Chapter 2: The cutest schoolgirl in Japan has a poisonous tongue
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Translator: Riciel
Editor: Arya
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Hitotsuba Kaede. I don’t think there exists any student at my Meiwadai High School, who doesn’t know her name. If they don’t, then they would be quite out-of-touch with their surroundings.
She is, after all, the prettiest high school girl in the country of Japan, having won the Grand Prix at the National High School Girls’ Miss Contest held in December last year.
Even at the beginning, Hitotsuba-san was the most beautiful girl in the school, with mature appearance and proportions that were far beyond any high school student, along with her occasional smile described as the smile of a goddess, captivating both men and women. I was also one of those who admired her.
“What’s wrong, Yoshizumi-kun? Your face is red. Could it perhaps be a cold!? That’s terrible! You need to go to hospital immediately —!”
“No, it’s okay! I don’t have a fever! I’m perfectly fine!”
“Is that so …? But just in case, I’ll check it.”
‘Gyah!’ I rudely let out a scream, but that was unavoidable.
That was because Hitotsuba-san took off her gloves she was wearing and put her beautiful hand, which was as clean as fresh snow, on my forehead. My body temperature skyrocketed as I felt a cool but definite warmth radiating from her palm. I could feel myself burning, not just my cheeks, but my entire body.
She didn’t care about my nervousness. After a short moment, she nodded her head. It was a cute gesture on its own, but with her cheeks puffed up like a blowfish, its destructive power was doubled.
“Hmm … your forehead is a little hot after all? It’s better for you to go to the hospital …”
“No, it’s okay! It’s just your imagination! Look, I’m sure it’s because I was in a heated room until now! Rather than that, why did you come to my home? What did you mean with help?”
“Oh! That’s right. Yoshizumi-kun, may I enter your room?”
I wanted to politely decline. There were a number of men already in the room including Taka-san, who were all currently dressed in suits emanating a dominant and pressuring aura. I know he looked scary on the outside, but inside he was a kind man. However, if I were to meet him for the first time, I would have suffered from a stroke. This was why I wanted to stop her from entering with all my might, but…
“Hey, Yuya. You got a visitor? I’m sorry, but please come back later. We are about to leave.”
What a bad timing. Why did you come to the entrance at this unique time, Taka-san! I was just going to ask her to leave because I didn’t want Hitotsuba-san to see you!
But Hitotsuba-san, even facing Taka-san’s scary appearance, did not hesitate to smile like a goddess in front of him.
“Just at the right moment. I wanted to talk to you, Omichi Takashi. No, would it be better to call you Omichi-san, the young leader of the Haratsu clan?”
She immediately dropped a bombshell on us. How did she come to know about the clan that Taka-san was affiliated with and even his position in it!? She was not supposed to be a part of such a bloody world! Even Taka-san, who had been kind, now had a glint of killing intent in his eyes. He glared at her with such an intent which had never even been directed at me.
“Ta, Taka-san! Calm down! Don’t make such a scary face! When you worked at a yakisoba stall at a festival once, did you forget that a kid saw your scary-looking face and ran away crying!? You said you were going to be a nice guy after that!”
“Sorry, Yuya. That was a different story than this one here. … Hey, young lady. You seem to be wearing the same uniform as Yuya… tell me, who are you?”
My older brother Taka-san, who was so kind to me just a moment ago, had disappeared, and standing there was Omichi-san, the young leader of the gang. He questioned Hitotsuba-san with the same pressure he used to exert on my father when he was snapping back at him. But she didn’t shrink away at all and replied:
“My name is Hitotsuba Kaede. Oh, you don’t need to remember the name. In fact, I don’t think you can even remember that, so please forget it immediately.”
“Oh? Do you take me for a fool?”
“Well, what should I say about you then? …You look like a person with only a single brain cell, who thinks that if you were to look at people like that, they would be scared. Oh, I didn’t mean to be rude. But, comparing you to a single-celled organism was actually truly disrespectful to all the single-celled organisms that exist in this world. I’m sorry about that. Also, that tie of yours looks really tacky.”
Why are you laughing and stirring things up, Hitotsuba-san!
Taka-san has actually been a very good worker, so good that he even became the number two in his group at a young age!
But, please don’t ask me what kind of work he does. I don’t want to know that either.
“… Hahaha. For how you look, you have quite the sharp tongue! So, you aren’t an acquaintance of Yuya then? I could punish you in many ways, you know? But, I will tolerate your words for once!”
Oh no, despite his words, Taka-san was already in tears and looked really gloomy. I’m afraid he was not as strong as he portrayed himself to be.
But in his defense, it was not unreasonable. When a beautiful girl you’ve just met calls you a bird brain, and then finally shames you for wearing a hideous purple tie that you thought would look good on you and would suit your taste in fashion, you would want to cry, wouldn’t you? Yeah, I would cry too.
“…Hey, Yuya. You think I’m an idiot too, don’t you? I can see it on your face.”
