Huh, why me?
Margo-san.
Kouzuki-san is already 82 years old. He’s too old now. And that’s why he wants you to inherit the power to hold the underground society from now on
That’s.
Actually, your name is already popular
My name?
Do you not get it? Kuromori Kou is the man who that old man Kouzuki accepted and agreed to hand over his daughter for marriage. And also
Margo-san said.
The man who has killed the fearsome Cesario Viola
My hand recalls the memory of the trigger.
Kuromori Kou is already a man of legends in the underground society
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But what should I do with Kouzuki SS then?
Even if you tell me that I’m in control of the backside of Kouzuki SS,
I’m just a dumb high schoolboy.
I can’t do anything.
You don’t need to do anything
Margo-san says while lightly handling the steering wheel.
Shou-oneesan would take care of the troublesome stuff anyway. As for you, well, I guess you’ll show up with Misuzu-chan on parties as Kuromori Kou twice or thrice a year. Then, if you attend those, they’ll make you stand out. Creating noise saying is that the rumored Kuromori Kou? That’s all, I think I will only show up a few times a year.
And everything else is left to Shou-neechan, or me hiding in Misuzu’s shadow.
It would hardly affect your daily life. After all, you’re not Kuromori Kou most of the time, you’re Yoshida Yoshinobu
I do have two family register right now.
One is Natou Keito, Nei’s dead younger brother.
Now, it’s taken the Kuromori surname, and so the name’s Kuromori Keito.
Kuromori Kou is Kuromori Keito’s alias.
And the other is my original name, Yoshida Yoshinobu.
I’m already adopted to the Kuromori household, and so my name in the paper is Kuromori Yoshinobu.
However, it’s not public that I’m adopted now.
Therefore, I stay as Yoshida Yoshinobu.
The point is that Kouzuki-san is worried that he’ll pass away soon
Worried?
He wants to make sure that Misuzu-chan, Ruriko-chan, and Yoshiko-san are safe even if something happens to him suddenly. That is why he had to solidify his control with Kouzuki SS
Kouzuki SS has all the power they need for bodyguards or fighting off foreign invaders.
Kouzuki-san can’t hand over the shares of the other companies in Kouzuki group to Misuzu-chan before he dies. They’re still minor, and so Shiba-san, the new manager of the group may feel suspicious of it
Putting the idea that Jii-chan might collapse, he’s still healthy, and people would think that it’s strange that he’s starting to migrate his stocks.
However, suppose that Kouzuki-san passes away suddenly right now, Misuzu-chan cannot inherit all of Kouzuki-san’s assets right away. Kouzuki house has multiple branch families, and they all hold their own interests too. There would be a time lag as they would check on how to unify the group There would be a discussion on how to split the inheritance for the three granddaughters.
Well, if the group were an ordinary company, there would be no problems in the management even if in times of confusion, but Kouzuki SS cannot allow that to happen
Yeah.
Even if the owner died,
It’s a problem if they don’t keep protecting Misuzu and the girls.
Therefore, Kouzuki SS has a takeover right now, separate from the other companies
Margo-san said.
Kouzuki SS is an independent group from the Kouzuki group from the start anyway. Kouzuki-san holds 100% of the stocks by himself, and he would give it all to Misuzu-chan. Misuzu-chan is the owner, and Kuromori Kou is Misuzu-chan’s partner. Therefore, it won’t look strange even if you control the backside of Kouzuki SS. Everyone knows that Kouzuki-san has accepted you as Misuzu-chan’s partner And so, Kouzuki SS will remain loyal to Misuzu even if anything unforeseen happens.
And as for the other one
Margo-san looks at me through the rear-view mirror.
It’s about Minaho
Minaho-neesan?
You do know that when we reopen the brothel for five years, is a necessity for Minaho to settle up with her past and to save all the other former prostitutes who can’t find any other livelihood, right?
Yes, naturally
There are troublemakers like Iwakura-kaichou.
Then, as for Minaho after closing down the brothel after five years
Margo-san said.
What do you think about doing her work in a managerial position in Kouzuki SS?
Minaho-neesan working in Kouzuki SS?
Well, Minaho can start her own business or invest in others too
Margo-san sighed.
Her past as a hostess of the brothel will chase after Minaho forever. She knows too many personal secrets from big families which they don’t want others to know, and she has a relationship with people in the underground society. It would be hard for Minaho to start an ordinary business with that in mind. The people around will always be scared that she might expose something While the brothel is open, Minaho-neesan herself is living in a guilty business, and so the customers don’t fear Minaho-neesan.
But, if Minaho-neesan completely quits the business on this site and start doing business on the surface;
The people from the backside would fear that Minaho-neesan threatens them about the past.
And that’s why I think Minaho should register as an analyst or a negotiator on the backside of Kouzuki SS
Margo-san said.
Kouzuki SS is a specialist security company, and she would have confidentiality obligation. If one can’t keep their mouth shut, then customers won’t trust that security firm. People in the underground society also keeps an eye on Kouzuki SS people, and that they won’t pick a fight with Minaho that easily I see. We can protect Minaho-neesan if she stays in Kouzuki SS.
Kouzuki SS can use Minaho’s existing connections and her ability to analyze and process information. That’s a win-win relationship for them. Although, if she wants to start another business, it doesn’t need to belong to Kouzuki SS anymore. Besides, it’s not the ordinary employees but Misuzu-chan, the owner who will be rewarding the officers directly. In Minaho’s case, it might be best for her to become an outside director Yeah. Yeah, ordinary people at their age can’t be Minaho-neesan’s employees.
An ordinary person can’t be Minaho-neesan’s boss nor subordinate.
Minaho-neesan probably won’t even talk unless it’s with Shou-neechan or chief Yazawa.
And since Kouzuki SS can’t expect support from the Kouzuki group anymore, they have to make independent profitability
Shiba-san will be taking over the management from Jii-chan.
The large funds they had thanks to Jii-chan’s command until now will be dropped.
That is why they need people like Minaho at times like this. Minaho knows the ropes in mercantile
Minaho-neesan has the experience of rebuilding the battered Kuromori during the time of Shirasaka Sousuke’s chaotic rule.
Besides, with Minaho’s connections, Kouzuki SS will be able to find even more customers that they never had before, see?
Kouzuki SS’ parent company is from Kouzuki house.
They took charge of protecting only the distinguished families close to the Kouzuki house.
Kuromori was frequented by a lot of men from distinguished houses in the postwar period.
They create sales to families that weren’t close to the Kouzuki house.
Maybe, is that why Shou-neechan is with Minaho-neesan in this case?
Minaho-neesan right now is;
She’s staying in the hotel with Shou-neechan and is analyzing the trend of the Kansai Yakuza towards Kouzuki house.
That’s right. Those in Yazawa-san’s generation don’t have a good outlook towards Minaho, but Kouzuki SS field division is now led by Shou-oneesan. Yazawa-san can’t complain even if Shou-oneesan hires her. I mean, as long as you exist, Yazawa-san will want to bring Minaho to Kouzuki SS