Calling the commanding officer, Kazuki told him that he would be spending the night with Natsuki. He was fine with that. It was the perk that Kazuki had earned. There is nothing wrong with spending some nice time with one's comfort women. Sleeping came easy. Kazuki woke up in the morning to the alarm and got up. He needed to take a shower and get ready to be taken back to the barracks when the bus came. That was what he was told in their briefing. Kazuki heard that there was a harsh penalty for not being ready on time. He did not want to find out what it was. Especially if it was very embarrassing or brutal. Why should he be the one to fall on the sword? He knew most of them were racist. The instructors and officers might be even harsher than the others just because it was him. Kazuki would let someone else get the punishment for being late first. That was supposing there actually was a big punishment at all. For all Kazuki knew, it could have been a stupid rumor. Or, it could be the worst case scenario. That would be that it was a joke, but something they would punish Kazuki for.
Regardless, it all would be avoided if he made sure to not slip up. Giving his commanding officer in advance would cover his ass. Kazuki was not the only one using the facility. He smiled and greeted them. The boys that liked him greeted them back. Small talk was exchanged. When the commanding officer arrived in the lobby, he was in a good mood. He got them together and told them to get on the bus. Kazuki saluted their driver as he got on board. "Morning." he said. As he left on the bus, he watched the comfort women facility shrink into the background. There was something Kazuki needed to do. It was his day on call. The fact that they did not get along was evident to everyone. Still, the results were final. When they were in call, both of the would sit on opposite sides of the briefing room and either use hand held game consoles to pass the time or speak with others that were waiting with them. Since they were on a fixed rotation, the composition would change up each time. Kazuki could deal with it when his friends were there. On days when they were not, he played games by himself.
He would also need to do a job on base. It was not just grunt chores on their base anymore. There were a ton of jobs on offer for the boys could take. Kazuki wanted a good job to get paid well. He quickly decided against being a nurse or surgeon. This was a military base. He did not want to deal with that. He could to sign up to be a gun instructor. He was pretty good at it. He could also find a job that he was good at or he found cool. In the end, he decided to be a rifle instructor. It was fine. Drilling newer recruits and practicing with the veterans, he would be seen as an authority figure on their base. Racism was bad. Maybe that would be the first step to just ending the racism they had. Kazuki had good eyes and a high level of trigger discipline when handling guns on the training range. Regardless of the job, they needed training for that. So, for the first month, they were taking classes and on the ground training when they were not on call for piloting. In that time, Kazuki had often been sleeping with his comfort women, Natsuki and Rei, a lot. He preferred it to being alone in the barracks.
When it came to Natsuki, he was not actually having sex with her. They were mostly hanging out and cuddling together at night. While it was true that he liked having sex with Rei, he was actually falling for her too. He could be himself with her and she accepted him like no one else did. When he got really stressed out, he would talk it out with Natsuki. She took his side and made him feel better after venting. She knew how to cook and would make him dinner. It was soon discovered that she only knew how to make curry, pasta and meatballs, and fried chicken and pork cutlets with rice or with veggies. Those 6 dishes were good enough for him. It tasted great and it was a home cooked meal. A major bonus in his book. Rei could bake really well, but she did not like to cook at all. Kazuki was very appreciative when she made cupcakes or cookies for him to take for lunch the next day. He had forged relationships based on mutual respect with members of his former squad. Ryuga and Jiro asked him to hang out every so often. Haruki, Haruto, Kenji and Kaito had established a similar bond.
