Chapter 1349. Judgment / Yosoro!

Dogagagaga!!

The armored car starts driving.

Inside the trunk space are Tsukiko, the Ishigami siblings, and me.

Kyouko-sans driving.

Maybe Kinosh*ta-san and the drill sisters got on again.

I dont know if Anya also got on either.

Its okay

Tsukiko read my thoughts and smiled.

Tsukikos controlling the Ishigami siblings mind so theyre now just absentminded.

What did you hear, Tsukiko?

From Minaho-neesan, or maybe Shou-neechan?

Yes, They gave me instructions earlier. Both of them

Both

Well, I thought so.

The incident today involves a rebel troop from Kouzuki SS.

Also, some police members.

Apart from that, there are also other underground people.

The scope is huge.

Err, the next stop is a one-way trip to hell! Its gonna get rocky so be careful

Kyouko-san speaks like an announcer.

Since the mileage is short, we should still be inside the school.

Then.

Gatagatagata!

Are we going down the slope?

Seems like were going underground.

Gugagaga!

The armored car came to a stop.

Okay, good work

I dont know who opened the hatch of the armored car, but

Its Kinosh*ta-san outside.

Leave Ishigami-sama in the car and leave them there

Kinosh*ta-san said.

We leave the absent-minded Ishigami siblings.

Tsukiko and I left the armored car.

Its dark and cool outside.

Are we underground?

Its like a huge gymnasium, but

Above the armored car are Dolly and Anna holding their spears.

A huge gate opens from behind.

I went through the gate and then entered the facility through this door.

This was an underground warehouse for storing disaster supplies back then

Turning around, Minaho-neesan is through the door and back door of the warehouse.

Now theyre no longer using it because they built a new warehouse elsewhere

We rented it to prepare for today

Shou-neechan also comes in after Minaho-neesan

Preparation?

Its better to let the rebellion happen than to prevent it in advance. We already know whos involved, and if theyve done it, they wont have any excuses, right?

Shou-neechan said.

Then, you knew that this would happen today?

Its not about that. I was the one with the master plan of rebellion. I had a spy infiltrate the rebels and have them target the high-school festival here to attack

So it was all in Shou-neechans plan?

I knew that this would happen when you obtained the Kouzuki SS from Kakka

Shou-neechan smiled.

There will be people who just cant accept that a high-school boy will be the owner instead of Kouzuki Kakka

!

Right.

Im still in high school.

Owning a special organization that combines intelligence, defense, and military power like Kouzuki SS is unthinkable in normal circumstances.

Kouzuki SS was Kakkas private army after all. It wont turn to Kous army exactly the same

Minaho-neesan said.

If Misuzu-sama were to inherit it from Kakka, then theyre still serving the Kouzuki house, but youre not even blood related to them, right?

Jii-chan only recognized me as Misuzus partner.

Kuromori Kou isnt a member of the Kouzuki house.

I have no blood relation to the nobility.

Right. The professionals wont want an unknown commoner kid to be the head of Kouzuki SS

I sighed.

Well yeah. In fact, many have offered me their resignation letters. Thats inevitable. I cant keep them all. Although, only a few actually resigned

Shou-neechan said.

Kouzuki SS is a special organization. No other organization in Japan is allowed to hold this kind of power. They have good pay, and the years of trust and the best customers, the nobility

Jii-chan made that organization to guide the nobility after all.

Since Jii-chan has a strong influence on people in the political and business world, they allow him to have this power without having the state institution crushing it.

And so, many think that its a shame to resign from Kouzuki SS now. Many wait until they have the chance to assess you, the new owner, before deciding on what to do next

Meaning, it depends on me.

If they feel like Kouzuki SS is going downhill because Im the owner, theyll leave immediately.

Theyre going with the wait-and-see approach.

Well, never mind those people. Either way, we have no choice but to build on our achievements under the new system, the problem is

Shou-neechan smiled wryly.

Those who thought that it would be better if they killed you instead of quitting

And thats the current rebel unit.

