Chapter 65: SS2: Fujiyama Sisters

The Fujiyamas have been alongside the Kouzuki family for generations. They were akin to a vassal family that served the main family. Even in today's society, these two families worked in harmony together. Their head, Fujiyama Akane, directly served the main house of the Kouzuki family and trained her two granddaughters so that they can be familiar with the members of the Kouzuki family.

"Grandma! Is the young master really a kid? He was annoying and talked to me like he was older!" Yui complained to Akane after her first run-in with Kazuya.

"Don't say that Yui. The young master has been through a lot. I am partly to blame for it too" Akane sighed. The young master indeed changed a lot from before. Although he seemed to have matured, his innocent cheerfulness had disappeared.

"I know… it's because of that Lee right? He's such a hypocrite and I can't believe he's one of the popular people in school" Yui couldn't make her grandmother any sadder so she focused on insulting that disgusting guy.

"You have to keep an eye on that monster. We cannot let the young master suffer in his hands again"

"I know grandma. I've been keeping an eye on him. Although he glares at the young master a lot, he can't do anything to him in school unless he wants everyone to discover what a hypocrite he is"

"I'll leave it to you. Your sister will be graduating soon so I don't want to burden her with too many tasks. She may be hiding it but she intends to join the mistress' company"

"You know about it grandma?" she was a bit shocked to learn about it.

"How could I not? Who do you think raised the both of you? Of course, I know if you girls are hiding something from me. I don't really intend to hinder her from what she wants to do especially since she will serve the family in another way so you are the only one I can count on Yui" She looked at this immature granddaughter of hers warmly.

"Me? Work here?" Yui couldn't help but remember the little boy that called her short. She imagined making him eat meals that were purposely bad to get her revenge and tried to hold back her giggles.

*BOP*

"What are you thinking you, little girl?" Akane could tell what this mischievous girl was thinking. She was happy that the girl considered it but her reason needed to be fixed.

"Ouch ouch… I wasn't thinking of anything bad granny…" she rubbed the back of her head. "I don't really mind working here since the job is pretty easy and the pay is good but…" she hesitated.

"But what?"

"But since you're here, does that mean I have to serve that brat?"

*BOP*

"Call him appropriately! He is the only child of our Mistress and the future head of the household" Akane scolded.

"But didn't you say you were worried about him being too average to take on the mantle in the future?"

"That was until I found out how much he had been holding back. The young master might be the most talented person from the family I've ever seen" Akane smiled and felt proud of Kazuya.

"Him?" she was doubtful and thought that her grandmother was only saying it so that she would agree to serve Kazuya.

"You'll see. It would be much better if you understand for yourself. Being by his side would be much better than working anywhere else"

Yui Didn't really take this to heart. The little young master that she was supposed to serve in the future left a bad impression on her. She would rather serve the beautiful and kind mistress rather than the brat who didn't have the eyes to see beauty.

Despite Yui's intentions of not serving the young master, she followed her grandmother's instructions and observed Lee whenever she had the chance. Due to Kazuya's words, whenever Lee would see him and glare at him from a distance, Yui would do the same and look at the young man who claims to have seen her before.

She doubted his words because he would always be far away whenever Lee would do this. She took out her cell phone and tried to act like she was taking pictures outside. She used her phone's camera to zoom in on her young master and she was shocked to see his gaze shift to her.

"Bleh!" he stuck his tongue out for her to clearly see but he turned around before she could press the button to take the photo.

"You..!!" she stomped on the ground in frustration. She was once again played for a fool as he really could see her from a distance.

Kazuya laughed from a distance. He found Yui's reactions funny and couldn't help but poke fun at her. He knew that she didn't like being treated like a kid so he acted like one and messed with her. What he didn't know that was Yui planned on getting back at him one of these days.

What he didn't know that the day he attacked her wasn't the first time Yui has met him. He was asleep at the time but Yui and Yumi saw him clinging to a half-naked Mei. He would have treated her differently if he knew that she was present after he fell asleep after crying too much.

Yui on the other hand didn't pay much attention to the details. It was only until her sister Yumi, who was planning on joining the Kouzuki corporation in the future had a little talk with her.

"Hey Yui… do you think grandmother will allow me to not work the main house and go for the company like our parents?" Yumi asked her younger sister since her graduation was approaching and she had yet to tell her grandmother about anything.

"Yup" She replied nonchalantly.

"What makes you so sure?" Yumi's eyebrows furrowed. She thought that her younger sister wasn't taking the conversation seriously.

"We talk about it at times. She even tried asking Mei-chan about it"

"What!? Grandmother knows?" Yumi looked panicked but felt grateful towards her grandmother. She looked up to Mei and hearing what she had to say meant a lot to her.

"I didn't tell her just so you know. Grandma knew for a long time and talked to me about it. She says that it was your choice and didn't need to hide it from her"

"W-what did Kazuno-sama say?" Yumi felt relieved after hearing that.

"Mei-chan said that you have the aptitude for it but she would only show you the ropes only after you confront grandma about what you wanted. She said that you reminded her of when she was in high school but you lack a crucial aspect"

"W-what is it?" Yumi felt hesitant since she didn't know that Mei had evaluated her. She would lose her confidence if it turned out to be something that was impossible for her.

