Chapter 231: Youran / Shoelace (1/2)
Chapter 230: Shirokiyami / Key Quest Chapter 232: Youran / Pillow Talk
Translator: Reflet
That gorgeous place was a world Taiyou was utterly unaccustomed to.
Taiyou was taken to a fancy hotel that adhered to convention and formalities.
The nice tailored suit he was wearing fit the place and felt amazing to wear, but unlike in the physical sense, Taiyou, a mere high school student, had not been able to catch up mentally.
He felt out-of-place in respect to both the location and the clothes he was wearing.
During all that, he was being escorted by Youran, stepping into the party room.
Youran was wearing a “short” sleeved kimono, her hair down.
This was different from her usual twintail appearance as Juunishima Youran――this was her appearance as New Moon Director.
There was a commotion at the stand-up buffet to her entrance.
「She has come」
「So that’s the rumored New Moon Director……」
「Hey you, that’s insolent. Give her some respect」
The first thing he heard was the voices reacting to Youran’s appearance.
The guests, of course, and even the well-trained employees stopped what they were doing, focusing completely on her.
「However, who is the person behind New Moon Director？」
「Are they not a servant？」
「Your eyes suck or what? That isn’t the kind of clothing fabric that a servant would wear」
「And the way they’re lined up……Juunishima-sama has him under her？」
「That’s probably just for appearance」
「No, but……」
And then the conversations stretched to Taiyou as well.
Who is the youth with Youran? Those questions rose up here and there.
Furthermore, Youran was conscious of it――and even Taiyou could understand that she was conducting herself as ranked as Taiyou’s “wife”, so several people felt that.
Those various things mixed, and with all eyes on them in a moment, he ended up feeling even more uncomfortable.
He was so uncomfortable that he found himself looking down.
「Lift your head」
Youran picked up on it, speaking to him in a quiet voice.
「Youran……」
「See, I’ll be bragging about you in front of all these people here. My man is an amazing man, and I’m now his woman. I fully intend to circulate that, okay」
Youran said.
That was the reason why she had chosen to wear a kimono and not a furisode.
「So be an amazing man enough to make everyone here jealous of me」
「……Yeah, I know」
While smiling bitterly, Taiyou nodded clearly.
If it was her wish to boast around, then he was not opposed to helping grant that.
If anything, in order to answer to that with all his power――Taiyou thought to act his part more than usual.
Regaining his composure, he went to the center of the party with Youran.
When she entered the area, the first wave gathering around her was comprised of aging gentlemen.
Taiyou could clearly tell that they were all elderly people of good appearance, and knew from the way they conducted themselves that they were of a fairly high status.
（It’s thanks to Kohaku-san and Youran）
Taiyou secretly thought.
Thanks to the “guidance” of these two, Taiyou was now able to understand these things.
He had now become able to figure that sort of thing out from the atmosphere exuded by the people in front of him.
While surveying these people, he silently listened to their conversation.
Perhaps wanting him to understand as well, the New Moon Director mode Youran made sure to constantly refer to each of them by their titles.
Nearly all of them had positions like chairman or manager.
Thinking of a group of well-dressed elderly people, there wasn’t anything odd about that.
Amongst them was just one young woman.
The woman looked like she might not even be thirty. She was filled with sagacity, beauty, and a strong glint in her eyes.
In terms of beauty she wasn’t quite as much so as Youran, but she made up for it by exuding an intelligent aura.
「It has been a while, New Moon-sama」
「Indeed it has, Chairwoman Orikawa. Is the gentleman Ryuunosuke healthy？」
「Father is well, thank you. As of recently he has displayed an interest in Northern Europe and has been involved there since」
「I see」