With a sigh, Araki set aside another report from his charges and leaned back heavily in the massive leather chair, rubbing the bridge of his nose. The business of the elite entertainment salon-bordello had been excellent until recently, as the Daimyo court, officials and aristocrats had been very favorable to the appearance of a place in the capital that could offer dazzling beauties for almost any taste, gradually eclipsing almost all competitors.
Except "Night Lily", except for the "Night Lily", but to compete with the institution that existed for more than a hundred years and had among its employees real honey kunoichi ... not a new institution, albeit with the highest quality of service that can be offered for money.
Huge financial flows allow you to do a lot and creating a small but very effective spy network is far from the limit. More expensive are acquaintances at the top, which for simple money can not buy, but the skills of a good iryonin can do a lot, and one or two appointments a week - to make their services really valuable.
After all, people endowed with power and wealth want to live well, be healthy and beautiful without extra effort. Of course, you can go to the Konohagakure no Sato Hospital, where they will charge you a price that would make you want to walk around the world with your hand out.
It's much better and cheaper to go to a good friend of mine - iryonin Akira - for a little "consultation". May you have to wait a bit or perform a favor for an after-hours appointment, but it's much easier and more convenient!
But only the glitter of wealth has always attracted not at all brilliant people - some time after the popularity of the "Scarlet Lodge", Akira had to face the underside of life in the capital. Not only individual criminals, gangs or large organizations tried to get their hands on such a lucrative business, but also competitors, officials and even some aristocrats.
Some were enough to give a hint, some - a blow to the raking hands, and with especially brazen, who lost all shores, had to deal permanently. The capital of Ho no Kuni lost more than one gang or criminal mastermind, and among some high officials accidents and serious illnesses leading to a sad outcome became more frequent.
Never before had kanpeki ningyo (perfect marionette) had to be so consistent with his profession as a ninja in every sense of the word, not as a mere martial artist. The hardest part was taking out the intended targets completely by other people's hands, so that the traces didn't lead where they shouldn't. And those people who could not be removed, suddenly got into trouble, uncovered well-hidden skeletons in closets and similar variants.
Only a year passed, as it was possible to defend independence and acquire patrons and acquaintances at the top, as new players appeared, very quickly began to undercut the lucrative business.
Not all of it, far from it, but even so, it was worrisome, and even the six experienced nukenin shinobi mercenaries, two of whom were full-fledged jonin, served only as a reprieve - while the unknowns cleaned up the easier targets and carefully tried on the rest.
The official who patronized the criminal organization, suddenly stole, flying from his post, the organization quietly received in the jaw and spitting bloody teeth, let go of the tidbit, and the casino as continued to work, and continued, but the income has already gone to other people. And this is not an isolated case.
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