Chapter 537
In the end, Rei-chan doesn’t understand what she feels that well .
She learned kendo from her Grandfather and during her school days, she left results of her excellence in it .
She’s tall, strong, and her appearance looks cool .
The people around Rei-chan looks at her with an impression of a “cool swordsman . ”
And because Rei-chan’s an honest girl, she tries to become the person the surroundings perceive her .
But, by doing that, the psychological stress gathers up inside Rei-chan .
Chief Yazawa scouted her and made her a bodyguard, out of the way of her Kendo arts .
Furthermore, she didn’t team up with anyone, and she became a lone-wolf .
The pressure in Rei-chan’s mind burst in a strange direction that she formed the character of “beat to death swordswoman . ”
「 Rei-chan what you’ll do from now on is a play 」
I say as I look at Rei-chan’s eyes .
「 Rei-chan, you’ll play the role of the “fighting security director” The audience will be the police and Kouzuki security service, and of course, the customers, Rei-chan will all those kinds of people from now on 」
Rei-chan stares at me .
「 Rei-chan, you need those people to trust you 」
「 Trust? 」
「 Yes, that’s the kind of play you’re doing 」
I must prevent Rei-chan’s consciousness to face inwards .
She’ll become even more alone if she does .
Outside of her consciousness .
「 Everyone needs to feel relieved when they see how Rei-chan behaves . Make sure that everyone thinks “This person is protecting my family and me,” and have them smile 」
That’s right .
「 Therefore, the image of “hero commander,” which Rei-chan said earlier is correct . You must relieve everyone and make them smile . You can’t be scary 」
「 That’s right . Look cool, smile . Rei-chan . Do it like Rhett Butler 」
Mana said .
「 What’s that? 」
「 Huh, Onii-chan doesn’t know Rhett Butler? 」
If it’s Red King, then I know . 1
「 It’s the second man role in Tarazuka 」
Oh, I see .
「 Will I be able to do it? 」
Rei-chan still worries .
「 It’s okay . You can do it, we know 」
I said with a smile .
「 Rei-chan, we all know that Rei-chan is acting . After all, we know the real Rei-chan 」
Easy to get depressed, takes time in worrying, she’s a troublesome Onee-san
「 Therefore, Rei-chan can stay as the original Rei-chan only with the family . You can be the “fighting security director” outside Rei-chan has a place to come back to 」
「 That’s right . Everyone’s doing the same, right? Misuzu-oneechan and Ruri-oneechan also show a different face outside and another when they’re with Onii-chan . They can be their true selves when they’re with Onii-chan . Oh, recently Michi-oneechan’s lovestruck actions are the most amazing! 」
Mana laughs .
Edie nods too; she somehow understood it because Michi’s name was mentioned .
「 Also, if Rei-chan worries or don’t understand something then we’ll think together . , Let’s think of it for hours . Again and again . There’s no need to hold back . We’re a family . Therefore, be careful outside, become a strong and cool Onee-chan for us 」
Rei-chan .
「 Un, thanks 」
Then, she looked up at the sky .
「 Okay! 」
Rei-chan shouts .
「 I’ll do my best! 」
Rei-chan reveals her determination while looking at the blue sky .
「 Yeah, go for it 」
Mana, Edie, and I smile gently and hug Rei-chan .
「 Un, I’ll do my best!! 」
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When we arrived at the main gate of the mansion .
The huge iron gate opens up rattling .
Katsuko-nee must be remotely operating it from the mansion . There’s a camera in here .
Going out of the mansion:
As usual, the police and Kouzuki security service observers are lined up .
「 Thanks for the hard work 」
I greeted them in a loud voice .
Mana and Edie imitate me and bow their heads .
Both groups of observers were feeling tensed from the sudden opening of the gate .
The first to move was Kouzuki security service .
「 Where are you going? 」
A middle-aged man in a black suit wearing black sunglasses comes off the car .
I was about to say “to school” honestly but,
Rei-chan stops me .
「 You have no obligation to answer 」
She tells me .
「 Thanks for the hard work, I’m in charge of them . Please continue to watch over the mansion for now 」
She tells the man in a black suit from Kouzuki security service .
「 Fujimiya-san, we would like you to be open with information a bit more 」
Oh .
Last night, Rei-chan caused trouble with another security officer .
Even among top elites, Rei-chan is not like Shou-oneechan, she’s unpopular among the people in the scene .
