Chapter 10 – Episode 3. Ah, in Japan, Even Cousins are Allowed.
Fortunately, Taira Danzo appeared with his entourage at that time, so there was no unfortunate incident where Baji pitched the tent. Hmm, I need to buy some good panties. Even if it gets bigger, it won’t be noticeable.
Next to Taira Danzo stood an elegant woman who appeared to be in her early forties and a girl wearing a school uniform. There were a lot of attendants behind. She’s pretty in school uniform, by the way.
I had seen this woman on the Internet who appeared to be in her early forties. She was Taira Danzo’s current wife, Taira Saburo’s mother, and my grandmother.
Her name is Taira Shizuku (平滴玖). She married Taira Danzo when she was 18 years old and she is now 59 years old. She looks like she’s in her early forties and looks like she spent a lot of money on her face. Well, Grandpa Taira Danzo looks like she is in her mid-50s, but she is 82 years old. The Tyra Group’s technological prowess seemed to be enormous.
It was said that she collapsed from the shock of her son’s death during her funeral, and it seems she has now recovered.
But who is the high school student next to you? Before I could finish my question, Taira Danzo looked at me and his eyes lit up.
“Hmm! She’s grown taller, her face seems to have changed a bit too…”
“I think this is what happened when I ate some medicinal herbs in the mountains.”
Unlike his other uncles and cousins, Taira Danzo has an expression that says it could happen. It seemed like it was because he had a lot of experience and knew about the existence of an elixir that can change a person’s body.
“Madam, this guy is Saburo’s son.”
“Saburo’s…?”
When Taira Shizuku found out that I was Saburo’s son, that is, her own grandson, she came running towards me and stroked my cheek. With a tearful face, are you Saburo’s son? He asked, and he suddenly nodded his head.
“Yes, my name is Ryuta Taira.”
“Ryuta… That’s a good name… Kanna, come here. This is your nephew. “Saburou’s son.”
Taira Shizuku beckons a girl in school uniform. By the way, I’m your nephew? So she’s Taira Danzo’s youngest daughter? Grandpa, please correct me very much. When I looked at Taira Danzo, he smiled.
Taira Kanna (平寛奈)… Although she was out because she was a minor, she was a beautiful girl. Should I say that she has a delicate feeling that she wants to protect something?
“Oh, hello…”
“Hello.”
When you see me, you stutter a little. Are you afraid of my size? But judging by the glance at my face, it wasn’t like that.
“You are Saburo’s son, so stand next to us.”
“Yes.”
With Taira Danzo’s words, Taira Shizuku held my hand and headed to the front. Hmm… Maybe I’m being hasty, but I don’t think Saburo Taira was murdered by the Minamoto family, rivals of the Taira family. It seemed like a member of the Tyra group was also murdered by a person with the last name ‘Taira’.
Taira Saburo was the youngest of Taira Danzo’s sons, but he would be under the protection of Taira Shizuku, the eldest adult in the family, excluding Taira Danzo, so he would have emerged as a strong rival to Taira Ichiro, Taira Jiro, and Taira Kokoro who were aiming to become the next president. One, two, or all three of the three who felt a sense of crisis must have wished for Saburo Taira’s death. And a week ago, as per their wishes, Taira Saburo died.
If this were to happen, wouldn’t it be dangerous for me to suddenly appear as Taira Saburo’s son? First of all, I should stop showing off and work hard at going to the talent development center.
There was a Taira family cemetery behind the main house, and you could pay your respects there. Taira Danzo, Taira Shizuku, Taira Saburo’s widow Taira Yukiko, me and Taira Kanna were at the front, followed by the rest of the family, and those not from the Taira family followed last.
Among the numerous headstones, the most recently created clean headstone was washed with clean water. Then, the monk who came with him comes forward and chants sutras. I don’t believe in religion, so I don’t know what they’re saying, but it must mean something good.
Once the monk had memorized all the Buddhist sutras, the visit was over. However, even after reciting the Buddhist scriptures, Taira Shizuku was shedding tears and patting the monument while saying Saburoya.
“Hmm, let’s go in now, ma’am.”
“Yes, huh…”
It was difficult to watch parents grieve over their dead children. Taira Danzo, who would not even bleed when pricked with that needle, did not show it, but judging from the reddening of his eyes, he seemed to be saddened by the death of his son.
All the Taira family members who returned to their home had lunch together. During a quiet meal, Taira Danzo asked questions and the person asked the questions answered, followed by a stiff meal. Still, the rice is delicious. If the food wasn’t delicious, I would have felt sick because of the atmosphere.
