Episode 2

The CEO takes out a gun and points it at Tachimaru's head. Amai steps in front and says:

Amai: -Please, don't do this to my father, I'll do anything!

CEO: -Anything?

Amai: -Yes, ANYTHING, just don't hurt him.

The CEO lowers the gun, walks to the table and pours a glass of an imported drink belonging to Amai's father:

CEO: -Then let's negotiate! As you've shown courage, I'll give you a chance. Your father owes me a lot, in case you didn't know I recently started running my father's mafia. I need more people to work for me, even if it's just cleaning or something like that, so, in exchange for this old man's life, you come work for me. You'll be like my little dog. You're going to give up this life you live and start living for me. So, what do you say? Deal?

Amai doesn't think twice before answering:

Amai: -Yes, I ACCEPT!

CEO: -What???

Amai: -Are you deaf? I said I A-C-C-E-P-T.

CEO: -Alright then.

He drinks the beverage and says:

CEO: -I'll give you five minutes, meanwhile I'll be waiting outside in the car, and don't even think about trying anything funny, or else both you and your father… die.

He walks out.

Tachimaru: -My son, don't go, stay here! We can escape through the back door.

Amai: -Didn't you hear him? And besides, there are his henchmen all around the house.

Tachimaru: -Why, my son? Why didn't you let me die?

Amai: -You raised me, didn't you? I'm just returning what you gave me. I couldn't let you die like this.

Amai goes to his room and the only thing he takes is his music box, and before leaving he says to his father:

Amai: -Father, promise me one thing? Try to stop drinking and stay out of trouble. When I get back, I want to see you in a good place, okay?

Tachimaru: -Okay…

Then Amai leaves and closes the door. Tachimaru, crying profusely, says:

Tachimaru: -I'm sorry, my son, but I don't know if you'll be able to come back to me…

Amai gets into the CEO's car:

CEO: -Hey, who said you could sit in the front? Get in the back seat now!

Amai goes to the back seat without saying anything.

Then the CEO starts the car and starts driving. Minutes later, the CEO starts asking Amai questions:

CEO: -How old are you?

Amai: -Twenty years old.

CEO: -Hmm, can you handle heavy work… strange, why aren't you crying about being away from your father and stuff?

Amai: -In a way, it's sad, but nothing will change. My house was crap, my job too, at home there was nothing of value, not even a bed I had, and well, my father is an alcoholic. At least I hope he's okay, almost nothing will change.

CEO: -Hmm… makes sense. Well, we're here!

Amai looks out the car window and sees a gate opening, and shortly after, a huge garden:

Amai thinks, "WOW, how beautiful, is he really from the mafia? Makes sense, since he seems powerful."

He gets out of the car and Amai does too. The CEO hands the keys to someone to park his car and calls one of his subordinates and says:

CEO: -Another new puppy of mine, for now, put him with Marco, tomorrow we'll start training him hehe😜.

Subordinate: -Yes, boss… hey, new puppy, let's go (Amai).

Then Amai follows this subordinate to the room where he was going to stay. They arrive, and before entering the subordinate says:

Subordinate: -The person in there will be your roommate, so try to get along with him.

The subordinate opens the door and says to whoever is inside: "Roommate!"

Then the subordinate leaves and Amai enters and closes the door:

Marco: -So you're my new roommate, welcome! What's your name?

Amai: -Amai, and you?

Marco: -My name is Marco.

Amai: -I see, so we're sharing this room?

Marco: -Yes, why?

Amai: -Compared to what I had before, this place is paradise.

Marco: -Paradise? I think you came to the wrong place because this is not paradise, on the contrary… just so you know, most of my roommates were the boss's puppies, and they always disappear on the third day, I don't think they managed to escape, I wonder if they ended up… dead?

Amai: -Hmm, I don't mind dying after sleeping in this room, I don't have high expectations for life anyway.

Marco: -Hmm, you're crazy, I like you, hahaha, make yourself comfortable, I have to go now.

Then Amai is left alone in the room, he puts his music box on one of the beds and starts to explore the room:

Amai: -This room is really beautiful and cozy, did I really come here to be a puppy? If I am, I'm the happiest puppy ever, hehe.

Then he approaches the window and sees the CEO talking on the phone, and suddenly the CEO looks up and sees Amai looking at him, the two stare at each other and then Amai moves away from the window:

Amai: -He's strangely attractive.

Then Amai turns on his music box and goes to the bathroom to take a shower. Amai closes the bathroom door, takes off his clothes and turns on the shower:

Amai: -Even the shower water is warm, my God, this is so good, hahaha, I better enjoy it because it seems like they're going to be tough on me, and if the puppies really were killed in three days, I'm going to try to survive longer than that!

Then he showers listening to a song and dancing. After taking a shower, he dried off and got dressed, opened the door and threw himself on the bed. The music box started to stop playing:

Amai: -Oh, I forgot to bring a charger, I'm going to search Marco's things, maybe I'll find one.

So he started going through the drawers of the dresser and suddenly the door opens and Marco catches him red-handed going through his things:

Marco: -Uh… what are you doing?

Amai: -I'm looking for a charger, don't you have one around here?

Marco: -You're very strange, instead of worrying about where you are, you're after a charger, seriously, you're the first one I've seen not worried, I've even seen people commit suicide to avoid staying here, and you're after a charger?? I have one in the bottom drawer.

Amai: -Thanks!

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