Vol 1 Prologue (1/2)

Kono Naka ni Hitori, Iue

Part 1

”Onii-sama”

A soft whisper cairl

Sitting on a chair, Shougo Mikadono, as about to enter the world of drealanced at the four corners of the room

”Is there anyone here?”

However, there was no one in the roo on? Did I mishear?

Today is the day when the funerals of the internationally-known Mikadono group's representative, kuorou Mikadono, are held

It's February, where the cold weather hasn't left yet Shougo still didn't have the time to feel saddened by his father's death, and since the earlycare of multiple matters with his mother

As things finally cao could take a break in the visitors' rooe into his funerals' clothes, and became sleepy with his school uniform on him—at that moment, he has been waken up by a mysterious voice

”Onii-sama, I'm here”

The voice ca knocked on It seems that it came from the outside

Shougo turned his body and lifted his head Above the bookshelves, there was a s and falling There was so on it, and the clenched fist was barely visible

This as o's height, and there see her hand outside the ----

”Who is it?”

”It's wonderful, I have alanted to see you, but I couldn't meet you with that many people Finally, I can finally talk withfor this day, wuuu”

”That's why I', who are you?”

”I'm Onii-sama's little sister”

”Little sister? What do you mean, I'm an only child”

”Really, Onii-saether with you”

”Together? What the heck do you mean?”

”I'm here in order to marry Onii-sama”

Part 2

-- Why would I get er sister, how could we possibly marry!

Baffled, Shougo ran to the side of the , hoping to catch a glimpse of the voice's owner

But the as too high to see outside without standing on soo moved a chair over and stepped on it

”Shougo-sama”

At this time, there was a knock at the door and a woman entered -- her name was Seri, the secretary of his mother

”If Ihappen?”

Seeing Shougo with one one on the chair, Seri showed an expression of intrigue

Her tall figure in a suit, it was the splitting i an air of icy cool beauty, it ell-matched to her funeral attire

”I just heard a voice fro me, but who could it be?”

Shougo replied as he stepped on the chair oncehis head outside

The first thing that entered his vieas the inner garden of the funeral ho into the distance

”Eh, no is there Strange, but there definitely was someone here?”

”Somone suspicious appeared?”

Secretary Seri asked warily Could it be Seri's appearance that drove her to escape?

”No, just that I heard someone's voice Perhaps it was my mistake, hahaha”

Forcing a laugh to tide things over, Shougo got off the chair

He had no idea what had happened, perhaps it was just his iination

The existence of a sister, I don't have anything like that

”Shougo-sama, Kanoko-sama would like to see you”

Shougo followed Seri out of the room

Shougo's father -- Mikadono kuo Having inherited the business frorandfather, he had become the Mikadono Corporation's CEO, and in very short time cultivated the business into the world famous commercial enterprise ”Mikadono Group”

Spending virtually every day on therelations with people fro the business of ”Mikadono Group” without pause, the ”Legendary CEO” hat people called him out of respect

However, this lacked longterm consideration and took its toll on his body, ended upinto his lifespan On day he collapsed unconscious in a conference roonosis was: kuorou had only half a year left to live

Six e of fifty, he passed away

When his father passed away, Shougo found himself unexpectedly calm It wasn't because he didn't feel sorrow, just that he didn't feel excessively depressed

”Father lived his life to the full, putting effort into every day”

Working several times harder than anyone else, his life was full of accorets

As if proving Shougo's assertion, the face of the father resting in the coffin bore a satisfied expression

Led by secretary Seri, Shougo entered the room of his mother

The funeral ho down outside from the massive , there werebeneath the swirling snowing sky, carrying umbrellas

It needed no mention that the employees of Mikadono Group, all the CEOs of faovern all these participants, kureatness was clear to all

Standing before the , Shougo's mother -- Mikadono Kanoko, turned around to face her son