The Renovation Quote
It was only after I properly started having sex with Lika that Veronica sent Yua home.
And this time, I fucked Lika all night long.
At first she was horrified by the sheer size of my enlarged cock and struggled to take it, but when I taunted her by saying Yua had endured more than eight hours of massage, her competitive spirit ignited and she threw herself at me instead.
That fire only lasted an hour or two, though. As her pussy was relentlessly pounded through the night, the overwhelming pleasure gradually changed Lika.
Yua had sucked me off of her own accord, but I forced Lika to do it through coercion.
Well, just like Veronica had done with Yua, I tinkered with Lika’s head a little. The girl who’d gagged at first eventually started sucking my cock with genuine relish.
By the time dawn broke, the ten-hour sex marathon had finally ended.
Lika really did have more competitive spirit than Yua; she lasted a little longer before she started begging for mercy.
“Clean it.”
“Haaup.”
“There’s no strength in that mouth.”
“Heu… Sorry, Master.”
Lika had a habit of mixing semi-polite speech into her words even during sex. I used that as an excuse to drive my cock deep and train her to call me Master, but she still hadn’t broken the habit.
Well, if that’s part of her charm, I’ll let it slide.
Leaving Lika sprawled there, jaw and body both limp, unable to even suck properly, I assigned the final cleanup blowjob to Veronica, who had been waiting obediently at the side.
“Veronica.”
“Yes, Lord Theo.”
“Ahh! Nooo, I want to suck the cock!!!”
Lika thrashed at the thought of losing her prize. But with no strength left in her body, her resistance was pathetic.
Veronica gave a small smirk, shoved the girl aside, and slid neatly between my legs.
“Chuuup—”
Instead of the clumsy, amateurish fellatio from Lika and Yua, I received polished, flawless technique.
“Hiiing…”
Lika lay collapsed beside us, staring at my cock with misty, longing eyes.
She could be a little bouncy, but it wasn’t annoying. A firm press down every now and then kept her in line, so this was fine. Seeing her drool at the mere sight of it, I knew I had successfully deepened her addiction to me.
Once Veronica told me what the girl usually thought about in her daily life, I’d have a clear picture of how effective the corruption had been.
“Huu.”
“Chuuuup!!! All cleaned up, Lord Theo.”
Veronica licked the saliva from the corner of her mouth and smiled in satisfaction.
I jerked my chin toward Lika, who was still whimpering on the floor.
“Wash her up roughly and put her in a taxi. After getting railed all night, she probably can’t even walk on her own.”
“Understood.”
Veronica supported the girl with practiced ease.
“Umm… Master, next time I’ll suck it really well, okay? I’ll definitely give you a cock massage next time too, got it?”
Even as Veronica dragged her away, Lika kept muttering with half-lidded eyes.
While we prepared for the store opening, I’d have to keep an eye on both Lika and Yua. I wanted to see exactly how deeply they would fall for me, not just the sex.
* * *
After sending Lika home and eating lunch, the afternoon schedule involved submitting documents and heading to the real estate office to finalize the lease contract.
I changed into the new suit Veronica had prepared in advance. She had switched to light, minimal makeup and traded her usual navy suit for a bright beige-toned Dodan dress.
Who would have guessed she’d find something like that in a shopping mall?
Only the clothes, hair, and makeup had changed, but in this world where people were so stupid they couldn’t even tell if their own family members were magical girls, no one would recognize Veronica no matter how wanted she was.
Creak!
Veronica stepped out, looking slightly awkward in the unfamiliar outfit, shoulders hunched.
“Um… how do I look?”
“Perfect.”
“Hehe.”
My praise made Veronica’s face melt into a silly, happy smile.
When we opened the front door, Ryuji was waiting in the mansion hallway. He was wearing a suit too, awkwardly fiddling with his tie. The moment the door opened he snapped into a perfect ninety-degree bow.
A regent pompadour with a suit looked ridiculously unbalanced.
“Good morning, Leader!!”
“Too loud.”
“Yes!”
After scolding the idiot whose greeting could have shaken the whole building, we headed to the real estate agency handling the lease for Property C.
The owner was a friendly-looking bald man. When Veronica mentioned our interest in Property C, he gave us a slightly worried look and spoke up.
“Oh dear, you’re planning to open a shop in such a quiet area?”
In a normal world I would have brushed off a real estate agent, but this guy honestly listed every single flaw: terrible location, low foot traffic, an aging building—everything.
Veronica thought for a moment, then glanced at me with an expression asking for permission.
Was she about to close the deal?
When I gave a small nod, she began.
“Sir, would it be possible to speak directly with the building owner? We’d like to propose some conditions.”
“Hmm? Well… go ahead.”
“?”
“Ahaha! I am the building owner.”
I was momentarily caught off guard, but well, these things happen.
At his answer Veronica instinctively reached to adjust glasses she wasn’t wearing, then blushed when she realized it. She cleared her throat and launched into negotiations.
“We visited the property in person. The exterior is quite deteriorated.”
“Indeed it is.”
“We plan to open an esthetic salon, but our budget is limited. Therefore, we propose to cover the full cost of remodeling the building’s exterior ourselves.”
She took out a tablet and showed the owner the display.
Materials & Equipment Rental: 1.3 million yen
Total Estimate (incl. labor): 3.0 – 4.5 million yen
Modern, clean exterior rendering attached. Full interior esthetic salon design available upon request.
The owner’s eyes widened.
“!!!”
