The Woman Of THREE CROWN PRINCES
THE GEISHA AND MOMIJI DREAM PART 7. The Number One Geiko 2's
So I don't know, I might be a little lonely, even though I don't feel a lack of attention. Many of my customers were generous to me, giving me lots of jewelry, expensive kimonos, making my aunt look after me like her own jewel, other than because I was helping them at business meetings, launch their business by making their guests happy.
In April in Tokyo, I always loved spring and summer. The sakura flowering season. But also that season was the peak for me. There's a crowded event in Tokyo, but this morning I'm free until night.
I used it to spread Shinjuku Gyoen, a large park in Tokyo, before it was too crowded with tourists during the day, in comfortable casual clothes exploring the vast botanical garden. Long enough I didn't come here in fact, like finding myself remembering the corners of this park.
It was late and I found an Italian restaurant nearby. I want to have lunch before I go back to the hotel because at night I have to get ready for a scheduled meeting at an ochaya.
"Setsuko-san?" Someone called me and made me distract myself from the phone in my hand. "Ahhh right it's you." I smiled to see who was in front of me.
"Mr Derrick..." I stood up and bowed to him. He returned my bow politely.
"I don't think we're meeting here." But he brought someone behind him. A younger man seems to. But with a rather haughty face. He didn't greet me but as a courtesy to Mr. Derrick's guest I bowed to him.
"Ahh Hisao, Miss this famous Geisha in Gion, her name is Setsuko Takahashi." Mr. Derrick still remembers my full name as it turns out. I'm really flattered after all these years that he still remembers it.
Hisao bowed to me, although he looked a bit arrogant but he was quite polite. I bowed back in response to receiving his greeting.
"This is Hisao, he's the grandson of Mr. Yuto Yamada, your grandfather and Father often invite Miss Setsuko when hosting her guests in Gion and Tokyo, he's a handful of Giesha who are bilingual." Now Hisao sees me.
"That's because she appeared on many billboards and promotional tours..." Mr. Derrick explained, I was just smiling, he apparently noticed I was appearing in a few commercials.
"Ohhh, my God, you're right. I was dealing with a superstar. Miss Setsuko forgive me for not knowing you." Now Hisao seems to be starting to think I exist.
"I'm a nobody. Mr. Derrick is exaggerating." I'm laughing a little.
"You're in Tokyo apparently."
"I have a job here for a few days. Have you both had lunch, let's eat, time let me pay."
"Ohh no don't, .. we're supposed to pay your fee. It's gonna be an expensive lunch." Mr. Derrick joked, he is a friendly person who knows how to bring up the conversation. I like his hospitality.
"True, after this we'll get the bills we deserve to pay." It seems that now Hisao is not so stiff with me anymore. She thought I was an insignificant beautiful girl, after knowing who I was she just paid her respects.
"I'm not working. It's a summer lunch under the sakura bed at the end of the park. Just think of it that way..."
"Now I know why they are considered top-level art workers. They can mix poetry in their speech." Derrick joked while they seemed willing to sit with me. Consider this my gratitude to Mr. Yamada for using our services. I sign the waiter for their menu book.