Time had passed after Caesar's debut match as Caesar was leaning against the sink, coughing and clutching her sides in pain.
While this happened, Caesar gasped for air and coughed out blood into the sink.
"Damn, he really got me good. Fists felt like a damn truck. What's that bastard's body even made of?" Caesar asked within.
Caesar raised her head and stared into the mirror, looking at her reflection that carried a bloodied lip and a black eye on the right side of her face.
"Damn." Caesar muttered.
Caesar recalled the crowds signs and their deafening boos earlier which made her tilt her head down.
"Mizukaipet! Nepo-bastard! Youarenotwelcomehere!" Cardinal's voice replayed in her head.
"Not welcome here? Don't kid yourself. Like I ever wanted to be associated with your kind to begin with." Caesar said, "I'd rather be anywhere than this circus of freaks and perverts."
"Disgusting. You got morals now, huh?!" Caesar said as her tone slowly rose in anger, "Mizukai pet? Nepo-bastard? Privileged? Y'all don't know shit about my life! If it weren't for those rich demons and the bastards who call themselves my parents, I wouldn't step a hundred feet near this filthy company!"
Caesar's right hand went between her legs and she recalled Cardinal's punch to her groin.
Caesar then slammed the side of her fist on the sink and gritted her teeth.
"Whores and man-whores who shamelessly shove faces into private areas in front of thousands, now acting all high and righteous, huh?! What a joke! What a sick fucking joke!
Cardinal... If you had shoved my mouth into that cock of yours for an ero-point, I swear to hell... I don't care how strong you are, I'd cut your fucking dick off!
You all can eat dirt! You and everyone else in that perverted company can eat dirt! The Mizukais can eat dirt!!"
Caesar then recalled Akari's face and her breathing grew heavy.
"Akari... You evil bitch...! You can eat dirt and shit! I know you are enjoying this, you redhead bastard!
Of course you are. You get off watching people suffer.
You sick... Gosh!"
Caesar covered her mouth and took a deep breath while her free hand shook against the sink.
"Damn it..." Caesar said.
Caesar then recalled the faces of her little brothers and took a deep breath.
"Calm down, Caesar." Caesar said to herself, "You just... You just need to endure this... For them. For your brothers
You just need to deal with this hell until you have paid the debt. You just..."
Caesar tilted her head down and closed her eyes.
"...Just have to bear with this hell." Caesar said to herself, "That's... That's all I have to do. That's all I must do."
Caesar then gripped the Mizukai collar tightly.
"Damn it all..." Caesar whispered
Hours later within the Mizukais mansion, Caesar, being dressed in her plain white shirt and blue jeans while having a bandage covering her arms and her right eye, stood in front of the five Mizukai siblings who at the moment , sat on their ornate chairs like judges on a throne.
Silence stayed in the atmosphere for sometime until the eldest Raizan, started drumming his fingers on the golden handle of his seat.
"So… Your match ... How was it?" Akari asked Caesar while smirking, "Did you enjoy it? The welcoming of the crowd and the man in the ring?"
Caesar however stayed silent with her head tilted down and Akari continued speaking.
"Oh, let's not forget that outfit... Beautiful, don't you think? I had my best tailors craft it. Tight in all the 'right' places.
How Lovely."
Caesar still didn't respond as her head remained low but this time, she subtly clenched her fists.
"Perhaps I expected too much but the match was boring. Absolutely dreadful." Gendo Mizukai said as he twirled a pen between his fingers.
Gendo then yawned and continued.
"But… I suppose that's what happens when you throw in a stray with no training."
"She still made more in one loss than she ever scraped together in her first month of debt." Toma Mizukai said, "Win or lose, it doesn't matter. As long as the checks clear, she can be broken in half for all we care."
"It does matter." Rin Mizukai replied Toma with both arms crossed, "If she keeps losing, this debt will drag on for years and I no longer have that kind of patience.
The reason why she is in EBW in the first is because she was unable to pay the debt of her worthless parents since their deaths.
Her losing consistently would mean us getting back our money by scraps since losers are paid less than winners."
