To See the Light

Quite a Busy Day

Summary
Alastor has some favors to cash in, but there is something he doesn't quite understand. And he doesn't like it.
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Man, that was fun to write ('ᴖωᴖ｀)
Thanks so much for all the kudos and your kind words, it really made my day 💞

This chapter is a bit longer than the prologue, that was just to set up the background. Hope I won't scare you away by its length o(^∀^')o

In this chapter, we are gonna learn more about the relationship dynamic between these goofballs, it's more for an establishment. I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it (≧∀≦)

There is a song I used in this chapter, I highly recommend to listen to it along with reading. You'll know when it starts
☆（ゝω●）
It's called Казачья Колыбельная Песня.
https://youtu.be/j1FjzxhqoWM

There will be a translation in the end notes, so you know what it is about
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"Good morning!" Alastor's rich voice accompanied with a static buzz rang through the hotel lobby.

"Morning, Al!" Charlie greeted him happily from her seat on the couch. Vaggie was perched right next to her, going over some papers.

"What's on the program on such a lovely day, ladies? I hope the meeting with our potential new sponsor went without a hitch yesterday." Alastor strode to them, bounce in his step and his microphone staff at the ready, emitting a low hum wherever he went.

Charlie practically beamed at him. "I have no idea where you got that guy, but he accepted the deal you prepared and set monthly donations of 7 000$! This way we'll soon have enough to add more room space for the new tenants."

"Glad to hear that, dear! The popularity of your hotel is bigger than before and I can almost see the line of those pathetic low-lives trying to better themselves. Hahaha, what a show this turned out to be! We surely will need the extra space. The more failures, the more spectacle!" his grin sharpened and his eyes narrowed, gleaming dangerously.

"Glad you're having fun, shitlord, but we have work to do. So if you are not gonna help, go pester Husk or whatever." Vaggie growled. She still didn't trust him. Not entirely. He hasn't done anything that would endanger them, at least not intentionally, but there was still something about him that didn't sit with her quite well. Maybe it was that distant look in his eyes he always had, like he was constantly planning something.

"And force our dear Husker to start drinking so early on? That would be rather cruel, don't you think?" Alastor cooed. "No, no, no. Let him have his peace for now, he would be needed later on. I plan to make a few visits to some acquaintances of mine to discuss some matters and that would require his assistance. But let's focus on the matters at hand. Those documents look important." he nodded at the ruffling of pages.

"Those are preliminary plans on the expansion of the hotel, financial side included." Vaggie handed him the papers and he ran over them quickly. "We still need to make the last calculations and find someone to build it."

"Great! You girls work pretty quickly, I'll give you that. So with your permission, I'll take those and take a proper look at them a bit later. Now I believe it is the right time for some breakfast! Say, did Niffty darling already started the preparations?" the red-clad demon tucked the documents into his inner coat pocket and his ears questioningly swiveled towards the massive kitchen door.

"Yeah, she just zipped there about a half an hour ago. She was extra quick with the morning cleaning today. I can never understand how she does that." Charlie chuckled. The tiny demoness sure was like she was constantly hooked to an IV filled with pretty strong coffee.