Chapter 99: B - That pervert old boss of mine is flirting with my... girlfriend?!

It takes nearly two hours before his eyes snap open. Then he notices the back of his head is resting on something soft... and smooth.

"Finally awake, you cowardly sleepyhead."

Eliss’s voice drags him fully back to reality — and it clicks.

His head is resting on her thighs. And that massive shape blocking his view... is her chest, seen from below. The lights are on, and from that angle he can just make out the window — enough to tell the sun has already set.

It’s so ridiculously comfortable that the thought of moving doesn’t even occur to him.

When am I ever going to get another chance to use the thighs of a bombshell like this as a pillow?

"E-Eliss..." Aoshi murmurs, his voice thick and dazed, like someone waking up from a hangover. "You won’t believe this, but I had... I had the craziest dream about you. You had these huge demonic wings coming out of your back, and this terrifying purple glow, and you told me you were some kind of princess from another world, and—"

"Oh, my sweet Aoshi... it wasn’t a dream."

BEEP — system crash... SLAP!

This time, Eliss cuts him off with a sharp slap before he can pass out again.

"Stop running from your responsibilities!"

Like I have any control over passing out...

"So... what now?"

"Obviously, the plan is to get back to Elyndra as soon as possible and leave this world full of lust-driven idiots behind. But for reasons a mere human wouldn’t understand, I can’t use the portal that brought me here right now. First, I need to find a way to break the spell binding me to you. Until then, we’re living together — and that’s not up for debate."

Now that I know the truth — as insane as it sounds — I actually feel a little relieved. Sure, sharing my apartment with a demon princess from who knows where isn’t exactly great for my peace of mind... but it’s still better than thinking this was some prank by Miori or her friends to humiliate me again.

Eliss is unbelievably beautiful... and honestly, she even seems like a good person, despite her attitude. She cleaned the entire apartment, folded my clothes, and I can still smell the dinner she made. Yeah... maybe this won’t be so bad after all.

There’s just one problem. I can barely support myself with my crappy part-time job... how the hell am I supposed to feed her too?! Oh shit—

Aoshi’s eyes snap toward the clock on the wall.

Shit, it’s almost seven! My shift starts in an hour! If I’d woken up even thirty minutes later, I’d be out of a job — and that would’ve been it!

Wait... I just got a brilliant idea!

"Alright!" Aoshi says firmly, forcing himself to lift his head off Eliss’s thighs and get ready for work. "You can stay here until you find a way back to your world. But on one condition."

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"You’re hired!" exclaims Gorō Tobita, the manager of the bar where Aoshi works part-time.

A middle-aged man, wider than he is tall, always dressed like a cowboy and wearing sunglasses even at night — especially at night. He claims it’s because his eyes are sensitive to light, but everyone knows he really uses them to check out the girls who walk into his bar — the Moonlight Club.

"B-But, Mr. Tobita, she hasn’t even introduced herself..." Aoshi protests.

"Who cares about her name? She’s the most beautiful girl these seasoned eyes have ever seen! 90-60-89, 168 centimeters tall, around 53, maybe 54 kilos. A goddess — a true goddess of beauty! A perfect balance of curves and proportions no man could resist, especially the pathetic losers that make up my clientele!"

He’s talking about others, but he’s the worst of them...

"My name is Eliss Narkhalis, and I’m Aoshi’s girlfriend. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Tobita," she says in a soft, elegant tone, bowing gracefully.

Wait — since when did we agree she could introduce herself as my girlfriend?!

Gorō immediately throws an arm around Aoshi’s shoulders, grinding his knuckles into his head.

"That’s my boy! So, what is it — you’ve turned into a full-blown lady-killer or what? First that demi-goddess... what was her name? Miori Yukinaga, right? And now this actual goddess! When you started here four months ago, you were a useless loser who spent all day jerking off to erotic games — and look at you now! Under my expert guidance, you’ve become a top-tier womanizer!"

"Y-Yeah, boss... your advice really made a difference,"

Yeah, right. A real lady-killer... Miori was only dating me to make that pretty boy Renji Kurotani jealous. And Eliss... well, if she hadn’t basically hypnotized herself, she’d never be this obsessed with me — she wouldn’t even glance at me if I were the last man on Earth.

"Oh, so your boss — no, our boss — knows about Miori too? I have to say, it seems to be quite the hot topic, considering you were only together for a month," Eliss hisses. "I can just picture you walking around town hand in hand with that girl, bragging about it, when she’s not even remotely as beautiful as I am! And today you even had the nerve to tell your friend I was a maid! Unbelievable!"

Maybe because Miori actually was my girlfriend...

Aaah... she’s already way too jealous for someone I didn’t even know twenty-four hours ago. What’s she going to be like in a week? Following me around like a rabid pitbull, snapping at every girl who so much as looks at me?

And of course, Gorō Tobita doesn’t let the moment slip — he drops to his knees at Eliss’s feet, takes her hand, and covers it in a flurry of kisses. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"My sweet Eliss, why not leave that loser Aoshi — a man too blind to appreciate a fallen angel at his side — and come with me instead? I’d make you the happiest woman—"

Gorō freezes mid-sentence, struck silent by Eliss’s glare.

"Take your filthy hands off me, pig."

A cold sweat runs down Aoshi’s back.

Oh shit... OH SHIT! He’s going to fire her on the spot... and I’m going down with her! I brought Eliss here to help with expenses while she’s staying with me... and now she’s getting fired before she’s even started. Mr. Tobita will definitely fire me too just out of spite! Then again... he kind of deserves it. As far as he knows, Eliss is my girlfriend — and even so, he still had the nerve to flirt with her right in front of me!

But...

"Your every wish is my command, my goddess! I won’t so much as lay a finger on you unless you ask me to," Gorō stammers, bowing his head.

He’s kneeling on the ground in utter devotion, as if Eliss were a living goddess.

Aoshi finally manages to breathe again — he’d already started mentally drafting the epitaph for his tombstone — right after calling his parents to tell them he’d been fired and needed money.

Spoiler: they wouldn’t have sent him a single cent. Not after that incident five months ago, when they found out he’d blown his entire monthly allowance — rent and bill money — on an erotic RPG titled One Hundred Ways to Make Your Sad Little Cousin Happy.

His father had nearly disowned him, and his mother had cut him off completely.

"If you want to keep studying, you’ll do it with money you earn yourself! Maybe once you’ve had to work for it, you’ll stop wasting it on garbage like this!"

Any attempt to defend himself had been completely pointless.

"Since it’s your first day, you’ll be working with Aoshi. Anyone else would probably be better at training you, but unfortunately everyone here is a hopeless pervert, and I can’t trust leaving you alone with them all night. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask — and if Aoshi can’t answer, you can always come to my office.

Welcome to the Moonlight Club, my goddess," Gorō says, still in that reverent tone.

It’s unbelievable — this old pervert still hasn’t stopped hitting on her! And he’s calling his employees perverts? Aaah... why does life have to be so complicated?