I’m a male member. During a recent negotiation over the allowance for our first meeting, she gave me a presentation along the lines of, “The local adult entertainment venues charge around XX yen, so I’m reasonably priced at this amount.” It completely turned me off, so I declined. What surprising ways have people made offers to you?

I’m Maezawa from the CEO’s office, and I’ll answer this too. A presentation actually sounds kind of fun. Maybe you decided to prepare one because men kept throwing out completely baseless allowance figures. Of course, allowances aren’t really decided through logic. But when a man arbitrarily says, “You’re only worth this much, so that’s the amount,” I can understand wanting to push back. It would be a pointless battle, though. Still, the idea itself is interesting. You could get more specific about nearby places, too: “This restaurant pays this much, and that one pays this much, so the average is about this amount. But this is one of the popular places. Even if we include less popular venues, you wouldn’t actually go to those, would you? So, these are the top five popular places. I applied once just to see where I ranked—just applied, that’s all. They told me I was placed in this rank, so compared with that, the amount would be this.” Or: “If you prefer an adult relationship without protection, this high-end venue would be the relevant comparison. The other places don’t offer that, so compared with this venue’s rates, the amount would be this.” And then, as the biggest advantage: “I wouldn’t be seeing you as a job. I think I could treat you more like a romantic partner.” A presentation like that might actually be pretty interesting. Though for men who simply ask a woman’s desired amount, proceed if it’s within their expected range, and leave if it’s too high, this might seem like a hassle. Still, when a man just says, “That’s way too much,” no amount you name is going to get through to him. So yes, I think the presentation idea is interesting. I’d be curious to see what would happen if you entered into an adult relationship with him. What killed my interest was how little curiosity the questioner showed.

I’m Kazu, a male member. Wait, that’s hilarious. If someone gave me a pitch like that, I’d definitely ask why they brought up the prices at nearby adult entertainment establishments. I’ve never received any truly surprising offers during an allowance negotiation. The most memorable things I’ve heard were along the lines of, “The person who told me about Universe Club said I could get 100,000 yen, so that’s what I’m asking for,” or, “Another man gave me △ for dinner-only, so I’m asking for 100,000 yen.” Sorry it’s not more interesting.

This is Nana Ayase♡ Why did you lump it together with the adult entertainment industry? Did you misunderstand something? Maybe you came to interview at Universe without calling it adult entertainment because that’s not allowed these days? So you already knew that the going rate in the adult entertainment industry was around XX yen. I guess I ended up offering you to someone pretty strange. A 63-year-old told me, “I’ll pay 50,000 yen too, so you pay 50,000 yen as well.” He already seemed to be suffering from dementia.