’s telling him Katsuko-nee holds back Mariko. Yeah. According to Jii-chan, the cause of the Great Depression was actually a combination of several causes on a global scale, and it is not something that can be identified in a single word. It’s messed up, complicated, and has a lot of primary causes I continued. But, to those who were alive at that time who were talking to each other, they make conclusions like This is the cause, or It’s his fault, or It’s that country’s fault It’s the politician’s fault, the social system’s fault, an enterprise’s fault, or a nearby company’s fault, something like that Katsuko-nee understood. Yes, Jii-chan mentioned that in any age, it’s entertainment for the common people to say that Something’s wrong, or we’re losing money because of something. Even without knowing the cause, they say; This is the cause, this is their fault, and start cursing