Let's Learn the Ways of a Host! Chapter 2
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Meanwhile, the team led by Ranmaru...
Ranmaru: In this group, we'll learn how to make the princess's heart flutter!
Kicho: ...Heart fluttering.
Ieyasu: I have a bad feeling about this.
Mitsunari: Actually, before we left Azuchi, I happened to find a book containing a romantic story.
Mitsunari: Ranmaru-san and I were discussing how it might serve as a reference for being a host.
Ranmaru: Yeah! If we imitate the romance story, I'm sure we can make the princess's heart flutter!
Yukimura: Looks like Ieyasu's bad feeling was right.
Ieyasu: If you want to imitate it, go ahead. Just don't drag me into it.
Ranmaru: Don't worry! Yukimura-dono and Ieyasu-sama resemble the characters in the romance story, so you've got talent for it!
Ranmaru: Of course, the two newcomers as well☆
Ieyasu: I have no idea what's supposed to be okay about that.
Saizo: E-Even if Kicho-san is one thing, saying someone like me, who's worth less than a pebble on the roadside, has talent...
Ranmaru: Seeing is believing, so let's just give it a try!
Ranmaru: How about we ask Ieyasu-sama to be our example?
Ieyasu: Didn't you hear me when I said not to drag me into this?
Mitsunari: Ieyasu-sama. This is also for the sake of making Mai-sama happy.
Ieyasu: ............................................Just this once.
Ranmaru: That's the spirit! The scene I'd like you to reenact is this one---
Ranmaru: As a host, you accidentally bumped into the princess in the hallway of the host club.
Ranmaru: What would you do!?
Ranmaru: I think this kind of scene is pretty common in romance stories.
Yukimura: Common...? Is that really so?
Kicho: Let's see what you've got.
Saizo: I need to study this so I can provide proper hospitality...!
Mitsunari: Ieyasu-sama, please do your best.
Everyone's expectant gazes turned toward Ieyasu.
Ranmaru: Here we go! ...You catch the princess just as she's about to bump into you, and then say one line!
Ieyasu: Honestly, you're such a clumsy girl.
The contrast between his seemingly curt words and the affection showing in his expression drew impressed murmurs from those around him.
Ieyasu: Are you making fun of me?
Ranmaru: Not at all! As expected of Ieyasu-sama, that was a perfect example—one hundred out of one hundred!
Mitsunari: Splendid. I'm certain the princess's heart would flutter as well!
Saizo: That was amazing, but... do I have to do the same thing too...?
Saizo: That's asking the impossible...! To begin with, the idea that someone like me could make a woman’s heart flutter is arrogant beyond belief...
Ranmaru: That's not true! Saizo-dono has the kind of charm of a big dog, so be more confident!
Saizo: Huh...? A-a dog...?
Yukimura: Aren't you a little too obedient?
Kicho: I see. I understand what needs to be done.
Yukimura: You're quick to catch on in your own way, aren't you?
Ranmaru: Alright then, using that example as a reference...
Ranmaru: As a host, you accidentally bumped into the princess in the hallway of the host club.
Ranmaru: What would you do!? --- Let's start with someone who has host experience!
Mitsunari: Then, if I may be so bold, I shall go first.
Mitsunari: I apologize for my carelessness. However... since it was you, I feel slightly fortunate.
Yukimura: Geez. You're really so clumsy that I can't leave you alone without me, huh.
Ranmaru: Daydreaming? Thinking about something...? ...Could it be about me?
Saizo: S-sorry, are you injured...? ...Wait, your face is too close, I'm sorry!
Kicho: I was just thinking about you. Is this... fate?
Ranmaru: Amazing, that was perfect! At this rate, the next prompt is—
Meanwhile, Nobunaga's group was...
Mitsuhide: The policy of this group is to take control and cherish the princess in the palm of our hands.
Mitsuhide: ...Was that acceptable, Nobunaga-sama?
Nobunaga: Yes. I judged this method to be the most effective.
Yoshimoto: According to Sasuke, so-called "ore-sama-type hosts" often use this kind of approach.
Motonari: I hate agreeing with the Oda lot, but it is an effective method.
Masamune: Still, quite a group of strong-willed newcomers we've got here.
Keiji: They're talking about you, Kanetsugu.
Kanetsugu: Who else would it be but you?
Mitsuhide: Keiji has momentum, but his friendliness shows too much.
Mitsuhide: Kanetsugu-dono is highly rational, but he tends to strongly restrain his own emotions.
Yoshiteru-sama possesses both status and the dignity and presence to command many. He likely has the qualities of an "ore-sama" type as well.
Mitsuhide: …Well, it also serves as intelligence gathering on the enigmatic shogun.
Keiji: Hm? Did you say something, Mitsuhide?
Mitsuhide: No, nothing at all.
Nobunaga: Mitsuhide. The thing I asked for.
Mitsuhide handed out thin booklets to the three newcomers.
