18. A Memory with Ren's Mom

Manager: Ummm....

(During my free time I was taking care of some other work and all of a sudden something caught my attention.)

Manager: on the floor....

(I saw something sparkle on the floor so I walked over to it and it was the pendant that I had been searching for all this time.)

Manager: Wow....it's been here?
I guess I was looking in all the wrong places....
I finally found it!

(......)

Manager: But....I was holding the pendant ransom to keep Ren here.
If I give it back, will he quit....?
But it was given to him by his deceased mother so I shouldn't hold on to it either......

*Creak*

Manager: Oh....

(As I was worrying about what to do, the pendant creaked open.)

Manager: There's a picture.
There's a picture inside.
But the picture inside is....

(The picture is of someone who looks like me and Arisugawa Michiru at a young age.)
(It was easy to spot Arisugawa Michiru, he doesn't look much different than he does now.)

Manager: Arisugawa Michiru??
How is it that...there's a picture of Arisugawa Michiru in Ren's pendant?
He said that when he had a hard time he looked at this necklace to get him through.....
I believe he was telling the truth....
This is precious to Ren....I know it was left to him by his mother....

(Why is it that the picture inside is of Arisugawa Michiru and his mother....)

Manager: I have no idea.
Ah........
Oh....he would know!!!

Akabane Hazime: What's up?
Last time I saw you I said to call if something happened to Ren......is this related to him?

Manager: Yes, it's because of Ren sir.

(If it's because of Ren then his cousin, Hazime would know for sure.)

Manager: Uh.....I heard about the situation between Michiru and Ren.....

Akabane Hazime: Yes...and?

Manager: Uh....what kind of a person was Ren's mother?

Akabane Hazime: Uh.......
So...you want to know about my aunt?

Manager: Yes....
After eveyrthing that's been happening lately, I've been curious....
Ah, if it's uncomfortable for you to say anything, then it's okay.

Akabane Hazime: .................
She was......a good person.
You know that Royal Company and M Entertainment merged together... to become the large conglomerate Royal Corporation of today right?

Manager: I heard that was big news at the time.

Akabane Hazime: So...my aunt and uncle had an arranged marriage to complete the merger.
They got married just like the family wanted, but after a while uncle lieved with another woman, and he and auntie lived like strangers.
No matter what people said behind her back, auntie continued to smile and live her life.

Manager: ..................

Akabane Hazime: She was like a beautiful, delicate flower...I felt like I needed to take care of her.
Her smile was so brilliant that it lit up a room.

Manager: Brilliant.....
Ren always talked about how stunning his mother was too......

Akabane Hazime: I wanted to take care of her, but I was too young back then.
That's why when my aunt left us with Ren, he was forced to go abroad too....
And on top of all that, auntie's M Entertainment became that jerk's too....

Manager: Ah....when I was at Kurisu's clothing store, I remember hearing that M Entertainment was Ren's mother's.

Akabane Hazime: Yes, it was.
When auntie owned the company, it was more for scouting and managing models.
Uncle handed it over to Arisugawa Michiru as if he wanted to hurt auntie.

Manager: So Ren wants to get the company back....?

Akabane Hazime: Of course, because nothing should go to Arisugawa Michiru, absolutely nothing.
He's going to get it back even if it kills him.
That's why he's been trying so hard to do up until now.

Manager: ...........

Akabane Hazime: Because of that family, it was difficult to get Ren back here too.
Now that Ren's back, we have to get started.
Until then, please look after Ren.

(Hazime asked me over and over again to look after Ren.)

Akabane Hazime: But, you know what?

Manager: ?

Akabane Hazime: What's with the way you dress?
If you want to be around Ren, you should dress a whole lot better.

Manager: Ex-excuse me sir???

Akabane Hazime: Well....I wasn't going to say anything, but I think I should.
Even the way you sit. You should sit up straight at a 90 degree angle and look straight with your head tilted up a little.
Oh, and when you walk...walk with a littl bounce and keep your legs together....and....

Manager: Excuse me sir....? Hazime?

Akabane Hazime: I knew it. I just don't think you're right for him.
If you want to be around Ren, you need to be the best....

Manager: Excussse me sir. I'm not Ren's wife you know.
You're talking like a mother in law talking down to her daughter in law.

Akabane Hazime: Oh, so you understand.
Everyone says that later on I'll act like a typical mother in law to Ren's future wife.

Manager: That's not something to brag about you know? Why don't you just go back to where you came from please?

Akabane Hazime: Anyway, until we meet again, you had better have a make over done like I told you to.

(Hazime totally acted like a traditional mother in law and left.)

Manager: Whew....it's quiet now.
But.....
He's going to get the company back...even if it kills him....

(He won't give up anything to Arisugawa Michiru.....)

Manager: ...................
Does Ren know that his mother's pendant has a picture of Arisugawa Michiru in it............?