Chapter 48 | Scum Landlord, Shinji Rushing to the Scene

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Dahlia was on her way to the Yurikamome station when she separated from Shinji.

She gets a line call from Rika, so she answers it.

“Hello?”

[Ah, um…dah, Dahlia. That… now… it’s okay, ah! It's okay if you're busy, yeah…if you're busy…]

It was easy to imagine Rika panicking on the other end of the phone.

She was probably anxious.

She was worried that Dahlia might be doing more than just going out with the man she loved.

“I’m fine. I just split up with Shin…Virgin-kun.”

[Oh, I see…]

Dahlia giggles as she is blatantly relieved, which is also adorable.

“Ehh? Maybe you thought I was going to a hotel or something with Virgin-kun?”

[Because… Dahlia is beautiful. Shin-chan is also a boy…I wonder if he’ll get into that kind of naughty mood.]

Rika said very anxiously.

[I’m sorry…]

“What are you apologizing for?”

“I know that Dalia is not the kind of person who would betray me. I’m sorry I got worried.”

Dahlia thinks that this girl is always full of light.

“It’s all right. I won’t betray you.”

[I see…yeah. That’s right.]

The difference between Rika and myself is that she never considered the possibility that I was lying here.

She is a pure, innocent soul who has never been betrayed by others.

…Unlike myself.

Truly, she and Shinji are a perfect match.

“I’m sorry, Rikatan, I’ve made you uneasy by having Virgin-kun accompany me on my selfishness.”

[No, don’t worry about it. It’s your choice. Well, the reason I’m worried is because… well, I’m still inexperienced about this.]

The Yurikamome station was approaching.

It’s time to let her know of my resolve.

“Rikatan, don’t worry. I won’t see Virgin-kun alone anymore, and I won’t make you uneasy again.”

Dahlia wanted to say goodbye to Rika.

But if she said it honestly and directly, Rika would surely sense it.

[Dahlia…?]

Rika seems to be a little suspicious.

I tried to act cheerful.

“From now on! I mean that the three of us should go out together!

[Oh…that kind of thing…]

She breathed a sigh of relief on the other end of the phone.

It seems that she was able to fool him.

[I’d like to go on a trip with the three of us next time. I’d like to take a trip with the three of us next time. Maybe in Atami!]

“That’s a very good choice.”

[It’s a good idea. Let’s go to a hot spring and relax with just the three of us. We can watch a movie or something until late at night.]

Ah, what a fun sight!

What a happy scene.

How happy would I be if there was a future like that?

“Let’s go there someday.”

[Yes, let’s go there someday.]

Dahlia lightly greets her and hangs up the phone.

“…Bye, Rika-tan. Shin-chan.…I loved you.”

Dalia blocks Rika and Shinji.

She also blocked their phone calls.

“This is really the end of it. See you later.”

Dahlia gets on the Yurikamome line.

While on the train, she sends a line to her landlord.

“…….”

Dahlia burst into tears as she gazed at the setting sun. 

After getting off the Yurikamome line, Dahlia did some shopping and headed to her apartment.

On the first floor of her apartment, she went to her landlord.

”Excuse me…”

Dahlia takes off her boots and walks down the hallway.

Sitting smack dab on the living room couch was a fat, creepy old man who looked like a toad.

“Oh…landlord…”

“Dahlia…you’re a little slow. Come on, did you get it?”

I nodded and handed him the bag I was holding.

Inside are several cans of beer.

Dahlia, who is underage, bought them on her way home.

Dahlia is the same age as Shinji, but she is more mature, so he has her buy them at a nearby supermarket.

“Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, this is sparkling wine, isn’t it!”

With a vein on his forehead, the landlord throws the can at Dahlia.

The can was on the verge of being drunk, and the contents splashed onto Dahlia’s forehead.

The can hit Dahlia on the forehead, causing a shallow cut on her forehead.

“…What’s the difference?”

“I told you to buy beer! Don’t you know the difference between sparkling wine and beer?”

There was no way she could understand.

Dalia is a minor.

“No matter how much nutrition you receive, it all goes in those vulgar breasts, so I think you should learn some common sense, don't you?”

“I’m sorry.”

“Hmmm! Oh well. Wipe up the spill. And since you’re the one who made a mistake, I won’t pay you.”

…You never pay me once when you blame me.

Dahlia swallowed hard.

She gets a kitchen cloth and wipes the wet floor.

Meanwhile, the landlord was slouched on the sofa, making a phone call.

“Yes, yes, this is the Momoiro Delivery Service.”

The “Momoiro Delivery Service” is a side business that the landlord is running.

In short, it is a delivery service.

“You’ve asked for Dahlia? Thank you very much. Yes! Yes, is it time? Yes, it is.”

While the landlord is on the phone, Dahlia is feeling gloomy.

But…she is here today with determination.

“Yes, yes. Well then… Hey, Dahlia. I’ve got work to do. I’ve got a client. I’ll be with you for half a day.”‘

Work. This guy always makes me do all kinds of things under the guise of work.

Enko, Pros*****ion, and more.

