Chapter 283: Poor Toshi
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Chapter 283: Poor ToshiChapter 283: Poor Toshi
An instinctive tear builds in the corner of Yuuko's right eye as she yawns and pulls the shutter of her bookstore. She refrains from huffing in exhaustion at the sight of a familiar face the second she pulls the shutter a little above her height. A middle-aged man in a navy-blue two-piece over his white shirt greets the moderate entrepreneur and mother of one.
"Good morning, Yuuko-san," He smiles while adjusting his glasses from the temples as seen by spectacled male protagonists in popular media.
"Yakima-san, isn't it too early again?" Yuuko squeezes a smile as his gaze moves from her to the pile of strange outfits placed on the corner of her shop visible from the storefront—her Employee's stored costumes over the week—a former employee possibly.
"Ah-hahaha," Toshi laughs, "I'm practicing a great diet and exercise routine, Yuuko-san. Getting early and being more energetic is one of the many intended 'side-effects.'" New novel chapters are published on
Yuuko nods as she pushes the shutter overhead and feels Yakima's gaze fixated on her sweater-clad bosom. Not that she minds. It's nice to be appreciated every now and then, and it's not like Yakima ever gets anything more. She might be annoyed if she were in her early twenties, but in her 'late twenties'?—it's pleasing to be wanted.
But she yelps while Toshi jumps in surprise when a large shadow practically snatches the bottom of the shutter and pushes it up into the metal roll as Yuuko's hand empties!
Toshi and Yuuko instantly glance at the stranger—a black hoody, blue denim, and a plain blue mask hide a large swathe of his dusky skin, a pair of violet eyes blinking at the duo. He rustles the polybag in his hand to attract the duo's attention. "I've gotten enough stare this early for my outfit to realize it's the classic 'emo' package or something, but I spent a lot on these, so no need to stare with open jaws."
Truly! The Souma Family has been too kind to him by not laughing at his outfit!
First, the Avatar Movie featuring ONG, and now this—Ray screwed with him quite thoroughly—the fucking troll she-he-fucking-they promised to be!
"Um, do I know you?" Yuuko questions after gulping for a second as he pries the mask off his face before taking a deep breath.
"Huff! I still can't get used to masks over my nose. Hey, Yuuko-san!" Nik grins brightly, swiftly patting her right shoulder, "It's Nik. Thanks for giving me the week off! I realized my size would be quite a shock, so I brought a costume myself for the day. It's the outfit of a Fire-wielding Prince with a can-do attitude, terrible luck with the ladies, and the lucky Keeper of Dragon."
He shifts and slides past Yuuko to enter the store, leaving the duo stunned as he informs. "Oh, and I can speak again. My memories returned. Genta-san confirmed my documents yesterday, and I brought them today for your verification."
Nik stops before looking back at the duo, "Uh, do you want to vet the costume before I wear it? I don't know what genres of books are on offer today."
"Y-You're that amnesiac?" Toshi blinks.
"I see those glasses aren't for show, learned one," Nik chuckles, feeling more than peppier after piping Kurumi before her class. "But Shindou-kun from the restaurant next door taught me it's bad to call others by names. You should work on that, Mister- What was your name again?"
"Yakima Toshi," he replies, still not wrapping his head around the situation as well as the Souma Family did last night.
Nik isn't brutish enough to insolently believe he can sweep all questions by bulldozing through conversations. But he certainly will try to do just that!
"N-Nik?!" Yuuko blinks, jolting in surprise. "You're Nik?!"
"And that's why you don't wear any glasses," Nik clicks his tongue playfully as he pokes fun, easing Yuuko into the situation. "Yes, I'm Nik Faran." He retrieves something from his pocket, an ID. He flashes the card to the duo, "See? It says right there."
Yuuko and Yakima glance at their country's national ID—Nik's image in his black hoody is all too clear—the same hoody he is wearing presently.
"So?" Nik raises an eyebrow. "Do you want to see the costume?"
"Wait a minute!" Toshi snaps out of his stupor before pointing a finger at Nik. "Y-you cannot be the same man I met a week ago! Look at you! Your body is massive, and your skin is darker than before, not to mention your eyes!"
