Chapter 198 – Hospitality
Worry for a while.
I decided to stop teasing Shirai here and there and quietly ate and drank.
As Viscount Barrier boasted, the chef here was excellent.
I had a knack for skipping food, even if I didn’t like it, but this time I didn’t have to.
The meat melted in your mouth as if it had been cooked for a long time at a low temperature, and the red wine-based cherry sauce went very well with it.
I also liked the marinated fresh fish and the grilled dish with large clams.
Even if I served this to my mother, she would nod and be satisfied.
Of course, her life wouldn’t be left if her mother was kept in a place like this.
It wouldn’t be strange if a great fire burned down half of Berlin.
“…Ummm.”
Liliana, who had been gazing at Viscount Barrier, who had clung to May like a cicada, with a bug-eyed look, also tasted her food, and her eyes softened slightly.
When the plate is emptied, the women sitting next to it serve the next plate, and when the glass is emptied, they pour a new drink with familiar hand movements.
You can treat actresses and singers who are very popular in the world as if they were servants.
In fact, Viscount Barrier ordered Mei to feed her whether she had no hands or feet, and eventually even moved the food from mouth to mouth.
Of course, her bastard hands were dug into her undergarments above and below her mei, so she was without her hands.
“May. May Berry Graschel. How have you been while I’m away?”
“Yeah… Uh-huh. Are you asking because you don’t know? You’re still good with your hands.”
“I’m asking because I don’t know. Tell me quickly.”
“Huh… I’ve been the viscount’s exclusive since before. Since the master didn’t come to visit me, I couldn’t soothe my loneliness, so I stayed with a pillowcase wet… Were you worried about being taken away by another man?”
Even I, who don’t have much interest in theater, was a talented actress who was famous enough to have heard of her name.
In addition to May, there are also female singers and movie stars.
All of them were quite famous and recognizable women, but here they were no different from courtesans and servants.
Obviously, in exchange for this kind of work, you will receive support from wealthy people.
If this was the truth of the entertainment world, I didn’t really want to know.
“Um…Don’t you like us? Even if I made a mistake…”
As I focused on eating and drinking without any reaction, Yuri, a female singer who was sitting on the right side and waiting on me, put on an uneasy expression.
Aife, who sits next to Liliana, is a woman, so she doesn’t seem to think much of it even though she politely waits on her.
Even though I’m next to him almost naked, I don’t react much to him as a man, so he seems to think that something has gone against his planting.
“Never mind. It’s not like that. I’m just hungry and I can’t see anything else.”
“Yeah… Since you keep doing that, I’m starting to lose my confidence. You usually can’t take your eyes off this place. Am I that bad?”
When I smiled and explained in a friendly tone, the worried expression disappeared as if I was somewhat relieved.
The eyebrows that had been raised anxiously curled up and drew a bewitching line.
Yuri pretended to shed tears in a humorous way, and then, pretending to pour her alcohol, he leaned over her and subtly accentuated her cleavage.
I didn’t have to look away, but I didn’t even look at it.
She just recommended her food.
“They say flower viewing is also an after-meal. This is delicious. Would you like to try it?”
“Ah~ That’s because it’s flower viewing. I can give you a better view… And can’t you speak more comfortably? He said this and that to the Viscount, and it made me uncomfortable~”
Yuri excelled at beading her men.
While being bewitching, he actively uses the appearance of a cute figure and leads the conversation by mixing well with aegyo that does not cross the line.
Her man would fall for her inadvertently, even though he knew he was being seduced by her.
As expected of a person who has worked in the entertainment industry, he has an excellent appearance and a lot of guts.
It seemed he had been doing this since he was a rookie.
But not as attractive as my girls.
Appearance and personality.
Annoyed, I pricked the cod and asparagus, cut into appropriate sizes, with a fork.
“Uh, do you want to feed me? We usually do this for you~”
“That’s up to the customer. Oh, yes.”
“Then don’t worry~ yum yum.”
There must have been quite a few customers like this, so Yuri accepted and ate the food without much embarrassment.
It must have been on purpose that the fork was left with a slight trace of bewitching lipstick.
It’s a blessing to see him cover his mouth and chew.
I’ll have to keep feeding him food before he starts talking again.
Previously.
Of the three guests, I was the only one served by two.
Girl group Yuri and movie star Shirai.
Shirai, of course, was sitting right next to me from earlier.
There was no sense of presence because he was silent like a mute and quietly poured water or alcohol.
