The Tenants

“Well, only place left is the living room.”

Grandma Baba, or I'd just call her grandma, had been touring us for the past thirty minutes. Even though she had been walking and explaining this entire time, she hadn’t once shown any sign of fatigue. It put a smile on my face how robust she was.

The manor was really simple in design. There were only two floors; first floor for men and second floor for women. Technically, men could go upstairs but grandma told me there was an unwritten rule where men must have a good reason to come up there. Only one bathroom for each floor, so there was a schedule on who got to use it.

“And this is the living room. This is—”

As grandma opened the door to the living room, an almost naked woman laid at the entrance. Lying on her sides, her long black hair dripped all over her light skin. The towel around her was so tight, it inflated her ample breast a bit. Her butt was also slightly exposed but before I could look more, grandma had already shielded her from my eyes, so I had no choice but to look away before grandma also labeled me a pervert.

Damn, she’s fast.

“Haru, there’s an almost naked lady in there,” Mia said as she tugged my shirt. I didn’t dare move my head to look. Stop tempting me, little sister.

“You two, why don’t you wait in the hall for a bit?” Grandma’s voiced sounded mad.

We stepped outside and closed the door behind.

“Nama, wake up! What are you doing almost naked in the living room!” There was a loud slap. Only one place where such sound could be made.

“Ouch! Huh? Grandma, what was that for?”

“Don’t ‘what’s that for’ my ass! How many times have I told you not to sleep naked in the living room?”

“What’s the big deal? It's not like I'm an eyesore.”

“That’s not the point! Just get dressed!”

Suddenly, I could hear thuds, it was as if they were wrestling. It didn’t help I could hear the girl moaning and say, “Don’t be so rough,” and “Why is it so tight?” it was just so insanely erotic.

“What are you doing?” I perked my head up as Umi walked towards us with narrow eyes. She was still suspicious of me.

“N-Nothing,” I stood still. “I was just waiting for grandma to let me in.”

“Oh, there’s a naked lady there. I think she’s fighting with Grandma.” Mai interjected.

“Naked lady? That sounds like Nama.” she then glared and accused me, “Did you do something to Nama?”

“H-Huh? I didn’t do—”

The sliding door swung wide open and Nama came rushing out of the door. She had a T-shirt on, but her lower half was only protected by a white underwear with a cute bear in the middle of it.

“Umi! I missed you!” Nama bolted towards Umi. She was like a dog coming to greet her master as she rubbed her head to Umi’s cheeks.

“Have you been drinking? You reek of booze!” Umi said as she tried to pull away Nama away from her.

“Ugh, my boss kept me all night,” she groaned. “I don’t even know how many rounds we did.”

That sounds very indecent. I covered Mai’s ears as she blinked at me cluelessly as to why I did that.

“Nama, what are you even talking about!? Get off me!”

“No way, rubbing against you feels so good!”

“Nama, your clothes, your clothes!” Grandma tried to give her pants.

It was a surreal scene. I'd only seen something like this in manga, but I never knew it could happen. As the two girls struggled to get what they want, their bodies collided with each other, especially their chest part, as they were both plump in that region.

It was hard to look away. No, as a teenage boy at the height of puberty, it was impossible to look away. I was not at fault for looking at the beautiful scene in front of me.

“I said put on your clothes.” grandma’s voice was so icy and sharp that it gave me goosebumps. It was so scary that the two girls immediately stopped doing whatever they were doing. “Now, you will put on your clothes. Also, Haru, stop looking at her.”

“Y-Yes, ma’am!”

I turned around, and as I did so, I saw two unfamiliar faces. They looked the same age as me as they straddled in their school uniform.

“What’s this racket? You're going to disturb Rin-chan!”

“Oh, you guys look like you’re having fun! Lemme in, lemme in!”

Two people, a boy and a girl, joined the ruckus. Just like the other tenants I had seen, these two were also like them. Pretty and handsome.

The girl looked more like a gyaru with her blonde hair and loose clothes while the guy was a tall, fit, handsome dude with silver hair that you’d definitely think he was a model.

Suddenly, the sliding room opened again. “Huh? Who is this guy?” with what sounded like a growl, I did a double take as I looked at the huge bear by the living room door. His face and hands were full of scars and just one look from his eyes felt like I’d be beaten in the spot.

“I-I-I'm the new tenant...”

He moved his hand towards me. I was going to get killed.

“Come! The food’s ready!” He said with an innocent smile.

Huh?

***

Food lined up at the across the table. There were so many, and each of them looked delicious.

Mai and I sat at the other end of the table opposite of rest of the tenants. We were eating in the living room, and all of them stared at us with curiosity except for Umi, whose brows were furrowed as she looked at me coldly.

“Would you mind introducing yourselves?” grandma asked.

“Y-Yes,” I stood up and took a deep breath. “I’m Haru Anzai, sixteen years old, and this is my little sister, Mai Anzai. We will be living here starting today. Please take care of us.” I bowed.

“Nice to meet you!” Mai said with a big smile. It was so cute I also couldn’t help but smile.

