The Youngest Son of a Japanese Conglomerate. 543

Chapter 543 – Episode 59. Because He’s a Teacher.

After receiving an early departure permit from her homeroom teacher and master Ryuta Taira, Rena Sakagami left school and changed her clothes into a ninja uniform at Ryuta Taira’s house, which was close to her academy. The Naruse family is an onmyoji family, so she had to be fully prepared because she didn’t know what could happen.

Rena Sakagami headed to the Naruse family’s mansion after she packed numerous items, including numerous magic tools, shurikens, pistols, and a sleep and escape kit. The Naruse family was unusually located in a slightly remote location, unlike other famous families that tried to be as close to St. Francis Girls’ Academy as possible.

However, it wasn’t too far, and it was in an appropriate location to go to school by car. A modern Western-style mansion on a hill that gave an arrogant feeling that it was different from ordinary people. That was the Naruse family’s mansion.

There was definitely something strange. The mansions of famous families are usually used as villas and for the ladies to stay while attending St. Francis Girls’ Academy, but the Naruse family’s mansion had a strangely stern feel, with a lot of troops. It wasn’t uncommon to see security guards walking around with submachine guns as if it wasn’t just a house for young ladies.

‘It’s definitely suspicious…’

Rena Sakagami, who had been watching the Naruse family for a while, slowly began to approach the Naruse family residence. To avoid being caught by the thermal imaging detector, she covered herself with a special disposable fiber camouflage blanket that did not radiate heat and assimilated into the surrounding color, and she approached little by little.

Since the mansion was located on a hill with an open surrounding area, there was a high chance of getting caught if she just approached it. If she had been wearing the St. Francis Girls’ Academy uniform, she would not have been attacked, but since she was now wearing a ninja uniform, if she was caught, there was a high possibility that she would immediately be shot at by the guards’ submachine guns.

Rena Sakagami approached the mansion slowly but without stopping. She eventually reached the high wall of the Naruse family residence, Rena Sakagami took off her special fiber camouflage blanket and began climbing the wall. This was the place where Rena Sakagami had been watching from the beginning, and it was the place where her security was the least active.

Rena Sakagami, who had successfully climbed over the walls of her mansion, looked around her and took out one of her machines from her arms. She was a machine that could find the coordinates of where the parties were mainly based online chats or calls.

Although she had not had any phone calls or line chats from Shiyo Naruse for several days, she was able to pinpoint Shiyo Naruse’s room without difficulty because she had steadily collected data before that. Rena Sakagami headed to the coordinates indicated by her machine, being careful not to be detected.

The room where Rena Sakagami arrived was not a good room for a daughter of her famous family to use. She said that Rena Sakagami, who came from the famously strict Sakagami family, also had a nice and spacious room, but Shiyo Naruse’s room was like… Her room looked like someone who was about to leave at any moment. There wasn’t much luggage, and it wasn’t very spacious.

Looking at Shiyo Naruse’s bag and school uniform hanging, it was clear that it was Shiyo Naruse’s her room her, but Shiyo Naruse was not in the room.

‘I thought he was lying in bed because he was sick. Where did he go?’

Rena Sakagami again took out something from her arms : a weasel with orange spots on a beige background. It is a special breed of weasel raised using the Sakagami family’s secret recipe, and is smaller than a regular weasel, so it can go places that humans cannot go and can track scents.

“Hamtaro (ハム太郎). “Find the owner of the bed and the uniform smell, okay?”

“Kyu!”

Strangely, Hamtaro, Rena Sakagami’s weasel, seemed to understand the words, smelled Shiyo Naruse’s bed and school uniform, and went out the window as if to follow her. Rena Sakagami followed Hamtaro out the window, and she followed him carefully.

The place Hamtaro went to was a fairly large building in the back of the mansion, but Hamtaro was just circling around it and could not enter the mansion.

“Come here, Hamtaro.”

“Kyu…” !”

Rena Sakagami summoned Hamtaro and headed to the place where Hamtaro was hovering. Rena Sakagami looked around and was able to figure out why Ham Taro could not enter the building. Because the barrier was in place, it was impossible to enter using normal methods.

‘First, I must inform my lord of this fact.’

Rena Sakagami took out her phone. Since she was bound to get caught if she tried to break the barrier by force, she first thought of asking Taira Ryuta for his opinion of her.

“I heard there was someone approaching the barrier, and it turned out to be a ninja.”

‘How… !’

As I was taking out my phone, I heard a voice behind me. She was Rena Sakagami, who could sense even the slightest presence, and it was impossible for her not to notice until she approached.

But the fact that it happened now meant that the man who approached Rena Sakagami was a man of great skill.

“Luckily for you, it would be better to keep the ninja alive to find out why he came to our family. “I won’t kill you, so just be captured alive.”

The man standing behind Rena Sakagami was Naruse Hirohide, the head of the Naruse family. Since Rena Sakagami knew the faces of all the heads and executives of major famous families, she looked quite disappointed when she recognized Hirohide Naruse.

‘I didn’t expect this situation…’

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“Hmm…”

The content of the email sent by the Tyra Group information team was simple. He said that the Naruse family is still working at the Onmyoji Temple and that the wealth the Naruse family now has was made through the Onmyoji Temple business rather than the trading company. It was written that the Onmyoji family had made a lot of money (if the Taira intelligence team wrote that it was a lot, then they really made a lot of money.)

