Volume 13 Chapter 194 Shirogane Aqua, The Paradise of the Untainted Maiden
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Ivis-sama → A princess from the imperial harem, brought from the States; a tsundere with little knowledge of sex.
Charlotte-sama → A princess from the imperial harem, brought from the States; the wheelchair-bound older sister.
Misuzu-san → Ivis-sama’s attending maid.
”Emily, what’s with that brooch?”
I gaze at the luxurious brooch on Emily’s chest and tilt my head.
It’s unusual for Emily, who doesn’t often wear accessories, to have something like this.
”Ah, I got it from Kukuri as a gift. You see, I sold most of my jewels, so…”
Come to think of it, didn’t the main branch of the Yukishiro family, her family, go bankrupt due to financial troubles?
”Well, in that case, let’s go shopping for accessories together next time”
”Yes!”
I smile and gently stroke Emily’s head.
I still owe her thanks for helping me out with various things earlier.
As Emily and I continue our pleasant conversation on the sofa, Ivis-san and her maid, Misuzu-san, enter the room from the meeting room.
”So, this is the wine made from the grapes that Kanon-sama trampled with her feet during her childhood”
””Wow!””
Emily and I, holding the wine bottle given to us by Ivis-san, tear up.
This transparent, crystal-clear grape juice.
Just looking at it, I can sense Kanon’s vibrant and fragrant aroma.
”We did it, Aqua-sama. And it’s lot number 0473… this is a rare one”
”Yes! I finally got my hands on the wine made from the grapes trampled by Kanon’s feet!!”
I gently rub my cheek against the wine bottle.
It’s as if I’m rubbing my cheek against Kanon’s feet…
”Congratulations, Ivis-sama”
Emily, with her elegant demeanor, bows her head slightly and smiles softly.
Hmm.
Emily’s innocent smile shows her when she’s working part-time at Ramen Takeko, but the beautiful smile she shows from Emily, who is in nobility, is also extremely devastating.
Even Ivis-san, a fellow noble, is staring blankly at Emily’s smile.
”Well then, I will grant you one wish. Of course, I will also help as much as I can… guhehe.”
Huh?
For just a moment, Emily looked like she had a lewd expression, but it must be my imagination.
I secretly hoped for a naughty request while casting an expectant glance at Ivis-san.
”Um… I would like to have a child with Aqua-sama, is that okay?”
”Of course, Ivis-san.”
With a serious face, I stood up from the sofa and gently placed my hand on Ivis-san’s shoulder.
It was just 0.1 seconds after Ivis-san finished speaking.
Emily next to me murmured, “At the speed of Heaven’s Sword, I would have missed it if it weren’t for me.”
”Well then, Ivis-san…”
”W-wait!”
Just as I was about to kiss, I was stopped by Ivis-san.
Did she suddenly change her mind?
Emily and I both looked like abandoned puppies, sensing my feelings.
”Um… I want Aqua-sama to have a child with Charlotte, not me.”
”Huh?”
Charlotte-san is from the same States as Ivis-sama.
Why Charlotte and not herself?
Emily and I tilted our heads at Ivis-san’s words.
”Um, I need to talk a bit about Charlotte and myself.”
Since the story might take a while, I let go of Ivis-san’s hand and quietly sat back on the sofa.
”Charlotte and I met in the Paradise of Untainted Maidens during our childhood.”
Paradise of Untainted Maidens?
What could that be?
Emily and I tilted our heads again.
Seeing this, the maid Misuzu-san approached Ivis-sama.
”Miss, I believe Aqua-sama and Emily-sama are not familiar with the Paradise of Untainted Maidens. If you would like, may I explain it?”
”Yes, that’s right. Then I’ll call Charlotte, so Misuzu-san, could you please explain in my place?”
”Understood.”
Ivis-san stood up, bowed slightly, and left the room.
Misuzu-san cleared her throat lightly, took a small book from her pocket, and placed it on the table in front of us.
What on earth is this?
Emily, sitting next to me, looked like she noticed something.
”Hmm? I’ve seen this somewhere… Oh, I remember! It’s the Bible of the Stars Orthodox Church!! How nostalgic. I got it when I enrolled in Mary, but now I use it as a weight for pickling wild vegetables. The weight is just right.”
Pickling wild vegetables!?
Using the Bible of the Stars Orthodox Church as a weight!?
There are many things I want to comment on, but I’ll hold back to avoid interrupting the conversation.
Also, Emily, you should keep that from Claire-san and Kythera-san.
”This is not the Bible of the Stars Orthodox Church. It is a book that contains the teachings of the Women’s Mutual Aid Society, which formed the basis of the Stars Orthodox Church and the country of Stars itself, often referred to as the origin of the Bible.”
