Chapter 25

The first door was to a locker room. It had lockers with combination locks for the security of weapons and money. There were toilets, sinks and showers like most locker rooms and there were robes to wear. They were all kind of short on me but covered what it needed to.

We looked into a couple rooms and found Adam in a room with a matted floor. There were two girls putting on a show. Adam had one on his lap. She was wearing what looked like a leotard like you would see on a gymnast but it had been covered in baby oil and was transparent. You could see his hands underneath rubbing her breasts and her pussy. He sat behind her as they both watched the show.

Yuto asked, “What are you up for tonight?”

“I could use a massage after that dinner. I’m in a mellow mood.”

He led me to a room similar to the one we’d just left but the floor had men lying down and women oiled up and using their bodies to massage the man. Some were just starting and some had girls riding cocks. There were four women that were free and I asked, “Who is the best?”

Two of the girls looked at one of the others and that is whom I picked. She asked me in Japanese if I spoke Japanese and I confirmed that I did. She seemed relieved. I hung up my robe and I saw her eyeing my flaccid cock. She led me to a mat and I lay down.

She started with a standard massage. I saw Yuto lay down beside me with one of the other girls. As the massage went on she used more and more oil until we were both slick and she was gliding her body over mine. The weight of her body and bony joints were used to press in and actually give me a massage. It felt good. I was asked to roll over and she spent ten minutes on a face massage before moving to my chest, arms, stomach and then she spun to my feet. I looked at her naked body with her legs straddling my stomach and her pussy wet from the oil. She looked sexy and my cock had been hard since long before I turned over.

When she worked up my legs and grabbed my cock, she moaned. She started with a short hand job then spun around and slid up my body. She quietly said, “You are very big and some have come in to watch and some have stayed behind when they were finished to see me stuff that big thing in my little pussy. I know that I’m looking forward to it. Most of the men here are much older and much smaller than you. I’m glad you picked me.”

She spent a few more minutes gliding up and down my body building the suspense for me, for her and for those watching. Soon she grabbed me and lined me up with her pussy and sat up to get me deep inside of her before lowering her nipples back to my chest and letting the oil do its job as she slid up and down my body and up and down my cock.

It was exciting and interesting until she got close and sat up to go a little wild slamming her body onto mine as she rode a long hard orgasm. I started to cum about a minute into her pussy spasming on my cock and it sent her to new heights. I looked over to see almost every person in the place watching us and most were rubbing themselves both the men and the women. Adam was there with the girl he had with him in the other room. I just closed my eyes and enjoyed the body that settled back down onto my chest as I rubbed her oiled ass with my hands.

After a short rest we were off to the shower where the hot water, soap and towels got the oil off and she was happy to help me. I think she would have come home with me if I’d asked but I didn’t and she thanked me for a good time. Yuto was in the shower next to me with his girl getting clean. When we were done he asked, “Is there another door tonight? We can watch, play or do something else.”

“I’m good with the sex for the night. I wouldn’t mind trying acupuncture but not tonight. Maybe I’ll play some poker until you and Adam are done.”

“I’ll keep an eye on Adam. Do you have cash to play with?”

“I didn’t expect for you to pay for everything and still don’t. I think I can afford to sit in for a little while.”

“We can talk about that later. Your girl will take you to the casino.”

After getting dressed, she led me to the door and then told me that she needed to get back to the massage room. I walked in and a man came over to me asking me who I was and how I’d gotten in. I thought he was going to punch me. I took a step back and there was a yell across the room and he stepped back. A man walked over and said, “I apologize for what just happened. We take our customers’ privacy seriously and he wasn’t informed that you’d be stopping by Mr. Duke.”

The bouncer bowed deeply and apologized. I was shown to a table and sat down. There were both chips and cash on the table. It looked like people had between 250k yen and 2.5 million yen or between $1,000 and $10,000 dollars. I put down a million yen or $4,000 and was dealt in the next hand. I did the same thing as I did at Yuto’s casino and responded to anything in English and ignored anything said in Japanese.

I won some and lost some but thirty minutes in was dealt an eight and ten of diamonds. The flop was the eight and ten of clubs with an ace of diamonds. I had two pairs and a backdoor diamond flush draw. I guess everyone had aces because three others bet, called or raised. It was going to be a good pot. The Jack of diamonds came off giving more straight opportunities and maybe two pairs or a set. I was pretty sure that I was beat at this point but the bets after the first round were so much that I only had another 250k yen in front of me and the pot was over $12k US. I could risk losing a thousand to win fifteen. I went all in and they all called.

