Yosuga After Story
'Yosuga, while I'm gone, can I ask you to look after the letter deliveries for me? I trust everyone of course, but since this will be my first time being away, I can't help feeling anxious.'
'Leave it to me. The ones who will be delivering are used to the surface, so I'm sure they'll do a good job in your place.'
'I shall entrust it to you then.'
Byakuya bowed her head low.
If one were to ask exactly what was happening here, it was now one week until our wedding ceremony. It was just that some of the higher ups had said purification or some such thing was necessary before the event, so she was about to head out to Tennyo Island on her own.
And naturally, during that time, Byakuya would not be able to do her letter deliveries. And so here she was worrying about it, more than I was.
'It really is a pain, one day should be plenty of time for purification. That's how long it takes before I dance on stage.'
'It's the first time a White will be getting married on this island after all. They probably want to make it as splendidly grand an affair as possible.'
'But to have to take a whole week off from doing deliveries……'
I supposed she wasn't going to say 'I can't believe I won't be able to see you for a whole week', this lover of mine.
'Oh, that's right! I met Matsuhana and Yuusuge while I was on my way here. Their tailor shop seems to be going well, so I'm happy for them.'
'The two of them are quite skilled, and thanks to Tokisada, they were able to procure thread and cloth from the Green at a good price.'
'Oh yes! Take a look, they're cute, aren't they? I ended up buying a handkerchief and drawstring purse straight away. I'm going to advertise them to the maids at Douma's mansion as well.'
Ah, such poor treatment. A handkerchief and a purse were more important than me. Although of course I loved her because she was someone who loved and supported her friends.
'A tailor and accessory shop…… As expected of Lord Jigoku, to think of such a wonderful idea. It will definitely be really popular.'
Waving her handkerchief as she praised me, she really was so adorable. I detested tiresome flattery, but I was honestly happy to receive compliments from her. I would wait just a little longer to untie her ribbon.
'But you know, I think the reason those two listened to my suggestion to start a shop was thanks to your influence.'
'Me? Did I do something?'
'As you know, Masuhana was almost raped by a man when she worked here. And Yuusuge was abandoned by her fiance just because she lost her golden hair. But the two of them told me that seeing you work so hard on your deliveries everyday gave them courage. That's no trifling feat.'
Byakuya gently placed the handkerchief she had been holding onto the table and stared at it. Weaving and fabric dyeing were specialties of the Green, but even they produced scraps and rejects. Although they were called rejects, their flaws and defects could not be detected by an amateur's eye, and having obtained these at a wholesale price, it had been decided they would be made into handkerchiefs, bean bags, scent sachets and the like.
'Because we see you always trying your best, Lady Olympia, we also thought that we'd like to do what we can.'
'Thank you……for complimenting my black hair. I don't think I'll be able to work at the shop with my hood on, so I'll be alright now.'
Elder Sister Shura was held in high esteem for being a leader while also a woman, but for many, she was so awe-inspiring that they did not feel as if they could easily speak with her. But the daughter of the White everyday connected the surface and Yomi, conversed with everyone regardless of who they were, and when accepting gifts of fruit and snacks at times, showed her joy without reserve. She would probably laugh and say that it was no big deal. However, just those simple actions were likely a source of encouragement for many.
Certainly, I had been the one to get the approval for opening the shop and used my connection with the Green, but the one who had inspired Matsuhana and the others was Byakuya without a doubt.
'The truth is, I have something I would earnestly like to consult you about, Lord Jigoku.'
Whenever she called me by that name, she usually had some sort of charming scheme in mind. Or— whenever she wanted to make use of my position in some way.
'I might be inclined to listen, depending on how you plan on paying me back.'
'Ah, you're right. We may need to talk about that eventually.'
I could tell that she was a bit nervous. I wondered what amusing intrigue she had come up with this time.
'So, you know how I've started to learn weaving? Once I've gotten good enough at it that I can sell the cloth I've made, I'd like to give it to Matsuhana to make things out of to sell in the shop.'
'Huh…….'
To think I of all people could sound so idiotic. I hadn't expected to hear her talk business, and of this kind as well.
'Actually……I already promised her I would. We got all excited talking about the shop, you see. That's why I want to keep working even harder on my weaving in the future.'
Douma had not let his daughter leave the mansion. I had heard that he assigned her tutors who taught her various things instead. Was this a result of the education she had received from him, or her own resourcefulness?