"She said you lacked courage and boldness. People would look down on you especially if you're young. I agree with her so I think you need to be a lot less quiet and say what you want with confidence!" Yui giggled because her sister was indeed very talented but she was a very shy person. She would emulate Mei's business face but beneath it, she was just a shy girl.

"I see…" Yumi pondered.

"Well, because of your choice, grandma has been saying that it was up to me to serve the house. I really don't mind since I'm pretty good at housework and the job is really easy and the pay is very generous. The only problem I have is with that brat young master of ours"

"Don't say that Yui. Kazuya-sama has gone through a lot and is very pitiful"

"What!? You're defending him?" Yui was surprised, her sister was the person she would always rant about whenever she talked about Kazuya. Yumi never said anything so she thought her sister was on her side.

"You probably don't know what he's gone through so…" Yumi told her everything that she knew.

Yui knew that he suffered from amnesia and it was caused by Lee. What she didn't know was that it was that he bore it for a long time until it finally caused his predicament. The little sister was surprised at how much her big sister knew about their young master but she did feel sorry for their little master. She was amazed that he could still smile. She imagined what she would have done if she were in the same situation and shuddered at the thought.

"So you shouldn't be too hard on Kazuya-sama. I actually wouldn't mind serving him if grandma didn't permit me to work at the company" Yumi finished her explanation and smiled.

"Really? I don't really see anything good about that brat. Granny says that he might just be the most talented Kouzuki member but I don't buy it" Yui felt a little guilty badmouthing him but she couldn't accept her sister's opinion.

"I agree with our grandmother. Kazuya-sama is not only smart but he has a certain charisma that might even surpass his grandfather" Yumi smiled as she imagined it.

"What a minute…" Yui felt something was amiss. "Since when did you refer to the young master with his first name?" she didn't think too much about it but now that she thought about it, it was weird.

"I-is there something wrong with it?"

"Don't tell me… Mei-chan was actually right about you two being similar and… you like that little kid too!?"

"D-d-d-don't be absurd! I-I can't possibly like Kazuya-sama!" Yumi denied it but Yui was convinced. Her reaction was a dead giveaway.

"If you don't come clean right now then I'll tell Mei-chan about it! Let's see what she thinks about you now after she knows!"

"F-fine! I like him! Is that a crime? Kazuya-sama will grow up to be a very handsome and amazing person just by seeing how he is right now. He is also very caring and brave! He cares about his family a lot! I believe in Kazuno-sama's foresight because I see the same thing as well!" Yumi didn't hold back and argued with this stubborn little sister of hers. She didn't know how lucky she was to even see the rare smile from her young master.

"That brat even seduced you!? I'll get him for this!" Yui stormed out and left Yumi who was stunned on the spot. She was afraid of what her little sister would do after she confessed. She knew that she couldn't do anything because her admiration for Mei trumped anything else at the moment.

Yumi knew that this young master of hers wasn't to be underestimated. Now that she knew a lot of things about him, she needed something clever to take advantage of him. She watched her elder sister help Kazuya happily when he was setting up one of the storage spaces for himself and vowed to let her sister see how annoying he really was.

This came in a form of a video she recorded on her phone that she unexpectedly captured while spying on the guy who caused all of his grief. Yui heard the announcement as well and was surprised that Kazuya actually made it all the way to become the champion of the regional Kendo tournament.

She thought that her grandmother, Mei, and her sister must have been seeing something she couldn't. Yui tried to use the leverage she had but turned the tables completely against her. he didn't forget to add a few insults which annoyed her to the point that she almost wanted to delete the whole thing.

To her surprise, her young master insulted her with good reason. She had forgotten to think about the consequences for herself if she was careless with this piece of evidence. She remembered her elder sister's statement about him caring about the people around him very much because he was able to think about her wellbeing when she didn't even consider it.

She had to accept that he really was an amazing little guy. If he wasn't acting callous towards her, she would actually get along with him really well. He didn't even want to take any credit for it and let her present her hard work to the adults. This was the day she started thinking about serving this young master of hers seriously in the future.

Everything had been peaceful ever since that day but as Yui and Yumi waited for the news about their young master's progress in the national tournament, a video link was sent to the sisters along with a message from their young master.

[You know what to do with this after watching. You don't need to worry, I'll be fine -Kazuya]

The sisters were shocked after they finished watching the video. They immediately informed their grandmother and immediately went to work in spreading the video around. Both of them were very much worried but they trusted the message he left them.

They waited anxiously for the news inside the Kouzuki household where they had to watch their grandmother. They were afraid that she would worry and cause her health to suffer so they shared the message Kazuya sent them.Akane felt proud of her young master for his quick wit and was glad that he had trusted her granddaughters to entrust such a task to them.

News came of what happened afterward didn't wait, and the sisters felt proud that the public knew about the incident even before the Kurogane could implement a media blockade. Kazuya's intentions were realized by them and they felt proud to be of use to him. Yumi could barely do anything for her young master now because she was busy after Mei had finally taken her in to learn the ropes so she was happy to have been sent a message from him.

It didn't take long for them to see the reports about Lee being apprehended by the authorities. They wished to have been given a chance to beat that guy up because he was the source of everything that happened.

Everything was slowly coming into place and it was only until they received a call from Kyouko that the trio finally relaxed.

"Kazuya is in recovery and the doctors say that he will be fine"