Pure love ✕ Insult Complex

house ladies don’t have value? 」

It’s her first time showing a displeased face.

「 What I’m talking about is your worth as a prostitute.
No matter how precious your bloodline is, it has nothing to do with “prostitute” as a profession 」

「 However 」

「 Let’s return to the topic of the restaurant, who’s the one that decides the value of that restaurant? 」

Jii-chan asks Takakura Yomiko.

「 It’s the tradition and the style of the building, I think? 」

「 Don’t be ridiculous.
It’s the taste of the dishes! 」

Jii-chan speaks harshly.

「 No matter how long-standing your traditional shop is if the taste gets worse, the shop’s rating will fall.
A traditional Japanese restaurant produces food! Their history, building, or whatever plates they’re using are all secondary 」

Jii-chan’s intensity silences Takakura Yomiko.

「 If you can’t even come up with that answer then I’m afraid that you can’t be a first-class 」

「 I-I’m sorry 」

「 It doesn’t mean that you’ll succeed as a prostitute just because you’re a daughter of Takakura house.
If you want to become a first-class prostitute, then you must learn first-class prostitute skills.
Am I wrong? 」

「 No, Kouzuki-sama’s correct 」

「 Besides, you’re a daughter of Takakura house, shouldn’t you aim to be a first-class prostitute?! Would you like the world to evaluate the daughters of Takakura house as third-rate prostitutes?! 」

「 That.
We can’t let it happen! 」

「 In that case, strive to become a first-class! You girls must learn first-class skills and be evaluated as a first-class prostitute.
When you do, your earnings will be for the first-class.
People from all over the world will pay a lot of money for your work 」

No, Jii-chan.

That’s a cool line if you’re talking about an artisan or something like that, but.

To think that you’re making them aim to become a prostitute is just a bit,

「 It’s a problem for me if you don’t take this a bit more seriously!!! 」

「 I-I’m sorry 」

Takakura Yomiko bows her head.

Tsukiko-san and Luna-san follow.

「 Now then, how is it so far? 」

Jii-chan looks at me.

「 Do you think that these girls are suited to become prostitutes from their situation so far? 」

…I

「 Yeah, not happening 」

The Takakura sisters look at me with a face saying “Eh?”

「 As usual, you’re too honest 」

「 Well, that’s my only redeeming feature, Jii-chan 」

Takakura Yomiko’s face reacted when I called him Jii-chan.

「 Oh, I call him Jii-chan, yeah 」

「 Umu, I gave him permission to do so 」

Jii-chan looks at Misuzu and Ruriko while laughing.

「 He made Misuzu and Ruriko his women after all 」

The Takakura sisters are showing a curious look.

「 Does it mean that Kuromori-sama’s considered as a marriage partner? 」

Takakura Yomiko’s showing a confused expression.

「 I wonder.
He doesn’t feel like getting married right now 」

Jii-chan’s playing dumb.

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「 Uhm, Misuzu-sama, Ruriko-sama, which one? 」

「 Both! 」

I replied.

「 Yes, that’s right 」

「 I also love Onii-sama from the bottom of my heart 」

Misuzu and Ruriko tells the Takakura sisters.

「 Therefore, assume that his words are mine and obey it.
Okay? 」

Jii-chan looks at the three.

「 Y-Yes 」

Takakura Yomiko doesn’t have her composure from before.

「 And so, Why do you think that they’re not suited to become prostitutes? 」

Jii-chan asks me.

「 Well, she’s rude 」

I said flatly.

「 Rude? 」

「 Yes, you are.
At first glance, you seem to be talking politely to Jii-chan, but when I listen to it carefully, it sounds strange 」

「 Hey now is that something you should say when you don’t speak to me politely at all 」

Jii-chan laughs.

「 Well, we’re always in the same position, but she thinks that she’s in a higher position than Jii-chan and yet she behaves modestly in her words 」

That’s how it is.

That’s why her polite words sound strange.

It doesn’t have any feeling of respect.

「 I don’t know why you’re negotiating with Jii-chan in a position equal or superior to him, but 」

What is this 14-year-old girl thinking?

「 I think you should look at your position again 」

Takakura Yomiko’s looking down and holding her fist.

Tsukiko-san and Luna-san are rubbing her back from both sides.

「 Oh well.
In short, you say that she’s too cocky to become a prostitute? 」

Jii-chan asks me thinking that it’s funny.

「 I don’t think so.
Although, I think that people having no serving attitude are not suited for a hospitality industry 」

「 Hospitality industry 」

「 Yes.
Isn’t prostitution mainly a service trade? 」

I think.

