Chapter 17

I tried my best to relax as I sat near Tomichii in his relaxation room. Nearby, I could hear the moans of another courtesan as she lay backwards over a table, a man burying himself over and over again inside her.

We'd been here since lunchtime, Yaru not wasting any time in reminding me Tomichii was still the most overtly interested person to come to my unveiling. Besides the other resurrected, anyway. Yaru hadn't brought him up again so neither had I.

“Tired?” Tomichii asked when I failed to stifle a yawn. I saw Yaru's eyebrows raise. Apparently appearing tired was a big no-no, something he'd mentioned on the drive over when I'd told him of my night full of adventures.

“A little,” I replied, doing my best to look sheepish and apologetic. “I confess I didn't sleep very well last night. I was too excited.”

“Oh, really? And what could have caused that?”

“I was thinking about coming back here. You have a wonderful building here, especially the garden. And...” I pretended to be embarrassed,