Pure love ✕ Insult Complex - Chapter 850

Chapter 850

Margo-san and I return to the room where Yomi and Luna are resting, then…

「 Huh? 」

Edie should be the one taking care of the shrine maiden sisters, and yet .

Michi’s the one in here for some reason .

「 They swapped 」

「 Yeah, Edie-oneesama looked at the courtyard through the window and said: “I’m worried about Michi” 」

Yomi and Luna, who have recovered now, explained to me .

「 Oh, I see . Edie’s over there 」

Margo-san looked at the courtyard .

I looked outside, as well .

Yeah, Edie’s standing behind Misuzu .

Edie went to the courtyard and swapped with Michi as Misuzu’s bodyguard .

And that’s why Michi’s here .

「 Looks like they’re having fun 」

Margo-san’s right, the courtyard has a friendly atmosphere around them .

Although, some of the bodyguards in there are thinking of abandoning their Master and try to promote themselves to other houses .

This social gathering will become troublesome in various ways .

「 But, is that okay? Like, Michi’s not by Misuzu’s side 」

The guests for today are all students from the same school as Misuzu and Michi .

Naturally, they know that Michi is Misuzu’s bodyguard .

Is it okay for the bodyguard of the Kouzuki lady to leave their Master?

「 It’s okay, Yoshinobu-kun 」

Margo-san smiled .

「 After all, this is the mansion of Kouzuki house . Other people don’t know where the bodyguards are placed in here 」

Oh, I see .

This is Michi’s home ground .

「 Besides, Reika-oneesan’s still doing her security lecture and Shou-oneesan’s on her side . The whole courtyard is under Kouzuki SS protection, everyone knows that . They also know that Kouzuki-san is at home today 」

Yeah, Jii-chan showed himself to the young ladies .

「 They know that the strongest bodyguards, Ootoku-san and Choumoto-san are in here, so they wouldn’t care much if Michi-chan is gone for a moment 」

I see .

「 Besides, they saw Edie-chan and Michi-chan duo during Kyouko-san’s exhibition match, they should know that Edie’s strong 」

Margo-san said .

「 Edie introduced herself to them as your bodyguard, right? But, Yoshinobu-kun is away right now, and so there’s no problem even if Edie swapped in as Misuzu-san’s bodyguard 」

Misuzu always has bodyguards from Kouzuki house with her, so there’s no change .

「 So, what’s up, Michi? 」

I asked Michi as I confirmed that Edie has no problems switching with her .

「 Uuuuu, Master! 」

Michi’s in low spirits, she’s about to cry .

Michi was showing a blank face behind Misuzu, but now…

She’s been holding back her emotions so hard because she’s a bodyguard .

Then, Edie noticed Michi’s being unstable . Even from a distance .

「 Come here, calm down, Michi 」

I embraced Michi’s small body .

Oh, her body’s tense, her muscles are stiff .

「 Y-Yes 」

I gently pat Michi’s back .

I kissed her cute cheeks .

「 Hauu 」

Michi leaks out a sigh .

「 Take a deep breath, I’ll continue to hug you 」

Michi, who’s in my arms, breathes deeply .

「 Okay, now talk about what’s on your mind 」

「 Y-Yes 」

Michi looked up at me, trembling .

But, it looks like she can’t say anything .

「 What? You thought you could corner Kyouko-san if you went for a bit more? 」

Recently, she’s been training with Edie and Rei-chan .

She even had her Qi skills level up thanks to the shrine maiden training she received from Tsukiko .

She probably didn’t think that the skill she came up with gets dealt with quickly .

「 T-That, but also… 」

Michi speaks .

「 I didn’t notice it until it was pointed out 」

Hmm? What?

「 Kudou style martial arts isn’t about making use of Qi to fight, but instead, it’s to fight those who use Qi 」

Kudou style is a martial arts where you ward off your opponent’s Qi .

「 Kudou style’s art is to counterattack Qi attacks 」

I-I see .

I don’t know how far it dates back where you can use Qi skills, but…

If the assassination cult from New Orleans where Edie came from uses it, then I think that some martial artists in this world know how to use Qi .

Kudou style was created as a new style to fight off those martial artists that use Qi .