The river was a ten of clubs. The few that had chips either bet or folded. The only hand that could beat me was ten/Ace, ten/Jack, pocket aces or pocket jacks. One had a straight eight through Q. One had a flush Ace high and the other had the flush jack high. I was the only one with the full house and won the pot. One guy was upset that I had stayed in and caught the river card to win but I said, “I had the best hand on the flop and you all bet it up. When the flush and straight hit on the turn I was already pot committed and was throwing in the last of my money on a hope and a prayer. I got lucky but you all put me in that position. I didn’t expect to win but am happy that I did.”

When they thought back over the hand they all agreed that I’d played it right and we went on to the next one. I saw Yuto and Adam at the door about an hour later, both dressed in suits and looking around. I got their attention and they walked over to my table. I asked, “Are you ready to leave?”

“Yes if you don’t mind, or I can send the car back for you.”

One man said, “Give us a chance to win our money back.”

Another one said, “You always say that but would just lose more to him. I would be more concerned about him going to see your wife after what I saw in the massage room.”

“What did you see?”

“He is the bull as they say; young and ready to breed.”

There was some laughing. “I like to watch the American porn. Maybe he can come and put on a show. I can let him play with my mistress or maybe my wife.”

“Well, I’m going home for now. I’ll fall asleep alone in my bed, thanks. Have a good night gentlemen. Where do I cash these chips?”

The man next to me gave me cash for my chips and I walked off with Adam and Yuto. In the car, Adam said, “There are many doors in that place. I feel like we didn’t scratch the surface but I’m not sure how far into the pit I would want to go. Nick, you left a lot of people talking after you left the massage room. When your girl came back she was in high demand.”

You seemed to have a little cutie wrapped around your finger.”

“Nick, when she gave me the oil to spray on her suit, I was hard as a rock in seconds. I need to get one for Tiffany.”

“A suit or a little Japanese girl?”

“I think she was from Thailand but maybe one of each.”

We laughed and we again offered to reimburse Yuto for the evening. “It was my pleasure. It was also money well spent. You were both well mannered and carried yourselves well. Nick has been offered a membership if there is such a thing. He is welcome back whenever he wants. Adam, you can be his guest whenever you’re in town. Tiffany would not be welcome. Japan still doesn’t look at women and men the same way. Even mistresses are not welcome there. If you’re a woman there, you’re working and free to be used by any of the customers.”

Tiffany was home and in bed when Adam snuggled in behind her. I left the cash on my dresser and climbed into my own bed alone and went to sleep. It was later in the morning when I woke up and Tiffany was drinking coffee with Adam on the patio. I poured myself a cup and she said, “I had a great time shopping with Mi but it sounds like you two had a great time as well.”

“It was a memorable night,” I said. Not committing to any particular act or experience.

“Adam told me about it and said the dinner was like nothing he’d ever had or even heard of. The club with all the cute girls and winning at poker sounds like fun.”

I nodded as I sipped my coffee. Then asked, “What are the plans today?”

“When I called Daddy last night, he said he had to come over and do some work here and would introduce us to the people that run the Japan branch of EJ Patterson. We’re going to see some of the parks in the city with Mi and then go by the palace. You can come with us or stay and do your own thing.”

“I’ll stay and catch up on some things. It’s been a few days.”

“Tonight we will have dinner and then see the roosters fight? I don’t think that Daddy would like to see that.”

“I’ll make a call.”

Mi picked them up later and I called over to the embassy. Kari asked me to stop by later. I called over and got a hold of Tadao and he said that he would take us to the cockfights and would have a car out front at 8pm. Kari didn’t take me down to the basement or even to her office. She took me to her apartment. We sat down on the couch and she said, “How are you doing? If you weren’t undercover and, in the field, I would have you talking to a shrink. I may still have you go back to the states and talk to someone if I think it will help you. Taking a human life can do all kinds of things to you.”

“I could probably use a good cry or something but logically I’m okay with it. I was in self-defense mode for myself and those around me. I think that I probably saved ten lives at the casino and after talking to some people there probably would have been another hundred killed in gang wars and hits. So logically I did the right thing and saved a hundred at the cost of two. I guess that’s how generals and presidents are able to sleep at night.

