The Fourth Private Car

Dawn began to improvise under the influence of alcohol.

"Miss Tao, it was love at first sight for me. Tell me, how much Beli will it take to buy your freedom? I want to marry you and take you home."

"You must be joking, sir. A lowly woman like me is unworthy of someone as distinguished as you."

"I'm serious. Come with me. I'll give you the best life."

"You've had too much to drink."

This exchange repeated several times, and each time, Gion brushed him off with one excuse or another. Dawn was in no hurry. He drank while watching Gion's reactions.

Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the paper window, spreading a silvery sheen across the floor.

When the clock struck midnight, Dawn's eyes began to glaze over. His body swayed a few times before he finally collapsed onto the tatami with a thud.

His breathing became steady, and he looked completely unconscious from drink.

Gion leaned closer and called out tentatively several times:

"Big brother? Big brother?"

When she received no response, her eyes flickered. After kneeling there for a moment, she slowly rose and walked to the cabinet against the wall, where she began searching through it.

Dawn opened his eyes a sliver. Watching Gion carelessly expose her back to him, the corners of his lips curled upward. The instant she was about to turn around, he immediately shut his eyes again.

Gion took a pair of Seastone handcuffs from the depths of the cabinet and returned to Dawn's side. She called out to him a few more times. Seeing that he still showed no reaction, she stopped hesitating and bent down to put them on him.

At that moment, Dawn, who had supposedly been "unconscious from drink," suddenly reached out and tightly pulled the nearby