"'... lions are known to create advanced herds among cat animals'"

Rukiko interprets Edie's words.

"'It is one male who reigns at the top of the herd. This one male dominates all females'"

"Monkey Mountain boss. You're with monkeys, right? All the other males will be thrown out by the boss."

Sister Keiko supplemented me with that.

"'The male, who is the boss, does nothing but protect the herd from external enemies. The lions hunt in groups, but it's always the females who join this hunting. Males, for the most part, do not join the hunt'"

Heh... that's right.

Edie is on the spot... and she's going to see the faces of all of us.

"'... I think this population looks a lot like a flock of lions'"

... Huh?

What about our 'family'... lions?

"'The males are alone... the rest are all females'"

That's... yes.

"No, but... then the boss lion is my sister Minaho. He's our leader."

We're pulling 'family'... my sister Minaho.

Sure, I'm just one guy... but I'm not the boss.

"'I thought the lion said that females hunt in groups. Females in the herd are also said to have... some sort of sequence. Within the hunting population, roles are shared in each female. I guess some females are leaders in the hunting grounds'"

Sister Minaho says... that she's just a leader in the hunting grounds?

"I think what Edie's saying makes sense."

Sister Keiko... says so.

"Because... the concept of 'family' has sprung up in us since you came here"

"That's not true, is it? Even before I got here... we all lived together with Sister Minaho as our leader."

Sister Minaho, Sister Keko, Mr. Margo, Ning, and Kyoko too......

Since I stopped working at the whorehouse last fall...... I was based here for the purpose of 'revenge' on Shirasaka Chuansuke......

"We had a sense of companionship. But honestly, I didn't get to the level of 'family'. I stayed here because of my own hatred and desire to cooperate with my daughter... Kyoko joined the plan because of her commitment to the job of auditor of" The Whorehouse "and her friendship with my daughter. Margo and Ning... there was gratitude to the lady for rescuing them from the bitter situation..."

Sister Keko smiles gently.

"Honestly, guys... when the 'revenge' was over, I would have gotten out of here. I was prepared that this group would fall apart. That's... your appearance made me repeat myself."

... because of me?

"Earlier... Ning was suggesting to Margo that she and I should be adopted by her daughter, wasn't she?

Oh... I was talking about becoming the name of the Black Forest...

"Margot thinks he's going to get out of the Mansion first..."

With that said, Mr. Margo... talked to me before, too, about 'when the vengeance was over'.

And... last night, the 'vengeance' on Shirazaka Chuangsuke was over.

"Ning... applied to Margo to be her true sister. Both of you, if you're adopted by the Kuromori family... even if Margo leaves here, you won't lose your bond. The sisters... because they are sisters everywhere they go"

...... yeah.

"And... Margo also accepted Ning's offer. That was amazing. I can't believe Margo, who was so obsessed with his origins, agreed to be adopted by the Japanese."

... it was.

Mr. Margo is......

Born as an Indian, Margo, born with blue eyes on his blonde hair... persecuted by his family and those around him, entered the institution from his Indian residence.

Yet Mr. Margo didn't... throw away the name Margo ”Highway” Starkweather, and he was proud of it.

Add Chromoli's name there...... no, being a Japanese daughter should have been a pretty heavy decision......

"This is... because we have a 'family' here. It's not just about Margo and Ning anymore. Margot wanted to be part of our family. So... you accepted Ning's offer."

Sister Keko, say so... smile.

"It's your power. You're here... you've broken a real bond with your family, you've bound us together and made us one family."

... No.

"I... didn't do anything."

… and.

Edie says something to Rukiko.

"'Herd boss Male Lion usually does nothing. I'm just reigning'... that's why."

I said that...

"But the boss fights with all his might when the outside enemy arrives, doesn't he? I don't have that power."

I'm... just helpless, stupid high school student.

"Alas, your brother has always fought hard for us."

... Rukiko?

"Yeah. If your brother hadn't fought for me... I'd be disposed of forever"

Mana says so, too.

"I... my heart remained a whore, and I didn't let go. I don't think Anise was able to get out of the basement."

Sister Kazuko strokes Anise's hair on my lap.

"... my dad took me out with him."

Anise snorts at me.

"... get Anise out of there"

Yes... I got out of that basement, holding Anise back.

"... I'm glad my dad is my dad. Dad, I love it!

Anise smiles at me.

"Me too... I think if your brother hadn't accepted, I'd still be geese in the weight of Kazuki's house."

Rukiko... says so.

"Besides... your grandfather sold me off as a 'sex slave' to your brother... your brother respects me as a person"

"That would be...... obvious. Because... I'm Rukiko."

To such a cute and wise girl...... how can you treat her terribly?

"He's such a brother... and I respect him with all my heart. I'll spend the rest of my life talking about your brother."

