In the
locker room after the closing of the store and after everyone had left.
The
room was dimly lit, with only a little morning sun shining in through a small
window.
I bit
my lip tightly.
After
all, I had fallen to fourth place.
First place
went to Mako, the bitch.
Damn...
don't you dare give me any extra motivation.
I
slammed the desk with my palm in frustration.
I'm in
trouble.
Summer
vacation was still a long time away, but there was only one day if I want to
settle the target. If I didn't stay in first place for the rest of the summer,
it would all be over.
My
relationship with my teacher would be exposed, and the dream of a happy family
that would have come true as soon as I graduated would disappear into thin air.
My
teacher is fired. I was expelled. With that, the two of us are forcibly
separated, with the world pointing fingers at us as we fall from the ranks of
the diligent school public morals committee.
「What
am I supposed to do...?」
I'm
stuck. I am stifled. It's as if I can't reach out and grab anything.
I just
want to throw everything away and run away from here.
I even
thought that I could live like this, working in a girls' bar, somewhere where I
didn't know anyone.
「Just
when I thought your return was delayed... What are you so upset about?」
The
next thing I knew, Cockroach maid was standing behind me.
「...You're
annoying」
「Are
you giving up already?」
「Because
there's nothing I can do about it! There are still almost thirty days of summer
vacation left! But I can't do this, no matter what I think!」
「Haa~...」
The
cockroach maid nodded with a look of disdain on her face.
「I
can't help it. I'll prepare a solution for Takata-sama, who is not as good as I
expected」
「A
solution?」
「Yes,
I've been ordered by the head maid to hire a bitch to handle Master's carnal
needs」
「What?」
「Didn't
you hear me? A bitch to take care of the sex. The pay is unbelievable. 10,000
yen per ejaculation. Master is immensely wealthy, so it's no wonder he can make
100,000 yen a night」
「Wait!
Wait a minute!? Master is... You mean, Fumio Kijima, right? You mean I'm
supposed to have sex with him?」
「Yes」
「No,
no! I don't want to!」
「Is
that so? Well, if the head maid finds out that the bitch I've prepared for the
sex is Takata-sama, she'll punish me severely, so it would be better if you
refuse」
「I
mean what finds out...? She'll immediately know who I am!」
「But,
don't you remember that the last time you talked to Master, the room was
completely dark? Master doesn't know what Takata-sama looks like now. Just act
like a dirty bitch and he won't even know you're here」
He
won't know it's me? As soon as I thought that, I felt my heart shake.
But
somehow I managed to hold my ground and shook my head.
「Anyway!
I refuse!」
「I
see. Well then... please feel free. Then please return to your room」
And
then Cockroach maid simply backed off and led me towards the commuter entrance.
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『Good
evening! Aramaki-san announces the time is nine o'clock at night, Jake! Let's
gather at the round table, Jake!』
「Hii!?」
Aramaki-san's
voice rang out so loudly that I jumped up on my bed.
（Oh...I
must have fallen asleep）
In the
morning, after finishing my hot sandwich, I fell asleep and woke up to find
curry and pork cutlet on the table.
After
eating it, I must have fallen asleep completely.
（I've
been up all night...）
It
couldn't be helped. Death march at the end of the project. I've been working
late at night for a while now.
Lying
in bed with nothing to do, it was obvious that I would fall asleep.
I
shook my sleepy head and woke up.
（Nine
o'clock at night...that means it's time to open the polls, right?）
When I
think of it as the time to decide who will be killed, it feels so unreal that
it's like something out of a movie or drama.
（...Terrible
sleeping habits）
I
quietly walk out of the room, holding my hair in my hands.
Apparently,
I was the last one to leave. Everyone except me was already sitting around the
round table.
The
seating is as you wish. That's what the handbook said, but everyone is sitting
in the same seat they were sitting in at the beginning.
The
seat next to mine was empty. The lady detective is gone.
When I
looked at the floor where she had fallen, I felt as if something cold had been
poured down my spine.
There might
still be the body of the detective under the floor.
When I
took my seat and looked around, I saw that everyone looked somewhat nervous.
Fumijima-san
was trembling and praying desperately to something, and Misuzu-chan was
watching him with a grin on her face.
「Haha,
Fumijima, it's finally time to say goodbye. Bye, bye」
「No,
please don't...」
Misuzu-chan
waved her hands in front of him, and Fumijima-san looked as if he was about to
start crying.
Aramaki-san
is on the monitor. With a zoomed-out image.
When
I sat down and everyone became quiet, she (?) cleared her throat, coughed a
little. And then--
『Oh, it
took five minutes for everyone to quiet down, Jake』
She
sounded like the principal at a morning assembly.
