"Survival Wedding"
"Sayaka Kuroki"
I'm sorry.
U...
can't go.
"Yuichi Kashiwagi"
Come in.
Did I say something strange when I called you?
I'm not the woman you think I am.
Sayaka?
I don't make things happen, and I'm not a problem solver.
You can't depend on me at all.
I fell in love with you
because you are attractive,
and you work at an established company.
I've only been to tourist areas
of India too.
I don't want to leave my family and friends behind.
I don't want to live like that.
I'm just a regular 30-year old female.
And...
And...?
I want...
to continue to work at riz.
If it were a while back,
I wouldn't have had a problem choosing work or marriage.
But now...
I don't want to quit work,
I want to publish my own book.
If you didn't say you were going to start your own business...
Is that Usami's influence?
What?
Did something happen at Usami's place?
Otherwise, why would you say that all of a sudden?
Then what about you? Why are you getting married all of a sudden?
Is it because you don't want to go to India alone?
Isn't that why you are getting married?
No, it's not. I'm...
I understand.
Let's think it over for now.
"Bunto Publishing" You'll agree to publish the book?
Yes.
I'm going to focus on my work right now.
"Chief Editor, Harada" Time is limited until you quit,
but I'm counting on you for an interesting book.
Ah, oh...
Alright. I'll make it official to Usami as well.
Yes.
"Hiroto Usami" This is good. Let's use this.
Yes.
Now, the October issue is pretty much done.
What's left is just Kuroki's marriage-hunting column.
"Tetsuo Nakajima, Yuko Sugi" She should finish the last episode
already since she's getting married.
"Mai Hashimoto" That's true.
"Chieri Okuzono" A woman's heart
is not that simple.
"Ryota Takahashi" Is that so?
"Takako Miura" Yes. I see.
I'll head there right away.
I'm going to Shanghai right now.
What? Did something happen?
We are having issues with the local publishers about us going abroad.
I'll go and negotiate with them directly.
It's Kashiwagi Corporation's anniversary party in two days.
I'll return by then.
Sayaka?
Kazuya.
"Kazuya Ishibashi" Hey.
I was surprised. My new work is close by.
I see. Thanks about my mum the other day.
Not at all. Oh,
I heard you are getting married.
What? Oh, my mum is such a chatter box.
But I may not be able to get married.
He is going to quit his job
and start his own business in India.
I'm not so sure about going with him.
Then you are calling off the engagement?
I can't marry you, Sayaka.
Let's think it over for now.
You know what? Your man sure is brave, though.
What?
Well, he doesn't even know what's going to happen to his own life,
but decided to take on Sayaka's life as well.
I couldn't do it.
I better get going now.
My new job really doesn't happen unless I'm there.
Don't you think this suits me?
I'm glad you are doing well.
Sayaka.
I wish you all the happiness.
You too, Kazuya.
Sure.
See you!
See you.
"Kawamura Pharmaceuticals" I may be inexperienced,
but I enjoyed working with Kawamura Pharmaceuticals.
"Yoshinori Nagase, Misato Kurihara" I think you know as well,
but all our managing directors are against
the way your father is handling things as an outside director.
If they'd worked with you,
they'd know that you were working on your own merit.
We've learned a lot
from you, Kashiwagi.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Kashiwagi.
I had something I wanted to tell you all this time.
- Kurihara? - What's the matter?
Today is the last chance, so I'm just going to tell you.
Kashiwagi...
You know that prince in that marriage-hunting column
is you, Kashiwagi.
What?
"Takahiro Tanihara" I knew you were quitting eventually,
but I never thought you would start a business in India,
and you are marrying that Kuroki?
Junior, you are adventurous in your private and professional life.
I think I respect you more.
Good luck to you.
Thank you very much.
Hello, thank you for calling. This is Tanihara.
Please leave it to me!
Thank you for waiting.
"The ritual of a studio"
"Operation style change!"
"The closet revolution!"
"Strong and wonderful is a praise?"
Oh, it's cold.
Let's give a toast to Kuroki's book getting published,
and her marriage. Cheers!
Cheers!
Actually, it's...
Congratulations!
Yeah!
"Owner" Sayaka, the last episode
of your column is delayed?
Yes, the order for illustrations might be delayed a little.
Could you tell that to Yosaku?
It's fine. I'll wait.
