After joining the vice president at the shrine, I stopped by the bathroom in a nearby park and changed into the suit the vice president had prepared in advance.
good!
Put your arms in a formal suit, it’s the perfect size.
It’s like the clothes I originally wore, no – it feels better than the ready-made ones.
Finally, looking in the mirror and wearing a tie, I asked the vice president who was standing next to me.
“How did you know my clothes size?”
“I referred to the physical examination recorded in the school database. Since it is a specially-made sword-proof uniform for a place that deals with our family, it will prevent any kind of cutting edge.”
“Oh oh….”
Is this the sword-proof suit you’ve only heard of?
I feel like I’m a special agent in some movie.
When I finished dressing up, the vice president opened the briefcase he was holding in his right hand and showed the contents.
What was inside were sunglasses, a watch, and a ring.
“Is this a special equipment with some cutting-edge technology?”
“It’s just an ordinary ornament. Didn’t you watch too many spy movies when you were a kid?”
“……”
Since I was stabbed in the right direction, I couldn’t think of anything to refute.
As I quietly put on my sunglasses and a ring and put the watch on my left wrist, the vice president who was watching me handed me something.
“This?”
“It is a mini radio in the form of a sticker that is attached under the ear. Unlike a normal radio, it is not uncomfortable when moving and has excellent durability.”
While saying that, he gently showed under his ear, but no matter how much he looked at it, it looked like a motion sickness medicine.
“Then let’s move slowly. The lady’s engagement ceremony starts at 12:00.”
“It’s 12 o’clock! Then why don’t you go and do it!”
It is now just past 10:20.
In a situation where every minute and second is wasted, it means that we have wasted time unintentionally just changing clothes.
But unlike me, who was in a hurry, the vice president’s attitude was more relaxed than expected.
“Don’t be in a hurry. It only takes about 10 minutes to get from here to the hotel where the engagement is taking place. And I already have all the information and tools I need for this operation.”
Saying that, the vice president, who pushed his sunglasses with his middle finger instead of glasses, asked us to go outside.
I followed the vice president quietly, and I was shocked to see the vehicles parked near the park.
“This!”
“Why are you surprised? Is this your first time seeing a bicycle?”
“No, it’s not really the first time I’ve seen it, but wouldn’t it be too catchy?”
When I said that and pointed to the couple’s bike, the vice president confessed the shocking truth with a casual expression.
“Actually, I had no money to spend on this because I was using all of my emergency funds to custom-make your suit.”
Ah, ah… .
Clearly, no matter how rich the vice president is, he is a student at first.
Just making a custom suit like this would have been tight on money.
“What are you doing? Come on.”
The vice president said so and handed me the hard hat that was tied to the handlebar of the bicycle.
I couldn’t refuse the vice president’s favor from the standpoint of only receiving it for free, so I put on a hard hat without saying a word.
A two-seater couple’s bike that I rode like that.
“I know the way, you just have to pedal well.”
“Yes.”
We just got on the couple’s bike and went out onto the road.
“Oh my gosh.”
“What is that?”
“Mom! Look at those guys!”
And, as expected, the eyes and countless interests of passersby poured on us.
I lowered my face involuntarily.
“Vice President, can’t we go faster?”
“This is the best. Road safety rules must be followed.”
With that answer, I stopped in front of the crosswalk.
Elementary school students passing by just stare at us as if they are curious.
After all, I thought Nara would look weird in broad daylight, when suspicious men in black suits were riding bicycles for couples and roaming downtown Kyoto.
“Don’t be so shy. On the contrary, the more you do, the weirder it will look.”
“…that doesn’t work that way.”
It’s a bit ridiculous to lay the iron wool like this.
Pot!
traffic lights coming on soon.
We headed to our destination, a 5-star hotel in downtown Kyoto, on a couple’s bike like that.
***
Kyoto Continental Hotel.
It is a luxury resort hotel with the lowest price, standard room, which costs 50,000 yen per night.
A big event was held here today.
The engagement ceremony between Saionji Kumiko and Fujiwara.
The unity of two families, Fujiwara and Saionji, that must be in the top ten when asked to choose the most prestigious family in Kyoto, an ancient city with a 1000-year history, was a great event that shook the upper class society.
