I had a house.
I lived together with my parents.
But, I was alone in the dark in that house.
Megumi, I’m not telling you to stop hating on Shirasaka Sousuke. I hate him too. I won’t forgive him even if he’s dead now. I don’t mind you harboring emotions to Yukino-san in the past
Minaho-neesan said.
But, you have a future. You must forget about the bitter past when thinking about the future. If not, you won’t be able to move on Future That’s what I learned from Yoshinobu. You mustn’t stay strapped in the past, if you want to make your loved ones happy, then you must have the courage to move forward
Wait, me?
No, I don’t remember saying that though You didn’t, but that’s what you do
Minaho-neesan smiles.
I was thinking of killing myself after I took my revenge on Shirasaka Sousuke, but you gave me a family to live for
Family.
Before you came, we, Kuromori were just a group of allies who wants to take revenge on Shirasaka Sousuke. You made us family No, that’s wrong, we made ourselves family
We all lost our biological family,
We were looking for a family because we needed it.
That thought is hidden in our hearts, so we gathered and became a family.
Megumi, you do understand what role he plays for our family, don’t you?
Megumi doesn’t respond.
Oh well. Anyway, theordinary happiness you’ve been thinking about doesn’t exist. If you feel that you’re happy then you’ll be satisfied in any environment you’re in
Minaho-neesan said.
Humans search for happiness even if they already became an emperor who controls the world. On the contrary, someone who’s on the death penalty, about to be executed by hanging his neck on the rope, that person would want to be happy even for one moment. The pursuit of happiness never ends for as long as humans live. We also can’t stop receiving satisfaction, but But? Let’s pursue happiness suitable for our life. For example, me wanting to find a man of my life, marry him and have children with that man, that would be wrong, don’t you think? No matter how much I want it, it is just a dream that will never come true.
That’s.
My body can no longer bear a child. That’s the reality. Though I achieved my revenge on Shirasaka Sousuke, I’ve turned a lot of women to prostitutes in the process. I can’t be allowed to return to a normal life. My leg will stay in the underground society until I die, if I try to break out, it would be earlier. That’s my reality.
People from the political and business worlds know Minaho-neesan’s other side through the world of the brothel.
Even now, Minaho-neesan can live thanks to Jii-chan’s backing.
Jii-chan’s got strong influence in both the political and financial circles, and he also owns a private army which is Kouzuki SS.
That’s the truth.
That is why I look for happiness within the scope of my reality. I’ll never obtain unrealistic happiness, and I don’t plan on dying anytime soon. If I die, it’ll cause trouble Minaho-san, why?
Megu’s surprised.
After all, it’s impossible for you all to become the representative of Kuromori and face the scary people, isn’t it? That’s why I can’t die yet
I’m still 16. Katsuko-nee’s just 21.
No, Minaho-neesan’s still 28, even so,
Minaho-neesan has a track record of running the brothel for over ten years.
Her face is known by the heavyweights in the political and financial underground.
But, I’m happy. That’s because I have you all
She looks at us gently.
And I’m also sorry
Huh?
You too are bound by the reality I’m trapped in. As long as you live in this mansion, no, even if you come out of here, you can’t escape this fate anymore
That’s right.
We’re also members of Kuromori
If I were to come out of this mansion, it’s so late to do that though, but still, if I go back to living in Yoshida house, then,
I’d be kidnapped by an underground society right away.
They’d use me as a hostage against MInaho-neesan.
Or possibly ask me for information about Kuromori.
They’d probably torture me. They might even kill me.
Megumi, I know how much you want to live a normal happy life with Yoshinobu. I’ve once had the same dream back when I was a prostitute.
Minaho-neesan.
If I leave this place, then I’m sure that I’ll become happy. I’ll throw away my past as a prostitute and live happily in a distant town. I wished for that. In my case, however, the fact that I could no longer bear a child and my little sister, Naomi died made me abandon such an impossible and naive dream, nevertheless, Minaho-neesan looks at the monitor. Nagisa, Katsuko. Even though Nagisa’s able to turn a new leaf from being a prostitute and she was put in an environment where she could hide her past, and yet, her past chases after her, and she couldn’t move forward After Nagisa left the brothel and became the owner-manager of a flower shop.
She had several matchmaking meetings with men.
But, she hesitated to live while hiding her past as a prostitute.
She wasn’t able to advance her relationship with any men.
As for Katsuko, she’s afraid of going out that she can’t leave the mansion. The two of them were finally able to move forward thanks to you
Minaho-neesan.
Katsuko yesterday shed tears as she watches herself sell the bread she made. She finally dared to stand in front
Huh?
She sold the bread she baked and heard the opinion of the students about the taste. She’s never done that before. She was afraid of hearing other people’s evaluation of what she made
Katsuko-nee only supports me, she doesn’t stand at the store, and she tries not to show herself to the students as much as possible.
Katsuko’s a cowardly girl after all. That’s why she always tries to act bright and cheerful. She’s pretty much like Nei. I mean, Nei’s the one who imitated Katsuko though
Katsuko-nee.
I think she’s going to be okay now. You and Katsuko are doing well in the bakery. However
Minaho-neesan looked at me.
Your bakery with Katsuko isn’t an ordinary bakery at all. It has connections with Kuromori, a criminal organization, the police have already investigated it, and security officers from Kouzuki SS are present at all times, that’s the kind of bakery it is We can’t escape from the current reality we have. That’s how it is, Megumi. You’re the same. You’ll never obtain the kind of ordinary happiness from ordinary life that you expect. Nikita-san will come over. We can’t break our friendly relations with Miss Cordelia. Misuzu-san as well. Kouzuki house is our lifeline. Or should I say.
Minaho-neesan sighed.
Misuzu-san and Ruriko-san who was born in Kouzuki house and Michi-san who’s lived as Misuzu-san’s bodyguard understands the pursuit of happiness according to reality more than Megumi. Those girls never wish for anything while ignoring reality.
That’s right.
Even with Takakura sisters, Megu shows a dissatisfied look to the end.
Misuzu and everyone else accepted them right away, however.
They know.
If Jii-chan asks for it, then we’ll accept them.
If we accept them anyway, we have to be positive about it.
They show unwavering resolution in response to reality.
Mana-san as well. If that girl’s kicked out of here then she has nowhere to go, she has that resolve. Actually, it’s just you who’s running around without seeing the reality
Megu;
What should I do then, Minaho-san? Think of it yourself. I can’t always give you the answers
Minaho-neesan speaks coldly.
However, if you’re going to stay like that, I’ll take you away as Yoshinobu’s partner for camouflage and will have Hoshizaki Kana do it instead
Huh?
The current camouflage is useful in keeping Yoshinobu isolated from the other students. Being engaged with Megumi and having the school recognize you two living together, and also being the lone student in bread making course Isolating me? If there were students that are too close to Yoshinobu, it would be dangerous for them. That’s why you need to be a bit of a floating existence in the school. And for that, you must become someone the whole school knows Minaho-neesan said. In that sense, Kana-san is much better than Megumi. She’s not an idiot, and she’ll never betray us as long as she benefits from it, she’s also wise to not ask anything that would put her in danger. Above all that, she’s also beautiful. She’s just a perfect sex friend for Yoshinobu in school I’ll be his partner in school!