What? You can't just say that.
It's fine. I'll wait.
Could you ask Yosaku himself?
Right. He is saying it's fine.
Kuroki...
Yosaku... is this guy here.
What?
Everyone else is not surprised?
No, I figured you might be him.
I thought so too.
There are no other possibilities.
"Yuri Nakatani" I think now is the time.
Right.
Since you all know now, there's another thing.
I have something to tell everyone.
- We're-- - Why do you suddenly avoid me?
I'm not avoiding you.
You are avoiding me.
It's strange. You were all over me every day, and now you avoid me.
I did say we weren't dating since you asked me.
We are dating...
No.
No way!
Hey!
I didn't say I didn't like you.
Ryo.
So Chieri, dress the way you like.
You were wonderful as yourself before.
Ryo, I like you too!
What?
Everyone, thank you.
We'll be happy together for sure this time!
Wait...
Congrats!
Congratulations.
- Ah! - Congratulations.
Get closer.
- You two are dating. - Right. Don't be shy.
- That looks good. - That's good.
"We will be happy for sure!" "Thanks for cheering us on!"
I think they fell for the boss' strategy.
Boss is amazing, isn't he?
Yes.
So? What are you going to do?
Yuichi.
Welcome home.
Thank you.
I read over your column again.
What?
Kurihara told me about it.
I was shocked since I didn't think it was about me.
Misato Kurihara!
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to... That would be a lie.
I was touched.
It was very funny no matter how many times I read it.
I was so into it,
that a long time had passed.
I understood how you want to
continue to work.
I wanted you to continue as well.
I won't give up my dream.
I'm going to have him acknowledge my India deal tomorrow at the party.
Yes.
I just wanted to tell you that.
Yes.
See you.
Yes.
Kuroki, make sure to come to the party tomorrow.
It's an order from the managing director.
Chief Editor, where are you now?
I'm at the office. Shanghai office agreed to our terms.
That is great news.
Since Kashiwagi Corporation is our main sponsor, they trust us now.
It's thanks to your ultimate weapon.
Then tomorrow, get Mr. Kashiwagi
to agree to yours and Yuichi's marriage...
riz and Kashiwagi Corporation's relationship will be solidified.
Actually...
I'm thinking that marriage is not the only happiness in life.
Kuroki? Hello?
Overall, I had fun these past six months.
Even if I don't get married, or don't have a boyfriend,
I can be happy.
I think I could live chasing my dreams as well.
- Kuroki! - Yes?
Don't wear some weird clothes to the party tomorrow.
"Kashiwagi Corporation 30th anniversary party"
Today is Kashiwagi Corporation's 30th anniversary.
A greeting from the CEO, Souichi Kashiwagi.
"Souichi Kashiwagi" In my youth,
"Sayuri Kashiwagi" I had no food or clothes.
I wanted to be wealthy, to reach out and go beyond the west,
and started truly from nothing.
But you know what? Though there was plenty of food,
my doctor told me not to eat anymore.
Wonderful!
Please enjoy yourself today.
Thank you.
Wow, he's desperate.
If my marriage doesn't happen,
will all his efforts get wasted?
Sayaka, you came.
I came to celebrate as a staff from riz.
Thank you.
Mum, I really want to talk to dad
after the party is over.
Okay-
I don't know who he took after, but he never backs down from a decision.
Who he took after?
That would be him!
- But... - Sayaka, you picked a hard one!
But his elegant personality is from his mother.
Yuichi, come and meet these guests please.
See you later.
Hey, Kuroki. Everything is going well on my end.
All that's left is for Yuichi Kashiwagi to get an approval
to go to India from Mr. Kashiwagi, then you can get married.
I'm counting on you. Make sure to be respectful.
I'm not sure yet... Chief Editor, are you going home?
I'm busy. See you later!
Nice to meet you.
There!
Thank you very much. Please support Kashiwagi Corporation's future.
Hey, Kuroki.
I'm sorry to apologise so late.
I'm sorry that we acted unseemly at our home the other day.
Not at all.
I decided to be the main sponsor for your company's new magazine.
Thank you very much.
All you have to do is continue to work
and support Yuichi in Japan.
- Father. - What?
Can I speak to you after this?
Haven't you given up yet?
I've already decided.
I always told you not to start a business,
and of all places, you pick India?
