Paper trail #1

[awedprowess]

The paper trail for the missing sum in TOC96780 accounts is proving interesting. The money seems to have passed through the hands of a antique dealer in Kyuushu that deals in rare china. Mizuki-kun, perhaps you would do me the honour of looking at their business site? I believe this is a company that your family might well have come across. The

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[bluntwordtrauma]

What did you do to my butler?

[awedprowess]

Absolutely nothing. The boy took it upon himself to spew French insults in my direction for quite some hours.

[bluntwordtrauma]

Yeah, so?

[awedprowess]

I did not actually issue a complain, Zaizen, since you hardly have the ability to affect anything. If your literacy skills are up to it, you will see from the post that you asked. I was good enough to tell you.

[orewasamurai]

Wow, someone really did get the best of you. My sympathies.

[awedprowess]

Just because something does not fall into your lap, boy, it does not mean the battle is lost. I have followed the trail down one step. I will follow it down more.

[orewasamurai]

Good luck with that. Considering it's you, you'll need it.

[awedprowess]

I don't use luck, boy. I assure you, it is unnecessary.

[china_x_doll]

My utmost apologies, Atobe-kun, we deal in the design and manufacturing of china, for the most part, rather than the distribution, and I doubt anything of my family's would be considered an antique quite yet.

However, that is quite an interesting story you have there. My best wishes as to finding the money~ ♥

[awedprowess]

A pity. Though not as much as one as the designs you undoubtedly inflict on the world. On the subject of stories ... how is your butler these days?

[china_x_doll]

Though that is a lovely tea set on their website... perhaps I'll have a look into it.

Yuuta-kun is doing lovely, thank you. He's working hard and improving quite a bit~ ♥ I'm sure you're familiar with the merits of positive reinforcement~

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[awedprowess]

.... lovely.

I am glad to hear that. Did you, per chance, ever ask him more about this background?

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[seriousaura]

Since Mizuki is of little help, unsurprisingly, would you like me to contact my firm's antiquities dealer and see if they know of anything?

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[awedprowess]

I would appreciate that, Tezuka. My suspicion is the money did not stay long with this company; it is small and insignificant with no connection to firms in Tokyo. However, it must have gone somewhere from here.

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[seriousaura]

That is a god awful tea set. Why do people buy such atrocities? I've set my that still sounds weird dealer on it. Can you wait a few days?

By the way, you lost. To the elder Echizen. How?

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[awedprowess]

Mizuki appears to be considering putting in an offer. Yes, I can. Thank you, Tezuka.

Your own game was extremely close, was it not? The boy is not without talent.

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[veiledagenda]

And?

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[awedprowess]

It wasn't necessarily a complaint, Syuusuke. Will you join me for dinner on Sunday?

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[veiledagenda]

Perhaps.

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[awedprowess]

Then I remain hopeful of seeing you.

If there any chance you could inform Kikumaru-kun that you no longer need his enthusiastic protection? I cannot imagine he truly revels in being so obnoxious.