The Women’s Mutual Aid Society… now that I think about it, we learned about that in school.
It was an organization of only women that appeared in a world where the number of men rapidly decreased after the meteorite impact around the year 1300.
This later became the Stars Orthodox Church, and this organization created the country of Stars.
”As you know, the country of States was founded after the Stars expedition discovered a new continent following the meteorite impact.”
Emily and I nodded at Misuzu-san’s words.
America did not exist in this world, but the War of Independence in States did happen.
Therefore, the general structure is almost the same as that of America.
”The war that occurred when States became independent from Stars. The members of the Women’s Mutual Aid Society helped during that time. Thus, even now that States is independent, those who have ancestors from the Women’s Mutual Aid Society, which is of Stars bloodline, govern States.”
I remember that the male protection act proposed by Agewa-san when she was in the Kokucho family was also based on the idea of the Women’s Mutual Aid Society.
I thought again that it was good to listen seriously in class at Otomezaki.
The teachers at Otomezaki are mostly beautiful and have big breasts, so there’s no time to sleep.
But, if I take classes too seriously, my grades will improve, and I might not get to have one-on-one tutoring with Sugita-sensei, which is a dream.
That said, I also don’t want to get a failing grade and cloud Sugita-sensei’s smile, so it’s a really tough choice.
”Do Aqua-sama and Emily-sama know the full names of the young ladies and Charlotte-sama?”
Ivis-san and Charlotte-san’s full names….
Um, let me think….
”Ivis-san is… I think, Ivis F. Wallenstein?”
”Charlotte-sama’s full name is Charlotte S. Furnival.”
”Thank you very much.”
It seems both were correct.
Misuzu-san bows her head slightly.
”As you know, in the ruling class of States, many have a middle name with an initial letter. This originally indicates that their bloodline was noble. Like Shirogane Yui… her father, Miyuki Heliodor Yui-san.”
My eyebrows twitch.
I’ve heard about Yui and her father.
I think Yui’s father was originally a noble from Stars and entered States using his own body as collateral.
I heard the queen abandoned the declining Stars, from grandmother Mary to Furia-san, and became a noble in States.
”And this applies to noble individuals with roots outside of Stars as well. For example, when you hear the F of the young lady, does anything come to mind?”
F?
F… F, huh….
I feel bad for Misuzu-san, but until just now, I was only thinking about saying FUCK in gratitude, so when I hear F, all I can think of is the trip to Fukuoka Prefecture with everyone from BERYL or the word FUCK.
Next to me, Emily is thinking seriously about things while I’m having such ridiculous thoughts.
”F… F…? Could it be, grandma Fuji?”
Ah….
I am startled by Emily’s words.
”Yes. Fuji is read as ‘Toudou’, but as you know, the Fuji clan, like Fuji Ranko-kaichou and Fujibayashi Misono-san, is given the character for Fuji if they are closely related. The family motto of Fuji is to take root. You all know this well, don’t you? President Atori of Beryl originally worked at Fuji Advertising, and the first investment in Beryl was from Fuji Zaibatsu. Fuji, which had been broadly involved in the economy, later dominated Japan’s economic world due to this incident.”
I nod at Misuzu-san’s explanation.
There are 2 jobs that came in right after starting Beryl.
The runway show held for the first time at Shibuya’s scramble crossing and the collaboration campaign with Fuji Department Store.
The work with Fuji Department Store was straightforward, but I heard that Corolle announced its men’s line at the runway show because it was the opportunity to open a store at Fuji Department Store.
I don’t think Grandma Ranko would do such a thing.
”President Fuji Ranko of Fuji Zaibatsu, her older sister and head of the Fuji clan, Fuji Shion-sama, as you know, is also a fixer in the ruling party of this country, which includes Prime Minister Habu Chiyoko. The position of Fuji among the 6 families is something Emily-sama of the Yukishiro family would know well, right?”
”Yes.”
Emily, with a serious face, nods.
”The top of the 6 noble families is Sumeragi. On either side are Kokucho and Yukishiro. Kuga and Amakusa, which derived from Sumeragi…. Among the 6 families, Fuji, originally from commoner stock, did not have such a high status. To demonstrate its value, Fuji took root in both politics and economics, produced many children, and extended its bloodline, its roots, overseas. Young lady, Ivis F. Wallenstein is a descendant of one of the Fuji branch families, Fujiki, which took root overseas several hundred years ago.”
W-What the…?
All the blood that had been concentrated in my lower body finally returned to my brain.
Having FUCK with Ivis-sama or Charlotte-sama?
That was no longer even part of the conversation.
