"How can we let President handle it himself!"
Chika put her hands on her hips, pouting:
"Yukino-chan and I will help clean the wounds later. President can just sit still."
Yukino: "…"
She hadn't said anything, so why did she have to help?
However… since the words were already out, she couldn't directly refuse.
Natsuki glanced at the silent Yukino, smiling:
"Then I'll leave it to you and Yukino."
Yukino gave him a sidelong glance, withdrew her gaze, and ignored him.
The three quickly arrived at the dormitory entrance.
Knock, knock, knock.
Natsuki raised his hand and knocked on the door, saying softly:
"I'm back."
Footsteps quickly sounded from behind the door, followed by the door opening a crack, and a blonde girl peeked half her pretty face out from behind the door:
"Please state the password."
It was Hayasaka.
"Eh?" Chika was startled, "What password? Why don't I know about it?"
"It's okay, I know."
Natsuki said seriously:
"It was a quiet night, two people drifting on a small boat…"
Hayasaka's pretty face flushed slightly, and she opened the door, saying:
"Identity confirmed, President can come in."
"Eh, what does this password mean?" Chika was full of curiosity, "Why don't I know?"
"This is a unique password that President and I agreed upon before…" Hayasaka said nonchalantly, "It's normal for Chika-chan not to know. Come in quickly."
Entering the dormitory.
"Natsuki-sama, are you all right?"
"Natsuki-kun."
"President."
As Natsuki's identity was verified, the girls all came forward to greet him.
"President, just now some evil spirit thugs came and told us to gather on the playground." Kaguya pursed her lips, saying softly, "We had already gone downstairs, but then they suddenly told us to come back."
"I was so scared just now." The female player clutched her chest, looking over pitifully, "I thought those evil spirits were going to call everyone to the playground and then check our identities."
Natsuki turned his head and looked over, saying:
"You're right."
"Eh?"
The female player froze.
Natsuki said:
"Miss Hachishakusama has some kind of mind control ability and can indeed distinguish our identities."
"Then, then what should we do?"
The female player immediately panicked.
Another the passerby player, Sakurai, was also a bit flustered.
Mitsui, however, looked calm, not flustered at all. She knew very well that since Natsuki would slowly walk back, things were still under control.
"Don't panic, everyone." Chika put her right hand on her hip, her voice clear, "Miss Hachishakusama is already one of us."
Kaguya looked over curiously:
"One of us… what does that mean?"
"Actually, not really." Natsuki took a sip of tea, re-explaining what happened after they separated, then said, "Whether Miss Hachishakusama is willing to sign the contract is still up in the air. She might refuse."
"And, and!" Chika said happily from the side, "President is now the new park manager!"
"…"
After listening, the two passerby girls felt hazy, as if in a dream.
Unreal!
Too unreal!
That was the legendary Hachishakusama, a super famous terrifying evil spirit. Players should hide as far as possible from such a monster, right?
And you actually want to make Hachishakusama one of your own?
The size difference between them is so great, it's just not suitable!
"All in all, that's the situation." Natsuki interlaced his fingers, "You all work diligently tomorrow and help the park create good performance."
"…"
Natsuki didn't mention the earlier beating; there was no need to make everyone worry.
"That's all for now." Natsuki waved his hand, "I'm going back to the next room to rest. See you all tomorrow."
The adjacent dormitory.
Natsuki pushed the door open and saw three evil spirits sitting inside, causing him to pause.
He almost forgot, he hadn't paid the "lodging fee" today.
"You… came?"
Seeing Natsuki appear, one of the evil spirits at the door extended his right hand, his voice greedy:
"Today… you must give twenty sin coins."
Yesterday it was two, and today it jumped to twenty. Even a lion's open mouth isn't as exaggerated as you!
Natsuki's gaze swept over the other two evil spirits:
"Who are they?"
"They are my… friends…"
"You have to give them sin coins to stay in the dormitory?"
"That's right…you're very smart…"
Smart my ass, in your eyes, I'm clearly just a fool!
There are no good people in the park.
Even the lowest-level stooges don't stick together for warmth; instead, they choose to take advantage of and oppress other stooges.
Natsuki pointed to himself, raising an eyebrow, "Do you know who I am?"
"I don't care who you are…" The Evil Spirit at the door, whose face was pale and who was missing an eye, sounded clearly impatient, "Hurry up and pay!"
