A Shield Between Them

The East Manor had lost its lustre months ago, after the Guardians' number was reduced from four to two. In a normal world, just like Chiaki's original world, when the load of work was still the same but the number of employees were cut in half, the remaining employees had to double down their work by doing overtime or such. But that didn't happen to Oriole. He was doing something else, totally not part of his job, by lazing around and whoring at his pleasure boat. He invited men and women on board, holding parties and drinking games, waking up in the morning totally debauched with flimsy clothes and questionable smell.