That’s why he sold Ruriko to me.
He feels sorry to keep Ruriko under his control and in isolation.
Above all of that, with Jii-chan’s old body, it’s impossible for him to have sex with Ruriko anymore.
And so, to give up on his evil love,
Is that so? He’s never shown such a face in front of us before
Ruriko sighs.
As usual, the Kouzuki mansion is lonely. It’s just Grandfather and me in the dining table. Having lunch in this mansion is lively and fun. That’s why I thought of bringing Grandfather here
Yoshiko-san said.
But, this is a brothel though
I tell Yoshiko-san.
If Jii-chan’s visiting regularly then we can convince the Kouzuki house and the executives from the group that he’s doing it out of his hobbies, but,
Jii-chan is quite the ladies’ man, after all.
He frequented the brothel when he was young after all.
But, if he were to live in the brothel, then
Will they accept that he’ll live and stay here?
Kouzuki group?
Or maybe, the society he’s around with.
I think it’s possible to manage it
Misuzu replies.
Grandfather has already ruled his descend from the throne of the group, and he will let Shiba-san run the management. The formal takeover will be held at the general meeting of shareholders, but everyone already knows that Grandfather would be retiring Indeed. The group will remain as they are and since the head of Kouzuki house won’t change, I think that his influence on the group will continue in the future, but he no longer needs to go to work every day, and he can live a relaxed life Ruriko said.
As he’s entrusted the management to Shiba-san, Jii-chan’s personality won’t make him say anything extra.
Yes. It can be a personal investment, but he won’t be steering the whole group anymore
No, Misuzu, sure, Jii-chan’s retiring and is now free, I understand that. But I don’t think that he can live in a brothel even with that reasoning
This isn’t a place for an 82-year-old man to live in.
Well, that’s where Grandfather’s whims come in
Misuzu smiles.
In Kouzuki Shigetaka’s life, he’s never made an odd choice. The legend of Tiberius’ Capri island does exist after all
What’s that?
There was a legend about the Roman Emperor, Tiberius going off to a secluded island on Capri, and it is said that he’s enjoyed himself with indecent acts every day by collecting boys and girls
So that kind of person exists too.
The legend now has a strong theory that it’s a story creation of Suetonius but, if it’s that Kouzuki Shigetaka, then maybe he could carry out that kind of secluded life.or so the thoughts of the others would be. As long as they know Grandfather well I see. If it’s Jii-chan, people could think that he could do anything more than choosing a brothel as a place of residence after retirement.
But, even if Jii-chan manages to do something.
I look at Minaho-neesan.
Minaho-neesan’s meeting is on a break before I noticed it.
They’re listening to our conversation.
Our talk is about the foundation of Kouzuki house and Kuromori after all.
Indeed. If Kakka were to live here then, it would be impossible for the brothel to continue activities as usual
Shou-neechan said.
It would need to have all the customers have a close relationship with Kouzuki house. Some could pretend to be customers of the brothel and try to talk to Kakka directly
That’s right.
As this will reopen, there will be various customers. There’d be some who are against the Kouzuki group’s business.
With Jii-chan here, those customers won’t come anymore.
Indeed. I plan to cooperate with Kouzuki-sama. I can accept him as a customer, but I won’t allow ourselves to become subordinates of Kouzuki house
Minaho-neesan smiles.
If Jii-chan lives here, people would think that he has Kuromori under his control.
That’s bad.
However, I don’t have any intention of reopening the brothel at this mansion. As I said before, I plan on doing business in the underground facility in the hotel in front of the station
Kuromori has a secret playroom in the basement of the hotel in front of the station.
I’ve been there once.
Either way, the plan is to resume only for five years. We only have to satisfy the customers for now, and we have no intention of expanding our business. Our facilities here and there are enough
Minaho-neesan said.
I’ve also said before that I don’t want to raise Agnes and the young girls in a place where prostitutes are doing business. That is why I want to get out of here as soon as possible, but there’s no place with a fully equipped defense system like this house, is there?
We’re under the eyes of various enemies.
The police are still following us due to Kyouko-san’s case.
Misuzu and Ruriko always need bodyguards, as there’s the possibility of them being abducted all the time.
Katsuko and Nagisa are already planning to build a multi-floor building. Margo and I are both investing in it too
A building with Katsuko-nee’s bakery and Nagisa’s shop together in it.
And then, the upper floors will be our living quarters.
The plan is for the whole family to move in there.
However, it’ll take several years to complete that building with a perfect defense system in it. We’d like to finish it by the time Yoshinobu graduates, but, But if that’s the case, we still have to use this mansion for at least two and a half years, right?
Yeah, if it’s until I graduate, then,
We’ll continue living in this mansion for a while.
Therefore, I don’t intend on opening the brothel here but instead over there
I see.
If that’s the case, Minaho-oneesama
Ruriko speaks.
Could you sell this mansion?
Huh?
This is a memorable place during the youth of Kouzuki Shigetaka. Therefore, I think he’d want to live in here after his retirement. It doesn’t sound strange
indeed, in fact, when Grandfather was young, this mansion wasn’t just a brothel but also a secret social club for the influential people in political and business circles
Misuzu nods.
Minaho-neesan’s grandfather, Kuromori Kounosuke, opened this place as Kuromori tower.
This brothel hasn’t been open for almost a year. We can say that Grandfather bought this residence out of the nostalgia of the old building
Oh, you mean that I’ll be using the capital from selling this mansion to Kouzuki-sama and reopen the brothel?
If you’d like, it can also be an exchange for a real estate owned by Kouzuki family. I think that it’s more real
Misuzu said.
Indeed. If Kuromori opens up a new shop, then we’re likely letting go of this mansion. It may be a building with lots of memories for the old customers, but there are also memories of Shirasaka Sousuke in here Shirasaka Sousuke took over Kuromori over 15-years ago.
Now that Shiraaska Sousuke’s gone,
It won’t sound strange if Minaho-neesan and the remaining prostitutes want to resume their operations on a new location.
The customers know that Minaho-neesan herself was a victim of Shirasaka Sousuke.
Grandfather purchases this mansion and then he’ll gift this to me. If the deed is mine then even if anything were to happen to Grandfather, nobody can take away this mansion
Ruriko said.
So the plan is to make it Ruriko’s property before the inheritance?
And I will return it to Minaho-oneesama in the end
Ruriko?
Ruriko knows that to Minaho-oneesama, this mansion is an important place. However, please think about the idea of selling it and changing the name of this mansion. Grandfather can live here in peace and eventually when he no longer needs this house, we can always return it to Minaho-oneesama. Would you please lend this house to us for a while?
Jii-chan is 82 already.
He’ll die someday.
He might even skip hospitalization.
Once that happens, Ruriko will return this mansion to Minaho-neesan.