Rukiko smiles... satisfied.

"… LION"

Also, Edie squeaks.

"'You have to realize that you are the boss of a lion'......!

I'm the... lion male?

"'When you're gone, this flock will collapse. And the female lions here, they're just no bother. Guys, talk a lot, laugh a lot, cry a lot. I have many precarious daughters. I'm sure you'll continue to let them go right and left." "

Edie makes such a prophecy...

Yeah, you're right.

Guys, even if I'm laughing today... tomorrow, I might suddenly cry out again.

Like Mana just now, I might mention or execute extreme things out of loneliness.

Every time, I have to... desperately take care of it.

"Yeah... I'll be ready"

... I am.

"Guys, you told me you had my help... but I screwed everyone's fate. I'll take that responsibility... for the rest of my life."

"No, brother... we are"

"Yes, brother... we are grateful!

Edie reaches out and blocks Rukiko and Mana's words.

Then... I said something in English.

Rukiko and Mana... I understand English.

They leaned down with a dark face......

"... Edie, what did you say?

When I ask the two of you...

"... your brother... said he wasn't laughing at all"

... Huh?

"Your brother... please do not smile at us... but smile wholeheartedly..."

"Edie, he said he'd never seen your brother laugh in fun before."

... Me.

... Aren't you laughing?

"... I knew it. I am."

Sister Kazuko opens her mouth.

"It's our fault... because we've got you into 'revenge'... because we've had a lot of scary, hard experiences... and you've become a boy who can't laugh"

... I am.

"Right... your brother, he's always serious and hard... he's been working desperately hard... but I haven't seen Rukiko laughing from the bottom of his heart"

... Since when have I not laughed?

"No, I'm not. Sister Keiko... nothing like this has anything to do with 'revenge' or anything. I... I haven't laughed since my father disappeared. No, you don't. Maybe a long time ago... Ba, but since he died"

When I lived bah... I felt like I was laughing.

When I was a kid......

"... does that mean your brother hasn't opened his heart to us?

Mana says.

"No... I think we're too worried about your brother... to rest."

Rukiko says.

"… NO"

... Edie?!

"'You're the lion who leads the herd now. It's because I'm the boss of the herd... and I'm no longer laughing'"

Rukiko interpreted for me.

... because I'm the boss.

"... I guess so. Sure, this isn't funny."

"... Dad?

Worried, Anise is looking up at me.

... right.

I... have to solve the mind control that's hanging on Anise.

Rukiko's fate as the daughter of the Kazuki family... must continue to fight.

I have to make a place for Mana. Give anybody a place to live without knowing she's Shirazaka Chuansuke's daughter.

Even Sister Keko...... forget about her hooker days, until she starts a bakery and gets her on track, she needs to be helped at all costs.

Just the 'family' who are here right now...... oh my god.

My life... has too much to do.

... It's not funny.

I'm a regular high school student.

No, he's considerably inferior to people... he's a bad worker.

"'Having realized that... can you stay a lion?

Edie asks me for answers.

"'Still, can you live as a lion?

... I am.

"... oh. I'm a male lion who protects my family."

To my resolve, Edie smiles nicely.

... and.

"'Then I shall also be a female lion...!

◇ ◇ ◇

There...... Sister Minaho and Ray come in.

"Morning, guys. Keko, quick breakfast please. And coffee."

Sister Minaho said so quickly.

Hey, nervous...?

Ray's condition is also kind of stiff.

"Then...... Mr. Mana. Father, he's dead."

Mana's father......?

Shirazaka Chuansuke... is dead.

"Oh, you're not turning on the TV here."

Sister Minaho lights up the TV in the dining room.

… and.

'Uh, I repeat the news I just came in. In the transported hospital, it appears that the Shirazaka Injury suspect is dead! Suspect Shirasaka Chuanke came in with information that he was dead!

The newscaster is making a scene.

Over the past few days, the press has been holding on to the topic of Shirazaka Innovation.

Starting with the news that the Japanese were arrested for raping a local girl in Australia......

That was reported to be the head of a major advertising agency and a member of the Shirazaka family......

From there, on the internet...... Sex scandals of Shirazaka Chuansuke, involving the entertainment industry and gangs, have expanded......

At the head of the Shirazaka family newspaper, according to our Lord Shoji Shirazaka, a denial meeting......

In that seat, Suspected Kidnapping and Murder of a Girl by Shirazaka Chuansuke.

From the villa in Shirazaka...... Nasei's body was found.

After his release from the Australian police... he goes missing.

Even the Sizario Viola hotel raid... is supposed to be a terrorist attack on the opposing faction of Shoji Shirazaka, who was at the hotel...

Snow from the setting, who was imprisoned by a gang that had ties to Shirazaka... makes a statement in front of the press, 'I've been raped'.

