Chapter 17

The Ga-den estate, one year earlier…

Jerry in a guest house; I'm sorry, come again.

Kagura; It's as I said, when there's a male leader, they would usually have women from the 5 main families bare them children, that is how the pillars where originally formed after all.

Jerry; wait, but doesn't that mean they would be banging their cousins?

Kagura; that's why I would not advise it. The practice was abolished. However, since you don't have a drop of Ga-den in you, it should work. 

Jerry; tell me this, Lisa, was she?

Kagura; Lisa's mother was a maid, you see, his proper wife died without baring any children, and during his mourning period, she cared and looked after him and that was when she won him over.

Jerry; I see.

Kagura; Lisa's mother endured a lot of criticism because of it, and is the most resented woman in our history, she was so frustrated and would often take her anger out on Lisa.

Jerry; ok, where is shy now?

Kagura; she went missing 2 years ago. She's probably in hiding. 

Jerry; and she left Lisa behind to fend for herself.

Kagura; to be honest, a life of luxury would be much better than a life on the run for Lisa anyway.

Jerry; anyway, back to the matter on hand. 

Kagura; yes, because you have no Ga-den blood in you, all the young women in the main families want to bare your child, so you might get approached several young women about it.

Jerry; I see. I presume this is all about power isn't it.

Kagura; it always is in these situations, it's all just one struggle for power.

Jerry; *why did this have to happen 6 months after Lisa left*

A few hours later at the ballroom…

Jerry; I appreciate the effort, but please, don't make fake reasons to make someone feel sorry for you. Guys hate being lied to by the way.

?; ok, I understand.

After she left…

Jerry; *sigh* that's like the 50th girl I turned down today, I really wish they would stop trying to take advantage of me with fake situations, lies and acts. Seriously! I can feel what they do anyway! Man, nite sure has its perks especially now.

Then Jerry went back home to find a girl dressed in light blue, looked underweight but had a beautiful face at his door.

Jerry; can I help you?

?; I, I, just… want to… ask. 

…

CAN I PLEASE BARE YOUR CHILD!

Jerry; hey, hey, calm down, don't make a scene.

?; I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, please forgive me!

Jerry; hay calm down, somethings wrong isn't there? Come inside.

So Jerry told the girl to sit down in the living room, while he cooked her a meal, she insisted he shouldn't, after all, he was leader, but he did so anyway. And then gave the food to her.

Jerry; how does it taste?

?; It tastes divine.

[btw; she shed tears as she said this]

?; my name is Elisabeth.

Jerry; I see, I sense something's bothering you, mind telling me what it is.

Elisabeth; I come from the 2nd family line, Yuzawa's family line.

[Added context; the founder of the Ga-den clan, aside from his 1st wife, had children with 5 other women, and that was how the pillars we're formed. The current order is as follows;

Uzumaki's; 1st

Yuzawa's; 2nd 

Kurotsuchi's; 3rd 

Akimichi's; 4th 

Darui's; 5th 

Btw; these are just the names of the Current pillars and what branch they belong to, to avoid confusion.]

The second family line, is hell on earth, especially for women, if you don't have skill, talent or status, you're immediately thrown out, discarded like the trash they see you as. That's how my life was, I was born with nothing, neither of my parents acknowledge me as their own. And all my siblings treated me even lower, all I was good for where chores and cooking. However, no matter how much I tried, it was never enough.

Elisabeth's mom; this tea is disgusting; camel piss would be more refined that this.

Elisabeth; I'm sorry I'll try again.

Elisabeth's mom; no. you've already wasted enough ingredients, each one worth 10 times more than you. Now go inside and clean my room, I need to see my face on the floor next time.

Elisabeth; anything I ate, I made. However, it was only leftovers that I cooked, if I tried making food for myself, I was beaten, harshly. 

Jerry; so the reason you came to me was because you wanted to get you luck turned around?

Elisabeth; no, my siblings, washed and dressed me us as a joke knowing full well I'd be rejected, but I went through with it regardless. After all, I couldn't refuse.

