(Chastity Reversed) The Legitimate Wife War: How I, a Harem-Hater, Ended Up Creating an Ultra-Eccentric Harem with a Villainess, a Sadistic Beauty Teacher, a Scheming Classmate... etc. - Chapter 118.1: Dominance Battle

“I am Yoshiko Yurisaki, Chairman of the Japan Low Birthrate Countermeasure Polygamy Law Promotion Committee.”

…Eh?

NAZ organization… Chairman?

“Allow me to continue with introductions~ I’m Vice-Chairman Azami Yamakawa.”

The woman with a relaxed and gentle atmosphere was apparently the vice-chairman.

She had permed hair. Her bangs were styled up with hair product, and her neatly arranged double-lidded eyes and thick lips reminded me more of an overseas celebrity than a Japanese person.

Adding to the foreign impression was the white knee-length dress with a yellow jacket she wore over it.

She had a somewhat relaxed figure.

Yamakawa-san smiled, while Yurisaki-san pressed her lips together and bowed politely.

At that point, my head somehow managed to reboot.

“…I apologize for the late introduction. I’m Kyoya Takeda, participating in the fiancée system.”

Following me, the other three also introduced themselves.

“Thank you for the introductions. Please, everyone, make yourselves comfortable.”

…Even if you say that, there’s no way we can relax!

“Chairman, if you keep putting out pressure without even a smile, no one will be able to relax… Can’t you go a bit softer?”

Vice-Chairman Yamakawa-san threw us a lifeline while smiling wryly.

“No, I don’t intend to put out such a thing…”

However, even at Yamakawa-san’s point, Yurisaki-san only lowered her eyebrows slightly.

She was apparently doing it completely unconsciously.

It seemed like having no smile was Yurisaki-san’s natural state.

She had a feeling of strict discipline, like a military officer.

“Sorry about that. The Chairman is always like this, you know?”

Perhaps to ease the atmosphere, Yamakawa-san deliberately relaxed her speech.

I should definitely take the lead here.

“…Is that so?”

“Yes, so she’s especially feared by people meeting her for the first time—men in particular. …How about it? Are you scared, Takeda-kun?”

There’s no way I could say I’m scared to her face!

What kind of question is this person asking?

“…Well, I wouldn’t say… there isn’t any of that… I can’t deny it completely. I’m told that quite often.”

She apparently had self-awareness.

“Still, Takeda-san really doesn’t seem to fear the Chairman?”

No, I’m plenty scared! I’m surprised the Chairman suddenly appeared!

“In the past, some people have even run out of the room…”

Well, it’s not that extreme.

“I am nervous, you know? But that’s all. If you ask whether I’d run out of the room, that’s not…”

I felt pressure, but I had the image of a sharp, beautiful woman.

But my words seemed to be surprising to both of them.

“Takeda-san really is different from ordinary men~”

“I wouldn’t say that, you know? I’m normal, completely normal.”

“…Hehe, how modest.”

But that’s the truth.

Well, whatever.

I had things I wanted to ask too.

“…Still, I was surprised. I never would have imagined that the NAZ organization’s Chairman and Vice-Chairman would both be here.”

The other three nodded in agreement with my words.

“Shiina-san could have told us.”

“I apologize.”

“Don’t blame Shiina too much, okay? We’re the ones who asked.”

“You did?”

Why would they do such a thing?

“The Chairman mainly led it~ Well, I just let it through because it seemed interesting. Right, Chairman?”

“Yes, I was the one who requested it.”

There was no hesitation in Chairman Yurisaki’s words as she spoke with a sharp expression.

It seemed the Chairman really had led this.

“But why?”

“…Because it seemed interesting.”

“Eh…”

What was this person saying with such a serious face?

“Well, I think that’s enough for an icebreaker.”

No, nothing’s good about this!

You really didn’t say anything just because it seemed interesting?!

“Today’s main topic for calling you here… first, let us apologize.”

“Eh?”

