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Chapter 42 - Not a great plan...

Everyone was looking around the hotel with an amazed expression, even though Marin said this was a run down hostel, it was made really well.

Tsukune: Waa, what wonderful furniture. They're a bit old, but well taken care of.

Gabriel: Hmm… The second floor is the hotel, and the first floor is a snack bar. The sea is right in front of us… This place is really amazing.

Gin: We'll eat lunch tomorrow.

Kurumu: Oh wow... This is a good place to come with your bathing suit. We can eat lunch while looking at the ocean, what a luxury.

Moka: ...I admire her, San-senpai. Being able to support herself working at this fantastic place.

Gin: Nah… Actually there's a whole bunch of new stuff since we were last here. You know how San-senpai doesn't speak? Cause of that once she graduated she wasn't able to find any place to work at. Just as she was about to give up she was picked up by the owner of this place.

Gabriel: Wow, so cliché stories like these really happen… 'No, wait… I'm in a manga…'

Gin: Heh, well, it really happened. San looked so happy she could cry. since then the owner has always been like a mother to her.

Yukari: Wh...What a good story.

Kurumu: Now that you've said it, those two really look like a mother and daughter…

Tsukune: So his hotel is exactly like a home to San-senpai.

Gabriel: Welp… Hm?

*Clang*

A loud sound came from the kitchen and a loud voice followed it.

Takashi: Oy you piece a shit trash. can't you control a piece of tableware. I oughtta tell ya… Don't screw with me, San. Ya can't greet guests if ya can't even talk. If it wasn't for that damn owner you wouldn't be able to walk around here flauntin' yerself. We don't need bitches like you.

An' another thin', ya shouldna came back. I almost had me gamblin' debt payed off, what'cha gonna do 'bout that, San!

Gabriel: Oi, what the fuck are you doing?!

The boys came to the kitchen to rescue San, who was being held from her hair from Takashi.

Tsukune: San-senpai!? Are you okay!?

Takashi: Tch.. You freaks again. Shit.

Then he walked away while Gin coldly glared at his back, Takashi walked away before he sneaked into a room, he was alone, so he directly opened a case, finding money.

Takashi: 'I can win if I run. His orders to burn down the place don't count if I'm not. If that's the case then this is the best thing to do. This money is placed in this little department in case of hard times. If you're prepared then there's no need to worry.'

He grabbed a bunch of money and looked at them with a grin.

Takashi: 'Ooh… Super coooool. I'll be able to live of this for the next little while.

While he was stealing money, no one could notice him, especially Gabriel since he was in his fight against Meruem inside his head, both of them were getting better and stronger, their martial arts were developing incredibly fast, with Meruem gaining a small edge, but it was still not enough to best Gabriel.

The hours passed, and it was day, neither of them still won, but the first thing that Gabriel found when he was awake…

Yukari: ALL THE TAKINGS OF THE HOSTEL WERE STOLEN!? WAS IT THAT GUY TAKASHI…!?

Kurumu: DON'T JERK ME AROUND TAKASHI!!!! CATCH HIM! WE'LL GO OUT AND CATCH THAT THIEF!

Gabriel: WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING!?

...He didn't appreciated being woken up like that…

After he was explained what happened, Moka held his hand and asked.

Moka: Can you do something?

Gabriel closed his eyes for a moment, but there was no trace of him…

Gabriel: Sorry…

Moka held down her head in sadness, meanwhile everyone else started talking to each other.

Yukari: I heard the other employees talking. The owner here started this hostel with her now dead husband… The owner working by herself means that there are continuing management deficits… There's no point in continuing if there aren't any profits coming in.

The other girls started to comment at this news while holding their swimsuits.

Kurumu: We came at such a bad time.

Mizore: I wanted to play so badly too…

Ruby: …

Kokoa: 'Don't they see that Ruby's swimsuit is barely more than a string!?'

Kurumu: But if the hostel goes then what will San-senpai do. After she found such a nice owner, she'll be forced to leave her…

Meanwhile, near them, there was San Otonashi cleaning the windows while holding back her tears.

Yukari: I'm sure… It's more difficult than we imagine. For monsters living here in the human world…

Moka: Well, Gabriel had already enough experience with humans. But what about what we should do… Will we all be able to find something that we are good at doing… Or will the day come, when all of us have to be split up as well…

Kurumu's eyebrow twitched before she hastily walked to San, she took a rag and then she helped San with the cleanings.

Kurumu: ...San-senpai, I'll help.

Yukari: Kurumu, what are you-

Kurumu: I won't let us be split up… I don't want to be separated from Tsukune. Whether it's in the human world or where ever else. Senpai, as you are the hope that we carry, the first thing to do is to get you happy.

Tsukune: Kurumu…

Mizore came too, and helped the two of them.

Mizore: Although, what will you do? If the hostel closes then you can't do anything…

Yukari and Ruby were cleaning the floor.

Yukari: The problem is a lack of funds. If we are able to earn enough management funds then it looks like an emergency situation could be avoided…

Ruby: If that were so easy then the owner wouldn't be in such trouble though?

Kokoa: But more importantly, I'm hungry… Shouldn't we eat lunch on the terrace while looking at the ocean first…?

Everyone: 'She can't read the atmosphere…'

Suddenly, Moka had an idea.

Moka: Of course.... Nice Kokoa.

Kurumu: Moka?

Moka: Shouldn't we use the weapons we have?

Gabriel: ...Wh-

[Later]

Gabriel: -at!?

He was grouped together with everyone else, and they were wearing their swimsuits.

Moka's idea was to attract the customers with their bodies… And it was successful… A bit too much…

Everyone: How about having something tasty to eat at our shop?

Customers: We're going, we'll come wherever and eaaaat!

Customer 1: What's with these girls, they're mega cute! I've never seen a girl with such long hair before.

Customer 2: There's a huge tits-chan too. They're shaking like crazy!

Customer 3: This girl is pretty too, her skin is pure white like you can see right through.

Customer 4: A string! Her bathing suit is a string!

Customer 5: Loli! Moe!

Customer 6: And a mini-skirt!

Customer 7: Look at that guy's body! It's like sculptured!

Gabriel: Hey! Hands off from me!

Moka: Hya.. The reaction is too much!

Kurumu: Your plan isn't all that great a success, Moka.

Ruby: But I'm getting all a flutter from being looked at.

Mizore: I think the flutter you have is different to the one we have…

Yukari/Kokoa: Exhibitionist…

Moka: 'Although this was the bathing suit I bought because I wanted to show Gabriel…'

Kurumu: Maybe we should have a fight? Who can get the most customers to come.

Gabriel: Oh god...