[LN] Senpai, Jitaku Keibiin no Koyou wa Ikaga desu ka? - Volume 1 - Chapter 1 - Part 3

 

Chapter 1 - "Senpai, will you hire me as a maid?" (Part 3)

I got there an hour early, before opening time.

The boundary between weekdays and weekend days. I walked through this big door for 2 days in a row, and I saw Gami's figure sitting at the counter after finishing everything before the opening time.

That's the scene I see every time I visit the bar, so much so that it's no longer interesting. If I saw a slight change, it was Gami's attitude, which was waiting for me instead of welcoming me.

"Sorry for yesterday!"

"No problem. Is it going to be an interesting story that I want to hear?"

Gami grinned, turned around and returned to the counter, her gait the same as yesterday.

Following Gami's lead, I leaned back in the chair I was used to.

With a full glass of beer,

"So, what's been going on?"

Gami raised her expectations about the matter that happened yesterday. First breath. The cup was half full.

"I'll hire an ART at home."

Even for someone like Gami who spent her nights daydreaming, that conclusion must have surprised her, right? The eyes flashing between those eyelashes was something she had never shown in front of the guests.

I was quite surprised to see Gami make that face.

"We've talked about Rena several times, right?"

"YES. Your friend on the internet who has gotten a bad influence from you, right?"

"Don't exaggerate, but yes, she is. Yesterday, she contacted me and said that she wants me to hire her as an ART in my house."

"So Tama said yes, do you want to hire her already?"

"I've been exploited too much for labor now, so it's okay to exploit some more, that's all."

"...Did she leave home?"

"Rena seems to have a grudge against her family. Flew here from Sapporo to stay at my place."

I gulped down my beer in an instant, following the storyline.

Gami took my glass and refilled her beer back to back, but her face showed no particular emotion. She didn't find it strange or anything that someone just ran away from home and ran into my house, even though I had added a shocking story. Instead, should I stretch the story now to make it more interesting?

This topic seems a bit disappointing.

The back that poured the second beer said it all.

"So now, there's a beautiful, big-breasted high school girl in my house."

I threw the story bomb in my hand onto the other person's back, "This won't disappoint you."

Gami looked back at me,

"...Huh?"

Gami let out a stupid cry that I had never heard before. The beer overflowed from the glass and showed no signs of stopping, was it because the story bomb caught her attention?

"I told you there was a high school girl who came to my haunted house."

As soon as I received the large golden beer that burned without foam, I quietly peeked at Gami's reaction.

The silence lasted no more than 10 seconds, maybe a third of that.

"Gyahahahaha!"

The laughter seemed to echo through the air, completely incompatible with the atmosphere in this bar.

Of course it wasn't me laughing. But there wasn't a third party who walked into the shop saying, "Luck will come to those who smile." From the moment I arrived, there were only two of us at the bar.

So the source of the voice was none other than the one standing in front of me, Gami.

What a strange scene.

A beautiful woman with a model-like face, clutching her stomach, jumping up and down on the counter. The image doesn't look like an envious woman at all, it shouldn't be appropriate to show at all.

A wonderful scene for customers who love Gami. Even a girl coming here and seeing Gami laughing like now, it's a scary experience.

My feeling when I see Gami like that isn't confusion, nor am I surprised or horrified.

It's nostalgic.

It was before Gami underwent gender reassignment surgery. The time when that beautiful girl was a handsome boy, and still a child. My classmate for 12 years, now living as a girl.

An act that goes against the laws of society.

After hearing this, Gami did not question me, or reprimand me,

"You did it Tama, there's progress!"

She praised me. It was as if she was happy to see her old colleague win that gold medal.

This was a dramatic act that showed Gami's nature, as well as the reason why she openly defied social rules. It would have been much more troublesome if she had kept it a secret, and then said, "How can such an interesting story be kept a secret."

I thought I would be laughed at by her as usual but I didn't expect to be laughed at so hard. A Gami who had never lost her femininity since our reunion, easily returned to her old personality. However, the manly voice lost since the surgery made me think that this combination was very clumsy.

"I know it well. I know you can definitely do it."

Gami continued to pour beer into a new cup while praising me for breaking the law.

I thought she would laugh herself to death and forget to pour the second cup, but I was wrong. She colored her golden cup, ignoring the golden ratio, gulping it down vigorously.

"What--!"

Gami's image was so masculine that she threw away her femininity.

"Hey hey, is it time to open the bar?"

"What are you talking about. The fun has just begun. Now is not the time to open the door, okay?"

Gami was having fun, she poured another second cup.

Today was a Saturday during Golden Week. Although this street is full of offices, It's still a busy street full of bars. I was concerned, Is it okay if I don't open the bar even though the weather is good, but I soon thought again, it's okay.

After all, this bar is just Gami's hobby. Even if sales are low, it won't affect her life, and she can close the shop when she gets bored.