Nik prepared the most natural lie for this.
"I changed my diet."
Toshi's lips part open as Nik unknowingly tosses Toshi's excuse back at him. Truthfully, Toshi tried avoiding Nik after meeting him on the first day.
"Your diet?" Yuuko mutters.
'Can I get on such a diet?' She refrains the urge to exclaim her intrusive thoughts as she stares at Nik in amazement. He always had a certain charm. But now he is almost pulling her in with his gaze alone!
Things can be more straightforward with the work of [Twilight Thief,] but Nik isn't keen on using that abusive skill for such means.
He cannot bulldoze his way through this conversation, that's clear, so he waits for the duo to come to terms. Either he will keep his job or look for something else interesting enough.
"Yuuko-san," Toshi looks at the woman and speaks sternly, "You cannot keep someone like him around you! Who knows what kind of connections he has? He doesn't strike as someone with any good intentions!"
'Bruh, you're offending the entire Southern and Northern Tribe with your words, asshole!' Nik rolls his eyes and calmly placates Yuuko's ever-growing imagination, "If you'd like, I can leave. You are free to confirm things with Genta-san. But I would like to work and keep myself busy if possible—not something someone with ill connections will speak of."
"And why would we believe your words?!" Toshi snorts, raising his voice as the corner of Nik's eyes twitch. The man is rather eager to create a commotion.
"You can trust an amnesiac on a police officer's words but not someone with proper documents?" Nik tilts his head, stumping Toshi. To be fair, the middle-aged salaryman was against Nik from day one for his issues.
"And I sent Megumi, Manabu, and Kurumi off at the entrance of their schools. So, I'm not too untrustworthy." Nik continues as he glances at Yuuko. "All I ask is for a chance. I'm motivated to work," he pulls the Fire Nation's royal attire fitted to his size from the plastic baggy as Yuuko's eyes widen at the quality of the costume visible even to her untrained eyes.
A speaking Nik and a silent Nik already present a grand difference, much less his physical transformations.
"Yuuko-san," Toshi grits his jaw. "Believe me! I've seen his kind many times. My son, Shou, is no better! He rarely attends his class and constantly gets in trouble! It's one of the reasons why we don't get along! Look at his changes the second he regained his memories! He is clearly a trouble!"
"Probably for the best," Souko calmly nods. "He'll wear you guys loose before returning to the true Souma prodigies."
"Are you two done?" Mitsuko eyes her daughter. The duo likes to raise a ruckus and poke fun at others, especially Kurumi!
"Maybe," Sayoko smirks, her wide-neck sweater struggling to keep her breasts in check as she hugs Mitsuko's arm.
"Maybe not~!" Souko hugs Mitsuko's other arm, clad in a relatively moderate full-sleeved beige sweater and warm black tights hugging her legs, extending to brown, fur-ended boots.
Mitsuko exhales in annoyance before stepping on the stairs to the Shopping District.
But they soon notice a difference.
The gazes stopped following them! The Souma girls are used to attention and are usually indifferent to it, so the lack of one doesn't bother them at all. It intrigues them instead. They see an overwhelming queue passing through various stores and ending at a particular bookstore. Gazing at each other, the trio picks their pace and comes to a strange scene.
They match his gaze only for a second before he looks down at the next 'woman' in line—a girl as young as 4!
A hush noise of gossip fills their surroundings as a few 'known' women stare at the Souma Family competitively, but the trio focuses on Nik as he bends down without issues, as if the royal crimson garments are made for him. The luxurious golden-lined crimson-red robe fits his body nicely, and a set of pitch-black shoulder guards makes him look regal if others didn't pay attention to the golden fire-shaped headpiece pulling Nik's pitch-black hair into a slick topknot.
"A-are you really prince charming?"—The innocent brown-haired girl musters. Nik smiles, warmly patting her head as he replies, "I'm the Prince Charming who grew up. And for the low allowance of 400 Yen, you can help the Lord Charming become anything you like tomorrow. Do you want that?"
