Publishedat 31st of October 2019 09:15:24 PMChapter 339
Translator: Reflet
Editor: ryunakama
“Ooo, look at how pretty she is!”
Akiha said as she peeked with her binoculars . She was looking at a traditional j.a.panese restaurant, in which Sakura was sitting straight up on her knees in a long-sleeved kimono . Refinement and s.e.x appeal oozed out of her . Taiyou thought he had known her, but she looked like a completely different person right now .
“…”
“Taiyou?”
“…Huh? Oh, no, it’s nothing . ”
“I didn’t even say anything…but more importantly…”
Akiha stared straight at him with a grin on her face . He felt like she was seeing right through him . Shirokiyami also looked in his direction with her hazy eyes, her cute, pale lips opening .
“Time to, pounce on her?”
“No, I will not ‘pounce on her’ . ”
“But you really should . ”
Akiha said . There was some exasperation mixed in with her tone of voice and her face . Taiyou was surprised to see that she was being serious .
“What are you getting at?”
“‘What are you getting at?’, he says . Heeeh . ”
“Mhm…heeeh . ”
The two girls nodded at each other . They seemed to understand each other, but Taiyou felt a bit out of the loop .
“…Anyway, there’s something I need to discuss with you . ”
“Discuss?”
“Yes . ”
He nodded, looking at Juurokuya .
Advertis.e.m.e.nt“So you want to stop this affair, or rather, you want to crush the whole thing, right?”
“Y-Y-Yes!”
“Is that what you personally want? Or does Sakursan want the same thing for herself?”
“I…”
“So it’s what you personally want . ”
As soon as Juurokuya had hesitated, Taiyou knew the answer . He still didn’t know what was in it for her, but he at least knew that it wasn’t necessarily what Sakura wanted .
He was becoming increasingly convinced that he had to discuss this with Sakura . There was a woman wearing j.a.panese-style clothing who had just entered, preparing something .
“With that person in there, it doesn’t seem like you can just nonchalantly have a chat . ”
Taiyou thought for a bit, then asked Shirokiyami a question .
“Could you make it so that no one enters there for a little bit? Without causing a ruckus, if you can help it . ”
“I can…but…”
“But what?”
“I am…an expensive, lady . ”
“Huh? You still need money?”
Akiha was a bit surprised . She knew that Shirokiyami had once lent a hand to Taiyou in exchange for the hefty sum of 40,000 yen per hour, so if that were happening again, it was a bit shocking to her . But Shirokiyami slowly shook her head .
“Hug me…one time . ”
“So cheap!”
Akiha blurted out . Taiyou gestured for her to be quiet . Shirokiyami tilted her head, adding another condition .
“Then…rub your face against, mine . ”
“I’ll throw in a headpat as well . ”
Taiyou said, and Shirokiyami’s face reddened . She quickly stood up, showing her resolution .
Her figure wavered for a second…before she disappeared entirely . The next moment, the woman in j.a.panese clothing slowly crumbled to the ground . Sakura looked shocked, as did Akiha .
“She did that just for some skinship?”
“That’s probably because she’s the neediest among all of you when it comes to that . She prefers regular skinship over kissing or anything like that . That’s how it feels at least . ”
“Oh? That’s kinda interesting . ”
“…So it’s not ‘fantastic’?”
“That’s cause I know about even more fantastic things . ”
Akiha gave Taiyou a little kiss, barely touching him . Juurokuya’s face flushed when she saw that . By this point, Shirokiyami had vanished from the room, in addition to the other lady .
“Sooo, they’re gone?”
“Probably went to any other rooms in order to clean up there too . ”
“Quite the feat of strength!”
“But it won’t cause a commotion . ”
Taiyou said, and Akiha nodded .
They exchanged glances before slowly making their way over to the room . Sakura, who hadn’t budged an inch from the sudden turn of events, turned around with a wary glance before giving them a slightly surprised look .
“Why…are you here?”
“She begged me to come here, you see . ”
“New Moon-sama? Why have you come…?”
“I-I-I—-”
“Oh, don’t mind her, she happens to be Juurokuya, the other one . ”
“Huh? Ah, I see . ”
Sakura understood . Taiyou sat on the opposite end of the table, crossing his legs, and Akiha sat next to him . Sakura was kneeling down further away .
“So I heard that you have a marriage interview . ”
“Indeed . ”
“And you are fine with this?”
“Of course I am . ”
Sakura laughed, as if she had heard something silly .
“I was born in this kind of household . I knew from the very beginning that this would be my future . This was supposed to happen, and it makes perfect sense . ”
“Not for Youran . ”
“Well, she still resisted your advances . ”
Sakura smiled mischievously, a bit out of place with the current outfit she was wearing, which actually made it more appealing .
“Besides, if New Moon-sama were to try and find a suitable candidate based on status and upbringing, I doubt she would have ever found a partner in all of j.a.pan . It’d have to at least be the king or eldest prince of some country, or else they wouldn’t be a good match for one another . ”
“You can’t be serious . ”
“It’s the truth . Otherwise she wouldn’t be able to choose anyone and would just pick someone she likes . ”
“I’m not so sure . ”
“Really now? I’ll have you know that New Moon-sama is worth more than anyone can fathom . On the other hand, I would merely fetch a pretty penny . ”
“You’re sisters, and yet you’re that different?”
“Oh, and Adashino-sama is the same way . Since she’s not quite as high-up as New Moon-sama, the chances of getting into a political marriage with her aren’t nil . ”
“The way you say that, it sounds like you’re affirming it . ”
“It’s actually an honor, although I wouldn’t expect everyone to understand . ”
“You shouldn’t have been the kind of person to accept this, as far as I recall . ”
“Oh, was I not?”
Sakura made a graceful smile .
“And if I weren’t that kind of person, what would you do about it?”
Taiyou quieted down, thinking about what to do . He glanced at Juurokuya, who was the one who had pet.i.tioned him to come in the first place .
“What do you want to do? You want to stop her, right?”
“Y-Y-Yes!”
“…Then that’s what I’ll do . ”
“You’re going to help her?”
“There’s also the way Youran’s been acting . I’ll put a stop to this for the time being . ”
“Well aren’t you a stoic one . By the way, I’ve been constantly chasing after you, getting reports from my subordinates . ”
“Chasing me?”
Taiyou wondered what she meant all of a sudden .
“I also know that you’ve gotten your hands on Shirokiyami . ”
“…And?”
“What I’m saying is that we have a countermeasure . ”
“Countermeasure?”
“As in we have prepared the perfect viper for your mongoose . ”
“?”
He didn’t quite get it at first, but then it slowly dawned on him . The image of a certain person came into his mind . Viper and mongoose . A venomous snake . The natural enemy .
The sliding screen doors opened, revealing two girls: Shirokiyami and her older sister .