“Welcome to the Minara Complex, you two.” Grandma smiled at us, her chilling demeanor earlier completely gone. “Everyone else, introduce yourself.”

“Ooh, I’ll start!” The big guy happily stood up. He really looked like a bear but the child-like smile on his face made me think he wasn’t so scary. “I’m Kuma Ito. You can call me Kuma. I’m like a handyman here for all kinds of stuff, so if you have any problem you can come to me. Oh, I'm also a former yakuza. Ehe.”

Oh, he seems to be a good person—he’s a what now!?

Mai clapped blissfully at his introduction. “Wow! I haven’t seen a yakuza before!”

Kuma laughed loudly and raised his hand, “This is my proof.” his pinky finger was cut off in the middle.

“S-So cool!”

“Hehe, glad you think so!”

“There you go again introducing yourself like that.” As if reading my thoughts, Nama, the almost naked woman, spoke up. “Don’t worry about him. He's as gentle as a bear, or was it a dog? I forgot, but he’s really kind and helpful!”

I looked back at Kuma who was squirming and blushing. I wasn’t used to seeing a huge man doing that, but it seemed he really wasn’t as scary as I thought.

“Hehe, by the way, I’m Nama Chiba. You can call me Nama! I’m very reliable, everyone can vouch for that. So, if you have any problem you can also come to me!”

“The only thing he’ll ask of you is your body! Your boobs are too big, and your sexiness is through the roof!” the blonde girl protested as she poked her all over her body.

“T-That’s not true,” Nama protested as she lifted her breast up. “they’re not that big! What do you think, Haru? Are they big?”

It was insanely hard not to look but at the same time, I'd be ousted as a pervert, so I had to look away. “I-I think they’re perfectly average...” that was a lie. It was incredibly big and plump.

“Hehe, I told you!” she smiled smugly towards girl2. She then patted my head, “You’re such a good kid, Haru.” As I enjoyed her patting, the blonde gyaru glared at me.

Mai tilted her head, and before I could cover her mouth, she spoke the unfiltered truth, “Is that so...? I think they’re pretty big. Boys in my classroom said the bigger they are, the better.”

Man, where do kids get these ideas from? I mean, they’re mostly not wrong but still! Go play basketball or something.

“Hehe, I told you! Kids never lie. You're such a good girl, Mai.” the blonde girl patted Mai on the head.

“Fools, you are,” the handsome guy interjected. Even his voice sounded like it belonged to a playboy. “It doesn’t matter how sexy and pretty you are right now. 3D will get old and sag, but 2D will forever be 18 years old! Just like Rin-chan here.”

Eh?

He held up a figurine of a famous magical girl. Anyone who wasn’t living under a rock knew who that was, and anyone with an internet knew how expensive those were. Only real otakus would buy such a thing. And that meant he was not only a handsome man but also a hardcore otaku. Some would say it was an oxymoron.

“Oh, I know that girl!” Mai stood up and did a pose like the figurine and recited, “Magical Girl Rin-chan is here!

He also stood up and did another pose. “Defeating evil with my spear!”

Then together, they said, “And with a pure heart, everything will be right!”

Those don’t even rhyme.

"Well, could be worse, right? At least, she's legal,” the blonde girl said flatly, a cold look on her face. “Gin would have been perfect if he didn’t have such a creepy hobby.”

“Kin, stop saying it like that. We might be only ten minutes apart, but I'm still your big brother, and big brothers are to be respected. Now, apologize to Rin-chan!”

“Huh!? No way! I'm not doing anything for that creepy toy.”

“T-Toy...?” Oof.

“And you heard it from my stupid brother here. I'm Kin, and we’re twins. And as for you, I heard you put your hands on Umi.”

“What!?” the bear growled.

“Ara, Haru, that’s not good, you know?” Nama looked at me in disgust.

“That's a misunderstanding!” I pleaded. “She’s the one who clung to me!”

“Huh!? Who do you think you are? I might understand if you have my brother’s face but you’re not even remotely good-looking.”

Her words stabbed me deep in my heart. I admit my looks were average, especially compared to Gin, but any adolescent at the height of youth essentially being called ugly was tantamount to murder. Murder of a budding confidence.

“That’s not true! My brother is the most handsome in the entire world!” Mai pouted at her.

My savior! Guardian angel! 

“W-Whatever,” Kin faltered at Mai’s pouting. It was really the strongest pout in the whole world. “Anyway, Umi is not that kind of girl. She's the daughter of Ashikaga family who someday will inherit their global business. Right, Umi?”

“No, I will not.”

“There you go again, saying things like that.”

“That’s enough,” Grandma tapped the table loud enough for us to hear. “what happened was an accident, and I'm sure that it won’t happen again, right, you two?” she smiled sweetly at us but it was easy to understand that saying no wasn’t an option.

“Yes, grandma.”

“Yes, grandma...”

“That’s better,” grandma looked relaxed again.”Now, let us eat. Kuma prepared this for us, so enjoy yourself to the fullest.”

Everyone started to eat, and the place gradually became rowdier. The scene in front of me was something I was certainly not used to.

But I didn't dislike it.