Chapter 202

Chapter 202

After a day-long stay at Kana's place of unloading my grievances from the past week, screwing those memories away, and altogether being a bother, Mio and I returned home to Tsukiji. Specifically, to finally bring the light elven twins back to Elza and decide the fate of the renegade succubi.

Back at Yumi's apartment, Shayle used the mirror artifact to open a portal into the other world. Queen Elendir's manor appeared in its reflection. Raniel and Arniel sighed in relief, seeing their homeworld again at long last.

"I can see the rays of the Everlight!" Arniel exclaimed.

"Finally, we can be rid of this succubus-infested place..." Raniel groaned.

"You do know there's a lot more succubi in Elza than on Earth, right?" I reminded the catty elf.

"Ahem. Allow me to rephrase that— I can't wait to be away from this succubus-infested city," she said.

I foresaw a lot of begging their goddess for forgiveness when they returned to Elza. But speaking of forgiveness...

Mio and I turned around to the small army of succubi, including Reza, prostrating behind us. The real question now was whether or not they would obey the conditions I set forth for living in my world. If not, we would send them to the dungeons of Queen Elendir's manor for rehabilitation and share Sarena's fate.

"What's it going to be, bitches?" Mio asked.

"We wish to serve Queen Saeko!" Reza declared passionately. "I know the damage we've caused merits grave punishment, and we gladly accept whatever comes our way. However, if you can find it in your merciful heart to spare us a chance, then we will do everything in our power to atone!"

"Queen Saeko, please give us a second chance!" the rest of them pleaded in unison.

"Be honest. It was only after the orgy that you changed your mind, wasn't it?" I folded my arms.

"Yes..." they answered ashamedly.

"I mean, can you blame 'em? All it takes is a good fuck to change a person for the better," Mio said.

I walked up to Reza, who was still kneeling, and pulled her to her feet. The succubus had a change of heart, but the real test was in how they would conduct themselves going forward.

"Selene and Hana will get everyone here a place to stay. Don't disappoint me." I smiled.

"Yes, Queen Saeko!" everyone shouted at once.

As Selene and Hana led the new flock out of Yumi's home to get them situated, I grabbed Reza's wrist to keep her here.

"You're coming with us to Elza first," I said.

We entered the portal and came out the other side to cool, crisp air. A stark contrast to summer in my world. Several succubi were flying about, wiping down windows on higher floors from the outside. The twins, Raniel and Arniel, held each other. Tears streamed down their cheeks.

"We're back!" they exclaimed. "The Everlight shines her warmth upon us again!"

"Queen Saeko! You all made it back okay!" Layla, in a maid outfit that made me want to eat and tease her, flew down to greet us.

"We managed to get the mirror artifact fixed. Is Queen Elendir around?" I asked.

"I'm here, though I didn't expect you to return so soon. How fared the dryads and renegade succubi on your end?" The elegant Queen Elendir emerged from the manor, flanked by dark elven guards.

"Queen Elendir, it's good to see you again!" Shayle kneeled before her monarch.

"It's a long story... but first, can I trouble you to give these two a ride back home?" I thumbed behind myself to the light elven twins.

Elendir leaned to the side to get a look at Raniel and Arniel. She flashed an amused grin at her former enemies.

"A carriage shall be arranged immediately. Unless they wish to stay a night? In which case, I can make accommodation inside," Elendir offered.

"Eugh. Please give us that ride now," Raniel demanded.

"Very well." She giggled into her hand, then beckoned one of her guards to go bring a carriage.

Not a few minutes later, two horses pulled in the twin's ride out of here.

"Well, Raniel. I know you didn't like me, so this offer only extends to your brother. If you ever want to visit Earth, you know where to find me, Arniel." I winked at her twin.

Arniel blushed up into a tomato and couldn't say a word.

"Oh, no you don't. Stop tempting my brother, you skank! Th-This is the last you will ever see of us!" Raniel dragged him into the carriage, and the horses quickly set off.