「 I’ve become too ecstatic about using Qi skills 」

Michi said .

「 It made me think that there’s hardly any people other than Edie and me who can use it 」

Michi collaborates with Miko power more than Qi…

Takakura Shrine maidens’ Miko power isn’t known to anyone .

In the end, it’s a unique and rare case .

「 However, Kudou style was about assuming that your enemy uses Qi skills and dealing with it 」

She probably didn’t guess that other warriors can use Qi .

「 Those two didn’t fire off their Qi to Edie or me 」

Right, Kyouko-san…

If she could reproduce Michi’s Kudou arts and Dai Grepher’s skills, then…

She should be able to use Qi skills .

Yet, Kyouko-san never showed her Qi skills in front of the young ladies and their bodyguards .

「 That’s because the family of the bodyguard of the young lady has connections to various people on the underground society 」

Yeah, you need to have people who are in the underground society if you want to keep the distinguished families safe .

「 The bodyguards will all report that they saw Kyouko Messer fight nearby to their relatives 」

And that report will reach the people on the underground .

Both the surface and below .

「 Edie and I fought them seriously . We challenged them with all the skills we could use right now, but… 」

Michi…

「 Those people were so overwhelming that they can look at the situation and find a scope of their power to show off after we went that far 」

I see .

Kyouko-san never used anything that she can’t show .

Even so, she overwhelmed Michi .

「 Furthermore, she even gave me a hint on the true spirit of Kudou style 」

Kudou style isn’t about using Qi .

But, it’s to take control of those who use Qi .

「 It’s a total defeat 」

Michi said .

「 Well, that happens 」

Margo-san smiled .

「 Who made the plan of having Yomi-chan and Luna-chan show up after Michi-chan and Edie? 」

「 It was me 」

Margo-san asked . Michi replied .

「 I don’t think it was a bad plan, having Yomi-chan and Luna-chan ready as a backup . But, you cannot show off the Miko power to the people in this place 」

That’s right .

We know that there are two spies from Kansai Yakuza .

Hardly anyone of them knows about Miko power .

If they were to discover that power, another underground organization might want to take Tsukiko and the two .

Furthermore, if the foreigners discover it, it will become big trouble .

「 Therefore, Kyouko-san made it impossible for them to use their power before they could show it off 」

Throwing them off to the sky until they’re unable to focus .

「 That wasn’t fun 」

「 Yeah, I’m still feeling dizzy 」

Yomi and Luna said .

「 But, don’t worry, there are only two people in the world who can do that 」

Margo-san said .

「 Nobody can fling and catch you with that timing unless you have overwhelming power, speed, and accuracy all combined together 」

Grabbing Luna’s small body in an instant, tossing her up on the air, then catching her at the right moment . No ordinary human can do that .

Much less trying to hurl and catch this huge titty loli .

「 In short, Kyouko-san’s the only one who can do that to deal with the Miko power 」

Yeah, they show that they can seal off the Miko power, but…

Kansai Yakuza can’t copy what Kyouko-san did .

「 I’m still immature, so they got me before I could use my power . If it was Tsukiko-oneesama, she could’ve taken control of them 」

「 I think so too 」

Yomi and Luna said .

Yomi was surprised by the beckoning cat approach, and that got her .

As for Luna, Miss Cordelia got her from behind .

But, if it was Tsukiko, who’s always calm and collected, she’ll never miss, and she could take control of Kyouko-san .

「 No, that’s not it 」

I said .

「 Tsukiko will not use her Miko power in the fight to begin with 」

Tsukiko’s already prepared to live a life of a shrine maiden .

Yomi and Luna won’t become shrine maidens, and so, they have to look for a new way to live their life .

「 After all, Yomi and Luna’s power must not go public . It’ll only gather weirdos 」

I insisted .

「 Y-Yes . Sensei 」

「 I’m sorry, Nii-san 」

The two apologized .

「 No, it’s my fault, I made the plan and asked the two to do it 」

Michi says with a crying face .

「 I didn’t understand, I’m very sorry, Master! 」

Michi looked at Margo-san .

「 And after watching Reika-oneesama and Margo-oneesama fight them, I started reflecting 」

Kyouko-san’s CQC .

