Ikuko: The lethargy of heart, the explosion of desire. - Chapter 2: The desire under the mask. PART 01

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What do you do when everyone tells you that you are worthless? Aiko Moriyama is tired of being controlled. After a painful and cruel fallout with her toxic best friend, Maya, and a heated argument with her father—who tried to force her into an accounting career to follow in his footsteps—Aiko decides to run away from home. Armed only with her pride and a fierce dream of becoming an actress, she cuts ties with her past without looking back.Two years later, reality hits hard: her money has run out, and her first major theater audition is an absolute failure. The director bluntly tells her she has zero talent. Just as she is about to give up and believe her critics were right, a mysterious woman named Amara Kente crosses her path. Amara, director of the famous adult studio "Goddesses of Desire," offers her a radical alternative in high-end JAV cinema. Protected under the mystery of a mask and the stage name Ai Hatano, Aiko discovers a hidden natural talent, sparking an implacable ambition to become the number one star in Japan.Meanwhile, as Ai\'s path to stardom begins to take shape, the story takes a dark and psychological turn by introducing Ikuko: a 42-year-old woman trapped in loneliness and self-loathing. One night, after releasing her frustrations in the privacy of her bathroom, strange noises alert her to an intruder in her apartment. Convinced that she is about to lose everything, she prepares for the worst... with no idea who is actually waiting for her in the shadows.