Chapter 15: A Night in the Club

In the night club, Reimu could only scowl in disgust while gazing at her clothes and herself in the mirror. Her light brown eyes, those that were still innocent of the darker activities were barely tolerating it.

She wore light makeup just enough to fit the requirements.

The clothes she was wearing though…

It was a dress. Something she always distastefully dislikes with a passion.

The dress showed too much skin more than she used to. Given her a modest chest, it showed her ample cleavage, which was beyond her level of comfort.

However, personally, all these sacrifices were necessary that were unavoidable. She had planned this since that day she met Sanae Moriya.

Aside from getting more money, this night work has another purpose. However, she has to wait for some time. And that day would be tonight.

Luckily, unlike some of the girls who accompany the customers to their private rooms, she only has to serve the food and drinks. It's not like she has a problem with the nature of the work itself. The clothing requirement for this place was the one thing she felt uncomfortable in. For the rest of the women working here, it's not like she was some immature adult who had no idea was going on behind the scenes of the private rooms.

Satisfied with her setup, Reimu buried all her negative feelings about it and left the dressing room. As long as she follows what was the bare minimum of that place, she wouldn't need to attract any additional attention from any of these customers.

But the moment she stepped outside, she noticed a particular blond woman which she recognised.

The boss.

She could only leave a sigh.

This was going to be a long night.

"Madam, do you need more wine?"

Reimu kept a smile on her face despite the current situation.

While it was neither flirtatious nor it was overbearing, the group of customers in front of her were getting on her nerves after calling her over multiple times.

Some of the women burst into laughter, "What kind of wine do we want? Hmmm… what about you come to that room and drink with us together…"

They said as they reached out to pull her in.

The shrine maiden was shocked and stepped back several steps. The uncomfortable heels on her feet caused her to fall backwards.

As Reimu prepared to feel the ground on her back, the expected pain didn't come. Instead, she felt something stopping her with a wave of a sweet fragrance that she had smelled before.

"Hmm… why is someone like you working at this place?"

A sudden shiver came to Reimu but she remained calm.

Giving off a sheepish smile, the shrine maiden turned to see that face of a woman with a lush long beautiful blond hair. Her cynical smile and playful mouth told her that this was all an amusement to this person.

"Hey, Sanae! Is this the girl you want to look for?"

Oh no no no, why is she here too? Reimu thought, getting slightly panicked.

The blond was the last person she wanted to see. However, she was relieved to see the other person she brought along.

A certain blue-white shrine maiden came towards the blonde woman, she tied ponytail green hair waving behind her. She was having her eyebrows furrowed and stared at Reimu with an icy gaze. There's no doubt that Sanae recognised her from that night.

"Ahh… yes Alice. She's the one," Sanae replied, one that of satisfaction.

The blond woman, Alice, looked right in the eye of the shrine maiden.

"Young girl, it seems you are lucky tonight. As the boss's friend, you have to feel grateful that Sanae took an interest in you."

The boss refers to Alice. She managed this place, more particularly this brand of the night club as there were several outlets. But for whatever reasons, rather than a doll maker as her main activity, she ended up being the one managing these night clubs.

Reimu naturally knew who the real Alice was. Just a bit of digging was enough to convince the red shrine maiden that the puppeteer was no ordinary woman.

But right now, she didn't have an exact reason to pursue the puppeteer yet.

Meanwhile, Sanae scanned up and down thoroughly as if searching for something on the waitress. Returning a smirk, she tilted her head in the direction of the private rooms.

"Say little girl… you wouldn't mind serving me in the rooms wouldn't you?"

Reimu didn't reply as her mind was elsewhere.

She felt something on her wrist while sensing something was near her face.

"Hmmm… you smell good today."

Sanae was sniffing closely to the shrine maiden, their lips mere centimetres from touching.

Reimu was stunned that she tried to pull her hand away. But the grip remained firm.

"I… I need to get back to work."

Such an innocent and pure act could only cause the green-haired youth to feel more intense towards the waitress in front of her. She laughed in her mind. This naive woman was such an interesting individual, daring enough to work at such a place yet wanting to act pure. This awakened her inner curiosity that she rarely has towards anyone.

Looking at such quivering and pleading lips, Sanae's eyes crawled to her white skin on her neck. If she were to bite gently, would it slowly sink and bounce?

"Didn't you hear what your customer says?" The blond-haired woman spoke up. "She wants you to be in that room alone."

Reimu hesitated, her hands keeping close to her chest.

Sanae was getting impatient so she simply dragged the red shrine maiden to the room before Reimu could have any more chance to resist.

Sanae sat on one side of the sofa as she stretched her arms across it. This sets an air of authority around her.

The amused eyes were raised, while Reimu who was heavily fidgeting with anxiousness darted her eyes around the room.

"Are you a waiter here? Come pour some wine for me, girl."

My name is Reimu, and I'm not little or a girl anymore. Reimu thought with irritation.

Instead, she replied, "Y-yes, right away madam."

Without wasting any more time, Reimu took out a bottle prepared in a small refrigerator in the room. As she was opening the cap, Sanae simply stared at her. Feeling uncomfortable, the red youth readjusted her dress to cover her chest.

"I was wondering how you know what kind of cake I like, so it is the place huh."

Reimu remained calm, pretending not to hear any of the comments. Instead, she poured the open bottle into a cup of glass.

Handing over the drink, she said, "Here's your wine."

"That's it?"

Reimu was puzzled. Her eyes were clear as day. What else does she need to do?

Sanae snapped, "It should be like this instead."

Grabbing the wrist of her waiter once more, Sanae aggressively pulled Reimu down on the sofa, facing the latter upwards. Looking down, she snickered at her waitress reactions.

