Pure love ✕ Insult Complex

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Torii Mariko-san was unable to read the situation and presented herself before Jii-chan.

「 If Torii-kun were to know that you tried to call out to me, he would be perplexed.
He will surely scold you.
No, if it’s him, he would call me to apologize.
And that is just another trouble for me.
If I recall, he has a weak heart.
You shouldn’t make your Grandfather worry too much 」

Jii-chan speaks kindly, but it’s cold.

「 I-I’m very sorry 」

Mariko-san bowed her head and tries to return to her seat.

「 No, wait 」

Jii-chan called her.

「 Y-Yes?! W-W-W-What about me? 」

「 Is there anyone else? Also 」

Jii-chan looked at the girl who warned Mariko-san.

「 You, the lass who called out to her.
Yes, you 」

The girl wearing a wine-red dress?

The mature lady stands up.

「 Do you have business with me? 」

「 Yes, I will be leaving now.
Could you come here and accompany Kuromori-kun? 」

Huh? Me?

「 G-Grandfather? 」

Misuzu’s surprised too.

Jii-chan…

「 You don’t mind, do you? I think this lady is suited as a sample to show Kuromori-kun how the high-class ladies behave? 」

「 If that is alright with you… 」

The girl wearing a wine red dress bows her head.

「 What is your name? 」

「 Kanou Sakurako 」

The red dress lady named herself.

「 Oh, Kanou-kun’s daughter? I see.
You do have the looks of your mother 」

「 Yes, Kakka 」

「 Hmm.
Well, I’m giving you my best regards.
Torii-kun’s daughter, too, will you? 」

「 Y-Yes…..
」

Mariko-san bows her head.

「 Now then, I will be heading out.
Misuzu, make sure your guests have fun.
Kuromori-kun as well 」

「 Yes, Grandfather 」

Jii-chan tries to leave with Ootoku-san following him, then.

「 P-Please wait!! 」

Huh?

The girl wearing a white dress, sitting on the edge of Ruriko’s table, stands up.

「 Arisu, stop it! 」

A girl that seems to be the big sister, wearing the same white dress, stops the middle-school girl, but…

「 But, Onee-sama!! 」

The girl called Arisu shouts at Jii-chan.

「 P-Pleased to meet you! I-I’m Kurama Arisu!! 」

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Jii-chan just talked about prohibiting direct greetings at him, and yet…

「 And this is my big sister! Kurama Misato !! 」

「 I-I’m very sorry for her, Kakka 」

The big sister tries to cover her sister’s mouth.

「 E-Excuse the discourtesy.
I’m very sorry.
Kakka, everyone 」

She bows to Jii-chan and the girls around.

Looking at where they’re sitting, these sisters are related to the Kouzuki group.
Still, they have a weaker status compared to other girls.

「 Oh, you girls? I heard from Kurama-kun about you 」

Jii-chan speaks to the sisters.

「 Come over here.
Bring your sister with you 」

「 Y-Yes, Arisu, Kakka’s calling us 」

「 Ah, yes, Onee-sama 」

The sisters look at Jii-chan with a serious face.

Jii-chan thinks for a moment.

「 Hmm, oh well… 」

He speaks in ill humor.

「 Sorry, but I couldn’t help you 」

「 K-Kakka!! 」

The sisters’ face turns pale.

「 Naturally, my answer would be no.
I’m sorry 」

Jii-chan said.
And looked at me.

「 And so, could you listen to their story, Kuromori-kun, Misuzu? 」

M-Me?

「 You can listen to them.
I’m not telling you to do something for them.
I’ll leave the decision to you 」

No, even if you tell me that…

「 I will talk to Kurama-kun myself.
Seriously, what a troublesome man.
I’m not a charity man.
I’m only interested in business 」

Business.

「 Therefore, if the two of you are going to talk about business, then I’ll help you.
If not, you can return 」

The Kurama sisters trembled.

「 If it was me, I would’ve turned them away at this moment.
It’s that kind of circumstance.
However, if it can become a business study material for Kuromori-kun, I wouldn’t mind helping those girls 」

「 Understood, we will have Danna-sama discuss with Kurama-san, and we’ll report it to Grandfather later 」

Misuzu speaks before I could respond.

