Chapter 458: Are we at a Halloween party?
When the cafe closed, Shishio and Saki were waiting for Masaki to come out. They sat on the motorcycle, waiting for them.
Still, Fumiya and Ayako-san looked at Shishio and Saki, who were on their motorcycle, and must admit that they were quite jealous.
"Sorry to make you wait."
Masaki walked out of the alley while pushing his motorcycle. His motorcycle had a black color with a manly design. However, what attracted them the most was his attire since his clothes were full-body leather tight which made them quite speechless.
"You have a nice motorcycle there, Marie." Shishio decided to ignore Masaki's attire and whistled on his motorcycle
"You too. I don't expect you to like a cafe racer. Where did you modify it?" Masaki asked curiously since he had a hobby of collecting motorcycles. A deep yet bright yellow color with a tinge of black color around it, giving it a manly yet approachable feeling.
"I modified it myself." Shishio didn't talk about the details and asked, "More importantly, you're not going to take us to a dangerous place, right?"
"Dangerous?" Masaki thought for a moment and said, "It might be dangerous for you, Shishio-kun, but it should be safe for Saki-chan."
"...." Shishio and Saki looked at each other and somehow became even curious.
"You don't need to worry about him. He has mastered boxing, taekwondo, judo, iaido, and many other martial arts. He has also won many fights, so there shouldn't be anyone who can harm him," Saki said confidently since she knew how powerful Shishio was. Even Wakatsuki Takeshi, who was known as the Wild Tiger, became a tiger cub in front of him. The champion of the Kengan could only bow his head to him.
In other words, Shishio was Saki's superman.
Saki didn't think Shishio would lose to a random thug. She even wanted to tell them he had joined an underground fight, but she kept silent about it since she could see how stupefied they were.
"....." Fumiya was silent and thought he was glad that he didn't provoke Shishio. He was glad that he was a pacifist, or else he might be in the world of sorry.
Still, even if Fumiya didn't say anything, Shishio noticed everything, but Shishio was too lazy to do anything since he didn't even think of Fumiya as a character that could affect his life.
While Masaki was surprised, he said, "Then, it is good. Let's go to that place now."
"Where?" Saki asked curiously.
"Ginza."
"Ginza...?" 2x
Saki and Shishio looked at each other, and they couldn't hide the shock on their faces. Luckily, they wore face masks, but then again, Masaki told them to follow him since it might take a while to go to Ginza.
After the three talked to each other for a while, they said goodbye to Ayako-san and Fumiya before they left.
Strangely, watching their backs, Fumiya and Ayako-san somehow wanted to follow the three of them, but it was impossible, especially for Ayako-san, who had a family.
"I'll go back first. Bye, Fumiya-kun."
"Ah, um." Fumiya nodded, and said, "Goodbye Ayako-san."
Ayako-san bowed her head and left quietly.
Still, Fumiya looked at the night sky illuminated with bright neon lights. The scenery was quite amazing, but even so, he felt lonely since he was alone. He took a deep breath and then shouted, "Ahhhh! I want a girlfriend!"
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When they arrived at the location, Shishio and Saki looked at the shop in front of them in doubt.
The location of the shop was located at the corner of Ginza. However, as a shop that was located in Ginza, it had an elegant and beautiful design as one expected from an upscale shopping area. The name of the shop was "Fantasia," and it was written in beautiful Latin.
Without a doubt, even if they hadn't entered the shop, they could tell the items sold in the shop would be expensive.
"You seem to be surprised." Masaki smiled when he looked at their reaction.
"Yes." Shishio nodded and said, "I thought you would bring us to Kabukicho."
Kabukicho is a famous entertainment district best known for its adult-oriented nightlife. More importantly, it is located in Shinjuku, which is nearby.
On the other hand, Ginza was a famous upscale shopping area. In other words, everything in this place was expensive. It was surprising for Masaki to bring the two of them to Ginza.
However, Shishio was alright with it since when he had learned everything, he could go back with Saki to his apartment in Minato, doing something fun together.
"Well, Kabikicho is a good place too, but it is cheap. There aren't many rich customers there. If I work there, it's impossible for me to build my own cafe," Masaki said with a sigh.
"What is your job?" Saki asked curiously since she knew building a cafe wasn't cheap. She could see Masaki wasn't that old, and with his status as a ladyboy, it was impossible for him to work in the office, so she was quite curious about what kind of job could bring him so much money. Even her father, who was working for the company, was unable to build a cafe.