Taking the drink on her hand, Sanae took a few gulps and turned her face towards the woman in front of her.

"Take this as thanks for the cake, girl."

Before Reimu had any time to respond, Sanae leaned over and finally, planted a kiss on the other's lips.

The forceful pressure of the blue-white shrine maiden easily penetrated the delicate lips as the liquor was passed over to the other person.

Reimu's eyes jolted, her lips subconsciously tasting the soft lips of the other. She was being embraced by the other, with Sanae wrapping around her exposed back due to the dress. Her smooth, soft white skin was pressed gently by the other, as if afraid of breaking such an exquisite body.

Reimu tried to pull away but the tight embrace was heavily suppressed without mercy.

Those light brown eyes ended up slightly disoriented as time went on. The red shrine maiden felt the strong liquid going down her throat as she was forced to swallow them.

In this very moment, the Defied Human of the Wind was in complete control of the situation.

Once Sanae felt that all the wine had been ingested fully, slowly, she parted her lips.

"You… you…"

Reimu's hand was visibly shaking with rage.

Sanae said indignantly, "You are supposed to serve me."

Smack!

"I can't believe you did that, you bitch!"

Did I go too far? Sanae thought as she rubbed her cheeks from the burn she felt.

"I… I thought you were a good person… unlike everyone else..."

At first, Sanae glanced at her with a cold look, but her anger was gradually replaced with some regret and guilt once she saw that hurting face. Quickly releasing Reimu and sat across her, she instead asked curiously.

"Why are you working in such a place anyway?"

Reimu, still in anger, reluctantly answered, "My mother… She's sick and needs lots of money to stay alive."

"So you are willing to sell your body?"

"Well... if there were other ways, I… I wouldn't resort to this…"

Sanae was astonished. This girl…

It's only 2 times she met this person and that already got her hooked. An idea formed in her mind.

She started laughing.

"Then perhaps, if I am to give you money, would you sell yourself to me?"

Reimu was horrified.

This person… she wasn't like how I knew her at the cafe at all! How wrong I was for me to think that she was a decent person beneath all that!

Feeling disgusted, she was about to say something when she heard the door behind them open.

"Reimu!"

The red shrine maiden turned her head in surprise.

She immediately recognised the person. "Remilia?"

Before she could finish, Reimu felt her shoulders goosebumps and shivered as that person's face was that of extreme coldness, the likes she had never seen before.

Remilia's eyes swept across the room and saw Reimu's intact clothes and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, seeing the very obvious revealing dress, she tightened her lips. She took her hand and started to drag Reimu out of the room.

"Who are you? You think you can just take my girl whenever you want! There's a lot more outside!"

Sanae shouted at the vampire.

As soon as Remilia spoke up, Reimu felt the iciness and rage from her voice.

"I'm her girlfriend. I'm taking my woman, so please find another to play with."

Without waiting for a response, Remilia promptly and belligerently dragged Reimu out, without caring for the latter at all. The Shrine Maiden of Paradise could only look apologetic towards Sanae. She knew she couldn't come back since she left halfway through her job. In other words, without even meeting Alice, the red shrine maiden was fired.

Thus, the couple left the club together.

Sanae, who was now left alone in the private room, appeared a bit dumbfounded. She didn't know who that was or why she wanted Reimu more than the average person she usually met. Another thing was on her mind. Has she already been taken her first time by that vampire? That would be quite a waste if it had happened already.

The green-haired woman heard the door swing open.

It was from Alice. She saw the situation around the room and understood immediately.

"Sanae, do you really like that girl?"

Sanae returned from her thought and felt her heart tightened. She lay on the sofa, placing her arms and covering her eyes

The blond puppeteer raised her eyebrows, "Well… if you want, it's not as if the Moriya family have no ways to take her. You can easily get her regardless of the background."

"Don't bother me."

Her companion could only grin while she was curious what made that waiter so different from the rest. This good friend of hers had never reacted this much before towards any woman. Every woman who approached her with interest was rejected mercilessly. It wasn't surprising the Sanae was known to break many female hearts around town.

Leaving her friend to her thoughts, Alice was about to leave the room when suddenly, Sanae spoke up.

"Say, Alice, have you seen her before?"

The woman stopped at the door.

"No."

That was a lie, Sanae's eyes narrowed. You know her. Well, whatever… I need to find her quickly somehow.

With that, Alice simply left the room.

Closing her eyes, she let her hands slowly rest on her chest, thinking on what to do next. There's no way she could leave this be.

And the girl even made Alice lie to her. Something she never does without good reason. That means that person must be more interesting than she initially thought.

I have to get her before she does.

Determined, she promptly left the room in search of answers. Firstly though, she has to do her duties.

Alice turned her back against the door as she fell into deep thought.

Reimu Hakurei. Worked here since the start of the typical school term. An ordinary 20-year old student studying in a university. Also works in a cafe during the day on weekends or when she has no classes.

She extracted all these info as soon as she could.

She has to be cautious around that girl. She got this feeling that the red shrine maiden was deliberately targeting her for some reason. As if… she wanted Alice to get to her, but just wasn't actively pursuing at the moment.

Alice wasn't stupid. She could read people well. Her experience of managing the nightclubs all this time made her learn to see the motives of people she met except for a selected few.

I won't allow some relatively unknown powerless girl to control me.

It also reminded Alice of a certain photo from a friend.

It's highly likely to be possible that it was a coincidence but there was no harm in investigating further. Reimu showed too much resemblance to that other person in the photo she saw a long time ago.

Could it be… that woman… in the photo... was her mother?