I Started a Lover-for-Hire Service, And For Some Reason, Only Beautiful Girls Are Requesting Me

The lecture was in the fourth period.

While everyone was seated and attending the lecture, Himeno was holed up inside the girls’ restroom.

Himeno, who had never missed a class and had a 100% attendance rate until now, had finally broken that streak. Right now, something much worse was happening.

“Ughhh…”

Inside a private restroom stall, Himeno pressed her face into her hands, adopting the “see no evil” pose from the three wise monkeys.

Her neck, ears, and face were burning hot, as if she were in the sun. Himeno was completely red-faced. She didn’t want anyone to see her like this. She couldn’t allow it.

So, locked away in this restroom—

“Idiot… idiot…”

In a barely audible voice, Himeno muttered these words over and over, dozens of times.

Her blunder at that moment was the biggest mistake in her 18 years of life. It was a huge error, one that she would make sure to never repeat again…

To dispel Ami’s suspicions, Himeno had broken her silence. She spoke the words herself.

“I really do have a boyfriend.”

She couldn’t bring herself to tell Ami that she had been putting up a facade, and there was no way she could admit to using a lover-for-hire service.

She had to keep up the pretense, and she did her best, desperately. That’s why her voice had grown louder without realizing it.

In the end, the words that were supposed to reach only Ami were overheard by everyone in the classroom. For Himeno, it was something she could never bear.

The shame was so overwhelming that she couldn’t even bring herself to attend the lecture. It was so intense that she had locked herself away like this.

Himeno didn’t know what kind of face she should make from now on, and at the same time, she was filled with an overwhelming sense of “guilt”.

(This is going to cause trouble for Shiba…)

The shocking fact she had heard from Ami—that Shiba was attending this university—was an unbelievable coincidence.

(This wasn’t supposed to happen… I need to apologize to Shiba…)

Himeno had never exchanged contact information with Ryoma. Even if he attended this university, the chance of them meeting was extremely slim.

The only way she could definitely meet him and have time to apologize was through the lover-for-hire service…

Just as Himeno took out her smartphone and was about to contact the service—

“Aah, I’m so tired from class.”

“I know, right? It was way too hard. This report is definitely going to be a pain.”

“…!”

The restroom door suddenly opened, and Himeno’s eyes widened in surprise.

Two girls came in, chatting casually.

At this university, students could create their own timetables. Since the fourth period had already started, these girls must have had a free period at this time.

“I really need to fix my makeup quickly. I only have 30 minutes until my part-time job.”

“I don’t want to go to work… I just want to skip it…”

The sound of a zipper being opened echoed through the restroom. From the flow of conversation, it seemed like they were opening their makeup pouches.

The mirrors in this university’s women’s restroom were wide enough to allow for convenient makeup application. Many girls did their makeup inside the restroom.

“…”

Himeno held her breath and froze, not because she had done anything wrong, but simply because she was acting like no one else was there in the restroom.

“Hey, look at this! I just bought it!”

“Wow, it looks really expensive…”

“It’s a brand name item that I bought with my part-time job money! Pretty nice, right?”

“Wait, this is a Chanel one!”

“Yep! A Chanel one.”

The two girls became animated discussing their makeup, a common topic for girls.

“I wish I could use that too…”

“…Tell me the truth?”

For some reason, one of the voices suddenly became sultry.

“Well… maybe I want to have an indirect kiss with Yuri…”

“Well, I guess I can’t help it… since it’s special.”

“Really!?”

“Yeah… I’ll color your mouth with this special lipstick.”

“Wait, no… we’re at school, right? What if someone sees us…”

“We’ll deal with it if it happens… Imagining someone seeing us gets me all excited…”

“Geez… Yuri, you’re always so pushy…”

“Come on, let me do it for you already.”

“Okay… please…”

(Huh…!?)

Unaware that Himeno was present, or perhaps because they assumed no one else was in the room, the two girls continued their intimate conversation. The sound of their lips meeting grew louder and louder…

This was the first time Himeno had accidentally stumbled upon such a scene.

“Alright, done!”

“It’s not ‘done’, though. Yuri, your kiss was too intense… the lipstick’s all smeared.”

“Well, it’s your lips that are too soft, so it’s your fault.”

“Ugh, stop saying stuff like that… you’re such a fool.”

Because of her job, Himeno understood. She could tell that the two of them were probably sending about ten heart emojis to each other at that moment…

“Next time, I’ll fix your hair, Yuri.”

“Fix it? …Tell me the truth.”

“You already know, stop being so mean… I want to touch your hair. Your kiss made me flip some weird switch inside.”

“Heh, I love how honest you are too… here, go ahead.”

“Mm, thank you…”

(Huh…!?)

Himeno understood again, due to her job. She could tell that the two of them were now probably sending around twenty heart emojis to each other…

“Hey, I have an interesting story. Can I tell you?”

“Oh! Go ahead!”

The two of them, having finished their makeup touch-ups and satisfied with the “nourishment” they’d gotten, now spoke in a lively and cheerful tone, more so than when’d first come in.

“So, you know that cute girl in first year, Lori-Rin?”

“—!?”

The sudden mention of the name caught Himeno off guard. She immediately covered her mouth and tightly shut her eyes.

“Didn’t you hear a weird sound just now?”

“It’s probably nothing. So, about Lori-Rin…”

“Of course I know her! Honestly, I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t. She’s so popular, but doesn’t seem interested in boyfriends. She’s definitely a hot topic!”

“Well, here’s some new information! Just came in a second ago.”

“New information…?”

(Don’t say it… just leave already…)

Himeno didn’t need to be told what this new information was. She wasn’t that dull. In fact, this was exactly why she was hiding out in the restroom right now.

“Actually, she has a boyfriend, and she’s totally crazy about him!”

“Eh!? Really!?”

(Wh-what? …What…!?)

Himeno was just as surprised as the other girl. She never imagined such a thing would be said about her.

As the rumors spread, they only grew bigger and got distorted. This was exactly what it meant for stories to be exaggerated and twisted.

“So, when she said she wasn’t interested in boyfriends, was she just talking about not wanting another one because she already had a boyfriend?!”

“Yeah, she already has one, so she’s not interested in another. Apparently, she even made a public confession in class earlier, shouting ‘I love my boyfriend!’ and then ran out of the room!”

“Wow… Lori-Rin’s so brave…”

“People are saying it was some sort of punishment game or something… but honestly, I think her courage is something to be admired.”

“Finding out Lori-Rin has a boyfriend is kind of a shock… I thought she was one of those people who wasn’t interested, so I assumed she was into someone else…”

“You… honestly, you were aiming for her, weren’t you?”

“You were aiming for her too, Yuri!”

“…Hehehe.”

The two girls left the restroom with such laughs…

“…”

Himeno was left standing there, her face serious, caught in the double blow of exaggerated rumors and the fact that she had been targeted.