As Selina sat there, she listened to some of the questions that Ryuu had asked Rei. The magic book question actually helped her out quite a bit.
Alright... So I'll need to save up some money for an elemental book... Speaking of, if I was to practice elemental magic... Which would I choose? Fire maybe? No... That seems a bit cliche. Maybe Wind? That seems like a high mobility magic... But that seems to be against what I need in an ally. Earth? That does probably have high defense, but could I use that to my advantage? I mean... I'm not defenseless, and it probably suits a mage, but... For some reason, I just don't feel like using that. Water? Possible healing properties and a super cute water nymph familiar? YES PLEASE! Selina giggled with excitement as she thought about how much money she could make off of the imp horns that she had in her inventory.
Hmm... I have sixteen imp horns and if I deposited three last time... THEN... THAT MEANS THAT... THESE SIXTEEN IMP HORNS EQUAL ABOUT 40,000 YEN?! THAT MEANS THAT I HAVE A NET AMOUNT OF MONEY OF ABOUT 90,000 YEN!!! HOLY SHIT! THAT MEANS I COULD PROBABLY EASILY BUY A MAGIC BOOK OR TWO... AND IF I USED THE DISCOUNT... THEN I'D MAKE IT EVEN LESS!!! I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT THAT I COULD DO THAT! ALRIGHT! Once my interview's over... If I don't start working or doing something else, then... I need to go check out the Abyss Auction to see what I can get with 90,000 Yen!
After lunch was over and Selina had gotten out of school, she headed straight for the maid cafe. Of course, on the way there, she was practicing her alternate persona. As she walked, people looked at her weirdly as she scolded herself for not making herself cute enough or not acting nicely.
Alright. Selina. You can do this. It's just a job. You can do it. It should be really easy. SUPER easy. You just walk in, answer a few questions while tricking the lady questioning you, and... Then get the job! Simple enough, right?
When Selina finally arrived at the maid cafe, it appeared that there were a number of people inside.
Wow. This place is actually a bit popular for its horrible location. Oh well. It's work. Doesn't matter what amount of work I have to do. As long as I do it. Selina got the attention of one of the maids. Selina giggled before starting.
"Hi there~ I'm here for a job interview!" The maid looked a little stunned by Selina.
Well... I know I'm pretty, but I didn't think I was THAT pretty. I guess I'll just have to deal with people being shocked by my utter beauty from now on. Selina smiled sweetly as the maid went off to get the manager. Selina tried to act a bit nervous just to add a little bit of spice to her personality. Selina saw the maid come back in the room, but... She wasn't followed by any manager.
How odd... I wonder why they didn't come out with her? And then there was a sudden popping noise behind her. Selina was definitely caught by surprise, but kept her personality in tact thankfully. Selina had fallen on the ground with a small scream and looked up at the person who scared her.
WHY THE FUCK WOULD SOMEONE DO THAT TO ME?! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. THAT BITCH IS GOING TO DIE WHEN I LEAVE THIS PLACE. Selina began to cry a little as she looked up to the person.
"W-Why did you do that? I... I haven't done anything to you..." Selina wiped the tears from her face as she saw a hand in front of her.
"I'm sorry. So... I heard you're here for the job?" Selina continued to look at the person, confused.
"Umm... Yes, I am." As Selina took the hand, the person helped her stand up.
"Well... It's nice to meet you. I'm the manager of this joint, Masaki Kurami." Selina suddenly felt herself flush red.
"O-Oh! I-I'm so sorry Masaki-san. Please forgive me. I didn't mean to freak all of the customers out by making a small scream and falling, then I started to cry and... I'm really sorry!" She bowed.
GREAT. THIS BITCH IS MY MANAGER. "Well... From what it looks like, the customers seem to be having a fit of laughter over there." Kurami pointed to a table made of old men that were laughing. Selina actually felt embarrassed. For real. Which was quite a feat in Selina's book.
"W-Well... I-I'm Rosenburg Selina. B-But... You're welcome to call me Rose." Selina's eyes darted to the floor as she stuck her hand out for the manager to shake.
"Well then, Rose-chan! It seems you have quite a nice bow! That'll be quite useful to greet customers!" Selina forced her to slightly blush as she stood back up.
"U-Um... Masaki-san..." Selina paused for a second.
"Yes, Rose-chan?" "U-Umm... A-Aren't you going to ask me some questions?" The manager laughed.
