The Youngest Son of a Japanese Conglomerate. 51

Chapter 51 – Episode 8. Cherry Blossoms and Fireworks.

“Fumimoto, what do you think?”
“Are you talking about Master Ryuta?”

Taira Danzo asked a question to his chief of staff, Takayuki Fumimoto. Sometimes his questions were vague and ended up letting the other person know what he was thinking. But this time, Takayuki Fumimoto nodded his head as if what he asked was correct.

“Why did they just ask for pocket money?”
“Isn’t it because you’re afraid of your uncles and aunts? “It could be that they are being cautious for fear of becoming like Saburo-sama.”
“Hmm, I guess so.”

Although the identity of the person who instigated Taira Saburo’s death has not yet been revealed, Taira Danzo and Fumimoto Takayuki believe that it was instigated by one of Taira’s three successors: Taira Ichiro, Taira Jiro, and Taira Kokoro. This is because even the rival group Minamoto realized that there was not much benefit to be gained from killing Saburo Taira.

Taira Danzo’s thoughts were simple. When an incident occurs, the person who profits the most from the incident or his close associate is the culprit. Then, in the end, he could be said to have benefited the most since the three successors had no competitors.

First of all, the investigation into Saburo Taira’s death case was continuing, but the fact that the number of investigators was reduced by half disproved Danzo Taira’s thoughts. He diverted the personnel who were investigating Minamoto to another location.

“He probably knows that 50 million yen is a lot of pocket money.”
“That’s because the Chairman wanted to promote Master Ryuta. “Isn’t the money given taking that into account?”

Yes. This time, Taira Danzo tried to promote Taira Ryuta to his current position as deputy team leader of Educational Support Team 2. Although he had not yet achieved any work results, he thought he would be promoted because he thought he had won the support of the people around him by directly fighting terrorists. Although Taira Ryuta threw away that opportunity, Taira Danzo understood. If what Takayuki Fumimoto said is correct, taking care of one’s own life was the priority.

In fact, out of courtesy, he asked what he wanted, but he didn’t know how to ask for something. Until then, all his son and other grandchildren had done was say that it was okay if they didn’t give it to him or that he would take whatever he gave, but it was refreshing to hear him say exactly what he wanted. In particular, he found it refreshing that it was pocket money. Until this time, he had never given pocket money to anyone. This is because in most cases, the secretaries in charge of each child solved the child’s financial problems.

“What will he do with that money?”
“They say they are currently collecting stocks of an American company called Miracle Health. Again, he seemed invested there.”
“It’s stocks… If you invest well, you’ll be fine. Do you think it is a stock worth going up?”
“It is said that the development of a new drug is almost complete. I don’t know what kind of new drug it is, but if it goes well, the stock price is expected to rise.”
“If all goes well. I guess he hid the fact that he has superpowers better than that, right?”

Taira Danzo was informed of Taira Ryuta’s regenerative ability and ordered Takayuki Fumimoto to hide it.

At some point, people with superpowers were slowly appearing in the world. Taira Danzo thought this would have a significant impact on the future, but his own foolish children who couldn’t see into the future wouldn’t be able to tolerate his super-powered nephew. Unlike the Taira Saburo incident, Minamoto will also think about getting rid of Taira Ryuta this time. They will not tolerate that the grandson of a rival group is a superpower.

This is because people with superpowers are valuable and desired by any company or country. If a rival had superpowers, it was natural to go to great lengths to destroy them.

“Yes, I fabricated it to feel like a slightly absurd rumor. No one will know that Master Ryuta has psychic powers.”
“But you never know, so pay attention to the trends.”
“I understand, Chairman.”

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We had an early dinner and immediately got in the car and left for home. Taira Yukiko still looked in a bad mood. She felt like she would feel better if she took off her funeral kimono and put on something else.

“Mother, do you have any other kimono than the one you are wearing now?”
“Yes? “There’s probably a red kimono she wore during her maidenhood.”
“Then go home, wear it, and go see the cherry blossoms.”

It was Taira Yukiko who seemed taken aback by my sudden suggestion to go see the cherry blossoms. By the way, she is wearing a red kimono… I have a hard time imagining it, perhaps because I keep seeing funeral kimonos.

“Suddenly… Why?”
“I don’t want to keep seeing my mother upset, so I’ll make it fun.”

