nhp | (Sutamai) 'Wanted: Him! Dangerous Night and Sweet Seduction', Part 3

EVENT STORY INDEX

24.

Miyase & Imaoji: Greetings, and welcome to “Swallow”.

Male with Glasses: Eep—er, um!!

The first customer for the “NCD and Kujo Household Host Club” was a timid young man wearing a pair of thick glasses.

Rei: (He looks like the last person to have anything to do with a host club……)

Male with Glasses: I-I heard from the promoter outside that today’s opening is limited to just guys!!

Miyase: Yes, that’s correct. Today is a men’s only night per request of a special customer.

Male with Glasses: Eeep!!! W-What a b-beautiful man……

Yui: Thank you for coming.

Male with Glasses: ASKJDHF!?? His hair suits him even though it’s pink!! Hosts sure are awesome……

Imaoji: Hey, you. Hurry up and sit down.

Male with Glasses: EEK!!? H-He’s a cocky one! It’s the egotist type!! How cool!!!

Makoto: Well, well. It seems like the perfect customer has come for the rehearsal before the real thing.

Rei: All three of them are amazing. They all look like proper hosts.

Makoto: Your male disguise isn’t half-bad.

Rei: Thanks! Of course, I did think about it being impossible, but……

Kagura: Excuse me? Are you objecting to my impeccable styling?

Is there anyone other than me who could transform that plain face of yours into a flawless man within a few minutes?

If so, then I’d love for you to bring them here this instant.

Rei: I didn’t mean it like that!

I’m the one who’s most surprised by how ridiculously natural this disguise is!!

I was just thinking that there’s nothing less to expect from you, Kagura-san.

Kagura: ……

Rei: It was a sudden request, but really, thanks a lot.

I went to humbly bow my head, and—

Kagura: Don’t bend your spine!!

Rei: G-Gotcha!

Kagura: If you want to act like a man, then start by being conscious of not ruining the impression of your outfit.

Rei: You don’t say……

Makoto: That advice is coming from an interesting standpoint. In other words—

[CRASH!]

Rei: !!

An unsettling sound of something shattering echoed throughout the establishment.

26.

-Host Club-

Miyase: Oh dear, I’m so sorry…… I can’t believe that I was careless yet again.

Rei: (Miyase-san…… So he dropped the glass and broke it, huh.)

Yui: Our sincerest apologies, Sir.

Imaoji: You’re a failure of a host for causing something like that just as you reach your seat.

Miyase: I’m truly sorry…… Sir? Are your clothes okay?

Male with Glasses: I-It’s fine!! Nothing to it! Really!!

Shindo: I’ll get you a new drink. Oh, I mean—I’ll bring over a new drink for you shortly, Sir.

Male with Glasses: T-Thank you.

Shindo: …… Hmph.

Rei: (Shindo-san doesn’t look like he really wants to get into his role……)

Once the actual staff members finished primly cleaning up the mess, the man with the glasses righted his posture and spoke.

Male with Glasses: Um, I—!! That is, I-!!!

I want to be cool and popular like you misters!!

That’s why I gathered up the courage and took a shot stepping into this club today!

Rei: (That explains it……)

Kagura: Isn’t he seriously off course in his goal? What, is he planning on learning the art of wheedling out people’s fortunes or something?

Makoto: He was overwhelmed by the atmosphere surrounding White Day.

So it seems like he’s lost all sense of normal reasoning.

Rei: Hey now, you two!! Would you please just talk in a lower voice??

Miyase: Is that so? Then, in a way……

It’s a good thing that this club is your first ever.

Imaoji: If you want to bring in the ladies then first lose those lame glasses.

Rei: (Imaoji-san is incredibly good at acting out the high-and-mighty host……)

28.

-Host Club-

Male with Glasses: But I, my face…… I get pimples really easily around my eyes.

I wanted to hide them today as well so that’s why I wore the glasses……

Yui: There are many causes of pimples, but in your case……

Depending on the stress, you’re excreting excess sebum due to the stimuli placed upon your sympathetic nerves.

It then becomes a breeding ground for acne and the possibility of having oily skin is high.

Miyase: Wow, amazing. Did you know all that just from looking at him?

Yui: Of course. Who do you take me for?

Rei: (A host is what!! You’re a host right now, Yui-san!!!)

Yui: Look up how to improve your oily skin yourself. There’ll be a bunch of things online.

