I’m competing?
Torii-san looked at me.
Yeah. Bringing a bodyguard to the school is only allowed for a handful of young ladies among the whole school, right?
Only about thirty super-young-ladies who came to the party yesterday.
No matter how wealthy the other students are, if they have no noble lineage, then they’re not allowed to bring in bodyguards.
Torii-san, you forcibly had Haiji as your bodyguard using your lineage. But in truth, Torii house isn’t that great of a house
But, I.
Torii-san has insecurities towards the daughters of nobility.
Torii-san, don’t long for those something that you might obtain. Those you can’t obtain aren’t yours
I said.
Torii-san, you’re not a person of nobility. Your Grandfather may be the head of Kanou house but you’re born in Torii house. You say that you will be married into someone from nobility but, Torii-san, is your fiance already decided?
Not yet. But there were several conversations about the topic
Of course.
Then it’s not decided yet. They are waiting for Torii-san to become an adult and they’ll decide depending on the current management state of Torii electronics.
Torii house doesn’t have a lineage. What they have are assets.
They can decide on her fiance right now but it would be a problem if Torii house collapses before the marriage.
Torii-san’s father probably want to pick on the last minute
On the other hand, if Torii electronics remain stable, Torii-san will get married to a better lineage.
Torii-san’s still 16. There’s no need to rush for her.
I mean, it’s not even decided whether Torii-san is to be married into someone from nobility or not
What are you talking about? It’s already decided. Ever since I was born!
Torii-san said.
They only have decided the plan, but it’s not true until it happens. You don’t know how your fate change
I said. Misuzu.
Danna-sama’s right. I rejected the fiance Grandfather chose for me after all
She smiled.
Oh, Shiba’s son said that he can’t stay in Japan anymore and so he enrolled in a foreign research institution instead.
Jii-chan said.
Oh. Is that so?
Right. He’s kicked out of his place as Misuzu’s fiance.
All his plans of taking control of the Kouzuki group and his whole life as Misuzu’s husband is gone in the wind.
However, he was carrying a gravure photo from Japan in his bag by accident and the country said that it’s child pornography and so the police arrested him as he entered the country
HUh?
It seems that the other countries see the young women in Japan as children, even though they’re adults. You can appeal that the girl in the photo is 18 years old but the country will answer that she looks like a child, and so this is subject to punishment That’s troublesome.
After some negotiations, he managed to come back to Japan, however, his record of owning child pornography will not go away. Poor boy
It’s true, you don’t know your fate
Ruriko speaks heartily.
There is no this is certain. This is absolute, in this world. That’s what I learned thanks to Onii-sama
Ruriko said.
That’s right. Torii-san has the blood of nobility, but you’re not one. The talk about marrying into a man of nobility in the future is there but it might not even happen, and so Torii-san is not a daughter of nobility But I.
Torii-san looked down.
You see, you should switch your way of thinking. Don’t think that you have to become a daughter of nobility. Torii-san is Torii-san. Even when you’re not a daughter of nobility, you have enough charms on your own. If you abandon your fixation towards nobility, it will be easier for you, I think that it’ll set your mind free I said. Torii-san.
what do you know?
I do know. I abandoned Yoshida Yoshinobu after all
I smiled.
What?
You see, my name when I was born was Yoshida Yoshinobu. I mean, that was my name until half a year ago. My parents abandoned me and I had no place to go, I was a stupid brat who is in the bottom of his life That’s when I raped Yukino without remorse.
I didn’t see what was ahead of me.
But, after I abandoned the name Yoshida, releasing the parents who abandoned me, I felt lighter. Currently, I’m surrounded by people that love me and people I love. There’s nothing happier than this. After all, what I have to do, and what I want to do, have become similar things now.
I look at the young group who eats their meals happily.
I have to do my best for their sake
Torii-san looks at me dumbfoundedly.
Right. I think that Mariko-san should become a student respected by others instead of forcing to join the daughters of nobility
Misuzu who goes to the same school as Torii-san’s senior told her.
Ruriko and I are born as the daughters of nobility but to be honest, it’s nothing but pain. Especially because we’re from the Kouzuki house, we must be always courteous, kind to whoever to prevent any jealousy, any grudge, and so, we can’t be friends with anyone. If we get along with someone, that someone will receive the jealousy Misuzu said.
That’s how I always thought my life will be but Danna-sama taught me that it can’t be like that
Huh?
I shouldn’t be worried about who we make contact with. It’s just foolish to be worried about each and everything. It’s better to be friendly and confident with anyone, just like Danna-sama. Edie, what do you call someone who is like Danna-sama again?
Someone like me?
A natural airhead
Edie smiles.
Yes, that. Natural airhead. Most of the time, Danna-sama’s pretending to have a screw loose on his head to face anyone with a relaxed attitude. Even though he understands, he would pretend to not know, and ask the other party Why? People hate those who pretend to be smart. You must face the other party with a serious face, where you don’t know anything, just like Danna-sama No, Misuzu.
That’s.
Then, the other party will talk to you with their earnest emotions. Furthermore, speaking in words means that you logically verbalize your thoughts, right? If you go through that process, the other party will also take a look at it objectively Yes, our conversations with Onii-sama is something we reflect on
Even Ruriko says that.
No, you girls are giving me too much credit. I’m just an idiot. Therefore, I had to listen with my all. I don’t really know anything
It’s because you look earnest when talking, everyone becomes serious too
Edie said.
After all, Darling’s approach of facing people without laughing, without fear, is amazing
Yes, I’m impressed all the time
Misuzu smiled.
What’s important is that you have an earnest attitude when facing whoever. That’s how Doraga is written
Jii-chan said.
Doraga?
I asked.
It’s a transforming robot anime from the 70s
Edie laughed.
Oh. I see.
That was a joke
That was a joke?
Well, enough of that. Yoshiko.
Jii-chan looks at Yoshiko-san who’s listening to our conversation in silence.
yes?
You’re the same, Yoshiko
Jii-chan speaks gently.
You’re my granddaughter. I acknowledged that. However, that doesn’t mean that Yoshiko have to be the same daughter of nobility like Misuzu and Ruriko
I.
Listen. Yoshiko, you’re under the impression that you have to become a suitable daughter of Kouzuki house no matter what, and that’s why you’re suffering. You’re not free. You’re bound by the thought of what you should be. Just like Torii-kun. You’re tying yourself up.
He looks at his granddaughter gently.
Chapter 991. Noon Sunshine End of War
You don’t have to force yourself to become the young lady of Kouzuki house. Yoshiko is Yoshiko
Jii-chan tells his beloved granddaughter.
Right.
Yoshiko-san lived her life as Ruriko’s attendant until half a year ago.