All you need to do is work at a company I got you into.
I finally found something I should do.
What is this thing that you should do?
I want to be a doorway to the world for Japanese ventures.
There are many excellent personnel in Japan, and technology too!
However, Taiwanese and Korean manufacturers are doing better.
That's why I want to do something about it.
You are not able to do anything!
It's fine even if I can't do it.
If someone can succeed after me, that's fine.
Nothing will change if we continue the way things are now.
What Japan needs right now is a person to take that first step.
Stop kidding around!
You haven't delivered any results in Japan. Don't talk so big!
What if you fail?
When you return to Japan when you are older,
no one will hire such a person.
Honey, everyone is here.
If you are still going...
then sever your ties with me before you go.
I beg you too.
Yuichi is...
a hardworking and upstanding person.
Could you at least allow him to start his own company?
Please.
Please don't say that you are going to sever your ties so quickly.
We'll talk when we get home. Go get the car.
Go!
He can't run his own business.
I'm his father,
and as a business owner,
I've seen plenty of successes and failures.
That's why I know running his own business is not for him.
He'll just come home achieving nothing.
But you won't know until you try it.
You don't know anything!
I've been in this business for several decades.
I can tell whether it's going to work or not.
He is too kind. He can't do it.
Telling someone they can do it when in fact they can't, is torture.
Do you know what it means to support someone that's starting a business?
I even put my own house up as collateral for funding.
I've received threatening letters from employees for pay cuts.
I even contemplated suicide when I lost everything.
Those things happen in reality.
Are you determined to accept all that?
You're probably still undecided anyway.
I'm sorry, Yuichi.
As your father said, I can't do it.
Sayaka.
Yuichi made a life-changing decision,
and decided to take on my life too, but...
I've been hoping deep down
that you won't start a business or go to India.
Ever since you proposed to me...
I've been recounting my life after we got married.
Sayaka.
I was dependent on you from the start.
I only saw you as a person...
who would make me happy.
If I married Yuichi,
I will be holding him back.
If I think of Yuichi first,
if I love Yuichi...
We shouldn't be...
together.
I'm sorry.
What are you doing here?
I've been waiting for the right time to show my magic.
What?
The moment the sponsorship and your marriage was finalised,
I was going to entertain to close the deal completely.
I just changed my mind now.
I'm going to say what I want to say.
What do you want to say?
A challenger
shouldn't be hindered for any reason.
If you did that, he won't sponsor anymore and you'd be in big trouble.
Don't underestimate me. I can handle that!
Please don't do that for us.
Kuroki, that's not it.
I'm just doing what I need to do.
Why is this something Chief Editor has to do?
Isn't it your job to get advertisement for riz?
About riz going abroad, and you have a promotion coming up.
Why is this something you need to do
to meddle with my life?
That's because...
you are my subordinate.
Do you know who the designer is for Comme des Garçons?
What's the matter, Usami?
Comme des Garçons's designer is Rei Kawakubo.
Rei Kawakubo used to be an office worker at a Japanese corporation.
She wanted to go into fashion so she quit and became a stylist.
Then she didn't like the clothes there, so she became a designer.
Then during the time when Japanese designers were belittled,
she shocked the whole world at a French collection exhibit.
Even when they were laughed at and were told it's impossible,
there were Japanese who took that first step and changed the world.
What are you saying? You are being disrespectful.
You know it too.
The Japan that you created, is diminishing in challengers.
And if we continue, Japan will be left behind from the world.
Japan needs a next generation of entrepreneurs to go into the world.
It has nothing to do with you!
It's not just your duty to protect your own company.
Is it your life goal to raise
the next generation of entrepreneurs to support the future Japan?
Someone!
Usami, please stop.
Excuse me.
Hey you. Listen.
No matter what anyone says, don't give up.
It doesn't matter whether
they are Indian or extraterrestrial.
Even if you fail, you just do it until you win.
Don't worry about little things...
such as conventional ways or the rules.
Yes.
Hey, Kuroki...
What is your job?
What?
Just answer me.
I'm an editor for a magazine.
In this time and day, your job could be done anywhere in the world.
Whether you are at work, or you freelance, no matter where you are,
as long as you write good articles...
riz will welcome you.
It's different for him.
There is only one way for you to be with him.
If that's the case, don't be scared. Just jump right into it.