"You'll know who I am in a moment."
Natsuki didn't waste words, turning and leaving the dormitory.
A moment later.
The door reopened, and two fierce-looking Evil Spirit thugs followed Natsuki inside.
The three stooges in the dormitory were utterly bewildered, huddling together, completely devoid of their previous ferocity and greed.
"Drag those three out, beat them up, and let them know who I am."
Natsuki turned to one of the Evil Spirit guards beside him and directly gave the order.
In the park, his current status was second only to one person, and above tens of thousands.
"Yes, manager!"
The two Evil Spirit thugs didn't waste any words, immediately assenting and stepping forward to grab the arms of the three stooges, leading them out.
The three stooges were completely stunned; one of them hurriedly said, "Wait, wait, how is he the manager?"
"Less nonsense!"
An Evil Spirit guard cracked a whip, his eyes fierce, "The Lady just appointed this Lord as manager. What are you, daring to shout in front of the manager?"
The three stooges dared not resist, crying and wailing as they were dragged out of the dormitory.
"Tsk~" Listening to the rapidly fading sounds of beating outside, Natsuki lightly clicked his tongue, sighing, "This is the taste of power."
No wonder it's said that the ultimate pursuits of male humans are only two: one is money, and the other is power.
Those who claim to be uninterested in money and power are ninety-nine percent of the time people who have never experienced the taste of power.
A moment later.
Knock, knock, knock.
A soft knocking sound began.
"President, we're here!"
Secretary Chika stood outside the door, accompanied by a cool-looking girl with long black hair.
"Come in." Natsuki stepped aside from the door, "I thought you wouldn't come."
"The commotion just now was too loud, so it definitely wasn't suitable to come over." Chika walked in with light steps, her hands behind her back, and whispered, "President, hurry up and take off your clothes. Yukino-chan and I need to apply your medicine and then go back."
"I'll take them off?"
Natsuki spoke while looking at Yukino.
Yukino crossed her arms, her eyes filled with disdain, "Hurry up, don't waste time."
"Then I won't be polite."
Natsuki no longer hesitated upon hearing this and took off his clothes.
"Eh, eh, eh?!"
Chika gasped, quickly raising her hands to cover her eyes, peeking through her fingers, and cried out shyly, "President, where are your underwear?!"
Natsuki said innocently, "I was discovered by Miss Hachishakusama as soon as I snuck into the warehouse, so of course, I didn't have time to put on underwear."
Yukino turned her pretty face away, feeling as though her eyes had been defiled, and gritted her teeth, "Hurry up and put your clothes back on!"
Natsuki said innocently, "You two told me to take them off, and now that I've taken them off, you're telling me to put them back on…"
Yukino could no longer tolerate it, "Shut up!"
"Here, President." Chika, her pretty face flushed, threw a towel over, and whispered, "Hurry up and wrap it around yourself, or Yukino-chan will really get angry."
You're overthinking it.
Yukino doesn't get angry that easily.
In last night's dream, the number of positions you two unlocked has already caught up!
"Yes, I'll wrap it immediately."
Seeing Yukino looking at him with murderous intent, Natsuki decisively agreed and wrapped the towel around his body.
"Hoo…"
Chika secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her pretty face flushed, and she turned her head, "Yukino-chan, the President has already wrapped the towel… Shall we help apply the medicine?"
Yukino tightened her pretty face, glared at Natsuki in annoyance, and then walked over to help.
To leave a good impression on Hachishakusama, Natsuki chose to go head-to-head with the former manager. In a situation of equal strength, he naturally took many blows.
Now that he took off his clothes, he could see many bruises and contusions on his body.
"President must be in a lot of pain, right?"
Chika's voice was full of concern as she gently poked the bruises on Natsuki's body.
"It really hurts." Natsuki nodded in acknowledgment. Whether it was Chika or Yukino, they were his closest people. "That Evil Spirit boss's fists were as big as basketballs; one punch could kill an ox. I also had to act with it, it was super tough."
Yukino squeezed out the ointment, spread it evenly in her palm, and then slapped it onto Natsuki's injured area, saying with disdain, "Your skin isn't even broken. Don't make such a fuss."
"This is an internal injury." Natsuki retorted, "It actually hurts more when the skin isn't broken…"
Slap!