'Yosuga? Are you angry? I did just go ahead and decide all on my own after all.'
'No……not at all. I was just thinking that the girl who almost got fooled by me on how to take a bath a year ago has really grown up.'
'I have been by your side for a whole year after all. It's a given that I'd start getting interested in business as well.'
It was a shock that was the same as getting hit on the back of the head. And then I became tremendously ashamed of myself. Perhaps I had underestimated her because of how much I valued and treasured her.
'I don't mind becoming your treasure, but don't shut me away for safekeeping. I want to stay by your side forever……seeing the same things that you do.'
It was a bit late, but now I fully understood the meaning of her words. She was a girl who had been raised by Tsukuyomi, advised by Jigen and guided by Douma. They had all entrusted the future to her.
'I'm not opposed, but there are a few things you may need to consider.'
'For example?'
'I don't suppose you know much about market value, having grown up on Tennyo Island, but the silk made by the White has always sold for tremendous amounts of money. Especially these days when there were no weaver women of the White left, and new products weren't being made.'
'Since we're talking about it…… just how much did they sell for?'
'Enough to build a large house.'
'That much?!'
'......Is what they say, but at any rate, they're rare items that are in short supply. You might even be able to build two houses now.'
'But Tsukuyomi has plenty at his place.'
'In the past, some of the fancy people from the surface asked me to see if he would be willing to part with some of them, but he said, "I won't hand them over, even in exchange for your lives." Well, I did think it was impossible to begin with.'
'I did hear I could sell for a high price, but…… I didn't think it would be that much.'
'You just try selling the cloth you weave, everyone will be in a complete frenzy wanting it, and there's even a chance Matsuhana and the others might end up becoming targets.'
'No way, that absolutely can't happen!'
After yelling out, Byakuya's shoulders slumped despondently. That's right, this was both her strong and weak point. She didn't know her own worth at all.
'I wonder if I'll……be able to keep my promise with Matsuhana.'
'Then let me make a suggestion. First, once you get a little better at weaving, give the odds and ends to Matsuhana, as a token of your friendship. We can't let them make them into something to sell.'
From the beginning, even if I didn't say anything, those girls would likely keep the cloth as a treasure. As proof of their friendship with a woman who was like no other.
'Then, when your cloth is good enough to be fit for sale, I'll take it off your hands and sell it through someone we can trust.'
'You're right, I'd feel at ease selling through you.'
'Now, this is the important part. You need to bear children as soon as possible and increase the number of Whites, so you can raise weaver girls to help you out. You won't be able to weave all that much on your own after all, and we can't have you collapsing due to overwork. In any case, in order to run a stable business, having enough workers is essential. If you do that, Tennyo Island will become prosperous and wouldn't that be nice?'
'That's a perfect plan.'
‘Right? And on that note…… I’ll be untying your ribbon now.’
‘Yosuga……?!’
I grabbed her by the waist and firmly drew her towards me, swiftly untying the ribbon around her neck as I did so.
‘We won’t be able to see each other for a week, did you really think I’d let you leave just like that?’
‘Uh, no……that is……’
‘It breaks my heart just imagining sleeping alone for seven days and nights. So I don’t die of loneliness……let me love you.’
‘......Aah.’
As our lips met, I slipped off her blouse and skirt, and traced her bared white skin with my fingertips.
‘Yosuga, um……setting aside all that talk about cloth and raising weavers, I’m really looking forward to when our children are born. It would mean we’d both have more compatriots, right?’
For an instant, my hands almost stopped, but with a man’s stubbornness, I kept on with what I had been doing. To hear her say that to my face, I felt embarrassed.
‘Relax. Most devotedly, and sincerely…..you have my co-operation.’
‘Eh? Come on……you’re not taking this seriously, are you…..?’
I was, with everything I had in me. If it meant that I could be her husband, I wanted to surpass Tsukuyomi, Douma, and all the rest of them. The things that I could do as a mere human might be insignificant, but even so, I wanted to become a man who was worthy of her.
‘I want to stay by the side of someone like you.’
I had to answer her. In order to make my beloved wife, and the children that we would have happy, I had to plan my next move.
‘Yo-Yosuga……’
As I let my fingers slip into a place that was hot and wet, her slender hips bucked again and again. Her hair was already coloured a faint purple. My beloved treasure was strong, beautiful —and indecent.
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