Now that Kakkas retired, theyre going to expel you from the Kouzuki house or kill you, and put Misuzu-sama as the new owner. Then, they were thinking of seizing the real power of Kouzuki SS themselves

Still, if they killed me, Kouzuki SS still has Yazawa-san and Shou-neechan as the management, so they cant grab the power, right?

I asked.

Oh? If they were to assassinate you, the internal affairs of Kouzuki house will return to half a year ago

Half a year ago?

Misuzu-sama, Ruriko-sama, and now we also have Yoshiko-sama. Wont that revive the ambition of everyone to become the son-in-law and eventually the head of the Kouzuki house?

I see.

Kouzuki house before May

They were split into Misuzu and Ruriko factions, having internal strifes

Many were ambitious to have Misuzu or Ruriko marry their son and take over the Kouzuki house.

But now

With the unnatural death of Rurikos father, Rurikos out of the succession battle now.

Yoshiko-sans the daughter of Jii-chans late eldest son, but shes not a legal child.

Therefore, everyone feels like Misuzus going to take over the Kouzuki house.

And Im Misuzus official partner.

That settled the problem of the successor of the Kouzuki house.

There will always be bad apples in whatever group

This time, its Minaho-neesan speaking to me

Its only been half a year, right? Its about time the shock wore off and somehow, there were people in the Kouzuki house who planned to do what they wanted

But, some of the Kouzuki house, branch families, the executives, and the young were all there during Cesario Violas attack in May, right?

The branch families, the executive vassals, their children, Jii-chans students.

They were all in that high-rise hotel fight and felt fear.

They all swore not to turn on Jii-chan back then

Those who go against Jii-chan

All the people who were connected to Cesario Viola, even including Rurikos father, were disposed of.

Those who were there were in awe of Jii-chan and reaffirmed their allegiance to him.

Then they also accepted that Im Misuzus partner.

Well, their loyalty is towards Kakka, not towards you, right?

Shou-neechan said with a smile.

The fear they had for the past six months also includes you, and so youve been untouchable. But people immediately forget their fears. Once on the shore, we pray no more, right? Their fear from six months ago had faded

And so, now they thought about it calmly, and some have started considering that its in their best interest to remove you from the Kouzuki house

Rather, it was helpful to us that they didnt make a move for the past six months. We were able to prepare for them

Right. We made it barely in time

Minaho-neesan said.

Kakkas past his eighties. Hes too old already. Thats why they were already planning ahead of his death, all while he still has time

Kakkas taking it most seriously, and thats why he handed the Kouzuki SS to you

Once were ready, we can purposely create a reason for the rebels to move hurriedly

They never expected that Kouzuki SS will be handed to a high-school student like you

Now that you took over over Kouzuki SS, they wont be able to go against you

Kouzuki SS is basically the violence device of the Kouzuki house

The one who took charge of Kouzuki SS, who was in charge of the protection and security of the Kouzuki group and their companies was not one of the nobility, not one of the branch family, not one of the executives.

If I take control of Kouzuki SS, they will be in danger.

If they wait for Jii-chan to die before assassinating me, then thats too late.

On the contrary, I will know the secrets about them and all the other families.

Thats why theyre in a hurry to eliminate you before you take control of Kouzuki SS

Shou-neechan said.

Their miscalculation is that they dont know your relationship with me. They seem to think that Im only your subordinate and that Im loyal to Kakka

I see.

They dont think that Seki Shou, Jii-chans personal bodyguard, has become a woman of this just a high-school boy me.

They only see it as a business relationship, and they thought that Im also dissatisfied that Kakkas forcing me to protect a high-school boy. I mean, those were the rumors I spread around the company

She made them believe that Shou-neechan hasnt been able to communicate well with a high-school student thats becoming the owner.

And so, there was actually a group that wasnt happy that Kous the owner now

The dissatisfied group inside the Kouzuki house and Kouzuki SS have made contact

Theres no better time to get rid of you than now, right?

Shou-neechan and Minaho-neesan tell me.

The two dissatisfied groups went together and erupted

While at it, the Kouzuki house members inside the police force also enlisted some people

Minaho-neesan laughs.

