"President, please tell Houjou-senpai about this. I'll go find the person involved, and after talking to her, I'll contact Senpai and request to hire her. "
"Alright."
Seiji thanked Summer Night, hung up, and hailed a taxi to head to the police station.
"Harano-kun!" "Harano, are you alright?"
As expected, he found Mayuzumi and Saki at the nearest police station.
They were discussing the situation with the police, and when they saw that Seiji had arrived as well, they had concerned expressions on their faces.
"I'm fine … That guy ran away." Seiji smiled.
Seeing that he was indeed fine, the two women heaved sighs of relief.
"That man was Shouhei Hirai," Seiji told them.
Mayuzumi and Saki paused in surprise for a moment.
"Shouhei Hirai …"
"Yep, during the fight, I knocked off his mask, sunglasses, and hat, so I recognized him." Seiji explained, "He was Sensei's classmate in university, and we met once at the school festival, at that time …"
"I know about this; Mayuzumi told me about it," Saki said. "I also met this person in university."
"At that time, he was pursuing Mayuzumi and got into an argument with another suitor, and then because of a misunderstanding … he did something bad to Mayuzumi," the editor said in a low voice.
"… Sensei's androphobia was caused by him?" Seiji looked towards Mayuzumi.
The manga author fell silent.
"It wasn't all because of him," Saki said softly. "He was only one of the factors … an important factor."
"Can you think of any reason why he did such a thing?"
Mayuzumi and Saki exchanged glances.
"I don't know …"
"I really can't think of it … What happened in university was already over by then, so he has no reason to hold a grudge against Mayuzumi."
"I see." Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation.
"Let's talk to the police first, and say whatever we need to say."
"Harano …"
"I know what you want to know, and I'll explain later, as well as how to truly resolve this matter."
As expected, the police found the contents of the report strange, but for the time being, they accepted it and sent people to the scene to check the situation.
The hole that Hirata had made in the wall shocked them. They couldn't believe that it was made by a human's fist!
Seiji didn't care whether they believed it or not. Anyway, this matter would be suppressed later. Reporting it to the police was just doing his best.
Mayuzumi and Saki were horrified when they saw this.
If Harano and Seigo hadn't come … they wouldn't have been able to resist a man with such terrifying power! He didn't dare to imagine what would happen.
Fortunately, this boy arrived and stopped Hirai.
Mayuzumi and Saki both recalled the boy's tall back at that time.
They would never forget that for the rest of their lives.
…
A coffee shop near the apartment.
Seiji roughly told Mayuzumi and Saki about Spiritual Ability users and the dark side of the world.
The manga author and the light novel editor both fell silent upon hearing that there was such a thing as a manga and a novel in this world.
"The police can't solve this, but there's a solution," Seiji continued. "You can hire a professional Spiritual Ability user to take care of this. There's an excellent candidate that both of you are familiar with — Mai Houjou."
"Houjou-san!?"
"The … maid that we walked around together during the school festival?"
Mayuzumi and Saki were both astonished.
"Yes, I just found out about her as well. She's a professional." Seiji smiled. "You guys witnessed her abilities during the shooting game … that definitely wasn't her full strength.
I don't know how strong she can be when she's serious, but she's definitely strong — at least much stronger than me.
Mai Houjou is trustworthy. I think that hiring her to deal with Hirai is the best choice. "
Mayuzumi and Saki exchanged glances.
"Then … how much money would it cost to hire Houjou-san?"
"I don't know the exact amount. Let's ask her directly." Seiji took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
The call connected.
"Hello, Junior. I heard from Grand Mistress that you have a business offer for me? "The maid's voice came from the other end of the line.
"Hello, Senpai. That's right, I have a good business offer, so good that you should pay me a commission. "
"How about I give you a full-body massage certificate?"
"It feels so cheap."
"My massages are really comfortable ~"
"… I feel like it won't be good if I accept."
"It'll make all your bones fall apart and your flesh melt together ~"
"Then I'll be dead!"
'What a dangerous special service.'
"I'll stop joking around. I'll let you have a chat with the person in question, Mayuzumi Amami-sensei."
Seiji handed his cell phone to the manga author.
"Hello, Houjou-san …"
Mayuzumi began chatting with Mai.
It didn't take long before they came to an agreement.
"She says that she'll come over immediately."
After Mayuzumi hung up, she handed the cell phone back to Seiji.
"How much does she want?"
"100,000 up front, and then we'll see how it goes …"
Only 100,000? Seiji raised his eyebrows in surprise at this.
It was two zeros short of what Summer Night had told him!
Was it because the president Grand Mistress didn't understand the market, or was it because the maid only charged a super friendship price?
Seiji felt like the latter was more likely.
After all, this Senpai was a gentle girl.
A while later.
Mai Houjou arrived.
She was wearing a windbreaker and long pants, giving her the air of a capable beauty.
"Amami-san, I didn't expect that the next time we meet, you would be my employer." Mai smiled.
"Yeah … I really didn't expect that." Mayuzumi smiled as well.
"Do I need to address you as' Grand Mistress? '" Seiji asked.
"Er … no need … but if it's possible, I'd like to hear it …" The manga author was rather embarrassed.
"Alright, Grand Mistress Amami," Mai said in a gentle voice as she gracefully lifted her dress.
"Maid Houjou is here. Please give me your orders."
Mayuzumi seemed to receive some sort of impact as she revealed a moved expression.
Seiji and Saki were both rendered speechless.
"Senpai, do you treat every employer like this?"
"No, this is a special service for Grand Mistress Amami."
"Then what would you call me if I hired you?"
Mai glanced at him.
"What would you like me to do? Young Master Harano ~ "She spoke respectfully with a seductive look in her eyes.
Impact!
Seiji personally experienced what the manga author felt just now. The beautiful maid acting cute in front of him had astonishing destructive power!
If she was wearing maid attire right now, the damage would definitely be several times greater.
When Seiji regained his senses, he discovered that he had the same moved expression as Mayuzumi.
* Cough cough. *
He hurriedly coughed and retracted his expression.
"Then I'll leave the rest to the professional maid … whoops, professional Spiritual Ability user Senpai. I'll be taking my leave now …"
"Where are you going, Junior?"
"To attend classes, of course."
"It's so ungentlemanly of you to abandon a beautiful lady in need."
"Eh? But there's already Senpai … "
"I'm going to search for and deal with an enemy. I can't stay by Grand Mistress Amami's side. I need someone else to protect her."
"… You're right." Seiji came to a realization.
"Harano-kun …"
"Then I'll be your personal bodyguard for a while." Seiji looked towards Mayuzumi and smiled. "I'll do my best to protect you, Sensei."
The manga author paused in surprise for a moment as her face flushed red.
"… Thank you," she said shyly.
Mai and Saki were rendered speechless.
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