"I have brought you here. Can you guess what kind of job I worked before?" Masaki asked with a smile.
Saki hesitated for a moment and answered, "...Hostess?"
"Bingo! That's right. I was a hostess before," Masaki said with a smile.
While Saki was surprised, Shishio didn't feel that much surprised since he knew how profitable the nightlife industry was, especially in the cabaret club.
Masaki's job was to accompany people to drink and talk with them. While they may not have had intercourse, his body was touched regardless. However, it was part of his job, and there was nothing he could do, even if he wanted to give his body to someone he loved.
Still, Shishio hid behind Saki when Masaki looked at him with a dangerous light.
The three hadn't entered. Instead, they talked to each other outside of the shop. There were many people outside, and they attracted attention since their attires were different from the rest, especially when most of the people that walked around in this place were men with business suits. Still, the one who attracted the attention wasn't Shishio or Saki since the two were wearing face masks.
The one who attracted the most attention was Masaki, and those men seemed to leer at him from time to time.
Shishio shuddered and realized what kind of dangerous place he had come to. He was quite scared and whispered to Saki, "Saki, let's go back." He might have realized it before, but he didn't think too much since he thought this was a normal place. However, who would have thought the gazes of the people would be so scary?
It gave him a shudder, and he wanted to hug Saki to tend to his fragile heart.
"But..." Saki wanted to learn more about this place since she was quite curious, but she also realized the strange atmosphere around this area, and she could also see Shishio was quite frightened. She gulped and asked, "Marie, what kind of place is this?" She had almost forgotten to ask what kind of place this was, especially after she asked how the hostess was paid.
Masaki chuckled and said, "You don't need to worry. This place is safe." He then explained their questions and answered them one by one since he could see how they were interested in the side they had never thought of before.
The hourly wages of the hostess were extremely low, and it was better to work as a waitress or a cashier in the convenience store instead of a hostess because of low hourly wages.
However, unlike the cashier or the waitress, the hostess had a commission. The more their customers bought alcohol and other expensive things in the store, the bigger their commission was.
At his peak, Masaki could even get 30 million yen a month!
It was an amazing amount of money, especially when the majority of people in this country could only get that amount of money for many years.
Still, Saki also knew the potential of being a hostess since she had received an offer in the past when she was working as a bartender. However, she rejected it and ignored those people since it wouldn't be a joke if her school knew what she did. In the worst case, she would be kicked out of the school if the school knew she was working as a hostess in the club.
Well, even though Saki also knew the fact that she worked as a bartender, without a doubt, she could be kicked out of her family. It was also the reason why she was glad and loved Shishio so much. However, the fact that she had been troubled with money didn't change, and she was interested in talking about how people could get money.
Still, Saki also knew how weird the gaze of the people around, and she could imagine what kind of trouble it would bring if Shishio took off his face mask, so she held his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll protect you."
"......" Shishio.
Shishio wondered why Saki was so handsome today, but he could only nod helplessly. "Okay, okay, let's just play here for a while."
"Great!" 2x
Saki and Masaki were happy.
While Shishio understood why Saki was happy since he knew she was quite curious about this place, he didn't understand why Masaki was happy. Still, he had learned a lot of Masaki, but then he asked, "You know, this place seems expensive. Do we need to pay if we enter?"
"It's okay. You're still underage after all, and everyone here is my friend, so they'll understand, but I hope you can write something good, alright? Make the image of the ladyboy become good."
The image of the ladyboy had always been negative in society, and Masaki hoped Shishio could write something that would erase that stigma.
"I can't give you a promise, but I'll try," Shishio said calmly.
"That's good. That's what I want to hear. Alright, let's come in. I am sure you have goosebumps when you stand here." Masaki laughed.
"..." Shishio stared at Masaki in silence and knew this guy had teased him. However, his heart was well-endowed, so he decided to forgive this guy, especially when he heard Masaki's sincere wish.
The three entered the shop together, and Masaki greeted everyone excitedly. "Girls, I am here!"
"Eh? Marie!"
"Why are you here?"
"It's been so long! Your biceps are as good as ever!"
"......."
Shishio couldn't take a single step forward and asked nervously, "Are we at a Halloween party?"