The Shadow King's Other Side

Forced to be a host, Spectacularly Failing, I blame Haruhi

A/N: I changed my chapter titles so now they are from Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan.

Previously on The Shadow King's Other Side:

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(Y/N)'s Point Of View:-

"Starting today you are official members of the Host Club!" Tamaki announced.

"I will personally train you to be first-rate hosts," he continued. "If you can get one hundred customers to request your service, we will completely forget about your 8 million Yen debt."

There, he said it. To be honest I was kind of expecting that to happen. I mean, you can't help but notice Haruhi in her new uniform.

I was satisfied with what Tamaki said for the first few moments until I thought it over in my head again. Wait... hosts?? As in host with an 's' ?! The plural of host!? DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE TO DO IT TOO?

Frantically, I raised the subject before the topic could be taken too far ahead. "What do you mean hosts? Surely, you're only talking about Haruhi! Right?!"

"I am afraid you misunderstood, (Y/N). Tamaki could have been clearer with his explanation. Due to your need to pay off your debt, I'm assuming you want to do so as quickly as possible. Therefore, it will be necessary for the both of you to be representatives of the Host Club," Kyoya replied in place of his friend.

What? Why? I only agreed to this because I thought it wouldn't be anything flashy. Now you're telling me I had to pretend to be a guy in front of all of these elite girls and flirt with them? Ugh, why, oh, why did this happen to us... No, what was I thinking, I wasn't going to accept this!

"Oh, no, I'm afraid I have to apologise; I really can't do this..." I said, even though I was sure that wouldn't convince Kyoya of anything.

"And why is that, may I ask?" He replied. Like I said, it didn't make a difference to him.

And no! you may not ask! Ugh! Now I had to make up an excuse... What to say, what to say? Oh, I've got it. He won't suspect I'm lying if I actually said a bit of the truth...

"The reason being is that I'm not really that comfortable with being around big groups of people. Especially girls, if we're being specific. And this is what the Host Club is all about really, isn't it? Being around big groups of girls all the time..." I tried to make myself sound as convincing as possible, and I think I did quite well if I do say so myself.

"Oh, well, that shouldn't be a problem, the rest of the club will help you if you need anything. Plus, I noticed you have quite a keen eye, as you've been observing how each member acts. So, I think you're going to do just fine," Kyoya said, unfazed by anything I've said. "Moreover, I've already made arrangements and told some of our regular guests that we've got two new hosts that they could meet."

Scratch that, in fact, I think I made it even worse for myself since he knows I have been analysing how the members attract customers. Well, let's hope this doesn't become a crisis and we get out of here quickly.

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(Y/N)'s Point Of View:-

'I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING WHAT DO I SAY HOW DO PEOPLE DO THIS DO I INTRODUCE MYSELF DO I BE NICE WHAT IS THIS HELL' I panicked as the guests I was sitting with bombarded me with questions about my personal life. 'OKAY EVERYONE CALM DOWN DEEP BREATHS. ANSWER ONE QUESTION AT A TIME'