He’s not used to this kind of place, and his expression is somehow cold, perhaps because he’s more uncomfortable than that.
In terms of appearance alone, she is the most beautiful and proud of the four women, but it’s a waste.
I feel like I’m being suppressed by something.
I served her food to her as well.
“…I’m fine…”
“It’s because I’m uncomfortable. I’m going to eat with only one person playing.”
“You don’t have to. We just entertain…”
“Sirai.”
Shirai tries to refuse politely but with a line attitude.
Yuri, who swallowed her food, calls her.
It’s still a bright voice, but I wasn’t the one who couldn’t understand the meaning of the warning contained in it.
Shirai also accepted the food I gave her with her mouth open.
It wasn’t a very pleasant look, though.
“Ugh… Really. Even when you’re on the edge of a precipice, you’re needlessly proud. I don’t know if you’re a real idiot.”
As she looked at her like that, she heard a quiet voice behind her.
It was glass.
It was a small muttering voice like the voice of an ant crawling, but my ears are quite usable.
I heard everything carefully.
“What do you mean? A precipice?”
“Sobbing.”
Yuri almost dropped the bottle of champagne in surprise when he questioned without missing it.
I casually whispered to her as I leaned over and grabbed her bottleneck.
“I heard it all. The real way of speaking sounds much better than the fawning.”
“Ah~ ah… Heuheum. Uhmm~ Um. That’s it~”
“Even though he speaks harshly, he’s worried in his own way. I liked it.”
Yuri broke out in a cold sweat.
“I don’t care, so tell me. It’s my job to keep me from getting bored.”
“Uhhhhh. Oppa, you’re a very big man. No, I knew about it.”
Yuri turned her gaze back and forth, and finally she let out a small sigh and said:
In a very low voice, Shirai couldn’t hear.
“It’s actually the first time Shirai has been to a place like this.”
“Looks like it. What’s wrong with that?”
“There’s nothing wrong with it. As long as you can make a living without sponsors and it sells well.”
“Are you not very good at it?”
“Ah ~ that’s not true. I don’t know much about the film industry, but her debut film was quite a hot topic. Have you ever heard of ‘First Love in Here’?”
I’ve heard the name
The actress was a rookie and blah blah blah.
I don’t know the details.
“The reviews were good at that time. It felt like I was recognized for my potential? That it isn’t.”
Then, wouldn’t it be better to take a few years off and regain your acting skills?
I couldn’t believe that I was driven to such an extent that I had to come up with such unsuitable entertainment.
Yuri whispered if he had read my expression.
“Shirai has a lot of family to support. So he has to somehow produce results, but he gets impatient, so mistakes keep increasing and the slump lasts for several years. Now he says his legs tremble just standing in front of the camera. It’s a deal that won’t happen.”
“Aha. But I know your personal circumstances well.”
“That’s because I’m familiar…”
Is that why he was trying to correct mistakes and take care of them?
If I did it wrong, there would have been a risk that the atmosphere would become tense.
Yuri was a woman with a deep heart compared to her light appearance.
She should tell her Viscount of Barrier to give her generous donations.
“Well, oppa doesn’t have to worry about things like that. If anything, you can replace her with someone else. Even so, she doesn’t have that kind of attitude in front of people.”
Haha.”
That would be sincere.
Yuri grumbled, as if she had decided to go out honestly after being exposed for her slip of the tongue.
Only now did she feel like having a little conversation.
“You don’t actually like a place like this, do you?”
“Huh? That’s right. Even if she doesn’t have to do this, she can touch a woman’s breast anywhere she wants.”
“That’s too much~ But there is such a thing as rarity. I’m really trying to lose myself.”
Rare value?
Certainly, the women here were quite famous in the world, but it was nothing compared to having the most powerful queen on earth and the cute emperor at the same time.
I lightly ignored Yuri’s temptation and continued to eat healthy by feeding each other food.
Eating with a light companion was much more fun than eating alone.
After the meal had matured to some extent, the drinking party began in earnest.
High-end liquor costing tens of thousands of won per bottle was opened, and all sorts of delicacies were served as snacks.
Viscount Barrier was seen eating her sashimi that had been placed on May’s naked body.
Pouring spirits down her belly button and sucking on it.
With the exception of Liliana, who did not even touch her drink, everyone was more or less drunk.
Then, as if the women had promised, they got up and went to the back of the stage.
Reappearing, they were dressed in their true selves, that is, as actors and singers.
