Lin Mu's club room was in the leftmost classroom on the second floor of the abandoned teaching building.
It looked quite large.
Opening the windows, one could also enjoy the sea breeze, which was refreshing.
After opening all the windows for ventilation, Lin Mu took on the task of moving things.
Because it was an abandoned teaching building, there were many randomly stacked desks and chairs in the classroom.
While Lin Mu was moving desks and chairs, Shiina Mahiru and Kato Megumi brought towels, buckets, and detergent, and began to wash and scrub the window glass and floor.
At this moment, the famous Mahiru had tied up her long golden hair into a high ponytail.
She was also wearing an apron and sleeves borrowed from the cooking research club. She cleaned with nimble hands, clearly someone who often did chores.
And Kato Megumi didn't slack off at all, working just as well as Shiina Mahiru.
The 'Saint Megumi', known as the most suitable girlfriend, also had her own characteristics.
That was a gentle nature, just like Mahiru.
After a morning passed, the club room had become sparkling clean.
However, for ventilation, they wouldn't go in the afternoon; club activities would start tomorrow.
Little Angel Mahiru had to go to Saionji Odoriko's shop to work, so she also had no time for club activities.
For Shiina Mahiru, Saionji Odoriko was a good boss. Asada Shino and Aoyama Nanami had worked many jobs and encountered many instances of being unfairly treated.
Therefore, after talking with Asada Shino and Aoyama, Shiina Mahiru, who deeply understood the importance of a good boss to an employee, did not want to give up this job.
Jobs were easy to find, but an easygoing boss was not.
Saionji Odoriko clearly was a very special boss, completely without airs, like a gentle older sister.
Moreover, it seemed Saionji Odoriko had just bought this shop and started operating it.
The shop was in need of people.
Although Shiina Mahiru didn't plan to be a shop assistant forever, working harder at Saionji Odoriko's now and becoming a senior was not bad.
It would also be easier to work part-time at Saionji Odoriko's again in the future.
Time came to the afternoon.
Lin Mu and Shiina Mahiru both had to go to Saionji Odoriko's shop to work. Kato Megumi was a little curious, so she followed along.
For girls, working part-time and having more pocket money was also a great thing.
Thus, Saionji Odoriko's shop gained another... ghost employee.
Why a ghost employee?
Because Kato Megumi's special ability quietly activated again.
One moment Saionji Odoriko was talking to Kato Megumi, instructing her to do things, and the next moment Saionji Odoriko forgot she had such an employee.
But when Lin Mu and Kato Megumi stood together, she would remember that this was the new employee she had recruited, introduced by Shiina Mahiru.
Sitting in the break room, watching the monitor, Saionji Odoriko's expression was strange.
This Kato-san, is she sure she doesn't have some kind of superpower?
However… never mind. She's quite diligent, and diligent girls are the cutest. They're also more likely to be doted on by boys in the future.
After all, who doesn't like a girl who takes care of her home?
Unless the other person is a playboy, a scumbag who messes around all day, a girl good at housework will generally live a very happy life.
"Tomorrow, I'll still call Saionji Sekai and Setsuna to come help. We really don't have enough staff."
Although Saionji Odoriko thought highly of Lin Mu's masculinity, Lin Mu also had to go to school. Besides, Lin Mu could only come in the afternoon. Wouldn't someone still need to be at the shop in the morning?
Lost in thought, Saionji Odoriko couldn't help but secretly check Lin Mu's figure through the surveillance camera.
"Hmm, he's so handsome, and gentle… Why didn't I meet such a good man when I was younger?"
If she had, Saionji Sekai would probably be surnamed Lin.
But, it's not too late now, is it?
Saionji Odoriko felt that she wasn't old; she was only in her thirties, which was a woman's golden age.
Touching her fair skin and looking at her delicate face in the mirror, which had no wrinkles at all, Saionji Odoriko couldn't help but show a shy expression.
So, how should she lure a young man like Lin Mu onto the hook?
What if she was too forward and people misunderstood her as an easy woman?
Saionji Odoriko fell into the dilemma of wanting to have her cake and eat it too.
Should she be reserved or go all out to flirt with the boy she liked?
It was so agonizing.
And, she also had to consider her daughter's feelings. After being single for so many years, her daughter certainly wouldn't want to call a man around her own age 'Dad,' would she?
Lin Mu was unaware of Saionji Odoriko's thoughts at this moment.
If he knew, he would definitely be startled.
Because this woman wasn't thinking about a casual one-night stand, but about marrying him and spending her life with him!
…
Back to Lin Mu, he and Takagi finished today's work, and then there was no more work to do.
The goods from the truck Saionji Odoriko called had all been moved and neatly placed in the warehouse by Lin Mu and Takagi.
So, Takagi was about to be out of a job.
The shop didn't need so many clerks. With surveillance, only a few people were needed to mind the shop.
However, Takagi wasn't disheartened. He was just working part-time, and occasionally stealing a glance at the gentle and kind Miss Saionji Odoriko filled his heart with immense satisfaction.
After receiving his day's wages, Takagi left.
Lin Mu also felt light and unburdened, as he couldn't possibly keep working part-time here.
His main profession was a light novel author. Now that he had established a club, he naturally had to find a way to recruit talented girls, such as a certain black-stockinged senior from St. White Emperor Academy, a second-year student wearing a white hairband.
"Mu-kun, here, this is your pay for today."
Saionji Odoriko smiled as she handed him an envelope, then couldn't help but invite him.
"Mu-kun, do you have any thoughts about continuing part-time work? We don't need anyone to move goods anymore, but I think we could still add one more shop assistant."
Facing Saionji Odoriko's watery eyes, Lin Mu shook his head and refused.
"I'm very sorry, Miss Yoko, but I'm now a light novel author about to debut. I usually have to write, so I don't have time to come here to work."
"However, I'll drop by from time to time. If you need any help, you can always find me."
As he spoke, Lin Mu's gaze involuntarily fell upon Shiina Mahiru next to him, his eyes filled with tenderness.
Seeing this, Saionji Odoriko instantly remembered that he came here to work part-time for Shiina Mahiru.
She probably didn't feel at ease leaving Shiina to work here alone.
Saionji Odoriko suddenly felt a pang of jealousy. How could such a good man already be taken?
Although she also liked Shiina Mahiru quite a bit.
"Alright then, I'll contact you when the time comes. You can't refuse me, okay?"
Saionji Odoriko immediately adjusted her mindset, revealing a gentle expression, paired with a mature aura. Her voluptuous figure was truly captivating.
Lin Mu almost couldn't help but soften and change his mind to agree to her.
Indeed, he also had Cao Cao's thoughts. How could he not have the idea of making a move on a beautiful and gentle wife?
However, the woman in front of him was Saionji Sekai's mother. Thinking of Saionji Sekai's feat of stabbing a certain scumbag Makoto to death, Lin Mu felt it was better not to provoke a mature wife.
If it was just a one-night stand, that would be fine; both of them would be happy.
But what if she wanted to get married?
Lin Mu didn't want to give up Little Angel Mahiru and other high-quality girls with whom he had no contract.
So, he would wait a bit longer.
When his authority became stronger, and he stood at the pinnacle of the world, establishing his Mu Empire, Saionji Odoriko wouldn't be able to escape even if she wanted to.
Lin Mu felt that to stand at the pinnacle of the world, he would at least have to contract Luzhinomiya Izumi, the "Light Miko" of the Luzhinomiya family.
She was truly a world-class combatant.
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