The gang... Kyoko and Miss Cordelia are attacking the office...

I'll give it to you... the sudden appearance on live TV of the dying Shirazaka Innovation.

Later this year's Golden Week, the Japanese people have just continued to be amazed by this series of news.

And...... the death of Shirazaka Chuangsuke is now being reported.

"The scene and relay are connected!

'Yes! This is in front of a hospital in the city. Just now, a doctor told the press about the death of a suspect in the Shirazaka Injury. Shirazaka Injury suspect dead, confirmed!

"Are you sure!

'Yes. Definitely'

Shirazaka Chuansuke... is dead.

Last night, you should have been making a scene all you wanted to say...

"Mr. Chuansuke Shirazaka was found abandoned by something on TV station property last night… terrible, seriously injured and transported straight to a police hospital"

A reporter on the scene is screaming.

'But for some reason... at 4: 21 a.m. unknown, he was transported from a police hospital to a private hospital in the city and died at 8: 02 this morning. Detailed information such as the cause of death has not been published on grounds of patient privacy'

'Uh, sure... an unknown police announcement today should have said that Mr. Shirazaka is seriously injured, but not enough to threaten his life?

'Yes, you're right. Police announcements have shown bruises and lacerations all over the body, as well as damage to parts of the flesh… not wounds that lead to immediate death,'

'Is that... the sudden transport from a police hospital to a private hospital and the sudden death of Mr. Chuansuke Shirazaka? Has there been talk that your hospital has something to do with Mr. Shirazaka?

"Yes, I am here now, and the hospital director is a relative of Shoji Shirazaka."

Yeah, the Shirazaka clan had lawyers, too. There must be a doctor.

"Okay, please continue the interview."

Camera returns to the studio.

"I wonder what that means, Oya Ko."

Castor asks the commentator.

'Normally, it's impossible first of all... is it that Suspect Shirazaka's home put pressure on the police to shift their pattern to their own series of hospitals... with some kind of hand?

'Is that possible?

'Mm-hmm. If there was, that's a horrible thing. Because it means a relative murdered a White Slope suspect to rub off the house scandal. Normally, it's unthinkable... as far as the situation goes...'

'Either way, there's no doubt that the death of suspect Shirazaka kept the whole case far apart, huh?

"Well, it will... if the White Slope suspect was alive, he could have heard a lot about it."

'... some reports say that the White Slope suspect had his tongue cut off so he could not speak'

'It's a terrible thing. In Japan... I didn't know this would happen'

"How does Oya Kodaya deduce about the group of killers who left the Shirazaka suspect on the TV station?

'I think the killer is a group of foreign criminals. Suspect Shirazaka also had an Australian case. Japanese criminal organizations don't do this much worse.

"So… here we are again to tell you about the course of the incident so far and the life of Mr. Chusuke Shirazaka"

The screen...... changes.

A childhood photograph of Shirazaka Chuangsuke is shown.

Shirazaka Chuangsuke, about elementary school, is posing as a transformer, spanning a creepy, curved bike on the handle with weird lights.

"... electronic flasher, five-stage gear, semi-drop handle"

Ray... squeals.

"... you're born rich."

Sister Keiko said chilly.

"… Mr. Chuansuke Shirasaka. Born in Tokyo, July 17, 1944 '

Where such narration came in... Sister Minaho, turns off the TV.

"... that's enough, isn't it?

Yeah. Nothing, I'm not interested in Shirazaka Chuangsuke's life...

If I keep watching it and the pictures come out after I grew up with Shirazaka Chuansuke......

I don't know how Anise would react.

"In the meantime... that's it"

That's what Sister Minaho said.

"To Mana...... although I'm sorry"

... Mana is.

"No, I'm fine...... I am. I'm already a person on this side."

Sister Minaho looks at me.

"Give him some comfort."

"... yeah"

... I am.

What I can do...

"Mana, come here"

I want to go from me, but I have Anise on my lap.

"... I'm fine"

"Come on."

I... am a lion.

"... yeah"

Mana's coming next to me.

When I held Mana's shoulder... Mana leaned against me and cried quietly.

"Mana... what's going on?

Anise asks me.

"Hey... my stomach just hurts"

Mana, caring for her 'sister'... deliberately answered that way.

"Anise will stroke you......!

"Yeah, thanks"

Anise's little hand gently strokes Mana's stomach.

"Well... the last curtain pull had the Shirazaka family get their hands dirty..."

After all, it was the Shirazaka family that took Shirazaka Chuangsuke's life...

No more scandal stories to leak outside.

"I'm gonna have to finish this last one."

Sister Minaho... Since yesterday, I've been talking to Sister Shang about something...

"... what are you doing?

I ask...

"Kazuki Security Services has called out a gang organization in Kitakyushu... I'll use that."

Sister Minaho said...

