Aisai no Ura Aka

[Wyrm666]

But what i learned to enjoy in those kinds of story( that being the reason why i still read a lot of NTR doujin, in hopes of finding something similar), is that the kink has an expiration date. So, when it comes, it makes you wonder if the payoff this time will be satisfaying.

So, like I wrote in my post, josei cheating stories but for men.

In josei, when the man cheats you know that by the end, he will be ruined, the mistress will be ruined and the FMC will have an happy end with a better partner in every way.

It's really puzzling for me the absence of the same trope in seinen. I think that the first author who publish a decent work where the betrayed man comes out on top and the cheaters get their comeuppance will make bank, at least in the West.

 

[Kalimaman]

How many work's has the mc getting ntred and after that the mc gets his woman back and the ntr guy lose's in the end

Far less than it should. I disregard a lot of BSS-kind like stories because, in the ones i read, there's no proper "official bond"( i.e dating, engagement or marriage). But overall, it's easier to find Netorase-turn-netorare than netorare-turn-netori stories.

The focus is always Lust over Love. That's the core of the genre.

 

[Mukola9191]

I want to share my observations with you. Rika is a classic archetype of a "fatal woman". She is afraid to trust men, she likes to manipulate them. The reason for her becoming a "fatal woman" is hidden in her father or in her first love (it could be Soska). The reason for her current behaviour is either the fear that she fell in love with someone, or to prove to herself that she fell in love with the right person who can be trusted.

1. Fear of love. Adultery is a way to escape from the incomprehensible, to show yourself that she is the mistress of her life and no one can manipulate her. When such women fall in love, they believe that this is their weakness and with the help of love they can be manipulated. The woman's subsequent actions are to try to manipulate the man she is in love with. Which was demonstrated to us in the arch of the school trip, manipulation with the help of an unborn child. But it failed. Next is an attempt to prove to herself that she can still manipulate Soska. Arch with a trip to her home. And the last arch, the party arch, is a way to prove that all men are the same and they will betray her.

2. The right choice. This is a way to prove to herself that the man she's in love with is the "rock man" she needs so much. A man who will not be led by her provocations and whom she will not be able to manipulate, who will love her and correct her psychological trauma. She will subject the man to various cruel tests (marital adultery, manipulation, etc.). If a man passes all the tests, he will really get a loving and submissive woman.

3. Mixed scenario 1 and 2. This is where at first she is afraid of love and begins to cheat. After that, she tries to manipulate the man she loves. In the process of these actions, catharsis occurs, she realises that this is the man she needs (the rock man). And her last actions are a test for a man.

What we will eventually see depends on the author.

 

[Kalimaman]

I want to share my observations with you. Rika is a classic archetype of a "fatal woman". She is afraid to trust men, she likes to manipulate them. The reason for her becoming a "fatal woman" is hidden in her father or in her first love (it could be Soska). The reason for her current behaviour is either the fear that she fell in love with someone, or to prove to herself that she fell in love with the right person who can be trusted.

1. Fear of love. Adultery is a way to escape from the incomprehensible, to show yourself that she is the mistress of her life and no one can manipulate her. When such women fall in love, they believe that this is their weakness and with the help of love they can be manipulated. The woman's subsequent actions are to try to manipulate the man she is in love with. Which was demonstrated to us in the arch of the school trip, manipulation with the help of an unborn child. But it failed. Next is an attempt to prove to herself that she can still manipulate Soska. Arch with a trip to her home. And the last arch, the party arch, is a way to prove that all men are the same and they will betray her.

2. The right choice. This is a way to prove to herself that the man she's in love with is the "rock man" she needs so much. A man who will not be led by her provocations and whom she will not be able to manipulate, who will love her and correct her psychological trauma. She will subject the man to various cruel tests (marital adultery, manipulation, etc.). If a man passes all the tests, he will really get a loving and submissive woman.

3. Mixed scenario 1 and 2. This is where at first she is afraid of love and begins to cheat. After that, she tries to manipulate the man she loves. In the process of these actions, catharsis occurs, she realises that this is the man she needs (the rock man). And her last actions are a test for a man.

What we will eventually see depends on the author.