She hasn’t worked with people on the field because she has the bad reputation as the “beat to death swordswoman” preceding her .
「 Seki-san and you enter the mansion, but we’ve been outside with our cars all the time . Furthermore, we never hear anything about the schedule of the people inside . This is affecting the morale of the people here 」
The man wearing sunglasses complains .
「 We’re wondering if you could do something about it 」
Right, these people were in charge of 24-hour security outside the mansion, but…
They’re not told anything about our schedule .
Every time a car comes out of the mansion, they’d follow in a hurry .
They don’t know when we would move so they can’t feel relaxed .
「 What’s your name? 」
Rei-chan looks at the man in the black suit .
「 Do you not know my name? I’m Sugino from the security department’s 6th division, squad 14 black group 」
The man replied
Oh, he’s a man from the security department .
「 Sorry that I didn’t know 」
「 Oh please, you’ll be a member of the security department, right? 」
There are already rumors leaking out that Rei-chan will become the head of the department .
「 You’ll probably be also just a decoration just like the temporary director just now . I can’t feel at ease unless you do well 」
The man sighs .
「 You’re demoted from the top elites, it feels pitiful to see you look like a hero on the rooftop of a department store . Please think of our hardships in the field . Could you take a bit of consideration and make the work more comfortable for us? 」
The man in the black suit thinks that Rei-chan’s demoted from top elite to the director of the department .
「 Well, it’s just useless to complain to a decoration like you . I’ll tell Seki-san directly when she arrives . She should be coming soon 」
Rei-chan doesn’t respond .
「 That’s enough . You do your job, you were a top elite so it must be hard for you to return to the uniform group as a babysitter now 」
At the moment he looked at Mana, Edie and me, and said that .
「 You insolent man!!! 」
Rei-chan stabs her beat-to-death stick on the guard rail in front of her .
Bekiiii!!
The guardrail dents so hard .
「 You’re impolite to young master! 」
Huh, Rei-chan!
「 F-Fujimiya-san, what do you mean?! 」
「 First, that sunglasses is disrespectful!! 」
She breaks the man’s sunglasses with the tip of the cane!
「 Bitch! 」
「 Don’t move, your forehead will be the next if you do!!! 」
The man in the black suit stops moving from Rei-chan’s scream .
If she bashes him with her cane, his skull will be crushed .
「 Everyone in the 14th squad, get off!! 」
Rei-ichan’s sharp voice orders the observers who were staying in the car .
「 Hurry up! 」
「 Hey, get out . Fujimiya seems to want to tell us something 」
Hearing their leader’s words, the observers get off the car in succession .
Rei-chan puts down the stick she was pointing to the man in the black suit .
「 What is your job? 」
She glares at the observers .
「 It’s to monitor 24/7 . However, it’s split to three groups with an 8-hour shift 」
The man in the black suit replied .
「 It seems that former-director Yamaoka’s training was harsh . I can feel the atmosphere here is loose 」
Rei-chan speaks hatefully .
「 You guys seem not to know who we are guarding in this mansion 」
「 We know, it’s Misuzu-sama and Ruriko-sama 」
Rei-chan glares at the man in black suit .
「 At this moment, I am relieving you from your duty as the squad leader . If you make another failure, you’re dismissed, remember that 」
「 Hey hey, you don’t have that authority, right? 」
The man in the black suit is enraged, but Rei-chan ignores that man .
「 is there anyone who can explain to this man, Sugino, was it? What failures had he done? 」
She asks the other observers .
「 Err 」
「 Speak your name1 」
「 Sinohara from Squad 14 . Is it about criticizing the higher-ups? 」
「 That’s not the problem, if you want to give us a piece of advice then we’d listen to it no matter how useless it is . Is there anyone who has an idea? 」
「 Yes 」
「 Your name? 」
「 Sakai from 14th Squad, just now, squad leader Sugino… 」
「 Former squad leader Sugino 」
Rei-chan speaks sharply .
「 Former squad leader Sugino makes fun of Fujimiya-san’s new uniform 」
「 You’re the idiot here . I don’t have time to mind all of those things, next? 」
「 Kondo from the 14th squad, could it be about the “Seki-san will arrive soon”? 」
「 That’s right, it was leakage of confidential information 」
Rei-chan said .