Did it really show? No no, I wasn’t making fun of you, Taka-san. In fact, I have a lot of respect for you.
“Huh… Hitotsuba Kaede was your name, then? You’ve been stirring things up quite a lot, but you still haven’t answered my question yet. I’ll ask you again. Who the h**l are you?”
“…Hitotsuba Yoichiro. That name should sound familiar to you, right?”
Well, that name didn’t ring a bell for me. I had a hunch that it was Hitotsuba-san’s father or someone else related to her, but Taka-san seemed to know what kind of person it was. His face, which had been bright red with anger and frustration, was startled, gradually turning blue.
“The Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the National Police Agency …! Your father?”
“No, Yoichiro-san is my uncle. But like my father, he loves me very much. I’m sure he’d be willing to abuse his authority a bit if I asked him to.”
“Wait! What do you want from us?”
“It’s simple. Just withdraw from Yoshizumi-kun. Of course, I’m not saying it’s free. The amount that Yoshizumi-kun’s parents borrowed from you, the entire 36,067,977 yen (Footnote: About 300,000€/ 350,000$.) including interest; they will all be transferred to you later. So don’t ever get involved with Yoshizumi-kun again.”
Hey, hey, hey. I was listening quietly, but the story was getting more and more serious! Could it be possible that Hitotsuba-san’s uncle is a very important person in the National Police Agency, and Hitotsuba-san wanted to take over the huge debt that my father arranged? And that was a good amount of money! How could this debt just be handled like that?
I was so confused that I could not think of anything else. Just think about it. Just when I was in despair because my parents had fled overseas and I would have to start working for a gang at the age of 16 in order to pay back the debt, a classmate of mine who had been voted the prettiest high school girl in Japan arrives, and with a cool face, she went on a rampage against the young head, and to top it off, she offered to pay off the debt in full for me (Footnote: That sentence is very long and unordered because he is completely perplexed by this situation.)! Wouldn’t you also be panicking?
But it was not over yet. That was because someone else appeared.
“Hey, Kaede. I told you not to go ahead of me…!”
Without the doorbell even ringing, I opened the door again and was greeted by a beautiful lady who looked like an adult version of Hitotsuba. She must have been in a hurry, because even though it was the middle of winter, her forehead was covered with sweat.
“Excuse me. My name is Hitotsuba Sakurako. I’m the mother of Hitotsuba Kaede here, and a lawyer.”
…The person I thought was her sister turned out to be Hitotsuba-san’s mother.
Chapter 2: The cutest schoolgirl in Japan has a poisonous tongue
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Translator: Riciel
Editor: Arya
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Hitotsuba Kaede. I don’t think there exists any student at my Meiwadai High School, who doesn’t know her name. If they don’t, then they would be quite out-of-touch with their surroundings.
She is, after all, the prettiest high school girl in the country of Japan, having won the Grand Prix at the National High School Girls’ Miss Contest held in December last year.
Even at the beginning, Hitotsuba-san was the most beautiful girl in the school, with mature appearance and proportions that were far beyond any high school student, along with her occasional smile described as the smile of a goddess, captivating both men and women. I was also one of those who admired her.
“What’s wrong, Yoshizumi-kun? Your face is red. Could it perhaps be a cold!? That’s terrible! You need to go to hospital immediately —!”
“No, it’s okay! I don’t have a fever! I’m perfectly fine!”
“Is that so …? But just in case, I’ll check it.”
‘Gyah!’ I rudely let out a scream, but that was unavoidable.
That was because Hitotsuba-san took off her gloves she was wearing and put her beautiful hand, which was as clean as fresh snow, on my forehead. My body temperature skyrocketed as I felt a cool but definite warmth radiating from her palm. I could feel myself burning, not just my cheeks, but my entire body.
She didn’t care about my nervousness. After a short moment, she nodded her head. It was a cute gesture on its own, but with her cheeks puffed up like a blowfish, its destructive power was doubled.
“Hmm … your forehead is a little hot after all? It’s better for you to go to the hospital …”
“No, it’s okay! It’s just your imagination! Look, I’m sure it’s because I was in a heated room until now! Rather than that, why did you come to my home? What did you mean with help?”
“Oh! That’s right. Yoshizumi-kun, may I enter your room?”
I wanted to politely decline. There were a number of men already in the room including Taka-san, who were all currently dressed in suits emanating a dominant and pressuring aura. I know he looked scary on the outside, but inside he was a kind man. However, if I were to meet him for the first time, I would have suffered from a stroke. This was why I wanted to stop her from entering with all my might, but…
“Hey, Yuya. You got a visitor? I’m sorry, but please come back later. We are about to leave.”
What a bad timing. Why did you come to the entrance at this unique time, Taka-san! I was just going to ask her to leave because I didn’t want Hitotsuba-san to see you!
But Hitotsuba-san, even facing Taka-san’s scary appearance, did not hesitate to smile like a goddess in front of him.