About your hypothesis:
1 - How do you explain Rikas's constant feelings of boredom? This is easier explained from a psychopathy point of view, as it's a predominant trait of the type. Her constant pursuit of enjoyment also doesn't seem too tied to the idea of any sort of common entertainment, but rather the fulfillment of an idealistic way of love;
2 - There's also no reason for her to treat Misato the way she did, nor propel Shiratori into forced intercourse type of porn. Considering her last talk with Misato( in the flashback), the way Misato addressed her in the cellphone call, and how she treated Shiratori in the happening bar( the cat ears and belittling), it's also clear she's a ruthless manipulator with a crude, pragmatic and sadistic view over others. That can fit into the idea of femme fatale, but not in the description you proposed. Can you junction all that?

 

[UdenEmpati]

I want to share my observations with you. Rika is a classic archetype of a "fatal woman". She is afraid to trust men, she likes to manipulate them. The reason for her becoming a "fatal woman" is hidden in her father or in her first love (it could be Soska). The reason for her current behaviour is either the fear that she fell in love with someone, or to prove to herself that she fell in love with the right person who can be trusted.

1. Fear of love. Adultery is a way to escape from the incomprehensible, to show yourself that she is the mistress of her life and no one can manipulate her. When such women fall in love, they believe that this is their weakness and with the help of love they can be manipulated. The woman's subsequent actions are to try to manipulate the man she is in love with. Which was demonstrated to us in the arch of the school trip, manipulation with the help of an unborn child. But it failed. Next is an attempt to prove to herself that she can still manipulate Soska. Arch with a trip to her home. And the last arch, the party arch, is a way to prove that all men are the same and they will betray her.

2. The right choice. This is a way to prove to herself that the man she's in love with is the "rock man" she needs so much. A man who will not be led by her provocations and whom she will not be able to manipulate, who will love her and correct her psychological trauma. She will subject the man to various cruel tests (marital adultery, manipulation, etc.). If a man passes all the tests, he will really get a loving and submissive woman.

3. Mixed scenario 1 and 2. This is where at first she is afraid of love and begins to cheat. After that, she tries to manipulate the man she loves. In the process of these actions, catharsis occurs, she realises that this is the man she needs (the rock man). And her last actions are a test for a man.

What we will eventually see depends on the author.

I don't think a 'femme fatale' / 'fatal woman' is defined in the way you have, here.

Also, nothing about Rika's behavior that I can recall seeing in this series up to this point, can be described as "afraid/fearful".

 

[CallMeMForr]

kill the wife
kill the adulterer

only acceptable way of justice here

 

[Kalimaman]

kill the wife
kill the adulterer

only acceptable way of justice here

Both are too high, as of now, to even think about that at the moment.

 

[Mukola9191]

About your hypothesis:
1 - How do you explain Rikas's constant feelings of boredom? This is easier explained from a psychopathy point of view, as it's a predominant trait of the type. Her constant pursuit of enjoyment also doesn't seem too tied to the idea of any sort of common entertainment, but rather the fulfillment of an idealistic way of love;
2 - There's also no reason for her to treat Misato the way she did, nor propel Shiratori into forced intercourse type of porn. Considering her last talk with Misato( in the flashback), the way Misato addressed her in the cellphone call, and how she treated Shiratori in the happening bar( the cat ears and belittling), it's also clear she's a ruthless manipulator with a crude, pragmatic and sadistic view over others. That can fit into the idea of femme fatale, but not in the description you proposed. Can you junction all that?

Where did you see the constant feeling of boredom? The only thing Rika said was that a boring life was meaningless. I would say that she does not have a desire for pleasure, but a desire for fun. But what's more fun for her? Based on my theory, this is manipulation of men. She gives them what they want, while getting the opportunity to manipulate them (Matsuo - money, Shingo - popularity in social networks, Shiratori - tips for promoting the account, Iwabuchi - the illusion that Rika belongs to him). As soon as such men fulfil their role, she throws them away as waste material.

As for Misato, I'll start with a flashback. Most likely, Iwabuchi imitated Rika at that time, he manipulated women, and Rika - men. At that time, Rika had not yet received the necessary things from Iwabuchi, so she did not want to leave him. But apparently, after the dialogue between Rika and Misato, Iwabuchi left Misato alone. The very engagement of Rika and Iwabuchi is a way of manipulation. The dialogue on the phone shows more Misato's fear that her photos will be published. As we can see later, Iwabuchi says that he trained her like a dog. Misato also said that Rika had never blackmailed her, it was always Iwabuchi. As for Shiratori, as I already wrote, it became waste material and it was simply thrown away.

