After we leave the sight of the man we got Shinohara from, I let her go. She asks me what we want from her.

"Hear me out, Shinohara. We have a deal for you. Follow me."

"There's no way I'd ever make a deal with you!" she snapped at me. "You're the reason I Got into this mess in the first place!" She bursts into tears. "I'm supposed to sleep with a business executive tomorrow night. I don't have a choice. If I refuse, I'll get into even more debt. This is all your fault!"

She turns around to run away before I stop her with my hand, grabbing her forcefully by the shoulder. I spin her around. "Last time I checked, house pets aren't allowed to refuse humans. Follow me."

I make sure she follows our lead with Mary behind her until we reach the Book Room #2- the first of our gambling dens. We go inside. Inside the book room I see Yumeko playing a game of Blackjack with three other gamblers.

"Dealer has 21- dealer wins!" Yumeko says.

The entire crowd groans in dissatisfaction. "That hand was worth over 300,000 yen!" cried one of the men. Shinohara, rightfully so, looks at Yumeko menacingly. She's the one who turned her into a house pet.

Mary, Shinohara, and I sit down at a far end of the book room. Business is slow today so there are empty seats. Mary and I sit down at one end of the table and I direct Shinohara to sit down at the other end.

"Look, Shinohara," I say in a calm voice. "We understand how we're partially responsible for your current situation, and I want to truly apologize from the bottom of my heart." Shinohara doesn't respond to this.

"Let's cut to the chase." Mary interjects. "We would like to offer you a job at our gambling dens. You would manage one of the three rooms we have. It won't be easy, but let's just say it would be worth your time."

"How on earth would be worth my time?" Shinohara cried. "Unless you can provide me 11.1 million yen by tomorrow, I'll have to-"

Before she finishes that thought, I slam the suitcase full of money on the table and open it. "This is twelve million yen. If you join us, we'll pay for your freedom and we'll pay for all of your donation payments for as long as you work with us. Do you have a deal?"

Shinohara is at a loss for words. It's similar to when Yumeko won the million yen from her. Tears flood her face as she eagerly nods.

"Great. You start tomorrow. I'll handle the payment to the student council tonight. Show up tomorrow without your necklace. Go home."

"Thank you, Saotome-san. Thank you, Kokoro-san! I will never forget this generosity!" She bows down and thanks us and she runs from the room.

I look over at Mary with a smile on my face. Now that we helped those we have hurt along the way, we can finally go for the student council.