The Phantom Thief Goes to the Esthe Shop (2)

The preparations for business were quickly finished.

Unlike when I used to do it alone in the morning, the workload was significantly reduced now that Miwol was living at our house. It took less than half the usual time…

“Miwol, are your parents okay with you staying here? Aren’t they worried?”

“Hehe~ It just means sunbae’s trustworthiness is that strong~.”

I did help Miwol when she was being bullied in school, but I’m not sure how that got reinterpreted… From other people’s perspectives, I must have been a woman from the start, so did that make us closer…?

Anyway, since I got permission, it should be fine. I was a bit lonely living alone too, so it worked out well. We both know each other’s true identities, so there’s nothing to hide.

“There’s still a little time until opening… Shall we rest?”

“There’s still more work left, you know.”

Espresso machine preheating OK, grinder OK, fresh fruit OK…

As I finished all the preparations and sat down in a chair to rest for a moment, Miwol brought over a delivery box that had been placed by the door.

“You have to try this on.”

“Ah… that~ I don’t think I need to wear it. With you here, what’s there to worry about sales?”

“…Sunbae.”

“It’d be weird for me to wear it alone since only one was ordered, and I just bought it after a quick glance, so the size probably won’t fit.”

“Sunbae.”

“No matter how crazy for money yesterday’s me was, converting to a maid cafe is a bit…”

“Seri sunbae.”

“Y-yes…”

Luna’s gloves, worn on Miwol’s soft bare hands. Can she even transform with them, limited as it may be?!

Miwol opened the box, examined the fabric, and then turned eyes on me that I had never seen before. Her gaze, filled with a blind passion as if a switch in her heart had been flipped…

“Try it on.”

“If we just do things as usual…”

“Should I force you to wear it?”

They say a Magical Girl’s will isn’t easily broken. I wish she’d bend a little on this, though.

☆Gorgeous Frilly Maid Outfit☆… Honestly, before seeing the real thing, I thought I might have worn it a few times and kept wearing it if the reaction was good.

Starting with Holmes extracting so much breast milk from me, it’s a bit difficult to wear this because of the Negative Skill, 『Breast Milk Constitution』, bestowed upon my body… If I wear a maid outfit with a low-cut top like this and my chest gets pressed…

『Corruption Desire LV 2 is activated.』

『As the level increases, your body transforms into one that seeks pleasure.』

If customers were to playfully press it even a little, then…

A life as a dispenser, with only my chest resting on the counter, being squeezed whenever desired like Americano syrup… wouldn’t be so bad-

“Ah, no! Absolutely not! No matter how much you ask, I don’t think I can wear it!!”

Crazy..! I almost gave in again because of 『Corruption Desire』…

I’m sorry, Miwol, but this is for my own good… I can’t let any Negative Skill level up to the next stage..!

『Milking Desire LV1 is activated.』

『You will desire to be milked for breast milk, and feel pleasure during milking.』

But…

But… ahh…

I want to be squeezed…

“Is that so… That’s a shame. I wanted to see sunbae wearing it… *Heeing*…”

“D-do you really need to be that disappointed?”

Contrary to my expectation of being dragged inside and forcibly stripped, Miwol slumped her shoulders like a sad puppy’s tail.

Were all her actions just now an act to make me wear the maid outfit myself…? Well, she’s never been forceful before, so…

“Actually, I ordered my own outfit too… The same one as sunbae’s.”

“Hey… this is quite expensive, isn’t it? Why didn’t you tell me? I would’ve bought it for you.”

“It’s okay~ It’s not a staff uniform for work, after all… *Heeing*…”

Ah… seriously… I can’t let my heart weaken..! That unconscious charm is too destructive..!

Haa… whatever happens, happens…

Tak-

I took out the plastic-wrapped clothes from the box I was holding, then moved to the manager’s office.

“…Don’t peek. I don’t want to show you… Understood?”

“Wow… Yes! I’ll wipe the tables until they’re sparkling clean!”

Only then did our hubae-nim’s face brighten. I can’t show the 『Brand of the Devil』 to others… even though it’s already been seen.

