I am the Entertainment Tycoon



I-15 Road, Emel Outskirts, Kokoro Islands.

Ryoko and Kaori were traveling toward the airport in one of the hotel's cars driven by a hotel driver.

As the Avalon Resort Hotel was located in a district outside Emel, the girls would take around one hour and a half to arrive at their destination.

As it was Sunday night, they didn't face much traffic on their way to the airport.

They didn't have much to do so they started talking to each other.

"What are going to do when you arrive in Elffire City?" Kaori asked with a small smile on her face.

"I guess you can already imagine what I'm gonna do." Ryoko laughed, "I'll stop briefly at my apartment to leave my bags there, take a shower, and change my clothes before heading back to the studio."

"That's exactly what I'm going to do as well!" Kaori giggled.

Ryoko couldn't help but giggle as well.

The two girls found it extremely funny that they would do similar things when they arrived home.

"Actually, I'm going to start working on the plane already." Ryoko commented.

"How so?" Kaori asked.

"Well, we'll take flight around 10 pm. And as you know, with the difference in time zones, it will be already morning in Elffire City when the plane takes off. That means that the studio will be already open at that time." Ryoko explained.

"Oh, that's true." Kaori nodded in agreement.

"This Monday is the day that the anime production comes back after the Holiday Break for New Year. So, I have to make sure that everything is going as planned. Plus, this Monday is also the day that the voice actors will start working, so it's another thing that I have to supervise." Ryoko added.

"How are you going to do that?" Kaori asked.

"I noticed when we were coming to the Kokoro Islands that the internet connection in first class was extremely potent and good, so I just have to connect my computer with the headquarters studio in Elffire City and the branch studio in Sakura City." Ryoko replied.

It was only then that Kaori remembered all services that the first class offered, she was so used to traveling in her private jet that she forgot about it completely.

"I think I'll do the same then, otherwise I'll miss the morning shift." Kaori smiled happily.

She was happy that Ryoko suggested such an ingenious idea.

"Wait a minute, you said that there's a branch studio in Sakura City?" She asked in confusion, "I'm not that informed about the anime industry, but I still know that all the big studios have their headquarters studios in Sakura City. How does your studio are placed the other way around?"

"Oh, about that." Ryoko chuckled before replying, "As you are aware of it, Theo opened this studio with his own money. All the money invested so far came from his own pocket. This has its advantages and disadvantages. The bad thing is that Theo has to fork an enormous amount of money. But the good thing about it is that Theo can do whatever he wants, he can make all the decisions. Decisions like where to open the main studio, for example, he can open the main studio in Elffire City and no one will oppose him." 

Kaori was impressed with Theo's boldness before asking, "But why did he do that?"

"He said to me that Elffire City was his home, and he didn't want to leave it for another city. That's why he opened the studio there, plus all of his other companies are also based in Elffire City for the same reason." Ryoko smiled.

"Now I understand." Kaori nodded with shining eyes.

After she spent these days with Theo, she could say for sure that he was one of the most honest and kind people she had ever met. So, she felt even more admiration for him as she heard about his choice of going against all odds to open an animation studio away from Sakura City.

"But some things we can only find in Sakura City. Voice actors, for example, most of them live in Sakura City. That's why we opened a branch studio there to work with the voice actors. The director of the branch studio is even an old friend from the times we studied animation together in Sakura City." Ryoko explained.

"Oh, you studied in Sakura City?" Kaori asked.

"I was born in Sakura City. I studied at Niji Arts University and graduated from the Animation School." Ryoko replied with a modest smile.

Kaori was surprised when she heard that, "Niji Arts College? That's one of the best art schools in the entire country!"

"Yeah, this one." Ryoko tried to not blush as Kaori looked at her with an expression that said 'Girl, you are a big shot and you didn't tell me.'

"You are indeed as amazing as I imagined, Ryoko!" Kaori exclaimed as she complimented the blue-haired girl.

"Thanks, Kaori!" Ryoko replied with a blushed face.

"Wait a minute, how does a graduate of such a prestigious college end up working in a studio that's in the first stages?" Kaori asked in confusion.

"Oh, about that..." Ryoko said in a low voice as her face morphed into a sad look.

Kaori was surprised to see Ryoko becoming sad all of a sudden.

She could see that it was a delicate topic for Ryoko, so she said, "If it's too much, you don't have to tell me."

"No, it's okay. I'm already over it as Theo, Sayuri, and Sam helped me get over it. But it still hurts when I remember about it." Ryoko said as she shook her head.

Ryoko then proceeded to explain how she worked as an intern in a big studio and everything that occurred afterward.

The harassment, the threats, the false rumors, and everything else.

Kaori had a kind expression on her face as she comforted Ryoko as she told her story. But inside she was seething in fury.

Some people might think that Kaori was a kind and gentle person by the way she interacted with Ayia, Shizuka, and others. But the truth was that she only acted like that with her family and the people she liked.

But when she was dealing with other people, Kaori was cruel, cold, and ruthless. It wasn't by chance that she was chosen to be the next family head. She needed to be like that to deal with all the issues that the family head faced.

Kaori was especially cruel and ruthless when someone messed with her family and the people she liked.

And after spending 3 days with Theo, Aurora, Ryoko, and the others, Kaori treated them like close friends whom she wanted to take with her for the rest of her life.

This means that she would destroy anyone who messed with them.

So, when she heard of all the awful things that Ryoko went through because of an arrogant bastard, she seethed in fury.

She wanted to destroy him, and she would do it without any mercy!