Just like me.
Stop.
Let' go. I'm not done talking yet.
Ah!
Hey!
Kuroki!
Why?
He's not my lover. He's not my father.
I've only known him for six months. He's just my boss.
He's fighting for me because I'm so weak.
Kuroki, listen well.
It's okay for you to make whatever choice you want.
It doesn't matter about your family, or how you've lived your life,
if you're a man or a woman,
or how old you are. They're all irrelevant.
In the end, it's about how you'll live your life.
Listen to yourself, and decide it yourself.
Then you'll be able to overcome any obstacle you come across.
Let go!
What's important is not what choice you make.
It's whether you live your chosen life
with determination. That's it!
Let go.
Chief Editor!
It all depends on you.
Love yourself.
Don't budge even an inch.
Don't just focus on your own project.
Be passionate about what you want regardless of the social status.
The power to make someone happy will never go down in value.
Please allow Yuichi to start his own business.
Yuichi always talks about you.
How you took him to the Ganges when he was little.
How you swam together.
How he admired you working in India.
How he wants a family...
like you and your wife.
Yuichi...
loves you so much...
and wants to be like you.
I think he can work hard till the end if you allow it.
Please.
That's enough. Do whatever.
Father.
Sayaka, I'm sorry about this.
We've been so rude to you.
Usami is...
very interesting.
Yes, he's a very strange boss.
He has a sharp tongue. He's vain.
He's stubborn, childish, and hard to talk to.
He's a lot of work.
But when we are in trouble, he helps us out.
When we make a mistake, he scolds us.
I'm glad that Chief Editor was part of my life.
I can truly say that from the bottom of my heart now.
I see.
I rejected an arranged marriage
to marry him, when he just came out of the country side.
I don't even know why I married a guy
who wore a tank top
and had a sun tanned face.
Yes.
Marriage is like that.
Sayaka.
I was counting on Sayaka too much.
I haven't delivered anything yet,
but I was trying to get you to leave your work and family...
and take you to India.
Deep down...
I thought you would help me...
or you would comfort me if I fail.
I was thinking about when I failed.
Sayaka.
I'll go alone.
I'll go to India alone. I'll set the foundation,
and I will come and get you once the business is stable.
I will come and get you no matter how long it takes.
So please decide what you want to do then.
You must be tired now. Let's talk tomorrow.
See you.
What's important...
is not what choices we make.
It's how determined you are to live
the life you choose.
That's it.
I guess I'll go... to India.
I'm going.
What?
If you ask me if I'm determined to live in India,
I can't say "Yes" and I'm not confident.
I'm sure it will be hard.
I'll have some bad experiences.
But I've experienced...
hardship several times.
Just like I'd done in the past...
we'll just conquer them one by one.
With you, Yuichi, I can conquer it.
You don't have to force yourself.
I'm not.
But if I fail, I might be unemployed.
If you are unemployed...
I'll take care of you.
What?
Thank you for everything. Thank you!
- Congratulations! - Congratulations!
We are going to miss you.
Good morning.
I just made it in time.
My suspension is finally over.
Chief Editor!
Your head...
I apologised abjectly like this,
so we're still going abroad.
About the managing director?
Don't ask.
Are you still a chief editor?
I'm staying on!
Good job.
You shaved your head to apologise? That's out of date.
Huh? This is fashionable.
I'm shaving it every morning. It's fashion.
What?
There.
Chief Editor,
thank you very much for the past six months.
What now, all of a sudden?
Now, I actually respect you.
I honestly didn't think you would come this far.
I respect you too.
Chief Editor.
Chief Editor, find someone special for yourself as well soon.
Huh?
Well, when I'm gone,
there's no one to entertain you anymore.
Are you an idiot?
About Yuichi starting his business...
Sayaka, Yuichi!
Listen, okay?
Yuichi, don't come home until I accept you.
Yes.
His father gave him permission.
But actually...
"Received video"
"Yuichi's mother's phone. Received a video"
I'm sending you the second one.
I'm so worried about Yuichi.
I don't want him to go through what I went though.
I know.
I adore Yuichi so much.
He was like an angel ever since he was born.
- He was. - Right?
He's a doting parent.
Sayaka, please support Yuichi. I beg you, please!
I am now looking forward to...
my own future, and to growing older.
I need to hurry! I'm going to be late for my wedding.