 

[Kalimaman]

Where did you see the constant feeling of boredom? The only thing Rika said was that a boring life was meaningless.

You answered this with your own sentence. During chapter 9( where she says it's thanks to "him" that she can keep having fun a little longer), during the happening bar, during the flashback with Misato, all stances of her complaining that a boring life isn't worth living are a clear definition of her boredom status. If we add your view that she enjoys playing and discarding men, then we can infer that, even while continuing doing this, she's ultimately unfulfilled. Minor pleasures.

Worse still, if we add you previous commentary about the 3 scenarios, and considering the climax of the spa arc, then she's not manipulating Sousuke to give him a submissive wife. If she enjoys giving people what they want and play with it, but Sousuke is not easy to manipulate( she managed to fool him for 8 years), then the current ordeal is more akin to the many stories of devils playing with humans. She's torturing him to see when and where he will break and lose his virtues, naive views and beliefs. That can only be countered with information that we do not have yet: her past and her mind.

During the flashback, as well as last chapter, Misato told us that she kept doing jobs for Iwabuchi, and the toll it took on her. Rika broke her into investment fraud, and Iwabuchi dealt the blow with blackmailing. Rika, however, did not care about her in the end. Her tone with Misato in the call is the same she used with Shiratori in the happening bar: sadism and superiority. The leaking photos is just a small part of it now, Misato knows that Iwabuchi does have, and probably Rika has access too as well, other contents from Misato's jobs( guarantees of works). She played with Misato and gave her to Iwabuchi. There's no excuse to that.

 

[janakete]

Rika broke her into investment fraud, and Iwabuchi dealt the blow with blackmailing.

If we discuss Misato from this perspective, it reminds me of a "what if" Misato's parents had never divorced, and her educational and financial support remained secure as usual? Would Rika still have dragged her into that "dark world"?

Theorizing about this is possible because Rika had already introduced the "drinking spots" that served as Misato's gateway into that world. It seems like Rika was setting the bait for Misato right from the start but the way Misato took the bait is dissapointed me because it happened due to things that seemingly far beyond Rika's control.

However, this series sometimes delivers its story as if everything stems from pure coincidence. Yet, these coincidences are never explained, why there are being so perfectly coherent with their schemes.

So, sometimes I start to doubt this series. The interesting and deep theories we discuss might never actually happen or be addressed in the series itself.

 

[Kalimaman]

Chapter 86 dropped. The plot starts going forward again.

Spoiler

• The chapter starts with a helper explaining to Iwabuchi that Souma did not answer from his room. Something feels strange. Iwabuchi knocks in the door, offering champagne. Iwabuchi then proceeds to open the door to check if everything's OK;
• Souma is actually the guy from the last chapter, who tied Misato. He's found, hands tied to bed, with a vibe in his mouth. Iwabuchi asks to take him to the infirmary. When the helper asks about telling the police, Iwabuchi scoffs at the thought of telling them a guy was injured in an orgy party;
• In his thoughts, Iwabuchi deduces that, the way Souma was meant that he was with someone else. He's wondering what's Sousuke and Misato planning on doing, and remembers that leading Sousuke to the part was a request from Rika, but also Iwabuchi had to promise to "let him do whatever he wants". Iwabuchi exclains that, no matter the evil plot, he will prove that Sousuke can't beat him;
• Outside the hotel, a disguised Satsuki is watching, waiting for a chance;
• Back at the party, Sousuke approaches Miyabi. She call him the "pervert old man with ED who had kink for bellies";
• Sousuke talks to her that he knows. He heard the story from the old man nearby( from last chapter), that Miyabi had a channel focused on Gyaru play, but the views weren't increasing, so she changed the direction into choking. He even heard about her former tatoo in her belly;
• She agrees that it was a youthful indiscretion, to which Sousuke takes as a hint he's going in the right direction. He asks her if she has an older brother, host named Akito, real name Akimoto Muan;
• Furthermore, he asks if she was threatened by Iwabuchi and knows the secret server access, to the contents he uses to blackmail women. Just as he's about to ask for her help in gatting the data, Iwabuchi reappears in the party;
• He's pleased that everyone's enjoying the party, says it's just a going to do a small entertaiment, a small thing. He explains that, earlier, he found out one of his own girls, from ura aka, was doing a private stream, outside his reach. He considers this an act of betrayal, as she kept the income from the sales of this to herself;
• He outs her as Momoyo from the "i love stinky man channel". He wonders if she was so naive to believe that she wouldn't get caught. Then proceeds to say that bad children must be punished, and asks people to look at the big screen;
• He shows her censorless face in the video, and proceeds to do much worse: outs her student ID, with real name( Momiji Kamatani), date of birth, enrollment, and talks about more, such as her being the eldest daughter of her family;
• He proceeds to show a photo she sent her boyfriend. Iwabuchi explains that she's a streamer who had sex with many stinky man, in orde to increase her views. It must've been painful to have sex with so many men she didn't know, and even stank, but she doesn't have to worry about doing that anymore: Iwabuchi just leaked her entire life in her ura-aka;
• She yells and Iwabuchi compliments such a despair face she's making. He proceeds to tell the women that nothing good will come from betraying him. Sousuke becomes enraged at Iwabuchi for taking a woman's dignity in such a way. But now he understands that every women there is being threatened by Iwabuchi;
• Sousuke just wonders why he said that just now, at this precise timing. Then he understands that it's a form of prevention. If anyone received that sort of information, they wouldn't talk;
• Chapter ends with Sousuke looking at Miyabi and wondering what's he going to do now.

