「 Yay! Yay! 」
「 Wow!! 」
We leave the bathroom and then went to the dining room to eat ice cream.
Mao-chan’s in a good mood as we took a bath and scrubbed each other.
While at it, Agnes is also in a good mood.
Mao-chan and Agnes are sitting next to me at the same table.
Then, on the other side of the table are Nagisa and Marika.
On the other hand, the students of the school for the young ladies apart from Agnes, are gathering at another table, talking about something.
We’re all just out of the bath so we’re all wearing white bathrobes.
Then…
「 What do you think, Onii-san? 」
「 How is it, Onii-san? 」
Eri and Rie came to me wearing their new middle school uniform.
「 What do you think? 」
「 Think? 」
Arisu and Kinuka came after them.
「 Here, I brought your ice cream too! 」
Mana who didn’t come to us in the bath is also wearing the same uniform, and then pushed the wagon of ice cream for the twins and Arisu and Kinuka.
She looked at the cameras in the mansion and saw these girls coming to the dining room.
「 Yeah, that looks cute on you girls 」
I replied.
White blouse and red ribbon on the neck, red checkered skirt, and socks.
It doesn’t have the same prim and proper classic look of the sailor uniform, but, it has enough liveliness for the modern age and it’s good.
「 It’s my first time wearing this kind of uniform 」
Arisu and Kinuka are been in that school for young ladies from childhood.
Kurama house was a noble family but has fallen, and so they can’t go to that school anymore.
The girls on the other table are students of the school for the young ladies, so it might be painful for Arisu to stay in the same room as them.
Although Misuzu and the girls are no longer wearing the sailor uniform like when they have gathered on the second floor, white bathrobes instead, so the shock seems to be lighter.
「 That uniform looks good on you Arisu-chan 」
「 Yes, it’s cute 」
Eri and Rie told Arisu.
「 I think I can make faster kicks with this skirt compared to the old one 」
Kinuka throws a high kick and shows me her white panties.
「 Well, we’ll be going to school with this group starting next week so let’s have fun 」
Mana told Arisu and the girls.
Right, Mana is the only second year in middle school, Arisu and the girls are in their first year.
Mana’s the senior in this group.
「 Mana’s the only one in a different school year, will you be okay? 」
I asked.
Arisu has her bodyguard, Kinuka, the twins have each other so they shouldn’t have problems, but…
「 I’ll be fine. Besides, look, we’re going to be separated from the ordinary students in the special class anyway 」
Eri and Rie are appearing on Yukino’s show so the “entertainment course” is a new class created.
「 But, you’ll need to meet up with other students too, right? 」
Like, during a school assembly and such.
「 It’s okay, even if anyone tries to confess their love to me, I won’t cheat Onii-chan 」
Mana smiled.
「 Mana’s mind and body belong to Onii-chan after all 」
Mana will enter the school not as Shirasaka Maika but as Yoshida Mana.
She’s become my sex slave, my little sister.
「 Minaho-ojousama’s laid the groundwork to make sure that all their teachers will be women, and they’ll have as little contact with the ordinary students as possible 」
Katsuko-nee wearing her bathrobe comes to our table.
「 That cost a lot 」
You can settle most of the absurdness in this world with money.
「 Yeah. I owe Minaho-neesan again 」
Even so, it must be hard for her to find a private school that would allow Mana and the girls to go to those absurd conditions.
It’s been half a year already.
However, I heard that things progressed smoothly when Arisu and the girls came compared to Mana alone.
Jii-chan is worried about the future of the Kurama daughters so he helped out in finding the school.
「 Uhm 」
Karen in her bathrobe comes to our table holding her ice cream plate.
「 Oh, hello. What’s wrong? 」
Arisu, the older of the two, asks Karen.
「 Uhm, they have started a conversation I can’t participate in, so… 」
Karen said. And then looking at the other table…
「 Right, Michi’s suggestion is right 」
Misuzu nods.
「 I see. Our family indeed lack some personnel 」
Ruriko said.
Oh, Megu’s talking about what she told Megu earlier.
About the need for medical and judicial specialists in our family.
「 I do not understand what they’re talking about 」
I mean, Karen…
She’s a student of the school for the young ladies but recently, she’s joining Arisu’s group.