“Our capital is a little short for a prime downtown or busy district location, so we intend to start on the third floor of this building. However, given the poor state of the exterior, we are willing to handle the remodeling on the condition that you waive the security deposit entirely and freeze the monthly rent at thirty thousand yen for five years.”
At Veronica’s bold proposal the man froze.
“Hmm…”
“When we eventually move out, we will not charge you any additional fees for the exterior work. We’ll simply leave it as-is. What do you think?”
“If you’re offering such generous terms, won’t you young people be taking a loss?”
He looked genuinely flustered.
I answered for her.
“We have many connections in the interior industry, so we can cut labor costs dramatically.”
“Even so, this is…”
Despite his continued concern that we were losing out, the owner eventually drew up the lease contract. He even lowered the rent further to ten thousand yen.
“You young people are full of passion! It’s refreshing to see. Give it your best shot! Hehehe!”
The owner, who looked like a breeding uncle straight out of an eroge but was far too kind, waved us off with a warm smile all the way to the storefront.
Sorry for judging you, old man.
We bowed politely and left the agency.
“A-amazing, Leader!”
“It was nothing. Veronica handled everything.”
“Not at all. If Lord Theo had not been there to persuade the owner, we might have aroused suspicion.”
Listening to the pair fawn over me, we headed to a nearby café.
The place was quiet with almost no customers. We took a secluded seat by the window and received our drinks.
Veronica looked at Ryuji and ordered.
“Ryuji. Bring out the documents.”
“Yes, Manager.”
He produced a sizable stack.
Veronica turned to me.
“Lord Theo.”
“Yeah?”
“Before we register the business at city hall, I will report the labor costs and the full interior renovation estimate.”
“Go on.”
“First, based on your instructions, here is the construction list and material inventory for remodeling the esthetic salon interior.”
The list included perfect soundproofing throughout the building, a hidden passage gimmick to separate the legitimate massage rooms from the magi-injection treatment spaces (designed to evade police raids like the decadent establishments I remembered from my previous life), and the high-end esthetic interior used as camouflage for official registration. The material costs were itemized by category.
Two-point-five million yen.
Combined with the material costs from the earlier negotiation with the owner—
One-point-three million yen.
That brought the total to three-point-eight million yen.
“The problem is that relying solely on Dark Hound manpower will make it impossible to complete the work on schedule.”
“We’ll need to hire a few external workers.”
“Yes.”
“Hire four for now. Bring in four foreman-level personnel. Put one in charge of overall supervision and have him manage both teams. Assign one foreman to the exterior remodeling and two to the third-floor interior.”
“Understood.”
Veronica nodded. She had probably already calculated the daily rates.
“If we calculate only the labor, how much are we looking at?”
“At current market rates, four foremen would be thirty-five thousand yen per person per day. For three weeks that totals two-point-nine-four million yen. For two weeks, approximately one-point-nine-six million yen.”
“And the cost rises with every additional week.”
“Correct.”
This assumed full weeks of work.
I looked at Veronica.
“The building is small, so we can’t station every Dark Hound member on site. Still, assuming maximum manpower allocation, attach these conditions when hiring. Target completion in two weeks, with three weeks as the absolute maximum. If finished within two weeks, pay each of the four a four-hundred-thousand-yen performance bonus. If it exceeds two weeks, release three of them and pay the remaining foreman fifty thousand yen per day.”
Completion in two weeks would mean an extra four hundred thousand on top of one-point-nine-six million.
Three weeks would add three hundred and fifty thousand.
By setting these terms we could save roughly six hundred thousand compared to simply paying four men for three full weeks. Even with a tight schedule, extra bodies should get it done in two weeks. Leaving only the general supervisor for the final phase would be manageable, especially since fifty thousand yen was higher than a typical site supervisor’s daily rate.
Interior Remodeling: 2.5 million yen
Exterior Materials: 1.3 million yen
Labor (max 3 weeks): 2.94 million yen
Performance Bonuses & Incentives: 0.4 million yen
Total Projected Spend: 6.16 million yen
Remaining Funds After Expenditure: 1.066 million yen
“That brings the maximum projected expenditure to six-point-one-six million yen. After subtracting from available funds, we will have approximately one-point-zero-six-six million yen remaining.”
“Good. Between the capsule assembly side work and the tributes from the remaining Hound members, funding won’t be an issue.”
With a nod, everything related to the budget was settled.
“Then proceed immediately.”
“Yes, understood. Ryuji, the supplier investigation?”
“Yes, Manager. If you look at these…”
At Veronica’s command Ryuji hurriedly flipped through the papers and pulled out several sheets.
“Ha… Write more legibly.”
“Sorry.”
The documents included lists of wholesale and retail suppliers for materials that Veronica had ordered him to research, plus contact information from Hounds who had parents or relatives in the construction industry.
After quickly scanning the lists, Veronica stepped away briefly to make some calls.
I sipped my Americano and studied Ryuji. Ever since we met at the mansion earlier, his eyes had been glued to Veronica’s breasts and ass.
“Ryuji.”
“Yes! Yes, Leader!”
“Veronica is my pussy.”
My low, serious tone made his face go deathly pale. He slammed his forehead onto the table.
THUD!!!
“S-sorry!”
“Good. Still, hold yourself back for now. Once construction is finished and the shop is running properly, I’ll let you boys taste some pussy too.”
“Gulp…!”
His eyes shone with anticipation as he stared at me—a mixture of awe, respect, and fear.
I absorbed the faint traces of fear still lingering inside him. It wasn’t as much as the magi I had spent on virility enhancement, but it still replenished a few hundred points.
I was already looking forward to the day he got to know Green.