The girl blinks before looking back at her mother, who chuckles, "Hmm! Would a Lord Charming fool a little girl?"
"Absolutely not," Nik grins as he hugs the girl once she opens her arm, not minding the dirt of the road scraping Fire Nation's authentic royal wear! While embracing the girl, he looks at her mother, snickering, "And the budgetary price of 550 Yen on recent Medieval Fantasy novels of your choice will let this Prince Charming survive the atrocious prices of this modern world!"
The girl pulls back, questioning, "I thought you were Lord Charming."
"I am, for you," Nik chuckles as he stands while eyeing the young wife. "But your mother and the rest will pay me more if they get to call me Prince Charming, right?"
The woman's smile broadens as she embraces Nik tightly under moderate discretion before clutching her daughter's hand with a dusting of hazy red on her cheeks and entering Yuuko's store, the owner of which is slumped!
"Prince Charming?" Souko perks up, observing Nik's outfit as he bows elegantly at the trio, "At your service."
"Wait!" The woman next in line raises her voice sharply and pouts, "You can't let others cut in line!"
"But of course, my Lady," Nik takes a step toward the woman before flashing a grin. "I'm at your service before anyone else's."
He briefly turns to look at the trio before winking and hugging the plump middle-aged woman.
"Okay! Okay! That's enough hugging, right?!" The Husband breaks the embrace—much like a few other men free at this time of the day—snorting and glaring at Nik indignantly.
"Today is a special service day, my Fair Sir." Nik smiles at the bearded man. "Would you like a hug?"
There's no way Nik wants Yuuko to earn a bad rep because of him, so he readily added another service—hugs for men. Hey! Men need more hugs than any woman can imagine! And it's not like hugging will make him question his interests—Prince Charming will take all comers.
Of course, if the men want the same thing is questionable as the husband backs away.
His loss.
"Wait, I'll take his turn, too~!" The woman pulls Nik into a bear hug, barely pushing the air out of his lungs as he smiles wryly at the husband, who doesn't glare back but feels helpless and wry, too.
Nik forms a common understanding with the men in an instant, earning him approval for his continued services.
But Sayoko and Souko admit they underestimated Nik's popularity and 'pull.'
It's outrageous for hugs alone when they enjoyed a lot more than the bit of skinship offered at Yuuko's shop.
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Alternate Title: Shou Looking at Megumi, Toshi Looking at Yuuko—Megumi-Yuuko Looking At Dem Abs; The Monstrous Arrival; Toshi Makes a Lot Of Sense For The Losing Party; Nik Is Starting To Feel Discriminated!; Discrimination Against The Otherwise Better!—Wait. That's Just Envy; Nik Is Highly Motivated To Fulfill Yuuko's NEEDS; Yuuko's Head Is Filled With Intrusive Thoughts; When Nik Removes His Royal Robes *Yuuko's Brain Cell Luring For a Lick*; Yuuko: Lemme Shred a Kitty On Da Abs. Nik: What? Yuuko: Did I Stutter?; Makings Of A Great Salesman—Always Trying To Bully Your Way Into A Conversation; Yakima Toshi When Looking At Manabu's Mom: Aha! Reinforcements!; Yuuko When Looking At a Lightheaded, FLOODED Mother: Aha! I'm Not The Only One!; Yakima: I'm On A Diet! Nik: So Am I; Nik Coming To A Cross With a Father-Son Pair Without Knowing The Truth; The Prince and Lord Charming; The Prince Shall Take All Comers; *The Souma Family Who Lost All Their Attention Looking at Nik* Nik *Chuckling Menacingly*: There's a New Slut in The Area!; Sayoko and Souko Trolling Mitsuko *Happy Ray Noises*; Making Up With The Husband Kind; Nik Gaining Self Consciousness To His Size; The Bulky Intruder In Yuuko's Life; The Happy and Tired Employer; Yuuko *Exhausted By The End of The Day, Huffing And Puffing As She Holds Nik's Shoulder*: That Was Great. *Suggestive Breathing* You're Hired!; Nik Needs to Earn For a Large Family! *Nik Planning To Use His Collected Gold Sneakily*; Mitsuko's True Hurdle In Romance: Property Dealership; Nik About To Bust The Most Convincing Fantasy Sales Pitch To a Bunch A Middle-Schoolers, Taking Their Allowances!—*Their Mothers Picking Their Slippers To Pull The Skanks To Take Nik For Themselves*: Fine, I'll Do It Myself; I'm Gonna Boil Your Noodle Soggy If The Ones In The Stove Turn Soggy—Manabu's Mom Probably
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Chapter 283: Poor ToshiChapter 283: Poor Toshi
An instinctive tear builds in the corner of Yuuko's right eye as she yawns and pulls the shutter of her bookstore. She refrains from huffing in exhaustion at the sight of a familiar face the second she pulls the shutter a little above her height. A middle-aged man in a navy-blue two-piece over his white shirt greets the moderate entrepreneur and mother of one.
