"Just doing something a little naughty with an older man! Why won't you help me!" Mom cries and wails. "I'm moving to Tokyo with a new friend to open a shop," she says, falling for his fishy story and leaving Osaka. But she's been ghosted by that friend, and her money's gone. She's lost her job and savings, and her only option is to turn to me. Meeting up costs 10,000 yen, karaoke dates are 20,000 yen, and holding hands and hugging is an extra 5,000 yen. Anything more requires discussion. Old men, attracted to my looks and youth, give me pocket money with lecherous smiles. Sure, I've done sugar dating before, and I'm not pretending to be innocent, but this guy's just too boring. I thought I'd be more serious about it here, and besides, it's not something a parent would say, is it? When I refused, this is what happened. Mom, crying and getting angry, is met with a creepy old man's leering face. I want to cry in this hellish situation... "Thank you, Mea-chan! Mom will do her best!" Mom takes the money with a happy smile and leaves the room. "You'll listen to me, won't you? You're such a good girl." When I turn away from his stale breath, the old man laughs and pulls me into a hug. I've always lived with my mother. I can't abandon her now. This is the story of a pitiful girl used by adults.