Chapter 231
Translator: Reflet
That gorgeous place was a world Taiyou was utterly unaccustomed to .
Taiyou was taken to a fancy hotel that adhered to convention and formalities .
The nice tailored suit he was wearing fit the place and felt amazing to wear, but unlike in the physical sense, Taiyou, a mere high school student, had not been able to catch up mentally .
He felt out-of-place in respect to both the location and the clothes he was wearing .
During all that, he was being escorted by Youran, stepping into the party room .
Youran was wearing a “short” sleeved kimono, her hair down .
This was different from her usual twintail appearance as Juunishima Youran――this was her appearance as New Moon Director .
There was a commotion at the stand-up buffet to her entrance .
「She has come」
「So that’s the rumored New Moon Director……」
「Hey you, that’s insolent . Give her some respect」
The first thing he heard was the voices reacting to Youran’s appearance .
The guests, of course, and even the well-trained employees stopped what they were doing, focusing completely on her .
「However, who is the person behind New Moon Director？」
「Are they not a servant？」
「Your eyes suck or what? That isn’t the kind of clothing fabric that a servant would wear」
「And the way they’re lined up……Juunishima-sama has him under her？」
「That’s probably just for appearance」
「No, but……」
And then the conversations stretched to Taiyou as well .
Who is the youth with Youran? Those questions rose up here and there .
Furthermore, Youran was conscious of it――and even Taiyou could understand that she was conducting herself as ranked as Taiyou’s “wife”, so several people felt that .
Those various things mixed, and with all eyes on them in a moment, he ended up feeling even more uncomfortable .
He was so uncomfortable that he found himself looking down .
「Lift your head」
Youran picked up on it, speaking to him in a quiet voice .
「Youran……」
「See, I’ll be bragging about you in front of all these people here . My man is an amazing man, and I’m now his woman . I fully intend to circulate that, okay」
Youran said .
That was the reason why she had chosen to wear a kimono and not a furisode .
「So be an amazing man enough to make everyone here jealous of me」
「……Yeah, I know」
While smiling bitterly, Taiyou nodded clearly .
If it was her wish to boast around, then he was not opposed to helping grant that .
If anything, in order to answer to that with all his power――Taiyou thought to act his part more than usual .
Regaining his composure, he went to the center of the party with Youran .
When she entered the area, the first wave gathering around her was comprised of aging gentlemen .
Taiyou could clearly tell that they were all elderly people of good appearance, and knew from the way they conducted themselves that they were of a fairly high status .
（It’s thanks to Kohaku-san and Youran）
Taiyou secretly thought .
Thanks to the “guidance” of these two, Taiyou was now able to understand these things .
He had now become able to figure that sort of thing out from the atmosphere exuded by the people in front of him .
While surveying these people, he silently listened to their conversation .
Perhaps wanting him to understand as well, the New Moon Director mode Youran made sure to constantly refer to each of them by their titles .
Nearly all of them had positions like chairman or manager .
Thinking of a group of well-dressed elderly people, there wasn’t anything odd about that .
Amongst them was just one young woman .
The woman looked like she might not even be thirty . She was filled with sagacity, beauty, and a strong glint in her eyes .
In terms of beauty she wasn’t quite as much so as Youran, but she made up for it by exuding an intelligent aura .
「It has been a while, New Moon-sama」
「Indeed it has, Chairwoman Orikawa . Is the gentleman Ryuunosuke healthy？」
「Father is well, thank you . As of recently he has displayed an interest in Northern Europe and has been involved there since」
「I see」
Youran and the attractive girl in the suit exchanged words .
The two woman in the center of the assembly hall were like two crimson dots, and even more attention was being focused on them .
After they had for some time exchanged lip service, the woman turned toward Taiyou .
「And who might this gentleman be？」
「Allow me to introduce him . His name is Natsuno Taiyou, and he is the one who hath exchanged vows with me for the future」
Momentary silence .
Then there was an explosion of noise expanding like a tsunami pushing through after receding .
In a moment, everyone in the assembly hall had their eyes on Taiyou .
The curious onlookers around them couldn’t seem to hide their astonishment, but the woman who was introduced instead spoke “in an astonished manner” .
「How rude of me . I am called Orikawa Maho」
「It is nice to meet you . I am Natsuno Taiyou」
「While being born in a distinguished family, Chairwoman Orikawa is a woman of character who, in her generation, brought forth a large corporation without using a cent of her family’s money . Doubtless you have heard of FOT before？」
「Oh, yeah, that smartphone――」
He had heard the name of that corporation before . It was a corporation with the second-most shares in smartphones in the world .
With a universal enterprise like that, a person of the title of chairwoman had appeared in front of him, so Taiyou was a little taken aback .
「――unh！」
Youran suddenly pinched his behind .
It was all he could do to keep from letting a voice out .
Eye met with eye, and he felt like her gaze was scolding him .
――See, I’ll be going around bragging about you in front of all these people here . Hold a dignified appearance to make everyone jealous of me .
He recalled the words that Youran had said just earlier .
Taiyou sucked in air, puffing out his chest again .
「It is a privilege to meet you . Although I am an Apple user, so I do apologize」
「Oh? I am the same」
Maho smiled broadly .
He glimpsed the slightest mischievous nature within her ripened glamor .
Taiyou saw her as the same type as Atsuko, but better in every way .
「I use that in private」
「Oh? That’s the first I hath heard . I hath thought that thou useth the one from thine own company」
「I do use that one at work . It is merely my preference in private after all . Are you not the same way, New Moon-sama?」
「I see . Private and work, hm」
「Indeed . I had “always thought” that you were that sort of person」
「I am awed by thine great insight」
There was something up . This wasn’t a conversation to be taken at face value .
That was what Taiyou thought, but he wasn’t actually sure what that something was .
「Come to think of it, New Moon-sama, you did use our company’s terminal, did you not?」
「Yeah, I am using the custom-made one . Thanks to that, work is progressing well」
「In that case, I shall have another new one reach you . You may use it in private this time」
「Private, huh」
「Indeed, even in private」
「Understood . I gratefully accept」
It shouldn’t have been anything important, and yet for some reason, Taiyou felt a tense atmosphere between the two of them .
「Oh?」
Suddenly, Youran’s gaze moved downward .
Wondering what was up, he followed her and looked down, noticing that his shoelaces were untied .
「They are untied」
「Yeah, I’ll go ahead and――」
「Wait」
When Taiyou was about to squat down and retye them himself, Youran squatted down, stopping him .
She squatted, put her hand on it, and tied it .
In an instant, the party hall was filled with noise .
It was a clamor greater than when they had entered together earlier .
「Did New Moon Director-sama just do an action of servitude!?」
That line that was heard from a faraway area seemed to convey the feelings of everyone in the assembly hall .
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