Chapter 27 The Opening Celebration and the Dance of Elites
He had been waiting KE for a while because he had just finished maintaining (cleaning) the car. During this time, he was talking with Dante about developing the Divine Soldier Refining Technique.
"My lord, I finished a little while ago. Please get in, I'll drive fast so you can reach before nine," said KE, looking at Akihiro, who was crazy about the car.
After Kyomi and Gaya got into the car, KE sat between them. Both Kyomi and Gaya were arguing over who was better at massaging KE. Truthfully, KE enjoyed it when his girls fought because each fight was for him, so he didn't mind it continuing.
Sebastian was sitting in front of KE, drinking a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper. "My lord, there's news about the construction of three restaurants for the Shinomori clan in the newspaper," he said.
KE, who was asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Sebastian seriously. "The news was published quickly, wasn't it? Is the news agency also under my clan?" KE asked.
Sebastian smiled calmly upon hearing this news and nodded at KE. "My lord, all news agencies belong to us, the Shinomori clan, because they are also our intelligence.
Since our arrival at the Shinomori construction company, we have been monitored, and I suppose you would like to know that," he explained.
"When they heard that my lord was building three restaurants, they were preparing the newspaper, waiting for the day the construction would be completed," Sebastian continued.
KE nodded, having sensed a group of people peeking at them when he was talking with Daichi.
"Screech!"
Akihiro stopped the car quickly and opened the door for KE. "My lord, we have arrived," he announced.
KE nodded calmly and got out, first seeing Daichi waiting for them and a group of people behind him, including Uncle Karatachi and all the chefs.
Daichi adjusted his glasses and walked directly to KE. "My lord, welcome back," he greeted.
KE nodded at him and then walked over to Karatachi. "Uncle Karatachi, how have you been? Have you been enjoying yourself?"
KE smiled at Karatachi and then began looking at all the chefs behind him. They were talking to each other about food and making a comprehensive cooking plan. "Good, they are training even in this situation, which shows their love for cooking," KE noted with appreciation.
"Yes, of course. I've been tired from training them all this time, and now they're ready to fly," Karatachi replied, also nodding at KE and admiring the efforts of all the chefs.
"My lord, it's time to open the restaurants. It's exactly ten o'clock in the morning," Daichi informed KE.
KE looked at Daichi and nodded, smiling. He had been preparing himself all this time for this moment. "Uncle Karatachi, divide the chefs into three teams and take charge of one of the teams. Move to all three restaurants and start working," he commanded.
Karatachi smiled at KE, turned his face, and looked at all the chefs, raising his right hand. "Come on, you little bastards, it's time to shine after all these trainings. You deserve this reward now,"
"Roaaaaaar!"
All the chefs shouted and raised their hands high, having survived the hellish level of training and succeeded.
"Hayate, Ayumu, you both take charge of a team each and go directly to the restaurant. There's no time to rest," Karatachi instructed.
"Understood," they both responded.
Karatachi took his old team, which always accompanies him wherever he goes, and they entered the restaurant to start working.
KE watched them and noticed their orderly steps and very fast movements.
He then turned his face and looked at a man dressed in all black, hiding among the people.
The man nodded and moved quickly.
"Look, the restaurant has opened. Let's go in quickly," the man shouted, signaling to the restaurant, causing all the people around him to start walking inside quickly because the place was crowded and the restaurant was huge.
However, not everyone could enter as many had to wait outside.
"Damn, there are too many people, and I don't have time to wait. I'll go quickly to one of the other branches," the man spoke again and left quickly, but his voice was loud enough for all the people waiting for their turns to hear.
Suddenly, many people started moving and rushed to the other branches.
There were tens of thousands of people, a quarter of whom entered Karatachi's restaurant, and the rest quickly went to the other branches.
KE turned his face to Daichi and gave him a signal. "My lord, is there anything you need?"
KE shook his head and continued looking at Daichi. "Daichi, has the money arrived?"
Daichi understood what KE was talking about and nodded. "Then you must prepare yourself because tonight is the night you will be giving the salaries to all the workers, and with the remaining money, you must build more branches of the Shinomori construction company,"
"Scratch"
Daichi nodded in understanding and began to write down everything KE said elegantly.
After many hours, night fell, and the party began.
The party wasn't just a gathering of traders but also clans, factions, organization heads, and others.
Their faces were smiling and peaceful, but inside, everyone was plotting to destroy each other.
Many, if not all, were betting on the profit of the three restaurants of the Shinomori clan.
Many of them were laughing at how foolish KE, the heir of the Shinomori clan, was to actually build three restaurants instead of technological businesses, research, or something that would shake the current century.
Many of them even started cheering internally, thinking that the end of the Shinomori clan had finally begun in their era.
Initially, when they heard that the heir of the Shinomori clan, KE, was taking over the clan's affairs from Ryota, they were worried and even afraid because Ryota was like an endless wall that covered everything and prevented them from reaching.
When KE took over the clan's affairs from Ryota, they were frightened because the terror in the Shinomori clan was that each successive generation was more terrifying than the previous one, and they never underestimated a person like KE, even if he was only three years old.
A lot had happened over thousands of years, and their clans and ancestors had many manuscripts mentioning that age should never be a reason to underestimate them because there have been many people in history under the age of seven, eight, or even nine years old who provided a lot of research and books that shook and developed their world to this day.
But when they heard that KE was going to build three restaurants in a month, each with three floors and a total cost of twenty-four million Yen, they thought Ryota would stop his son. However, they never thought that Ryota would do nothing to stop KE.
Many neutral people and even those who had been destroyed by the Shinomori clan from generation to generation, instilling terror in their souls, thought it was impossible for a member of the Shinomori clan to do such a foolish thing.
However, KE didn't care about this at all and didn't even pay the slightest attention to this group of jumping monkeys in front of him.
He was just sitting at a table with Kyomi on his right, Gaya on his left, laughing with Akihiro, Dante, and Sebastian.
"Yo, isn't that my brave son, hahaha," Ryota came behind KE, laughing at the clowns who were laughing at his son.
"Ara ara, my dear child, how are you? Have you missed your beautiful little mother?" KE's nerves popped out of his head, and he looked at his mother, Miyako, with angry eyes, but because she was carrying Kanao, he calmed down and smiled a smile that wasn't a smile.
"Mother, do you feel now that you have a son? Where are Kanae, Shinobu, Tamayo, and Kanao? You took them and didn't even let me say goodbye, and now I've missed them," KE spoke to his mother, who was laughing at him, making everyone smile.
"Pat"
Suddenly, there was a hand touching his shoulder with a light and friendly touch, making KE look back to see who it was.
"Whoever you are, I won't talk to my daugh... Kanae, is that really you!" KE was speaking harshly, but as soon as he saw that Kanae was the one touching his shoulder, he jumped from his chair and started hugging and kissing her.
He didn't even care about all the people watching this scene, but Kanae cared, which was evident from her face turning the color of tomato juice and steam rising from her head.