Vol 3 Chapter 14 (1/1)

ly on EC… Rick gives sohbour, only to be chased after by suspicioustraining Running like et help, catching his pursuers instead After spending a day with the police to sort out the ht after man Given the options available to him -after an altercation with his father who came to the station- he opted to be under surveillance for the ti Rick sends off an e into his bed Till -aka Nyoko- received the eht away, as she sends an eroup of delinquents occurs “I wasn’t even walking since I need to type an e ” Nyoko cal the ‘Email Sent’ notification with its visible ti eyes alking? If you didn’t know, there are places that offers seeing eye dogs, I can even refer so s are also known as guide dogs in other parts of the world, they are one and the same, I chose the for eye” used in this case is a play on word on top of the insult of calling hilish equivalent as far as I nor Ishman know, so I’ll leave it transliteral unless someone has a better idea :P] The other diners couldn’t help but laugh after overhearing the retort, so thrown into a coughing fit The shop in question is of the se inside the shop itself, the rest shared outside with adjacent shops on the street As the coe awning was, it attracts the attention of everyone in the i in low voices while a few bystanders shtly red in the face, obviously not used to ridicule “Do you knoho I a? You think I’rels here? Even the latest ly puts down the onlookers while countering the petite girl in front of hihtly hammers her palm with her fist, like a certain someone in her party in Second Phantasia The watch on her wrist jingles subtly with the i face, eyes that are s, you must be with the circus” Her esture “When is the next show? That norant one here, aside fro blind” “““Hahahahahahahahaha!””” The youth’s condescending look disappears as his face falls flat, although he isn’t exactly hideous, he can’t be considered anywhere near handsome Very few people dared to mock him in his life thus far, and fewer still dared to hter, his face turns beet red “fuck this, teach her a lesson!” “““Got it, Young Master!””” The entourage consists of mainly youths, but there are some adults hidden in there Each of the it on their forehead “shi+t! That’s the Wong Choi Group!” “Soet the cops!” “Shut up you idiot, they ARE the cops” “Let’s get out of here!” [T/N: Wong Choi is 黄财 in this case,bitch, you will regret ! I’llfor neither life nor death!” “Never heard of you” A vein can be seen popping out of the youth’s forehead “Don’t tell me you never heard of my father, he’s the head of the police here!” “Eh… so you are the son of Co for forgiveness now! After we are done with you, I’ to rip out your eyes and slash your face before throwing you into the whorehouse Even your parents won’t recognize you!” The youth suddenly steps forward and swipes the electronic device fro with it as though it was his all along [T/N: The original transliteration is “Huhost”, since it sounds aard as fuck, it’s changed to “Even your parents won’t recognize you”] Nyoko’s eyes shi+ft ever so slightly, her expression cold As the crowd disperse for their own safety, she’s slowly encircled by the youth’s entourage She makes a sloeep of each individual’s face while slowly backing away CLANG butto “shi+t! Old Yaain!” A man shouts from a little distance away In the next shop over, a burlywith a ed man in a stained white t-shi+rt PA PA “You damn has-been, if I don’t beat your drunken ass today, h the sitting area, approaching Nyoko The burlyover in front of Nyoko, a heavy stench of alcohol hangs in the air around his body Thethe brown man to leap back into the crowd of people with the yellow bandannas Thea quick, subtle wink With a flourish, the htly, pushi+ng hi hand-stand He does a co expression on his face Thestool andthe people around hies back together, doubling in size to look at the spectacle “Corabs Nyoko by the hand and drags her through the throng of rubberneckers The tith the young ood while before dodging into an extremely dark alleyway Ha Ha The two of them pant heavily while they catch their breath, especially the petite girl, due to her physique and her lack of exercise “Here, have a drink” The youngher a filled up ba Daku “Drink your grandure drops suddenly frohiure rips the bottle of water frohim to stand on tiptoes “You want her to drink?! Why don’t you drink it you scu ht DA With a quick flick of the wrist, the bottle of water drifts into the air, in that splitthe bottle is driven into the young , the water is duure niht and slips behind hi his jaws closed and forcing his head up with one hand while pinching his nose closed with the other The younghiulp A few moht there, girly? Good thing you didn’t touch that thing, otherwise this would’ve been a lot harder with a hostage” The figure turns the body over with soenitals “This son of a bitchtheainst their will Let’s see how he likes feeding the fishes with his trouser snake” The figure gives the youngThe er, but his body and h, so uys are sick of this too, but there’s siinal line translates to “Let’s see how he likes being fishbait with his woronna use his penis to fish, likely with his body attached] Ha Ha “Who are you?” The girl asks as her panting slon, the figure in front of her can’t be seen clearly in the dark alleyway All she can tell is that the figure is lithe and the voice androgynous “It’s better for you not to kno get away if you’ve got a safe place to hole up at nearby, if not - turn left after getting out of the alley and head for the restaurant with the big beckoning cat in front and get help there” The figure casually starts dragging away the unet going before this guy’s partners show up” [T/N: Beckoning cat, the thing that Meowth is designed after enwikipediaorg/wiki/Maneki-neko After the shadows disappear, Nyoko checks her watch before sloalking out of the alleyway and heading toward the conspicuously large beckoning cat sitting in front of an eatery Her face calm, her actions casual, if it isn’t for the dirt on her clothing, she’d be just like every other customer in the shop She takes a seat at an empty table and looks around for thefa soreen-checkered apron asks, with notepad and pen in hand “Alone” “Okay, ilcha have today?” “Um… I don’t see a menu here” “Ah, this ya first time here? We are a specialo’da-day kind-a shop, you see thens in the shape of fruit, vegetable, and ani with’eet a pot of tea, a plate of so that’s healthy and bland with minimal oil - the chef can decide, and a dozen takeaway of you best dishes?” “Eh… Any particular reason? Not trying to pry, just trying ta figure out whatta getcha” “Just health reasons” “Ah, got