"Ah, well." I shrugged.

"What? You developing a shota fetish?" Mio nudged me in the side.

"Believe it or not, those two are tasked by their sovereign to subdue any threats on this side of Elza. I have a feeling you might see them again. At any rate, shall we continue this inside?" Elendir gestured into the manor.

Mio and I took Elendir up on her offer. We told her everything that happened back on Earth when the mirror artifact was broken. Between the dryads' defeat and Beatrice's near reemergence, she was relieved to hear that we all came out okay. We also told her about the succubus queen from another world, Kanae, but even Elendir was perplexed by her mysterious appearance.

"We resolved the issue with Reza and the renegade succubi who were trying to summon dryads, too. I offered them a second chance, and they were willing to take it. The reason Mio and I are here is to give the ones we already imprisoned a chance," I explained.

"I see. Are you not fearful that they may escape your oversight?" Elendir asked.

"We found a surefire way to put them under our thumb, and it isn't much different than how you two conducted an alliance." Mio smirked, leaning back on her seat.

I nodded. "Well, it took that other world succubus giving me a hand. But yeah."

"Very well." The dark elven queen stood up. "It has been difficult feeding the extra succubi that were imprisoned. Earth has always been the answer to their hunger, so it would be to all our benefits if they come to obey you and live peacefully there. Come. I shall escort you both to the dungeons."

"Ara, ara~" Yumi giggled from the balcony, wine in hand and apparently having a drink with a human woman unfamiliar to me. "By the looks of it, things went well?"

I picked myself up and rubbed the back of my head. "Yeah... Sorry for dropping in unannounced, Yumi. Feels like we've been doing it a lot. We aren't interrupting anything, are we?"

"Oh, no. This is Ms. Juna Hoshino of Hoshino Housing in Tokyo. I arranged to meet with her in case you succeeded in bringing the renegades around— which I see you have," she said.

I jerked back in surprise that Yumi thought so far ahead. Ms. Hoshino was an adult woman with her black hair in a neat bun and bangs parted in two places, piercing hazel eyes, and dressed in a business suit. She carried herself with the same air of professionalism that my mother did.

Wait a minute... Hoshino Housing? In Tokyo?

"Good evening Ms. Ito." Ms. Juna stepped forward, bowed politely, and handed me a business card.

"Isn't Hoshino Housing that big real estate conglomerate? Are you telling me..." I stared at the card in disbelief, the same card I saw my parents holding once.

Because it was the same company that built all the houses around my neighborhood in Tsukiji, including the condominium complex Yumi was living in.

"Yes, that Hoshino Housing. I'm the daughter of Diego Hoshino, the company president. I see you're in need of a place to house numerous succubi. We can help you with that. We've recently completed a large-scale apartment complex in Hinode, a town on the western edge of Tokyo Prefecture. As you know, housing is in great demand, but only within certain districts of the greater Tokyo area. Due to the remote location, we're having trouble finding tenants. The company paid an incredibly large sum for that plot of land and its construction, and the longer those apartments remain unoccupied, the deeper we fall into the red. Which leads me to my proposal— We would offer your succubi free room and board for the first six months. That way, they can find jobs within that timeframe to eventually pay to live there. What do you say?"

My jaw must have hit the floor. It took a few seconds for my brain to catch up and process everything Ms. Juna told me.

"This... has to be too good to be true. What are you asking for in return?" I narrowed my eyes on the woman.

"Hmph." Ms. Juna's lips twitched into a smile. "Yumi did say you're a succubus queen. Maybe you have what it takes to be in the cutthroat world that is my line of work. You're right. There is something I'd like in return. Hoshino Housing isn't the only real estate construction company. Birth rates are slowly on the rise at last, if you can believe it. Our competition secured land rights within the Tokyo metropolis, and people are thinking of their future regarding where to live. We would like for you to... convince other residents to consider living in our new apartments instead."

