I am the Entertainment Tycoon



East Garden, Ancient Yamada Manor, Sakura City.

As the place was enormous, therefore it was natural to have more than one garden in the manor. The East Garden in particular differed from the others with its golden, purple, and black flowers and Sakura trees. 

Hazel designed this garden in honor of her husband and daughters.

Purple came from the Ezume, Ayia, and Kaori hair colors.

Golden came from her own hair color.

And Black from Shizuka's hair color.

She especially ordered black, golden, and purple sakura trees to plant in the garden.

It was her favorite place in the manor, and the same happened with the others. They could feel Hazel's feelings when they were in this garden.

That's why this was the place they chose to have tea when they finished their lunch with the rest of the family.

Ezume and Hazel wanted some time alone with their daughters, so they decided to have tea in the East Garden. The three girls didn't even hesitate when their parents proposed to it.

The five of them were drinking the delicious tea that Alfred had just served as they sat in the middle of the garden.

"How're things going on Elffire City?" Hazel asked as her golden eyes stared at Ayia and Shizuka.

The two girls stopped their hands, which were holding the teacups when they heard that question. They were already holding this question, but their mom's eyes made them a little nervous.

Ezume and Kaori looked at them as well as they waited for their answer.

Even though they all knew that the two of them were living in Elffire City and working in a restaurant. They did not know the details.

Ayia took a deep breath before smiling happily, "Amazing! I don't know about Shizu-chan, but I feel like I found the place I can live for the rest of my life." Her smile was brilliant and filled with happiness.

Hazel, Ezume, and Kaori had shocked faces when they heard that.

They all watched Ayia growing up, so they knew how much Ayia valued her freedom to attach herself to a place.

She had the same adventurous spirit as her mother.

Even though they knew her passion for cooking, they still thought that the job in the restaurant was just a temporary thing for her before she moved on.

With this, we can imagine their shock to hear that she got so attached to a place she lived for less than a year.

When she finished college and was finally free from family obligations, they all imagined that she would go crazy and travel the world.

This was completely different from what they imagined.

Her eyes shone as she continued, "Don't get me wrong. I still want to explore the wonders of the world. But now I feel like I found the place where I can crave to return to. No matter where I am in the world, I will always come back there in the end." Her smile was filled with happiness as she said, "There I found the work of my dreams where I can practice my passion for cooking. I love so much working in that restaurant. Even if we work until we get exhausted every day, I feel so realized after every serving. There I found friends that I want to bring with me for the rest of my life. They don't care how rich or noble I am, they care only for my person. There I found something that I didn't even know I was looking for. I found a place to be happy."

Her heartfelt words shocked and made them emotional.

Shizuka nodded and opened a wide smile as her red eyes shone, "I feel the same as Ayia-chan. You guys all know that I'm a quiet and reserved person. I never had many friends other than Ayia-chan and the family. But there, I found friends that accept me the way I am. I also found there the passion for cooking I was searching for. I even managed to work as Head Chef some nights in the restaurant! I felt so alive doing that! Our life there is so exciting, there is always something interesting happening and I find it exhilarating." Shizuka finished with sparkling eyes and she and Ayia looked at each other and smiled.

Hazel looked at her two daughters who shared a laugh together with a loving smile.

She took hold of their hands and said with a motherly voice, "I'm so happy that you found a place like that. I have a place like that as well when I go on my adventures. I can't express my happiness to see you two so happy."

Ezume looked at his daughters with a thoughtful look, he was curious to know why the details of their lives. But he could not help but smile when he saw the two of them so happy.

"It seems like I'll have to visit Elffire City soon. I'm curious to see why you like it there this much." Kaori said with a mischievous smile.

Ayia and Shizuka were surprised when they heard that, but they still replied with a teasing smile. They knew that Kaori just wanted to know the gossip, but they did not care. They would tell her everything someday anyways.

"You're more than welcome, nee-chan." Ayia smiled.

"How's Theo doing?" Ezume asked abruptly.

Ayia almost gave away when she heard the sudden question, but she managed to hold off the emotions from her face.

If she started to act like a lovestruck girl as soon as they mentioned Theo, they would instantly get the clue that something was happening between her and Theo.

"Theo's doing great as always. He is such a great cook, Shizu-chan and I managed to learn so much from him. I feel like my skills increased tremendously under his guidance." Ayia replied as she desperately tried to hold off her emotions, but her smile still shone with happiness when she talked about him.

Fortunately, her efforts were fruitful as they did not notice anything amiss.

"He sent some gifts for mom, dad, and grandpa when he heard that I was coming to Sakura City to spend New Year with you guys." Ayia added.

"Oh, really? Such a thoughtful child." Hazel smiled.

"The gifts are in our luggage. Let me ask Alfred to bring it here." Shizuka commented before asking Alfred, who was near them to bring the gifts.

"How's the restaurant then?" Ezume asked as he resumed drinking his tea.

"It's becoming famous all over the city. It has already become the most famous restaurant in town excluding the two Aether-starred restaurants from there. We have full-house every day." Ayia replied with a proud tone of voice.

They could hear from her reply that she felt genuinely proud of this achievement.

"Talking about this Theo. I heard you two are going on a vacation trip with him?" Kaori asked as she looked at them with narrowed eyes.