Chapter Chaper: Chaper
「 If we’re throwing her out, we have to erase all her memories about us 」
Minaho-neesan looks down on Tendou Otome and said .
「 Also, her memories of Tokuda Sonoko-san should be erased too 」
Sonoko-san’s shocked .
Tendou Otome who can’t speak and can’t move groans desperately .
「 I mean, we have no choice, do we? They’ve been childhood friends but their lives are going to different paths now 」
Minaho-neesan said .
「 I think it’s okay for Tokuda-san to remember Tendou Otome-san . But for Tendou-san, I think that it’s better if she can’t remember Tokuda-san 」
Sonoko-san isn’t just a childhood friend, she is Tendou Otome’s love .
Sonoko-san betrayed her Father and asked for our help .
If we release her like this, she’ll use every possible way to take Sonoko-san back from us .
Sonoko-san;
「 Right . Kuromori-san is right 」
Hearing that, Tendou Otome’s shocked .
「 Sorry, Otome-chan . But I think that we need to part ways . I’ll remember you . I’ll never forget about Otome-chan . So Otome-chan, please forget me 」
Becoming a prostitute of Black Forest means belonging to the underground society .
Sonoko-san should already know that Minaho-neesan’s brothel entertains the big-shots of the political and business circles .
If Tendou Otome makes a move on Sonoko-san, it’ll only cause trouble to the guests .
And on the other side, Tendou Otome’s life will be in danger .
「 I’m going my own way . Otome-chan, you need to find yours
Sonoko-san speaks to Otome flooded with emotions .
However .
「 Wait, are you sure about this? 」
Torii-san speaks .
「 Can you decide to erase people’s memories that easy? 」
That’s…
「 If we can’t erase her memory, the other option is killing her 」
Tsukiko says with a smile .
「 Huh, why? Why do you always jump to the extremes! Shouldn’t you convince her and make her swear that she will never talk about this to other people? No, I don’t know whether she’ll keep it or not but still, shouldn’t you ask her will first? Especially in cases like this! 」
She screams somewhat agitated .
「 This is just weird . You shut her up and decide her fate without her input . This is wrong 」
That’s…
「 I don’t think we need to hear her input at all 」
I said .
「 I’m the one taking responsibility for this . Tendou Otome herself isn’t at fault . After all, we forced her to this 」
「 Indeed, we gave Tokuda-san the choice . She will be our accomplice hereafter . She will carry the sins in regards to Tendou-san with us 」
Minaho-neesan said .
「 Yes . I don’t mind 」
Sonoko-san replies .
「 I mean, I don’t know who you are but you really are annoying . You’re unrelated to this and yet you speak so bossily 」
Kurosawa-san who listens to our conversation shows her displeasure towards Torii-san .
「 Excuse her . She’s a young lady who’s in the middle of learning about the world . I apologize if she rubs you the wrong way 」
Minaho-neesan tells Kurosawa-san .
「 No, not that I mind 」
Kurosawa-san knows that Minaho-neesan’s the boss of the brothel so she won’t say any more than that .
Therefore .
I should’ve given a warning that we’re bringing Torii-san to this room .
「 Torii-san, we’re not people from the surface . We’re on the other side, the so-called crime syndicate . We’re people who live violating the laws of this country 」
I looked at Torii-san in the eyes and speak to her frankly .
「 However, we’re not just a crime syndicate . The people we deal with are the big-shots of the country, people from nobility 」
「 Among the customers is Kouzuki-sama, and most of the heads of the nobility Torii-sama knows 」
Kuromori tower was a secret social club for the men of nobility before Shirasaka Sousuke hijacked it .
The heads of the family close to Jii-chan’s age all come to Kuromori tower .
We have the client list of those days .
Some of them are dead or retired, but most of them are heads of the clan, like Jii-chan .
Some customers came to the mansion during Shirasaka’s age . Nagisa and Katsuko-nee’s customers from before . I saw them during Misuzu and Ruriko’s dance presentation .
「 I’ve never met Torii-sama’s father or grandfather though 」
Minaho-neesan laughs .
Torii house isn’t nobility . They’re a postwar upstart, and so none of them came to the Kuromori tower .
「 So what? 」
Torii-san gets annoyed as she’s poked on her insecurity .