“The look on both of their faces as they died will always be etched on my mind. The look that they wanted to kill me will also be there. I think that I’ll be okay. The training on the farm was a big help. I reacted more than I thought and I shot two bullets instead of spraying the room. Two shots, two kills. Just like I was taught. I’ve also been cleaning up at poker. Another skill that I have been using well.”

“That’s all good. You’re so young, so powerful but also so kind and caring. All are good traits in the right balance. I just want to make sure that you keep that balance. I know you’ve been winning at poker and selling guns. I didn’t know how much you were selling them for until Bill let us know. What are you doing with all the cash?”

“What cash?”

“So you’re keeping it. That’s fine with me. You’ve earned every penny. When I hear what you make in the business world, and then break it down into an hourly income, we’re way underpaying you.”

“I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a paycheck from you.”

“It’s routed. You see it or Adam does. We’ve been beneficial to each other. Only a few people know who you are and they look at results only and don’t care about the cost if the results are there. One accountant said something once and was told by someone very high up that if they even thought about it again, that they’d be fired.”

“It sounds like I’m covered here and Adam covers me at D&B. Is it now when I cry and get it out of my system, get a pat on the butt and be told to get back to work?”

“If you need that, then yes. If you don’t then we can see if you are keeping up your skills in the bedroom before I send you on your way.”

Matinee sex is always fun just like playing golf because you know that most other people are at their desks or wherever they work, slaving away to earn a paycheck and you are out there fucking around and having fun. With Kari it was like playing a sub par round at Pebble Beach. It was fantastic.

The trip to watch the cockfights was interesting that night. Tiffany really did like them. She lost more money than she won but was only betting about a hundred dollars a fight. The night cost Adam five hundred dollars but watching her and the others that gambled and cheered for a chicken was well worth it. Adam could be heard taking the edge off after they got home. Tadao asked me to stop by sometime the next day for a few minutes.

Adam and Tiffany were going to wait around the apartment for Mike, (Tiffany’s dad) and I took the mustang over to see Yuto. I parked on the street and went in.

“Nick, things seem to be building like a wave. Before it starts to break I wanted to make sure we’re all on the same page. First of all, I and the people in my business all want to thank you for stepping up at the casino the other night. Also they have all agreed that our business plan is good for the communities and won’t do anything to stop, block or collect off of them.

“I have about ten locations that I think would be good and have people out looking for more. We can close on your building whenever you’re ready.”

“I think Adam has signed everything he needs to. He’s just on vacation until the weekend when he’ll fly home. This afternoon or tomorrow, we will be meeting with the people at EJ Patterson to talk about investing. This could be good for us and for you. If it works out, I can tell you about some things we’ve done before that won’t break the rules but would bend them in your favor.”

“I like the sound of that.”

“Anything else?”

“It was an accident when we first got together but I think that it was fate. I want to go legit as much as possible. I have really enjoyed getting to know you and Adam. You both have fun but take life seriously. You do what you say you will. You’re welcome at the club any time and can bring guests. You’ll be responsible for them but we all are. You’ll need to make a deposit and settle your accounts weekly. Let me know if you ever want to take anyone to see the chef. It is normally booked a few months in advance but I can always get people bumped and have you sit in for them if needed.”

“Thank you for everything. Adam had some concerns about taking on a partner but after meeting you and your wife, he looks forward to having you help out here in Japan.”

“I think some of the other families would like some guns. I told them that I’d ask around. I told them that the ones that I bought would cost them 1.25 million. So I could make a little something on the deal.”

“How many do you want and when do you need them?”

“Five hundred and the sooner the better. When everyone is armed there is less of a chance that anyone pulls a weapon. It could hurt me because my guys are carrying. But it is good for the community as a whole.”

“I’ll see what I can do. Anything on the pot?”

“I know of some people that move things between here and there but I don’t get involved in that. I don’t think that it’s worth it for me but I’ll pass it on to those that might be interested.”

“Let me know but I won’t worry about it if it doesn’t happen. I’ll see what my people can do about some guns. Do you want the same model?”

“Whatever you can get will be fine.”

I stopped by the embassy on the way home and Chris just shook his head. “I can get some 9mm’s or some .45’s by this weekend but let me see what else is out there. We can shoot for next week some time.”

“That works for me.”