She feels much at ease in this group I guess.
「 As for me, I want to start a business in the future 」
Mariko said.
「 Hmm, I intend to become a certified accountant and join Father’s auditing firm. So, I’ll try to be able to do the accounting stuff in the future, but… 」
Eric said.
「 That’ll take ten years 」
Erica’s still 14, she still needs time to enter college and become an accountant.
「 It’s okay even if it takes ten years. We want to be able to deal with everything by ourselves in the future 」
Misuzu said.
「 In that case, lawyers and doctors, do we have any plans on that? 」
Mariko asks.
「 Yomi and Luna-chan, what about you girls? Since you can see through other people’s lies, won’t you become amazing lawyers? 」
Mariko asks.
「 Being able to tell that someone’s lying and proving that they are in the court of law is two separate things 」
Yomi said.
「 Either way, our powers are breaking the rules of society so I don’t think that we can do any public work 」
「 Right, if you ask me Miko power is much more suited for Kouzuki SS 」
Yomi said. Misuzu agreed.
Meaning, it’s about dealing with the jobs from the other side.
「 As for me, I haven’t considered the future yet 」
Luna said.
「 I’m already busy with trying to get used to our new school too 」
Koyomi-chan added.
「 Then, I guess we’re going to look for a doctor and lawyer candidate for our group 」
Mariko concluded.
「 They sure talk about big stuff, don’t they? 」
Eri said while eating ice cream.
「 True, well, none of our acquaintances look like they’re going to be doctors or lawyers in the future 」
「 They’re all just yakuza or other kinds of delinquent after all 」
The twins were raised by Kansai Yakuza parents after all.
Of course, their parent’s acquaintances are all Yakuza too.
Furthermore, they’re the troublesome kind even in the Yakuza world.
「 Marika-chan, can you play something for us? 」
Nagisa asks Marika.
「 What, me? 」
Marika’s surprised.
「 Yes. We took out an electric organ over there for Marika-chan 」
Katsuko-nee said.
Looking at the direction, that sure has an electronic organ prepared on the corner of the room.
「 It’s a little hard to put down a piano from the upper room so sorry if it’s old equipment, but… 」
That’s also something the prostitute of the mansion left behind.
「 Okay everyone, we’re going to listen to Marika-san’s musical performance 」
Nagisa told Misuzu and the girls.
「 Oh, Marika-san’s here so we don’t need to look for a musician 」
Mariko said.
「 Yes, Marika-oneesama is amazing in music 」
Erica looked at her sister with a smile.
「 Yeah, please do, Marika 」
I told Marika.
「 Okay, well then 」
Marika stood up and went to the electronic organ.
「 Do you know how to use these? 」
Katsuko-nee asks just in case.
「 Yes, I know 」
Marika turned on the electronic organ, made some sounds, and then checked the pitch.
「 What song should I play? 」
Marika asks me.
「 A fun and cheerful song please 」
「 Okay 」
Marika starts playing.
「 My 」
「 As expected. You’re so skilled 」
Yoshiko-san and Ruriko mutters.
「 It’s Gershwin 」
「 “I Got Rhythm” 」
Nagisa and Katsuko-nee told me.
It’s indeed a happy melody.
Then.
While we’re eating.
Megu, Ai, Tsukiko, and Mitama, who didn’t show themselves until now, have appeared.
Everyone’s listening to Marika’s music.
Then, her song ended.
「 Wow, amazing! 」
Everyone clapped their hands for Marika.
Marika bows embarrassed.
Then, Megu;
「 I thought so, this was Mother’s organ 」
Huh?
「 I hear Mother playing this when I was a child 」
Megu’s mother was from a music college, Shirasaka Sousuke kidnapped her and turned her into a prostitute.
Then, she gave birth to Megu in the mansion.
And she died while Megu was young.
Megu’s mother, who was confined in this mansion, somehow managed to take an electronic organ.
「 Ah, sorry. I didn’t know which Onee-sama owned this one 」
Katsuko-nee told Megu.
In our family, only Minaho-neesan met Megu’s mother when she was alive.
When Katsuko-nee and Nagisa were brought to the mansion, this electronic organ was already put in the storehouse as the owner is now absent.
「 No, I’m okay with it. Besides 」
Megu speaks to Marika.
