Chapter 95, Twentieth Round (14)
You can actually see the second floor from the first floor, even from the side.
Kiyoko Yamaguchi chose her private booth by the railing because she wanted a view of the scenery below.
Therefore, Lai, who was wiping glasses at the bar on the first floor, also saw that Kiyoko Yamaguchi had reappeared, and the blond young man with her seemed to be alright.
Well, his lips looked like he was wearing lipstick... No, not just like, he definitely was wearing lipstick, right?
With his sniper's eyesight, Lei was certain that the color was definitely lipstick, and an incredibly vibrant, fiery red, just like Kiyoko Yamaguchi's red dress and lipstick.
Lai's hands, which were wiping the glass, froze for two seconds before he continued.
He thought with immense regret, "I really want to take a close-up picture and laugh at Bourbon."
Just as Lai was about to burst out laughing, his thoughts were interrupted by a sudden burst of excitement from upstairs.
It's almost midnight now, and the dance hall on the first floor is preparing for the midnight show, so it's relatively quiet. Only the flashing colored lights and dynamic music continue, but that doesn't stop the extremely loud noise coming from the second floor.
When a customer ordered a champagne tower, all the male escorts and female hostesses stopped what they were doing and immediately surrounded the customer who ordered the champagne tower, calling out to him with champagne, instantly attracting the attention of everyone upstairs and downstairs.
The waiters quickly waved light signs around.
Morofushi Kagemitsu and Hagiwara Kenji immediately found the best time and place to come over.
Because the champagne tower was created by Kiyoko Yamaguchi for Ritsuya's midnight celebration, the two quickly became the center of attention in the entire nightclub, but they both seemed very natural and happy.
Only Matsuda Jinpei, standing to the side, was completely stiff.
After making the first wave of calls and attracting everyone's attention, the champagne glasses prepared by the waiters were quickly piled up.
The three enormous champagne glass towers and the adjacent champagne tower made entirely of bottles stunned everyone, even the guests who were initially a little dissatisfied and jealous.
"Isn't this a bit too much of a show of force?"
"Are they going to pour out all the wine? Will they treat us to drinks?"
"That looks like the black and gold version of the Ace of Spades, doesn't it?"
Matsuda Jinpei, who had just calmed down a bit, clearly heard the voices of countless people around him and froze again.
Kiyoko Yamaguchi ordered a total of 66 bottles of Ace of Spades champagne, the most expensive black and gold version, of which only 2,333 bottles were produced worldwide.
Even wealthy guests usually only order the basic Gold Edition; only in special circumstances or for big shots would they order a bottle of Black Gold Edition. It's said that the entire club only has a collection of one hundred bottles, but Kiyoko Yamaguchi ordered 66 bottles of Black Gold Edition Ace of Spades and treated everyone present to a drink, costing over 80 million yen.
It's just because Kiyoko Yamaguchi said that the black and gold version goes better with a blonde, dark-skinned fox.
Even though Matsuda Jinpei already knew that Yamaguchi Kiyoko was going to start promoting Fox to become the most famous top courtesan, he still felt absurd and uncomfortable when faced with this extravagant scene.
Especially when he saw the handsome blond-haired, dark-skinned young man laughing as he opened bottles of expensive champagne and poured them into the champagne tower glasses under the flashing colored lights and amidst the cheers and jeers of countless onlookers, he was truly amazed by how capable this blond bastard was.
Fortunately, he doesn't have to do this job; he absolutely cannot.
However, the blond youth showed no stage fright. With an infectious smile on his handsome face, he poured one bottle and then elegantly opened another bottle of champagne. The loud "bang" as the cork was popped and the gushing foam brought the atmosphere to another climax.
He raised his hand, and the wine was immediately poured into the crystal-clear, exquisite champagne glasses. Once full, it flowed down the top of the glass like a waterfall into the glasses below, until the entire champagne tower was filled with the fragrant wine.
Sixty-six bottles of champagne and three enormous champagne towers—such a grand display is extremely rare even in the entire Kabukicho district, drawing crowds of customers from downstairs to come and join the spectacle.
