I asked Yoshiko-san.
Yes, I understood that it’s impossible for me
Yoshiko-san replies.
But, that just means that Jii-chan’s going to decide your future, are you sure about it?
I do not mind. If Grandfather gives his order, then I will marry into another family, and I’ll serve my husband in that family for the rest of my life
Yoshiko-san says with resolve.
No, I get that, but, are you sure it’s just that?
What do you mean?
Yoshiko-san, what’s your worth as of now? What do you think is it?
I ask, purposely stirring her up.
My worth is that I have the blood of the Kouzuki main house, Grandfather’s blood
Yoshiko-san is the son of Jii-chan’s late first son.
She’s one of the three grandchildren of Jii-chan, the head of the Kouzuki house.
Right. Meaning, you have no other merit apart from ‘Yoshiko-san’s marriage partner can tie up a blood relationship with the Kouzuki main house, right?’
Yes, it is as you say
Yoshiko-san replies.
Yoshiko-san, does that mean that Yoshiko-san lacks in effort?
Effort?
That’s right. Not your relationship with the Kouzuki house, or Jii-chan’s blood, but a value-added to marrying Yoshiko-san apart from those. Why don’t you put some effort into making one?
That’s.
Yoshiko-san hesitates.
If this goes on, you’ll be nothing but a girl with the blood of the Kouzuki house. I mean, if Yoshiko-san doesn’t work for it, that’ll be your only worth. You know, you should make it a good value to get married to you or else it will be hard to find you a marriage partner, even for Jii-chan I speak exaggeratedly.
Yoshinobu-kun’s right
Margo-san agreed with my opinion.
Building a blood relationship with the Kouzuki house is a privilege, but it’s also likely that other families will become jealous. The family that accepts Yoshiko-san as a bride cannot treat the daughter of the Kouzuki house unreserved, and they will be quite cautious It’s harder to get married if you’re a daughter of the family above the nobility.
Furthermore, marrying into another family means you’ll leave the Kouzuki house. Misuzu and Ruriko will inherit the head status and the fortunes of the Kouzuki house. It doesn’t mean that Yoshiko-san won’t get anything but you won’t get priority on the most important assets of the house Without the shares of the group company, or the status as the head of the family.
Not even the hidden treasures passed down by the ancestors.
Meaning, even if Yoshiko-san creates a blood relationship by marrying you, they will continue to bow their heads to the Kouzuki house for the rest of their lives. There are a lot of branch families and related families in the lowest seats, and they will join in there Oh right, Kouzuki Subaru or Kouzuki Satoshi, the branch families, or the relative families.
They will be bowing their heads to those noisy group once they’ve become new kin.
I still think that there will be a family that will want Yoshiko-san, but at least, I think that it’s the right choice to add some worth to yourself
Margo-san said.
But, I can’t do anything
Yoshiko-san hanged her head.
Earlier, Mizushima Karen-sama called herself ignorant, but I believe that I’m much more of an ignorant than her
Yoshiko-san had been living in isolation together with Ruriko until May this year.
It’s because of Jii-chan’s distorted love.
Isn’t that why I’m telling you to work on it?
I said.
Yoshiko-san, you’re just 18, right? If you try to learn various things then you should be able to gain something or a lot
but, Kuromori-sama, uhm, what do I?
Yoshiko-san looked at me.
I think that you should learn business
Mariko speaks up.
Nowadays, people who aren’t even from the nobility start their business
Yeah, people start some company.
Yoshiko-sama, I believe you’ve seen the fall of the Kurama house. If one’s business ignorant, even nobility with a long history will fall down. I believe that all the nobility would want a bride that knows a lot in business I agree. I think that nowadays, families do think twice taking in a bride who’s ignorant of the ways of the world
Nei said.
However, I have nothing in business
Yoshiko-san tries to refute, but.
If that’s the case, why not join us?
Mariko smiles.
I’m thinking of starting a business myself. I think that you can learn from us, hands-on
Mariko and Kana-senpai are teaming up, starting their business.
Is that okay? Even someone like me?
Yes. I do not mind. I’d be glad to accept you as a business partner
Mariko replies immediately.
If I recall, Yoshiko-sama also attends the same traditional dance lessons as Misuzu-sama and Ruriko-sama, correct?
Yes, I also learn from Nadeshiko-sensei’s classroom
Yoshiko-san replies.
Oh right, Nadeshiko-sensei, the head of the Konpeki style dance. By the way, Yoshiko-sama, are you aware that the business where the Iemoto system1 began after the Meiji era?
I thought that the system was older than that
Mariko asks. Yoshiko-san asks back.
Yes. Traditional arts head of school did exist before that. But, in dancing, singing, and lute playing, the skilled people gather their disciples in a classroom, that’s what a ‘Master,’ is. It was the Masters and Disciples in a small classroom, a narrow relationship business Mariko said.
Conversely, though anyone confident in their skills can call themselves the head of the school and recruit students
Anyone can become a head-of-the-school.
However, reaching the Meiji era, the person with prestige becomes the head of the school, and it integrates all the schools on their scale. That’s when the Iemoto system business began to appear. It has become a big business. It’s no longer the head of the school, and the Disciple, but the Disciple, gather more of their kind. By creating classes along the way such as instructor, and accredited master, you can make more money efficiently as a business. This was a new business model established during the Meiji period. There was a businessman who came up with that realization Mariko smiles.
In short, it’s the power of ideas. Without ideas, you can’t start anything. Next, is your drive. You’ll need the drive to establish a business
Is that so?
Yoshiko-san listens earnestly.
Yes. Would you like to join me, knead our ideas together, and start a business? I believe that the experience and knowledge you’ll gain from this will be good for any of the family you’ll marry to
However, Mariko-san, I’m just a hindrance, why would you accept me?
That’s.
That’s because we’re family
Mariko said.
I’ll accompany Kou for the rest of my life. That’s my decision. And so, it may be discourteous to say but Misuzu-sama and Ruriko-sama are my sisters, my family
But, I’m
Yoshiko-san hesitates.
Yes. Yoshiko-sama, you’ve proclaimed that you have no desire to have a relationship with Kou. I understand that. Despite that, it doesn’t change that Yoshiko-sama is Misuzu-sama and Ruriko-sama’s cousin
That’s right, even if she doesn’t want to become my woman.
Yoshiko-san is still family.
1. I am Kou’s woman, Misuzu-sama and Ruriko-sama are my sisters and my family
Mariko says smilingly.
2. Yoshiko-sama is the young lady of the Kouzuki head house. Misuzu-sama and Ruriko-sama’s cousin, meaning, she’s also family
Yeah.
3. Misuzu-sama and I are family, and Yoshiko-sama is Misuzu-sama’s family, if that’s the case, then Yoshiko-sama and I are family. And, our family has to get along, and help each other
That’s right.
Therefore, Yoshiko-sama work on learning business together with us. That’s the proof! QED!
Chapter 1081. Deflowering the Tiny Princess Preparing for the Festival
Chapter 1081. Deflowering the Tiny Princess Preparing for the Festival