The Valse Veeran hotel, under the umbrella of Riquiel Enterprises.
It’s renowned as a prestigious, high-class hotel, ranked among the top in the Republic.
While the room rates are on the cheaper side for a prestigious hotel, it’s still a famous, high-class establishment where riffraff like me would normally be turned away.
Yet,
“You must be the reserved Mr. Shaun Lyatt. We’ve been awaiting you. I am Toldanes Stripes, the manager of this hotel.”
I don’t know what kind of explanation that little lady Leanna gave, but the hotel staff is being exceptionally polite to me.
Why does the manager keep coming out?
Why are the staff employees lining up?
“Excuse me…may I ask what you were told from above?”
“Yes. We have been informed by Leanna Rioearth, the vice president of the Riquiel Enterprises company, that you’re a key figure in the company.”
The manager politely responded.
Upon hearing that, I wanted to cancel my stay at the hotel, but since I had nowhere else to stay tonight, I decided to put up with it.
After being shown to my room and being alone, I immediately connected my wristband terminal to the information net and searched for a hotel to stay at from tomorrow onwards.
Fortunately, a hotel was found immediately.
Apparently, there had been a sudden cancellation.
The hotel was in the style of the Shin Pho Kou country called [Musashiya Ryokan].
Of course, price-wise, it was more reasonable than here at Valse Veeran.
By the way, Shin Pho Kou was a country that was trisected by the Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, and Star Domain Federation as part of post-war settlements fifty years ago. It had a unique cultural sphere.
That culture still has a considerable influence on the three countries even after the country perished.
Since I’ve never stayed at a hotel in that style before, I’m a bit looking forward to it.
With that pleasant feeling, I browsed some news articles for a while.
Hyperspace accident news – updates on cross-national theft fraud cases – advertisements for new ships – leisure news – heartwarming animal videos and such. As I was looking at those, there was a knock on the door.
With an ominous feeling, I went to check who it was.
The monitor of the door scope showed a familiar face.
“What do you want?”
“‘What do you want’ is too rude. I came to invite you to dinner.”
As I thought, it was that spoiled beautiful young lady.
“I’ll just order room service.”
I responded after opening the door slightly.
“It’s dinner at the restaurant [Van Neerbel] on the top floor of this hotel.”
“Isn’t that a place with a dress code? I don’t have a tuxedo prepared.”
The restaurant [Van Neerbel] on the top floor of this hotel is a famous high-class place that has even been featured in gourmet magazines.
As such, it has a dress code, and someone dressed like me would just be turned away at the entrance.
“We have prepared one for you. We’ll cover the cost of the meal and your stay! Please, I beg you!”
Outside the door, Leanna deeply lowered her head.
It wasn’t the courtesy bow done in social settings, but a bow lowered to ninety degrees, deeper than the highest salute.
Then, instead of Leanna, the hentai butler Thomas began explaining.
“Actually, in the lobby right now, a group of noble young ladies from the upper class are swarming around the master. They’re trying to intrude on our family dinner.”
“Can’t you just say it’s a family dinner and turn them away?”
“They responded with [then make me part of the family]. Moreover, they referred to the young lady as a nuisance, saying [shouldn’t the young lady take a rest now?]”
The face of the capable butler Thomas was clearly filled with anger at that moment.
“Can’t you just yell at them not to disturb a family dinner?”
“That would be possible if this hotel wasn’t owned by the master.”
Mr. Galius is the owner of this hotel. In other words, yelling at customers would damage the hotel’s image.
“But I’m not family either, so it would still be intruding, wouldn’t it?”
“Shaun, you’ll be seated at the table as my father and I requested. You’re different from those people!”
It seems she really dislikes those women.
Well, even if she confronted those adult women, she would probably feel intimidated by their physical presence. And if they resorted to violence, she wouldn’t stand a chance.
The hentai butler Thomas probably wouldn’t let that happen, but who knows what could happen in places he can’t enter, like the restroom.
“I’m moving to a different hotel starting tomorrow. If you promise not to interfere with that, I’ll go.”
“Really!?”
After opening the room door fully and agreeing with a sigh, Leanna broke into a broad smile.
As she entered the room, Thomas held out the trunk he was carrying.
“Here are your clothes. Please change into them♪”
I received the trunk and looked inside.
“These are women’s clothes! And even underwear!”
“You did agree to it, didn’t you?”
The spoiled beautiful young lady was smiling sweetly.
This is exactly the kind of thing that makes this brat not so cute.
“What if I wear men’s clothes?”
“If it’s men’s clothes, those noble young ladies would say [I’ll join too, to add some elegance].”
The hentai butler nonchalantly countered my feeble objection.
Still, since I had already agreed, it was difficult to back out now.
“Fine, fine. I’ll put them on.”
