Not long ago.
Just as Haruka Yuzan was preparing to "patrol" the coffee shop.
A shiny black private Honda zoomed in, stopping in front of him, blocking his path.
Dressed in an OL uniform, Hanai Ishishū stepped out of the car, her slender figure outlined by the black and white uniform into tempting curves.
"Mr. Haruka, the young lady has requested your presence."
The urban beauty made a respectful inviting gesture toward him.
"Ishishū-san, do I have the option to refuse?"
"It doesn’t seem like you do at the moment."
Hanai Ishishū smiled with pursed lips.
And so, Haruka Yuzan was invited to the expansive Chiba family estate.
One can’t help but notice that capitalists seem to have a particular fondness for this type of manorial residence.
Compared to the opulent grandeur of the Otome family.
The Chiba family had a certain fresh and unique charm, and as the vehicle entered the forecourt, a bevy of beautiful girls in maid costumes looked up and came to greet the newcomer.
This morning, they were notified that a guest would be visiting the estate.
The fact that Miss Hanai personally went to receive them surely meant the guest inside the vehicle was someone of great importance....
"Wealthy people really do know how to live."
Looking at those dolled-up beautiful girls, Haruka Yuzan, sitting in the car, couldn’t help but click his tongue.
"But only Miss Chiba lives in the mansion, doesn’t she?"
Hanai Ishishū said with a smiling voice.
This Young Master Haruka really wasn’t like the others from the great families.
He just... seemed very comfortable, very sincere, not at all pretentious.....
"Only Miss Seiryu lives here?"
Haruka Yuzan was somewhat curious.
"Yes, previously Miss Shimizu also lived here, but..."
Hanai Ishishū sighed with a tinge of helplessness.
She had almost seen the two Miss Chibas grow up.
Watching them go from deep affection to their current state of conflict was indeed regrettable.
"If possible, I’d like to entrust Miss Shimizu and Miss Seiryu to you, Haruka Toshiki."
Hanai Ishishū said earnestly.
"Alright, I will do my best, as long as it doesn’t go against Chiba-san’s wishes," Haruka Yuzan nodded.
"However, I’m curious about how the Chiba family views the matter of Chiba-san running away from home."
"For such a long time, I find it hard to believe that the Chiba family has no idea where Chiba-san might be."
"If they can’t even handle this much, I’m afraid there’s little I can do."
Haruka Yuzan finally gave voice to the doubt that had long been in his heart.
Although his previous encounter with Chiba Seiryo gave him the impression that the sister cared deeply for her younger sibling.
That was, after all, his own guess; now he wanted to ask in person.
At the very least, to understand the situation a bit better...
Truth be told, he was not very familiar with the family structure of Chiba-san.
The only channels through which Haruka Yuzan could learn about the Chiba family were the two Miss Chibas themselves.
But, quite clearly, it was inappropriate to ask Otome Yumeko, and Chiba-san was quite resistant to letting others inquire about her family matters.
Thus, Haruka Yuzan knew only that Chiba Shimizu had a sister and a deceased mother.
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"Ah."
Hanai Ishishū couldn’t help but let out a light sigh.
"This matter is somewhat complicated, let me explain it to you slowly..."
The mansion’s forecourt was enormous.
The vehicle drove for a full five minutes before it finally reached the entrance of the villa.
It was like a dreamscape of shimmering apparitions.
Haruka Yuzan stepped out of the car, feeling the scorching sun on the horizon, and it was then that he felt a genuine touch of reality.
Because the garden sprayed a mist of water from time to time, even though the temperature in Tokyo had reached a sweltering 30°, walking on the pebble-covered path brought waves of coolness.
Just sitting in the car, Hanai Mai had told him a lot about the two young misses’ childhood.
And, the reason they eventually parted ways.
To put it simply:
They were close as children, but after Madame Chiba passed away, Chiba Seiryo’s brother complex became increasingly uncontrollable.
His involvement in Miss Chiba’s daily life reached a level of pathological obsession!
Whatever she did had to be approved by Chiba Seiryo first.
Under such pressure, Chiba Shimizu gradually became quiet and said very little.
Like a robot programmed with instructions, she became emotionless and thoughtless, numbly going about her actions.
In the end, the programmed routine malfunctioned, and one day, Chiba Shimizu simply ran away from home.
Even though such a runaway might seem laughable in the eyes of the Chiba Family...
it was, nonetheless, a silent act of rebellion from Miss Chiba.
As for why the Chiba family didn’t go looking for Miss Chiba?
It was nothing more than Chiba Seiryo’s tsundere trait flaring up, insisting that everything she had done was right, believing that Chiba Shimizu couldn’t live without her.
But reality gave her a harsh slap in the face.
Possessiveness + tsundere = getting what’s coming to you.
The time comes back to the present.
In the elegant Torii courtyard.
A young girl dressed in a white cloud-patterned kimono sat gracefully on a stone bench.
A cup of fragrant tea exuded an indescribable elegance.
Even facing the hateful boy who had stolen her sister away, Chiba Seiryo maintained perfect composure.
A demonstration of the deep and profound etiquette passed down by the Chiba Family.
In that, she was quite similar to Chiba Shimizu.
"You should know why I asked you to come," she finally said after a long silence.
Haruka Yuzan was taken aback, "Huh? How should I know?"
"You don’t know?"
Chiba Seiryo frowned slightly, showing a hint of displeasure.
She had been kind before because her sister was present.
But now, with just this detestable boy, there was no need for too much courtesy!
Even though he was closely involved with the Otome Family’s girl, the Chiba Family was not afraid of the Otome Family.
Haruka Yuzan looked puzzled, gazing at her as one would look at a sage, "????"
If you don’t tell me, how can I know?
Is this some sort of riddle?
Sitting here for more than half an hour without saying a word.
Then suddenly throwing out a line that seems overwhelmingly pretentious and adolescent.
"Why wouldn’t you know?" Chiba Seiryo pressed, furrowing her brow.
"Why should I know?" Haruka Yuzan countered.
After a prolonged silence between the two, it was Hanai Ishishū on the side who couldn’t bear it any longer.
"Young Master Haruka, it’s about what I told you in the car," he interjected.
"Oh, it’s about Shimizu, isn’t it?"
Haruka Yuzan drew out his tone, looking half-amusedly at Miss Chiba seated across from him.
The white cloud-patterned kimono outlined her delicate figure in beautiful curves, her face resembling Chiba Shimizu by about seventy percent.
But unlike Miss Chiba, she had an air of nobility and pride.
If, and he was just saying if, if both the sisters lay on the bed together, that scene...
Sister, you wouldn’t want your little sister to never come home, would you?