Chapter 234: Kohaku / From Kohaku to Dear Husband (1/2)
Chapter 233: Youran / From Extremity to Extremity Chapter 235: Kohaku / Elder of the Town
Translator: Reflet
Editor: ryunakama
「The Kohaku-tan Bodyguards have all gathered」
「Uh huh. Good work」
This was a place behind the school building, whose climate was a step closer to that of fall, due to being away from the sun.
That was normally an unpopular place where no one would enter, but in contrast to that right now, a great number had been assembling.
Kohaku Azumaya.
The young-looking elderly woman stood close to the wall, flaunting her metaphorical size despite being of small stature.
There was an unbalance between her 130 centimeter height and the senior high school uniform she was wearing, which made it seem like an odd joke.
In front of her――as if waiting for orders, a large amount of male students wearing the same uniform were gathered.
There was one youth representing the top, and behind him were 25 people lined up in 5×5 formations.
The sight of all of them standing up straight was enough to remind one of a special force.
「Kohaku-tan Bodyguards……？」
To the side, wearing the same uniform as them, Taiyou’s eyes had opened wide.
He was staring at all of them with a surprised, yet exasperated expression.
「Indeed. It be none other than me who invited dear husband here. I felt the prospects be high with this, so I sought to have ye come and see it once」
「You are referring to……this『Kohaku-tan Bodyguards』thing?」
「Aye, that be so」
「Kohaku-tan…Bodyguards…though?」
He purposefully emphasized and separated each of the words.
「Aye」
「Why again……Well no, having a bodyguard squad is fine. You are older after all, and to be honest, since you’re of that age where you’re a senior, it wouldn’t be unusual for you to have henchmen or subordinates, but……Why did you have to call it that？」
「Because ye’d never call it something like that」
Kohaku said while grinning.
It wasn’t the innocent smile of someone befitting her appearance, but rather, a smile of a graceful adult.
Eternal Little――Loli Baba
If one were to know who she truly was, this smile would make sense.
Ever since he had first met her, she had continued to insist on Taiyou calling her「Kohaku-tan」.
「It be the same as legally changing one’s name. Use it gradually over time, and it begins to sink into those around ye」
「But, I just don’t know how I feel about……talking to Kohaku-san like that」
Taiyou made a bitter face, turning in the direction of the bodyguards.
「You guys fine with that? Calling her that」
He asked them.
Once he did, he got replies that……he hadn’t so much as imagined would come.
We live for Kohaku-tan！
We die for Kohaku-tan！！
We offer all for Kohaku-tan！！！
A wave of choral chanting enveloped him.
「Have these guys been super brainwashed!?」
Taiyou was shocked to the point where his voice squeaked.
「Wait, wait…What are you doing, Kohaku-san? Isn’t this kinda bad?」
「Would Sieg Jin have been better？」
「Seriously, please restrain yourself from that area of things！」
「But this was a result of my restraint」
「No no no no……I’m not sure you could refer to a worse outcome as a result of restraint」
「Worse outcome？」
Kohaku stared in puzzlement with her head tilted, thereafter turning to the bodyguards and inquiring.
「That is what Danna-sama has said」
「No problem」
The one who the statement had been aimed at, the male student at the top, answered for all present.
「All he did was echo our ideology. It is no different from saying『Let’s do our best today too！』」
「No, those are clearly different things！」
「It’s like doing morning assembly on the roof」
「Well if that ain’t brainwashing I dunno what it is！」
The youth ignored Taiyou’s interjection, continuing.
「Your existence itself annoys us, but we intend to interact with Kohaku-tan’s important person. You may order anything of us」
「Umm, anything……」
After frowning, Taiyou calmed down and thought about it.
For a moment there he had thought that Kohaku had done something dreadful, but from the answer he had heard just now, it didn’t seem to be that way.
――However, that was also but for an instant.
We love Kohaku-tan we love Kohaku-tan we love Ko――
Kohaku-tan *pant pant* Kohaku-tan *pant pant* Kohaku-tan *pant*――
He started hearing suspicious murmuring from the boys lined up behind.
「Kohaku-san！ Are you sure that this isn’t bad！」
「Well, well, it be nothing of concern」
「Nahhh, it kind of is」
「It not be anything of concern」
Kohaku repeated the same words.
「The final order be in Danna-sama’s hand, so as long as Danna-sama not be giving any ridiculous orders, it be fine」
「I see, that does make――wait, no no no」
「By the way, this be but a simple farce」
Kohaku said, snapping her fingers.
Once she did, the male students stopped their dangerous statements, all returning to their stiff expressions.
「And this be how it be. They be prioritizing most orders, but they not be following any more than that. Everyone has free will, and won’t be following extreme commands like『Die』. Right?」