I'll laugh a lot, fight,
make up, and help each other. Together with Yuichi.
We'll be a family where everyone can come and visit.
Can you raise it a bit more?
Kuroki, you look so beautiful!
It's Instagenic!
I'm so glad you get to wear it!
Yes.
I gave up on a wedding because of the move and publishing a book.
It's all thanks to you. Thank you very much.
"Mieko Kuroki"
- Just a little more. - Little more?
I'm so happy.
Hello? Okamocchan?
Over here!
Hello, nice to meet you all,
I'm Okamocchan!
"Okamocchan" Ready, pon!
Okamocchan is that comedian?
I'm Okamocchan! Pon!
No, Mr. Itao?
Pon!
He's so cool.
What?
Can I take a photo with you?
Of course.
- Thank you very much. - Sure.
Can you take mine too?
Okay, this is special.
Come on in.
Here we go!
Pon!
Sayaka, you really look beautiful.
Takako.
Thank you for helping me out with everything.
It's okay.
Just throw the bouquet towards me.
Come and visit me in Chennai once in a while.
I'll bring your favourite, Awamori.
Usami!
- Come on in. - Hey Kuroki!
Why do I have to walk you down the virgin road?
Okay!
Hey!
Congratulations.
Thank you very much.
Why did it turn out this way?
What am I going to do if people think I'm your dad?
You were bugging me to give you a highlight,
so Yuichi was being considerate!
It's fine. I told everyone that my mum found a younger man
and remarried.
What?
Honey!
Bride's father, please get ready.
I told you, I'm not her dad.
So what. It's a celebration today.
Fine.
Hey, Kuroki.
- Here you go. - What?
Here, take it.
Okay-
What is it?
Just open it.
What?
This is...
It's okay?
Yeah. It was a promise.
You need to wear something like that to walk the virgin road with me.
Thank you very much, Chief Editor.
Kuroki.
If things get tough, you can always come back.
Why are you crying?
I'm not crying.
You actually have feelings for Sayaka, don't you?
I don't! Why would I!
You are not honest, boss.
Sayaka.
You are beautiful.
You are fine now.
My husband is...
the most attractive man in the world.
He's younger than me, but I'm going to depend on him for a while.
Congratulations!
Sayaka, congratulations.
Kuroki, you look beautiful!
I'm happy for you!
This is the happiest time of my life.
Since I've enjoyed such a happy time now,
I'll just have to make the future happen no matter how hard it is.
Kuroki, that dress looks really great on you.
Chief Editor.
Flat chested ones looks better in it.
Ouch.
"Survival Wedding"
Look, it's Fumio Nitobe.
"Congressman arrives."
He's a strong candidate as the future prime minister of Japan.
I'll do whatever it takes.
I won't let you down.
Who is it?
Hello. It's been a while.
I haven't seen you since your coming of age ceremony.
What's wrong? You look upset.
Did that man tell you to check in on me?
Don't call him that. He's your grandfather.
He did, didn't he?
No, he didn't.
You're the granddaughter of the political tycoon, Yunosuke Todoroki.
Naturally, I'll be worried about you living out here by yourself.
I'll be in big trouble if he found out I came here to see you.
Here you go.
Eat this taiyaki.
You liked the coarse sweet bean paste, right?
You remembered?
Of course.
You seem to be living quite modestly.
You're not using the money...
Mr. Todoroki sent you?
I have no intention of using it for myself.
That money should be used for a rightful cause.
Rightful cause?
Yes. Like what you did.
"Central Bay Hotel"
Two years ago...
when Central Bay Hotel was bombed...
all the other politician ran to save their own lives...
What's wrong?
My boy is still in there!
But you went back in there without thinking twice.
Mommy.
To save that child's life.
And since then, many people began to support your work.
Because you're the just politician.
So, you really should cut ties with that man.
After what happened to your parents, he's the only family you have.
He's the only blood relative you have left.
You shouldn't throw that away.
Send him a note once in a while.
If you really don't want to contact him, just tell me.
If you ever need any help, I'll do whatever I can.
"Fumio Nitobe" "Member of the House of Councils"
"Yunosuke Todoroki" "The Political Mastermind"
"Seitoku University" "Mio's school"
The only family I have left.
Hey, isn't that Todoroki?
Yes, it's him.
