If you ask me, they seem like a small fry.
The small fries create more damage compared to the big-shits you’ve dealt with before. You should learn from today
Jii-chan tells me.
Rei-chan leads the way, and we walk down the corridor.
Huh?
Anjou Mitama and Kinuka are standing near the door, looking gloomy.
Did you finish your dinner?
Rei-chan speaks to the sisters with a bright tone.
Oh, the sisters have the lunch box and tea distributed among the members of Kouzuki SS.
However.
No,
Not yet
The two replied with a depressed tone.
Yeah, they haven’t opened up their lunch box at all.
What’s wrong? Why are you here?
I asked.
Misato-ojousama don’t want to see us
Arisu-ojousama doesn’t want to see us
Oh, inside that room is the Kurama sisters, their master.
No matter how many times we call to them.
They’re not replying.
Kurama house has fallen because of their father’s mistake.
He ignored Jii-chan’s warning, destroyed the historic building and garden he inherited from his ancestors, dragged around by the foreign investors, and driven to bankrupt.
Then, Kurama asked for help from Jii-chan and Kaan house, another high nobility.
Currently, Kurama Misato-san has to become a prostitute to pay off the debts Kurama house is carrying.
Kurama sisters who failed to do a direct appeal as their last resort.
They let go of Anjou Mitama and Kinuka, their bodyguards because they can’t continue to hire them anymore.
They’re no longer servants.
Therefore, Kurama Misato and Arisu don’t want to meet the Anjou sisters.
But, we.for the sake of Kurama house
We worked for Kouzuki SS.
And will use our pay to help the revival of their house
We reported that we have decided as such, and yet.
Even so, the sisters wish to continue as the servants of Kurama house’s young ladies.
They will work their body to earn money to repay the debts of Kurama house.
Then, why are you not eating?
Edie asks.
You can’t work as a bodyguard if you’re hungry
Anjou sisters are taken aback.
I’ll tell you girls, the Kurama sisters inside have the same meal as you girls. That was Kakka’s instructions
Rei-chan said.
They’re treated not as the young ladies of Kurama house but as girls who sell themselves to repay their debts.
Therefore, they’re not receiving special treatment in meals.
Do you think that the girls had enough for their fill?
Edie said.1
Mitama-oneesama!
Kinuka! That was a blind spot!
The sisters open up their lunch box,
Then.
Misato-oneesama, Anjou Mitama will use this lunch box
Arisu-ojousama, Anjou Kinuka will use our lunch box!
Huh, what?
Back then, they say use, instead of eat, when it comes to lunch box
Edie.
Why is this American girl who came months ago teaching me about this?
Misato-ojousama’s using the same lunch box as me
Arisu-ojousama, I’m sorry, but I will eat the same contents of lunch box as you
The sisters shout at the door.
Oh, this omelet is delicious!
This salted salmon is a bit salty, but it’s excellent!
Misato-ojousama, please eat
Arisu-ojousama, please eat together with Kinuka
Umu, this pickled radish feels great to chew
This Croquette! Arisu-ojousama, it’s cream corn inside
Err.
Let’s go
Rei-chan said.
Right, let’s leave the rest to Shou
Shou-neechan will not leave these hardworking sisters like that.
We can’t do anything with the young ladies in the room until Minaho-oneechan comes back
Nei said.
Right.
Minaho-neesan’s in charge of hiring Kurama Misato-san as a prostitute.
We’re also going to Tendou Sadao and the group, and so there will be no progress with the Kurama sisters until we return.
Let’s go
Haiji-san tells me.
Yeah
We leave the Anjou sisters eating and shouting their impressions on their meal in front of the door and continue down the corridor.
They’re born from a bodyguard family of nobility, and they’ve been with the young ladies since they were young
Rei-chan speaks with deep emotions.
They can’t throw away their life as a servant that quickly
Nei smiles.
I feel a bit envious of them
Haiji-san?
It’s nothing to be envious about. Haiji, you’re in our group now
That’s right, we’ll be together forever! Ha-chan
You won’t have time to be envious of others
Edie, Nei, and Rei-chan speak in that order.
yes. You’re right
Haiji-san speaks as if she’s persuading herself.
Okay, get in
We head from the mansion to the parking lot.
Rei-chan brings a Kouzuki SS-use black van to us.
We can head to the destination without standing out using this.
Rei-chan’s on the driver’s seat.
Edie on the passenger seat.
Nei, Haiji-san, and I are on the back seat.
Haiji-san, watch our back
Yes, Reika-oneesama
Haiji-san holds an A-rank license as a bodyguard, so she responds right away.
I see.
It’s not just Torii-san.
We should have Haiji-san with us than leave her there.
Her pride is of a professional.
She’s much more lively on-site.
Okay, everyone fastened their seatbelts? Let’s go
Rei-chan drives the car.
We’re heading out of the Kouzuki house’s lands, and so bodyguards wearing uniform checked us, but,
Rei-chan is driving, so there are no problems.
It will take two minutes until we reach the old building
That old building is the former headquarters of Kouzuki SS, the security firm for Kouzuki main family.
It’s also close to the main gate of the mansion.
Still, this mansion is quite spacious.
We’re only going around from the rear entrance, yet it still takes time.
We can come out through the main gate, but.
Rei-chan said.
We can’t use the main gate right now
Only the people from the family can leave through the main gate.
The guests that came today used the guest-use gate.
People from Kouzuki SS can only use the back gate and the gates other than the main and guest.
It would look weird if a car from the Kouzuki SS staff goes through any other gate than the back entrance.
By the way, Ha-chan, why did you decide to join our family?
Nei asks with a smile.
We’re to make Haiji-san rethink about her determination.
It’s to stabilize her mind and prevent her from becoming restless.
Well, I have various reasons, but the most persuasive reason is what Fujiimya-san, no, Reika-oneesama said
Haiji-san replies while still watching our backs.
Oh, what did I say again?
Rei-chan shows a smile through the rear-mirror.
Uhm, I.how do I say it? So many things happened in my life, and so I thought that I will never marry in my life nor bear a child
Haiji-san said.
I feel sorry for the child if someone like me became a mother, and it would be impossible to raise the child on my own. No, I know myself the most that if I bear a child, the child will grow up on their own Haiji-san is an orphan born from a prostitution den.
But, I cannot raise the child to become happy, I thought. If I can’t make the child happy, then I’m not qualified to bear one. Those were my beliefs
Oh, that one
Rei-chan said.
I also wasn’t intending on falling in love nor bearing a child back then. It was back when I was disguising myself with the British gentleman look
Rei-chan is still doing that, but she’s now using the base Kouzuki SS uniform.
The design is improved, so she looks cool and gallant, but.
She no longer looks like an enthusiast of British gentleman fashion.
But, look at me now. I have a lot of people in my family, all the sisters.and I no longer fear bearing a child. I know that everyone will raise the child with love