With her good looks and a body that drives men crazy, the landlords exchange her for money.

And since most of the money has been taken out of her pocket, she is left with very little money.

Hence, in addition to her work for the landlord, she also works part-time at a coffee shop.

“…”

“What’s wrong?”

…but that life is over for today.

I need to talk to you. About what I just… called you before.

I told the landlord in advance.

“Ah? Is that what you meant when you said you wanted to quit your job? You’re kidding, right?”

“…I’m not joking.”

Dahlia straightens her back and bows her head deeply.

“Please. Please let me… stop working today.”

“How are you going to live without a job? What about school?”

“I’m quitting school. I’m leaving this town and looking for a place to work somewhere in the countryside. So… this is my last job… Kyaah!”

The landlord pulled Dahlia’s hair.

“Hey… don’t get carried away, kid…”

A look of anger appeared on the landlord’s face.

“Who do you owe to be able to go to school? Who do you owe to be able to live in a room with a roof? Huh? Tell me?”

My hair was pulled very hard.

“I, It's you…”

“That’s right! I’m the one who’s taking care of you, instead of your mother who left you for another man and left her child! I’m the one taking care of everything!”

…Dahlia has a dark side that she has not confided in either Shinji or Rika.

She has no father.

Her parents divorced when she was in elementary school.

The cause was her mother’s infidelity.

Her mother had always been a playful person, moving from one man to another.

Dalia was her father’s child, but he rejected her because he never knew whose child she was.

Her mother, of course, had no love for Dahlia.

She was completely neglected following her divorce from her father.

“Instead of your shitty mother who doesn’t pay the rent! I’m the one letting you live here! Have you forgotten that I’m your owner!?”

“I have not forgotten…”

What was demanded in exchange for rent was Dahlia’s young body.

She was in the upper grades of elementary school.

From that time on, Dahlia was already well-developed.

The landlord, who had been eyeing her for some time, forced her into a relationship with him, saying he would exempt her from paying rent if she would let him do it.

As a result, Dahlia was almost ra**d.

“I gave you a lot of work after that. I did! I kept you alive! I kept you alive, didn’t I?”

That’s right.

The landlord was not only in charge of the condominium business but also had a background in that kind of underhanded business.

He used Dahlia as a tool to make money.

He would let her play with men, have s*x with men, and get money from them.

With that money, she went to school.

…It wasn’t that she wanted to be an encore or anything like that.

This man was the source of all this.

“I’ve been through this before. But, hey, have you forgotten about it already?”

He smiles a wacky smile and says triumphantly.

He operates his phone.

The video contained pictures and videos of Dahlia, a minor, being held by other men.

“What the hell is wrong with you after all this stuff is out there? It must be hard to live! If you leave, I’ll spread it all over the Internet, without a sensor!”

“Don’t… don’t…”

If you leak something like that on the Internet…

I really don’t have a face to show to Rika and Shinji anymore.

He snorted and slammed Dahlia to the ground as hard as he could.

“Then just be quiet and do as I say. You’re my meat slave. I’ll use you for the rest of your life.”

The landlord crouched down beside her and stopped with his tongue on her cheek.

“Let me have a shot before I go to work. I know you haven’t paid your rent yet.”

“………….”

The landlord undresses her.

The other side takes off his pants and looks ready to go.

Dahlia is staring at the ceiling with depressed eyes.

…I had already given up.

Yes, after all, I am a night dweller.

No matter how much I wish for light, I cannot live under the morning sun.

—It’s okay to depend on me.

—It’s okay to be spoiled.

At the end of the date, Shinji had said.

Those words, if… if I can believe them…

“Help me.”

“Huh?”

“Help me, Shinji-kun…”

That’s when it happened.

Then, there was a strong sound from the front door!

“What the…?”

The landlord was surprised, but a group of men dressed in black entered the room.

“Who are you?”

“Domo, something’s suspicious. What is it?”

A large man, looking like the Terminator, replies nonchalantly.

“Don’t be ridiculous…! You’re trespassing…BUBBE!”

The man punches the landlord hard on the cheek.

“You’re the one who’s playing around. What the hell did you do to a beautiful girl? A beautiful girl is a treasure of Japan, isn’t she?

The man looks down at the landlord, who is knocked unconscious by the blow.

Dahlia watches their exchange in shock.

“Dahlia!”

“Shinji-kun!”

The person I least wanted to see right now rushed into the room.

“No…! Don’t look at me…!”

I was about to be raped by a man.

I was half naked. And the creepy old man passed out with the lower half of his body exposed.

I don’t want the man I love to see me in this filthy state of my true nature…

I’m sure he’ll be disgusted…

But…Shinji walks up to her and puts his coat on.

Then, he hugs her gently.

“I’m sorry I’m late. You were scared, weren’t you?”

At that moment, Dahlia burst into tears.

Instead of hating herself, she called out kindly to me.

She was happy that he had rushed to her.

She was happy that he had been as kind to her as ever.

“Ugh…ohhhhhh… Shinji-kun! Ughhhhhhhhhh!”

She sobbed like a child in Shinji’s chest.

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