「 That’s not a big deal, is it? 」
「 That’s not for you to make the conclusion! Don’t speak of the schedule of the higher-ups of Kouzuki security so lightly! 」
「 But 」
「 The police is listening, you know? 」
Rei-chan looks at the cars of the public police who’s watching the situation .
「 Does anyone know what other failures this man did? 」
The man named Kondo raised his hand again .
「 Uhm, is it about mentioning the name of Misuzu-sama and Ruriko-sama? 」
「 That’s right 」
「 Wait a second! Don’t both sides know that the two are in the mansion right now?! 」
Sugino still hangs on Rei-chan .
「 So what? Didn’t what you said just reconfirmed that the two are in there? Do you know how idiotic that is? 」
Rei-chan speaks coldly .
「 That’s the problem that governs the quality of the VIP bodyguards 」
Even if you know they’re present, you have to pay close attention so it won’t be confirmed .
「 By the way, this man earlier said that he will “ask Seki-san to share the schedule of the people inside to the surveillance team,” is there anyone in consensus with this guy? 」
Rei-chan asks .
「 No, uhm, I don’t 」
「 Ah, me too 」
Three young guards raise their hands .
「 Hey you bastards! 」
Sugino intimidates them, but since he’s already relieved from his job as the squad leader, so the three didn’t lower their hands .
「 Why do you think so? 」
Rei-chan asks .
「 Ah, Mori from the 14th squad, no, I feel sorry for an underling to say this but . . 」
「 I’m not asking that, anyone else? 」
「 Uhm 」
Kondo raised his hand again .
「 The ladies of Kouzuki house are inside so the schedule shouldn’t be determined in the first place? 」
「 That’s right, our job is to be a bodyguard . So you guys want to decide on the schedule in advance to make your work easier? 」
Rei-chan’s words are harsh .
「 No, but usually the bodyguards get the schedule in advance! 」
Sugino still refuses to back down .
「 That’s because you happened to be a bodyguard of a company director, right? Customers in high society move on a finely minute schedule from the start . That’s all . The wives and the young ladies don’t live that kind of life, in the first place, they don’t have a work schedule! 」
Rei-chan’s words overwhelm the observers .
「 I’ve been carrying out bodyguard duties for that kind of people as a top elite so many times 」
Oh, Rei-chan doesn’t team up with other guards, so she specialized on protecting the wives and children of the VIPs
「 Don’t judge by your experience alone, in the first place, both of them are from Kouzuki house . Can you say the same to “Kakka”? 」
Submit the schedule in advance and act precisely as written . Irregularities aren’t allowed . Nobody could tell Jii-chan that .
「 That’s right, if it was Kakka then he always has a sudden unscheduled appointment 」
Suddenly, Shou-oneechan’s voice comes in .
When I turn around, she’s in there .
「 S-Seki-san? 」
The observing staff of Kouzuki security service trembles .
「 Oh, I’m also one of the top elites you know? I can do something this much 」
She said and laughed .
「 That’s right, you people aren’t usually guarding subjects of this level . Chief Yazawa thought it would improve your experience so he made this kind of arrangement but it seems that there are a lot of problems 」
Shou-neechan is one of the three of Jii-chan’s personal bodyguards . She’s in the highest position among the top elites .
「 Now then, Kondo-kun, Sugino-san has another failure, do you know what it is 」
Shou-neechan asks Kondo .
「 Uhm, could it be that he was rude to these people? 」
Kondo looked at Mana and me .
「 Seeing how Fujimiya-san came to escort these people personally 」
「 That’s for the security of course . It’s crucial 」
「 That’s right, Fujimiya-san, she said “young master” 」
Shou-neechan said and looked at Sugino .
「 Sugino-san, this won’t end with just a disciplinary punishment . You’re dismissed . This is a disciplinary discharge 」
Huh?
「 Our company’s bodyguards never babysit . Also, just as Reika said, the sunglasses is impolite, flaring up in front of the customers too . Furthermore, the police are watching, you embarrass us 」
Shou-neechan’s smile is scary .
「 Besides, this young master here is one of the people you must never be impolite at 」
「 No, I’m not that special 」
I don’t mind being made a fool of .
After all, I’m wearing a school uniform .
I don’t look like a VIP to anyone .
I think that it’s just inevitable for him to say, babysitter .
「 Young master seems not to mind but, it’s a big problem for those working for young master to be rude to him . If Kakka hears this matter, he’ll be furious 」
Err, I .
