Then, Yomiko’s waving her hand from the back window.
Luna in her shrine maiden uniform sticks to me anxiously, and so Edie smiled and waved back to Yomiko.
Now then, let’s go
This is the back of the school, so the distance to the women’s track and field club is just short.
Darling, not there
Edie opens the key box that unlocks the hidden garage leading to the secret passage.
Huh, aren’t we going to meet up with Megu?
I’m surprised at what Edie’s doing.
Megumi’s waiting in the school unless you contact her. She knows that there’s a lot of events happening today
That’s right, Megu,
She knows about the troubles of the Takakura sisters with the Yakuza.
Yesterday, the Yakuza attacked us on our way back from school.
I think Megumi should have some assumptions on why we may be late on coming to meet her up. Katsuko or Nagisa should have told her about our progress halfway
She has rest time during lunch break.
Katsuko-nee should’ve told Megu about our situation.
If that’s the case, she should know that we brought the combat group of Kuromori and head to the hotel in the city center.
Megu should know that we might be late.
With the Yakuza involved, neither Katsuko-nee nor Nagisa can go and pick up Megu without any bodyguard by their side.
If things go south, the Yakuza could kidnap them.
I get that, but why are we going there?
Edie used her fingerprint and then her PIN to authenticate, and the secret passage opens up.
Do you not get it?
Edie looks at me blankly.
Now’s the time to use the monitoring room
You mean the monitoring system under the principal’s office?
Darling, you should watch Megumi from a place she can’t see you
From a place, she can’t see me?
It’s to see through Megu’s real opinion
Wow, what’s this, amazing!
The 12-year-old girl wearing shrine maiden clothes is amazed by the low-ceiling underground passage.
That’s cool and all, but it’s too early to be amazed
Edie hurries us.
We get out of the underground passage, and as soon as we go up the stairs, we entered the big room.
I turned on the lights.
Wow, what’s this?
This is the surveillance room, there are multiple monitors strapped on the wall.
There’s also a sub-monitoring room dedicated to Minaho-neesan in the school building, but this is the main one.
We can control all of the surveillance cameras and hidden microphone all around the school.
Somehow, it feels like we’re going to watch a rocket launch to space
Luna speaks her thoughts.
Well then, let’s use this one
Edie sits on the main operator seat and powers them up one by one.
The monitors turn live one by one.
It shows the image of the school.
Wow, isn’t that one a shower room?
One of the monitors shows naked school girls.
yeah
Luna sends me a glance.
Nii-san, you perv
No, it’s not there for me to watch
I know, I’m just joking
Luna clings to me.
We already took a bath together, I know that Nii-san isn’t interested in ordinary girls
Luna.
Oh, she’s nervous as she’s in a place she doesn’t know.
Well then, where could Megumi be?
Edie flips through the cameras one after another.
She’s mastered how to use this system already.
Edie is an enrolled student in our school.
She knows every turns and corner.
That also includes Megu’s whereabouts after finishing her club activities.
Oh, that’s strange
Even so, Edie can’t find Megu it seems.
Let’s expand our scope then
Edie flicks some keys.
Then.
CATCH!
Megu shows on the monitor.
Megu’s in the bakery.
She’s in the waiting room, nobody can see her from the outside.
Megu has keys to that room.
Huh, what’s going on?
But, Megu wasn’t alone in the bakery.
Is she talking to someone?
Did someone come in the bakery without permission while I wasn’t there?
Oh wait, I can only see Megu in this position.
Edie?
I know, I’ll switch to another camera
Edie operates the monitors.
The monitor shows?
Chapter 745
Mana?
Why is Mana with Megu?
Kuromori mansion should’ve been in a high alert state due to the Yakuza attack.
Margo-san, Michi, and Edie are out, and so there are no guards present.
Why? How?
How did she come out of the mansion, to the school, and ended up on my bakery?
It’s nothing surprising really
Edie laughs as she looks at my face.
Michi’s papa is still outside the mansion. He’s not alone either. Megumi is in school, so this place is secured too. If that’s the case, then Katsuko can contact them and have Mana go from the mansion to school alone. Michi’s Papa goes back and forth due to security personnel changes Now that you mentioned it.
Kudou-papa received lunch boxes for his subordinates from Katsuko-nee.
Speaking of Kudou-papa’s subordinates. I only know Neko-san and a few others.
They likely brought Mana from the mansion to the school safely.
Still.
Then that means, Mana didn’t come out of the mansion alone
I don’t think that Mana would talk to Kudou-papa by herself.
Katsuko-nee, the caretaker of the mansion when Minaho-neesan’s absent would be the one asking Kudou-papa.
Then, he’d do that without fail.
That’s obvious, what do you think of us, Darling?
Edie tells me.
Darling, you thought that the women left in the mansion would just wait for us to return? Those people also think and act about what they can do even if Darling’s absent
Katsuko, Nagisa, Misuzu, Ruriko, Mana.
Putting Yukino, Yoshiko-san, Agnes, and Mao-chan aside,
That’s the group that’s left in the mansion.
They talk about what they can do for me while I’m absent.
With Tsukiko’s problem settled, the biggest concern for us is Megumi
Edie said.
It’s better if someone talks to Megumi before Darling. This is to sort out the thoughts in her head. I think that she’ll only run wild and get spoiled again if we start with Darling right away
And that’s why Mana’s sent over?
Correct. Katsuko and Nagisa spoil Megumi too. As for Misuzu and Ruriko, she’d feel resistant. Yukino’s a no-no. And that’s why, it’s Mana’s turn as she’s Megu’s blood sister, and she’s young and easy to talk with Well, I get that.
Edie, you knew that Katsuko-nee would send Mana to talk to Megu?
That’s why instead of searching for Megu on foot,
She brought me to this room.
Nope. We didn’t make any plans in advance, I just had a hunch. I don’t think they would do nothing and just wait for Darling’s return. We’re living together for four months, I knew that much at least
Oh, then Katsuko-nee didn’t lead this one.
It’s Misuzu and Ruriko.
I get it.
Those two would do something like this.
They think about everything in theory, and they can get it done.
And as for using Mana as the representative;
That’s probably because Kudou-papa didn’t allow Misuzu or Ruriko to go out of the mansion.
The daughter of the Kouzuki house has the highest priority in protection.
Mana has come to our school before too.
She named herself as Megu’s little sister when she showed herself in front of the members of the women’s track and field club.
Nobody would think that it’s strange if she looks for Megu after practice.
I think they just started talking, Megumi just finished her training and has changed clothes, I think it’s just a few minutes since she arrived in the bakery
And taking action at this time,
Letting Megu and Mana have a conversation if possible.
And the thought that I may want to hear it.
It must be within Misuzu’s plan.
Or maybe, Edie’s plan.
I’ll turn on sound
Edie operates the surveillance system, and then;