To have to live with something that even Ciel’s technology can’t remove forever… It makes me feel gloomy whenever I think about it.

The silver lining is that thanks to the Magic Phantom Thief equipment, I can now use magical power, so I don’t have to worry even if an 『Unaffiliated』 attacks me, right?

As long as they don’t attack in places like cafes, I can fight back!!

What the hell is with that Holmes guy?! 『Dark Site』 and 『Bind』! Aren’t those skills more suited for a Phantom Thief than a detective?!

“Anyway… how do I put this on?”

I entered confidently, but after unwrapping the package and seeing the entire ☆Gorgeous Frilly Maid Outfit☆, I felt suffocated.

A traditional maid outfit, featuring frills woven into a sleeveless strap dress, harmonizing black and white. The white tips of my hair seemed to suit it quite well.

It’s a gorgeous design… but it seems far from traditional. A traditional maid doesn’t expose her armpits, does she? This is a battle maid outfit…

Sleek white stockings… Let’s be thankful it’s not a garter belt. If it were, I really wouldn’t have dared.

“Hmm… it’s taking shape to some extent, but…”

I managed to put on everything except the shoes in the bathroom, but somehow… the skirt felt severely empty below.

‘The wind is blowing in *shung-shung*, and it feels weird…’

The stockings were the same. Whether the size was too small, or my hips were on the larger side, the feeling of my entire lower body being covered by stockings, quite unlike soccer socks, was an indescribably strange sensation.

The fit seemed like it would be manageable once I got used to it, but the problem was my chest.

“…It’s tight.”

*Kkwaak*… it was. Since it was a sleeveless maid outfit with a built-in bra to hold the shape, it wasn’t pressed enough to extract breast milk, but it was already precarious.

Why am I short but my chest is so big…?

My height was similar to Mera, the Scarlet Magical Girl, but I was still shorter than Miwol. And compared to Mera, my chest was even bigger… I should work as carefully as possible.

Breast milk absolutely must not come out! It’s unhygienic!!

─Kki-ik…

“Woah… woaaah… Daebak…”

As I carefully opened the door and stepped out, our hubae-nim, who had been wiping tables, covered her mouth and let out an exclamation of awe.

Not only that, but outside, praises erupted from the Monsters already lined up in front of the store before opening.

…Huh?

What are they?

“…Miwol.”

Charkak-charkak-

“…Miwol?”

The sound of shutters came not only from Miwol’s phone but also from outside.

There were ordinary phones, but also guys with Polaroids and cameras that looked like they cost millions of won hanging around their necks…

No, but why the hell?!

“…Who are those people outside?”

“Y-yes! Actually, I think I promoted it on Instagram after getting a text from sunbae yesterday… I didn’t expect this many people to come… Ahahaha…”

“What do you mean ‘I think I promoted it’…”

“Ahahaha… I think I slept a lot during my nap… More importantly, sunbae, you’re really cute~.”

─Fuuuuuck, that’s so hottt…

─Is that… the manager? Why the hell is our manager a bald bastard like that…

─Open the doooor!! We came to buy a Smileee-!!

Dozens-no, tens of dozens of eyes instantly focused on me… It seemed there were even some guys from other cafes who came to spy.

Anyway, perhaps because of the lewd and fervent gazes from beyond the window, I felt like I was sweating even though the air conditioner was on indoors.

Sticky gazes, full of lust. They were all Monsters who had come to see me.

“””Cute Bunny Lee Seri! Cute Bunny Lee Seri!! Uooooo─!! Ha!! Uooooo─!! Ha!!””””

“Moonlight Angel Mi~wol! Moonlight Angel Mi~wol!! Uooooo─!! Ha!! Uooooo─!! Ha!!”””

“…I didn’t realize there would be such intensely passionate people, though…”

Even suspicious fan clubs with shirts and fans adorned with pictures of my and Miwol’s faces, obtained from who knows where… Could this level of impact really happen in just one day? At this point, it’s terrifying.

Phew… calm down. Calm down… Even if those people just order one coffee each, today’s target sales will be as good as achieved.

