Vol. 5 Chapter 6.3

Translated by SoundDestiny Edited by SoundDestiny

“『Hey, Papa. That girl, MISUZU, is really getting on my nerves.』”

“『I know. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it properly.』”

“『Take care of it… How?』”

“『She’s under that lousy agency, right? I’ll quickly pull her over to our side. If we tell her she can transfer to a major agency, she’ll definitely bite. For now, let’s have that incompetent manager of hers arrange a meeting, maybe tomorrow. If we offer to bring her over along with the manager, she’ll undoubtedly take the bait.』”

“『And if she doesn’t?』”

“『We’ll just pile up the incentives. A salary increase and a higher position for the manager. Movies, dramas, gravure shoots for MISUZU. If she wants, even a CD debut. We can stack it all up on paper as much as we want. Once we bind them with contracts, even if they want to break it later, there’s nothing they can do.』”

“『Hahaha, Papa, you’re so ruthless! But seriously, that woman really pisses me off. Acting like a rookie model and yet she gets the main role two times in a row while I’m stuck as the supporting character… Can you believe that? She should stick to doing small events at local pachinko parlours or supermarkets.』”

“『Well, at first, it might require some money to lure her in. We’ll use her and drain her resources, then dispose of her by recovering the investment we made. Of course, we won’t give her any jobs that would get in Akira’s way and any good opportunities that come to MISUZU could be redirected towards Akira.』”

“『Hehe, I love you so much, Papa!』”

“『Un,Un, Akira, I promise I’ll take you all the way to the top of the modeling world.』”

“…Well, that’s how it went, Debbie.””

“It’s me who’s getting pissed off!”

This takes place in a suite in a high-rise hotel that Kurosawa-san had reserved.

As soon as Lili’s live solo performance ended, Kurosawa-san furrowed his brow, slammed the table with force.

I had asked Lili to keep an eye on the president’s movements after today’s filming ended.

Of course, Kurosawa-san was convinced that Akira Mitsuki was undoubtedly the president’s lover.

I had thought that capturing their intimate moments on camera could be useful in various ways but unfortunately, that didn’t pan out. Apparently, the two of them returned to the agency after their liaison and then went home separately.

However, it wasn’t a complete loss.

It was a conversation inside a car on the way back to the agency. Right now, Lili is reenacting it.

At that moment, even though I didn’t say a word, it seems that Hikari Kiriya was also in the front passenger seat, so it’s safe to assume he’s involved too.

Honestly, I’m surprised.

Not because of the content of the conversation. It was just so exactly as Kanaya described it.

It just goes to show that they engage in such devious activities so casually in their daily lives.

I remember the day I first talked to Kanaya-san.

It was two days after rescuing Kurosawa-san from a ship bound for Southeast Asia and it was the day after I stormed the yakuza office and got detained by the police.

Among the women we rescued alongside Kurosawa-san, there was one who chose to stay in the 『room』, Kanaya Chihiro.

She was in her mid-twenties. Long black hair, sharp features. An outstanding figure with long limbs. Her initial impression was that of a capable career woman.

However, that impression changed to that of a mentally unstable person about two seconds later.

It’s about the time when I noticed faint pink lines resembling self-harm scars on her wrists, peeking out from the cuffs of her white blouse.

She entered the room with Lili, her graceful appearance tainted with undeniable anger and pleaded with me.

“…..I have a favour to ask.”

Her subsequent story was truly shocking.

It happened two years ago. Despite being a late bloomer at the age of twenty-three, she was starting to gain popularity as a gravure model and talent. A tempting offer came her way.

It was a recruitment from a major agency. The president himself visited her, showering her with flowery words and presenting irresistibly lucrative terms that left her salivating.

Naturally, she eagerly jumped at the opportunity.

There’s no way she wouldn’t be thrilled to be valued highly. Besides, she knew that compared to the younger models around her, her time as a model was limited.

“But…everything the president said was a lie. None of it came true.”

The story the president told her was about future plans and prospects, not a contractual agreement.

On the other hand, she herself was tightly bound by the contract.

The jobs that came her way were all gravitating towards risqué adult video shoots. Her exposure level kept increasing. Still, she endured, convincing herself that it was only temporary and silently completing her tasks.