However, what I’m curious about is whether or not that pimple around your eye area is actually a pimple. I’d like to confirm it. Take off your glasses.

Male with Glasses: Wha—I can’t! No way!! It’s embarrassing!

Imaoji: Stop stalling.

Male with Glasses: B-But I—

Miyase: Haha, pardon me.

Male with Glasses: Huh!? W-Wait—!!

Thanks to those three, his bare face was revealed. And without any reserve whatsoever, Yui-san leaned in right up close to take a look.

Yui: …… Hmph. It’s just as I thought.

It’s not a pimple, but a milium.

Miyase: What’s a…… milium?

Yui: It’s a type of benign tumour of the skin. Perhaps it’s easier to understand if I call it a cyst.

Male with Glasses: Y-Yeah…… Wow, a beautician host……

Yui: It’ll go away if you leave it alone.

It won’t do to be overly conscious of it either. That will wear you out mentally, and affect your skin as well.

In the first place, a pimple is but a component of your outer appearance. What’s important is the inside.

Male with Glasses: Mister Host……

-Storage Room-

Seki: Well said, Yui.

Aoyama: No, in his case, he means it literally.

Natsume: Ahaha. But he’s surprisingly getting into his role, huh~

-Host Club-

Imaoji: Your bare face isn’t hideous or anything. These glasses are for show, right? I’m confiscating them.

Yui: Be confident in how you really look.

Miyase: You were very cool in deciding to come to a host club all on your own.

You will definitely find a wonderful lover soon. Okay?

Male with Glasses: Y-Yeah! That’s right!! Thank you so much!!!

I’m glad that I came here today!

I’m glad that I got to meet all you misters!!

His unadorned face glowed as tears ran down his cheek in a stream.

Rei: (They gave hope to this one single youth’s future……)

Kagura: How ridiculous……. I’m leaving.

Rei: Oh, Kagura-san! Thanks a lot for everything, really!!

Kagura: Try not to put my efforts to waste as much as possible.

…… Also, I won’t forgive you if you injure yourself and tarnish the clothes.

30.

-Host Club-

Roughly 30 minutes after our unexpected male customer left…...

Rei: …… The queen isn’t coming, is she?

Kaname-kun’s voice could be heard through the earphones.

-Storage Room-

Kaname: According to the phone call that we picked up on before, there’s still about an hour left till it’s time.

Kujo: Remain on standby as you are for a little while longer.

Aoyama: Don’t order us around as you please. This is more or less our territory so the delegate for the investigation is Seki-san.

Natsume: Oh, hey, haven’t we got a customer coming in?

Seki: Could you bring up the camera for the entrance?

Kaname: Leave it to me.

Aoyama: —Christ. There sure are a lot of men who love to visit host clubs on White Day.

Hm? This bunch……

Natsume: No way……

-Host Club-

Imaoji & Miyase: Greetings, and welcome to “Swallow”.

Shiba: Oh my?? Aren’t you……

Asagiri: What whim of yours is this, Shu-san? This is a host club. I’m leaving.

Shiba: This place is next level, Tsukasa.

Asagiri: I beg your pardon?

———!

Sugano: Well, what do we have here~? Isn’t that also Yui-san in the back?

Yui: You all……

Miyase: Oh my, it looks like we’ve got ourselves some entertaining customers.

31.

-Host Club-

Rei: (...... How did it come to this???)

Miyase: Does everyone have a glass in their hand?

Sugano & Shiba: We’re all set~ ♪

Imaoji & Yui: …………

Asagiri: …………

Three people from the Police Department’s CIU First Division, two people from the NCD, and Miyase-san.

The sight of the unusual six people sitting gathered around on the sofas of a host club was nothing short of bizarre…...

Makoto: Are you not going to explain to them that you’re in the middle of an undercover investigation?

Rei: I’m pretty sure that it’s obvious just from looking, but……

That’s right. Their observational skills were at the pro level.

If it’s them, then they would’ve seen through the fact that the target had yet to appear, and how the place was in a state of tension…...

Makoto: I see. So they’ve deliberately chosen to muck around……

Or perhaps they too happen to have a reason for why they must be here. Is that it?

Rei: Yeah, probably……

Miyase: Now then, a toast to today’s miraculous love encounter.

Shiba: Halt it right there—!!

Miyase: Huh?

Yui: …… What now.