It's not because Gami's a rich kid, or because she played in the stock market, forex or virtual currencies, that she became a billionaire. It's not like she won the lottery or anything.

She had an amazing personal budget.

After graduating high school, Gami flew to Southeast Asia through an intermediary. It seems like he achieved his success there and returned to Japan, but this is Gami. She must have used a quick trick to climb up instead of the main path she took.

I don't know what she's doing, nor do I intend to ask her. I couldn't see or hear anything. So I don't know anything, and I will continue to cover my ears and sew up my mouth, regardless of the exaggerations.

"Ah~, I'm going to die from laughing. When was the last time I laughed like this?

Gami wiped her eyes with her hands, laughing so hard that she even shed tears?

"As far as I know, since the 3rd grade of high school. Even if it's over the phone, when I tell you good news, you'll definitely laugh like that. "

"So I've never laughed like this since then huh."

It seems like she's been able to laugh like that since the celebration part.

I've often seen a Gami laugh at the suffering of others, or laugh at illegals like me. She has always been a coward.

After all, she was still the type of person who could laugh at the suffering of others.

"However, I don't think Tama would bring home a girl like that. Still a high school girl, right? After all, how old is she now?"

"If you want me to be your wife, then wait until next March."

"Hey hey, it's only the beginning of May, right? This is that kid's earnest talk. That's bad."

Her mouth said it was bad, but her face clearly looked amused. Just sitting and watching live while enjoying other people's stories.

"That girl flew all the way here to live in your house? And if she wants to live here, why not ask for a better man?"

" "Stop it! There's no way a para-hiki-neet can have friends!", she was so angry that I had no other choice."

"So the only person she can rely on is you, the world is over. Gyahhahaha!"

Gami slammed her cup down on the table and drank it with relish. She seemed to be enjoying the most delicious snack.

This world is over.

Although Gami was just joking, but honestly it hurt. Then it was me who had just hired Rena.

"Perhaps, Rena is on the verge of death."

"Huh?"

"There's nowhere to run, neither at school nor at home. Do you know what happens to those who believe that, Gami?"

"Yes, probably."

No nostalgia, no sadness, Gami just smiled sarcastically.

"I don't know what she's doing now."

He deliberately brought up the obvious topic.

It's not that I'm thinking of her or anything. Just wanted to see how she would respond to me.

"What, it must be fine, and that girl must be doing a good job."

"What job?"

"So that's how it is."

It's been 8 years since then. I thought when I got older, my way of thinking would change, I would feel sad and guilty, but that didn't happen at all.

"Put a stone by the river."

The child then grew up, becoming a worthless adult as he swore.

"Gyahahaha!", Gami pounded the table again, laughing with joy as my reaction was more than she expected.

"Leaving Rena at my house is the best place for her to get a job. Then I'll have her work at home."

"So you're hiring her. Isn't that a bit much?"

"Happy high school girl or something, From elementary school until now, Rena is a hikikomori who refuses school. And also she's a stuttering, poor communicator."

I took a big gulp of beer, rinsing my throat.

"She flew all the way here, then said, 'I'm mentally prepared, please treat me well.' with you."

"...YES. That's why she's on the verge of death right now."

"That kid doesn't know what kind of neighborhood he lives in, so he's willing to work for a faceless man he's never seen, and doesn't know his name?"

He didn't want to entertain a high-class uncle, so he ran away. But when she came here, she still dared to risk herself. The opponent only changed from another uncle to me, the rest remained unchanged.

If you're not strong enough to work at the bottom of society, when you go to the battlefield, you have to suffer a lot.

"After all, that kid must be thinking, it's better to make you happy than to pile rocks by the river, right?"

No matter how painful life is, no matter how difficult it is for others, Gami does not sympathize.

"Just a worthless adult satisfaction item. "Please enjoy it there. What is the position?", like that."

More importantly, this person is acting like a tabloid that makes up the stories they want.

"Why did you admit that she was on the verge of death, and I didn't touch her either?"

"What, so you haven't touched her? Well, it seems like time is still running out, and you're acting like an adult. If so, we should wait and see if there's any fun."

"...I have no intention of having fun right now."

"Huh?"

"Gami, do you know what it means to obey the law?"

"Just like a driver's license. It's okay if you don't have it, but if you show it, you'll have enough to eat."

Gami, who had nothing to do with the law, cut me off.

"I don't want to be asked those boring questions from a driver without a license."

That's it, I can't argue with that.

"Actually, I respect the fact that people are close to each other."

"What do you have with such a beautiful thought in your mind. "

"This is painful. I will demand an apology and compensation."

I held out an empty beer mug.

Gami prepared to compensate, without apologizing. Meanwhile I thought about my next move.

I wanted to get away from this topic.

"I don't want to touch her anyway."

Why?

