"A game?" 2x
This answer was unexpected, since Shiori and Haruno never connected Tobe with a nerdy gamer boy image. Instead, he was more like those guys who stole the lovers and wives of others in the NTR hentai story. Yes, he was that villain, and that was why when he proposed to do a usury business, they didn't feel surprised.
"...did you think something rude about me?"
"No, no!" 2x
As the two shook their heads, Tobe rolled his eyes.
"But a game? What kind of a game? Can you even do programming?"
"I only need a day to make this game, and as long as you get all the legal procedures ready, we can get at least ... 18 million USD, no, 20 million USD annually from this game."
"..." 2x
"...what kind of a game is this?"
"Addicting game."
"....." 2x
As expected of a villain!
Even if the sector had changed, it was still the same, they thought.
Then again, Tobe was a proper capitalist.
"It's not gambling, right?"
"Of course not. I won't do anything illegal."
"...then, is an addictive game legal?"
"It is." Tobe nodded. "It's like the feeling of shopping. You girls love to shop, right? What do you feel when you shop?"
"...it feels good."
How did it feel to shop?
It felt good. To spend a lot of money, without worrying about anything, that feeling was so addictive that one couldn't get enough of it.
Once they experience the feeling of shopping, their dopamine levels increase further, which then activates the brain's reward system, similar to what happens with substance use, reinforcing the behavior and making the person want to repeat it.
"It is like that." Tobe looked at the two and asked, "So, do you think shopping is illegal?"
"...no." 2x
Yet, without a doubt, they felt conflicted by Tobe's ways of making money.
"Don't worry. They won't lose money. Instead, our income from this game comes from advertising."
"So, it is a free game?"
"Yup." Tobe nodded. "I believe that it can make a lot of money, but the legal problems are troublesome, such as taxes, and many others."
"Don't worry about that. I can handle it."
Her family had a specialist accountant who managed much of their income, and naturally, they also had their own private lawyer, too, so everything was guaranteed.
"What about the employees? Do you need them?"
"Let's wait and see whether this game can make money or not, since it must be hard to believe my words, right?"
"Well..."
"So, let's wait for a while. It won't be long before I make money with it."
"You are so confident."
"It's addictive and it's free. Who doesn't like something free?"
"Then, how do we make money?"
"Advertising."
"Advertising?" 2x
"And, as it is addictive, those people won't care to look at the advertising."
"How much is the budget again?" Haruno asked.
"About this much..."
"That's not much!"
"Right?" Tobe knew that going into an investment firm was much better, especially when he had the "Eyes of Wealth," which made him able to see everything that could make a lot of profit.
In his eyes, money was like water that came out of a faucet. It was impossible to stop.
"Okay, let's do it." Haruno didn't hesitate and said, "I will prepare all the legal procedures, but then, as this company is owned by the two of us, let's make it clear how to divide the shares."
"Okay, you should contact the notary."
"I will." Haruno nodded, then said, "Are you okay with 51% shares?"
"You sure?"
"Yup." Haruno didn't hesitate. "I am just following you around anyway. You have all the ideas, and I am just working like your puppet."
"...you are okay with that?"
"Why not?" Unexpectedly, Haruno was fine with it. "You are the one who prepared everything." She knew well that while her ability to manipulate emotion was good, she wasn't a genius who could handle many complicated problems, especially in business.
"You have so much trust in me?"
"I do." Haruno nodded since, compared to others, who used fantasy or used a grand idea to change everything, Tobe's vision saw the core, something inside, which people would turn their eyes from as they thought of it as evil.
Yet, she knew well that in this world, one couldn't just divide everything into black and white.
There had always been in the middle ground, and whether one wanted to or not, they had to make peace with something that they couldn't accept, especially for her, who would become the heiress of the Yukinoshita family.
"Then again, are you okay with you giving me 49% shares of this company?"
Haruno had no doubt about Tobe's ability, so it surprised her that he was okay to give her 49% shares when she just followed his instructions like a puppet.
"It's fine. Think of it as my compensation."
"Well... if you say it that way..."
While Haruno sighed since she knew well that it would be impossible to have a proper relationship with Tobe, considering he was the boyfriend of her little sister, Shiori asked, "What about my compensation?"
"Do you want me to stay again tonight?"
"Okay~!"
"....." Haruno.
"But aren't you going to meet your new family later?" Shiori asked worriedly.
"Ah, you are going to meet your new family today?" Haruno was dumbfounded.
"Yes." Tobe nodded. "I will have to go after this, but you come, so..."
"..." Haruno.
As for asking whether Tobe was okay with everything or not, they had repeatedly asked him the same questions again and again, and as always, he had said that he was okay, yet what could he say?
He knew well that a man would always be a man.
Loving your deceased wife till the end might be good, and some people would do that, showing their sincere love, yet a human was an imperfect being, and being alone meant that they would be lonely.
Moreover, as a man, Tobe knew that no matter what their age was, unless they were impotent, they needed someone to take care of that area.
"By the way, I bought you a gift, Shiori."
"Eh?"
Tobe then took out the Tiffany necklace that he had bought on his trip to Tokyo.
"A necklace?!" Shiori was surprised, and naturally, she saw the brand, which left her at a loss, considering the price. "...isn't it expensive?"
"Nothing is expensive for you, or do you not like it?"
"No, no! I like it a lot!"
Of course, she loved the necklace very much!
After all, the brand aside, it was the first time he gave her a gift, and no matter what he would give her, Shiori would be happy, yet unexpectedly, his gift was much better than she had expected.
"Wear it on me! Wear it on me!"
Shiori quickly turned as she lifted her silky, beautiful black hair, displaying her white, slender nape.
"Calm down. I will wear it for you."
Naturally, Tobe was attracted to such a beautiful part of her, but he held himself as he put the necklace on Shiori.
Still, if Shiori didn't make a dirty joke, then she wasn't Shiori.
"It's like putting a collar on a pet."
"...." Tobe.
While he sighed, Tobe kissed the nape of her neck softly and said, "You are right. With this, people will know that you are mine."
His words brought a shiver to her body and made her body hot.
As she could feel his naughty hands, hugging her from behind, Shiori was expecting to be done in a doggy style, like how an animal mating would be, but—
"I am here! Also, where is my gift, too?!"
"...sorry, I can't buy you anything, and isn't it weird to buy you a gift now?"
"...." Haruno.
What could Haruno say?
She came uninvited, and she was also quite selfish to him before, but as a woman who wouldn't feel jealous of Shiori, right?
"Then, again, you want to be like her? Having a collar like a pet dog?"
"....." Haruno.
Looking at Shiori, who grew lewd and showed such a perverted expression as Tobe said those words while hugging her from behind, it was Haruno's first time knowing that he was such a sadist.
No, he was a devil!
After all, his plan was to create a usury business before.
Then again, it was also her first time knowing that her best friend was a masochist.
Nevertheless, after many exchanges between them, Tobe was prepared to meet his new family. His father told him that their meeting would be held at the Hotel New Otani Makuhari, and of course, he went there, but as he was about to go on his way—
"Eh? Tobe-kun?"
"Hmm?" Tobe turned his head and looked at someone, who called his name unexpectedly, "Ebina-san?"
Yup, it was his classmate, who loved BL so much.