Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 49: It’s Shion~
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“Naruhodo. So that injury….”
“……”
The next evening, the six of us gathered at Soji’s house for an emergency meeting.
There were many bandages and compresses on my arm and forehead.
It was the result of me hitting the furniture in a fit of rage after I came home yesterday.
It’s a secret that I only got away with this thanks to Cheena, who rushed over to stop me.
“When I heard that you came back without spending a single night there I argued with myself whether or not I should make you experience suffering by that Gae-borg of that whimsical commander-in-chief…”
“Even though you tell him to be whimsical, isn’t his skill basically an inevitable one-hit-overkill?”
“It’s a good thing you got the evidence you needed. The passbook will be a big hit. It’s a complete abuse of exercising the right to control property, and an evident act that was extremely harmful to the interests of the child. We’ve also got the video recording so this should be enough or atleast a lot.”
“What if the other side hires a lawyer or something?”
In response to Soji’s satisfied statement, Akimoto posed a question.
“In domestic relations cases, it’s the judge, not a trial. They can only intervene on behalf of the person concerned so there’s not much they can do.”
“But if the other side is very powerful, they can do something about it, right? Besides, they can work behind the scenes.”
This is Hosoi. It’s true that if you pile up money, you can get by to some extent with the help of lawyers and personal connections.
“If you’re trying to win even with all this evidence, you’re going to have to pony up a lot of money. I’ve heard that the office she originally belonged to is in financial trouble right now, so it’s practically impossible.”
“Mom is a spendthrift. Whether it’s her savings or my father’s inheritance, it’s hard to imagine that there’s anything left. Besides, he died young, so even if she did, it wouldn’t have been a huge amount.”
My mother is currently unemployed and is living off my father’s death benefit and inheritance. My father’s inheritance has a limit while his death benefits might not be enough.
If she wanted to continue living, she wouldn’t be able to pour most of his inheritance into this (the case of suing).
Soji added that he had visited my mother’s former office.
“When I visited the office, the ex-manager told me that if there was even the slightest scandal, it would be the end. He seemed to know something about the reason for her retirement, but he couldn’t tell me for the sake of the company, you know?”
“I see.”
Well, even without that, there would be more than enough to win. There were records of her abusing her parental rights towards me, and the evidence that Shiori, my biggest obstacle, is her accomplice.
With all of this, the child’s detriment would be judged to be enormous.
“In the meantime, thank you all for your cooperation. Thanks to all of you, we will be able to achieve our goal.”
It was a little early, but I bowed my head to everyone who had helped me.
It would have been better to hire a detective, but I don’t have the financial resources to do that. Still, I’m very grateful to everyone for covering my back.
“I’m sorry, Iorin. I couldn’t do much for you after all.”
“That’s not true. Miyamoto gathered a lot of information about Shiori.”
“No, that’s not true… ehehe.”
When I told Miyamoto, who looked apologetic, that this was not the case, she was understandably embarrassed.
Shiori wasn’t particularly wary of Miyamoto, so she was mainly mixed with her Guards to collect information. The results were significant… I don’t think she’s a little child anymore?
(T/N: If you don’t remember, Miyamoto is the shortest if I’m not mistaken hehehe)
“Well, for me, it’s really about messing with Shiori after the application for loss of custody is approved.”
“Now Yori’s hard work will pay off.”
“Excuse me, Soji, can I turn on the TV? Lullaby is going to sing today.”
Each of them took a breath and began to relax. As for Hosoi, he started watching a singing program on the TV in his room.
I’m watching it in a daze, and thinking about how I’d like to get all the documents together and take them to the family court this week.
I’m tired from this weekend, so I’m going to go home and relax today…
“Yori! Yori! Wake up!!”
Before I knew it, I seemed to have dozed off and was shaken awake by Cheena.
Why the heck is she… in such a hurry?
“Wh-…?!”
I looked up and saw the TV screen. There was an unbelievable image on the screen.