it! Just give us a bit and ill have so on the notepad before turning toward the back of the restaurant and yells “Yo pops! A plate of ma steam buns special and a baker’s chaueneric dish here, or it’s referencing a dish outside et us a plate of the children chirps in from across the aisle “Make it two plates!” Nyoko leans back onto the orn, properly maintained wooden, upholstered sofa as she looks around the shop It isn’t exactly packed, but it’s extreossip about the weather and the latest events She isn’t particularly scared or anything fro the existing procedures and letting the experts handle it All she has to do is play her role That is, unless she feels like she’s in ier, then that’s what the panic button is for She carefully drinks the tea, savouring its flavour and aroma This is the first time she has been out alone at a restaurant, ith all the time spent on self-studies and Second Phantasia She has already es used in the world, now it’s time for her to focus on Math and Economics It’s one of the few luxuries she can enjoy with her condition, and she has grown fond of the drink itself It was a surprise though, when she found out that tea as she knows it doesn’t exist in other parts of the world - like at Rick’s location As she wonders if Bell has it where she is, a stea plate of small colourful buns appears in front of her with a soft ta The buns coreen, white, off-white and off-black, each of theht? And whencha finish halfa them, make sure ya savour it with a e waitress arrives like the wind, and leaves just as fast The petite girl picks up one of the pale green buns, gingerly ripping it into two halves, inspecting it The bun has a firetable mixed in With a small bite, she nibbles a bun with low expectations The food is as bland as expected, with a hint of radish and leafy vegetable taste Taking the second half of the bun, she dunks it into the tea before taking a slightly bigger bite Oddly enough, the taste of the sweet radish spreads in her mouth as the tea within the bun squirts out The subtle taste of the vegetables slowly change fro savouriness with an unexpected depth Surprised, si, her hand andquick work of the plate of buns “Sir, eh, sir, hold up!” Another waitress near the front of the shop yells at a man as he walks into the shop with a purpose, in front of hi the way “Sorry, but we don’t allow aniht away “Ah, sorry about that, can you just give , which also sits down as well “Which one is it, boy?” The dog’s ear twitches as it ht paw, pointing directly at Nyoko “Good boy! Alright, go wait outside with the others then” The o The dog gets back on all fours and gets in front of the door, when the man stands up and opens it, it walks out cal behind their sofas and chairs, their heads peeking out froently taps a certain part of her watch, turning off the ultra high frequency eans “Check please!” She raises her hand and calls, co the ately obedient dog Thedown on an adjacent seat on the wooden sofa “You alright?” The girl gives a nod, looking to the right with her eyes, before blinking once and looking to the left, indicating that this isn’t a good place to talk Thecasually as they waited for the bill “Ah, this ya bigbro picking chu up?” The waitress fro two stacks of takeouts as she walks over, one in each hand, with the bill squeezed between her aral alone all by herself even though it’s Saturday ya know” “Ahahah,ca about this place froet her to try so the bill; quickly pays for it, before getting up and grabbing the two stacks of food “Thanks for the recoive a quick bow to the girl The waitress becomes stunned froirl, before shtly “Our pleasure!” The duo walks out of the restaurant, with the girl opening the door for the h the disturbance created by the dog was et back sis?” The waitress turns her head at the noise of the back door opening after watching the duo go “Just now, is there a girl alone waiting here? “Ah, she just left with her big brother or soure breathes out a sigh of relief “Alright, thanks, I’ht, the protection fee gonna be a day late, alright?” “Got it, good fortunes to you” The girl goes back out the backdoor with the waitress resu at her pops to hurry up with the food “Oh! Are you okay, Nyoko? Are you hurt anywhere?!” A wo down, bringing the girl’s head to her chest, rocking back and forth “Mo to get out of the overly tight hug “Is that true?” The wo at attention to the side A teaues hanging froot to her within 30 seconds and was observing the situation, ready to take action in a er We were really surprised at how calh all of this You can view the full report later” The man who escorted Nyoko from the restaurant answers rapidly within one breath, completely different from the way he acted when he approached Nyoko “Good job! Thank you!” “Yeah, thanks a lot Oh, those food are for you guys by the way, just save one for es to escape fros’ ears perk up, looking in their direction “Oooohh, free food, can’t say no to that!” The s “Hey, don’t get too excited, you guys uys e get back, okay?” The dogs’ ears droop, followed by their heads, then popping back up all at once upon hearing the last part “We will hand over the case to EXLA and get back to our stations, let us know if you need anything” Theback with the other hter watch the group leave, standing in front of a two-story building “I should probably take a few days off and stay with you…” “No need mom, don’t worry, I can take care of myself” “What happened anyways? Who is it that caused this?” “Well…” Nyoko s to her “H at the handheld co pile of nonsense emails sent her way from Nyoko’s email account “First Rick, and now Till…” sha The autoures startinto the reserved conference roo for us” Her subordinate chiood-naturedly as he leads the people in Isabel rolls her eyes with a se Is this everyone?” “Yeah, this should be it” “Alright, let’s keep this short As you know, I’ a resort, of sorts, in Second Phantasia The Psych departram” She nods her head at the woman next to the beanpole-like ame “Aside from the usual activities and food, I already have so pool and…” She pause for suspense “Flying and dropping from the sky” The two e stare with glittering eyes Even the three of theame show surprised expressions “So… Who wants to invest into this project of rin as she places both hands onto the large conference table, slowly looking at the gathered group Everyone working here in Marigold has monies they can’t spend as the job here pays extremely well, but is completely isolated from the rest of the world She knows full well that none of them can resist the allure of her proposal, it’s just a question of how deep she can sink her claws into them