Chapter 7: First Requests
First things first.
"Kosame! Hayate!" I call out.
They spring into position before me having seemingly appeared from out of nowhere.
I'm not gonna even ask how.
"You summoned us, Mr. Takeuchi?" They question.
"If you two would, please ensure the guests are getting settled in nicely as well as making sure we don't have anyone trying to sneak on the premises," I say.
"As you wish," they say.
I notice Kosame is fiddling with her fingers.
"Is there something you want to say, Kosame?" I ask.
"O-Oh, I was just wondering if I could… maybe get off of work early today," she says.
"You realize you get off in an hour, right?" I point out.
"I should've known you would try this," Hayate sighs.
"My girlfriend Kirie is here as you both know and I just wanna go hang with her as soon as possible," she explains, blushing heavily.
Girlfriend might be more than a bit of a stretch if Kirie heard her say that but that's just typical Kosame behavior.
"If you can do the tasks I gave you along with doing Hayate's share within thirty minutes, you're free to go. Deal?" I offer.
"W-Wait, Takeuchi! You're actually going to entertain her nonsense?!" He says, taken aback.
"Only thirty minutes?! I can totally do that! Here I come, my sweet Kirie!" She yells enthusiastically, running out of the room and speeding down the hallway.
"There she goes," he says.
"Now just because she's taking care of your work too doesn't mean you're off the hook," I say, looking at him.
"I figured as much," he says.
"How is Ms. Fukuyama if you mind my asking?" I say.
"Lisa's practicing her black magic as usual so I guess you could say she's being her normal self," he says.
"That's good to hear. It's always in my best interest that my staff and their loved ones as well as the guests are satisfied here otherwise this establishment could very easily burn to the ground. That being said, Kosame wanted to get cut loose early so surely you have something you want as well," I say, going over to the snack cart and helping myself to a snack cake.
"Since you already know then I'll just go ahead and be upfront," his voice gets serious.
Hayate immediately drops to his hands and knees.
"Please romance Lisa Fukuyama! I beg of you!" He pleads.
Taken aback, I choke on my snack cake, coughing while hitting my fist against my chest to help get it down.
"S-Say what now?! You want me to get her affection?!" I inquire, shocked.
"Her infatuation with that Yukinari boy has led to many chaotic messes back on our world as you know so if she were to set her sights on someone else, all of that would end! It shouldn't be a problem, right? Since we're in your world, she's nineteen because of how time works here," he explains, standing back up.
That technically makes her older than me.
My human age is seventeen but if we take my incubus half into account because of Yokūbo being sealed in me, that makes me centuries old.
I can't even use age as an excuse to get out of this!
This sucks so much!
"Why does it gotta be me though?!" I shout.
"Because you share similar interests with her! If you say you don't know magic, you're lying! You said it yourself that it's in your best interest that we are satisfied, did you not?" He says.
Damn it!
"Fine, I'll do it but you can't ask anything else from me for the rest of this month," I yield to his request.
"Thank you. I am very grateful for your compliance," he says.
"Whatever, just go make yourself productive doing… something," I say, annoyed.
"Certainly," he pushes up his glasses and leaves the room.
Let's get this shit over with.
Walking out of the staff lounge, I immediately feel the eyes of someone staring at me as I walk down the hall.
That has to be her but if I acknowledge her, she'll start bugging me again just like last year!
She's following directly behind me too!
A couple minutes pass and the pressure is quickly getting to me.
Why does she stalk me every time?
I can't take it anymore!
"Please stop stalking me, Ms. Nanami!" I exclaim, turning around.
"How else am I supposed to get your attention when you act like I'm not here? Also, I told you to please call me by my first name," Chiaki says.
"What do you want, Chiaki?" I sigh.
"Has the arcade been built yet?" She questions.
"I-It's still in progress," I answer.
It's never been in progress.
"You said that last year," she points out.
Shit! She actually remembered?!
"These things take time," I justify, sweating bullets.
"Can't you whip it up instantly with magic or something?" She inquires.
That would be a waste of construction magic with the already limited resources I got!
I would even have to answer to my investors which is a situation I don't even want.
Last year's investor dinner was a goddamn shitshow because of Shamsiel's stunt!
"Okay, Chiaki. If you do a small favor for me, I promise that arcade will be built as quickly as it can be," I say.
"Really? What is it?" She asks, excitement in her voice.
I lay my hands on her cheeks.
"Repeat my words and don't break eye contact," I instruct.
"Okay," she nods.
"I will stop asking Renji about the arcade," I command, using hypnosis on her.
"I will stop asking Renji about the arcade," she repeats, her eyes turning red.
Success!
"I will return to my room and play videogames after Renji snaps his fingers," I say.
"I will return to my room and play videogames after Renji snaps his fingers," she says.
Taking my hands off her cheeks, I snap my fingers to free her from the trance, her eyes going back to normal.
That should do it.
"Anyway, I'm gonna go back to playing games. See you later, Renji," she waves goodbye.
"You do that. Bye, Chiaki," I smile happily, waving back.
Walking away, she rounds the corner.
Now back to what I was doi-
Chiaki pops her head out from around the corner.
"Forgot something?" I nervously adjust my tie.
"Don't forget to build that arcade, okay?" She chuckles.
WHAT?! HOW?!
"I-I won't," I say.
"Whatever you just did, it didn't work or at least not the way you wanted it to. My stats and level are maxed out. I'm not the Ultimate Gamer for no reason," she informs.
Fuck!
"D-Duly noted," I say, giving a thumbs up.
Smirking, she gives me a thumbs up back and heads back to her room.
So Ultimate Talents actually have relevance to supernatural degrees in my world?!
That makes me glad that I'm on the Danganronpa world's good side.
I pray there is never a day where I piss off Junko.
With that over, time to go address Hayate's request with Lisa Fukuyama.
As much as I'd rather have some other unfortunate soul do it.