Some minor nitpicks:

• Nice seductive semi-ass shot from Rika. They even remembered the mole in her face this time!
• Kinda proud of myself for actually pinpointing the year in which the story takes place.
• As if not obvious, not only is Rika giving Sousuke total freedom in the hotel, the entire last part was about what's in store for Shuri if she opened her mouth.

 

[janakete]

Chapter 86 dropped. The plot starts going forward again.

Spoiler

• The chapter starts with a helper explaining to Iwabuchi that Souma did not answer from his room. Something feels strange. Iwabuchi knocks in the door, offering champagne. Iwabuchi then proceeds to open the door to check if everything's OK;
• Souma is actually the guy from the last chapter, who tied Misato. He's found, hands tied to bed, with a vibe in his mouth. Iwabuchi asks to take him to the infirmary. When the helper asks about telling the police, Iwabuchi scoffs at the thought of telling them a guy was injured in an orgy party;
• In his thoughts, Iwabuchi deduces that, the way Souma was meant that he was with someone else. He's wondering what's Sousuke and Misato planning on doing, and remembers that leading Sousuke to the part was a request from Rika, but also Iwabuchi had to promise to "let him do whatever he wants". Iwabuchi exclains that, no matter the evil plot, he will prove that Sousuke can't beat him;
• Outside the hotel, a disguised Satsuki is watching, waiting for a chance;
• Back at the party, Sousuke approaches Miyabi. She call him the "pervert old man with ED who had kink for bellies";
• Sousuke talks to her that he knows. He heard the story from the old man nearby( from last chapter), that Miyabi had a channel focused on Gyaru play, but the views weren't increasing, so she changed the direction into choking. He even heard about her former tatoo in her belly;
• She agrees that it was a youthful indiscretion, to which Sousuke takes as a hint he's going in the right direction. He asks her if she has an older brother, host named Akito, real name Akimoto Muan;
• Furthermore, he asks if she was threatened by Iwabuchi and knows the secret server access, to the contents he uses to blackmail women. Just as he's about to ask for her help in gatting the data, Iwabuchi reappears in the party;
• He's pleased that everyone's enjoying the party, says it's just a going to do a small entertaiment, a small thing. He explains that, earlier, he found out one of his own girls, from ura aka, was doing a private stream, outside his reach. He considers this an act of betrayal, as she kept the income from the sales of this to herself;
• He outs her as Momoyo from the "i love stinky man channel". He wonders if she was so naive to believe that she wouldn't get caught. Then proceeds to say that bad children must be punished, and asks people to look at the big screen;
• He shows her censorless face in the video, and proceeds to do much worse: outs her student ID, with real name( Momiji Kamatani), date of birth, enrollment, and talks about more, such as her being the eldest daughter of her family;
• He proceeds to show a photo she sent her boyfriend. Iwabuchi explains that she's a streamer who had sex with many stinky man, in orde to increase her views. It must've been painful to have sex with so many men she didn't know, and even stank, but she doesn't have to worry about doing that anymore: Iwabuchi just leaked her entire life in her ura-aka;
• She yells and Iwabuchi compliments such a despair face she's making. He proceeds to tell the women that nothing good will come from betraying him. Sousuke becomes enraged at Iwabuchi for taking a woman's dignity in such a way. But now he understands that every women there is being threatened by Iwabuchi;
• Sousuke just wonders why he said that just now, at this precise timing. Then he understands that it's a form of prevention. If anyone received that sort of information, they wouldn't talk;
• Chapter ends with Sousuke looking at Miyabi and wondering what's he going to do now.

