Yuri:
“A-Alright but look at me… my clothing.”
Soji:
“They don’t care about those kinds of things. My grandfather values character
over clothing. To him, it’s what you do rather than what you wear. You’re fine
just the way you are.”
Yuri:
(Huh? Was that a compliment?) “Ok.”
Without having any time to
think, Soji knocks on the door. And opened it. An elegant women and a dignified
man are sitting casually. There is also an elderly man… He seems to be a notch
above the others and radiates a kind of aura.
Soji:
“Hello everyone.”
Yuri:
“H-Hello everyone.”
Grandfather:
“Come in.”
I followed behind Soji and sat
down only after he does so. While making my entrance, I felt like I had tripped
on the lines of vision emanating from these three people. Even my palms were
sweaty.
Soji’s
father: “Is she your fiancée?”
Soji:
“Not anymore. We submitted the paperwork and she is now my wife. Officially.”
Soji’s
mother: “What a haste you made.”
Soji:
“I’m sorry there was no wedding. I thought we could do that afterwards.”
Grandfather:
“What’s your name?””
Yuri:
“I’m Yuri Higashikuni.”
Soji tried to introduce me, but
I though they asked me and so I introduced myself first. My hands were
shivering. I couldn’t wait to escape from this place.
Soji:
“No, honey. You are Yuri Shirogane now.”
Grandfather:
“I see.”
Soji’s
mother: “How long have you been together?”
Soji:
“Not very long. But Yuri is the only woman I want to be with for the rest of my
life.”
Soji’s
father: “She must be such a wonderful girl for you to say that.”
Yuri:
“(I’m the only woman he wants to be with for the rest of his life.)
I must be hallucinating. There
is no way he said that and really meant it from his heart, right? I couldn’t
stop my heart from racing. I was so nervous.
Yuri:
(By ‘not very long’ he meant, ‘we just met yesterday’ …!)
Grandfather:
“It seems… you have satisfied all the conditions necessary to be my successor.
I trust you are not interested in the girl I had in mind for you to marry?”
Soji:
“No. I’m sorry about that.”
Yuri:
(An arrangement with a girl his grandfather had picked? What did he need me
for? Why did he choose me?)
Soji’s
father: “I knew that you weren’t happy about the prospect of that arrangement.
But I didn’t know that you already had a girlfriend and were in such a serious
relationship.”
Soji:
“I kept it secret.”
When things had almost calmed
down, I heard my name called by a powerful voice.
Grandfather:
“Ms. Yuri.”
Yuri:
“Y-Yes!”
Grandfather:
“What do you like about him? What made you want to marry him?”
Yuri:
“Uhh…”
I was at a loss of words. There
was nothing that made me wanted to marry him. We married because of a contract
which started as a threat. I look to Soji for help, I got the sense I’m on my
own.
Yuri:
(But I have to say something… but if I don’t tell the truth, they will know.)
What could I tell them? I struggled
to find the best answer to this question. They wanted to know what kind of bond
we had. But what bond did we have?
I remembered the warmth of
Soji’s hand that I had felt just a short while ago.
Yuri:
“I like his… kindeness.”
Grandfather:
“He’s kind?”
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