”I see… So that’s why Kanopon chose Ivis-sama as one of the princesses for his harem?”
”Or perhaps it was all orchestrated. While President Fuji Ranko might be trustworthy, I’d suggest being cautious with Fuji Shion. She’s the one capable of making even Habu Chiyoko obey, and despite never serving as prime minister, she holds the supreme power of the ruling party.”
Hmm, I’ve met Grandma Ranko countless times, and we still see each other often, but I barely know her sister.
Grandma Ranko has always treated me well, so I don’t want to suspect her sister without a reason.
Besides, Fuji Shion-san helped with the Agewa-san incident and even supported Kukuri-chan when she dissolved the nobility.
If she were someone obsessed with power, wouldn’t she have opposed that at least a little?
Thinking that way, I can’t really see her as a bad person.
Besides, Ivis-san is a good girl too. Even if Shion-san and Grandma Ranko are involved in this, I doubt it’s a big issue.
Yeah, I guess this is why I’m not suited for suspecting people.
Still, I should keep it in mind just in case.
”So, what was that about the Paradise of Untainted Maidens you mentioned earlier? And why would someone from the States like you share such important information with me and Aqua-sama?”
”I’ll explain everything step by step.”
Misuzu-san untied the ribbon securing the front of her maid uniform and began slowly unbuttoning it.
The blood that had returned to my brain was once again reversing its course back down.
Wait!
I get being excited by Misuzu-san’s bra peeking out, but this is not the time!!
Misuzu-san removed a pendant hidden inside her maid uniform and placed it beside the original manuscript of the Bible resting on the table.
”Ah!”
”It’s the same design.”
Emily and I notice that the design on the pendant is also on the cover of that book.
”The Women’s Mutual Aid Society still exists. Not just in the States. Stars, Arabian Peninsula Federation, Far East Federation… and even in this country. I told you to watch out for Fuji Shion because she is likely one of their members.”
Emily and I blink at each other.
”The system that the Women’s Mutual Aid Society funds is what the young lady mentioned earlier, the Paradise of the Untainted Maiden. The Paradise of the Untainted Maiden… that means it’s an institution that gathers noble bloodlines to create a society of women without men, isolating and educating them from childhood.”
That story… I feel like I’ve heard something similar a long time ago.
Hmm, what was it again?
I think it was when I infiltrated Stars to stop Kanon’s marriage….
Ah!
I remember now!!
Emily and I clap our hands at the same time.
””The radical faction of the Stars Orthodox Church, Mees!!””
Emily’s and my voices overlap.
She was the mastermind of the Stars Orthodox Church who tried to manipulate Furia-san to marry Kanon.
I heard she was trying to marry Kanon to a woman, aiming for a paradise of women together.
”That is correct. She was also a low-level member influenced by the Women’s Mutual Aid Society. Just like me… you know.”
My body shivers when I hear that Misuzu-san is from the same organization.
”I was appointed to take care of Ivis-sama in the Paradise of the Untainted Maiden. It’s been over ten years since I started working with her… When you’re with someone that long, you develop feelings. So, if I say this, you two, who are warm-hearted and weak to emotions, will fully help me, right?”
Ah… that’s true.
Now that you mention it, if there’s a problem with the Women’s Mutual Aid Society, I was thinking I might want to help out personally.
”So, I don’t expect you to fully believe what I’m saying. However, my happiness is tied to Ivis-sama’s happiness, and I truly don’t want her to be unhappy.”
The words of my masters float in my mind.
’Shirogane… don’t become a man who deceives women. Rather, be a proud man who dares to be deceived by women.’
’Listen, Shirogane. The number of times you’ve been deceived is not the number of scars on your heart. It’s the number of honors etched in your heart.’
’That’s why I told you, right? Be careful of breasts. I’ve failed many times because of breasts, but I still take pride in having protected those wonderful breasts. That’s why I will be deceived by breasts again and again.’
’No, it’s about the butt. I’m ready to turn the world into an enemy for a woman’s rear.’
’Breasts, breasts!’
’It’s armpits, right? Armpits!’
’It seems you all haven”t realized the beauty of navels yet.’
’Legs, from thighs to toes, are the only choice. Anything else is just being spoiled.’
I shake my head to silence the loud voices of my annoying masters.
My masters are like a joke in themselves, so please don’t show up when I’m having a serious talk.
I stare straight at Misuzu-san’s face.
”Even if that’s the case, I believe what Misuzu-san is saying. I want you to believe in me. I’ve always said that, so how could I not believe someone who wants me to believe in them? I am an ally to everyone who believes in me!!”
”As expected, Aqua-sama!!”
Ugh, Emily’s flattery is so good that I feel like getting carried away.
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