Chapter 105: Applying to be a Dancer
Afternoon, city center, across from a massive Japanese opera house, a coffee shop.
“The price they’re offering is very high, rumored to be one thousand yuan a day. They’re publicly claiming it’s a student aid activity, which has caused many high school students to sneak out of school to go in. Since they’re only accepting third-year high school students who are already over 16, the Law Enforcement Hall can’t do anything about it.”
“The Law Enforcement Hall privately asked those students, and it seems to be the case. For more details, you’ll have to investigate yourself.”
“You should sneak in before evening, otherwise, the venue will be closed due to the Sirens and will only be open to VIP clients. Come back after that.”
Wearing Bluetooth headphones, Youyou’s voice on the other end, Su Jiu gently sipped her milk tea, flipped through the newspaper, and occasionally looked up at the long queue not far away. It seemed to be mostly girls?
She had changed into a medium-length JK skirt with white knee-high socks, but she still wore her hairpin and had a long ponytail hairstyle. Huo was put away in her Spiritual Space.
Immediately, Su Jiu stood up and walked towards the recruitment area. Her fair skin under the sunlight made her look like a high school student cosplaying a Vampire.
“They only want high school students. If you think about it differently, it’s easy to understand – it’s convenient for them to control. Whether it’s related to the Sirens or not, we have to take a look.”
Soon, Su Jiu joined the queue. Her beautiful, delicate face made the surrounding students stare blankly, both boys and girls showing infatuated expressions.
Due to Su Jiu’s cold demeanor, they subconsciously left a meter-wide circle around her.
“Which school is this girl from? Her expression, her face, her aura… even I, a girl, am falling for her. She must be from a noble school, right?”
“Don’t be silly. Would a noble high school come to apply for this kind of thing like us? Look, she’s even watching study videos. She’s probably a very diligent girl.”
“A girl with this kind of appearance is also competing for a spot. That’s one less opportunity.”
Hearing the cautious discussions around her, Su Jiu felt like she was back in high school, even though she hadn’t graduated yet. She picked up her phone and continued watching funny anime, suppressing a laugh.
“Hahaha…”
No one dared to approach Su Jiu to ask questions until a girl wearing a similar JK uniform, mustering her courage, stepped forward and asked in a low voice: “Senior Sister, which school are you from? Can we exchange QQ numbers?”
“Me? From a nearby high school. I want to do some part-time work in the evening.”
Seeing a phone being extended towards her, Su Jiu pulled out her Bluetooth headset, looked up, and blinked. She had originally planned to investigate after going inside, but now an opportunity was presented.
She exchanged QQ numbers with the girl, and she could ask about some matters.
Immediately, she glared at the boys and girls who wanted to come over and ask for her QQ number. The surroundings seemed to pause slightly, a chilling aura emanating from them, causing them to tremble slightly and stop in their tracks.
This was a kind of power, something that a higher level naturally possessed over a lower level, just like Bai Chen had over Su Jiu back then. She had a natural suppressive effect on these students.
Retracting her gaze, Su Jiu looked at the contact named “Ah Hua” on her phone and chuckled softly, “Ah Hua? I’ll call you that? Do you know why there are so many girls today? I remember that the waiters at the singing girl’s house were not limited by gender?”
“Ah? You don’t know?”
Ah Hua, having recovered from the joy of getting a QQ number, looked at Su Jiu and slowly explained: “My classmate said that the cherry blossom country’s singing girls have stopped working, and several have left. But they still need people to dance, and those cherry blossom women are short, so they decided to recruit high school students like us.”
“Oh, really?”
Su Jiu smiled. Stopped working? They were probably killed by those Sirens. Her guess was correct.
As for the height, Su Jiu dismissed it as nonsense. Why would these cherry blossom people want so many high school students? She’d only know once she got inside.
Continuing to get more information from Ah Hua, she also learned that apart from feeling mentally dazed, the high school students who applied had no other special conditions.
“Sorry, you can only apply for the waiter position; you don’t meet the other standards.” The voice of the female recruiter came.
Soon, the queue reached Su Jiu. The girl in front of her quickly nodded, then followed another staff member into the singing girl’s house.
Ah Hua was behind Su Jiu, giving her a thumbs-up and saying, “Good luck.”
“Mhm.”
Su Jiu nodded gently, showing Youyou’s forged student ID, and then looked at the recruiter with a somewhat expectant expression and asked, “Can I apply for a job?”
“This skin… Of course, there’s no problem. Go and call our Manager Liu.”
The recruiting woman showed an amazed expression and quickly asked someone next to her to call the manager. During this time, she continued to marvel at Su Jiu.
After about seven or eight minutes, a middle-aged man with glasses and a slightly bulging belly appeared, with a bit of foundation on his face.
“So fair? You don’t even need makeup to act.”
He sized up Su Jiu, nodded somewhat excitedly, and squinted, asking, “Ten thousand a day. You’ll perform some operas and accompany some VIP guests for drinks. Are you in?”
Su Jiu was quite annoyed by his scrutinizing gaze. She clenched her fist but still put on a shy, somewhat timid expression and replied, “Yes, I can drink a little, as long as it’s not illegal.”
Manager, were those two Adventurers referring to this Manager Liu?
Looking at the cunning look in his small eyes, Su Jiu felt it was more or less him. But why was he wearing makeup? Did the manager have to act as well?
Su Jiu thought of him appearing on stage. Forget it, she wouldn’t think about it anymore.
“Come with me.”
Seeing Su Jiu’s cooperation, Manager Liu nodded, then turned and led her through another, taller back door, which clearly led to the core areas of the singing girl’s house.
“Don’t I need to sign a contract?”
Walking down a long, dark corridor, Su Jiu suddenly spoke out, her voice echoing in the surroundings.
“It’s daily pay, no need… By the way, little sister, what’s your strength level right now?”
Manager Liu stopped, shook his head, his back to Su Jiu. His small eyes suddenly flashed red in the darkness, appearing somewhat frightening in the shadows.
“I just awakened not long ago.”
Sensing the heaviness in his words, Su Jiu pretended to shrink back a bit in fear, “Why are you asking this?”
“Some dance moves can only be performed after awakening. You’re going to dance the cherry blossom country’s dance later, aren’t you?”
Manager Liu nodded with satisfaction. He didn’t know why he felt a sense of oppressive pressure from her just now. Now that he thought about it, it must have been his sensitivity. He had only recently accepted that adult’s favor.
Passing through the corridor, Manager Liu reached the end and opened a makeup room, entering it.
Su Jiu followed him in and looked around the backstage-like area, finding nothing unusual. It was just a normal backstage desk of an opera house, a wooden dressing table, and a copper mirror, all with a cherry blossom style.
But on the long sofa inside, girls around Su Jiu’s age were sitting, either playing with their phones or looking around curiously. Under the dim yellow light, their common characteristic was greatly magnified – fair skin.
The lighting was provided by Japanese paper lanterns hanging on the wall, and exquisite kimonos were hung on both sides of the makeup room walls.
Retracting her gaze, Su Jiu pointed at the kimonos on the wall and asked, “Will we be wearing these later?”
“If you perform well, you will get something you can’t imagine.”
Manager Liu turned to look at her, shook his head slightly, and a mysterious smile appeared on his plump lips.