“Ichiro, the performance of the product division is not very good. Do you have any ideas?”
“Because the economy is bad… “I’m watching first, father.”
If it had been the youngest son’s meal scene in the drama Megacorp, this would have been an answer worthy of shouting, but Taira Danzo just looked at Ichiro Taira with cold eyes and clicked his tongue.
“Jiro, the steel sector is doing well, so try taking charge of shipbuilding as well.”
Ah, this old man is showing his dissatisfaction by leaving work to his rival. In some ways, his personality was scarier than the screaming in the drama.
“Thank you, I’ll do my best!”
“Joseon is being pushed back by Korea and China, but I think we will try to raise her well.”
Now is it Tyra Coco’s turn? Since the three main siblings of Taira Danzo are the main candidates seeking to inherit the Taira family, Kokoro Taira must have been looking forward to something.
“Are you still taking the Enter side half and half with the Minamoto side?”
“To be exact, the Taira family’s influence is about forty percent, and the Minamoto’s is less than thirty percent, father. “The rest is not affected by either side.”
“Hmm… “You can’t lose to Minamoto.”
“I understand, father.”
Taira Kokoro smiled softly. Although she did not gain anything like Jiro Taira, she laughed because it was a better result than her eldest son, Ichiro Taira, who heard her silent reprimand. The quiet meal started again, and Taira Danzo spoke to Taira Saburo’s widow, Taira Yukiko.
“Is the Human Resources Development Center going well?”
“Yes, father. “I always do my best to teach Tyra Group employees.”
“Yes, please know that your ‘son’ Ryuta will be attending the Human Resources Development Center starting next week.”
It seemed that Yukiko Taira was in charge of the Human Resources Development Center. Taira Yukiko glances at me at Taira Danzo’s words. I bowed my head slightly. I told her to call me mother, but since she’s my boss, I have to look good.
Afterwards, Tyra Danzo spoke to the Fitzgerald family and decided to invest in Oliver Fitzgerald’s company. On my way home, Aris Fitzgerald told me about his parents, so I looked it up and found that Oliver Fitzgerald was the president of a company called Taron, a company that was just emerging in the United States, although he was not of the Tyra family. Uh… ? Taron? I’m sure I heard it somewhere… I don’t remember now.
After that, Taira Danzo looked like an ordinary grandfather, asking about his grandchildren’s daily lives. However, the grandchildren who were questioned said that their parents wanted to make a better impression on their grandfather by boasting about their achievements, such as where and what grades they received, and that they had expressed their opinion at the company and received a good evaluation.
I have nothing to show off, and since I shouldn’t attract attention due to the hypothesis that Saburo was killed by none other than a member of the Taira family, I’ll just say that I had a fun trip.
“Ryuta, what did you do during your week off?”
It’s finally my turn.
“I thought I would not have the opportunity to travel once I join the company, so I came here to enjoy the trip. “Oh, here’s your travel gift, Grandpa.”
I took out a box containing ten sucking stick-type red ginseng sticks and handed it over to the worker waiting behind me. The employee took a box of red ginseng and handed it over to Taira Danzo. Taira Danzo had just finished eating, so he took a pack of red ginseng sticks out of the box and sucked them.
Haha, the only one who cares about my health is my youngest grandson!”
Thing! The eyes of my uncles and aunts, who were aiming to become the next president, were very stinging. Still, I thought I should buy this kind of gift while traveling, but was it a mistake? I promised myself earlier not to show off too much, but I need to engrave this more deeply in my heart.
After an eventful lunch time at Taira, everyone headed to their homes. I was about to go out, but an employee blocked my way.
“Master, the Chairman is looking for you.”
Ah, I shouldn’t be more outspoken… First, let’s follow the employee to the place where he had a private meeting with Taira Danzo before.
“You idiot! Is it an animal or a person that just puts things in their mouth because they look good on the body?”
Tyra Danzo shouted as soon as I entered. It seemed like she was scolding me because she thought I had grown up by picking up random things like my mother.
“Just hold out your hand.”
“Yes…”
I held out my hand, and an employee from Taira Danzo placed a long, silver, pencil-sized device on my finger.
Stinging!
What are you drawing blood for? The results seemed to come out quickly. After about three minutes, the employee who checked the results looked at the grandfather and nodded.
“It looks like there’s nothing wrong. Just leave now.”
I was dumbfounded as I was kicked out of Taira Danzo’s room. Is this really why you called me? It’s not like you’re a tsundere.
