Kira Yoshikage interrupted him.
"Huh?"
The waiter was slightly taken aback, then replied respectfully, "My name is Mikami Yusuke."
Kira Yoshikage said calmly,
"You came at just the right time. Take me to see your boss."
Mikami Yusuke was stunned for quite a while before finally realizing that the man seemed to be here to cause trouble.
Although he had no idea who the man was, anyone who specifically demanded to see the boss was clearly someone he could not afford to offend. But the boss was not someone a waiter like him could see whenever he wanted...
Mikami Yusuke hesitated for a long time before finally making the wise decision. He lowered his head slightly.
"Please follow me."
Mikami Yusuke respectfully led Kira Yoshikage through the corridor to an office, then knocked on the door.
"Come in."
A crisp female voice came from inside the office.
Mikami Yusuke pushed open the door, keeping his head lowered and not daring to look at the woman behind the desk.
"Miss Yukinoshita, this gentleman specifically requested to see you."
Kira Yoshikage looked behind the desk and saw a young woman with short black hair.
"Huh?"
Yukinoshita Haruno also saw Kira Yoshikage. A strange glint flashed through her eyes, but she did not reveal anything. She waved her hand.
"You can go out first."
Mikami Yusuke respectfully left the office, conveniently closing the door behind Kira Yoshikage.
"So, how should I address you?"
Yukinoshita Haruno placed both hands on the desk and asked in an especially formal manner.
Kira Yoshikage sat down on the sofa opposite her and said calmly,
"My name is Kira Queen."
"Kira-kun?"
Yukinoshita Haruno thought for a moment. Apparently, she could not find anyone matching that name in her memory. She said apologetically,
"Sorry, but I don't think we've met before, have we?"
"We haven't."
Kira Yoshikage nodded frankly.
"Then, Kira-kun, what brings you here?"
Yukinoshita Haruno wore a professional, polite smile.
"Are you dissatisfied with the service here?"
"No."
Kira Yoshikage gently shook his head and answered seriously,
"Actually, I'm here to apply for a job."
"Huh?"
Yukinoshita Haruno blinked. It took her a moment to understand what was going on, then she burst out laughing.
"Kira-kun, you're really interesting~"
Chapter 23: The Customer Is God
Yukinoshita Haruno asked with a smile,
"Say, Kira-kun, why did you come here to apply for a job?"
To avoid leaving a bad impression, Kira Yoshikage shifted his gaze away from the young woman's fair hands resting on the desk and answered honestly,
"Because you're hiring."
Yukinoshita Haruno's expression became somewhat peculiar. Kira Yoshikage added,
"And the hourly wage is high."
As a five-star hotel, the Okura Tokyo Hotel did indeed pay its waiters a high hourly wage. But that couldn't be your reason for applying here, could it? And did that have anything to do with whether she intended to hire you?
Yukinoshita Haruno showed no displeasure and said with a smile,
"Although your reason is quite valid, I think..."
"Sorry for bothering you."
Hearing this, Kira Yoshikage seemed entirely unsurprised. He politely said goodbye and stood up to leave.
"Huh?! Wait a moment!"
Yukinoshita Haruno was caught off guard by his decisiveness and quickly changed her wording.
"Actually, it's not that I can't give you a chance to work here as an intern."
Kira Yoshikage stopped, then sat back down and asked seriously,
"How much is the internship pay?"
"Pfft~"
Yukinoshita Haruno covered her mouth and giggled. "Kira-kun, you really are interesting."
Kira Yoshikage's expression remained calm. He was neither embarrassed nor flustered by the young woman's laughter.
Yukinoshita Haruno seemed to realize that her reaction had no effect, so she reined in her smile and asked casually,
"Do you remember the name of that waiter from earlier?"
"Mikami Yusuke."
Kira Yoshikage answered without much thought.
Yukinoshita Haruno looked at him in surprise. Then she picked up the desk phone and instructed the person on the other end,
"Have Mikami Yusuke come to my office."