The moment after I resigned myself with a deep sigh,
“Oh my! Allow me to assist with the changing! I shall turn you into a lady and gently caress every nook and cranny! Ahhhhh—!”
The hentai butler made an overly dramatic reaction while holding the dress, approaching me, but then suddenly let out a scream and rolled on the floor.
“Get out of here already, you hentai butler!”
Leanna had kicked him in the shin.
After confirming that the hentai butler was kicked out of the room, I first transformed into a female form.
Then,
“You too, get out.”
After kicking Leanna out, I changed into the dress outfit in a practiced manner.
They even had cosmetics prepared, so I used those too.
As for why I, who was born male, can wear women’s undergarments and dresses, and am accustomed to putting on makeup – when Sumerian people gain the ability to transform, parents and schools teach such things.
Since we don’t know which gender we’ll choose in the future, they say it’s better to teach us both so there’s no hassle. Apparently.
Incidentally, my parents who passed away in an accident were best friends since their girls’ high school days.
After finishing changing, I went out, and Leanna and Thomas stared intently at my face.
“What’s wrong?”
“As I thought, Shaun’s female appearance is captivating!”
Leanna gazed at my face with sparkling eyes.
“My lady!”
Suddenly, Thomas grabbed my hand and brought his face closer.
“What is it…?”
“Tonight, let us absolutely—[OUGH!]”
Before the hentai butler could finish, I kneed him in the groin.
“Shall we go?”
“Yes, let’s.”
Leaving the writhing hentai butler behind, Leanna and I headed to the lobby downstairs.
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When we arrived at the lobby, there was a crowd gathered in one corner.
A group of so-called “noble young ladies” wearing flashy dresses of various colors had surrounded a single man, yelling and causing a commotion.
The surrounding guests and hotel staff looked bothered, but the ladies didn’t care.
The man being surrounded was, of course, Mr. Galius, the owner of this hotel and Leanna’s father.
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Father♪”
Toward that group, or more precisely, toward her father surrounded by that group, Leanna called out cheerfully.
“Oh! I’ve been waiting for you, Leanna♪”
As if seizing the opportunity, Mr. Galius broke away from the group and embraced Leanna.
The relief on his face showed that he was truly waiting for his daughter.
“I’ve also brought Sheera with me♪”
At Leanna’s words, I hurriedly curtsied and greeted them.
“Mr. Galius. Thank you for the invitation.”
“Well, Sheera. Sorry for the trouble of calling you over.”
By the way, Sheera is the alias I came up with in the elevator.
Mr. Galius took my hand and kissed the back of it.
Behind Mr. Galius, the “noble young ladies” in gaudy dresses and flashy suits were glaring at me.
Confirming that situation, Leanna intentionally spoke in a bright tone.
“Now, Father, Sheera, let’s go have our meal. The chef Snowlav’s cuisine is wonderful, I’m looking forward to it♪”
She took Mr. Galius’ and my hands, trying to head toward the elevator.
As expected, the “noble young ladies” circled around to confront me and make unreasonable demands.
“Just who do you think you are? Someone like you has no business being close to that person!”
“Get away from Mr. Rioearth this instant! Don’t you realize your presence alone is a nuisance?”
“You reek of poverty! Leave this hotel at once!”
I knew it already, but the overbearing presence of these money-hungry carnivorous women was truly overwhelming.
That said, if I didn’t chase them away, we wouldn’t get anywhere.
It would be extremely easy physically, but…
I stepped forward and, heaving a sigh, asked the women a question.
“Are you all aware that Mr. Galius has a wife?”
“We know. But they must have divorced, right? Then Mr. Rioearth is single. There’s no reason we can’t approach him!”
One of the women answered with a smug look.
At that response, Leanna, Mr. Galius, and even Thomas who had shown up at some point, clearly became displeased, which I could tell from behind.
“I don’t know where you heard that, but Mr. Galius and his wife Sherna haven’t divorced.”
“Every single day, morning and night, they engage in interactions that make me, their daughter, feel embarrassed, through 3D holographic video calls.”
“Oh, Leanna!”
Exasperated at my words, Leanna added more information.
Pleased by its content, Mr. Galius hurriedly interjected.
“And despite that, for them to say [make me part of the family] and such, they must be out of their minds.”
“Then what about you!? Aren’t you the same!?”
“I’m acquainted with Mrs. Sherna too, you know. I didn’t become acquainted with them by approaching for money like you all.”
When I said that bluntly, these [upper-class] ladies fell silent.
It seems they were at least somewhat self-aware.
So I decided to pile on relentlessly.
“To begin with, disturbing the other hotel guests by making a ruckus in the lobby…If you keep hounding Mr. Galius like this, I’ll call the police for harassment and obstructing hotel operations.”
After saying that, they seemed to get scared and quietly left the hotel.
However, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had seen one of those maneaters somewhere before.
In any case, I headed to have a meal with the Rioearth family and their eccentric butler.
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