"Tama said that, does that mean you're afraid of going to the battlefield?"

I knew she would laugh at me.

"So this is the fate of someone ruled by virginity."

"Fuck you!"

"Does that mean you're admitting that you're a virgin?"

Despite my raised middle finger, Gami still laughed.

It hurt to be ridiculed for being inexperienced at this age. So I just wanted this story to pass quickly.

After laughing at me, Gami started digging into what happened last night.

"Idiot, fat went into your mouth without eating? Well, that's something to laugh about."

"That's why it's fun to share stories with others."

"Every misfortune in this world is a joke, because it belongs to someone else, not me."

Her happy face was like, "Don't you know that too?", no, "Did you forget that?" Yes.

Of course I didn't forget. It's impossible to reveal the truth of the world to the world.

"You just decided to get a free bomb."

"Your head is too free. I plan to let her learn how to do homework."

"It's nothing compared to taking the risk of bringing a child home. You're number one when it comes to self-defense, and now you're holding a bomb when you're not sipping on it. You're really dumbfounded. "

Gami looked like a child who was happy to see a toy.

"Alright, alright, I'll pay that debt."

"I didn't say anything."

"A heavyweight rookie and a locked hikki living together, that's going to be a lot of trouble. The fact that she openly confessed to you means she has a lot to ask for."

Gami's sardonic smile meant to say, I mean it. Actually, she already knows what's going to happen.

I don't know how long I'll be hiring Rena. However, it's not just a short-term rental during Golden Week, but towards a long-term rental.

If that's the case, Rena needs some daily necessities. Live life without a woman by your side, he doesn't know what women need or don't need. Even if it's a necessity, she may hesitate to say what she wants.

On the other hand, Gami, who became a woman as if she changed her gender in the game, knew a lot about it. Not only does she know a lot, she can even set foot into a shrine reserved for women only. If Rena could cooperate with her, it would be an incredible power.

Normally, no one would ask others to help break the law. But Gami is a hedonist, disobedient, laughing at and trampling on morality and the law. I was hoping she would be happy to help me.

Even so, I was surprised when she said she would cooperate with me before I could ask her.

"In exchange, I'll make you tell me everything."

Really, this incident was just a pleasure for Gami.

*

After briefly ending our conversation about the future and about Rena, we reminisced about the past. I was dragged by Gami to drink a few more rounds.

As a result, I stayed in the bar for 4 hours, and had to get up to interrupt the conversation. It seemed like Gami's words weren't enough, but now I was leaving Rena alone in my haunted house. Maybe it wouldn't have been a problem, but judging from Rena's feelings, maybe she really would have left after an hour or so.

"I left a high school girl alone in a haunted house. It's time to go back."

"Gyahahaha! That's right, that's right!"

Gami obeyed, so she let me go.

I returned Noguchi's coins, including yesterday's share,

"How can I earn money while listening to entertainment? From now on you'll get free drinks, so be sure to report regularly."

The 0 yen drink plan has started.

It's still not late at night, but for well-behaved elementary school students, it's bedtime.

After 4 hours of consecutive drinking, I lifted my legs and returned to my spiritual place that is, my own home.

The living room had a good view, not because it was big. But because it has no furniture, there are no tables and chairs to rest on, just an altar that stands majestically in the corner. Another thing I kept in the living room, was a cool plaid carpet.

However, it wasn't because the room was so gloomy that I decorated it half-heartedly. My purpose was to hide.

Hide what? This is the legacy of the sect's mass suicide. Under this carpet, there are still traces of fresh blood.

Although I wasn't afraid of things like ghosts when I moved here, I didn't want to see this scene every day.

As I entered the living room, a sight I've never seen in the 5 years I've lived here greeted me.

It wasn't evil spirits or monsters dwelling in the house, or crazy people or thieves waiting for me.

"M, m, m...... welcome home."

It was Renaphalt who welcomed me.

A beautiful, big-breasted high school girl, who didn't fit into this place at all, had just come out of her room after seeing her host returning.

It was said to be an overnight accommodation, but she was left alone in this spiritual place for more than four hours. The little beast's face now looked brighter than before.

I was puzzled by the scene.

A poor communicator stammering, stammering trying to get her words in. But instead of me being surprised to see her trying she spoke something but.

Welcome back.

A greeting used to greet people living under the same roof. I never had a family, and I never tried to find a boyfriend. I just went on with my life, with no connections. The sayings I used in the past, I don't even think about them anymore.

And it's been more than 10 years since I've heard remarks like this.

Seeing me dumbfounded and unresponsive, Rena gradually lost patience.

Is something wrong? She started trembling, then got scared.

Rena didn't do anything wrong. It was because I didn't act right.

It's just that, since that remark was completely forgotten, it took me a while to remember it.

So, I didn't do anything wrong.

"Yes, I'm going home."

So, I said those words again after 10 years of oblivion.

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