Surviving a Hot Air Balloon-26（熱気球からの生還）

This work is a fiction designated R-18G and contains brutal language, but does not promote criminal acts.

The names of all characters and places in this work are fictitious and have no relation to any real person or place.

All characters are adults.

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After the balloon had risen a little, the emcee hooked the rope to secure it and spoke to Mai.

"Now, we're finally going to release the balloon into the sky, would you like to say a few words about how you're feeling?"

"Mmph mmph (You bastard! This is completely different from what you said!)"

"I see, Mai-san seems excited about this new challenge. Ah, please wait a moment. It seems like the broadcasting booth is trying to tell me something..."

It was the producer from earlier.

"Since we have such a beautiful woman, strip her naked. That will increase the viewership from a visual standpoint."

"Ehhhhh??? That's impossible! Impossible. I'll definitely get yelled at. Besides, that would make it R-18!"

"It's okay, it's okay. I was thinking of making this program R-18 from the start, so there's no problem. Besides, even idols are stripping more and more these days."

The emcee turned his back to Mai so she wouldn't hear him and spoke in a low voice.

"Ehhhhh??? This is an adult-oriented program?"

"It's okay, it's okay. She's tied up with rope and has a ball gag so she can't talk. She won't complain."

"Well, to be accurate, it's not that she won't complain, but rather that she can't even if she wanted to."

"You're the kind of guy who worries about every little detail..."

"But... um... she's been glaring at me with a scary face since a while ago."

"Oh, is that so? You don't like it? You can't listen to what I say? I see. Then... about what I said earlier..."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!! Understood. I'll get started right away..."

気球が少し上がった所で一度ロープをフックに引っ掛けて固定すると司会者が舞に話しかけた

「さぁ。いよいよ気球を大空に放ちますが、今の心境を一言どうぞ」

「フンギャ・フンギャ（馬鹿野郎。話が全然違うじゃないのよ）」

「成程、舞さんも新しいチャレンジに興奮気味のようです。あ、ちょっと待ってくだい。今放送席から何か言ってきています・・・・」

又、先程のプロデュサーだった。

「せっかくの美女なんだから、素っ裸に脱がせろ。その方がビジュアル的に視聴率が上がる」

「えええええ？？？？？？無理ですよ。無理。絶対に怒られますよ。それにそれだとR-18指定になっちゃうでしょ」

「大丈夫。大丈夫。この番組は最初っからR-18指定にしようかと思っていたから何の問題も無いよ。それに最近はアイドルだってドンドン脱ぐ時代だぞ。」

司会者は舞に聞かれないように彼女に背中を向けながら小声でしゃべった。

「えーーーーー？？？？？これって大人向け番組だったんですか？。」

「大丈夫。大丈夫。ロープで縛って喋れないようにボールギャグしてんだろ。文句は言わねえよ」

「正確には文句は言わないんじゃなくって、言いたくても言えないような気もするのですが」

「一々、細かいところを気にする奴だな君は・・・・・」

「でも・・・あのう・・・・、彼女さっきから僕の方を怖い顔で睨んでいるんですが」

「あ・そうなの。嫌なの？僕のいう事が聞けないんだね。分かった。じゃ・・さっきの話だけど・・・・」

「はいはいはいはいいい！！！。了解しました。只今取り掛かりますうううう・・・。」