『Nice to meet you! I’m Shion, a new member of Lullaby!』
There was a new member of Lullaby, Shiori Kagami, who called herself Shion.
In the banner, there is a big sign that says, [This is the debut of the beloved daughter of Saki, the queen doll who mysteriously retired! What?]
“What? What’s going on? Why is Shiori…?”
“Iori, why didn’t you notice this before, you idiot!”
“Hey! So there is that blood flowing in the Kagami family!”
(T/N: Hosoi means that being an idol runs in the family. His mother was a former idol and beauty queen and so is Shiori now. )
I was so surprised that I almost lost my consciousness, but Soji shoved me.
And if you look closely at the other members, they were-
“The other members, the original four, are friends of Shiori’s that I met yesterday. They were also members?”
“What? Iori, you met Lullaby?”
Yes, Shiori’s friends who came to our parents’ house yesterday were the full members of Lullaby on TV right now.
Hosoi, who has a hint of otaku in him, burns with jealousy at that.
C**p, why didn’t I see that coming! I didn’t even remember the face of a national idol!
“This is not good, Iori. The agency won’t allow a newly debuted idol to have family problems! They will definitely try to get their hands on you!”
“That being said, I have no money, no connections, no…”
There’s no way I can afford it. Even my part-time job would be eaten up by my daily living expenses to some extent, and my savings for the trip to the U.S. would not be enough to pay the start-up costs.
“Curse it! We’ve come this far and we’re going to lose?”
“Don’t worry, Iori! We’ve got all this evidence, we’ll be fine!”
“C**p, my Lullaby is about to be… ruined by that evil b***h.”
“Hosoi, shut up!”
The calm atmosphere we had just been in changed and we started to panic.
“Ne, Yori….”
Then Cheena spoke to me with a serious look on her face and a hand on my arm.
“Should we talk to Oliver or Angie about this? I’m sure Oliver will be able to help us.”
It was an unexpected suggestion.
“Oliver? That’s no good. I can’t ask him to do anything more than he’s already done for me.”
“But still…”
“It’s okay. Miyamoto’s right, with all this evidence, we won’t be on the losing side…”
It can’t be said that there is no such thing. I don’t know how much the power of money and connections will affect me.
But, if I start depending on Oliver-san more and more, then I would just become a dull snow-demon amassing enough debt that I could never even pay back(E/N: For that snow demon thingy just refer to it with the yuki-onna.
In the first place, it is unreasonable for a high school student to ask for something like that to be done by a major figure in the U.S. military.
“I see… I am sorry… everyone… I will be… coming back… after hitting the…. washroom.”
Cheena looked unhappy at my words, but reluctantly backed down.
Then she got up and left to pick some flowers.
“Anyway, I guess we’ll have to go with this for now.”
“Should we try to raise money together?”
“We won’t be able to raise much money in a short amount of time. Also, It’ll only give them more time to prepare.”
While Cheena was away, we continued to discuss urgently. But we couldn’t come up with a good idea.
I really think we might have to go ahead and do this.
So, just when we were about to accept the compromise plan… my phone rang with a purr.
Who the h**l is it at this time?
I looked at the incoming call screen of my phone, ready to hang up depending on who it was.
To my surprise, I saw Oliver’s name shining on the screen.
Seriously? The other day, he called me at the right time, right?
However, I couldn’t avoid answering.
I said no to everyone and tapped the answer button.
“This is Iori. What can I….”
“Iori, come to my house now. Right away, okay?”
“What? Ah… yes….”
After saying that, Oliver hung up the phone.
Is he angry? Did something bad happen?
A/N: I knew that I wanted to take my time with the loss of parental rights itinerary, but it is time to reach the climax.
Next time, the day of the trial.
T/N: Finally, I thought I would be waiting for the trial for a thousand years to come *Bunny yey* also we’re close to chap 50!!
E/N: Sorry for the late upload, been busy last week so I had no time to edit. Also I planned to post 2 chapters today but since the trial starts next chapter I will just post both of them by next week so no need to wait anymore for the second part and be hungry for more.