At Kiyoko Yamaguchi's prompting, the host took the microphone and loudly invited everyone present to taste the wine. Finally, he led everyone to gather around the blond young man and the woman in the red dress in the center for another champagne call. After the atmosphere reached its climax, the three huge champagne towers were shared with cheers.
Matsuda Jinpei held a glass of champagne handed to him by the blond youth and fell into deep thought.
He couldn't help but glance at Kenji Hagiwara over there, only to find that Hagiwara had perfectly integrated into the host club, cheering and drinking with everyone. He even took the opportunity to show up and chat with Kiyoko Yamaguchi for a few minutes, catching her attention and admiration.
As for Morofushi Kagemitsu... his current role as a waiter means he can't drink alcohol, and he was slowly cleaning up the empty bottles, with nothing unusual about his expression.
...Damn it, is he the only one who's uncomfortable? If only the class monitor were here—but never mind, the class monitor has a girlfriend, so I won't drag him into this.
Matsuda Jinpei downed his drink in one gulp, then glared defiantly at the smiling blond youth, thinking that if they could do it, he could too—
"Another champagne tower, please," Kiyoko Yamaguchi suddenly said, swirling her half-finished glass.
Matsuda Jinpei: "?"
Kiyoko Yamaguchi smiled at the blond youth and said, "This time there's only one bottle; I ordered one just for you."
Rei Furuya almost couldn't keep laughing, but of course he couldn't refuse Kiyoko Yamaguchi, so he could only smile and agree, thanking her.
The people who had gathered together hadn't left yet, and they watched helplessly as the woman in the sexy red dress walked to the front of the wine cabinet on the wall and took down the top bottle of wine.
The atmosphere was quiet for a few seconds, then erupted into a burst of discussion.
Matsuda Jinpei pulled his sunglasses down a little and repeatedly checked the price tag on the bottle where it had originally been placed.
Shipwreck champagne, $800,000.
Matsuda Jinpei: "..."
The chatter of the crowd around him also helped him learn about the origin of the wine.
Last year, a shipwreck was salvaged from the Gulf of Finland, bringing to light two thousand well-preserved bottles of Blancpain champagne. These bottles were originally destined for Tsarist Russia under Nicholas II in the early 20th century for the Tsar and his family, but were sunk by a German submarine during World War II, sinking with the ship for nearly 80 years.
Therefore, these two thousand bottles of champagne are also known as the "Shipwreck Champagne," each priced at approximately $275,000, making them among the most expensive champagnes in the world. Due to their scarcity and high demand, the price has repeatedly soared, with the most expensive bottle even fetching a million dollars at auction.
Looking at the price tag of $800,000 again, Matsuda Jinpei suddenly felt it wasn't so outrageously expensive... What the hell! A bottle of wine costing 100 million yen is simply not normal!!!
Even Kenji Hagiwara couldn't keep his expression steady this time, especially when he saw the blond youth pour the 100 million yen champagne into a champagne tower on the table in Kiyoko Yamaguchi's booth, and then drink it one glass after another under Kiyoko Yamaguchi's smiling gaze and the cheers of others. He couldn't help but frown.
He glanced around discreetly and noticed that Morofushi Kagemitsu's expression had darkened.
Kenji Hagiwara quietly asked a very good-natured senior colleague, "Senior, do we have to drink the entire champagne tower that the guests ordered specifically for us?"
The senior colleague with dyed yellow hair glanced at him and said, "It depends on the situation. If the guests don't ask everyone to share and mean to watch you finish it all, then you have to finish it all to show your gratitude to the guests. The champagne tower that Ms. Yamaguchi ordered for Fox, if she hadn't told him not to drink too much, Fox would have definitely finished all the wine before the end of the service."
Despite saying that, Kiyoko Yamaguchi would only drink one cup at most, while the blond youth had to finish the rest.
"This... even if you're drinking with someone, you can't drink like this, right? Fox already drank a lot before, and now if he finishes the whole champagne tower, it's easy to hurt his body, isn't it? Won't something bad happen?" Kenji Hagiwara asked, seemingly uneasy.
"There's nothing we can do about it. This is our job, the price we pay for earning so much money. Everyone has to do this."
“In Japan, champagne sales rank third globally and first in Asia, with total sales second only to the UK and the US.” The man smiled gently. “And most of that champagne is consumed in nightclubs like ours, so you’d better get used to it, newbie.”
