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Chapter 95 – The Future Path of the Ootori Group?

A few days after the annual dinner meeting of the Ootori Group’s Presidents’ Association, the “Hououkai,” I was at my great-grandfather’s detached residence.

There were two objectives.
One was to obtain formal permission to go to the United States.
The other was to consult on preparing the Ootori family and the Ootori Group for an imminent “crisis.”

I wondered which to bring up first, but since the trip to the U.S. had been discussed before and likely wouldn’t be an issue, I decided to start with the other.

“To prepare for a ‘crisis,’ huh. Is it really going to change that much? No, I’ve heard about Reiko’s dream, but I can’t imagine things heading for dark times that quickly. It’s only been ten years since the war ended.”

“But Dad, some of the mid-level Army officers are