Jerry; I see. *something's off, I don't detect any lies, except the part about her name but at the same time, something feels off, I think she's hiding something, there's this feeling of malice coming off her, she must resent her family because of it. I understand*

Jerry; rest a bit, you're coming with me.

Later that evening, in a local restaurant in the estate.

Jerry; do you want anything? 

Elisabeth; …

Jerry; I see. 

Echiro!

Echiro; yes, lord.

Jerry; bring 2 specials. Extra juicy.

Echiro; alright.

Here you are lord. On the house as usual.

Jerry; thank you my good man.

Jerry to Elisabeth; dig in. 

And so she ate it. She then thanked Jerry for the meal. And as they made their way onto the guest house…

Jerry; hey, there's something going on over there.

After Jerry said that, someone wearing a black mask ran toward a woman with a knife in hand.

Jerry to Elisabeth; I'll take care of this, huh, where are you?

When Jerry turned his head, he saw the stabber had been impaled by his own knife, and Elisabeth was holding it. People then watched in awe.

Elisabeth to Jerry; I'm sorry to have been keeping this from you, I'll explain back at the house.

One hour later…

Jerry; I see, so you trained in assassination to take out your family should the need arise.

Elisabeth; only as a last resort.

Jerry; but what kept you from going through with it?

Elisabeth; …I …I guess I can't stand the thought of killing my family. No matter how many times I've trained and thought of it, I just couldn't go through.

So I've just been waiting for the point where I would snap.

Jerry; I understand. *that's still not what she's hiding though, part of it yes, but something's missing*

I have one last question, if I were to tell you no, what would you do then? Would you go back to your family, and continue all as usual? Would you run away far away from this place and never return? I can easily have arrangements for that. so tell me. 

Elisabeth; the truth is a little embarrassing but, I wouldn't give up on you just yet.

Jerry; why.

Elisabeth; it's because, because, because…

I… I like you.

I have for a while now. In fact, that was the main reason I went through with my sibling's scheme.

Jerry; *that's it, that's what she was hiding. *

I see, it's all clear now.

Elisabeth; please, send me away. I'll live my life quietly far away from here, and I'll never come back, but I promise, I'll be forever in your debt Leader.

Jerry then came close and asked her,

Are you still interested, in baring my child?

Elisabeth; *confused*

Jerry; I've been thinking, and yeah, I would gladly have someone like you bare my child.

Elisabeth; do you mean?

Jerry; yes.

I'll take you to a fertility clinic, I know some people who can hook us up.

Elisabeth; oh, I see. Thank you so much.

[ouch, someone got cock blocked]

But what do I do then.

Jerry; listen, you are the bearer of my child, that means no one will touch you. I'll make sure you're protected for as long as you live. You'll have your own private property, and will no longer have to worry about food or any other essentials.

Elisabeth then began to shed tears.

Jerry; hey, hey, don't cry. I said you're baring my child didn't I?

Elisabeth; I'm sorry, it's just that I'm a little greedy.

She then leaned and kissed him.

Elisabeth; I'M SORRY OK… I JUST COULDN'T HOLD MYSELF…

Jerry; it's alright, I've realized my heart is already with someone else and nothing and no one can change that.

Elisabeth; but, lady Lisa?

Jerry; I called her this morning to tell her everything, she said she was fine as long as she was the only one in my heart. I guess she's so used to having the clan dictate her life she never became selfish. 

Elisabeth; so can I?

Jerry; kiss me as much as you like, it won't move me a bit.

[Jerry was mentally castrated at this moment, turns out nite can do this as well]

Elisabeth then hugged Jerry and continued to kiss him, however, he didn't kiss her back.

The next day…

Kagura to Elisabeth; here you are madam, this will be your new home.

Jerry; I hope you enjoy it.

Elisabeth; also, my real name, is Iris.

Jerry; alright then, Iris.

Iris then smiled for the 1st time in her life. And with one last hug and kiss said,

Thank you for everything Jerry.

EOC