Some minor nitpicks:

• Nice seductive semi-ass shot from Rika. They even remembered the mole in her face this time!
• Kinda proud of myself for actually pinpointing the year in which the story takes place.
• As if not obvious, not only is Rika giving Sousuke total freedom in the hotel, the entire last part was about what's in store for Shuri if she opened her mouth.

Woww good translating spoiler this week. Goodjoob and thank you for your hardwork.

But guys do you really think the mangaka forgot rika's mole at chapter before Is just an error ? This chapter rika's figure in iwabuchi mind. I think is offcourse in his mind rika have a mole. But different from last chapter before is our pov, and also rika not facing iwabuchi when they talk i think that had correlation. I believe the mangaka tried tell us something from that missing mole than just an error.

And a little comment for this chapter. It seems like I once made a theory that Rika and Iwabuchi had an agreement, and it turns out they actually did. However, back then, I thought the agreement was made because Rika couldn't pay her dues, so she asked Iwabuchi for more time, and in exchange, Iwabuchi wanted Rika to trap Sousuke. But it turns out I was wrong in that part. The agreement they made was actually that Rika wanted Iwabuchi to invite Sousuke, while Iwabuchi just wanted to be able to do whatever he pleased to Rika. But man, Iwabuchi's only desire that ?? He look like a virgin

 

[janakete]

There are a few things I want to discuss regarding the agreement between Rika and Iwabuchi:

1. The "you can do whatever you want" offer i know is often just a trap. As we can see, Iwabuchi has actually done what Rika asked, which was to invite Sousuke. However, Iwabuchi look like hasn't done anything to Rika yet, likely because her pregnancy serves as the reason. During this period, Rika can do whatever it takes to ensure that what she promised Iwabuchi never happens.

2. In my opinion, what Rika offered is like an "All-in" bet. But what is she actually trying to gamble here, to the point of being willing to make such an agreement just for a request to invite Sousuke? And why does it have to be Sousuke? Yet, on the other hand, in the previous chapter, she actually said that whatever Sousuke does won't change anything. It is highly contradictory.

3. As we know, Iwabuchi holds the weaknesses of all the women working with him, and I am sure Iwabuchi holds Rika's weakness too. So, it would be more logical if Rika is doing this in relation to what Iwabuchi has. Which is the weakness over the female who work to him, including Rika herself.

What do you guys think?

 

[Mukola9191]

There are a few things I want to discuss regarding the agreement between Rika and Iwabuchi:

1. The "you can do whatever you want" offer i know is often just a trap. As we can see, Iwabuchi has actually done what Rika asked, which was to invite Sousuke. However, Iwabuchi look like hasn't done anything to Rika yet, likely because her pregnancy serves as the reason. During this period, Rika can do whatever it takes to ensure that what she promised Iwabuchi never happens.

2. In my opinion, what Rika offered is like an "All-in" bet. But what is she actually trying to gamble here, to the point of being willing to make such an agreement just for a request to invite Sousuke? And why does it have to be Sousuke? Yet, on the other hand, in the previous chapter, she actually said that whatever Sousuke does won't change anything. It is highly contradictory.

3. As we know, Iwabuchi holds the weaknesses of all the women working with him, and I am sure Iwabuchi holds Rika's weakness too. So, it would be more logical if Rika is doing this in relation to what Iwabuchi has. Which is the weakness over the female who work to him, including Rika herself.

What do you guys think?

1. I totally agree with this statement. Most likely, pregnancy is not only a guarantee that Iwabuchi will not be able to touch her, but also that she will not be able to create content.