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 49: It’s Shion~
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
“Naruhodo. So that injury….”
“……”
The next evening, the six of us gathered at Soji’s house for an emergency meeting.
There were many bandages and compresses on my arm and forehead.
It was the result of me hitting the furniture in a fit of rage after I came home yesterday.
It’s a secret that I only got away with this thanks to Cheena, who rushed over to stop me.
“When I heard that you came back without spending a single night there I argued with myself whether or not I should make you experience suffering by that Gae-borg of that whimsical commander-in-chief…”
“Even though you tell him to be whimsical, isn’t his skill basically an inevitable one-hit-overkill?”
“It’s a good thing you got the evidence you needed. The passbook will be a big hit. It’s a complete abuse of exercising the right to control property, and an evident act that was extremely harmful to the interests of the child. We’ve also got the video recording so this should be enough or atleast a lot.”
“What if the other side hires a lawyer or something?”
In response to Soji’s satisfied statement, Akimoto posed a question.
“In domestic relations cases, it’s the judge, not a trial. They can only intervene on behalf of the person concerned so there’s not much they can do.”
“But if the other side is very powerful, they can do something about it, right? Besides, they can work behind the scenes.”
This is Hosoi. It’s true that if you pile up money, you can get by to some extent with the help of lawyers and personal connections.
“If you’re trying to win even with all this evidence, you’re going to have to pony up a lot of money. I’ve heard that the office she originally belonged to is in financial trouble right now, so it’s practically impossible.”
“Mom is a spendthrift. Whether it’s her savings or my father’s inheritance, it’s hard to imagine that there’s anything left. Besides, he died young, so even if she did, it wouldn’t have been a huge amount.”
My mother is currently unemployed and is living off my father’s death benefit and inheritance. My father’s inheritance has a limit while his death benefits might not be enough.
If she wanted to continue living, she wouldn’t be able to pour most of his inheritance into this (the case of suing).
Soji added that he had visited my mother’s former office.
“When I visited the office, the ex-manager told me that if there was even the slightest scandal, it would be the end. He seemed to know something about the reason for her retirement, but he couldn’t tell me for the sake of the company, you know?”
“I see.”
Well, even without that, there would be more than enough to win. There were records of her abusing her parental rights towards me, and the evidence that Shiori, my biggest obstacle, is her accomplice.
With all of this, the child’s detriment would be judged to be enormous.
“In the meantime, thank you all for your cooperation. Thanks to all of you, we will be able to achieve our goal.”
It was a little early, but I bowed my head to everyone who had helped me.
It would have been better to hire a detective, but I don’t have the financial resources to do that. Still, I’m very grateful to everyone for covering my back.
“I’m sorry, Iorin. I couldn’t do much for you after all.”
“That’s not true. Miyamoto gathered a lot of information about Shiori.”
“No, that’s not true… ehehe.”
When I told Miyamoto, who looked apologetic, that this was not the case, she was understandably embarrassed.
Shiori wasn’t particularly wary of Miyamoto, so she was mainly mixed with her Guards to collect information. The results were significant… I don’t think she’s a little child anymore?
(T/N: If you don’t remember, Miyamoto is the shortest if I’m not mistaken hehehe)
“Well, for me, it’s really about messing with Shiori after the application for loss of custody is approved.”
“Now Yori’s hard work will pay off.”
“Excuse me, Soji, can I turn on the TV? Lullaby is going to sing today.”
Each of them took a breath and began to relax. As for Hosoi, he started watching a singing program on the TV in his room.
I’m watching it in a daze, and thinking about how I’d like to get all the documents together and take them to the family court this week.
I’m tired from this weekend, so I’m going to go home and relax today…
“Yori! Yori! Wake up!!”
Before I knew it, I seemed to have dozed off and was shaken awake by Cheena.
Why the heck is she… in such a hurry?
“Wh-…?!”
I looked up and saw the TV screen. There was an unbelievable image on the screen.
