LIGHTNOVELONLINE Ch 98 – 03 June, Conversation with Utaha
And now, when it was time for dinner, Kouta went to a sushi place. He felt like he craved sushi. Since he never had one after he got his previous memories. The last time he got sushi was a long time ago, too, when his family was still alive.
Kouta couldn’t believe that he hadn't eaten sushi for a long time. He wasn’t alone either, Utaha followed Kouta after the two of them split up with the others. After all, they still needed to have an important conversation.
While Utaha looked tired from lack of sleep and spent time in hot weather in open space. Kouta was a bit energetic, as if he couldn’t wait any longer.
Kouta enjoyed his dinner. In his previous world. He only tried it several times. It may not be expensive or made by a dedicated sushi chef. Still, it feels much more delicious than the sushi he tasted in his previous world.
Utaha could see how Kouta enjoyed his time. That made her feel stupid that to stress about their situation. In the end, she followed Kouta and enjoyed eating her dinner.
It wasn’t long before they finished eating. Kouta took a sip of green tea to appease the taste of the food he just ate. He relaxed for a moment, before looking at Utaha.
"So what happened yesterday? I’m worried since you never came back." Kouta asked Utaha even though Kouta may have sounded like he was trying to show his worries, but his face showed otherwise.
Which, of course, Utaha became annoyed and replied, "Well… I’m just…" She wanted to tell him about what she heard when Kouta did it with Eriri.
But Utaha had mixed feelings, not only from embarrassment, but guilt too. Either way, she felt like she did something wrong yesterday, but she felt like she needed to do something about what Kouta did to Eriri. From what she heard, it sounded like Kouta had forced her after all.
"Anyway, it's because I heard something unbelievable."
"Hm~~ What's that?"
"Rather than unbelievable, it was such an awful thing. I heard that you blackmailed Eriri so you could have your way with her." Utaha looked into Kouta’s eyes when she said that, and to her surprise, he didn’t flinch at all.
"How can you do something like that!?" She added more words as her eyes twitched involuntarily.
"Blackmail… Huh. That’s true." Kouta responded with a smile without even arguing with Utaha. It was such a weird confidence.
"So what I’m hearing is true. How can you do that…"
"Well, what do you think? I can make her drawings for this project. Well, of course, I’m using anything to make her join. Since without her, I don’t think you will join this project of mine." Kouta answered with a small shake of his shoulders, as if to emphasize his feelings.
"And just like you might now… I don’t really have anything. Which is why I will do anything to get what I want. I want this project to be successful, and I know you and Eriri are on the team. This project will be successful."
"I understand that, but it isn't… isn't doing that was too far…" Utaha felt emotion from Kouta’s words. A powerful one, that make she shrieked a bit.
"Hm… about what?" Kouta tried to act like he did nothing wrong. He sipped his green tea as if waiting for Utaha to say another word.
"Of course, it’s about doing that stuff…" Utaha glared at Kouta with a piercing look.
"Ah. Well, of course, I’m a healthy guy who really lives alone. After all, there are times when I need to let go of my desire.And I have a cute and beautiful girl that may listen to me when she is near me. Of course, I will do it. And it’s not like you can do anything about it." Kouta replied to Utaha's question with a look that seemed natural.
"What are you saying! Of course, I can…:"
"What? Are you going to call the police?"
"Yes!!"
"Really… Hahaha…"
Utaha was surprised when Kouta laughed when she told him that she would call the police. Also, Kouta laughed a bit out loud and held his stomach as if he didn’t care to offend her, or he might be convinced that she wouldn’t ever call the police.
"Hahaha, well… there’s no way you call the police or anything like that. Since you don’t have any proof. Also, even you call the police… I won't lose anything… I may go to jail, but if I go there. It may be a good place for me. But it’s different from Eriri. She will lose much more…" Kouta put his hand on the chair and rested his cheek on his palm. Gave Utaha a devilish smile while continuing his speech.
"I mean. I will spread all of her pictures and videos on the internet. So not only, her reputation but also her life may be ruined. People may think she is a poor victim or masturbating in her video. I don’t care. But what about her… she did many things to protect her secret and lost many things only for you to destroy her hard work. Do you think she will be happy?"
"That’s…" Utaha was speechless to hear what Kouta said. It was, of course, such bullsh*t, but at the same time, there was some truth to it. Utaha needed to talk to or convince Eriri to report this bastard. "It’s still wrong. And Eriri may have known about it. She's just afraid since she’s alone…"
"In the end, this is an awful thing to do."
"Really…?"
"Yes."
"Hm… that’s kind of rich coming from you." Kouta laughed a bit when he said that. A made fun grinning planted on his face. He stared at Utaha with an amusing look.
"What… are you saying?" Utaha got carried away by the situation and said many things that were more hot-blooded than she usually was. It was something that made her nervous about talking in the first place. Since Kouta never brought that moment, which made Utaha feel safe and slipped on her mind.
But when Kouta said those words, Utaha felt nervous immediately.
"You may think that you are cleaning very well. But in the end, you do it in such a fast and hasty way. There is still some stain left." Kouta smiled teasingly at Utaha, who was immediately flustered by his words. As her face reddened in shame.
"Also, it is such a dangerous thing to do something like this in other people's houses. Because you don't know anything there." Kouta said that he took a different kind of camera from his bag. It wasn’t the camera he used at the cosplay event, rather than a camera, it was a video recorder.
Of course, Kouta didn’t forget to start playing a video he prepared. A video he captured yesterday… It was a very clear video of Utaha masturbating.
"...that’s… that’s…" Utaha couldn’t believe what she saw. She saw a video of herself masturbating.
"Well, how could you say something like that? When you’re doing something like this while peeking, what do I and Eriri do?"
"Ugh…"
"That’s why. No matter what you’re saying, don't have any weight for me."
"Ugh… so what do you want?" Utaha never expected Kouta would do something like this and glared at him really hard.
"Well, you’re saying that what I am doing is awful, right? Of course, it’s awful, but do you see Eriri, right? Do you think I’m doing such a really awful thing?"
"What…"
Utaha, of course, wanted to say 'are you stupid' and similar stuff, but she couldn’t. As she remembered how debauchery Eriri’s face was.
"Anyway, you wanted to know what I want, right? It’s easy… You want to help her, right?"
"Huh… S—so what… That has nothing to do with me. I’m not even that close with her… What happens to her has no impact on me what so—ever"
Utaha felt like she needed to make a strong statement, but of course Kouta didn’t care and continued his words.
"Really… Well, If that's the case I will tell you what I want… You don’t have to think about it if you don’t care. Just call the police. But you can answer me tomorrow if you care. I can’t stop doing what I did to Eriri, and of course your video shouldn't spread around."
"What is that?"
"Well, what I want is for you to take Eriri’s place." Kouta told Utaha what he wanted with an annoying grin and smiled as if he already anticipated this and that may be Utaha’s answer.
"I will wait for the answer…"