I was wondering how to make money with Onmyoji, but I thought I could ask Konoka Urabe, who is in a similar profession, and waited for Rena Sakagami’s report.

While she waited for a call, she studied for her PMC certification, but Rena Sakagami’s report did not come until after lunchtime and the final hour. She was a little worried, so she sent her line down and went into her classroom.

“Everyone worked hard today. There is nothing in particular to convey… “You can go home right away.”

“We’re going to do club activities today, right? “Ryu Tachi is an advisor, so he has to come to the clubroom!”

“During the festival, our Dating Experience Department will be publishing a collection of literary works, so now we have to prepare little by little.”

There were club activities. Seizawa Shii said I should participate as well, and club president Konoe Akina explained the activities to be done today.

The festival was still far away, but it seemed like preparations were now underway. They say that they will write about topics such as dating experiences from the dating experience department, dating fashion, and meals recommended for dates, so if you start from now on, you will be able to make it leisurely until the festival.

“I don’t think we can be together today because I have work to do… ?”

“I was planning to have Ryu Tachi review it while I was writing, so do I have to look at it all at once later?”

“But please make sure to participate next time~!”

Fortunately, participation today didn’t seem to be mandatory. Since I sent Rena Sakagami to the Naruse family, I couldn’t just laugh and talk with the students in the club. I can’t participate in club activities today because I have to wait until I get a call.

“Before going to the club, Urabe will stop by the education preparation room for a moment, and the rest of us will have fun with today’s club activities.”

“Yes~!”

She told Urabe Konoka to stop by and went back to the training preparation room. It wasn’t long before Urabe Konoka carefully opened the door and came in.

“What did you call me for?”

“Yes, I have something to ask. “Do you know anything about Onmyoji?”

In response to my question, Urabe Konoka rested her chin and thought for a moment, as if gathering her thoughts. Then she opened her mouth.

“First, priests and shamans at shrines have jobs that deal with gods, and onmyojis have jobs that tell fortunes by observing the movement of celestial bodies, use magic, and deal with monsters. “I heard that there are a few families that are continuing the legacy, although there are not many of them in modern times compared to the new temples.”

I see. There was a similar feeling between a priest and a shrine maiden, but after listening to Urabe Konoka’s explanation, there was quite a difference.

“Does the Onmyoji family make money by telling fortunes or exterminating monsters?”

Konoka Urabe, who was puzzled by my question, seemed to immediately notice something.

“Are you from the Naruse family?”

“Huh. “It’s quite suspicious that we haven’t been able to contact Shiyo Naruse, so we’re investigating.”

“Hmm… The reason the Onmyoji family makes money is because of what you just mentioned, and also because of fighting monsters…”

Urabe Konoka cuts her off for a moment. The slightly embarrassed expression seemed like something difficult to say.

“There is also a way to capture a specific youkai alive and use the strange powers of the monster to prosper your family. But this job comes with considerable risk. Either you have to give money or… The person itself becomes sealed… That’s what I do.”

Ah, I think I heard that story somewhere. I think I heard that there is a Japanese version of a house elf called Zashiki Warashi (座敷童子), who is like a guardian spirit who brings good luck to a house, and it seemed like something like that. However, the content behind it was quite sensitive as it involved sacrificing people or sealing them.

“Are you talking about something like zashiki warashi?”

“Yes. In the case of zashiki warashi, it is relatively harmless. But… There are many dangerous types. There are many cases where people are forcibly sealed or sacrificed to youkai for the prosperity of the family, so it is dangerous if the seal is broken or no sacrifice is made. Rumors say that the Naruse family sealed away Western youkai, but it’s just a rumor and I don’t know the exact truth.”

Hmm… As the information I had was added to Konoka Urabe’s explanation, the story was becoming more and more concrete. A second son who was adopted despite having the eldest son, a family of onmyōjis that have been trading with the West since modern times, a rumor that they are sealing a Western youkai, and Shiyo Naruse, who is the daughter of a famous family but has a weak body… All of this was converging into one story.

“Then, a certain Onmyoji family adopted a second son even though they had the eldest son, and the second son’s daughter is very weak. “If the family is wealthy enough to treat the weak daughter but is not treating it, is there a possibility that the daughter was used to seal her?”

Urabe Konoka seemed to think about it for a moment because it was clearly mentioned that a certain Onmyoji family was the Naruse family. She seemed to be thinking about whether she could intervene.

“If it goes as you said, the odds are high. But I wonder if I can help…”

“No, thank you for letting me know. “Go up to the clubroom.”

“Yes…”

Currently, Urabe Konoka seemed to be unable to help as she was disconnected from her deity, the Daughter of the Abyss, who served her. Since I couldn’t be of any help, I sent Konoka Urabe, who was a bit disappointed, to her clubroom and got up from her seat.

There should have been a call from Rena Sakagami already, but the fact that she hasn’t arrived until now means that something is going on at the Naruse family’s mansion. In that case, I have no choice but to go to the Naruse family residence myself.

“Because there are so many absences, as a teacher, I will have no choice but to make home visits.”

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Rena Sakagami