Chapter 176 – Envy (Revised)

At this point in time, of course Rie Sakai wouldn’t know that Masayoshi Kishimoto was warming up with Makoto Natsui. She was sitting inside a coffee shop with Watanabe Saki, drinking coffee.

“Ryoumi, she’s got it made. She’s changed since she met a rich man at your family’s last party. Nowadays, it’s becoming difficult for me to see her face.” Watanabe Saki said honestly.

Rie Sakai held a small stainless steel spoon in her right hand and absently stirred it clockwise inside her coffee cup, “What, are you still jealous of Ryoumi?”

“I can’t say I’m jealous, but I’m definitely envious. Rie, you know that we’re about to enter the critical period of our junior year of college.

Most of the people at this stage are either busy preparing for or on their way to an interview with a company.

For those of us who are art students, the employment rate is already very low. If you can’t even get a job at a company while you’re still in school, it will be even more difficult for you to find a job in society after you graduate.

If you can’t become a full-time member of a company, you will have to work as an hourly wage laborer. In Tokyo, it’s hard to live on an hourly wage.

You don’t have the decency to realize how hard it is for people like us and the fear we feel inside. I’m not going to go back to my hometown and get married. To be honest, I’m beginning to regret choosing to study an art class.” Watanabe Saki pushed her heart out.

Sakai Rie stopped the movement on her right hand, placed the small stainless steel spoon on top of the coffee cup’s saucer, and seriously said, “Saiki, I’ll tell you the truth as well. In fact, you don’t have to envy Ryome at all.”

“Why?” Watanabe Saiki didn’t quite understand the meaning in the other party’s words. In her opinion, the fact that Satou Ryoumi had found a rich man was not only envied by herself, but by so many others.

After Rie Sakai had joined the Rosy Society, it was only then that she truly realized the true concept of what it meant to have a distinct social class.

She explained unhurriedly, “Yoshimi’s origin is nothing more than an ordinary middle-class family in a small place. To be fair, her looks and talents are pretty average.

Although she can speak well and is a bit smart, it’s only limited to some of us in the student party. As for her boyfriend, Kazuhiko Inoue, he’s not simple.

In his mind, he doesn’t even see Ryoumi. In order for Kazuhiko Inoue to truly look up to Yoshimi, she would have to be in the same class as him.

I’m afraid that the only reason he’s still dating Yoshimi is because he hasn’t played around with any of our Tokyo University of the Arts college students before now.

Judging by the current stage of their relationship, Kazuhiko Inoue has not yet gotten over the novelty of Ryoumi. Once he gets bored, the game will end here.”

Watanabe Saeki said in dismay, “If you know all that, then why don’t you go and warn Ryoumi?”

Rie Sakai reached for her coffee cup. She held it in her hand but didn’t drink it, “Given Ryoumi’s personality, even if I did, would she really listen?

She’ll only perfunctorily tell me on the surface, while behind her back she’ll continue to date Inoue Kazuhiko. Besides, how can I persuade this kind of thing between a grown man and a woman that you love and I love?”

“I do think that Inoue Kazuhiko is quite a good man. Not only is he manly, but he’s also generous with his money.” Watanabe Saeki said as she voiced her own little outlook.

Sakai Rie drank the coffee in her hand and burst into laughter before she had a chance to put the cup back.

She hit the nail on the head when she pointed out, ”The richer and more powerful a man is, the more he will change his ways to play with women. The most detestable thing is that they are not only playing with women’s bodies, but also the most joyful and happy to play with women’s feelings.

In their eyes, the woman being played is not a human being, but just a plaything. Not only do these men think this way, even the upper class women think this way. None of them feel there is any moral dimension to it.

The same thing that is a luxury item for some is an average or even cheap item for others. Besides, how much would it cost him to buy you a designer bag, clothes, shoes, etc.?

Take Kazuhiko Inoue as an example, not only does he own the largest pachinko parlor in Adachi, but he has also invested 2 billion yen in cash in Hard Gold Capital.

I heard Masayoshi Kishimoto say that he can make a profit of two or three times his capital, or 4-6 billion yen this time. I’m afraid that Ryome was able to use a few dollars of his money, and I’m afraid it’s not even a fraction of that.”

“That’s right. The night we had a party at your house, Brother Justice himself made a comment to me that the men we find here are suitable for a relationship.

After hearing you say that just now, I finally realized that the deeper meaning of his words was the same meaning you said.” Watanabe Saki said excitedly as the realization dawned on her.

Sakai Rie put her coffee cup down and said, “Now that you know the inside story, do you still envy Ryoumi? Do you still want to specialize in rich men?”

“I still envy Yoshimi. I still want a rich man to be my boyfriend.” Watanabe Saki didn’t say no.

“Why are you obsessed?” Sakai Rie said with difficulty.

Watanabe Saki laughed bitterly, “It’s not that I’m obsessed, it’s that God didn’t grant me a good fortune like yours. You are the one who has it, that’s why you think it’s nothing, and would even think that women like us are particularly foolish and ridiculous.

Even if the success rate is extremely low, it doesn’t mean it’s completely doomed to 100% failure. What if? Even if there is no “what if”, but also be able to be rich boyfriends to take to see the occasions they have never seen, eat unheard of food.

If you haven’t had a good time, you’ll never know what it’s like. Why don’t you take the plunge while you’re young? Is it hard to regret it only when you’re old?”

Sakai Rie really didn’t think that Watanabe Saeki, who seemed to be a good girl on weekdays, would also be so insistent on pursuing materialistic sensual pleasures. For a moment, she couldn’t figure out whether it was herself or the other party who had a problem.

The reason why Watanabe Saki had changed so much was because of the shock she felt at the party that night.

She had seen 10,000 yen thrown away like paper, and she had also seen several hundred thousand yen bottles of Ace of Spades champagne being drunk like water.

When she compared this to the life she could lead at the moment, she was instantly unbalanced inside. Why is there such a big gap between people? If you don’t think about it, it makes you uncomfortable, and the more you think about it, the more unhappy you become.