Kouzuki house is connected to the political world so those who were dissatisfied, can just bypass it. Some radicals who want to reduce the power of the Kouzuki house as much as possible by arresting you in public

Saying that Minaho-neesan looked at Ishigami Norio.

They were going to arrest that boy over there for carrying too many weapons. They were going to catch Kou together with them as allies and leak to the media that they were dangerous young men carrying illegal weapons

So, that Koda guy who gave him the weapon was someone the police sent to the Ishigami house?

I asked.

No. It was the Kouzuki SS group who sent Koda. The police were just co-conspirators

The dissatisfied members of Kouzuki SS want to take control of Kouzuki SS in the future.

The police want to reduce Jii-chans power as much as possible.

Meanwhile, the Kouzuki house wants their son to be married to Misuzu.

They all have different purposes for eliminating me.

And so, they started doing their work, but we had to pretend that we arent aware of it so we could only send Kudou-san and Kinosh*ta-san

If they sent out regular personnel of Kouzuki SS, the rebels will call off their attacks.

No, it helped. If not for Kudou-san and Kinosh*ta-san, we cant even get in the car ourselves

Thats not true! All I did was say random things and crush a big stone

Kinosh*ta-san laughs as she holds her flail.

Kuromori-sama made the right decisions calmly. Edie-san and everyone also played an active role

Yes, you get a lot of credit for getting through the hardship today. You did well

Even so, these are all within Shou-neechans plans.

To spread the word that only me and my group have repelled the rebels attack.

You need it to take control Kouzuki SS. Accept the credit, Kou

Minaho-neesan tells me.

You need to be a tough and scary opponent to them

Yeah, okay

I replied.

If I dont become an object of fear, I cant keep my family safe.

So, do you know why its just you who got called here?

Thats

I have to punish all those people who did the conspiracy on me, right?

I have to give orders to dispose of the rebels.

I cant scare them unless I dirty my hands.

Thats right

Minaho-neesan smiles.

Then.

Dorururururu! Dorurururu!!

A siren roars through the warehouse and a red light above the large gate flickers.

Gagagagaga!!

The huge door slowly opens.

Oh, I knew that the gate leads to outside.

Three cars come down the slope.

First was Kudou-papas truck. Edie and Kurose-san loaded up the men they defeated at the open cafe in front of the bakery there.

The second one is a business van.

The type that carries people instead of luggage.

The third car goes inside the underground warehouse.

Then, the huge gate closed once again.

Good job, Kudou-san

Shou-neechan tells Kudou-papa as he leaves the driver seat.

Yeah, thats the police van, and this truck and the van there is for Kouzuki SS

Kudou-papa said.

Even those who are sleeping only need a splash of cold water on their heads to wake them up. Weve disarmed all of them and tied them up.

Kudou-papas men are watching every car.

Then, why dont we splash them in order. But leave the police for later

Shou-neechan said.

Were going to send them back to their friends unharmed, but we need to erase their memories since itll be a problem if they remember

The biggest problem is how much information has leaked out, that Kuromori Kou, goes to this high school, under the name of Yoshida Yoshinobu.

Worst case scenario, I wont be able to stay in this school.

Right, lets deal with these people first. Hey, get those down

Kudou-papa orders his subordinates.

Handcuffed men descend from the van.

The guys who passed out on the truck got doused with buckets of water and dragged off when they regained consciousness.

Its about 30 people.

Kudou-san stand next to Kuromori-sama with your group

Yeah, do as youre told!

Shou-neechan gave orders. Kudou-papa and the group did as they were told.

Kinosh*ta-sans in front of me, holding her flail. Dolly and Anna are guarding me with their drill spears at hand.

Kyouko-san also got out of the drivers seat and is standing in a position to protect Tsukiko and Minaho, although, I cant see her face since shes wearing some weird helmet and sunglasses.

Hmm?!

As for the Kouzuki SS rebel men

Theyre split into two kinds.

Most of them are looking confused, timid.

But, only five of them are staring at me with such hate.

And one is looking at Shou-neechan.

In the end, Seki-san just played us

I

Tsukiko, can you shut them up?

Yes, Kou-sama

Tsukiko looked at the thirty men and approached them.

?!!!