“Just at the right moment. I wanted to talk to you, Omichi Takashi. No, would it be better to call you Omichi-san, the young leader of the Haratsu clan?”
She immediately dropped a bombshell on us. How did she come to know about the clan that Taka-san was affiliated with and even his position in it!? She was not supposed to be a part of such a bloody world! Even Taka-san, who had been kind, now had a glint of killing intent in his eyes. He glared at her with such an intent which had never even been directed at me.
“Ta, Taka-san! Calm down! Don’t make such a scary face! When you worked at a yakisoba stall at a festival once, did you forget that a kid saw your scary-looking face and ran away crying!? You said you were going to be a nice guy after that!”
“Sorry, Yuya. That was a different story than this one here. … Hey, young lady. You seem to be wearing the same uniform as Yuya… tell me, who are you?”
My older brother Taka-san, who was so kind to me just a moment ago, had disappeared, and standing there was Omichi-san, the young leader of the gang. He questioned Hitotsuba-san with the same pressure he used to exert on my father when he was snapping back at him. But she didn’t shrink away at all and replied:
“My name is Hitotsuba Kaede. Oh, you don’t need to remember the name. In fact, I don’t think you can even remember that, so please forget it immediately.”
“Oh? Do you take me for a fool?”
“Well, what should I say about you then? …You look like a person with only a single brain cell, who thinks that if you were to look at people like that, they would be scared. Oh, I didn’t mean to be rude. But, comparing you to a single-celled organism was actually truly disrespectful to all the single-celled organisms that exist in this world. I’m sorry about that. Also, that tie of yours looks really tacky.”
Why are you laughing and stirring things up, Hitotsuba-san!
Taka-san has actually been a very good worker, so good that he even became the number two in his group at a young age!
But, please don’t ask me what kind of work he does. I don’t want to know that either.
“… Hahaha. For how you look, you have quite the sharp tongue! So, you aren’t an acquaintance of Yuya then? I could punish you in many ways, you know? But, I will tolerate your words for once!”
Oh no, despite his words, Taka-san was already in tears and looked really gloomy. I’m afraid he was not as strong as he portrayed himself to be.
But in his defense, it was not unreasonable. When a beautiful girl you’ve just met calls you a bird brain, and then finally shames you for wearing a hideous purple tie that you thought would look good on you and would suit your taste in fashion, you would want to cry, wouldn’t you? Yeah, I would cry too.
“…Hey, Yuya. You think I’m an idiot too, don’t you? I can see it on your face.”
Did it really show? No no, I wasn’t making fun of you, Taka-san. In fact, I have a lot of respect for you.
“Huh… Hitotsuba Kaede was your name, then? You’ve been stirring things up quite a lot, but you still haven’t answered my question yet. I’ll ask you again. Who the h**l are you?”
“…Hitotsuba Yoichiro. That name should sound familiar to you, right?”
Well, that name didn’t ring a bell for me. I had a hunch that it was Hitotsuba-san’s father or someone else related to her, but Taka-san seemed to know what kind of person it was. His face, which had been bright red with anger and frustration, was startled, gradually turning blue.
“The Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the National Police Agency …! Your father?”
“No, Yoichiro-san is my uncle. But like my father, he loves me very much. I’m sure he’d be willing to abuse his authority a bit if I asked him to.”
“Wait! What do you want from us?”
“It’s simple. Just withdraw from Yoshizumi-kun. Of course, I’m not saying it’s free. The amount that Yoshizumi-kun’s parents borrowed from you, the entire 36,067,977 yen (Footnote: About 300,000€/ 350,000$.) including interest; they will all be transferred to you later. So don’t ever get involved with Yoshizumi-kun again.”
Hey, hey, hey. I was listening quietly, but the story was getting more and more serious! Could it be possible that Hitotsuba-san’s uncle is a very important person in the National Police Agency, and Hitotsuba-san wanted to take over the huge debt that my father arranged? And that was a good amount of money! How could this debt just be handled like that?
I was so confused that I could not think of anything else. Just think about it. Just when I was in despair because my parents had fled overseas and I would have to start working for a gang at the age of 16 in order to pay back the debt, a classmate of mine who had been voted the prettiest high school girl in Japan arrives, and with a cool face, she went on a rampage against the young head, and to top it off, she offered to pay off the debt in full for me (Footnote: That sentence is very long and unordered because he is completely perplexed by this situation.)! Wouldn’t you also be panicking?
But it was not over yet. That was because someone else appeared.
“Hey, Kaede. I told you not to go ahead of me…!”
Without the doorbell even ringing, I opened the door again and was greeted by a beautiful lady who looked like an adult version of Hitotsuba. She must have been in a hurry, because even though it was the middle of winter, her forehead was covered with sweat.
“Excuse me. My name is Hitotsuba Sakurako. I’m the mother of Hitotsuba Kaede here, and a lawyer.”
…The person I thought was her sister turned out to be Hitotsuba-san’s mother.
