Chapter 45: Negotiations with a Final Boss 1

I sighed as I looked out the car window.

I am about to reach the entrance of a mansion, the entrance had a grating with reinforced steel bars covered with silver to look more luxurious, the mansion is surrounded by trees and bushes trimmed in an elegant way.

Although my residential area is much larger and more expensive than this place, the luxurious appearance of this mansion outweighs my home in such an exaggerated way that it can only belong to a narcissist.

The worst thing about the situation is that I have to do this on my own as Enma and Kiara chose to fall asleep in my shadow, I was also unable to bring Asagi as the more she appears in public, the greater the risk that they will recognize her as the leader of the fugitive Taimanin group.

I did not want to bring Anida as although she can make me feel safe, she does not know how to deal with negotiations.

Because my brain is stupid and I need a smart mind to help me in negotiations, I could only think of one person to accompany me.

"Ojisan, it would be nice if we decorate the mansion like this to show our wealth" - Rinka looked out the window with an excited expression.

She was wearing a pretty blue one-piece dress that made her look like a spoiled and adorable princess. Since now she is my daughter I have to spoil her.

I brought Rinka at Asagi's suggestion, according to her Rinka has a talent for diplomacy and negotiations as well as showing an unusual talent for reading people's true intentions.

I don't want to think that Rinka is an innate manipulator, I prefer to think that she has a talent for getting involved in politics when she grows up… Somehow that's a bit scary.

I already have my speech prepared so Rinka is only my support in case something unexpected arises during the negotiations, in terms of a physical conflict, that is almost impossible since the person I am going to meet with is a man who only looks for the benefits and I offer what he needed.

Still, I'm not risking Rinka's safety so I brought a bodyguard for her. Since bringing a male bodyguard following Rinka all the time would look strange, there is a Taimanin by her side to protect her.

The current Taimanin group is made up solely of women, in the past there were men, but most died when their base was destroyed.

Although the Taimanin is now being persecuted by multiple organizations as even in the group of 'good guys' they were labeled as traitors, most of the Taimanin faces are unknown and practically only Asagi could be recognized.

After searching for candidates to search for Rinka's bodyguard, I chose the youngest Taimanin, a cute little girl with tanned skin named Yukikaze Mizuki.

According to Asagi she is one of the most talented Taimanin since she inherited one of the most dangerous and destructive techniques, the problem is Mizuki does not have good control of her powers due to lack of experience and there is another problem, her mind does not it's fine.

Asagi told me that Mizuki not only saw her boyfriend die, but her mother also became one of the traitors who destroyed the Taimanin base and to make matters worse Mizuki was captured for 6 months by demons and they did things to her that are not legal in a 15-year-old girl like her.

In the past Mizuki was an energetic girl a bit tsundere, now she just shows an indifferent expression as if life is boring and colorless.

Fortunately, Mizuki has a good friend who cares about her and she begged me to find a way to help Mizuki, although the fact that the friend offered to give me her body in exchange for helping Mizuki makes me question if everyone thinks that I am a pervert. This is depressing.

I sighed and decided to focus on the current problem, I cannot solve all the problems around me at the same time, I must take one step at a time.

"We are about to arrive" - I saw that we were parking at the entrance while a butler approached to greet us. - "Mizuki, if a problem occurs remember that your mission is to escape with Rinka, you should not fight"

"I understand" - Mizuki nodded in a monotonous voice, this is uncomfortable.

I sighed and waited for the mansion's butler to open the door.

"Don't worry Ojisan, I'll help you if you don't know what to say" - Rinka smiled at me adorably.

Ah, she thinks I'm going to screw things up… Well, I think the same.

The car door opened so I got out accompanied by Rinka and Mizuki.

"It is an honor to have you here Yamada-sama, let me guide you, Shinomiya-sama is waiting for you" - The butler bowed so respectfully that it made me feel uncomfortable.

I don't understand why many rich people like so much theatricality.

To avoid showing that I feel intimidated by such luxury, I only nodded with an expression of arrogance.

Kiara taught me that to maintain a facade of an important person I should only act like an arrogant idiot so I thought I would imitate the cultivators of Chinese novels.

If I show weakness or submission to a simple butler it is possible that the owner of the mansion sees me as someone easy to intimidate, which would be counterproductive because indeed I am easy to intimidate.

I followed the butler to the mansion, unlike me who resisted the urge to look at the decorations around me, Rinka behaved like a lady with good manners and she only walked with a soft smile.

Maybe I should ask her for manners classes.

When I entered the mansion I was greeted by a group of maids and butlers who bowed respectfully, the amount of luxury for this presentation is overwhelming me.

At the center of the servants was a man whose appearance was the stereotype of the final boss in gangster anime.

A handsome black-haired man in a suit, I felt that life was unfair by allowing a shitty father like him to be the ideal role model for a Korean drama between a strict CEO and his poor but pretty secretary.

Why couldn't I reincarnate into a subject with an acceptable appearance instead of looking like a living joke? I get depressed.

"It's a pleasure to have you in my home, Yamada-san." -Gan'an approached and extended his hand in a friendly way even though his face was as serious as inflation in Latin America.

As expected of Kaguya Shinomiya's father, the seriousness on his face is worthy of a James Bond villain, the worst thing is that he is close to my age and still he looks young.

