The lights of the night were illusory and glamorous, ultimately giving the city more ethereal hope than it had during the day. Streetlights gradually lit up along the roads, red, green, yellow... a dazzling array of colors that adorned Jinghong City beautifully.
Pedestrians came and went in a bustling stream... Though night had fallen, many people's lives were only just beginning. They browsed shops or took leisurely walks, and laughter filled every corner. The scene was brimming with festivity, carrying more of life's warmth than the daytime.
Rita looked at the three thoroughly drunk young men before her and understood that they had drunk far too much. From the outside... they all appeared to be employees of legitimate companies. If they had been sober, they absolutely would not have done something like this. After all, they were not delinquent youths, nor were they members of gangs or yakuza organizations.
As official employees, they had far more rules binding them than those people. Unless they no longer wanted their jobs, they would not do something like this.
Even if they wanted to, they could only think about it... They had to suppress such thoughts rather than actually act on them. After all, the consequences would leave quite a stain on their records. If they were fired by their companies... and already had plenty of blemishes on their records, they could basically declare themselves socially dead!
But... just because they were drunk, did that mean Rita had to let them do as they pleased?
"Sure! Where are we going?"
She lightly loosened up her arms and legs. She had not even started dealing with Kozo Akizuki yet, and now these punching bags had delivered themselves to her. How could she not have some fun with them?
"Good! Hic~ You're... refreshingly... straightforward! I...