「 It was nothing but a pure battle of physical abilities . Furthermore, they were thinking of how to show it to the viewers . They respect each other, a brisk fight 」

Yeah, it was beautiful .

It was a flashy, beautiful, and cool fight like you’re watching a high-quality dance .

「 Edie and I didn’t have that composure, it was embarrassing 」

Michi said . Margo-san…

「 Michi-chan, it isn’t about simply becoming stronger . What’s more important is the path 」

That’s?

「 To tell the truth, you are much stronger than me in some places . Reika-oneesan and I can’t use Qi skills after all 」

She smiled .

「 But you see, it’s meaningless if you can’t use your strength in situations . For example, F1 Racecars are fast, but it can only have one passenger, which is the driver . It can’t bring any luggage, and it can go around a racing circuit, but it can drive itself on ordinary roads with traffic lights . It can’t go through mountain roads, the windshield and the base of the car would break before it can go up . It has a highly efficient engine, but it always needs maintenance . It’s not a car you can use for a long time 」

Margo-san said .

「 But still, F1 racecar has it’s worth . Like competing in a race with F1 rules 」

It’s only a racing car, so it only needs one person, the driver . It only needs to specialize in the racing circuit . You don’t have to think about it running across mountain roads . You only need it to be at its peak performance during the race . Considering that it always needs constant adjustment from the mechanics .

「 I will become a martial artist, and so, I train my body to become just that . Therefore, I can’t help Kyouko-san out anymore . Kyouko-san’s jobs need her to fight continuously for a week most of the time . She has the tenacity and stamina for that, but, martial artists consider as excess stamina as deadweight 」

Michi listens to Margo-san’s story .

「 Michi-chan, you need to become stronger in a situation that matches you . It’s meaningless to have a power that only matches with one or two people . An F1 engine with high horsepower to win a racing circuit will never be useful carrying luggage up a mountain 」

「 Yes, I have lost myself on trying to use only Qi skills 」

Michi said .

「 And as I watched Onee-sama fight earlier, I finally have my eyes open on Father’s world 」

Kudou-papa?

「 I always thought why my father fights like he’s joking around, not taking things seriously 」

「 Oh, isn’t he just using that as camouflage to not let people sense danger from him? 」

That is why, even when Kudou-papa knocks people down .

It only looks like a skit to the people around him .

Something like a TV show .

「 That’s right, Father’s acts are only seen as a comedy 」

Michi looks at Margo-san .

「 Earlier, Onee-sama’s fight was graceful, refined, it was suitable for the young ladies to appreciate 」

「 Right . Kudou-san’s a bit disappointing . I can see that his intention is to make people laugh, but… 」

Margo-san?

「 He’s doing something amazing, but it doesn’t live up to people’s evaluation . He’s a master of a skill ordinary people can’t imitate, and yet, he doesn’t know how to show it off, lowering his evaluation 」

Show off?

「 This world has too many things conspicuous . Ordinary people don’t know it’s greatness . Like, only people who understand can see a top-class talent and skill . And those who understand, are filled with habits…examples are judges who have their eyes clouded 」

O-Okay .

「 A top-class genius is evident to everyone . Amateurs can see how great Picasso, Gogh, or Da Vinci’s paintings are . Their work emits that aura . Same with Mozart’s music 」

If it’s the top class .

「 But, let’s take a Shogi master, for example, ordinary people won’t understand why that professional shogi player is impressive . They know he’s strong in Shogi, that’s why he’s a master . But, if asked why is the Master strong, they don’t know the reason 」

Margo-san said .

「 Therefore, you need to display it yourself to let the ordinary people understand . Kudou-san doesn’t understand that 」

「 I think my father never considers it essential . That only those who understand his strength should know 」

「 That idea will only harm Kudou-san, and it’ll cause trouble to other people 」

Trouble .

「 Like, earlier, during our fight with Kyouko-san, and Michi-chan’s fight with Kyouko-san, the young ladies, don’t understand the difference . The ordinary girls can see Michi-chan and Edie’s physical ability as a cut above the rest, but the young ladies don’t have combat training 」

「 And yet, we were so desperate that we didn’t have the composure 」

Michi said .

