Pure love ✕ Insult Complex

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「 Ufufufu, fufufufufu 」

Torii-san laughed.

「 Kuromori-sama, you’re such an interesting person! 」

Then, she looked behind her, to the black-haired yet half-foreign girl.

「 She’s my bodyguard.
Her name’s Haiji 」

Then, the girl named Haiji…

「 Adelheid.
Mariko-sama 」

「 Yes, Adelheid, that’s why I call you Haiji 」

Torii-san said and laughed.

「 Pleased to meet you, Adelheid-san 」

I greeted her, then…

「 Katori Adelheid 」

She bows her head to me.

「 That’s right.
This girl’s Haiji, yet, she’s also Katori! Lololol 」

I don’t understand why Torii-san’s laughing.

「 Torii-san has introduced Adelheid-san to us.
Kanou-san, could you introduce your bodyguard as well? 」

I speak gently to Kanou-san.

「 I will ask the same, Kanou-sama 」

Misuzu also speaks.

「 Haa, if Misuzu-sama goes that far.
It can’t be helped then 」

Kanou-san finally gives in.

「 This is my bodyguard.
Shie, go and greet everyone 」

The tall girl called Shie faces not me but Misuzu and Ruriko.

「 I’m the officially appointed bodyguard from Kanou house.
Shiranui Gou 」

She bows her head.
What a brisk movement.

But.

「 Danna-sama, the character ‘江 '(Gou) is read as Shie 」

「 Oh, you know about it, Misuzu? 」

「 Yes.
Shie-san’s been Kanou-sama’s bodyguard since she was young 」

Oh.
I see.

Kanou-san stubbornly didn’t introduce her bodyguard to me.

Misuzu and Ruriko already know.

Their super-high-class-lady school has only a few people, and so, they see the bodyguards daily.

And they should know the name.

Therefore, there’s no need to introduce their servants this late.

Then, I’m the only one who doesn’t know the names of the bodyguards here.

Kanou-san doesn’t want to accept that.

「 Well, nice to meet you, Gou-san 」

I greeted her.

「 Please call me Shie 」

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She replies, expressionlessly.

「 That is what Sakurako-ojousama wants 」

Hmmmmm????

「 She uses her real name, Gou, when introducing herself on formal locations, but, she doesn’t look your way unless you call her Shie-san 」

Misuzu laughed.

Then, that means.

「 Yes, Shie-san is in my class 」

That means she’s in second-year.

「 Kanou-sama and Torii-sama are both in their first-year 」

Huh?

Putting Torii-san aside, I seriously thought that Kanou-san is a senior.

I mean, Misuzu’s calling Kanou-san with “-sama,” and so she must have a high status for that.

「 My Haiji is in middle school, first-year 」

That’s another one.
“Eeeeeeeh?!”

Two years younger than Michi?

I guess half-foreign girls are tall.

I mean.

To think that she’s already a personal bodyguard at age 13…

Maybe she’s strong, or perhaps it’s in her family.
It’s either of the two.

「 Well then, Kurama-san, please introduce your bodyguards to Danna-sama as well 」

I already heard about Kurama’s relationship with Kouzuki from Misuzu.

「 Y-Yes…U-Uhm… 」

The big sister, Kurama Misato-san, tries to introduce her bodyguard to me, but…

「 Does it have meaning? I mean, it’s Kurama-san’s family 」

Torii-san speaks without thinking.

「 Right.
They’re bodyguards you’re dismissing anyway, aren’t you? 」

Kanou-san also speaks coldly.

「 If you look at your situation, Kurama-san’s house no longer is in a place to talk about having a bodyguard anymore 」

You mean?

「 Uuuuuu 」

The big sister starts to cry.

「 O-Onee-sama! 」

The little sister embraces her elder sister.

Then.

「 Kurama Mistato-sama’s bodyguard, Anjou Mitama 」

The elder sister’s bodyguard greets me.

「 Kurama Arisu-sama’s bodyguard, Anjou Kinuka 」

The younger sister’s bodyguard too.

I knew it, they’re sisters too.

「 What do you plan in your future? 」

Kanou-san starts questioning them.

「 If you’d like, we can hire you in our Kanou clan 」

And now going out of the blue.

「 Oh, if I recall, Ruriko-sama’s personal bodyguard is no longer present! Since you have the opportunity, would you like to take them? 」

Torii-san adds something unnecessary.