It was Yukiko Taira who remained quiet and did not say anything to what I said. As she drove, I glanced at her and saw her head slightly lowered and she seemed to be contemplating something. But her thinking time was short. Since the distance between the talent development center and her home was only 30 minutes by car, she arrived home soon.

“I’ll change my clothes and wait in the car. Mom, please change your clothes and come back. “With the red kimono I mentioned earlier.”

I gave notice and Yukiko Taira came up to my room on the second floor without even having a chance to say anything. She looked hot even in jeans and a white t-shirt, but she was a little chilly, so she put on a thin jacket.

It’s going to take a while to change clothes anyway, so should I sit for 5 minutes and then leave?

I looked at my phone for a moment and before I knew it, ten minutes had passed. I quickly came down. When I opened the front door, there was Yukiko Taira standing in a red kimono against the background of full moonlight. Even the pond in front of the house was truly picturesque. This is definitely better than a funeral kimono.

“Ah… !”
“It’s pretty, Mom.”

It was Taira Yukiko who was helpless at my praise. Has it been a while since you heard she was pretty? She must have heard a lot. I guess Taira Saburo didn’t express it separately.

I held Yukiko Taira’s hand and helped her into her car. Of course, I had my own thoughts, so I wasn’t planning on going to Yotsukaido General Park, where the terrorist incident took place. The reason I looked at my phone in my room earlier was because I was wondering if there were other places to see cherry blossoms around here. I searched for ten minutes to find a place to go.

The place we were going was a park called Utsukushigaoka Neighborhood Park, a ten-minute drive east of the Human Resources Development Center. There were a lot of cherry blossoms and a lake in the middle, so it was nice to take a walk. As soon as we got off the parking lot, falling cherry blossoms welcomed us.

“Beautiful… !”

As Taira Yukiko said, the cherry blossoms illuminated by moonlight had a different taste. Yukiko Taira quietly admired the cherry blossoms. We took a walk in the park looking at the cherry blossoms. After walking for a while, I saw a food stall. It was now around 7:30, so it was selling time.

“We’ve been living together for a few weeks, but I don’t even know what my mother likes. First, let’s start with street food. “What do you like about street food?”
“I liked strawberry candy. But it seems like it’s been a long time since I’ve been to a festival like this. So I forgot the taste.”

Strawberry candy? Oh, I thought he was talking about the strawberry tanghulu that I couldn’t eat before because of an accident and terrorist attack. At that time, I also thought about wrapping this and giving it to Yukiko Taira. Is this a coincidence?

“It’s been a while since we had dinner, so shall we buy something and eat it together?”
“Yeah, yeah. “I guess so.”

I took Taira Yukiko’s hand and ordered two strawberry candies and two green grape candies. When you chew a strawberry candy, the sugar coating on the outside crackles and breaks. And I felt the fresh strawberry flesh. I felt like this strawberry candy was Yukiko Taira. The owner of a delicate heart covered in fragile sugar. It was Taira Yukiko I thought of. Yukiko Taira also said, “Oh, it tasted like this!” I ate the strawberry candy with a delicious expression. The green grape candy wasn’t bad, but the strawberry was more delicious, so I decided to buy two more strawberry candies and eat them one by one.

After that, we walked around looking at the food stalls and festival entertainment. As I walked around and heard people around me, they said there would be fireworks going on around 9 o’clock. This year, I thought I would see bombs exploding in the air as fireworks, but I am glad I was able to see real fireworks.

“Let’s go back later and just watch the fireworks, Mom.”
“So then.”

Taira’s Yukiko’s face, which had already been filled with shadows, was filled with excitement. After all, this is filial piety. We moved to a place where we could see the fireworks clearly. The place we found was a little hilly, but there weren’t many people. It’s a good thing that I can focus more on the flame.

Finally, at 9 o’clock, the fireworks started. As the fireworks rose like a meteor traveling backwards and exploded in the air, lighting up the night sky with beautiful fireworks, I looked at Yukiko Taira without realizing it. Taira Yukiko was also looking at me.

Taira Yukiko’s face grew bigger and bigger. Am I approaching, or is Taira Yukiko’s face approaching me? Soon, the mucous membranes come into contact with each other.

Pop! Puff! Pop!

Fireworks continued to bloom in the night sky. Hidden beneath the flames, we continued kissing. Taira Yukiko’s lips tasted like strawberry candy.

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