Chapter 102: The Two Master’s / The Master of a Master (1/2)
Chapter 101: Two Master's / “Car” CHAPTER 103: Girls in Distress / Sun Tzu’s Art of War
Translator: Nefarian
「Danna-sama, I think we should keep this girl.」
「You haven’t given an explanation yet.」
Repeating the same retort, Taiyou was still demanding an explanation.
Neither Taiyou, the three sisters and Aoba who had tried to come closer to the conversation between Kohaku and Pochi could have expected this outcome, they all had bewildered expressions. Only Shirokiyami maintained her boundless gaze, but even so there was no doubt that she was still looking with interest at the group.
Everyone’s thoughts became one and the mood indicated that the people demanded an explanation about Pochi’s situation.
「Please explain to me so that I can understand it more.」
「In that case, let’s explain in order. Danna-sama is my Master jya」
「Rather than Master, isn’t it closer to head of the household….?」
Aoba was pointing out the difference between the two meanings as if explaining something to a foreign person.However, Kohaku didn’t mind the words and continued to talk in her own pace.
「And I will become this girl’s Master. In such a case, it is only natural that I obtain permission from Danna-sama in order to keep her jya.」
「Hang on a second, if you’re trying to explain things in order, I feel like there is something very important being left out.」
「It’s a normal thing to skip past the boring process and just go straight to the result jya.」
「What type of end game boss are you?!」
「You shouldn’t worry about it, I don’t really worry about the small things.」
「I’m telling you to explain so that I can understand what happened before.」
「Umm excuse me……. The Master of my Master?」
Taiyou was about to give a vehement retort to Kohaku when Pochi addresses him from the side.Her eyes were wet and moist, it was really reminiscent of the famous “puppy eyes” gesture.
「Is it really impossible, to keep me?」
「No no, to begin with, do you really understand the word “keep” in this particular context?」
「Yes, doesn’t it have the meaning of “Providing food for a pet and fostering them”?」
「You actually understood?! Eh, why are you answering in such a joyful way then?!」
「Hey, Suzu-chan, Kaza-chan, even back when we were in the room a while ago, I have a feeling that this is…..」
「Yeah, there’s no doubt about it, I’m looking it up in my smart phone right now.」
「But, it might be just a coincidence so, let’s just wait a little while longer.」
The three sisters were whispering something amongst themselves from the side, but right now Taiyou’s mind was filled with Pochi’s situation so he couldn’t really concentrate on what they were talking about.
To such a Taiyou, Pochi attempts to give the finishing blow.
「I would really love it if, the Master of my Master could keep me!」
「For the time being, just wait.」
「Yes!」
Pochi immediately listen’s to the command “Wait”. Voices of admiration comes out from the surrounding women.
「That’s not the kind of meaning I was intending! You girl’s also are having really weird responses!」
「It wasn’t a “Wait” command?」
「It wasn’t! So for the time being, please just stand over there on standby!」
Raising his voice to a shout, he talked in a manner that wasn’t normally used in everyday conversations. Even so Pochi’s response was “I understand!” with great joy in her voice.
「For now, Kohaku-san, please don’t try to rush off and give us a proper explanation, is that alright?」
「Hmm let’s see, well, you’ve probably realized it long ago but, I plan on taking care of this girl.」
「…. Yes.」
After seeing that Kohaku was finally speaking in a serious tone of voice, Taiyou answers slowly with a nod.
「First is that this girl is the daughter of an Eternally Little jya. I spoke a little with this girl when she jumped over and apparently she is able to smell a different scent when comparing normal human beings and the Eternally little. It seems that there is a smell that is peculiar to the Eternally Little jya. In other words, both Karina and I have the same kind of smell.」
「You are both part of the Eternally Little after all.」
Aoba who accompanied her to Karina’s mansion, was murmuring in acknowledgement.
「That’s right jya. In addition to that, this girl has become emotionally attached to me. As you can tell her disposition is like so, perhaps she sees me as her mother and is seeking protection from me.」
「I see.」
「And one other thing. Would it be alright if you didn’t laugh after hearing this?」
「What is it?」
He looked towards Kohaku in a manner that implied that he wasn’t going to laugh. She had a serious look on her face.
「Since a long time ago, it’s been a dream of mine to become a mother. Although she has been using the words “Master” to address us, for her this word is equivalent to the word mother.」
「Ahh, Iwashiro-san also mentioned the same thing.」
「I feel like this has been all according to fate. I will take this girl to the government office and make a proper family register for her and officially make her my daughter. If I do this, I feel like I can enjoy the feeling of being a mother that I’ve always wished for.」
「You mean like a daughter-in-law? Wasn’t Iwashiro-san also in the same relationship?」
「That’s a little different jya, she may think of me in that way, but I was merely acting as her supporter jya. I wasn’t her mother.」
「I see.」
Taiyou nods. She didn’t say the precise circumstances of the story but hearing the words “acting as her supporter” he could conjure up an image of what might have happened between the two. Certainly, in that sense she couldn’t really be called a mother, at the very least, she couldn’t claim to have felt “motherly feelings” from such a thing.
「That’s why, I’m planning on taking her in jyaga….. As I’ve said before, I intend to offer my everything to Danna-sama—I will also keep doing it from now. That’s why, I really hope to obtain Danna-sama’s consent in the matter.」