A/N: Hey y'all! I'm back with a new chapter!
Alright, from the feedback I've seen in terms of follows, favs, reviews, and views…I'm off to a good start! Hooray for low expectations! :D
And so now we see how our two main protagonists deal with what is about to occur. And which monster girl they're gonna get.
Onwards!
Disclaimer: I don't own Monster Musume/Every Day with a Monster Girl.
The morning had come, and Ciel had awoken from his sleep. Kiyota, on the other hand, stayed asleep, snoring with an open mouth. Ciel checked on him and deadpanned before heading to the kitchen.
The short heir pulled out some coffee mix and prepared to make coffee. As he placed the mix in, he checked the clock above the window.
Won't be long before the Cultural Exchange Coordinator gets here.
The coffee maker began its work, and Ciel sat at the table to ponder.
When he had gotten that letter yesterday informing him of what was to happen, he immediately began research on the Demihumans: where and how they were found, what kinds there were, what kind of culture each had, basically everything there was to know about these monsters.
As he had stated yesterday, many of the species of Demihumans truly could be dangerous were they to act aggressively. And also as he had stated, he was wary of them.
For instance, there were apparently creatures such as lamiais. Essentially, snake demihumans. If they happened to possess the traits of snakes, they could easily coil around an unsuspecting human and choke/crush them to death.
There were also creatures called harpies. From the pictures he had seen of them, their claws seemed razor sharp and could potentially claw a person's body open. Or even use their wings to lift an unsuspecting person high into the sky and drop them then and there, the fall killing the person.
And then there's the Centaur race. They were proud warriors, apparently, who could use swords, bows and arrows, even lances. It didn't take a genius to figure out how dangerous a monster with weapons could be. Also, with their lowers halves being that of a horse, it wouldn't be hard to imagine one of those hooves stomping a person's head to mush.
And there were so many more out there. Zombies, minotaurs, arachnids, dragons, mermaids, and so much more. Each with the potential to be a dangerous being. Many examples of how flowed through Ciel's mind.
Drowned in an area of water by a mermaid.
Eaten by a zombie.
Tied in a web by an arachnid.
Clawed in the gut by a harpie.
Crushed to death in the vice grip of a lamiai.
The list went on.
"Ciel, you okay?"
The short heir was snapped out of his reverie by a tired voice. He looked up to find Kiyota standing there with a tired expression.
"Yes, I'm quite alright." Ciel pointed behind himself. "Coffee should be ready about now."
Kiyota nodded and moved sluggishly towards the coffee maker.
Need...coffee~.
He poured two cups of coffee and brought them to the table, setting one down near Ciel.
"Thank you."
"Sure."
Kiyota sat across from him and sipped his coffee.
"Ah~…much more awake now."
Ciel sipped his own. "Indeed."
"…You okay?"
"In a sense, yes. Shouldn't be but a few minutes till the coordinator arrives."
"Any reservations?"
"None that I haven't already stated."
Ciel sighed. "In fact, I was just thinking of the many ways Demihumans could harm a human."
Kiyota grinned. "Any that are violent?"
Ciel deadpanned.
"What? I'm just curious."
Ciel rolled his eyes. "Your mental unbalance is disturbing."
"And yet you've gotten used to it."
"Unfortunately."
That reminded him...
"Speaking of which, you'll need to keep that in check while the coordinator is here."
Kiyota frowned. "I will, but…don't these people do background checks?"
"You haven't done anything that would point towards your unhinged nature, have you?"
"…Nothing people have talked about."
"Then I doubt there is need to worry."
The doorbell rang.
Ciel set his cup down. "That must be the coordinator."
He stood and moved towards the door, Kiyota standing and following. As they neared, Ciel moved to the side to allow Kiyota to pass him. This was so the latter could look through the peephole, as the former was too short to reach it without a stool.
Kiyota looked through the peep hole and whistled. "Damn. If this is the coordinator, she's one hell of a looker."
Ciel facepalmed. "Seriously?"
"What? I can't comment on a woman's beauty?"
The short heir gave a "tch" and moved Kiyota aside. "I'll be the one to answer."