Mike was happy to see me but a bit jet lagged when I got home. We did the man hug thing and he was impressed by my apartment. I said, “I waited until after I graduated before buying my furniture unlike a friend of mine from Boston.”

“Shut up. You hired a decorator. That’s cheating. I’ll redecorate at some point. I may get a house with a yard as well.”

Mike said, “Are you ready to meet the gang over at the Patterson office?”

We all went over and got a short tour. Then we talked about using our software on the Japanese stocks for technical analysis. Mike even said, “We should have done this long ago.”

We talked about what it was, how it worked, how much the licenses cost and what they should expect. They were on board and we shook on the deal when Mike asked, “Do you want the deal in Yen or Dollars?”

Shrugging my shoulders I asked, “What’s the difference?”

“Well, money is money. Right now one dollar is around 250 yen. Some days it’s a few more and some days it’s a few less. For round numbers sake, let’s say the license was $100 and that would be 25,000 yen. If we write the contract in dollars and the exchange rate goes to 300 yen to a dollar then we would owe you 30,000 yen for the license next year. If the exchange went to 200 yen to the dollar, we would only pay you 20,000 yen.”

“And if we write the contract in yen, the same thing would happen if we were cashing the checks in the states?”

“Exactly.”

Adam said, “It’s a coin flip. Let’s write it in yen and keep the money in Japan.”

Heads were nodding and no one seemed to care. The deal was done. Mike asked, “Anything else?”

“Can I open an account for me, or my trust? Maybe one for the company?”

“We’ll never turn away money. You can sit with a rep and fill it out and get it signed.”

“I’ll also need the number of someone to call and be able to trade other things like options, bonds and really anything out there in case I come across something. I don’t want to have to run down here and sign a piece of paper.”

“We can set that up and a margin account and money market with checking.”

“Perfect. And can we save the wiring instructions to all of our banks so we can move money with a phone call?”

“We like to have something signed so we have authorization.”

“It could only go to a bank account with the same ownership. My trust account here to my trust account at the bank. If I need to buy some real estate it would be helpful. I’m sure you have recorded lines. Maybe add a password for the wire transfers.”

“We can do that,” he said.

When all the accounts were set up and the wiring instructions on file we had duplicate confirmations sent to our accountants and thanked them for the help. We would have the software installed and licenses in place in a couple weeks. It wasn’t a huge amount but it more than paid for Adam’s trip and time out of the office. We had an early dinner at a nice place within walking distance and Mike was in bed early.

The next couple days, they all played tourist and I went with them most of the time. On Saturday morning they all flew back to the states and would land in on Saturday morning due to the time zones and international date line. What they lost on the way over, they gained on the way back. I spent the weekend chilling out after a hard row and long run on Saturday. It was like hitting restart and putting me back into Japan mode.

The following week, I closed on the building that I lived in. It didn’t seem to change anything except I now paid a huge mortgage instead of a large rent payment or my accountant did. We also finalized the share distribution for the stores, restaurants and buildings. We were now partners with a trust owned by Yuto.

Rodney was flying over to start his contract and I rented him an apartment or flat as he called it in my building. I hired Sakura to furnish it on a budget and Rodney was happy when he arrived. We started to look at each location with Yuto and a couple of people that worked for him. Omi, my real estate attorney, wanted to tag along.

We started to number each location because it was easier to keep track and discuss them. We all agreed on the first store location in a high-end part of Ginza and Yuto brought in the girl that he had mentioned, Shigiko. I sat down with her and laid out my vision of the store, what would be in the store and whom our target customers were. She loved the idea and asked what I could get shipped in.

I mentioned the furniture and she liked that with the four hundred percent markup. We talked about other things and she said, “I want you to have a Harley Davidson franchise in the store. Japanese love motorcycles because they can get through traffic and park. If we had one in the front window, people would pour into the store. A manikin wearing jeans and a jeans jacket would bring in more. After that they’ll walk around to see what else we have.”

Her name was hard to remember and one time I called her, “Shiggy.” She liked it and laughed. That was her name after that. I introduced Shiggy to Sakura and after negotiating salaries, they both started their work. There was a whole floor of the five-story building just for furniture. There were walls built that looked like X’s. Each of the four sections made up two walls and defined a room space that would be decorated. You could buy a piece or a whole room. Many of the spaces were designed as studios since most people didn’t have the square footage that I did.