The others watched quietly as Aoko pulled Yuan Shikai away.
Kishua said, "Hachisuke, why exactly are you doing this? Don't tell me it's revenge."
Hachisuke said, "Entering that Gate carries an enormous risk, and the Aozaki Family's bloodline must continue."
Aozaki Hachisuke had already put it very delicately. He had entered that Gate himself, and he knew the dangers within.
He even thought Yuan Shikai might not make it back out alive.
He had made that demand to ensure that at least one descendant of the Aozaki Family would remain in the future.
If Yuan Shikai came out successfully, then, counting the other Aoko and Touko, the Aozaki Family would have at least three descendants in the future, giving them more choices for an heir.
If Yuan Shikai failed to come out, they would at least have one descendant to fall back on. This was another layer of insurance Hachisuke had put in place.
It was the optimal answer Aozaki Hachisuke had reached after a rational analysis.
Devoid of emotion, he saw nothing but the Aozaki Family's future.
On Misaki City's largest red-light street, even while it was still light out, streetwalkers could be seen standing in twos and threes, including quite a few students in school uniforms.
From time to time, men reeking of alcohol or sleazy middle-aged men dressed to look respectable approached them.
Some hit it off immediately and walked hand in hand into the love hotels.
Others apparently failed to agree on a price, or simply did not like what they saw, and eventually went their separate ways.
Japan's sex industry was not openly legal, but various loopholes were used to make it so.
In this era of economic depression, some women did it to survive.
Some women did it to give their children better