“We’re sorry for causing you trouble multiple times due to the fiancée system.”

Here, Yurisaki-san and Yamakawa-san seriously bowed their heads without joking around.

“…What is this apology for?”

“You’re right, I lacked specific words. What we’re apologizing for now is regarding the series of incidents by Kuzuryu and others that happened a while ago, as well as our failure to prevent the recent incident concerning Akizuki-sama.”

They were even apologizing for Rio-san’s incident.

I’d completely thought they wouldn’t touch on that topic. It might be good to clear things up here, including Sayaka-san’s matter.

“…We have indeed heard your apology.”

“Heard… you say?”

“Yes, I think it’s proper for the two who were victims to answer, so I’ll leave how to respond to Sayaka-san and Rio-san.”

“Then I’ll go first. I accept the apology. For me, it’s a finished matter, so I have no intention of bringing it up again now. But if I may say one thing, please just ensure recurrence prevention so there won’t be information leaks like that.”

“I’d like to request that too.”

The fact that Mio-nee’s location was discovered and she was almost attacked showed their information management was far too lax.

That’s exactly why Mio-nee was still being kept at Sayaka-san’s affiliated hospital.

“Of course. Since that incident occurred, we’ve been paying even more attention to information management and conducting education.”

The fiancée organization apparently had prevention measures in place.

“Now about Akizuki-san’s matter…”

“—May I explain this first?”

“I was going to ask about that too. Please, by all means.”

“Thank you. First, regarding that incident, the fiancée organization considers it an unfortunate accident.”

“An unfortunate accident… you say?”

I felt like that was a phrase often used as a euphemism.

“Yes. In the first place, we at the fiancée organization and those of you participating in the fiancée system are, so to speak, companions on the same ship heading toward the same goal. There’s no way we would do anything to cause discord among us.”

It was a firm way of speaking.

That meant…

“I believe you already know about Eucharis, but we at the fiancée organization have absolutely no connection to the organization called Eucharis. Let me state this first.”

“…”

“So the organization’s plot to make Akizuki-sama the spearhead of the anti-harem faction was absolutely not our will.”

“I see. I understand that’s the organization’s position. However, I also feel that not everyone is necessarily like that.”

“…You’re absolutely right. Your current fiancée, Ayaka Shiraishi, was also like that.”

The moment Shiraishi-san’s topic came up, Rio-san’s shoulders trembled.

I gently squeezed her hand to reassure her.

“Yes, she’s my fiancée now, but it’s no exaggeration to say we were able to thwart that plot thanks to her.”

“I understand. Even without you saying that much, we have no intention of punishing her or anything. That’s also included in what we call an accident.”

I heard Rio-san’s relieved voice. She’d probably been anxious about what would happen to Ayaka-san’s treatment.

She squeezed my hand back.

“However, we may interview her about the circumstances in the future, so please keep that in mind.”

“Circumstances… you mean?”

I thought we’d been talking about it to some extent already.

“Yes, since that incident, the people who seemed to belong to Eucharis that she was part of, led by Mam, have gone into hiding. Therefore, we haven’t been able to fully grasp them. Including who their leader is.”

So the NAZ organization understood almost nothing.

They had no leads.

“However, there are things we do know. …It appears this Eucharis itself has existed for quite some time. Even before the fiancée organization was established.”

“Since that long ago… you mean?”

“Yes. We’re still investigating that point as well.”

“I see.”

“Yes, so our apology to Akizuki-sama is for our failure to prevent it.”

“I also accept the apology. In the end, there were almost no problems for me… may I ask one thing?”

“Yes, please go ahead.”

“Ayaka… she probably destroyed various NAZ organization facilities and such, but is that also being overlooked?”

“…I don’t know what you’re referring to, but the training facility was damaged solely due to a building malfunction. There’s no fact that anyone was involved.”

So they were going to treat Akizuki-san’s involvement as if it never happened.

Then there would be no crime at all.

Well, that’s apparently what they announced publicly, so it was reasonable.