Kiyota chuckled. "Want her for yourself? Didn't think you were into older women."
Ciel chose not to respond at that attempt to get a rise out of him and opened the door.
Obviously, the woman before him was taller than him. She had pale brown eyes and long black hair. She wore a white dress shirt with black tie, a black blazer and matching professional skirt, and black panty hoes and heels. A pair of sunglasses over her eyes completed the look.
Ciel would begrudgingly admit that his unhinged roommate was right. This woman was quite attractive, and his single eye may have lingered on her long legs for longer than-.
Kiyota coughed. "Ahem."
Ciel blinked and quickly shook his head. He turned his head upward to address the government agent, who was currently staring at him with a shocked look on her face.
"Greetings. Are you the-?"
He didn't get any further due to suddenly being hugged by the woman, his face smothered by her impressive bust.
"OH MY GOD, YOU'RE ADORABLE!"
"MMMPH! MMMPH!"
Kiyota tried and failed to hold in his cackling.
"L-lucky bastard, haha!"
Ciel waved his arms about frantically, his face red from the softness of the agent's mammaries.
Ignoring Ciel's struggle, Kiyota turned to the woman.
"So," Kiyota said. "You're the coordinator?"
The woman turned to him and nodded. "Indeed. Agent Kuroko Smith. A pleasure."
"Likewise. For him also, I'm sure."
"MMMPH! MMMPH!"
"Speaking of, you think you could let him go?"
Smith pouted. "Do I have to?"
"MMMPH! MMMPH!"
"Given that he looks like he can't breath, I'd say yes."
She looked down at the struggling Ciel, gave a little giggle, then let him go. The short heir gasped for breath and stumbled back a bit. Kiyota put a hand on Ciel's shoulder to steady him.
"You doing alright there, shorty?"
"S-shut up!"
Kiyota merely chuckled. Ciel scowled, pat himself of any residue dust, and glared up at the agent.
"You will not do that again."
"Unless I want to."
A tick mark appeared on Ciel's head.
Smith giggled. "Sorry. You're just so adorable."
Several more tick marks appeared.
"Still, didn't realize the heir would be a child."
Kiyota snickered at that.
Ciel growled. "I'll have you know that I am 18! And I will be treated as such!"
The gears turned in the agent's head as she processed that information.
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Her eyes twinkled as she smiled. "That's good to know." For more reasons than one.
Kiyota felt slight pity for Ciel, but was more amused than anything.
A cougar had found her prey.
The three were now sitting in the living room. Ciel and Kiyota occupying the couch, and Kuroko Smith sitting in an armchair across from them. Each held a cup of coffee to get them through the morning.
Kiyota noticed how Ciel glanced at the crossed legs of the hot agent.
We're not gonna let him live that down, right?
Oh most definitely not.
"So then," Smith began. "I congratulate you two for volunteering to host Demihumans."
Kiyota grunted. "Yeah. Volunteer. Let's go with that."
Ciel elbowed him in the side.
Smith smiled. "Yes, many have graciously volunteered for this Monster Exchange Program. And for each, a Cultural Exchange Coordinator is assigned."
She winked at Ciel. "So you'll be seeing me a lot."
Ciel showed no reaction, but a light blush snuck onto his face.
He cleared his throat. "Yes, well…that's all well and good, but I believe we should get through the process already. I imagine you're supposed to interview and review us as to how suitable we are as hosts and for what Demihuman we would prefer?"
Smith nodded. "Yes, that is the case…normally."
Ciel raised an eyebrow. "Normally?"
"Yeah, your father made some calls. Turns out he has some powerful connections, and he has made it clear there's no need to go through all that."
Ciel's single eye twitched. Damn it, father.
Kiyota raised a hand. "Does that include me?"
Smith nodded. "Yes, actually. His father trusts his son enough to make the right kind of friends."
Ciel winced. Kiyota was the exact opposite of the kind of friend his father wanted for him.
"I'm okay with that," Kiyota grinned.
Then again, if this helped avoid any inquiries into Kiyota, then Ciel would leave it be.
