「 You don’t understand him? Or do you not understand yourself? 」
Torii-san herself?
「 I think it’s both 」
Torii-san replies honestly .
「 I see 」
Jii-chan then turned to the young group’s table .
「 Oh, you two are as well . Eri-kun and Rie-kun, was it? Can I ask you something?
The young girls, Agnes and Luna are looking after the twins and accepted them .
The twins don’t seem to be asserting themselves either .
「 Uhm, what is it? 」
「 What do you need? 」
Anyway, they know that Jii-chan’s the owner of this huge mansion .
Eri and Rie also reply nervously .
「 It’s nothing much . I’m just asking how you feel . That’s what I want to know 」
「 Our… 」
「 Feelings? 」
「 Right . I know from Fujimiya-kun’s reports about the details of how you have come here . You don’t have to explain those . However, what I want to know is how you feel that you suddenly lost your relatives, and became his woman without knowing how, then suddenly, you’re going to start living with some strangers 」
We didn’t even know each other until last night .
Despite that, I raped the twins last night . They lost their virginity .
Then, I violated them again this morning . Even have them experience group sex .
They’re brought to an unfamiliar mansion and told “from now on, these people will be your family”
Thinking about it, it’s messed up
「 Err, Rie-chan 」
「 Right, Eri-chan 」
The twins looked at each other .
「 You can start, Eri-chan 」
「 Then, I’ll start 」
Eri looked at Jii-chan .
「 To be honest, we’re still a bit scared . I wonder what will happen to us from now on . But… 」
「 We’re also excited to see what’s ahead . We’re thrilled 」
Rie said .
「 Somehow, I have a hunch that it’s going to be fun 」
「 Yes . Me too . At least, it won’t be bad . That’s how we think right now 」
The twins smiled .
「 Hmm . I see . Then why do you think that way? We might all be accomplices trying to deceive you . Have you ever thought that we might sell you off to some slave dealer in a foreign country by tomorrow? 」
Jii-chan asks . Eri…
「 What’s a slave dealer? 」
Err .
「 Oh, you don’t know . It’s a kidnapper . Those guys wearing red mantle… 」
「 Red mantle? 」
All the girls on the young group make a “???” face, not just Rie .
「 Edie-chan, what is the red mantle? 」
Agnes asks Edie .
「 The red mantle is an urban legend common during the early Showa era . They say “An old man wearing a red mantle kidnaps and kills children . ” It was just a rumor, none of it was true 」
「 What’s the early days of Showa? 」
「 It’s the time when Ojii-san was a child . The red mantle is about 75 years old now 」
I see .
「 Thanks, Edie-chan . Rie-chan, Eri-chan, as you can see, Edie-chan knows a lot, and so if you don’t know anything, just ask her! She’ll teach you anything! 」
Agnes told the twins .
「 Hmm . That’s amazing . 」 Even though she couldn’t speak Japanese back in the days 」
Mao-chan is impressed .
Actually, Edie’s genius knows a lot .
「 It seems so . Grandfather, please make it easy to understand for the Heisei children 」
Misuzu said with a smile .
「 Indeed . I apologize, that was just a rumor from 75 years ago… 」
No, there’s no need to be that comfortable .
「 Let’s get straight to the point, do you truly trust us from the bottom of your heart? 」
Jii-chan asks the twins once again .
「 Even if you ask us that… 」
「 We have no choice but to follow and trust in Onii-san 」
The twins looked at me .
「 Do you trust him that much? As you can see, he’s just a young boy 」
Jii-chan’s right .
I’m just an ordinary high schoolboy .
「 That’s true, but, Rie-chan 」
「 True, Eri-chan 」
「 Onii-san is strangely dignified 」
「 He’s got the aura that says “Just leave this to me, don’t worry” 」
Huh?
「 I mean, look, everyone in here are all beauties and cuties, and they all listen to what Onii-san tells them 」
「 And even those who aren’t here today, like Nei-oneesan, or even Tsukiko-oneesan, they love Onii-san 」
「 Agnes also loves Papa! 」
「 Mao-chan too! 」
No, Agnes, Mao-chan, I’m thankful for that but not now .