「 Uhm, I’m still contracted with Kurama-sama… 」

「 Yes, we’re still within our contract period! 」

Anjou sisters declare firmly.

「 But, you soon will be.
Think about my proposal.
There’s nothing bad about it 」

Kanou-san said.

「 Misuzu-sama, Ruriko-sama, please leave these two bodyguards to me.
」

She speaks with a sharp look.

What’s going on?

Kanou-san, this Anjou sisters….No, the Kurama house.

「 You don’t have to ask us, it’s Kurama-san’s family bodyguards, and so it’s for them to decide.
I don’t think we should make a fuss when they haven’t decided on anything yet 」

Misuzu speaks.

「 You’re right.
I’m sorry for being too forward with it 」

Kanou-san bows her head.

「 Uhm, how old are you two? 」

I ask the two to ease up the mood.

「 I’m in my third year in high school, my little sister is in first-year middle school 」

I see.

「 Kurama-san has their bodyguards at the same age as their masters 」

Misuzu explains to me.

Then that means Kurama Misato-san is 18, and Arisu-san is 13.

「 Yeah, now I know who’s who 」

I nod to myself.

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「 Well then.
Pleased to meet you all.
Uhm, I don’t know if we will all get along, but, let’s have good discussions 」

Like, Kurama-san’s house.

Like, why is Torii-san ousted by the other girls?

Like, why is Kanou-san a loner?

「 Anyway, let’s fulfill what Kouzuki-sama asked for.
Kurama-san, hurry up and talk about your family circumstances 」

Kanou-san talks to the Kurama sisters.

Oh, Kurama Misato’s older, and yet, her attitude…

「 You can talk about it, but this person can’t do anything about it.
Anyway, if you talk about it, then we can break up this strange table.
I would like to return to my table from earlier with Shie 」

Nobody’s in that table, though.

「 Ah, please wait, Kanou-sama 」

Misuzu speaks.

「 We still haven’t introduced our bodyguards yet 」

Huh?

Michi’s already here?

I tried looking at the mansion, but I can’t see anyone.
I can’t sense anyone.

However.

「 Michi, you should show yourself now 」

As soon as Misuzu said that…

「 I answer to your summons! 」

M-M-M-M-M-M-Michi?!?

Y-You were hiding in there?

Michi in her usual uniform stands behind Misuzu.

……！！！！！

Kanou-san, Torii-san, and Kurama sisters’ bodyguards got startled.

No, all the other bodyguards too.

「 I have erased my presence 」

She speaks with her usual expressionless face.

「 I am Kouzuki Misuzu-sama’s personal bodyguard.
Kudou Michi 」

She bows her head.

They’re still silent from Michi’s sudden appearance from the courtyard.

But…

「 And then!!! 」

W-What? Someone’s on my back now?!

「 I am Kuromori Kou’s guardian, Kamen Edie!!! 」

E-Edie?

Y-You weren’t here until now, were you?

「 I am called, so I came! Tada! Don’t get left behind, Paman! 」

No, I didn’t call for you.

「 Hmmm? Why is everyone so surprised? 」

Edie’s wearing some pink jersey and muffler on her neck.
She’s wearing huge sunglasses covering her face.

「 Let’s go! KAMEN EDIE! R! X! 」

She’s making some pose I don’t even understand.

Must be Nei’s taste flowing into her.

「 Hey, err, Edie? 」

I called her.

「 Huh? Should I have gone with “Perfect Edie canon Mark2?” 」

No, I get what perfect means, but canon?

You just want to get inside a canon, don’t you?

「 Ah, sorry.
These girls are quite mischievous 」

For now, I just followed up, but.

I-I don’t think that did it.

Everyone in the courtyard looks at Michi and Edie dumbfoundedly.

「 Huh? What was that about? 」

Misuzu laughs at the surprised me.

「 It’s only ladies of wealthy families and the bodyguards who assist them habitually… 」

I get that, but…

「 Everyone’s surprised.
They didn’t perceive Michi just standing behind me 」

She smiled.

「 Furthermore, Michi just showed herself, and yet, nobody noticed Edie-san’s presence 」

Ah, there should be girls who can sense Qi just like Michi and Edie, and yet.

They didn’t notice Michi and Edie.

Furthermore, Edie’s wearing pink and flashy clothing.

「 I’m the child of the sun! EDIE BLACK! 」

No, you don’t have to do that.

「 If you’re surprised with that, then you won’t be able to hold yourselves later 」

Edie grinned.

「 Something more amazing is about to come up!!! 」