After saying that, Yukinoshita Haruno hung up without hesitation. She looked up at Kira Yoshikage. Her long, jade-white legs, wrapped in black stockings, gently pressed together as she asked with interest,
"If I hadn't intended to hire you just now, what would you have done?"
Kira Yoshikage thought seriously for a while.
"I might have gone to take a look at the host club across the street."
Yukinoshita Haruno blinked, apparently not expecting Kira Yoshikage to say it so frankly.
After all, being a host was hardly a respectable profession. Especially for a host club located across from a five-star hotel—it practically existed to lure wealthy women.
Knock, knock, knock!
Yukinoshita Haruno was just about to say something when the knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. She restored her indifferent expression and said flatly,
"Come in."
"Miss Yukinoshita, did you call for me?" Mikami Yusuke asked nervously, his head lowered.
Without looking up, Yukinoshita Haruno instructed him,
"He'll be a new employee here from now on. Take him around and familiarize him with the work."
Mikami Yusuke glanced at Kira Yoshikage on the sofa, seemingly finally realizing what was going on.
The Okura Hotel had a total of forty-one floors, and they were currently on the top floor. This floor had been turned into a bar specifically serving the upper class—Angel's Ladder.
Although they were all waiters, the waiters on the forty-first floor were fundamentally different from those working in the hotel's lower floors. Not only was the hourly wage higher, they also had far more chances to climb the social ladder and win over wealthy women!
After competing with so many colleagues, he had finally managed to earn the opportunity to work at Angel's Ladder!
Yet this man had merely met Miss Yukinoshita once and had effortlessly obtained the job.
He obviously wasn't an ordinary person!
He had to be some rich heir here to experience ordinary life!
"Kira Queen."
Yukinoshita Haruno picked up a document beside her and said without looking up,
"Remember to come to my office after you finish handing over the work to Mikami Yusuke."
"All right, Miss Yukinoshita."
Kira Yoshikage replied, then turned and followed Mikami Yusuke out of the room.
Bang!
The moment the office door closed, Yukinoshita Haruno set down the document, the corners of her lips lifting slightly.
Yukinoshita Haruno, who pretended to be busy despite having nothing to do, turned on the computer and pulled up the surveillance footage from the corridor.
In the corridor, Mikami Yusuke wore a friendly smile.
"You're Kira Queen, right? Do you know anything about the work here?"
Kira Yoshikage nodded gently.
"Of course."
He had worked many different jobs before and knew a little about practically everything.
Mikami Yusuke was actually in a difficult position. Miss Yukinoshita had only told him to arrange some work, not what kind of work to assign.
Normally, new employees started out as waiters by default. But whether Kira Yoshikage was Miss Yukinoshita's kept pretty boy or a rich young master here to experience ordinary life, neither was someone an ordinary person like him could afford to offend.
So he definitely could not just brush him off as he would anyone else. If he really assigned him to carry tea and pour water, he might end up being punished later!
Kira Yoshikage seemed to see his predicament and took the initiative to speak.
"Senior Mikami, I'm just an ordinary employee like you. You don't need to worry about anything. Assign me wherever you like. I can do anything."
Mikami Yusuke nodded along, but how could he really dare to treat the matter casually?
After weighing it for a long time, he asked tentatively,
"How about bartending?"
Bartending required a high level of technical skill. Although it was not necessarily easier than being an ordinary waiter—in fact, it could be even more tiring—bartenders generally had more opportunities than other employees to interact with members of the upper class.
At least for ordinary people like them, it was a dream job.
As for what the man before him thought, Mikami Yusuke had no idea.
"That works."
Kira Yoshikage nodded lightly. He meant it—he really could do anything, not that he was merely saying so.
"Then please follow me. I'll take you to change first."
Mikami Yusuke breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was satisfied, that was all that mattered.
Ten minutes later, Kira Yoshikage, now dressed in a waiter's uniform, knocked on the office door.
"Come in!"
Click!
Hearing the crisp voice from inside, Kira Yoshikage pushed open the door and entered.
Yukinoshita Haruno raised her head from the piles of documents. Her eyes lit up slightly when she saw Kira Yoshikage wearing a waistcoat.
"You look sharp."