Starting With The Sefirah Castle In The Anime World-Chapter 149 - : Push It All Away (BONUS)

Hearing her mother's words, Ran realized that she wasn't aware of what was happening at school.

After thinking about it, Ran decided to mention it to her.

"Mom, actually, besides Shinomiya, both Sanzenin and Saginomiya transferred here too."

"???"

Eri froze for several seconds.

It took her a moment to recover from the shock.

Sanzenin and Saginomiya transferred to Teitan High School too?

Since when did Teitan High School become so attractive?

How did multiple heiresses suddenly decide to enroll there?

Thinking about it, Eri finally grasped something.

Sanzenin's support of Shinomiya in the previous power struggle wasn't without reason, there had to be a deeper connection behind it.

Otherwise, after Shinomiya gained absolute control over the Shinomiya Zaibatsu, she wouldn't have transferred to Teitan High School along with Sanzenin.

The reason must lie within Teitan High School.

As this realization dawned on her, Eri felt genuinely shocked.

What on earth had drawn the attention of so many wealthy heiresses to Teitan High?

Eri was quite curious about this.

"Ran, they're not in the same club as you, are they?"

"Yes."

"..."

That explained everything. No wonder the club had no shortage of funding.

Eri immediately understood why her daughter's club not only had ample resources but also held considerable influence.

With this many heiresses gathered in one place, each one bringing their own connections and financial backing, there was no way the school could refuse them.

In fact, if the school did refuse, it would likely become a serious problem.

After all, these girls weren't just causing trouble, they were also providing the school with investments and sponsorships.

What could the school do?

Accept it with a smile, of course.

There was no way this gathering of heiresses was purely coincidental.

Eri was sure of it.

But what was the real reason behind it?

She had no idea.

After thinking about it for a moment, Eri decided to let it go.

As a lawyer, she understood a fundamental truth—sometimes, it was best not to ask too many questions.

Some things weren't meant for everyone to know.

"Where are you all going this time?"

"Well~ It's an uninhabited archipelago near Tokyo. I think it belongs to the Shinomiya family."

That's private property.

Eri muttered to herself.

She was well aware of the Metropolitan Police Department's recent operations on Tsukikage Island.

After all, instead of keeping things under wraps, the police had actively publicized the crackdown.

They even made an official announcement on TV, stating that Tokyo law enforcement would be taking strong measures against drug traffickers moving forward.

It was obvious that Tsukikage Island had played a major role in triggering this shift.

"By the way, wasn't your last trip also to an island near Tokyo? Where was it exactly?"

"It was Tsukikage Island."

"..."

Eri's neck stiffened.

If she hadn't asked out of curiosity, she never would have known that Ran had gone to that island.

"You went to Tsukikage Island?"

"Huh? Didn't I tell you before?"

"You only said you were going on a club trip to an island near Tokyo."

"..."

Ran blinked.

She suddenly realized that she might have forgotten to mention the specific location to her mother.

Oh no.

She felt so awkward that she didn't know how to respond.

"Ah, I ran into Dad and that kid who looks like Shinichi on Tsukikage Island."

"???"

Eri was confused again.

What was this about Kogoro and Yukiko's son?

"When Sonoko and I saw them, we realized that Dad had come to Tsukikage Island because of a case he was working on."

"So I told Shinomiya about it, and after her bodyguards conducted a follow-up investigation, we learned that something else was happening on the island."

"Later, after Sonoko and I returned to the hot spring hotel, we found out from the bodyguards that the police had arrived on the island."

"After that, we stayed at the hotel under police protection and didn't go anywhere else."

"It wasn't until later that we found out drug traffickers had been discovered on the island."

Ran deliberately pushed the responsibility elsewhere.

There was no way she could mention Ren's involvement, so she decided to attribute everything to Shinomiya's bodyguards.

That way, even if Kogoro had seen them on Tsukikage Island, there would be no way to prove that they had known about the drug traffickers in advance.

Which meant, there was no problem in shifting the attention away.

The key detail was that they hadn't known beforehand.

They had only learned about it afterward.

And, naturally, the ones who called the police must have been the bodyguards accompanying the heiresses.

After hearing Ran's explanation, Eri didn't suspect that her daughter had been aware of the situation beforehand.

Instead, she assumed that the bodyguards had been the ones to report it to the police.

Which made sense.

Now, Eri finally understood why the Metropolitan Police Department had acted so quickly this time.

That had been bothering her.

The police response had been uncharacteristically efficient.

Afterward, they had even announced on TV that they would be cracking down hard on drug traffickers in Tokyo.

This had to be the work of the powerful forces backing those heiresses.

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If that was the case, then it all made sense.

And thinking about it this way, Ran was actually safer being around them.

Because those girls had way too many bodyguards watching over them.

Eri's worries slowly eased.

"...Ran, next time you go on a club trip, make sure to tell me the exact location."

Even though she was reassured, Eri still wanted to at least know where her daughter was going.

Otherwise, if anything happened, she wouldn't have the slightest clue.

"Got it."

Ran knew she couldn't hide everything.

She just had to be careful about how much she revealed.

As long as she mentioned the general area, there was no need to give all the details like, say, the hot spring hotel they had stayed at.

She understood that perfectly.

"Ring, ring, ring~"

Suddenly, a pleasant ringtone echoed from the room, immediately catching Ran's attention.

That was her phone.

She looked down at the unchopped vegetables on the cutting board, then turned to her mother with a very wary expression.

"Mom, I'm going to answer a call. Don't touch anything in the kitchen."

"I really don't want to smell something burning."

At that moment, Eri felt as if her dignity as a mother had been completely crushed by her daughter.

"I know, I know. I won't touch anything."

There was no helping it—Eri was very aware of her own cooking skills.

If she tried to help, she'd only make Ran's job harder.

Coincidentally, she also had something to discuss with Kogoro.

(To be continued.)

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