In other words, charm people into living at Hoshino Housing's apartments.

"Why shouldn't I convince you to let them live in your apartments instead?" I asked in a slightly threatening manner.

Ms. Juna faltered and backed away a step. "I didn't mean to offend! Please, accept this and give it some thought. Even if you decline, the free six months are still on the table." She pulled out of her purse a felt box and opened it to reveal a set of keys, fifty in total. "Keys to two-bedrooms and one-bath housing units. You're welcome to split the arrangements as you see fit. Now if you will excuse me..."

The businesswoman bowed to me and Yumi, then scurried away.

"What was that all about?" Mio came up to me and asked.

"Someone in over their head," I said.

After classes the following day, Mio and I took a trip down to Hinode. Over a hundred succubi flew alongside us in a flock that blotted out the sun. Anyone looking up would have seen the odd migration.

The apartment complex was, as Ms. Juna described, an upscale one. Even more so than the dormitories of my university, and we were a private school. A brick wall and tall hedges surrounded the building. It was accessed via an electronic gate, but we landed inside since gates were a triviality to us.

Hoshino Housing's signature, of a logo of two parents holding a child's hands inside a simple house design, was plastered at the end of a marble sign that read Aozora Heights.

"E-Excuse me, you can't just fly in like that!" A security personnel came running out of his guardhouse.

"It's alright! I'm expecting them," Ms. Juna said, flagging us down from the building entrance.

As we're shown the way in, she gave us the usual realtor spiel about what the apartment had to offer. Amenities, hotspots in the city, how safe it was. Every room had heavy set mahagony doors and an electronic terminal. These places were definitely meant for the moderately well-off, which worried me about whether my subjects could pay for it.

By the time we were brought to the first room, all of the succubi disappeared.

"Huh? Where did everyone go?!" Ms. Juna cried at the lack of people behind me.

"You were taking too long, so they went off to find their rooms already," I said.

Before leaving Yumi's last night, we passed out the keys. Reza and the other succubi knew who they wanted to bunk with. The rest was history. One person remained, Reza. Not because no one wanted to room with her, but because as squad leader, they held her in high enough regard to give her the solo room. Apparently, that was how succubi treated their leadership of a nest.

"Come on, open the door already. I wanna see inside!" Mio exclaimed.

Ms. Juna lethargically stepped aside, and Reza unlocked the door to enter. We were treated to a beautiful apartment. The open kitchen was directly to the right as we entered. The living room was furnished with modern furniture, so white that my eyes burned. Those fake, plastic plants in ceramic white pots were everywhere.

"Is this... really for me?" Reza paused inside the living room in complete disbelief.

"Don't forget this." I put a smartphone into her hand. "I opened an account and line for you. Mine, Mio, and the usual group's numbers are in it. If you ever need to get in touch with me, I'm one call away. Give it a try!"

It was like helping a child. I guided Reza through the contacts list. She pressed the call button on my number, giddy as could be while waiting for me to receive it. When my phone's ringtone blared, I answered it right away.

"Queen Saeko, it works!" Reza said excitedly into the phone.

"I'm sure you three have plenty to celebrate about. Please, don't let me bother you." Ms. Juna bowed and tried to leave until Mio blocked the door.

"Leaving so soon?" I teased. "Reza, how about you and Ms. Juna get to know each other? Convince her to stay a while and show her some succubus hospitality."

"I-I really think I should— ah!"

Reza pulled the realtor into the living room. "Queen Elendir gifted me a bottle of wine. You have to try it!"

"Remember what I said, Reza." I winked at her on my way out with Mio.

We shut the door behind us.

"You think that chick's gonna be okay?" Mio asked.

"If anything, it'll teach her a lesson about trying to silver-tongue a succubus. Anyway, since we're in Tokyo already, you want to go somewhere while we're here?" I offered.

"Hmm... How about another date? My treat." She smirked.