“I’ll sing a song~ It’s a new song to be released at the next concert of ‘Love Girls’. Can you say something?”
“Next, it’s my turn to show you a short play. It’s a deep kissing scene, Viscount. If you don’t mind, could you come up as a supporting character?”
“Uh ha ha, of course. May, don’t be surprised by my acting skills.”
When Mei winked her eyes and beckoned her, her mouth was torn apart, and the line-loving Viscount Barrier.
She left only her eyes
After a while, Aife and Yuri start singing.
The stage effects, from the lighting to the firecrackers, were quite authentic.
It was a good song that was quite upbeat and emotionally stimulating.
Even within the group, they must be two people with excellent singing skills.
While the two of them sang, Mei, who was next in line, sat next to Viscount Barrier, and Shirai, dressed in a comfortable outfit that would be worn in her household, returned next to me.
Dolphin pants.
For context, it’s probably one of the outfits I’m going to wear in the next movie.
Shirai sat next to her and waited with her hands on her lap.
But she was nervous, and her fingertips trembled.
It seems like he’s trying to hide it, but the symptoms are a bit severe.
Her repeated failures have eroded her self-esteem and sent her deep into a slump.
This was just entertainment at a drinking party, and I wasn’t standing in front of a camera, so I was firmly intimidated.
Pretty soon the grass has died.
After all, no matter how talented you are, you are a sprout in the mud.
“What are you going to do? Are you just acting one scene like you’re auditioning?”
“Ah, yes. The most famous scene in my first film…”
“You can’t do it.”
“…Yes?”
As she spoke, Shirai’s shoulders trembled.
“If you don’t like it, you don’t have to.”
“But I…”
“I’ll tell you so that you don’t get upset. What do you do when you see forced acting? It must be terrible anyway.”
“…I beg your pardon?”
“Anyway, I’m a person who likes movies. I don’t want to waste time watching rubbish, so I’m just saying stop.”
It must have been a shock to me to speak in a mocking tone after not touching her body throughout the meal and treating her in a gentlemanly way.
Shirai creaked and looked this way.
Needless to say, there was a hint of anger in those eyes.
“What… What are you saying?”
“I think it’s a legitimate right as a guest. But I won’t say anything about not acting. How can I even say something so that the sponsorship doesn’t stop? If you’re scared, you can run away comfortably.”
As I lifted her gently and scratched her pride, her mask, which had been making a hospitality expression, fell off.
Her little voice came from her lowering her head.
“…Will.”
“Yes? I can’t hear you well.”
“I’ll do it! Smoke!”
“Oh, is that so? Then do whatever you want.”
Shirai shouted loudly.
Hearing what she had been waiting for, I wiped away her sneer and gave her a puzzled look when I nodded her head.
After Yuri and Ife finished singing, Viscount Barrier and May were showing a kissing scene on the stage.
Just shoot a bad scene.
“I’m sorry…”
It’s good that she shouted and got up from her seat, but Shirai’s hands and feet trembled when it was her own turn.
I motioned quietly to her, and Shirai, angry at her but unable to express it due to her position, approached her.
“Are you scared?”
“…I’m an actor. How can you be so scared…”
“It’s scary. Don’t you think there’s no backing if you’re nowhere to be called and here you disappoint us? You say you have a lot of family to support.”
“…”
Shirai shut her mouth tightly.
She quietly held her hand, now it vibrated like an aspen tree.
I poked her finger in the middle of her palm.
“…What, what is it?”
“Because I have a knack for it. Have you ever heard of hypnotism?”
“What magicians do? It’s just a scam. How was that?”
“You show the best performance when you act for me. You can forget all your anxiety and act with satisfaction and joy as if you have returned to your original mind.”
“…”
Shirai’s eyes went blank for a moment, and she returned to normal.
Suddenly, May and Viscount Barrier’s short play ended, and it was her turn.
I let go of Shirai’s hand as if nothing had happened.
“I want to act for you?”
“Because now I am the spectator.”
Shirai’s eyes trembled.
He seems to think that I am making fun of him.
She turned her body around with her jerk and started walking onto the stage.
A very quiet whisper was heard.
“…It’s really the worst. You bastard…”
It must have misjudged my hearing, as Yuri did.
I thought I couldn’t hear it, but I heard it very well.
I waved her hand at her back, and Liliana watched us from the seat next to her.
Horrible, no facial expression. I don’t know why you’re doing that
