That’s not Son Goku! It’s Sun Tsu!
Kudou Haruka retorts.
Oh right! I messed that up!
How can you mess that up?
Both have Sun in their names! 1
Edie’s doing that on purpose.
Okay, how do you differentiate the two?
One’s from Dragon Balls and the other one is a Chinese General!
Oh! I get it now!
See?
But, why 14th floor? If we’re done with the recon, then let’s go to the 16h floor with Jii-chan
Minaho-neesan and the sisters are in there.
I still have to talk to Jii-chan about the three.
Yo-chan, take a look
Nei shows me her watch.
The time is 2:50 PM.
Do you remember what time the deal will start?
Three o’clock.
That’s right. We only have ten minutes left, it’s better if we go to the venue and wait
Margo-san tells me.
That’s right, either way, Kouzuki-ojiichan’s coming down
No.
Even if I’m dumb, I can tell what’s going to happen.
Margo-san, could it be
You don’t have to say it. You’re correct
I was made to join this power scouting because,
Jii-chan’s making prior consultations with Minaho-neesan and the Takakura sisters before the deal.
Maybe it’s problematic if I’m there.
Is it Minaho-neesan? Or Jii-chan?
Who can’t make a choice in my presence?
Why not both?
Edie smiles.
Minaho and Kouzuki-san are having a mature talk
Margo-san tells me.
Yoshinobu-kun, you should be aware that you’re powerless, and that your opinion doesn’t hold weight
Yeah, I’m just a high school boy.
I’m dumb. Poor.
I’m a failure, an inferior being.
Once you feel hopelessness in yourself, then you’ll start to know what you can do by yourself. You’ll see what’s your true power
In this case, Minaho-neesan had me take care of the Takakura sisters, but,
In a conversation between adults,
In Jii-chan’s business and Shou-neechan’s strategy meetings,
I can’t participate in there,
No, that’s natural.
There’s no meaning in me participating in that conversation.
They’re adults, and I’m just a kid.
But, Tsukiko, Yomiko, and Luna,
I still need Jii-chan to approve that the sisters won’t become prostitutes.
Do you think that Minaho can’t persuade Kouzuki-san?
That’s.
No, Minaho-neesan can persuade Jii-chan better than I can.
Just leave it to Kouzuki-ojiichan and Minaho-oneechan! Yo-chan, you should do what only you can do
Nei smiled and hugged me.
Nei buries my face in her plump breasts.
But I can’t think of anything that only I can do
Right here, right now.
We’re in a hotel with Yakuza and Kouzuki SS.
What can I do?
If you can’t think of it, look for it, there surely is one. That’s why Yo-chan’s here
I don’t get it
For now, let’s go to the 14th floor!
Kinoshita-san pushes a button to raise the elevator.
We arrived on the 14th floor.
Okay, we’re here
The 14th floor is filled with Kouzuki SS guards.
Jii-chan’s gonna show up, so it’s natural.
Kinoshita-san leads us to a room large enough for a banquet.
Oh, looks like they’re ready
Margo-san looked around and said.
This really is a spacious room. It’s wide enough to fit in our school’s gym.
The ceiling’s also high.
However.
Why are the chairs lined up like this?
Who knows? I don’t know much about Yakuza customs
The venue has a large square space in the center.
Then, chairs are arranged facing each other on the left, right, and in the front.
The front is covered in a large amber curtain.
Could this be?
A karate match venue?
Kudou Haruka’s right.
If that curtain had a sign saying Heisei Judo Tournament or something, then it would be perfect.
The space in the middle is about four times as large as the Judo grounds.
Yeah, the seats divided into the left, right, and front, have considerable distance.
I guess this is to prevent the Yakuza from fighting each other.
Oh, you’re finally here
Shou-neechan’s near the microphone stand placed in front of the curtain.
Kinoshita, good job. Stand in position for now
Okay
Thanks a lot
I thanked her.
Not at all! It was fun for me too! See you later!
Kinoshita-san parts from us while swinging around her flail as she smiles.
Err
I look around.
Where’s Jii-chan, Minaho-neesan, and the sisters?
Kakka will arrive last
Shou-neechan smiled as she looked at me.
We can’t afford to have Kouzuki-san come down before the safety of the whole venue is confirmed, right?
Margo-san tells me.
Oh. I see.
That’s not it
Huh, Shou-neechan?
Well, there’s various stuff on in regards to the ceremony
i see.
Then, is Tsukiko and the two coming after Jii-chan?
Yes, that’s the plan
Then, Taki-san from Kouzuki SS comes in trotting.
Seki-san, the west side is ready
I see, what about the east side?
That side seems to be taking a bit more time
East. West?
What about our guys?
They’re on standby
Then, let’s begin in five minutes. The others will be right after the ceremony
Roger
Taki-san starts half-running again.
It would be hard to have the two groups of Yakuza bump each other on the way, right? And so we used the elevators and stairs at the end of the building and have them go to this floor. The big bosses will take the elevators, and the followers will take the stairs. The other floors are open for the general customers, and so we can’t have the elevators occupied forever. The dozens of underlings going in the elevator would bother the other guests Oh my, we occupied an elevator for a long while though.
Sorry about that.
And so, for the left and right, no, I mean east and west side of the banquet room, There are waiting rooms in the east and west, but once they’re there, the Yakuza will stay in there and enter here in turns. This is to prevent confusion I see. There’s a lot to consider.
As for the witnesses, they’ll come from the southern reserve room, and they’re already there
Then that means
In front of us, the curtain side is the north. Well, for the sake of convenience, I’ll just call it front. Then, on the east side comes Oodori. Satake’s group will be from the west side
And from the south side, would be the witnesses from the big names in Yakuza.
Then that means,.
I think Jii-chan would be sitting behind this big curtain in the front.
And, where should we go?
Margo-san asks. Shou-neechan;
Can you see the chairs near the wall at the end of the curtain? For now, stay over there
Yeah, there’s some pipe chairs near the wall.
Sorry, but this is a place where Kouzuki house and the two groups of Yakuza would have a deal, Kuromori house isn’t involved
I see.
We can observe the deal, but,
We’re not a direct participant in this.
Minaho-san and Michi-chan should be going there too
As for Tsukiko and the two.
They’re the descendants of Takakura shrine and the root of today’s deal.
Therefore, they’ll be involved in this ceremony.
It’s okay. Reika’s with the sisters, don’t worry about it
Rei-chan is an ace of Kouzuki SS, if she’s guarding the three, then there’s no problem.
The Yakuza should know Rei-chan, she’s a celebrity by now.
It’s okay. If anything happens, Michi and I will jump in
Edie tells me.
Then, let’s go to our seats. Shou-oneechan’s busy in organizing the ceremony after all
Nei said and smiled.
That’s right. I’m the MC today thanks to Kakka’s orders
MC?
Master of the ceremonies, I’m basically the host
Shou-neechan sighed.
Chapter 734
Our seats are placed in a place that doesn’t stand out.
In fact, it’s placed in a spot with no lights and close to the wall.