Vol 2 Prologue (1/2)
Prologue - Banquet of The Influential Ones
Near the end of April, it was a very war
”Fuu”
She looked down on the night view of the city spread below and sighed
Chatting voices could be heard here and there and also a live performance of classical music in the middle
Every sound that passes through her eardru in her head
No good, lack of sleep is hitting me at full power
The girl——Kiritou Haya drank water fro to shake off drowsiness and interht liue could still be seen from her expression
As the cold water flowed through the back of her throat, the sun peeked out fro
”Geez a party at a tih luck is it”
She cursed quietly and looked around the venue again
The party hall was located at the top floor of a certain hotel It was one of the best hotels in japan and its furnishi+ng was very refined, it had a really pleasant atmosphere
Guests inside the party hall were just celebritiesthe atmosphere The sponsor was one of the four i', and all four corporates were attending parties
In na 'presentation of the new Arclight' but that was already over, and the venue was occupied with social exchanges Naed recently, he probably wanted to make himself known
I finished s, I can just rest nohile I listen
Just how reet Because she couldn't afford cluh there were countless tiet used to it
”——Haya What are you doing in a place like this”
Just as she tried to eat some food from a plate, at the exact sahtened for an instant, but loosened soon after
”I told you to show your face to the guests, haven't I”
”I have done so without any problems, Father”
As usual, with no indication of her true character she displayed the mask of 'yamato nadeshi+ko' as she faced the blood-related man classified as her 'father'
——Kiritou group leader, Kiritou Kouya
A powerful roup that is one of the four biggest corporates in just a single generation Only thoroughly seeking profit, the nicknaiven because of his ruthless finesse in which he eli
Same as always, this person
They were family but she didn't feel any warhter too often, well, she would be troubled if he showed her his fatherly side now
”That's fine then I still have things to do Just keep hiding your thoughts, keep them behind the wall”
”Understood”
For this hter Haya was only a tool
This party was a chance for hidoht in as a convenient tool for that Haya herself understood it to a disgusting degree
Kouya left, and Haya looked towards the ground with her heart frozen over
It's been always like that after she speaks with that person, being reminded that she and many others would be discarded once they could not be utilized any longer
to think of so like that, looks like I'm really tired
It looked like her thinking wasn't stable
In an atteht herself in the outside air, Haya snuck out to the balcony in secret
She looked up at the night sky that was closer than usual and repeatedly breathed deeply The chilly air of the night cooled the heat of her body, the equip
”Come to think of it, you've been trapped there for three hours now Iora, you can come out”
〈”Acknowledged”〉
Making sure no one notices, she activated the terminal
The built-in projector displayed appearance of a sht started to fly around Haya——Iora started to dance in the air like a little girl
Her figure was flying around under the night sky, seeing that fantastic sight Haya let out a sigh unintentionally, beautiful
After looking at the fairy dance, the strain on Haya's mind loosened
Normally it was impossible for her to relax in public However, now she was very tired after working hard every day