The newlywed with medium-length hair nodded earnestly.
The man couldn't help but sigh again: "And you don't need to pity Fox. He's really going to be famous now. Once he's in a better position, he won't need to work so hard to make money. Just like Phoenix, after he was discharged from the hospital, he said he couldn't drink because of liver damage, but customers still ordered him a lot of drinks without asking him to drink. His sales were still number one... Oh no, now the top star will definitely change. I'm sure Fox will be more popular than Phoenix."
Hagihara Kenji: "..."
He could hardly imagine that Rei Furuya would become a top male host, famous throughout Kabukicho and even go viral online.
Given Furuya Rei's originally serious and earnest personality and his identity as a public security police officer, this level of social death is truly terrifying.
For the sake of his friends, it would be best to shut down and rectify this nightclub before such an incident occurs.
Furthermore, in order to rescue his childhood friend, Kojinpei, he also needs to get Yamaguchi Kiyoko into jail as soon as possible.
*
Two o'clock in the morning.
Kiyoko Yamaguchi has left, taking with her the not-so-drunk Nobutoshi Kanna, leaving behind a drunk fox.
The waiter, Midorikawa Hikaru, helped the blond youth who had almost fallen after bumping into him. At the manager's signal, he nodded and led the young man to the lounge to rest for a while before going home.
The phoenix originally wanted to go along, but was stopped by the peacock halfway there. It was persuaded in a few words that it didn't plan to cause trouble for the fox again today.
On the other side, as soon as he entered the empty lounge, the blond youth, who had been completely drunk, suddenly opened his eyes.
Even though his body temperature was high and he smelled strongly of alcohol, and even his wheat-colored skin couldn't hide the flush on his face, his eyes were very clear, showing no signs of drunkenness whatsoever.
"How are you feeling? Do you want to continue the mission?" Morofushi Kagemitsu worriedly fed him a hangover pill, then reached out to touch his face and immediately frowned. "It's so hot. How many bottles of alcohol did you drink tonight? Maybe we should do it another time?"
Rei Furuya shook his head, stood up, and said seriously, "It's alright, I can still act. Now is the best time. Inform Rai."
“But—” Morofushi Kagemitsu was still a little worried.
"Today, Kiyoko Yamaguchi wanted to test my alcohol tolerance, so I got completely drunk and that's why she didn't take me back to 'teach' me..." Rei Furuya stammered, unable to say the word, and added with a dark expression, "And if this continues, I'll really become a top male host and be promoted online by her to become a sensation and a spokesperson for the Yamaguchi-gumi."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "..."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "Alright, let's get started."
There are still more than two hours until I get off work, that's enough.
From now on.
Fox, the male escort at the nightclub, has gone offline.
The organization's hacker group, Bourbon, went online.
Deep beneath Kabukicho lies the Yamaguchi-gumi's secret database, where a man dressed entirely in black sits in a chair, rapidly typing on a keyboard.
The black hood concealed his golden hair, and only the light from the screen illuminated his expressionless face as strings of code flashed rapidly across his purplish-gray eyes.
"Are you all done? Ray said someone's back over there." Scotland, who had been keeping an eye on Bourbon's condition, peeked out to look at him again.
Because he was really worried that something might happen to Bourbon in this state, he insisted on coming along anyway, and then dumped more tasks on Ray.
"That's enough." Bourbon erased all traces of himself, unplugged the USB drive, turned around, and ran to his side with a relaxed smile. "Mission accomplished, let's prepare to retreat."
“From now on, their database is my backyard,” he said smugly, raising his chin.
The ruthless hacker instantly transforms into a haughty big cat.
The blond youth's baby face flushed even deeper, his eyes widened and sparkled, and his expression and tone were clearly excited and somewhat out of control due to the alcohol.
He was definitely drunk, but not to the point of completely losing his senses. He only let loose a little because he was in front of his trusted childhood friend.
Scotland couldn't resist ruffling his hair and praising, "Great job, let's get going."
Bourbon nodded vigorously.
Yes, we must get out of this awful place right now!
He absolutely does not want to be groomed into a top-tier male escort and become famous online!!!
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