Tsukikos power can control all of them in this distance.

Michi and Edie have been mixing Qi training with her so Tsukikos Miko power has grown stronger.

Well then

I looked at the men.

Sorry, Im the owner of Kouzuki SS, but Im not the president or anything, I dont know your faces nor your names. Thats why I dont know who you are, but

I speak in a low and slow voice.

I dont need to introduce myself. I was their target until earlier after all.

I dont intend to have a discussion with you people. You already rebelled against me. Whats left for me to do is dispose of you. Just as the activities of Kouzuki SS often violate the law, my punishments for you also do the same. Meaning, this is personal

Those who were frightened just grew even more anxious.

Those who were looking hatefully continued to glare at me.

As you know, Im just a high-school student, I dont know much about corporate organizations, but I can imagine that there were cases where you cant say now because your superiors ordered you. But that wasnt the case this time, right? Okay, those who couldnt say no and thats why they were in this rebellion, raise their hands

The confused faces look at each other.

Then, one timidly raise their hand, and others followed.

Tsukiko, check

I asked Tsukiko to read their minds.

Most of them are. Oh, this one and this one is lying

Tsukiko points.

Okay, apart from those two, those who raised their hands move to this side

Do as Kuromori-sama says

Shou-neechan said, and the men timidly move.

Theyre all handcuffed and they know Shou-neechan and Kinosh*ta-sans strength.

Kudou-papas subordinates also surround them so they cant disobey.

To the men who cant disobey their orders

Youll be let go without questions today. I know that youre worried about me becoming the owner of Kouzuki SS, so Im not going to charge you to failing to report the rebellion, just once

I speak clearly.

The timid group looks confused and looked at each other.

Kuromori-sama says so, there will be no records of this incident for you. However, I remember all your names and faces, dont forget that

Shou-neechan said with a smile.

Kouzuki SS documents will not include anything about this case but

Shou-neechans in charge of them on-site, their assessment will become harsh.

I hope this inspires you to rewrite your evaluation of me

If they want to get a promotion or higher bonus, theyll have to work harder than ever and show achievements.

Well then, as for this group

The hateful group, meaning, the seven ringleaders of the rebellion.

Tsukiko, whos the one who sent in Koda and involved the Ishigami house to this plan?

Its this one

Tsukiko points at the men on the left edge.

Those who aligned themselves with the dissatisfied Kouzuki house members in the police?

Its this one

Tsukiko points at the guy on the right.

His look of hatred turns to surprise.

And the last one, the one who made contact with someone within the Kouzuki house who is dissatisfied

Its this one

Tsukiko points at the man in front of her.

I see.

Okay, which one did the first move?

To use any method to take me out.

These guys talked to the Kouzuki dissatisfied members of the Kouzuki house.

Did they bring the topic to the dissatisfied members, or?

Its him who approached first

Tsukiko points at the man in front of her again.

Thanks. If hes the one who approached first, then well make the punishment for the dissatisfied members of the Kouzuki house a stage lighter

I told Shou-neechan.

As Kuromori-sama orders

Shou-neechan bows to me respectfully.

I look at the ringleaders once again.

I dont want to kill anymore. Thats why I dont plan to kill you. Although, you all wont be able to work in security again, and the three who were at the center of the rebellion plan will become vegetables

Forgive those who had no choice but to join the rebellion.

But, be ruthless on the ringleaders.

I have to be as feared as Jii-chan.

Tsukiko change them to piss and defecate themselves whenever they see or hear the name Kouzuki or Kuromori

Yes, Kou-sama

Thatll make it impossible for them to work in security anymore.

Even if they try to take a job at another security company, their body will leak on its own if asked about Kouzuki SS.

They cant even write Kouzuki SS in their own resume.

As for the three, make their body urinate, fart, defecate, as soon as they see, or hear anything round, square, red, blue, borrowed from someone, new, old. Then, while doing all that, make them report I got three times more than usual! to five people! After all that, theyll sing the longest song they know out loud. Then, they cant move from the place until they sing the whole song

Certainly

I ask the men directly.

Whats the longest song you know?

He replied.

Its Captain on the ship