「 No, you don’t have to.
Deal with it yourselves.
I couldn’t care less about the results 」

Then, he looked at the sisters…

「 I’m thankful for Kurama-kun’s longstanding loyalty.
However, he’s paying for his mistakes.
I don’t intend to do anything with your family 」

「 Uuuuu 」

「 O-Onee-sama?! Misato-oneesama?! 」

The elder sister started crying, the younger sister embraced her.

「 That’s all.
Well then, I will be taking my leave 」

Jii-chan brings Ootoku-san and Choumoto-san with him and gets back inside the mansion.

Misuzu and I…and all the ladies that were sitting down just now stands up…

They all bowed to Jii-chan.

However, the Kurama sisters are still embracing each other, weeping.

When she was sure that Jii-chan’s out…

「 Since Grandfather asked, Torii-san, Kanou-san, come here 」

Misuzu calls the two.

「 Also, Kurama-san… 」

The two are still crying.

「 Hey, don’t make us wait! 」

Torii-san tells the sisters.

「 Kakka gave his command, now come 」

Kanou-san slaps the big sister on her shoulders.

「 If you continue to cry yourselves like that, you’ll only cause trouble to the other families.
」

She speaks kindly yet harsh.

「 I-I’m very sorry, everyone… 」

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Kurama-elder speaks to the other ladies in the same table.

「 T-That’s right, hurry up and go to Misuzu-sama’s table 」

「 You don’t have to mind us 」

The daughters of the Kouzuki group on the same table just want to get rid off the nuisance as soon as possible.

Well, Jii-chan went that far to say that.
It can’t be helped.

「 So it was true that Kurama-san’s family business is in danger 」

They even say that.

Oh, I guess so.

「 That doesn’t mean that they should make a direct appeal to Kakka at such occasion 」

「 You don’t have to return to our table anymore 」

「 I will report what happened just now to Father when we get home 」

「 My father won’t be making deals with Kurama-san anymore 」

Geez.

「 Hurry up and stand! Come over here! 」

I tell the Kurama sisters.

「 For now, we can’t do anything unless we hear your problem 」

Kurama-elder looked at me as if she’s going to cling.

I hate that gaze.

「 I’m not saying I’m helping you.
I’ll just listen to what you want to say 」

「 Indeed, we can only hear your story, but sorry, we can’t be of help to you.
Please come here knowing that 」

Misuzu also pins them in.

「 Let’s go, Onee-sama 」

The little sister said.

「 Arisu 」

「 We’ve come this far.
They’ll listen to what we have to say at least 」

「 Indeed 」

She takes a deep breath.

Then, the sisters stand up.

「 Come, Kurama-san 」

The lady in the wine dress, Kanou-san, looks like a caring person.

She held up Kurama-elder in her arms and walked together with them.

「 It can’t be helped… 」

Torii-san comes to our table.

Then.

Behind them…

Four bodyguards follow their masters, not saying anything.

「 Ruriko-san, you can come over there too 」

Huh? Yoshiko-san, who was inside the mansion, is now here?

「 I will be entertaining the people in this table 」

Leaving the daughters of the troublesome parents from the Kouzuki group to her.

Yoshiko wants Ruriko to go to our table?

「 But, Yoshiko-oneesama… 」

Ruriko looks at Yoshiko-san worriedly.

Yoshiko-san’s been Ruriko’s attendant for long.

Jii-chan acknowledges her as his granddaughter, but she’s still an illegitimate child of the late first son.

There’s that delicate reserve between her and the daughters of the Kouzuki group.

「 I will be fine 」

Yoshiko-san sat down on the table and looked at the young ladies.

「 They don’t expect me, the daughter of Kouzuki head house, announced at the very last moment, to be in this place… 」

She smiled.

Right.

This is Yoshiko-san’s fight to secure her place for herself.

「 I understand.
Please entertain everyone in here, Yoshiko-oneesama 」

Ruriko tells her cousin.

「 Everyone, I give you my best regards with my precious cousin 」

She bows her head to the young ladies in the table.