Fortune Favors a Smile

Just one week after the death of his father, Emu Ikariya’s already difficult life takes a devastating turn when a debt collector arrives at his door. His late father has left behind a staggering forty-thousand-dollar debt, and the burden of repayment now falls entirely on Emu's shoulders. Raised in poverty, Emu is a deeply isolated young man who harbors no affection for smiling or interacting with others. Misunderstood by everyone around him and plagued by relentless bad luck, he possesses absolutely no means to settle this massive financial obligation. Faced with Emu's inability to pay, the debt collector offers a grim alternative: selling his body at a clandestine gay club. Before Emu can fully process this shocking proposition, an unexpected figure intervenes. Nenji Fukutomi, a former high school classmate, suddenly appears out of nowhere and boldly declares his intention to buy Emu himself. This abrupt and bewildering offer throws Emu into further confusion, leaving him to wonder what exactly his old classmate intends and how this bizarre encounter will reshape his unfortunate fate.