"From now on, you will be escorted by guards to the EBW building only and escorted back once your match is over. No detours." Raizan Mizukai said to Caesar,"I for one do not care if you win or lose... But if you want to be free of this debt then you better figure out how to start winning."
"Anyway, back to the outfit..." Akari said gleefully, "I just love that white thong overlay. So... eye-catching.
And the collar is chef's kiss."
"I wonder what my tailors should make next for our little ero-doll. Something even more... inviting?" Akari said as she tilted her head while grinning.
Hearing those words, Caesar finally looked up to lock eyes and glare at her.
Seeing the visage of Caesar, Akari's smile slowly faded into a cold glare.
"Oi. What's with that look?" Akari asked.
The tone of Akari made the other siblings (except Raizan and Rin) to glance away.
"I asked you a question... What's with that look?" Akari asked as she rose from her chair.
"Getting a little bold, aren't you?" Akari asked as she started walking toward Caesar.
Akari stood in front of Caesar, stopping just a few inches from her face.
"You better wipe that look off your face." Akari said as her tone dropped into a dangerous whisper while leaning in with widened eyes, "Don't ever look at me like that again. Not after I showed you mercy."
Caesar stayed quiet but her glare still remained the same.
"I am the reason why my eldest brother hasn't sold Eyo, yet." Akari continued, "I had full intentions of putting you in a brothel. It would've been faster that way in getting back our money, but EBW pays more, and you should be grateful for that. No 'sex' or 'nudity' allowed... Just a little pain and humiliation. And this is how you repay my kindness?"
Akari stepped back a little and slightly grinned.
"I think I have been too kind to you." Akari said,"Maybe I need to remind you of your place."
"Say... Eldest brother..." Akari said to Raizan as she glanced at him, "What do you think of teaching this little ingrate a lesson? Perhaps... Placing both of her brothers on auction floors?"
Hearing those words, Caesar's eyes widened.
"People there will pay more than what this fool owes to have those two good looking boys." Akari continued, "I heard there is a wealthy beast folk female who loves to huntpeople for sports. She has a personal island for that.
I wonder how much she would pay for the boys ? Surely it would be far more than the five million."
Caesar's widened eyes grew and her hands started shaking.
"I also know of a man who is into taking people organs to use for his 'art'. He would also pay more than what this ingrate owes." Akari continued, "Wouldn't that be wonderful?!"
"WAIT! PLEASE DON'T!" Caesar desperately said as she grabbed hold of Akari's wrist.
Akari first stared at Caesar's hand and then shot her a lethal cold glare.
Caesar feeling the intensity behind Akari's stare, released her grip and stepped back a little in fear.
"Please… don't! I'm sorry!" Caesar said as she dropped to her knees and placed her head on the ground, "I didn't mean to- I won't look at you like that again! I swear!
Please, forgive me!"
Akari stared down at Caesar for a while then slightly smiled.
"Now that's better." Akari said.
Akari then squatted and tilted her head a little.
"It's alright, dear." Akari said as she gently extended her arm towards Caesar.
"You have been forgiven." Akari said as she caressed Caesar's hair.
Caesar raised her head to gaze at Akari and Akari seeing the fear in Caesar's eyes, widened her smile a bit.
"Now, that is better." Akari said as she caressed Caesar's cheek, "Much better."
Akari then patted Caesar's cheek and stood on her feet.
"I will no longer sell your siblings." Akari said as she closed her eyes while smiling, "However... That does not mean I will let your actions go unpunished."
Hearing those words, Caesar tilted her head down.
"I'll speak to the higher ups of the company and ask for permission to pick your next opponent." Akari continued, "And since we agreed with them that your schedule will be every Thursday, I suggest you find a way to prepare for him, hm?"
Akari then turned her back on Caesar and started walking towards her siblings.
"Escort her out." Akari said to the guards.
Two of the guards walked towards Caesar from behind, Caesar stood on her feet and nodded her head.
While the guards led Caesar away, Raizan and Rin watched Caesar's exit without emotion as the closed and silence followed.
While Akari sat back on her chair, Toma and Gendo shared uneasy glances at each other.
Akari smirked darkly and spoke in her heart.
"Now, let us see how long it will take for you to break and who to do it... Mylittlepet." Akari said in her heart with a slight grin.