Chapter 220 – Council of Genrō?

(Saionji Kinmochi, 82. Takahashi Korekiyo, 77. Hara Takashi, 75. Tanaka Giichi, 67. Inukai Tsuyoshi, 76. Kato Takaaki, 71. If Great-Grandfather were still alive, he would be 79 this year, so yes, they really are all from about the same generation.)

While my grandfather, still a mere youngster at sixty, begins speaking as the host, I sit quietly next to them and try once again to grasp the situation.

(I mean, aside from Takahashi-sama, they’ve all served as Prime Minister. Thinking about it now, it’s amazing they all agreed to come. Really, I can’t thank my Great-Grandfather enough.)

As I remain silent, the conversation among the elderly men continues for a while.

(Tanaka Giichi really aged fast after his heart trouble. He’s the youngest here, yet he looks the same age as the others, or even older. Still, he seems like a good person.