「 That means that we can’t make a mistake . We’re not allowed to make naive decisions . A slight failure can involve our precious customers 」
Minaho-neesan .
「 Torii-sama’s Grandfather is of nobility, and so you should know about the weight of the honor of the family, don’t you? 」
She stirs her up
「 Let’s say that Tendou Otome is let go for some reason, and then, she talks about what she discovered for the past few days, about us…It’ll become a huge problem 」
Therefore, I hurriedly interject .
「 She hid in Mizushima house for several days and went to Torii-san’s school as a bodyguard . She also grasped most information from the party yesterday . That includes Kouzuki house 」
「 Letting the other party know which room is connected to which in the head mansion will be troublesome 」
Michi said .
「 Therefore, if you ask us, we’re going to erase all of her memories for the past few days . If we can’t do that, then the other option is her death . Besides, the fact that Tokuda Sonoko-san and Kurosawa Naoko-san is with us has to stay a top-secret, and so we have to erase her memories . It’s a necessity . Even if we have to force it to her 」
「 Therefore, if we do what Torii-sama says and ask for Tendou-san’s agreement that we’re going to erase her memories, it will no longer be a high-handed work, but that’s just torture 」
Minaho-neesan said .
「 Don’t you feel sorry for her? It’s much faster if we ignore her will, make a decision, and do it immediately 」
「 Uuu 」
Torii-san groans .
Minaho-neesan looked at Sonoko .
「 This will be your last meeting, give her a good look . You’ll become a stranger to her soon 」
Sonoko-san looks at Tendou Otome .
Tendou Otome looks at Sonoko-san like a cat that is about to be abandoned .
She wants Sonoko-san’s embrace .
She wants her to speak kindly to her .
「 Otome-chan . Thank you for everything you’ve done so far 」
However, Sonoko-san .
「 Thank you for saying that you love me . But, I can only see Otome-chan as a friend . Ever since we met, today, and tomorrow 」
Tendou Otome’s eyes turn cloudy .
「 Goodbye . I’m sorry, that’s all I can say 」
Sonoko-san said and cried .
「 Kurosawa-san, do you have anything to say to Tendou-san? 」
Minaho-neesan calls out to Kurosawa-san, one of the subjects of Tendou Otome’s bullying .
「 Goodbye . I hated you all this time . You show favoritism on Tokuda-san, fill yourself up, and when the three girls were bullying me or her, you didn’t come to save us 」
Kurosawa-san speaks filled with spite .
「 You keep on saying that you saved Sonoko, but your father and his group raped Tokuda-san while you were gone . You never saved Tokuda-san 」
The last few words struck Tendou Otome .
「 You speak like you’re the boss and yet you can’t do anything, that’s what you are! Dammit! 」
Then .
「 That’s enough! You can stop now 」
Minaho-neesan said .
「 Then, Kou, can you ask Tsukiko-san to do it? 」
Minaho-neesan doesn’t give the order Tsukiko herself .
She thinks that I should be the one to manage Tsukiko’s Miko power .
Torii-san’s watching too .
No, I’m sure that Shou-neechan’s watching through the cameras too .
If the other scene happened, she’ll report to Jii-chan .
Miko power isn’t a property of the Kuromori house .
We have to be thorough to show that it’s used because of my relationship with the Takakura sisters
「 Yeah, Tsukiko 」
I turned to Tsukiko…
「 W-Wait! 」
Torii-san speaks to me .
「 Shouldn’t she speak her goodbyes too? 」
Tendou Otome to Sonoko-san and Kurosawa-san?
「 Huh, why? 」
I asked .
「 I mean, won’t she regret it if she didn’t say her goodbye now? 」
「 No, but Tendou Otome will forget all of it anyway 」
All the events so far and this moment .
「 But, even if she forgets it… 」
Torii-san looks at Sonoko-san .
「 Don’t you feel the same way? Don’t you feel bad that you can’t hear her voice, her goodbyes? You don’t like it? You’ll regret it, right? 」
Sonoko-san .
「 No… 」
She speaks mournfully .
「 That’s a lie! That can’t be! 」
Torii-san can’t agree with it .
「 What’s with this?! Are you stupid?! 」
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