Pool party

"So, this is the Tall tower hotel huh?" Helga mused as she and Rika stepped into the lobby of a fancy 20-floor hotel.

Izumi and Hanabi followed from a distance as the two approached the front desk. "Hmm? Are you Miss Komachi?" a well-dressed man asked.

"Yup," Rika nodded.

"I'm surprised you're here. Mr. Ryono just canceled the catering stint a few hours ago."

"Huh!? Why!?"

"He said both you and him were not up to proper cooking standards, physically. It was regrettable, but understandable after hearing about what transpired at the cook-off. He didn't sound sick, but it mentioned the episode took a lot out of him. He also mentioned you would probably be too exhausted from the cook-off to properly cater the breakfast, not to mention your hand is still not in the best shape to properly cook. Since Miss Itsuki Makihara was also not feeling well, the catering was regrettably cancelled."

Rika paused for a moment before chuckling. "Guess he's really starting to improve. He never would've cancelled before even with me burning my hand, he's the guy that would work through pain. But now he's saying I'd be too tired? Heh," Rika smiled to herself. "Though refresh me, what did the catering gig entail again?" Rika asked.

"Well, it was various breakfast bites, notably egg and French toast related dishes," the gentlemen stated.

"Good, then our place is doing it."

"HUH!? But Mr. Ryono cancelled, and you are in no shape to properly cook!"

"That's where our lovely staff comes in. They may not be on our level, but it's high enough to knock the socks out off of the clients," Rika declared.

"Very well. I will inform the management and client."

Surprised you didn't say anything," Rika chuckled as she glanced over at Helga.

"Hey if you botch it, more business for me," Helga growled.

"We won't though. Well, good thing I told all the girls to come here for a party. Guess I better tell Mimi to bring everyone's uniforms."

...

Matcha glared at Rika as she arrived at the hotel. "I leave you alone for a little bit, and now we're doing a catering gig that we canceled!?" Matcha glared.

"Hey, you should be glad she thinks we're good enough to handle it," Waki smiled as she wrapped her arm around Matcha.

"I was hoping she didn't invite you for the "sleep over"."

"Helga! Are you sleeping over too?" Mimi giddily asked.

"Yeah, I'm the one who's stuck here. Though why are you still in your uniform?" Helga grumbled.

"Cause it suits me! And well, I don't really have much else to wear," Mimi sheepishly smiled.

"Quite the elegant establishment we have here," Benihime mused as she walked in with a large suitcase.

"Talk about overly fancy. Did you really need to bring a whole damn suitcase?" Zuina yawned.

"Why yes. It is also why I dressed up in my fine evening kimono."

Benihime was garbed in an elegant white and gold kimono and geta sandals while her hair was tied up. Zuina by comparison was overly casual and wore nothing but an oversized t-shirt, shorts, and sneakers. The two completely contrasted one another standing side by side.

"Rika, what is the meaning of all this!" Masaru groaned as he arrived in his work uniform.

"Guess you only have chef uniforms in your closet. Anyway, this is the perfect chance to let our staff shine. We can't do all the work, plus it's good to have backup in case we're unable to fulfill a catering request ourselves in the future," Rika smiled.

"That is sound logic. Both you, me, and Itsuki are out. I would prefer more skilled chefs, but I fear we must make do with whom we have," Masaru groaned.

"And I'm telling you, they can handle it just fine."

"Makihara-sama will be at the breakfast."

"Even better. Even if they don't blow him away personally, it'll be a success if the majority enjoys it."

...

"Heh, the hotel room's got a nice little kitchen," Rika mused as she changed into her swimsuit.

"Ri- Rika! Why are you changing out in the open!?" Masaru blushed.

"Cause I feel comfortable around you. You can peek all you want," Rika winked as Masaru immediately dove into the covers. "Heh, no worries you don't need to come to the pool with us," Rika grinned.

"Wait, why are you all going to the pool this late at night? The catering gig is tomorrow morning in a few hours," Masaru nervously asked.

"They're gonna give us some poolside massages and Spa treatment as well. Since I'm off the hook, I thought I'd join everyone. "

"D- Does that mean you're wearing a swimsuit?"

"Yeah, I'm wearing one; gaze at me, boy!" Rika declared.

Masaru peeked out and immediately fell unconscious from a nosebleed. Rika was clad in nothing but a dark green skintight bikini. Her skin radiated even in the moderately lit hotel room. "Thanks for telling me it was sexy," Rika smiled as she pecked a kiss on Masaru's lips before slipping into her flip flops and heading out.

...

"Oh my, you are quite bold my female knight," Benihime mused as she lounged by the pool in a skintight gold bikini with her hair wrapped up in a towel. Two hotel staff members massaged her feet and legs, while another two did her hands and arms and another one applied a facial cream to her face.

Mimi was also receiving the same beauty treatment along with Helga. Mimi was clad in a skintight blue bikini while Helga was clad in a skintight crimson bikini.

"This feels so good!" Mimi moaned in bliss.

"Never realized how big your tits were," Helga scowled as she gazed at Mimi's breasts before looking down at her own much smaller breasts.

"Why are you scowling, girl? My feet would love to get a massage like that," Rika teased.

"I'm only doing this cause Mimi suggested it," Helga blushed.

"Dang, you really have been hangin' out with us a lot lately. Maybe Rika should hire you," Waki teased as she swam in the pool with Matcha.

Waki was clad in a skintight pink bikini while Matcha was clad in in a skintight green bikini.

"I don't think Helga would enjoy working with us," Matcha glared as she sunk into the water and began blowing bubbles.

"So, where's Zuina?" Rika asked.

"Right here," Zuina grumbled as she popped her head out from underneath the water.

She was clad in a skintight purple bikini along with a purple swim cap and goggles.

