Sumi de ii desu. Kamawanaide kudasai

Don’t expect much activity from me. T-T

This is difficult for me to translate… Last chapter maybe. Someone please pick this up. T_T

Not confident in TL accuracy. Please enlighten me if you find any mistakes senpais.

「Nogikuー, you"ll be with Kiyomizu oiran today.」1
「Yes!」

　It"s been a month since then.
　I"ve been performing my given tasks daily.

　By the way, the name『Nogiku』was given to me by Oyaji-sama who was the owner of the Amazuki Brothel. He was shocked that I couldn"t remember my own name, but "if so then…" he thought up a name for me.

　When I asked "why is it Nogiku?" he said「because I like chrysanthemums.」2
　Yes, it"s very straightforward.

　To inform the nii-sans that I was a girl, the day after I was picked up I observed several of the yuudan working til the end, and it also served as a inroduction. 3

　It would"ve been better if I were an approximately aged girl, but I was still just a small 5 year old. They didn"t fuss over the system on this or that, I was recognized as a harmless creature, and there was no particular voices of opposition to me working at this brothel.
　Everyone said『Understood』with smiles.

　Like how Oyaji-sama said in the beginning, I was appointed as a kamuro as an apprentice helper to the yuudan.

　For my job I would follow around a yuudan nii-san for the whole day, comb their hair and tie it up, help them wear their kimono and look after their daily necessities. While taking care of their daily necessities, it seems the purpose of being put underneath them is to learn how a yuudan is supposed to be and become a first rate oiran.

　No, I don"t have any feelings to become a yuudan though.
　I"ll become a male entertainer geisha. I"m a female though.

　As such, today is the day I"m under Kiyomizu oiran.
　Before meeting this person, I always put myself on guard.

「Good morーning, Kiyomizu-niisan.」
「Aah, you"re finally here? I got tired of waiting already. But Nogiku is very cute today too.」

　Up hiーgh, so he put his arms on both my sides and true to his words lifted me up high.

　This person"s name was Kiyomizu. Status is oiran. Age is 15 and he"s a first-rate oiran. 　Isn"t he too young!? So I thought, but it seems to be normal here, for the most part from ages 15~19 they are already bought by customers and are of age.
　Hearing this, I once again was taught that the common sense from my previous world was not applicable.

　Kiyomizu oiran achieved the oiran t.i.tle at a young age, and was a person with very good looks. His craft is also top cla.s.s.
　His skin is white like snow, his long jet black hair stretches down to his back and his slit eyes hide the glimmer of a black pearl, and the bewitching s.e.x appeal that overflows from that blackness seem to be a drug that women drown in.

　Due to his personality being gentle and his demeanor soft, the ambience that wraps around you is also popular and he is number 1 in sales.

　In short, he is a super ikemen.

　Let"s go back in time. To the first day I started working, the day where I made an appearance in front of all the nii-sans who would be taking care of me from now on.

『From today on, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.』

　Oyaji-sama said if only then this, so I bowed the way I was taught to the kamuro like me and the oiran status men in front of me and achieved a courteous and steady bow at that time. Kiyomizu-niisama who sat in front of I who had raised my voice for the first time stood up.

『What an adorable child. It"ll be difficult for girls to do business with female partners, but we"ll firmly educate you how to be independant. Since you"re 5 you"ll be the lowest one here, so you can think of everyone as your nii-san and rely on them.』

　So he said.
　To I who was nervous, I still remember those understanding and gentle eyes to this day.

『Ou, do your best chibisuke.』
『I"ll be strict so prepare yourself.』
『Oyaji-sama, who will Nogiku be with today?』
『Who should it be, I wonder.』

　With Kiyomizu-niisama"s words as the start the other nii-samas who raised their voices to talk to me were a little rough, but they rubbed my head and showered me in welcome.

　Kiyomizu-niisama who was my heart"s savior? seemed to love small children, every time I a.s.sisted him I would receive an 『up high up high up hiーgh』attack.

　Because I was mentally an adult, this attack was embarra.s.sing so honestly I want to tell him to stop.
　But inside, I did feel that this floaty feeling was somewhat fun, so here it would be better if I act like a kid and scream kya kya happily, or so I prepare myself each time and worry.
　As a result,

「Un, cute cute.」
「……」

　I always become silent.

　Rubbing his cheeks against mine, this Nii-sama doesn"t mind me and like this always overthrows these concerns.
　Without suiting his face he"s a person living life fully.

「Ahh! Kiyomizu-niisama is playing up high again with you! Nogiku, hurry up and get down!!」

　In the middle of that, the loud voice that rung through nii-sama"s room belonged to the kamuro who worked with me, Shusui.
　He was 3 years older than me, and started working as a yuudan apprentice kamuro here 1 year ago. In other words he was my kamuro senpai.

　He was a handsome youth with well ordered looks, white skin, and the hair behind him and his eyes were a deep blue and wore a mysterious outfit.

　Not limited to Shusui in this world there were many people with various hues of hair and eye color.
　Red, yellow, purple and silver, there were also blonde hair like foreigners had. I had the feeling this world was a slightly bizarre place, so by now I wasn"t going to question『Eh, is that their real hair? Eh, is that normal? Eh, that"s weird…』
　Because I am an adult. At the very least it"s because I"m an adult.
　I can"t make any more declarations than this and trouble Oyaji-sama.

　By the way since Shusui has been a kamuro since he was 7, he was a golden egg raised to be a leading oiran forerunner.

　But the singular digit kids similar to Shusui and the kids that entered from around age 10, no matter how blessed they were in their craft or how good their looks, they would be unable to obtain the highest status of oiran.
　Those who didn"t receive specialized training when they were young could not seek to become oiran. It was a pretty severe system.

　That Shusui with great promise glared at me with a "he へ" shaped mouth.
Hey hey, your good looks are going to waste.

「I will also follow Kiyomizu-niisama today! Let"s hurry and change you into your unlined kimono.」
「Ahaha, Shusui sure is reliable. My bad.」

　He grinned at the angry boy and lowered me down to the floor.

　While Kiyomizu-niisama combed through his long and loose hair with his hands, he once again smiled and the signal to start preparation rung.

「Then I"ll be counting on you two.」
「「Yes!」」

　My day had just begun.