Chapter 349 – The 1934 Phoenix Society

It was a Sunday in the middle of April, and once again the annual Ootori Group executives’ meeting, the “Phoenix Society,” had arrived. It was the Ootori clan’s grand festival, where the presidents, executives, and other important figures belonging to the Ootori Group all gathered under one roof.

 

I think it was supposed to happen this spring, but there was still no sign whatsoever of the Teijin Incident. Since Suzuki had been involved in that affair, this was excellent news for me as well.

 

And just as in previous years, my public role at this year’s executives’ meeting was to serve as the representative of Count Ootori Kiichiro, head of the Ootori Count family, which owned the Ootori Group.

 

It sounded rather odd for a child to act as a representative, but I had been doing it since 1930, Showa 5, so this was