"Why're you swimming like that?" Rika giggled.

"I don't like getting my hair wet, that's why," Zuina blushed as she returned to swimming.

As Rika turned around, she was greeted by a shiny hairless woman with spray tanned skin clad in a white bra top, white ripped jean shorts, and white sneakers. "Sup Ri-ri-ka!" Ichika sneered as she smacked her bald head.

"And why are you here?" Rika glared.

"Because we got a room, dumbass."

"We?"

"Yes, WE," Nino glared as she emerged wearing a skintight frilly white swimsuit, a white swim cap, and white flip flops.

"And you're swimming fully clothed?" Rika glared at Ichika.

"It ain’t a strict hot spring so I'm hoppin' in sneakers and all," Ichika snickered as she did just that. "Why ya glarin? My sneakers are probably cleaner than the pool water," Ichika sneered as she did the backstroke kick, sending some water towards Rika.

Rika dodged the splash as Nino took off her flip flops and gracefully dove into the pool.

"Oh, this is a surprise we meet again so soon," a female voice stated.

Rika turned to see Hina and Mocha. Hina was clad in a black skintight bikini and sneakers, while Mocha was clad in a skintight pink bikini and neon green sneakers.

"So, you two going swimming too?" Rika asked.

"Yeah. I really do enjoy splashing around in the pool despite being in my late 20s," Hina smiled.

"I didn't know you were coming too. I thought only Mocha and Mochi were invited."

"Mochi managed to score a room for Hina with some stock money. She's relaxing by the pool," Mocha smiled as she pointed at Mochi, who was reading a book on a lounge chair.

Rika then noticed Izumi and Hanabi approaching clad in red and blue skintight bikinis and sandals, respectively. "Shit, I'd better warn those two before my sisters notice them," Rika thought.

However, she was too late. "Nino-nee! I see Izuhana!" Ichika shouted.

"Not so loud dumbass. We're in a public place!" Nino glared.

"So?"

"SO, we can't just get in a fight with them with people watching! We're already in enough trouble as is! And need I remind you that we primarily came here to kill some dignitaries that are here for the conference tomorrow!? We get caught now or start a ruckus; we're screwed!"

"Oh good. In that case it's a cease fire," Hanabi grinned as she hopped in the pool with Izumi.

"The hell are you doing!?"

"Keeping you two at bay. You're the biggest threat in the room, so naturally I'll keep you at bay."

"Too bad suckers! you fell into my trap!" Ichika laughed as she whipped out her medallion. Now let’s say we have a game of chariot, and the losing team is forced to jump off the roof of the building!" Ichika laughed as she snapped her fingers.

Izumi immediately hopped on top of Hanabi's shoulders while Ichika immediately hopped on top of Nino's shoulders.

"Don't worry about us. We can handle them," Hanabi grinned.

"Alright," Rika shrugged as she headed for the water slide.

...

Rika returned to the pool to find that everything seemed to be peaceful. Benihime, Mimi, Waki, and Matcha were all lounging garbed in elegant robes, with their hair wrapped up in towels and their skin covered in beauty cream. Cucumbers were also placed on their eyes as they listened to serene beach sounds via headphones.

Zuina was soaking in the hot tub with Hina and Mocha, while Izuhana and the twins were still fighting each other in chariot.

"Huh? Hey Rika, aren't those your sisters fighting?" Waki asked as she pulled a cucumber off her eye.

"Yeah. Though Hanabi said they would win," Rika nodded.

"Does your sister still suffer the punishment if she loses due to outside interference?"

"Not sure."

"In that case, I'm gonna go give baldy a little payback," Waki grinned as she got up. She then snuck over to the pool and launched a poison needle into Nino's backside causing her to lose her balance and give Izumi an opening.

"The hell Nino- BLGH!" Ichika cried as she fell into the water. "The hell'd you cramp up for!?" she cried as she begun to climb out of the pool.

"I didn't! I just went numb for a bit!" Nino glared.

"Well overcome your numbness dammit! I don't wanna go splat!" Ichika cried as she began heading towards the exit against her will.

Nino glared and immediately whipped out her own medallion. "If you fail to make it to the door in 2 seconds the punishment from the chariot game is null and void!" Nino stated before snapping her fingers and hurling a poison needle into Ichika's shoulder. Ichika let out a groan before falling to the ground with a thud. "Poison is also my specialty, so I naturally have some immunity. Nonetheless, the needle itself hurt," Nino glared at Waki as she hopped out of the pool to tend to Ichika.

"Hmm? What's going on?" Mimi asked as she sat up and took the cucumbers off her eyes.

"Looks like Waki got some payback.," Rika smirked as she headed back to the water slide.

However, she immediately froze as she made eye contact with two young women. One had tan skin and a stylish pink hairdo and was clad in a grey skintight bikini and maroon skateboarding sneakers. She also carried a riding crop as well as a large purse. The other woman had long black hair and was clad in a skintight navy-blue bikini and dark purple slip-on athletic sneakers.

"Why hello my dear Kohai," the pink haired woman cooed as she strolled up to Rika and stroked her cheek with her crop.

"Hello Rebelle," Rika groaned.

Smack!

"Rebelle-SENPAI to you my dear Kohai," Rebelle sneered as she smacked Rika on the cheek.

"Rude as always, heathen," the black-haired woman sneered.

"Hello to you too Azuki-sensei. So why are you two here?" Rika glared.

"We simply were out for a late-night workout at the gym over yonder," Rebelle snickered as she pointed to the gym with her crop. "Hmm? Is that Zuina I see in the hot tub?" Rebelled asked aloud.

Upon hearing Rebelle's voice, Zuina immediately shot out of the hot tub and went pale as Rebelle smugly smiled towards her. "Onee-sama?" she trembled.