2. Giving this promise, Rika goes all-in. I think there was another agreement between Rika and Iwabuchi, something like she will deal with the account, but she will choose a partner. I mean that she had more acceptable terms of the "contract" than the other victims of Iwabuchi. Sosuke is her husband, probably the only person she can rely on, the one who can protect her. All of Rika's previous actions are to check Soska how far he can go for her. Matsuo is a debt repayment. Singo is the destruction of an account partner. Regarding Ricky's last words: "No matter what you do, the result will be the same." As for me, this means that whether Soska or Iwabuchi wins, Sosuke will still stay with Rika. If Soska wins, he will find out that Iwabuchi forced her. If Iwabuchi wins, Soska will break down and he will have to stay with her. I also want to add Rika's words when she was hiding in the car: "You'll do anything to meet me." I would say that Rika is sure that Sosuke will defeat Iwabuchi, after which they will meet.

3. If Rika is really a victim, it is likely that she has some privileges towards other women. This is probably due to the fact that Iwabuchi is really in love with Rika. As I said earlier, there was probably another agreement. Perhaps one of the conditions is due to the fact that Rika's family will never know about her "work". Most likely, Rika thought or realised that Iwabuchi violated their contract when she found out that Sosuke suspected her. That's when she decided to confront Iwabuchi with the help of Soska. As for whether Rika knows Iwabuchi's weakness, I'm not sure. Perhaps this weakness is Rika.

Bottom line. I would say that Rika really loves Soska very much and she is sure that he loves her too and he is ready to do anything for her. And she confirmed it with the previous actions of Soske. Most likely, now she wants Soske to destroy Iwabuchi, and she is sure of this because she decided to go all-in. All of Rika's actions are aimed at provoking Soska to crush Iwabuchi, or to get out of his influence (Iwabuchi).

 

[Kalimaman]

There are a few things I want to discuss regarding the agreement between Rika and Iwabuchi:

1. The "you can do whatever you want" offer i know is often just a trap. As we can see, Iwabuchi has actually done what Rika asked, which was to invite Sousuke. However, Iwabuchi look like hasn't done anything to Rika yet, likely because her pregnancy serves as the reason. During this period, Rika can do whatever it takes to ensure that what she promised Iwabuchi never happens.

2. In my opinion, what Rika offered is like an "All-in" bet. But what is she actually trying to gamble here, to the point of being willing to make such an agreement just for a request to invite Sousuke? And why does it have to be Sousuke? Yet, on the other hand, in the previous chapter, she actually said that whatever Sousuke does won't change anything. It is highly contradictory.

3. As we know, Iwabuchi holds the weaknesses of all the women working with him, and I am sure Iwabuchi holds Rika's weakness too. So, it would be more logical if Rika is doing this in relation to what Iwabuchi has. Which is the weakness over the female who work to him, including Rika herself.

What do you guys think?

I believe 1 and 2 are more aligned in this case. Think of it as a rigged game: if there's a "mutual exchange", considering Rika, she already has a countermeasure against Iwabuchi( it has been this way with her since earlier in the manga, only she wins in her dealings), so things only work in her favor. If it's a bet, then she already have a guaranteed win, with Iwabuchi thinking he has any chance of securing a victory of his own. The pregnancy is just an excuse to not give him what he wants so early.

 

[Mukola9191]

I believe 1 and 2 are more aligned in this case. Think of it as a rigged game: if there's a "mutual exchange", considering Rika, she already has a countermeasure against Iwabuchi( it has been this way with her since earlier in the manga, only she wins in her dealings), so things only work in her favor. If it's a bet, then she already have a guaranteed win, with Iwabuchi thinking he has any chance of securing a victory of his own. The pregnancy is just an excuse to not give him what he wants so early.

First of all, it's not a bet, it's an agreement. Iwabuchi made it clear that if he invited Soska, Rika would be ready to do anything. But I agree with you that Rika wouldn't have made such an agreement if she didn't have a trump card. More precisely, to say that she is sure that Iwabuchi will not get it, or it is easier to say that it will be impossible to make a deal for some reason. And this is the reason that Iwabuchi will not be able to do whatever he wants because he will be destroyed.

The question is different, what kind of trump cards are these? The first and quite obvious candidate is Sosuke, he is the variable that should not have been at this party, and who can ruin all of Iwabuchi's plans. As I already wrote, Rika is confident in Soska, considering how he destroyed Matsuo, Shiratori and Shingo. Does Rika have another trump card? Probably yes, and most likely it's someone from the Soske team. I suspect it could be Akiba, they probably have some kind of agreement. And they agreed on a school trip, when Rika ran away, and Akiba didn't detain her. We remember Akiba's guilty face when she came after she was catching Shingo. As well as her actions towards the Soska during the meeting.