『Looks
like everyone voted, Jake. Even so... the results of the vote were pretty
amazing, Jake, everyone voted for the same person except for two people, Jake』
At
that moment, there was a sense of relief in the air. I guess everyone had a
pretty good idea of who the votes were for.
『It's
not funny, Jake. I'd like to see a little more tension, Jake』
As
Aramaki-san let out a sigh, the hard rocker let out an annoyed sigh.
「Shut
up. Seafood. Get on with it, ya jerk」
Then a
close-up of Aramaki-san appeared on the screen.
『It's
terrible, Jake! You're right, Aramaki-san is a bit of a jerk, Jake! But I'm not
a seafood and don't want to be one, Jake! The bug in my stomach just won't go
away, Jake!
And
then, just when I thought I'd seen the first image..
『Well,
speaking of bugs in the belly of salmon, they are Anisakis[1]!』
She
was giggling to herself.
Apparently,
it was a salmon joke.
Yeah,
I think that joke is too early for human beings.
After
a moment of silence, Aramaki-san went into a close-up again.
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『Speaking
of bugs in the belly of salmon, they are Anisakis!』
She
repeated again.
No,
it's not that I didn't understand what she meant.
Still
no one responded,
『Well,
the funny thing about that joke is that it's about stomach bugs and
parasites...』
She
started to explain her own joke, which was so painful that the new model with
the short cut said..
「Don't
explain your joke...」
And
she gave her advice. Maybe she's a little kinder than I thought.
Aramaki-san,
who had somehow managed to regain her composure, raised her voice a little and
shouted again.
『Then,
let's announce the results, Jake!』
With
a close-up of Aramaki-san in the background, the words "Results" appeared
on the screen in a flashy motion, with flame effects.
Next,
the words "Akira Mizuki – One Vote, Itsuki Kurashima - One Vote"
appeared on the screen.
「Who
is it! Who voted for me!」
「What!?」
Akira-chan
shouted, and the president gasped.
And
finally...
『Misuzu
9 votes』
With
these words, an explosion-like effect appeared on the screen.
「No...no
way...」
Misuzu-chan
stood up in a daze, her mouth half-open, and went rigid.
Next
to Misuzu-chan, Fumijima-san said, “I-I survived!” and jumped up from his
chair.
The
sound of everyone's exhaled breaths echoed in unison.
It was
me who voted for President Kurashima.
It was
probably Misuzu-chan who voted for Akira-chan.
The
fact that I that Misuzu-chan voted for Akira-chan after telling everyone to
vote for Fumijima-san may have been an attempt to discourage people from voting
for him in the next round.
「Why,
why...?」
There's
absolutely no explanation for it.
All I
could say was that it was the way it had to be.
「Oh,
you guys! How dare you!」
Misuzu-chan
shouted at the two new models.
And
the new models tucked their chins provocatively at her.
「Sorry,
Misuzu-neesan. I can't keep up with you anymore. I hope you die quickly」
「Aha!
I'm sorry, Misuzu-chan, but I've been hiding this from you for a long time... I
hated Misuzu-chan」
Misuzu-chan
backed away from the two who did not even try to hide their malice, bumping her
legs against the chair.
「N-no...
Uuuuuu...」
Then
Misuzu-chan shouted desperately at Aramaki-san on the monitor.
「Yes,
that's right! Mission! If I complete the mission, I'll be saved, right?」
『Indeed,
if you can complete it properly, you will be saved, Jake』
On the
screen, Aramaki-san nodded her head.
「What
do I have to do! I don't want to die! I-I'll do anything! I'll do anything!」
『Fufun,
well, then, let's announce your mission, Jake!』
Another
flashy effect.
And
the words on the screen...
『Live breeding
sex with ugly guys! Worldwide emergency live broadcast!』
Everyone's
eyes widened in astonishment.
Misuzu-chan
collapsed in a heap on the spot.
Without
paying attention to her condition, Aramaki-san continued her explanation
without hesitation.
『That
red door. On the other side of it is a bedroom with an internet connection,
Jake. And with that ugly guy there... Fumijima. You'll have sex with him, and
if he successfully impregnates you, you'll survive, Jake. Of course, the whole
thing will be broadcast live to the world on the Internet, Jake, and the URL
has been sent to all major media outlets, Jake』
「Y...
you're crazy」
Misuzu-chan
muttered in dismay, and Aramaki-san went up again.
And
then--
『Breeding
is the most important part of a salmon's life, Jake!』
And
then she said something incomprehensible from the perspective of the salmon.
(1) Anisakis
is a genus of parasitic nematodes that have life cycles involving fish and
marine mammals
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