That’s because it took nearly half a century for the two families to reconcile with each other.
It was like the sun rising in the west to unite with the direct lineage of the main family rather than the people of the branch.
Suite room on the top floor of the hotel.
“Master, it seems that all preparations for Saionji are complete.”
“Yeah? Pretty fast.”
“Because we have less than an hour left until dinner.”
Wearing a black tuxedo, Fujiwara Sai listened to his subordinate Hanzo, and shook his head and stood up.
“Then let’s go.”
“Where are you talking about?”
“Of course, it’s Saionji’s waiting room. I wonder how pretty it was decorated.”
“…be patient. We’ll see you at the ceremony soon.”
“You know I’m the type of person who can’t stand it when I have questions.”
“…I can’t help it.”
“Good.”
Then Hanzo got up from his seat with a reluctant expression, and Fujiwara Sai hummed and grabbed the elevator.
Hanzo, who was standing in the back of the room, asked cautiously as he got on the elevator and went downstairs.
“But Master, may I ask Youngae Saionji, who didn’t think much of it at first, why she became sincere?”
Then, Fujiwara Sai smiled and said,
“You’re cute.”
“What part are you talking about?”
“The part where you try not to give up until the end, even though you know you can’t escape the influence of the family on your own.”
“…I don’t know if I know the master’s perverted tastes.”
“I didn’t mean to get you to understand.”
“I will respect you.”
“You know that’s a pretty annoying word, right?”
ding!
Eventually, the elevator arrived on the 10th floor of the hotel.
After finishing the conversation with Hanzo, Fujiwara Sai without hesitation walked towards the waiting room.
Standing in front of the waiting room door was a child named Minami Akagi, a servant of Kumiko Saionji, her prospective fiance.
“What about Kumiko?”
“The lady has just finished preparing everything and is resting.”
“I came at the right time. Can I come in?”
“…Wait a minute.”
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Minami bowed her head slightly, then opened the waiting room door and tried to go inside, but Fujiwara Sai relentlessly followed and pushed in.
“what…”
Bewildered Minami looked back, but Fujiwara Sai didn’t even care about that.
“Wow, it’s really pretty.”
When he saw the figure of Kumiko Saionji sitting in the chair, he burst out in a short exclamation.
Usually, because of her appearance like a Japanese doll, she usually wears kimonos in public, but that doesn’t mean that Western-style dresses don’t suit her.
Basically, she is also a high-class beautiful girl.
His unique glamorous body, which does not look like a Japanese, had the power to make it his own, no matter what clothes he wore.
Saionji Kumiko frowned as if dissatisfied with the sudden visit of her prospective fiance.
“What rudeness is this?”
“I just came to see your lovely face.”
Fujiwara Sai said that in a soft tone and approached her.
An awkward atmosphere that can’t be hidden.
The two are getting engaged soon, but they haven’t met very often.
At least it was less than 10 times.
However, on some whim, Kirina, who is even mentioned as the next head of the Fujiwara family, chose Kumiko Saionji as her fiancée.
Although it was only his one-sided courtship, the entangled and tight relationship between the family and the family was not something that Kumiko could do at will.
So, despite the anti-forced engagement ceremony, it was hidden from Kim Yoo-sung until the end.
‘Yooseong-kun… .’
I ponder his name inwardly.
The man whom Saionji Kumiko fell in love with for the first time in her life.
One year ago, the day I accidentally got help from him when I escaped from the mansion alone-
Saionji Kumiko’s heart was completely stolen by him.
‘miss you… .’
In my mind, I wanted to leave this hotel right now and go out with him.
However, all the benefits and money she has enjoyed so far are the happiness she was able to enjoy because she was a member of the Saionji family.
And if it was enjoyed free of charge, there was a debt that had to be paid.
This engagement ceremony was one of those debts.
“Smile. Kumiko. You suit it better.”
Saying so, Fujiwara Sai put her palms on her cheeks.
But Kumiko adamantly refused.
“I’m sorry. I’m not a prostitute who makes anyone laugh.”
“Yeah, that’s why I’m going to make you fiance.”
In that state, Fujiwara Sai bent over and whispered into Kumiko’s ear.
“Because I want to monopolize your smile towards anyone other than me.”
Kumiko trembled thinly at the obsession she felt.