/jp/ - Otaku Culture

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So does this must mean that this woman is actually a youkai? I'd been fooled a few times before, but she had to be. It would make sense of how she was able to make so many high quality books in such quality. I wondered if she was a tengu, as they had printing presses of their own. If she were to move her hair out of the way of her ears I could tell.

She stares at me "Do you want to buy it?" She asks.

I shouldn't. It would be wrong to have books like this about a friend of mine, and I'd die from embarrassment if anyone found out. Besides, ever since I got married I didn't have much need for that sort of reading material anymore.

But it was a youma book. It could be an important clue to uncovering the conspiracy behind this place if I were to track down who was involved in making it. "I'll take it" I said as I put down money. Sorry Anon, but this is for the investigation!

She takes my money and thankfully puts it in a paper bag so no snoopy onlookers could see what I was carrying. I looked around the street, but nothing else caught my eye. I'd have to go inside to continue my investigation. I pushed open the doors and stepped inside.

It was a lot nicer then I was expecting. I sort of expected something seedier, but the entrance was spacious and clean looking. There were multiple hallways and doors leading out of here, but it was no time to run off on my own exploring. I tool my place in the end of the line, no need to be rude and cut in place after all. To pass the time I scanned the people in front to me to see if I recognized any of them. Not because I was going to judge them for what they did in their personal life- well maybe a little- but knowing who went here would help me figure out what was going on here.

Soon enough, it was my turn at the counter. There was a nine tailed kitsune manning it as if it were a normal thing to do. If someone this powerful was working at a place like this then it was huge! Yes, this was more then a simple brothel, it had to be an incident in the making! I'd figure out the truth for sure, prove myself to everyone and my name would go down in history!

The fox stared at me and the look on her face was not good. "Name and Payment, please" she said, and it was only then it dawned on me how deep in trouble I was. She was a powerful youkai and likely had the backing of other youkai here as well. If she found out what I was doing-well it wouldn't be good. If I died now, they'd find the pervy book on me and I couldn't have that. All I could do is stick to the plan.

"Hello, I am Motoori Kosuzu. I run the Suzunaan bookstore. You sometimes send workers out to pick up books for him. I thought that it would make things easier if I were to cut out the middleman and just bring him a list of out inventory directly and deliver everyt humanhing myself. We also have a printing press if you need our services for that" I slide my business card across the counter and wait as she examines it, eyes narrowing slightly. My cover was brilliant. In the stories, the issue was that the good guys would have to work hard to maintain their cover and keep it up under scrutiny. But I was smart. My cover was telling the truth, so it could never be disproven. Now all I had to do was wait for the fish to go for the bait.

The fox's face lightened. "Very well. We will keep your offer in mind if we need your services. Seeing as you're here on business, then I must tell you to use the service entrance after hours. The Shrine Husband will be busy with guests for the rest of the day, but he will be free after that" All day? Holy shit. This place wasn't normal I'm the slightest. "The service entrance is around the back. Come here shortly after closing and knock. Someone will let you in" I had my way in, my plan had worked. I was so close to solving this mystery I could almost taste it!

"Thank you, I'll be there" I responded, turning around to leave. There was no need to stick around for now, I'd already learned so much. But I found myself staring right at the women that had gotten in line behind me. I hadn't noticed them, and here I just told everyone my real name. I shuffled away and hastily made my way away, hoping that they'd tell nobody.

Back at the Suzunaan I placed down the book at my desk and made sure nobody was watching before I used my power on it. The feelings of lust coming of it were still strong enough for me to take notice, but there were also feelings of greed and oddly enough, loneliness. A few names osted in my mind and I wrote them down. It could be a lead. Having completed my investigation for now, I hide the book high up on a shelf in the corner. The last thing I wanted was questions about it.