『Nice to meet you! I’m Shion, a new member of Lullaby!』
There was a new member of Lullaby, Shiori Kagami, who called herself Shion.
In the banner, there is a big sign that says, [This is the debut of the beloved daughter of Saki, the queen doll who mysteriously retired! What?]
“What? What’s going on? Why is Shiori…?”
“Iori, why didn’t you notice this before, you idiot!”
“Hey! So there is that blood flowing in the Kagami family!”
(T/N: Hosoi means that being an idol runs in the family. His mother was a former idol and beauty queen and so is Shiori now. )
I was so surprised that I almost lost my consciousness, but Soji shoved me.
And if you look closely at the other members, they were-
“The other members, the original four, are friends of Shiori’s that I met yesterday. They were also members?”
“What? Iori, you met Lullaby?”
Yes, Shiori’s friends who came to our parents’ house yesterday were the full members of Lullaby on TV right now.
Hosoi, who has a hint of otaku in him, burns with jealousy at that.
C**p, why didn’t I see that coming! I didn’t even remember the face of a national idol!
“This is not good, Iori. The agency won’t allow a newly debuted idol to have family problems! They will definitely try to get their hands on you!”
“That being said, I have no money, no connections, no…”
There’s no way I can afford it. Even my part-time job would be eaten up by my daily living expenses to some extent, and my savings for the trip to the U.S. would not be enough to pay the start-up costs.
“Curse it! We’ve come this far and we’re going to lose?”
“Don’t worry, Iori! We’ve got all this evidence, we’ll be fine!”
“C**p, my Lullaby is about to be… ruined by that evil b***h.”
“Hosoi, shut up!”
The calm atmosphere we had just been in changed and we started to panic.
“Ne, Yori….”
Then Cheena spoke to me with a serious look on her face and a hand on my arm.
“Should we talk to Oliver or Angie about this? I’m sure Oliver will be able to help us.”
It was an unexpected suggestion.
“Oliver? That’s no good. I can’t ask him to do anything more than he’s already done for me.”
“But still…”
“It’s okay. Miyamoto’s right, with all this evidence, we won’t be on the losing side…”
It can’t be said that there is no such thing. I don’t know how much the power of money and connections will affect me.
But, if I start depending on Oliver-san more and more, then I would just become a dull snow-demon amassing enough debt that I could never even pay back(E/N: For that snow demon thingy just refer to it with the yuki-onna.
In the first place, it is unreasonable for a high school student to ask for something like that to be done by a major figure in the U.S. military.
“I see… I am sorry… everyone… I will be… coming back… after hitting the…. washroom.”
Cheena looked unhappy at my words, but reluctantly backed down.
Then she got up and left to pick some flowers.
“Anyway, I guess we’ll have to go with this for now.”
“Should we try to raise money together?”
“We won’t be able to raise much money in a short amount of time. Also, It’ll only give them more time to prepare.”
While Cheena was away, we continued to discuss urgently. But we couldn’t come up with a good idea.
I really think we might have to go ahead and do this.
So, just when we were about to accept the compromise plan… my phone rang with a purr.
Who the h**l is it at this time?
I looked at the incoming call screen of my phone, ready to hang up depending on who it was.
To my surprise, I saw Oliver’s name shining on the screen.
Seriously? The other day, he called me at the right time, right?
However, I couldn’t avoid answering.
I said no to everyone and tapped the answer button.
“This is Iori. What can I….”
“Iori, come to my house now. Right away, okay?”
“What? Ah… yes….”
After saying that, Oliver hung up the phone.
Is he angry? Did something bad happen?
A/N: I knew that I wanted to take my time with the loss of parental rights itinerary, but it is time to reach the climax.
Next time, the day of the trial.
T/N: Finally, I thought I would be waiting for the trial for a thousand years to come *Bunny yey* also we’re close to chap 50!!
E/N: Sorry for the late upload, been busy last week so I had no time to edit. Also I planned to post 2 chapters today but since the trial starts next chapter I will just post both of them by next week so no need to wait anymore for the second part and be hungry for more.