Just what kind of a big deal am I?
「 I’ll let you off with a disciplinary dismissal for this time so be grateful 」
Shou-neechan tells Sugino .
「 Reika, who do you think among these 6 is a good leader for the 14th squad? 」
「 I think Kondo-san’s good 」
Rei-chan replied .
「 I think so too . Kondo-kun, you’re now the new leader of the squad 」
「 Ah, yes 」
「 I left my car on the curve on the other side of the road, someone, drive it here 」
Shou-neechan hands the keys to the car to Kondo .
She stopped the car there, erased her presence and came to look at our situation .
「 Understood, Mori, take care of it . Don’t get it to any accident 」
「 Roger 」
「 14th squad, continue your monitoring 」
Shou-neechan instructs, the observers run back to their cars .
They move fast . That was good .
「 As expected of Shou-oneesama 」
Rei-chan’s’ impressed .
「 Reika also did well, you must come up with your own methods . There’s no need to imitate me 」
「 Yes 」
Then, Shou-neechan looks at Sugino who’s still stunned .
「 Oh, are you still here? You’re an eyesore so disappear 」
「 Disappear 」
The two women speak in contempt . Sugino;
「 I-I’ll bring this case to chief Yazawa . This is unfair dismissal 」
「 Do as you want 」
Shou-neechan smiles .
《 Hey! 》
Edie smiled at Sugino and points at the sunglasses that fell on the road .
「 O-Oh 」
Sugino picks up the sunglasses and runs in small steps .
「 Dammit!! 」
He runs at full speed feeling frustrated and hateful .
「 That’s not the way tot he station though 」
I muttered .
「 Leave him alone, it’s no use to bring the map of this neighborhood in mind for this job . Yamaoka-san often raise the status of those kinds of people! 」
Shou-neechan sighs .
「 By the way, why is Shou-neechan… 」
I try to talk to Shou-neechan but…
「 Wait 」
She stopped me .
Then, she looked at the police vehicle .
「 The police is listening to our conversation with a sound concentrating microphone so if you have any questions, ask me directly . Of course, there are things we can, and we can’t talk about 」
Shou-neechan said .
Suddenly, the door of the police car opens .
A white haired man wearing a suit comes down .
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「 Kondo-kun, don’t come over here, you guys may have sound concentrating microphones but don’t listen . This is a confidential matter 」
Shou-neechan tells the observers from Kouzuki security service loudly .
「 I think that the police is recording our conversation 」
Before long, the white haired police office comes in front of us .
「 Thanks for the effort . No need to state your name or position, I know it 」
Shou-neechan says with a smile .
「 I also know who you are but isn’t it dull to not say hello? Well, I’ll say at least my name . I’m Hayama 」
「 Seki 」
「 Fujimiya 」
The two ladies return the favor .
「 Oh, how about you kids tell us your names too? 」
The police tell me with a smile .
「 I 」
「 No, Onii-chan 」
Mana stops me .
「 That”s his trick 」
Ah .
「 Nono, this is a greeting . We also know who you are . Shirasaka Maika-san 」
Hayama laughs .
「 But, you don’t know who this girl is, do you? 」
Shou-neechan points at Edie with a smile .
「 That’s right, that’s a problem . After all, there’s no record of a foreigner like her that entered the country 」
Edie came to Japan with Miss Cordelia .
「 We’re making the documents presently so you’ll know her later 」
Shou-neechan says calmly .
「 That saves us a lot 」
Hayama also doesn’t break his smile .
「 But, I’m a police officer, no you see, I won’t complain if she has all the papers . But it’s also our job why such records were made 」
「 I see, that’s a lot of work, do your best 」
「 Oh well, It’s my job, so I have to 」
The two continues their smiling exchange .
「 Then, about you, Yoshida-kun . I don’t know much about you either 」
Hayama smiles at me .
「 What are you? What is your relationship to Kuromori and Kouzuki house? I’d like to listen to your story by all means 」
「 Oh, don’t say that you plan on taking him, do you? 」
Shou-neechan smiles .
「 I’d like him to accompany us voluntarily but, I can take him forcibly as well . I can make as many reasons just like I can to you all 」
This guy .
「 Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a cutter with him 」
Shou-neechan said .
「 Oh my, “He”? Didn’t you call him “young master” earlier? 」
Hayama is laughing, but his eyes look like of a snake .
He’s aiming for me .
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