「 Uhm, can you play that one again? 」
「 I don’t mind, but… 」
Marika looked at me.
「 Yeah, one more time please 」
I don’t know what Megu’s thinking but…
「 Well then… 」
Marika plays “I Got Rhythm” once again.
Then.
Megu joins and sings.
I see.
Megu’s raised listening to her Mother’s song too.
「 Oh my, I never knew that Megu-chan had such a talent 」
Nagisa smiles.
Me too, I only heard Megu, Nei, and Misuzu sing on a karaoke half a year ago.
「 Yes, you’re skilled at it, you should shine when you polish it more 」
Katsuko-nee said.
「 Megu-chan looks like she’s having fun 」
Agnes is right. Megu’s shining when singing together with Marika’s performance.
Marika’s much more relaxed in her performance this time.
「 That girl is the type whose talents will show when she’s with someone 」
Nagisa appraised Marika.
They elevate each other with their performance, and they reached their peak.
The song ends before long, and then.
「 Wow!!! 」
The cheer and applause from earlier are louder now that there are two of them.
◇ ◇ ◇
「 Eeh, but I want to stay awake for longer 」
「 No, now say goodnight to Papa 」
Mao-chan’s a little excited after hearing Marika and Megu’s performance, and Nagisa somehow managed to bring her to the bedroom.
「 Mao-chan, good night 」
I said with a smile.
It’s not good to keep toddlers awake for late.
「 That’s right. See you tomorrow. Good night Mao-chan 」
Agnes, her best friend said.
「 Ugh, Good night 」
Mao-chan gave up.
「 Let’s go, we’ll brush your teeth and then sleep. We just had ice cream after all 」
Nagisa told his daughter with a smile.
「 I’ll take a rest too, Good night everyone 」
Nagisa said and took Mao-chan out of the dining room.
Using that chance, there was a change in the group sitting at the table.
Misuzu, Ruriko, Michi, Yoshiko-san, Mariko, and Haiji, continue doing their girl’s talk, but…
Luna, Yomi, and Koyomi-chan went to Agnes.
Erica went to Marika.
Although, Marika’s talking to Megu and Katsuko-nee about music.
Mitama goes to Arisu and Kinuka.
「 Does anyone want tea or coffee? 」
Mana asks.
Then.
「 I’m home! 」
「 We’re back!!! 」
Nei and Edie came in.
「 Margo-oneesan’s still having a great time with the other martial artists in the party so we asked Rei-chan to pick us up 」
Nei said.
「 Rei-chan’s a celeb now so her sudden appearance surprised them 」
Yeah, Fujimiya Reika of Kouzuki SS has that TV special where she fights Kyoko-san, so most of Japan knows her already.
「 Reika has a lot of fans in the martial arts scene too 」
Well yeah.
Rei-chan is tall, dignified, and beautiful. Rei-chan’s cane and sword skill and superior physical ability will be a good sight for martial artists.
「 She’s parking the car in the garage, she’ll be here soon 」
「 Haruka-san and Maria-chan are left to Margo-oneechan’s care! 」
So Margo-san’s bringing Kudou Haruka and Kendou Maria back to the training building of the Kouzuki SS?
These two are lodging in that place recently.
「 Sit down you two, we just had ice cream, but now we’re taking a tea break 」
Katsuko-nee told Nei and Edie.
「 I’ll take tea 」
「 I’ll take the ice cream 」
「 Sure 」
Mana took the order of the two and went to the kitchen.
「 I’ll help out too 」
Ruriko left her seat and went to the kitchen, bringing Yoshiko-san with her.
「 You see, Darling 」
Edie comes to me smiling.
「 After the tournament was over, European Fujiwara girls came to me and apologized. 」
Yeah, those girls went to complain to Edie saying that she did break the rules before the main event started.
「 Edie had a good game in the main tournament and won, and so they understood that 」
Nei said.
「 That’s not it, it’s Margo 」
Margo-san?
「 They all seem to be moved by Margo’s story of winning against men. And so, they forgave me because I’m in her team 」
Edie said laughing.
「 Women who do martial arts had that thought at least once. “I want to win against men” 」
Right…
But, the reality makes it hard.