"You're so cute Rose-chan~ I actually only have one question for you. Are you ready for it?" Selina nodded and had a look of deep thought on her face.
"Yes Masaki-san. I'm ready." The manager nodded her head.
"Alright." The manager paused and then suddenly struck a cute pose.
"Would you try on a maid outfit please?" Selina's face of deep thought soon became a blank stare, then she went into a fit of laughter.
"Haha~ Okay Masaki-san. I'll try on a maid outfit." Selina smiled sweetly as she followed the manager to the back room where all the maid outfits were. Kurami was looking through one of the lockers when she suddenly pulled out a dress the color of her hair.
"We're super lucky! We just got this one ordered the other day, but our other maid quit, so we didn't have anyone to wear it. But now we do!" Selina actually enjoyed the maid outfit quite a bit. She thought that it suited her quite well and the color was perfect for her.
"U-Um... I'll go get changed. Please wait a few minutes. I'll try not to be too long." Kurami laughed.
"I'll wait as long as you need." Selina laughed nervously as she went behind a set of the lockers. It didn't take her long to figure out that the dress was slightly larger than she first expected. It wasn't much larger, but enough for the skirt to look a little bit lower than it should've been.
"M-Masaki-san... I'm all done. I'm coming out now." As she walked out, she watched Kurami's expression. It went from one of excitement to... One of extreme delight. Kurami jumped up and down as she looked at Selina.
"R-Rose-chan!!! YOU LOOK AMAZING!!! YOU'RE DEFINITELY HIRED! D-DO YOU HAVE TIME TO DO A TASK OR TWO FOR ME?" Selina slightly blushed.
"I... I definitely can!" Kurami grabbed her hand and pulled her around to one of the empty tables. Kurami sat down in one of the chairs.
"Well hello there~ And what might your name be?" Selina tried to access the situation quickly. She was sitting in a chair and was asking her name.
Is she trying to reenact a service? Hmm... I bet she is. I'll try to answer back like a maid. Selina bowed.
"Hello there master~ My name is Rose! What can I get you today?" Kurami smirked as she stood up.
"You know, Rose-chan. You're a lot smarter than I thought you were. N-not to be mean or anything, but... I thought you were just another one of those dumb, pretty girls. Be glad you're not one of those or else you wouldn't be hired." Selina smiled sweetly, but on the inside, she was impressed.
Masaki-san's a lot smarter than I give her credit for. I realize what the scare was for now. It was to test me. To see if I was fake or not. I'm lucky I didn't crack. "Well... I think I'm just lucky to be able to get interviewed by someone so interesting~ I thought this would be some boring old process, but... It was a lot of fun!" Selina struck a cute pose in her maid costume, and right as she did, it looked like Kurami nearly died.
"R-Rose-chan!!!" Kurami suddenly hugged her. Selina found herself really shocked by this and even blushed a little bit.
"U-Um... M-Masaki-san... C-Can we do this after I change out of the maid outfit? P-People are looking at us strangely." Kurami looked around the room and suddenly stopped.
"Oh~ I'm sorry Rose-chan! Go ahead and change out of your outfit." Selina went in the back room and changed. When she came back out, Kurami was waiting for her like a little dog.
"So... Rose-chan, what time can you come in tomorrow?" Selina paused for a second.
"About how late are you open Masaki-san?" Kurami paused for a second, probably trying to remember the hours they were open.
"Umm... We close at about... 9 o'clock I believe." Suddenly a girl wearing a light blue dress and glasses approached from behind Kurami.
"We're actually open until 9:30 on weekdays. On weekends, we're open until 8. And occasionally, we'll have a friday where we work all night. When no customers come, that's when we just make things for ourselves and hang out." "Well... It's good to see that you know the schedule Lilly-chan!" "Masaki-san, I keep telling you, my name is Lila. Not Lilly." The girl turned to Selina.
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Rekeira Lila." "I'm Rosenburg Selina, but... You're welcome to call me Rose." "I'll make sure that I remember that." Selina suddenly realized that she had no way of contacting Kurami.
"Kurami-san, can I have your phone number?" Suddenly, Kurami got serious.
"I'm sorry Rose-chan, but I don't date women." Selina slightly blushed.
"I... I'm not asking for that reason... It's for work." Kurami laughed.
"Rose-chan, you should learn to take a joke. Of course, you can have my phone number." Kurami and Selina pulled out their phones. To show that the information had been exchanged, a small beep came from Selina's phone.
"Alright! Now I have a way of contacting you quickly."