"The sin of abandoning Shirazaka Chuanke as unharmed... rub it against them"

... That.

"It's okay. They came all the way up to Tokyo on a trap set by Kazuki Security Services."

Sister Minaho grinned.

Ha...... when I'm masterful, I'm as lively as ever.

"So... in front of the press, Kazuki Security Services expels them. Make it your first job as a freshman, fragrant moon security service and use it for publicity."

... newborn?

"Until now, Kazuki Security Services has been an institution founded by" Your Excellency "to curb the behavior of Master Chongqiu."

Ray answers......

Ji Ji, who murdered his eldest son in Los Angeles... suspected his second son's involvement and made it to protect Rukiko's is the Kazuki Security Service.

The company that provides VIP-only personal security... was only a face to the public.

"From now on, operating correctly as a guard company is the conclusion drawn by His Excellency, Chief Tanzawa and Sister Sho."

"Right. It would be a shame to dissolve a company with so many talent."

Rukiko... says so.

"The main unit as a guard company... the security department wasn't in very good shape... because the back face, top elite and Kudo's network is one of the best in the industry"

Ray says...

Don't let Rukiko's second son, Rukiko's father, go into strange behavior... Ji said all the capable domestic guards have surrounded him as a top elite.

The lone wolves, the ones who hate to belong to the company… Kudo Father is putting it together in connections and networks.

So too did the Sizario Viola raid… battle with troops who had broken in from outside the country became the main focus. The struggle between the domestic guards was done without difficulty... and once we could have rehired Uncle Dadadomu, who turned to the enemy.

"In other words, by destroying the people of Kitakyushu, Kazuki Security Services will restore honor and stigma, and then promote new development."

In the Sizario Viola hotel raid... the security department led by General Manager Yamaoka could not do anything.

The press... it turned out terrible, because it only shows how the hotel is...

Imaginarily, the fragrance moon security service fails.

He said he couldn't protect the hotel from terrorist organizations...

"But... to me, can you?

Ray sees Sister Minaho.

"I can do it. If you..."

Laughing huffily, Sister Minaho.

"She... will be the head of security for Kazuki Security Services, as recommended by you." Your Eminence and Chief Tanzawa approved it. "

Oh... I've made up my mind.

"Someone who was going to be promoted internally declined... so you can't help it, can you? Well, there won't be anyone in the current Kazuki Security Service uniform who wants to take on the position of head of security."

Manager Yamaoka made a big mistake... he's in exile. Mr. Tanizawa told him that he would never let him work in security again...

If they show you that, they can all step on two feet.

"It's okay. Ray can do it."

I said.

"I recommended you to Sister Sho... Ray said you were the best, the best fit"

"I think you're right, too."

Rukiko smiles, too.

"Thank you very much. Ray!"

To Rukiko's words, Anise sees me.

"Why, congratulations?

"Oh, Ray's gonna be great. Recognize what you've accomplished so far."

"... be great?

Anise still doesn't know about company organization or titles.

"Anyway, I'm so happy for you. Say congratulations, too, Anise."

"Yes... Congratulations, Ray!

Anise's, Angel Smile......

"Oh, thank you......"

I can light it, Ray.

"Operation starts at 7: 30 tonight. Sho told me about the TV station."

On the national radio...... Ray is the leader and will he broadcast where he will destroy gang organizations in Kitakyushu?

"Okay...... so what am I supposed to do?

Me too...... can I help you?

"Nothing."

Sister Minaho laughed and said so.

"Rather than... tonight's action is all about what the fragrance moon security service has to do. We mustn't put our hands on it. I'm not sending Margo."

... Huh?

"It's okay. Chief Tanizawa has Sho... and Kudo. Even the top elites will work together."

That's... yes.

"We... are being watched by the public security police. For a while, you'd better keep him company."

That's... right.

Public security is looking into the trends of Kyoko, an international criminal.

"We have another job."

... another?

"I have to take care of Kazuki too... I'll dive into the evening party"

Ji said that I really need to get out tonight...... I have a party in the financial world.

"The struggle between you and Ray... we got the time together. so that it can be concurrent. We need an alibi."

... right.

I don't want the public security police to think I'm too close to Kazuki Security Services.

"Later, when Mr. Misuzu arrives... Mr. Rukiko, go buy a party dress. I'll take care of the money, so I'll ask His Excellency to keep an eye on it."

That's what Sister Minaho says.

That's none of my business either.

The point is, in the public seat... I just want to see Jitsu, Misuko and Rukiko getting along.

So, after Kazuki's sudden death... the upset inside the house heals.

There's also a situation where Miko is alone... and we'll figure it out.

Finally, I hope Ji gets better too.

"Well... on top of that, I need to ask you something"

Sister Minaho looks at me.

"... I'm talking about Mr. Snow."