Before anyone noticed, they started competing for the best in a women’s only competition.,
「 We found some good people. Like, Grace Marinka, she’s rare 」
Err. If I recall, she’s the pro wrestler who entered the super unlimited class.
「 That girl’s got a nice body so if I teach her my technique, she’ll blow further 」
Edie’s teaching her skills to that person?
「 There was a problem in her wrestling company she’s under contract with so Margo-oneechan’s going to talk to them 」
Nei said.
「 Poron-san with her Karate, Rudolfo-san with her creative martial arts are not bound by any particular contracts so they’ll continue to participate in Margo-oneechan’s American expedition 」
They’re serious.
They joined margo-san in her dream of beating men.
「 Edie’s also getting along with Monkey Mimi-san and Line Haruko-san from the same class 」
「 I promised them to train together, yes 」
Well, that’s great.
Edie’s found some new friends.
「 But, I think that the women’s martial arts scene will change a lot due to the influence of today’s tournament 」
Nei?
「 Margo-oneechan just displayed an overwhelming strength and became champion, and yet, team Kuromori doesn’t have a dojo, so there won’t be any trainees who can join in, but… 」
No, I think they’ll come. There will be uninvited people coming.
「 We never publicized team Kuromori’s address after all 」
Oh right.
There won’t be any uninvited visitors then.
「 Even so, Poron-san and Rodulfo-san declared that they’ll come with Margo-oneechan to America, that doesn’t have a lot of effects, but you see… 」
「 There will be a decrease of disciples in other dojos 」
Remy Fujiwara’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s gym, and Dan Toushiko’s Command Sambo’s dojo.
「 Margo-oneechan beat them up completely so they’re disheartened. 」
True, their depressed gloomy faces during the awarding ceremony won’t invite any new disciples, some of their current followers might even stop.
Remy-san’s European Fujiwara’s told to have multiple gyms across Japan, but…
After today’s match, there might be some harsh management stuff that’ll go on.
「 If they said that they’ll join and fight men in America too, then it might’ve given a different result. 」
Edie said.
「 Poron and Rodulfo were better at reading the flow of events as they joined Margo’s talk 」
Margo-san who won the competition using her overwhelming power declared that she would fight against male athletes in America.
If you don’t want to lose to the impact of that statement, even if you’re not confident, then you’ll have to say that you’ll join her adventure.
Without the courage to do that, you’re accepting that your dojo and style are weak.
「 Well, it can’t be helped, but, if you don’t show your strength, then you can’t survive in that world 」
Nei said.
「 Kou! Can you come over here? 」
Mariko called me.
「 Sure, I’m coming 」
I go to Mariko’s table.
Mariko, Ruriko, Yoshiko-san, Haiji, they’re making some kind of serious faces.
「 What’s wrong? 」
I asked.
「 Well, Mariko-san just now… 」
Misuzu looked at Mariko.
「 I consulted them about something. It’s a little complicated so I never talked about it, but… 」
Mariko told me with a smile.
「 What is it that you want to talk about Mariko? 」
「 Well, it’s about the young ladies of nobility in our school 」
O-Okay?
「 So are you sure that it’s okay for Mariko to talk about it? 」
「 Well, Kou’s the only one who can save those girls so I have to 」
Mariko?
「 That girl seemed to want to do prostitution 」
Prostitution?
「 Oh, but since they’re young ladies of nobility, they don’t seem to have gone that far. They haven’t kissed nor had their first love either 」
Huh, what? What?
「 But, they seem to want to do prostitution by all means. So, Kou, can you buy them off? 」
M-Me?
「 I can’t ask anyone but Kou, right? I mean, if we let a weird guy take care of them, it could mess up that girl’s life. 」
No, but…
「 Who’s that? 」
I asked.
If it’s a young lady of the nobility that attends that school, then they went to the party in the Kouzuki mansion recently.
I greeted them together with Misuzu so I know their faces and names at least.
「 Well, Danna-sama 」
Misuzu makes a dark face.
「 It’s Kanou Sakurako-san 」
Kanou-san?
Kanou-san? One of the big three nobility together with Kouzuki and Kaan.
「 Yes, my cousin. Sakurako-san 」
Right, Mariko’s mother was from the Kanou house.
Mariko and Sakurako are cousins.
「 So, Sakurako-san went and consulted with me 」
Mariko smiled.