Yukino slapped him with a little force, tilting her head to look over, "I can't hear you clearly."
Natsuki took a breath and decisively lowered his head to apologize, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me."
Yukino's lips curved slightly upward.
"Stare—"
A gaze looked over curiously.
Noticing Chika's gaze, Yukino's lips immediately tightened, and her smile vanished into thin air.
"Hmm…" Chika blinked, then a bright smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she said in a clear voice, "I'm relieved."
Yukino couldn't help but look over, asking in confusion, "Chika-chan, what are you relieved about?"
Chika said with a giggle, "I was very worried that Yukino and Kaguya-chan would always be at odds and unable to reconcile, but now it seems I don't have to worry."
Yukino: "…"
After applying the medicine.
Chika and Yukino said goodbye and left, preparing to return to the dormitory next door.
"Chika-chan, you go back first." At the dormitory door, Yukino suddenly stopped and said softly, "I have something to say to Garbage-kun."
"Eh?"
Chika paused, then said, "Then I'll go back first. Yukino-chan, take your time saying whatever you need to say."
Click.
The door closed.
Looking at Yukino who remained, Natsuki asked curiously, "Yukino, what do you want to say to me?"
Yukino crossed her arms, stepped forward, and said with a tight pretty face, "Did you copy Sakurai-chan's skill today?"
"…"
Natsuki looked up at the sky.
I thought you were going to say something important, but it was just this small matter?
Yukino immediately clenched her small fists, warning him in annoyance, "If you dare to misbehave in the dream world tonight, you're dead!"
Last night's dream experience left Yukino with lingering fears. Even after a whole day, the memories of the dream were still very clear, without any blurring or forgetting.
More importantly, her subconscious self, what she did was only instinct… Otherwise, she would never have actively pushed down Garbage-kun!
"If you don't want to, I can go take advantage of others in the dream world…"
Natsuki muttered in his heart, but unfortunately, he dared not say it aloud.
He had a premonition that if he spoke that sentence, he would definitely get beaten.
Natsuki coughed twice, then said, "Actually, there's also a lucid dream mode, which is what's called a lucid dream, you can try it out…"
Yukino narrowed her eyes, her pretty face radiating murderous intent, and the surrounding air began to crackle and freeze.
"No experience, then no experience." Natsuki raised his hands, "I promise not to use it tonight."
Yukino took a deep breath, then turned and left.
The night passed without incident.
The next day.
After Natsuki got up, he went out to the restroom to wash up.
"Natsuki-sama, good morning!"
The female player smiled sweetly, her face full of happiness.
"Good morning." Natsuki nodded, then looked at Kaguya next to him, "Kaguya, good morning."
"…"
Kaguya's pink cheeks puffed out, and she turned her head to look elsewhere.
Idiot President!
Why did Chika come back first last night?
What have you and Yukinoshita been doing behind my back again?
Natsuki truly didn't know why Kaguya was angry for a moment, so he could only look at the female player.
"Leave it to me."
The female player quietly winked, then clasped her hands in front of her chest and said pitifully:
"It seems I slept with a stiff neck last night, my neck is so uncomfortable. Can Natsuki-kun help me with a massage?"
"Well..." Natsuki turned to look at Kaguya, "What does Kaguya say?"
"..."
Kaguya's lips parted, wanting to say that Natsuki could do whatever he wanted, but the words caught in her throat and she couldn't utter them.
Unwilling.
How could she possibly be willing for Natsuki to massage other girls?
"I'm sorry, please find someone else for a massage," Natsuki said seriously, "My girlfriend is jealous."
Kaguya's pretty face flushed, and she subconsciously retorted:
"I'm not jealous!"
"..."
After washing up.
Everyone hid in the dormitory, quietly ate breakfast, and then prepared to go to work.
"Good morning, manager!"
Passing the training ground, many Evil Spirit guards greeted Natsuki.
Natsuki's heart stirred, and he suddenly thought of a possibility. He instructed an Evil Spirit guard:
"Have all of you gather at the training ground."
"Yes, manager."
A moment later.
Except for the patrolling Evil Spirit guards, all other Evil Spirit guards had gathered at the training ground, waiting for Natsuki's first speech on his first day as the new manager.
"This is my girlfriend..." Natsuki pointed to Kaguya beside him and got straight to the point, "I want to appoint her as Vice manager. Who among you approves, and who opposes?"