「 That’s right . And so, if Reika-oneesan and I didn’t join in, the young ladies will misunderstand . They know from TV that Kyouko-san is strong, and so they can’t chew it properly 」

「 So they think of Michi as weak? 」

R-Really?

「 It won’t end with Michi-chan, it will also make them underestimate Misuzu-san . If it ends there, then that’s okay, but if they were to tell their bodyguards “you’re much stronger,” “they’re so weak and yet, why didn’t you try fighting Kyouko Messer?” and such 」

And it will become a problem for the bodyguards as well .

「 Therefore, Reika-oneesan and I joined in and had a “show-off” match with Kyouko-san . The purpose of the fight was to show that Kyouko-san is absurdly strong . That said, it won’t lower our evaluation 」

「 Meaning that goes for Kyouko-san as well… 」

「 They know, well, they love cute girls, and so they want to finish up with a cool fight between Reika and me, Miss Cordelia and her 」

Margo-san said .

「 Therefore, their evaluation of Michi-chan doesn’t change . They think, “She’s so courageous for challenging Kyouko Messer . As expected of Misuzu-san’s bodyguard,” and such 」

I see .

「 I’ve learned a lot today 」

Michi speaks .

「 Yeah . Those who are truly strong don’t think, “It’s okay as long as those who understand knows” You need to show off your strength to ordinary people . Make it easy to understand . Your status in the industry will never go up no matter how, and your allies will not evaluate you highly either 」

Kudou-papa is valued highly by the same freelance bodyguards like him, but .

Kouzuki SS’s employees value him lowly .

His attitude is, “Those who know, they know . ”

It sure is a waste .

It’s one of the causes of why Michi’s mother was dissatisfied and got herself a lover .

「 I’ll try talking to Father again 」

Michi said .

「 And I will become a strong woman that is easy to see for others 」

「 Right . I also want to become a woman who’s easily seen as strong by people, anytime, anywhere, by anyone . Just like Kyouko-san 」

Margo-san said .

I…

「 I also learned a lot today 」

I tell everyone .

「 Earlier, Minaho-neesan told me that the Kurama sisters will become prostitutes 」

That timid-looking elder sister, Misato-san, and the younger sister whose supporting her, Arisu-san .

「 When I heard that, I… I thought that I should do as I was told since I’m Minaho-neesan’s younger brother, a member of Kuromori . Considering that I have to prepare myself for it 」

But…

「 That’s wrong . The way I stop thinking because Minaho-neesan told me, is just abandoning responsibilities 」

That’s naive .

「 Above all, I’m a member of Kuromori and Minaho-neesan, but I’m also Misuzu’s fiance, Michi, Yomi, Luna, Edie, Margo-san, anyway, I have my whole family to carry 」

I look at every one .

「 Minaho-neesan and Kyouko-san are doing this because it’s their job . But, Misuzu and Ruriko are friends with the young ladies and the Kurama sisters . Two parties influence me, and so I couldn’t just decide what to do based on one sides’ order . I need to look at everyone involved and their position, think, and make my decision with that in mind 」

I’m no longer allowed to follow someone’s orders blindly .

Jii-chan just told me that .

A manager is responsible for their mercantile .

I must be responsible for my actions .

「 Well, that’s right, everyone’s training Yoshinobu-kun with that intent in mind 」

Margo-san smiles .

Right .

Jii-chan’s talk . Then Minaho-neesan and Kyouko-san’s talk .

They’re all connected .

It’s to let me learn .

「 Therefore, Michi, we will be keeping the disturbance that’s about to happen in check 」

I tell Michi .

「 Certainly, Master! 」

Michi’s eyes are now full of fighting spirit .

She got back on her feet, seeing that she can’t stay down all the time .

「 How are you doing, Yomi and Luna? 」

「 I’m okay now 」

「 Me too 」

The two looked at me .

「 Yeah, I’ll need your help 」

「 Yes, Sensei 」

「 I understand, Nii-san 」

The two agreed .

「 I won’t help out . You know my position 」

Margo-san smiled at us .

「 Yes . Do your best finding yourself a sponsor, Margo-san 」

I said .

「 This is something I, no, it’s something we have to push forward on 」

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