The Woman Of THREE CROWN PRINCES
THE GEISHA AND MOMIJI DREAM PART 19. Champagne Tower
"Setsuko-san's. You look sad..." Mio who is funny and always carefree sees me uninspired in a winter afternoon. I smiled at him, a month after that heartbreak, I still felt uninspired.
The first snow just came down this afternoon. Creating the perfect winter illusion. Just a minute, in a matter of hours the snow will usually melt in Kyoto, leaving the streets wet, Geisha working must be careful the streets will be slippery tonight.
"You didn't practice this afternoon. Aren't you going to dance?"
"I've been practicing, there should be additional training after the afternoon break, but Master Yosuka is sick so we go home to rest."
"Ohh so... I might be on holiday today. Guests may be hibernating winter right now." I laughed, our schedule was indeed a bit loose in the winter.
"You know Okasan (Mother, owner of okiya) these days often to ochaya Ichiriki."
"Oh, why?"
"So, usually an official meeting like this is about danna's payment or someone's getting married, but I don't hear someone's getting married."
"Ohh someone got Danna, Okasan must be happy. Who's the lucky one?"
"I'm also curious, but I also don't find anyone here who says he's gonna get a danna, it's rare that it's been heard lately. Yui doesn't either..."
"It's weird..."
"Aren't you?" Mio asked me. I laugh.
"No, you know my clients are mostly corporations, I don't have anyone approaching me specifically right now. If anyone comes near me one okiya will know...Gossip quickly spread in Gion."
"Let's know that Mom didn't say anything. It's so weird." I saw Mom coming home later. He went straight up.
"Setsuko, come to Ichiriki ochaya tonight, Mr. Yamada wants to talk there. You don't have a guest request, do you today?"
"No Aunt, Mr Yamada? Are there any arrangements for advertising again?"
"Not come along." She smiled widely now, Mio and I immediately wondered why she was smiling so widely.
"What's really going on?" I looked at Mio.
"I don't know, but it must have something to do with you." I'm not calm right now, what's really going on.
"Maybe you got danna."
"Danna has to get my approval, otherwise you can't force me. It's against the law. I told you I don't have anyone asking for that kind of relationship right now."
"Maybe there's someone you don't know and he has something to do with Mr Yamada?"
Something to do with Mr Yamada?! Who is?! Impossible .... Hisao's father, right? Where possible? Hisao's father only needs my services for corporate events. He never spoke to me in person, he was polite.
Hisao?! There's no way she thinks a geisha can put her to sleep, she also knows I don't like her. I refused to date her.
"Geez, my head is dizzy thinking about this." What's wrong with Yamada.
"You'll know tonight." Mio laughed at me dizzy herself.
I'll know tonight.
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I knelt on tatami Ichiriki (tea house) ochaya. A tea house, located in the heart of Gion, Shijo street. This place is already 300 years old, a place to organize premium ozashiki (geisha party) that can only be entered by customers who are already known by the Suguira family.
This place serves only business and politician clients, an exclusive environment that can only be entered by a special group of customers who have come many times and are known by the Madam ochaya owner. They are keeping the Ichigen-san Okotowari ( ⁇ ) rule, which means “No New Customers.”
Mom asked for my hair to be styled with a model worn by Maiko. But my makeup is thin, even just wearing an ordinary foundation. I strongly suspect this has something to do with Hisao, I don't know what happened. He kept his mouth shut.