#ryo-ya

RYO-YA: (laughing) Kuon...Inorin...It's okay now, as long as we have this. We've always been caged birds. To pay off the huge debt left by our parents, we'll become HIMMEL's hosts. Our days as Traumerei slaves with nowhere to escape will be over. As long as I have you...

[skip]

RYO-YA: Hey, Fräulein, I finally met you. Yes, I see you every day, but it's still not enough. That's what love is. It looks like I couldn't wait to see you, especially tonight. I'm sorry, Fräulein. I'm really tired. It's okay, but I guess I let my guard down in front of you. It's not a big deal. I didn't get much sleep last night, so I'm sorry. I can't say anything right now, but I'll tell Fräulein when everything is over, so just a little longer. Thank you, Fräulein. When I want to escape from this darkness, I always think of your smile. Don't get me wrong, I care deeply about HIMMEL and Fräulein. I want to be free from invisible chains. This is the only way I can say it right now, but do you get it? Fräulein, Kuon, and Inorin are too pure, so I have to protect them. They're both precious older brothers and younger brothers, and you're more important than life itself. I love you. I'll always be by your side. We'll be friends forever. Even when we die, we'll be together. Fräulein. I'll be with you for as long as I want, even if it's just a minute or a second. [kiss]

[skip]

Kuon: [sigh]

RYO-YA: Kuon. I'm not being followed.

Kuon: Mm...that's good. So talk to me.

RYO-YA: Look at this.

Kuon: Documents? [gasp] RYO-YA, what is this?

RYO-YA: It's evidence of a backroom deal between Traumerei and the mafia. It's in exchange for his complicity in the casino plan and the destruction of host clubs. A contract to get a big price for the people.

Kuon: Maybe these guys were behind the poaching and crushing of host clubs that is now popular all over Miserand. Even if the poaching reaches the hosts of Traumerei, the higher-ups will turn a blind eye.

RYO-YA: The reason? In return, if a casino is built on the real estate owned by Traumerei, they will continue to pay a huge success fee and a portion of the sales as an advance fee.

Kuon: I see, that's why Vendetta was also exfiltrated. So what about the actual documents?

RYO-YA: It's hidden in a place where we can't find it, so we have to be careful from here on. How about handing it over to Campanella? If Campanella moves and Traumerei is weakened, we'll be free.

Kuon: That's amazing, RYO-YA, but how did you get something like this?

RYO-YA: There's a collaborator inside Traumerei. He was a former member of my father's group. After the group disbanded, he pretended to have defected to Ajira-san and was looking for an opportunity to rescue us. I received a call from him.

???: Hey, hey, what are you two hosts from HIMMEL doing?

Kuon: Hmm...

???: I'm just a scout passing by! My name is Tetsu. I have a message from Mr. Oilal.

Kuon: Yo.

Tetsu: "Erase what you brought out. Yes, something important was stolen and I'm really angry." I hope the culprit is found. If you stole it, I might hunt you down, beat you, or even kill you, but don't worry, the big guys in Traumerei don't seem to know who stole it yet, but I've been watching you guys a lot, so I noticed it, RYO-YA-kun.

RYO-YA: What are you trying to say?

Tetsu: What's that? You're a scout for your club, aren't you? I just want to have fun and make money. It looks like HIMMEL's cute boy isn't with us right now.

RYO-YA: What, Inorin? If you mess with him, I won't leave you alone.

Tetsu: [laughs] I just heard that you're a very honest and nice guy, so I thought we'd like to get to know each other. I'll talk about that later. I'm done with my errands, so I'm heading home. Bye-bye, Pooh~.

RYO-YA: That's not good.

Kuon: RYO-YA, back then, it seemed like they knew we had the documents. I wonder what they're planning.

Inorin: Kuo-san, RYO-san~!

RYO-YA: Inorin...

Inorin: Both of you didn't return when I sent Fräulein, so what's going on?

Kuon: Nothing special.

Inorin: RYO-san?

RYO-YA: Don't worry about things that aren't there.

Inorin: Oh...Okay! Is it time to go back to the club? Let's go. It's lonely without you two.