Chapter 6: The Real Show Is Starting
Shamsiel and Granberia clap but Taiga has a mixture of many emotions happening on her face at once.
"Something wrong, Taiga?" I ask.
"It's really sweet and all but did you really have to be so detailed about the sex?" Taiga questions.
"He completely omitted the morning sex that did happen. I think he was just trying to hurry it along for you so you're lucky he even skipped past that," Granberia says.
"Besides, you're gonna be dealing with a lot more weird things here on a daily basis so I figured it'd be better to break you in now to build up your tolerance," I explain.
"Also you mentioned being half incubus and that you have horns and a tail but I'm not seeing it," Taiga points out.
Shit! Did I accidentally reveal that?!
Shamsiel's giving me the side eye which means I definitely did.
Curse you grandfather for sealing this demon inside me!
"Y-Yes, I'm half human and half incubus. I prevent my horns and tail from appearing on my body," I say shyly.
"May I see it just once?" Taiga asks.
I hesitantly stand up and remove my fedora.
Yokūbo, wake the hell up!
He yawns.
You need me to do something for you again, Renji?
Can't I get a greeting first before you start demanding things?
Don't start this shit again, Yokūbo!
Just manifest yourself on my body.
Fine sheesh!
Taiga gasps in awe as my horns and tail emerge.
"That's so cool!" she exclaims.
"Y-You actually like it?" I ask.
"Yeah! I don't see why you would hide it," she answers.
You can go back to sleep now.
Aye aye, captain.
"There's a lot of personal business there is why. You don't need to worry about it," I say, putting my hat back on as my horns and tail go away.
"That's understandable. Hey Granberia, I have a question for you," she says.
"Shoot," Granberia says.
"Did you think Renji was actually female when you first saw him?" Taiga questions.
"Yeah, I did think that at first until he spoke despite Shamsiel telling me otherwise," Granberia says.
"H-Hey," I say.
"It's actually been a common problem of his for years now. He's even had guys hit on him before by accident though some were still definitely interested or even moreso despite the revelation," Shamsiel explains, snickering.
"And here I thought it was just me," Taiga says.
"I-I-I can't help that I look like a chick," I stammer.
"And that's okay because you're super cute!" Shamsiel says, pinching and pulling on my cheek.
"And that's just nothing but the truth!" Granberia says, joining in on the pinching.
"Q-Quit it, you two!" I exclaim.
They all laugh at my expense.
"Now that that's over, could you please give me the mug if you're done with it, Taiga?" I ask.
"Oh, sure thing!" Taiga says, handing it to me.
Picking up my mug, I notice it's completely empty.
"Shamsiel and Granberia! You two drank all of my tea!" I exclaim.
"You have only yourself to blame for making us share a mug with you," Shamsiel says.
"She's not wrong you know," Granberia says.
I hate it when they're right.
"Tch, damn it. Anyway, I'll be taking this cart back to the staff lounge. Taiga, your job starts now," I say as I load up the cart.
"On it, Boss," Taiga says.
"Granberia, here is my key so you can go unpack," I say, throwing it to her.
"Thank you, Renji," Granberia says.
"What about me, Renji?" Shamsiel asks.
"Don't go harassing people or doing wild shit. I'll throw you off the premises again if you do," I warn.
"Teehee, I'll try to behave myself," she giggles.
Leaving my office, I whistle to myself as I walk through the hallways.
Coming back into the staff lounge, I see a little girl standing on a stepladder and trying to get into the cabinets.
She's at it again.
"What are you doing in here again, miss Degurechaff? You did this last year," I ask.
"I want some coffee of course," she says.
"I've told you many times there's coffee in the cafeteria," I say politely.
"But the good stuff is in here. Let me have some," she says, putting on her child voice.
Here she goes.
"That won't work on me this time little lady," I say.
"Pleeease? You don't wanna make a little girl cry, Renji?" she begs, giving me her puppy eyes while quivering her lips.
Damn it!
No matter how hard I try, she's just far too cute to resist against.
"What was I thinking? I can't ever say no to you!" I say, feeling guilty.
I end up making her coffee and giving her croissants and chocolate bars.
"How sweet of you to do all of this!" she says.
Before giving her the platter with all the stuff on it, I get on my knees.
"You gotta give me a hug firrrst," I say excitedly, holding my arms out.
"And here I thought you would forget this time," she sighs, returning to her normal voice.
"I'll never forget and you know that," I chuckle.
"Fine, here's your stupid hug," she says, hugging me.
I would pick her up and spin around but I know she would kick my ass if I did.
"Thank you, Tanya!" I say happily, letting her go.
"May I have the platter now?" she asks.
"Certainly," I answer, taking it off the counter and giving it to her.
"Thank you, Renji. I greatly appreciate it," she says.
"You're welcome! Off you go now," I say.
And just like that, she leaves.
Ever since she found out that the staff lounge has better coffee than the cafeteria stuff, she ends up coming in here frequently.
I'll shamelessly admit that the interaction that just happened occurs almost every time I manage to catch her in here.
Things are starting to get into full swing now.
The real show has begun once again.
It's time for me to start running this resort!