 

[Kalimaman]

First of all, it's not a bet, it's an agreement. Iwabuchi made it clear that if he invited Soska, Rika would be ready to do anything. But I agree with you that Rika wouldn't have made such an agreement if she didn't have a trump card. More precisely, to say that she is sure that Iwabuchi will not get it, or it is easier to say that it will be impossible to make a deal for some reason. And this is the reason that Iwabuchi will not be able to do whatever he wants because he will be destroyed.

The question is different, what kind of trump cards are these? The first and quite obvious candidate is Sosuke, he is the variable that should not have been at this party, and who can ruin all of Iwabuchi's plans. As I already wrote, Rika is confident in Soska, considering how he destroyed Matsuo, Shiratori and Shingo. Does Rika have another trump card? Probably yes, and most likely it's someone from the Soske team. I suspect it could be Akiba, they probably have some kind of agreement. And they agreed on a school trip, when Rika ran away, and Akiba didn't detain her. We remember Akiba's guilty face when she came after she was catching Shingo. As well as her actions towards the Soska during the meeting.

As much as the story has shown us, it could be either.
I do agree with you that she might be using Sousuke against Iwabuchi, but i disagree on the core of "hope". She's still manipulating Sousuke, or at least she's still believing he's being played just like she wants. The real wildcard would be Sousuke acting in a way that surpasses her expectations, as even if she wins, it starts hitting that he may be not as tamed as she believes he is.

 

[Mukola9191]

As much as the story has shown us, it could be either.
I do agree with you that she might be using Sousuke against Iwabuchi, but i disagree on the core of "hope". She's still manipulating Sousuke, or at least she's still believing he's being played just like she wants. The real wildcard would be Sousuke acting in a way that surpasses her expectations, as even if she wins, it starts hitting that he may be not as tamed as she believes he is.

Plot or not, but Iwabuchi's thoughts say that it's a deal, he does one thing (invites Soska), she gives him another (the opportunity to do anything with her). The bet is when they bet on something, for example, whether Iwabuchi will be able to break Soska or everything will be the other way around. If you mean that the bet is happening in Ricky's head, and Iwabuchi doesn't know about it, then her last words don't make any sense at all. (No matter what you do, the result will be the same).

 

[Kalimaman]

Plot or not, but Iwabuchi's thoughts say that it's a deal, he does one thing (invites Soska), she gives him another (the opportunity to do anything with her). The bet is when they bet on something, for example, whether Iwabuchi will be able to break Soska or everything will be the other way around. If you mean that the bet is happening in Ricky's head, and Iwabuchi doesn't know about it, then her last words don't make any sense at all. (No matter what you do, the result will be the same).

The "opportunity to do anything with her" wasn't stated in the manga. It's just conjecture. We don't know what Iwabuchi was promised from her. The "bet" part is simply, as well, a mix between Iwabuchi's inner thoughts and Rika's expectations. He is too much willing to do things in order to break Sousule, it seems to stack more on him than on Rika in those last few chapters( but maybe it's due to him having more exposure). Rika is expecting Sousuke to act in an intended way, but regardless of the outcome, the overall ending result( with Iwabuchi's defeat or not) will be the same as she envisions.

 

[Mukola9191]

The "opportunity to do anything with her" wasn't stated in the manga. It's just conjecture. We don't know what Iwabuchi was promised from her. The "bet" part is simply, as well, a mix between Iwabuchi's inner thoughts and Rika's expectations. He is too much willing to do things in order to break Sousule, it seems to stack more on him than on Rika in those last few chapters( but maybe it's due to him having more exposure). Rika is expecting Sousuke to act in an intended way, but regardless of the outcome, the overall ending result( with Iwabuchi's defeat or not) will be the same as she envisions.

Here's the translation of Iwabuchi's thoughts: The fact that I called that man here was Rika's request, but at the same time I got a promise from her: "you can do whatever you want with me". In addition, this phrase is written on the image of naked Rika, which clearly shows how he imagined it. It's not clear then why to write these thoughts, against such a background (naked Rika).