"Raiden Mei, you probably don't want any harm to come to your father, right?"
There it was, the classic line and classic scene from the Far East's adult action educational materials!
Raiden Mei's breath hitched. Looking at the predatory Brian, she felt a demonic charm emanating from him. Her heart began to pound, and her mind started racing with all sorts of wild thoughts.
Before her father's imprisonment, she had the protection of her family's power. After that day, the foolish Kiana had protected her.
But Kiana's strength had its limits. She couldn't protect her every moment of every day, and there would always be gaps.
Just like how she was saddled with a pile of tasks at school that weren't hers, and how her desk was often covered in humiliating graffiti and words by those female classmates.
There would always be times when someone could take advantage of a weakness.
She knew that high society was often quite low.
Even her own father, who seemed so stern, had both a work secretary and a personal secretary.
The former was self-explanatory, but the latter's role... was probably the legendary daily-use item.
And now, a similarly terrible thing was about to happen to her.
"I won't let you get away with this!"
The girl bit her lip, her amethyst-like eyes full of stubbornness.
Her smooth calves took two steps back, driven by fear and unease, but the solid wall not only failed to bring Raiden Mei a sense of security, but instead sent a chilling sensation through her heart.
Kiana was sleeping. She shouldn't have come alone to this treacherous banquet.
If this man was only looking for a release of his desires, that would be one thing. She could console herself with the fact that he was handsome, and that would be bearable.
What she was afraid of was that this guy would not only rob her of her money but also her chastity, and then silence her by killing her.
Raiden Mei's thoughts ran wild, and she was filled with apprehension.
The air was thick with an uneasy atmosphere.
And the other person present...
Young lady, you have way too much drama going on in your head.
Brian tentatively took a step forward, and the girl's delicate body trembled, the unease in her amethyst eyes deepening.
And yet... there was also a hint of anticipation?
"What a shameless bitch."
A voice from nowhere cursed Raiden Mei, making her feel even more ashamed.
She was the one who was about to be violated, yet she was secretly harboring some inexplicable anticipation in her heart.
Raiden Mei, you really are a shameless, smelly woman!
You knew that something bad might happen tonight, yet you still came alone while Kiana was asleep; you were fully aware of the impending disaster, yet you still harbored anticipation.
Raiden Mei, you really are a shameless bitch!
"Y-you... d-don't come over here!"
Brian: "..."
So do you want me to come over or not?
A double negative implies an affirmative. Raiden Mei's coy resistance was really making it hard to be sure.
Forget it, he was a decent person and he was here on serious business. That kind of thing could wait for later.
Brian said sternly: "Raiden Mei, put away those ridiculous thoughts of yours. I sought you out to discuss whether we can survive, not to watch you go crazy here!"
His voice was thunderous, like a clap of thunder in Raiden Mei's ears.
The daydreaming girl jolted, instantly clearing her mind of all irrelevant thoughts.
It seemed this guy really did have serious business to discuss with her, and not to conduct an in-depth study of the Far East's special sex education curriculum on the spot.
Raiden Mei breathed a sigh of relief. She finally didn't have to worry about her father losing his beloved daughter upon his release from prison.
The ambiguous atmosphere under the warm lights gradually faded, and the pounding in Raiden Mei's chest subsided.
Tonight was for serious discussion, not for her to let her imagination run wild.
Besides, according to the laws of the Far East, she was still a minor. Even if her age were doubled, she still wouldn't be at the point where one needed to bring their own steel wool.
There was really no need to be thinking about these things.
"What do you know? What danger will my father face?"
Her only living relative captured Raiden Mei's attention, and the blush faded from the girl's face.
Brian replied: "He's in some danger, his freedom restricted by his enemies, but it's not at the point where he's going to lose his head."
"The ones in danger now are us, not your father."
The one in the most danger wasn't Raiden Ryoma, whose freedom had been restricted?
Raiden Mei was still too naive. In the eyes of teenagers her age, the world was often black and white.
Justice was justice, evil was evil, and there was no gray area.
Brian was different. The vast amount of information on the internet alone was enough to give him a partial understanding of the world's truths.
"The adult world isn't as black and white as you imagine. Many things can't be defined by justice and evil. And just embezzling company funds is far from a capital offense."
"He still has allies, and friends who have stuck by him. His enemies are wary of these forces and won't kill him."
"But you are different."
"You are an important strategic asset."
Brian's expression was exceptionally serious.
Tonight's topic concerned his very life, and he had to treat it with the utmost seriousness.
"Strategic... asset?"
Not even a person.
"Is that how those people see me?" Raiden Mei was filled with confusion.
Although the Raiden family was no longer as powerful as it once was, she still had some assets to her name.
But she never expected that in the eyes of her father's enemies, she didn't even qualify as a 'person'.
"Do you have any idea what you're saying?"
The girl didn't want to believe it, and she was unwilling to believe it.
If everything Brian said was true, then the masterminds hiding in the shadows must have even bigger plans for her.
It would bring her even greater harm, and it would also harm the people around her.
Brian continued: "What else? A young lady who has lost her family's protection, and who also has a huge fortune to her name. Do you really think that Kiana has the ability to protect you?"
Raiden Mei's value was greater than her value as a woman, more precious than the assets to her name, which was why she hadn't been harmed too much after Raiden Ryoma's arrest.
The value of keeping Raiden Mei alive was greater than the value of her being dead.
That was all.