Kanetsugu: Is this... a textbook?
Keiji: When did you even prepare something like this?
Masamune: Training a group of strong-willed guys is a real pain.
Yoshimoto: That handbook summarizes the principles for taking control, as well as a collection of commonly used lines.
Kanetsugu: The law of taking control? He says something frightening so casually...
Nobunaga: First, we will read the lines aloud. I will show you an example.
Nobunaga: I will make you understand how deeply I love you, until it sinks into your very bones.
Masamune: You don't get it. You just need to be loved by me. Right?
Yoshimoto: If you leave everything to me, there's nothing to worry about. So entrust it all to me.
Motonari: Don't look away, idiot. You just need to keep your eyes on me.
Mitsuhide: It seems you can't function without me. Well, even that is what makes you endearing.
Kanetsugu: W-why would you say something like that so shamelessly...?
Motonari: You're next. Continue the lines from the script.
Keiji: Uh... You really have no idea how cute you are. Only make that face in front of me.
Masamune: You're too lively. Add more allure.
Keiji: Even if you say that...
Kanetsugu: ...D-don't rely on other men. You... have me, don't you...?
Nobunaga: What is it? Are you nervous?
Yoshimoto: Relax your shoulders. Your nervousness will be conveyed to the princess.
Kanetsugu: ...Tch... This too is for Mai's sake...
Mitsuhide: How long do you intend to remain silent, Shogun-sama?
Masamune: Don’t just stare at the handbook—try reading it out loud.
Yoshiteru slowly closed the handbook for some reason—
Yoshiteru: Did you think I was joking when I said I'd make you mine?
Yoshiteru: You can run if you want, but I'm the one who will catch you. You never had a choice from the beginning.
Yoshiteru: It's alright. I'll soon make it so you can't think of anything except me.
As Yoshiteru continues reciting the lines, Nobunaga raises an eyebrow with clear interest.
Yoshimoto: Have you memorized the entire script collection by any chance?
Yoshitsu: ...Was it unnecessary?
Kanetsugu: You memorized all that in such a short time? You just read it through, didn't you?
Mitsuhide: There was absolutely no emotion in it, though.
Motonari: Well, well... seems we've got quite the impressive newcomer.
The others' rigorous training continued...
Sasuke: —Everyone, thank you for your hard work with the newcomer training.
Hisaide: Thank you, Sasuke. Thanks to you, I was able to learn the spirit of hospitality.
Kanbei: There is no hierarchy in hospitality. Let us all unite to bring joy to the princess.
Rikyu: You must all be tired. I'll prepare tea for you—with special sweets as well.
Ieyasu: You've changed way too much. Did you fall into some kind of spring or something?
Motonari: That was creepy enough to give me goosebumps.
Mitsuhide: On the contrary, it makes one suspicious. One might think something is being plotted behind that smile.
Saizo: A smile... that's what I like the most.
Kicho: Just seeing the princess's smile makes my chest tighten... it hurts.
Kicho: I will never allow anything that would cloud the princess's smile.
Kicho: So stay by my side and keep smiling.
Kenshin: ...? Strange. I feel like I can see vividly colored flowers behind those two...
Yoshimoto: Beautiful. Maybe I'll take them home and display them.
Shingen: Don't take them home.
Kanetsugu: ...Princess. Whose permission did you get to reflect anyone other than me in those eyes?
Keiji: If you’re gonna keep looking away, I’ll have to make you understand who you belong to, huh?
Yoshiteru: I'm yours alone, and you're mine alone. You understand, right?
Mitsunari: Wonderful! All three of you are excellent “ore-sama-type hosts.”
Hideyoshi: ...For all that, it doesn’t sound very heartfelt.
Masamune: Honestly, the whole thing just feels really off.
Ranmaru: That's strange... I thought every group's training was perfect.
Yukimura: Is this really what "Club Ransei" was supposed to be...?
Amid most of them wearing difficult expressions and deep in thought, a low, calm voice broke the silence.
Kennyo: ...Hospitality originally means a sincere welcome from the heart.
Kennyo: In other words, it only exists when it is based on sincere, unfeigned feelings.
Nobunaga: ...I see. A fabricated response does not become true "hospitality."
Nobunaga: So what a "host" should value is sincerity and one's true self.
Kanetsugu: Indeed… in this state, it may be difficult to provide satisfactory hospitality.
Keiji: If I'm going to do it anyway, I'd rather make Mai happy as I am.
Hisaide: ...That was close. That strange training almost made me lose my sense of self.
Sasuke: I thought it was newcomer training, but it seems I ended up forcing everyone into unnecessary molds...
Saizo: B-but including that, it might still have been a lesson in hospitality... maybe...
Ranmaru: Alright! From here on, let's go back to basics and work hard for Mai-sama's smile!
United in a certain sense, the warlords bring "Club Ransei" to the moment of its opening...