"Me too, actually," Smith said. "I don't really go through that whole process sometimes."
Ciel deadpanned. "Seriously?"
"What? I'm a good judge of character. I can tell when someone's clean."
That doesn't mean you can just ignore standard procedure, Ciel thought dryly...
But again, if it avoided any background check into Kiyota, then Ciel would take this convenient turn of events.
He sighed in annoyance still. "Oh very well. Then how will it be decided about what Demihumans we host?"
"Oh, I've taken care of that already."
Ciel and Kiyota blinked.
"Really?" they both asked.
Smith smiled. "Yes. I was deciding whether to have the two go to you two, or to another young man and family of three respectively. Seeing you two were given the all clear, and given how this type of arrangement would be a first in the exchange program, I went with you two."
She pulled out a tablet w/stylus and handed it to Ciel. "All I really need is this. Both of you must simply sign on the dotted lines, and it will be official."
Ciel stared at the tablet. "…I don't see any words on here."
"I like to keep it simple."
Ciel deadpanned again. "Looks more like you just have it like this so you can do whatever you want involving us, and we wouldn't be able to protest due to signing this."
Smith simply took a long sip of her coffee.
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She finished her sip and smiled. "I have no idea what you mean."
A tick mark appeared on his head. "Now see here-!"
Kiyota took the stylus and signed his name on the second dotted line.
More tick marks formed. "Kiyota?!"
"What? I want this done already. Besides, what's the worse that could happen if we sign a contract without knowing what it entails?"
Ciel gave the most deadpan stare he had ever given to Kiyota.
Said unhinged young man just smiled "innocently".
Ciel took a deep breath….and sighed.
"Oh fine."
He signed the first dotted line.
Smith suddenly, and rather quickly, snatched the tablet and stylus from Ciel. "Wonderful!"
Ciel and Kiyota blinked. That was comically fast.
Smith suddenly stood and yelled. "YOU CAN COME IN, BOYS!"
Several construction workers barged into the apartment and started remodeling.
Ciel stood up, quite upset. "Hey! What the hell?!"
"Don't mind them," Smith said. "They're just adding two new rooms for the two monsters staying with you."
"I did not agree to this!"
She waved her tablet in front of him with a smug smirk.
"…You're going to be a bother. I can just tell."
She put on a look of mock hurt. "Oh such hurtful words from an adorable young man."
He scowled. "Stop calling me that."
"Stop being adorable and I will."
Ciel raged, and Kiyota just laughed.
The latter turned to Smith. "You're gonna be fun to have around."
He leaned in to whisper. "By the way, he kept glancing at your legs. So you're good in getting his attention."
Smith grinned. "Good to know."
As quickly as they had come, the remodeling crew left.
Ciel stopped his raging and blinked.
Two new rooms had been built. All in a matter of seconds.
"…Wait, that's it?"
Kiyota, having moved towards the new rooms, whistled. "Goddamn, these guys are fast!"
"Yup!" Smith beamed. "They're hard workers and take their jobs very seriously."
Ciel had moved to see the rooms as well, and was impressed. The rooms looked quite good. And made at such a quick pace, too!
"…I don't suppose I could get the contact information of these men? Might consider hiring them."
Smith pat his head, much to his annoyance. "They're currently under contract for the government. Sorry."
Phooey.
Kiyota turned to Smith. "So, when do our two new roommates arrive?"
Smith checked her watch. "Right about now."
The sounds of a truck slowly backing up outside the apartment echoed.
Ciel deadpanned. "…They were already on their way, weren't they?"
Smith smirked. "Yes."
"So even if we hadn't agreed, you would've just left them with us anyway?"
She shrugged shamelessly. "Would've been too much work to haul them to the other options."
Ciel facepalmed. "Lazy woman."
He suddenly found himself smothered by the agent's impressive bust for the second time.
"Aww, such hurtful words," she whined overdramatically as she hugged him.
Ciel frantically fought to escape. "Kiyota! Get this woman off me!"
Kiyota, who had gotten an apple from…somewhere, just stood there, munching on the fruit.
"KIYOTA!"
He took another bite of the apple and slowly munched.