「There are so many people in this room and yet they ignore everyone except us, it’s unthinkable 」

「 Be specific with that 」

Jii-chan asks further.

「 Look, earlier, she was told that she’d go to the school together with Ruriko, right? In that case, she should’ve looked at Ruriko and said “best regards,” at least?! You’re riding along in Ruriko’s car 」

I said.
Takakura Yomiko’s mouth is flapping.

She didn’t think of saying that.

「 No, but, uhm, it’s because Kouzuki-sama is talking about protecting us, therefore 」

She finally speaks.

「 So what? 」

She must be an idiot.

「 Just because Jii-chan promised if you don’t have to build a relationship with Ruriko? Is that what you’re saying? Isn’t it important for people to at least say greetings? 」

「 No, but, Ruriko-sama should already know it even if I don’t say it 」

Ah, this is getting on my nerves.

「 Don’t expect people to know what you’re thinking! There’s no person in this world who “should already know!” You need to put it in words to be understood! 」

「 W-What’s with you! Misuzu-sama and I talked a lot in Tokyo yesterday!.
Then, she promised to help us together with Ruriko-sama! You don’t know anything about that! 」

Takakura Yomiko shows me an angry look.

「 What? What promise? 」

This bitch.

「 Why are you always speaking with such an arrogant attitude? Are you crazy? Aren’t you depending on Jii-chan because you have to run away from the trouble in Kansai? 」

「 W-We! 」

「 Is that an attitude for someone who needs help!? 」

I said.

「 Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-You insolent man!! 」

Tsukiko who’s been silent all the time stands up and shouts loudly.

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「 H-H-H-H-H-H-How dare you be impolite to Yomiko-sama! Restrain yourself!!! 」

What’s this, a historical drama?

「 Do you already know these three’s relationship? 」

Jii-chan looks at me grinning.

「 Yeah, they have different fathers, right? 」

Hearing my quick response, the Takakura sisters are startled.

「 Or at least, Tsukiko-san has a different parent than the two.
Tsukiko-san, the deceased Takakura shrine priest is not your father.
」

Tsukiko-san who stood up in rage sits down weakly.

「 I see, you found it out 」

「 Of course I would.
I’ve been looking at people from various families after all 」

Earlier, Jii-chan talked about the methods of the Takakura shrine maidens.

Also, he mentioned that the mother of the three did an arbitration a few times.

In short,

Tsukiko-san is the child born from that.

She’s the daughter of a boss of a Yakuza in dispute.

「 She’s not the daughter from the shrine.
Therefore, she lets Yomiko-san take over 」

Therefore, Yomiko, the second daughter is the representative.

She lived such a life.

That’s their power relationship since birth.

「 Did you notice anything else? 」

Jii-chan asks me happily.

「 When it comes to Jii-chan’s priority list, Yomiko’s the bottom among the three, I guess 」

Yomiko-san looks me with a face saying “Huh?”

「 To be honest, you don’t care about Takakura house, do you, Jii-chan? 」

I said.
Jii-chan grins.

I knew it.

「 I thought it was strange.
You were talking about the Takakura shrine and wandering shrine maidens.
The scale was too big 」

「 What did you notice? 」

…I

「 There’s one among the Yakuza looking for these girls that called them “Ojou” 」

That’s right.

Perhaps.

Tsukiko-san is the daughter of a boss in a considerably large Yakuza.

The boss once had entrusted the Takakura shrine to mediate the conflict.

That meant that he slept with the shrine maiden for the ritual.

Then the shrine maiden gave birth to a daughter.

That boss should know that Tsukiko-san is his daughter.

「 There won’t be a parent who would want their child to become a prostitute 」

That guy was getting desperate.

He even endured Michi’s Shingetsu.

He’s trying to take back Tsukiko-san via his boss’ orders.

「 No, or maybe, it’s Luna-san 」

I consider the possibilities.

Maybe, Yomiko-san’s mother has done another arbitration after Yomiko-san was born.

「 Although, in any case, it won’t be Yomiko-san 」

「 W-What do you mean by that?! 」

Takakura Yomiko glares at me.

「 I’m talking about priorities.
It’s those who have to be protected.
Sorry, but you’re the last one, Yomiko-san 」

Yomiko-san’s identity is the only one I know.

「 I’m the succeeding shrine maiden of Takakura shrine 」

「 I know that already 」

I replied.

「 But that doesn’t matter to us 」

Jii-chan and Minaho-neesan said that accepting the ladies of Takakura house will be huge insurance for Kuromori.

That insurance isn’t them being a shrine maiden.

「 We don’t understand what you’re talking about!!! 」

Takakura Yomiko shouts.