I saw him on TV. He's like, the evil mastermind behind the scenes!
He looks like the last boss that comes out in a game.
- Last boss? - He chooses who's prime minister.
I heard that anyone who crosses him...
is immediately exiled from the political circle.
Nope, I can't tell anyone.
Hey, we got to get going, Mio.
Okay-
What's wrong?
Let's go.
Here you go, grilled beef set.
Tempura udon, eh? That looks good.
Who are you?
Nice to meet you. I'm a blackmailer.
I will now begin to blackmail you, Takayuki Mashiko.
"University student: Takayuki Mashiko"
You need to hand over five million yen in one week.
Or else, I'm going to tell everyone about your mother's secret.
My mother's secret?
Oh, I heard you got a job offer. Congratulations.
But you know, if they find out about this...
they'll probably retract the offer.
Who hired you?
A relative of one of your mother's victims.
What are you doing?
Hey, why are you here?
I should be asking you that. What are you doing at my university?
Well, as a matter of fact, a university is a free place...
open to the general public.
With all due respect, it's not a place to blackmail students.
And I can't just watch and let you...
blackmail my fellow student.
Call the cops right now.
Fine.
I'll try to get the money.
- What? - Hey, you're a reasonable guy.
I'll see you in a week!
What? Wait! You need to clean your dishes--
Hello. My name is Mio Kanesaka. I'm in the department of education.
Are you one of them blackmailers?
He's just an acquaintance. Why did you agree to pay him?
You shouldn't give in to blackmail.
Well, it was inevitable.
My mother committed marriage fraud.
What does that mean?
She would deceive single dads and wipe them clean.
She got arrested when I was in middle school...
and she was discharged five years ago. But then she got cancer.
She suffered horribly and died last year.
He told me that he was hired by a relative of one of her victims.
I knew something like this would happen someday.
My heart goes out to the victim's families...
but you don't have to own up to your mother's mistakes.
There is absolutely no need for you to pay that man.
It's not that simple.
Every time someone found out that I'm the son of a con-artist...
I was bullied. I had to keep moving to get away from it.
So much for, the child is innocent. That doesn't apply to me.
Someone has to pay. So I'm paying the five million.
Then let me give you the money.
What?
I have a lot of money I don't need. So--
If I take your money, I'm no better than my mother.
I'm sorry if I offended you.
But I want to help.
Is there anything I can do?
There is one thing.
Hi.
What?
What's this all about?
Mashiko wants to talk to you about the blackmail.
Are you trying to interfere with my job again?
No, he requested to see you on his own.
Here he is, Mashiko.
So, what do you want?
Um...
I want you to blackmail someone.
- What? - Ah.
Well, well. Thank you for requesting our services.
I didn't bring this man here for you to make such a request, Mashiko!
I thought you weren't going to give in to blackmail!
You must respect his decision!
Who is it?
No!
There's this woman who wants to break-up with this guy.
So I want you to blackmail him...
so he'd let her go.
You don't need blackmail for that.
If she really wants to leave him, you just need to get them to talk.
What's your budget?
I'll give you 500,000 yen.
500,000, eh?
You mustn't do such a thing!
What's her name?
Her name is Maki Haginuma.
Maki Haginuma.
What's your relationship with her?
She's my colleague and a friend.
A friend, huh?
Who's the man you want me to blackmail?
His name is Toda.
Maki works at the same hotel...
I work at part-time.
Toda is the general manager of that hotel.
"Hotel employee: Maki Haginuma"
But...
Hey, Haginuma!
"Hotel General Manager: Yusuke Toda"
A word...
You know, there was a cancellation for the hotel suite.
Ta-da!
Don't keep me waiting.
I see. So, she's his mistress.
Toda has a wife and kids.
Mashiko...
don't be irrational.
This clearly isn't the right way to deal with the situation.
Remember, you're already being blackmailed for five million.
So you'll need to pay 5.5 million yen.
Do you have that kind of money?
I'll work something out.
Just make sure he lets her go.
I don't think she'll be happy that you're blackmailing someone for her.
You don't know that. She might cry tears of joy.
You need to shut up.
Also...
she can never find out that I was the one that hired you.
Understood.
I see.
So, he's willing to pay half a million for her freedom.
How romantic. "Blackmailer's base of operations"
Like a love story.
How sweet.