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"We should probably go see our new roommates, yeah?"
Smith blinked, then sighed. "Yes, we should."
She reluctantly let go of Ciel, much to the latter's relief.
Ciel dusted himself and returned to his professional nature, choosing to ignore what happened.
"Now…can we get on with this?"
Smith nodded. "Of course. They're just outside."
She led them out.
Ciel and Kiyota weren't omnipotent. They knew they would be surprised no matter what Demihumans they got.
But still….
"I got a freaking snake girl?!"
"They're called Lamiais," Smith corrected. "But yes, she is a girl and part snake."
Kiyota could care less about what they were actually called at the moment. That long, red snake tail kept his attention.
Was it scaly? How scaly was it? Would it hurt if he took a scale off for himself? Would he even be allowed to now that he thought about it? What if he tried? Would she fight back? Would he get in trouble with the government if he tried that?
"E-excuse me?"
Kiyota was brought back to reality by the snake girl in question. His homestay, in technical terms. He drew his gaze up to the nervous looking girl.
…She was kinda pretty, now that he looked at her properly. Long bright red hair, amber eyes with slitted snake pupils, and an incredibly large bust. Sure, she had large pointy red ears, fangs, and a few scales on her cheeks, and of course that tail, but…they didn't hurt her beauty in any way. If anything, they made her look exotic.
Aww, you like her. That is just adorable.
Shut up.
The girl bowed a little. "My name is Miia. I'm thankful that you've allowed me to stay with you as a homestay. I hope we can become close."
Kiyota blinked…and scratched his head sheepishly.
"R-right. S-sure. N-no problem. Name's Kiyota."
She smiled a beautiful smile. "Hello Kiyota."
Were monsters supposed to be this stunning?
He turned to Ciel. "This won't be so bad."
Ciel wasn't sure he agreed. Mainly because of who he got as a homestay.
"You got a problem, little one?"
Ciel scowled. "Don't call me little."
She tilted her head. "Why not? You are little."
Miia added her own input from the side. "I agree."
Kiyota and Smith snickered.
Ciel took a deep breath….and let it out.
He looked back towards his homestay. She was clearly of the Arachne Demihumans, based on her spider-like lower half. As for her upper half, it was that of a young woman…an attractive young woman, if Ciel were to admit. She had short lavender hair and six pupil-less monochromatic red eyes. Her attire was rather revealing, showing a good portion of her rather large bust. Ciel may have stared at that part of her anatomy before shaking his head and returning his gaze to her own.
She was smirking at him….
Shit, did she catch him staring? Misdirection must be had!
Ciel cleared his throat. "…I would prefer it if you did not comment on my short stature. I already get it enough from Kiyota."
Said person whispered into Miia's ear. "Don't listen to him. Comment all you want. It's funny to see him rage."
Miia giggled, and Ciel deadpanned before turning back to his homestay.
"I am Ciel Michealis. Might I know your name?"
The spider girl smirked. "Rachnera Arachnera. A pleasure."
Ciel pursed his lips. An interesting name that fit her perfectly.
"Still, I didn't think I would be hosted by a kid."
Mental glass shattered.
"Hey yeah!" Miia pointed out. "How's a kid acting as a host family all by himself?"
More shattered mental glass.
Kiyota ran a hand down his face and chuckled. "Here we go again."
"I'M EIGHTEEN, GODDAMN IT!"
Both Miia and Rachnera actually flinched at how loud that was. But then both blinked when what he said settled in.
"You're eighteen?!" they both exclaimed.
Ciel glared. "Yes."
The gears turned in the Arachne's head as she processed that information.
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Rachnera's many eyes twinkled as she smiled. "That's good to know." For more reasons than one.
Smith's mood suddenly darkened, while Miia and Kiyota sweatdropped.
Now a cougar and a spider had found their prey.
A/N: And there you go! Hope you all enjoyed that!
Kiyota got Miia, and Ciel got Rachnera, who along with Smith has taken an early interest in the short heir.
Lucky. -_-
Alright, so next chapter will be the hosts and their homestays interacting more with each other. Maybe some respective bonding and all that.
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