But one day, she heard a certain rumour about herself.

“『Kanaya Chihiro is nothing but selfish. She only picks and chooses jobs and avoids gravure work. Akira Mitsuki diligently fills in the gaps left by her.』”

She couldn’t believe it.

It had been quite a while since she had received any decent mainstream magazine gravure work.

And on that same day, she personally appealed to the president.

She wanted to leave the agency as soon as possible.

But that was not possible.

He told her thatshe had invested one hundred million yen and she was expected to repay it in full.

Certainly, the contract did mention a penalty for early termination in the middle of the contract.

Of course, she didn’t have that kind of money.

“『However, I’m not a heartless person. If you can finish five more jobs, I might consider releasing you from the contract』”

The president said condescendingly.

The following week, she was taken to a pornographic film shoot.

By the time she realised and tried to escape, the filming had already begun.

It was a brutal gang rape scene involving a reluctant girl.

The promotional tagline upon release was 『Realistic Acting』

And that’s exactly what it was. Not acting.

After returning to her apartment, battered and torn, she impulsively attempted suicide but was unsuccessful.

The one who comforted her in such times was her junior model, Hikami Kirito.

He would console her gently, and in return, she repeatedly surrendered her body to him. They promised to get married. Kanaya became more and more dependent on him.

“『Just four more AV shoots and I’ll be free.』”

She accepted ridiculous stage names like 『Ai☆Mami』 with a tearful heart and ahegao expressions while making peace signs, believing that she would be happy with him.

She went on to film two more AVs.

However, she couldn’t endure it any longer.

Then, on the night she confided in Kanaya Chihiro that she was thinking of going to the police, she was abducted on the street and taken onto a ship bound for Southeast Asia.

My impression after hearing her story was──a terrible story. I couldn’t think of it any other way.

Well, I guess I’m just waiting for her sarcastic retort.

I glanced at Lili’s expression. She was floating around near the ceiling, seemingly oblivious to the conversation.

Honestly, I couldn’t quite grasp the intention. What did she want from me after telling me all of this?

“So…what is it that you’re asking from me?”

Upon asking this, Kanaya-san widened her eyes, twisted her cheeks, and declared;

“Akira Mitsuki, President Kurashima, Hikami Kirito, and also Manager Yasunochi Kiyoka…I want you to bring them down to hell.”

“I’m not a champion of justice, nor am I engaged in charity work. I rescued you all as a byproduct of helping Kurosawa-san. It was just a whim. There’s no obligation for me to fulfil such a request, right?”

“I’ll make sure I get you something in return. If you need money, I’ll do as many AV shoots as needed, even sell my body. And if you want to sleep with me, you can do as you please. If you tell me to die, I’ll gladly die.”

“…The moment you entered this room, I could do whatever I wanted with you, Kanaya-san. So, I have no reason to comply, right?”

“……”

Kanaya-san clenched her back teeth tightly.

“Hey, Lili, what do you think?”

While feigning disinterest, I deliberately turned the conversation to Lili.

In reality, I do feel sorry for her and would like to help her in some way but I can’t just go along with this devil’s intentions without understanding what she’s aiming for.

And it seems that stance was, indeed, the right one.

Lili nodded with satisfaction and spoke:

“As for Lili, if she offered as a sacrifice and granted her wish, that would be the correct way for a devil to handle it, Devi.”

“I’m not a devil.”

“Fufunn, let me share some insider info, Devi. I’ll tell you who Akira Mitsuki will be working with soon.”

“Who?”

“It’s Kurosawa-chan, Devi.”

“I see.”

It’s possible that Kurosawa-san might become the next victim.

Indeed, that’s more than enough reason for me to get involved.

However, I still can’t believe that Lili introduced me to Kanaya-san out of pure goodwill to help Kurosawa-san. There must be another reason behind it.

“Lili…it’s tiring to play this cat and mouse game. What’s your aim?”

When I asked that, Lili smiled and said.

“Ahaha, it’s not that big of a deal, Devi. I just thought that using an entertainment agency…might be a convenient stepping stone for what lies ahead, that’s all, Devi.”

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