I shook hands with him ignoring the fact that the height difference only made my inferiority complex worse. - "I'm thankful that Shinomiya-san agreed to see me despite having such a busy schedule"

"Let's go to my office so we can talk." -Gan'an pointed the way for me to follow, but he stopped when he looked at the two little girls who were accompanying me. - "And they are?"

"They are my daughters, I wanted to bring them since I heard that you have a daughter and I thought it would be good if our daughters became friends" - I made a friendly smile.

I would really like my daughters to make friends, especially Rinka since it is not healthy for her to spend so much time with Enma and Kiara, and according to the Love is War anime, Kaguya is a good girl who values ​​friendship.

Gan'an showed no confusion or surprise, he simply nodded and gestured to a maid. - "Take the two ladies to Kaguya's room so they can meet"

Well shit, there goes my business advisor.

I sighed inwardly and smiled at Reika. - "Accompany the lady to meet Miss Kaguya"

Rinka just smiled and followed the maid as she was accompanied by Mizuki. I was not worried that something could happen to them since they both have a dozen defensive amulets made by Enma, their dresses are engraved with magic runes, in Rinka's shadow there are two squads of man-eating monsters in hibernation that will kill all the enemies if is that a fight starts and just in case, Shaku is glued to Rinka so it is not an exaggeration to say that she leads an army in her shadow.

"Let's go" - Gan'an started walking and I walked beside him.

I understand that walking behind him is a sign that he trusts me enough to turn his back on me, but it can also mean that he is showing his superiority.

To avoid mind games that I don't understand I decided to do things at my own pace and walked alongside him, anyway I have something that Gan'an needs and equal cooperation is the best way.

We arrived at an office and took a seat, we were face to face with a small table for tea between us, now this little place would be a battlefield where our intellects would be our weapons, I'm screwed.

"It is strange that someone like you requests a meeting with me, I understand that you prefer to stay out of the public eye and even in the upper class there are very few people who know your identity" - Gan'an crossed his legs and took out a cigar to smoke. - "Do you like one?"

"No thanks, I don't enjoy smoking" - I smiled kindly.

I do not like alcohol or cigarettes since I do not like bitter flavors, I prefer sweets. Regarding the risk of cancer, only this week I developed 3 types of cancer due to stress, but I cured them with Enma's potions, praise the magic.

Gan'an nodded and began to smoke. - "I do not understand what you are looking for with your proposal for cooperation"

I smiled and spoke calmly. - "Recently I have encountered some unpleasant situations with unpleasant people..."

I tried to remember the speech I prepared with Enma but due to nervousness, I forgot it so I can only improvise. - "You see, it seems that some people do not find me entirely pleasant and have begun to pull some strings to try to take my heritage, especially my academy"

Gan'an didn't show the slightest reaction and just exhaled a cloud of smoke. - "That sounds worrying, but I still don't understand why you tell me this"

"That's simple" - I shrugged. - "The colorful group that wants to take over my academy is the same group that has been causing you some problems, the Gentlemen's Club"

Gan'an was unfazed and continued smoking. I just watched him silently waiting for an answer.

After 5 minutes of silence Gan'an finally spoke. - "It seems that you have investigated my affairs"

I smiled wryly. - "I needed to balance the scale, after all, you've been watching me"

Some of the spies Enma encountered at my school didn't just come from the Gentlemen's Club, some came from other magical factions, people of high status, and even the honest factions of the Japanese government who wish to eradicate the Gentlemen's Club.

Since I am one of the founding members of the Gentlemen's Club, I am already under scrutiny from both the villains and the heroes, leaving me without many options to make allies with other factions.

Gan'an is one of the few people who possess his own faction, the Shinomiya Family. This family is not just a multi-million dollar conglomerate as in the anime, they have ties to the government and the mafia so they do not lack financial resources or authority.

The only weakness of this family is that due to their aggressive policies of destroying other families to absorb their resources they have made many enemies and most of the supernatural factions are not willing to approach the Shinomiya which has made them vulnerable to enemies with magical resources like the Gentlemen's Club.

"I see, that sounds fair" - Gan'an did not show surprise to learn that his spies were discovered, in fact, he did not even seem to care what happened to those spies which is a relief since they became the food of the monsters eats men who take care of my home.

Gan'an maintained a calm, slightly indifferent posture. - "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, it is a good mentality, but that does not assure me that this is not a trap, after all, you are one of the founding members of that unpleasant organization"

I couldn't help scratching my cheek awkwardly. - "At that time I was young and impulsive, I just wanted to satisfy some of my fantasies and I did not think that the small group that I did for fun would grow up to this point, with time I lost control of the club and finally, they turned against me"

Gan'an nodded calmly. - "And how do you explain that you have continued to finance that group?"

I didn't respond with words, instead, I pulled out a candy jar from my space clock.

When I used my space artifact Gan'an showed the first hint of interest, then looked at the jar.

Heh, I got you.

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Author's Note:

On the recommendation of a teacher, I took a small test to see why I feel so bad mentally in addition to having many mental blocks.

The result, I tested positive in Burnout .... Well, at least it is not Covid or a pregnancy, yey ~

Anyway, if these days I slow down the rate of publication I'm sorry but I'm literally falling apart, but I'll keep trying to write without lowering quality.

A hug <3