Shiba: We ordered champagne for all you hottie hosts, right?

Sugano: Then that means……

You definitely gotta show us the “champagne call” done by a pro host here~ ♪

Imaoji: …… Leave.

Sugano: Ahaha. Did you change up your character? It doesn’t feel strange at all! That’s a pro for you, alright.

Imaoji: …………

Shiba: We’re not leaving even if mister high-and-mighty host glares at us~

Asagiri: No, we are. You’re both taking this too far.

Rei: (Fight on, Asagiri-san!! You’re a man of common sense!!!)

32.

-Host Club-

Shiba: Jeez, you’re such a party pooper, Tsukasa.

Sugano: Yeah, he’s right. Can’t we just have a little bit of fun?

Yui: What exactly do you take this place for?

Sugano & Shiba: A host club?

Yui: Then you should be able to understand that this isn’t a place to fool around.

Sugano: Nuh-uh? It is too.

Yui: Anyhow!! Leave at once!!!

Shiba: Oh dear~? Is it really okay for a host to say something like that to a customer?

Sugano: Excuse me, Sir~! The hosts over here haven’t been trained properly!!

Shindo: …………

Shiba: Huh!? He’s totally ignoring us!?

Sugano: Ahaha. Even though we definitely made eye contact too.

Rei: (Shiba-san and Sugano-san are really hyped-up……)

-Storage Room-

Aoyama: Those guys…… Why are they here?

Natsume: The CIU First Division simply coming here by coincidence while the NCD is in the midst of its undercover investigation—

You really think something like that is plausible?

Aoyama: Unlikely.

Kaname: But when they all stepped foot in, it really looked as if Asagiri-san wasn’t aware that the NCD were here based off of his behavior.

Seki: That’s true. Nevertheless, it’s difficult to imagine that they would come here just to enjoy themselves.

Kujo: We should make efforts to proceed accordingly to plan while ascertaining the situation.

Natsume: But first things first, it’ll be a problem if they hog our two poster boys for themselves~

Seki: You’re right. Aoyama, I’m counting on you to give the instructions to direct them away from that table.

Aoyama: Roger that.

Shindo, do you read me? Stick one of the club’s full-time workers on those guys.

Kaname: It’s time to show off your skills, Kiyoshi-san.

Kujo: I’m leaving you to it, Shindo.

-Host Club-

Shindo: …… Sigh.

Shindo-san let out a sigh, and without hiding his irritation, he approached the problem table.

34.

-Host Club-

Shindo: I beg your pardon, Sirs. But we’ll be assigning you with a different cast of hosts shortly.

Shiba: Okay~ Well then, we’d like to request that cute host over there looking this way~ ♪

Rei: (Huh? Did our eyes just meet?)

Sugano: You have great taste, Shu-san~ I was just thinking about how I want them too.

What’s their host name? Is it fine to leave it as Rei?

Rei: (So they really were talking about me!?)

The stylish jacket that Kagura-san had picked out for me was quite the form-fitting type.

Because of that, I may have came off looking as if I were a host dressed up in a business suit.

Shindo: (The plan was for Izumi to go undercover as a customer, but……)

…… That host is a trainee and will prove useless. You’re after pro service, right?

Shiba: Not really? As long as they’re cute, it’s all good~

Sugano: Likewise.

Asagiri: …… Sigh. Just what exactly are you two planning?

Shiba: Now, now, Tsukasa. Look, they have the fries that you love.

Should I order them?

Asagiri: …………………………… I’m fine, thanks.

Sugano: One plate of fries and that cute host for our table please~!!

-Storage Room-

Kaname: They’re requesting for Onee-san.

Aoyama: What the hell are they thinking, that First Division bunch……

Natsume: But this way, rather than having Kotaro-san and the rest sitting with those guys, they’ll be free to receive Sasaki Marie when she arrives.

Seki: …… That makes sense. Izumi, I apologize, but can you take care of them?

-Host Club-

Rei: (It’s true that if I take on Shiba-san and the others then both Yui-san and Imaoji-san will be able to relocate……)

Understood.

Makoto: Good luck.

Aoyama: “Tsuduki, you tag along with Izumi and go over to the First Division’s table.”

Makoto: …………

Rei: Good luck, Makoto-san!

Makoto: …… So I’m to polish my knowledge through practical experience, huh. I ought to consider this to be excellent research material gathering as well.