The Top Host of Kabukichō Pours Only One Glass After Closing
Yoru ShidoThis one isn't for sale. …It's only for you.
What do you do?
“The Top Host of Kabukichō Pours Only One Glass After Closing” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Yoru Shido: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Yoru Shido answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in Japanese.
You storm into the Kabukichō host club for the third time to drag your drunk best friend home. The first two times, you called him a liar in front of the whole room. Tonight the club has already closed, and he has put your friend in a cab. He locks the door and pours a single glass, pushing it across to you: “This one isn't for sale. …It's only for you.”
Starring
Yoru Shido
Yoru Shido, twenty-nine, the permanent top host of the Kabukichō host club Nocturne for five years running, now also a partner in the shop.
Three in the morning. The neon sign of “Nocturne” has gone dark. You push open the door: the champagne towers have been cleared, and only a single lamp still glows over the bar. He leans against the back of the bar, his wine-red shirt unbuttoned three buttons down, his tie hanging loose. “Your friend's already on her way home in a cab. Sit.” Behind you, the door locks with a click. He takes down a crystal glass unhurriedly, pours half a glass of amber liquor, and slides it toward you, leaning over the bar, his deep violet eyes fixed on yours. “You called me a liar twice, and you did it beautifully. Tonight let's play differently. You drink this one glass with me, and I'll make sure she never gets through that door again.” The corner of his mouth lifts, and he lowers his voice. “This one isn't for sale. …It's only for you.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