「 I don’t sense any evil from Onii-san 」
「 Also, Onii-san listens to what the Onee-san tells him 」
「 Above all, those who touch Onii-san’s aura lose the evil they had, I think? 」
「 I don’t know much about that one but at least, we know that Onii-san isn’t trying to deceive us 」
「 Yes, it’s easy to understand Onii-san . You know that he’s not lying 」
「 And then, those who make contact with Onii-san all respect Onii-san’s ideas and they won’t betray Onii-san, I think 」
「 Therefore, the people in here do welcome us for real 」
Eri . Rie .
「 That’s obvious . Those who Papa chose are family! 」
Agnes said .
「 Eri-chan and Rie-chan can’t be bad girls . But, I’m sure that you had a lot of loneliness! Papa doesn’t pick girls unless they’re like that 」
「 Ai-chan was like that too! 」
Mao-chan laughs .
「 It was true for us too 」
Luna .
「 Ruriko and me too 」
Misuzu .
「 Mana too! I mean, everyone is 」
Mana speaks for the other girls who aren’t speaking .
「 Uhm, does that mean that Ojii-san is also the same? 」
Eri .
「 Right… 」 Did Onii-san save Ojii-san and added you to the family because you were lonely? 」
Rie said .
「 Ojii-san, when you entered this room, you had a scary look on your face . You don’t smile, not in your mouth, not in your eyes . It was the same eyes our father and his bosses had 」
「 Then, when you come closer to Onii-san, it changed . Now, there’s a smile on your lips and your eyes 」
「 Right, I thought so too . It’s Onii-san’s mysterious aura 」
「 He can ease up people’s emotions 」
The twins said .
「 Well, that’s how it is 」
Jii-chan?
「 There are two types of people in this world . Those who lack something in their heart, and those who are overflowing with emotion . I believe myself to be someone with lacking . And that missing part is filled with this family 」
Then, he looked at me .
「 However, you have some good eyes . There are a lot of people with that lacking sensation, but you never bring in fools with you . You pick those who have discernment, perseverance, and clever girls . Furthermore, they’re all lovely 」
Jii-chan gives the twins a gentle look from a grandfather .
「 Thank you . Not only for answering my question but for making me reflect on myself . Either way, I thank you two 」
「 There’s no need 」
「 That’s right . We’re already family 」
Eri and Rie smiled .
「 You’re right . Hmm . You may continue eating . Also, I apologize for interrupting 」
「 Yes, let’s eat! We have more if you want a refill 」
The young girls resumed eating while having a friendly talk .
「 Torii-kun . The answer you wanted to know was in that conversation 」
Jii-chan smiled at Torii-san .
「 Yes, I understand . I think that I hate Kuromori-sama because Kuromori-sama didn’t choose me 」
Huh, what? What?
I don’t get what Torii-san’s trying to say .
「 I guess it’s because I’m a fool? They told me the same thing on the building earlier 」
Oh, Nei did .
「 No, you’re smart . I know that you’re sharp . I checked all of your achievements in managing stocks . I also think that you have good performance in school 」
「 Kouzuki-sama, you looked at me? 」
Torii-san’s surprised .
「 You’re Kanou’s granddaughter…thus, I treat you as my granddaughter too 」
Torii-san’s mother is from Kanou house, one of the big three .
Those who stand above the nobility, Jii-chan, and the head of Kaan and Kanou house have been close since they were young .
「 Kaan and I have lived long but that Kanou, he went ahead first . Therefore, I thought of looking after you for him 」
「 B-But, yesterday?!?!?? 」
Yesterday, Jii-chan was harsh on Torii-san during the party .
「 I had to do it in public . It’s natural . I’m the head of the Kouzuki house, and you’re the daughter of Torii house right now . Not Kanou house 」
Torii house isn’t nobility . Their family lineage only counts a few decades .
「 You may be the daughter of the Kanou house but you represent the Torii house, which isn’t from nobility, and so I cannot show favor when in front of the other daughters of the nobility . You should think of your father for a bit 」
「 My father? 」
「 No matter how much harsh treatment you receive, everyone knows that you carry the blood of Kanou house . Therefore, you suffer, everything you do and everything you get involved in . They will laugh, backstab, and even gossip around him, your father isn’t from the nobility after all 」
Torii-san’s putting shame to her father more than she thinks .
I see .
「 Then, what do I do? 」
Torii-san asks Jii-chan with an earnest look, but…
「 So, what do you think? 」
Jii-chan turns to me .
「 I think that Torii-san should stop trying to compete with the daughters of nobility 」
「 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 .
「 W-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 .
「 Y-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 . 」
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