Anyway, we’re only at the counter and don’t do serving, so… if my chest isn’t touched, breast milk won’t come out, and I won’t have to move much.

For now, I can’t steal anything, and the crackdown on Magical Girls has intensified, so I should focus on my main job.

I, Lee Seri, am a manly man who doesn’t back down once I’ve made up my mind. I must not forget my duties not only as a Phantom Thief but also as the owner of Cafe Lapin.

“…Let’s open the door.”

“Yes, sunbae!”

These aren’t Unaffiliated who came to attack me, but customers! I’ll take them all on!!

Whenever I reached for something on the shelf, the interval between suspicious camera shutter sounds became extremely short, and whenever I stretched to loosen up, cheers unsuitable for a cafe repeatedly echoed. Finally, evening arrived.

Closing time. The warriors who had endured the typhoon finished cleaning and slumped into chairs, looking as if they had burned everything white.

Miwol was already on the verge of collapsing… and so was I.

Breaking 400% of the target sales. It was an unprecedented new record. Cookies, juice, lattes, coffee… to think we’d see such profits thanks to a new menu item that was none of those…

“Sunbae… my, my face is stiff…”

“Me too… My mouth corners hurt like crazy…”

“I’m sorry… for suggesting we add something like this…”

“No… thanks to it, we hit the jackpot…”

New menu item, [Smile: 1000 won].

A miracle that earned 1000 won in less than 5 seconds, and magic that burned through a customer’s 1000 won. If the two of them hadn’t taken turns smiling, one of them would probably have experienced hell.

There were also malicious individuals who tried to touch my and Miwol’s chests from time to time, but each time, the murderous gazes from the fan club Monsters saved us from sexual harassment.

Moreover, they even gave us handkerchiefs to wipe armpit sweat… though they took them back. Let’s not imagine what they’d use them for… I mustn’t imagine…

“Let’s go inside and eat dinner. Delivery? My treat.”

“Nah~ Let’s split it. How about tteokbokki? Or… pasta? Malatang sounds good too.”

─Ttallang-ttallang~

While they were choosing delivery menu items, the shop door opened. Even with the [CLOSE] sign hung, it was a common occurrence for customers to sometimes enter.

“Wow… the shop is so pretty, isn’t it?”

“Thank you… but we’re closed for today… Huh?”

“Sunbae-ssi even wears cute things when she works… Haa~ I like it…”

Natural black hair reaching her waist, a face I felt like I’d seen somewhere before, and eyes that, though not pink, still looked down at me as if I were prey.

The reason it was easy to realize it was her was because of the threateningly large “heart pouch” she possessed, even though she was fully dressed.

“Oh? Hyun-ah unnie, what brings you here?”

“I thought Miwol and our sunbae-ssi might be very tired~ so I came to take you to a good place for fatigue recovery. I use it a lot myself~?”

Hyun-ah, Miwol’s former team leader and the Librarian Magical Girl.

She’s very accommodating, I’d say. A good person, like an older sister who takes good care of you… if only she didn’t look at me like that.

“Oh… I want to go! Sunbae, let’s go and then eat with Hyun-ah unnie!”

“Hmm… shall we go then? Today was surprisingly tough, so I am tired…”

Fatigue recovery, huh… A sauna? Sweating it all out and then having a drink wouldn’t be bad.

Sikhye with baked eggs, or even licorice would be good… And then, for dinner, naturally, alcohol!!

Beer? Soju? No, that’s not right. I’ll be living with Miwol now, so maybe I should switch to soda… It’s nice that I don’t gain weight no matter what I eat, thanks to the 『Blessing of Eternity』, but… how am I supposed to get semen?

Every time I hear the notification, 『6 days left until Semen Demand Amount』, my chest unnecessarily tightens with anxiety.

Eh, I don’t know. Won’t yesterday’s me take care of it?

For now, let’s go to the sauna, sweat it all out, eat, and have fun~!

“I found a good shop~ Oh, and there’s lingerie downstairs too, so let’s stop by there!”

“…Det?”

It wasn’t a sauna?