Character

Shouko Inari

Shouko Inari is a real estate developer who plans to turn the Amamizukan into a high-rise hotel where she manipulates Shū Koibuchi, spiking his drink with sedatives at a bar and makes him believe they had sex so she can blackmail him into getting in good relations with his father. Shouko is a hard-working and cynical woman who has a hard-hitting reputation, which she states is why she was assigned to the Amamizu Redevelopment project. She is not opposed to using underhanded methods to succeed in her job, like trading sex for favors or using blackmail. In addition to seduction games and bullying phone calls, Shouko's determination to close deals includes bribery and international travel, as she makes multiple trips out of the country to persuade Chieko's mother into selling Amamizukan. The only thing she seems not to succeed at is ending her crush on Shū Koibuchi.