"Good morning, Yuuko-san," He smiles while adjusting his glasses from the temples as seen by spectacled male protagonists in popular media.
"Yakima-san, isn't it too early again?" Yuuko squeezes a smile as his gaze moves from her to the pile of strange outfits placed on the corner of her shop visible from the storefront—her Employee's stored costumes over the week—a former employee possibly.
"Ah-hahaha," Toshi laughs, "I'm practicing a great diet and exercise routine, Yuuko-san. Getting early and being more energetic is one of the many intended 'side-effects.'" New novel chapters are published on
Yuuko nods as she pushes the shutter overhead and feels Yakima's gaze fixated on her sweater-clad bosom. Not that she minds. It's nice to be appreciated every now and then, and it's not like Yakima ever gets anything more. She might be annoyed if she were in her early twenties, but in her 'late twenties'?—it's pleasing to be wanted.
But she yelps while Toshi jumps in surprise when a large shadow practically snatches the bottom of the shutter and pushes it up into the metal roll as Yuuko's hand empties!
Toshi and Yuuko instantly glance at the stranger—a black hoody, blue denim, and a plain blue mask hide a large swathe of his dusky skin, a pair of violet eyes blinking at the duo. He rustles the polybag in his hand to attract the duo's attention. "I've gotten enough stare this early for my outfit to realize it's the classic 'emo' package or something, but I spent a lot on these, so no need to stare with open jaws."
Truly! The Souma Family has been too kind to him by not laughing at his outfit!
First, the Avatar Movie featuring ONG, and now this—Ray screwed with him quite thoroughly—the fucking troll she-he-fucking-they promised to be!
"Um, do I know you?" Yuuko questions after gulping for a second as he pries the mask off his face before taking a deep breath.
"Huff! I still can't get used to masks over my nose. Hey, Yuuko-san!" Nik grins brightly, swiftly patting her right shoulder, "It's Nik. Thanks for giving me the week off! I realized my size would be quite a shock, so I brought a costume myself for the day. It's the outfit of a Fire-wielding Prince with a can-do attitude, terrible luck with the ladies, and the lucky Keeper of Dragon."
He shifts and slides past Yuuko to enter the store, leaving the duo stunned as he informs. "Oh, and I can speak again. My memories returned. Genta-san confirmed my documents yesterday, and I brought them today for your verification."
Nik stops before looking back at the duo, "Uh, do you want to vet the costume before I wear it? I don't know what genres of books are on offer today."
"Y-You're that amnesiac?" Toshi blinks.
"I see those glasses aren't for show, learned one," Nik chuckles, feeling more than peppier after piping Kurumi before her class. "But Shindou-kun from the restaurant next door taught me it's bad to call others by names. You should work on that, Mister- What was your name again?"
"Yakima Toshi," he replies, still not wrapping his head around the situation as well as the Souma Family did last night.
Nik isn't brutish enough to insolently believe he can sweep all questions by bulldozing through conversations. But he certainly will try to do just that!
"N-Nik?!" Yuuko blinks, jolting in surprise. "You're Nik?!"
"And that's why you don't wear any glasses," Nik clicks his tongue playfully as he pokes fun, easing Yuuko into the situation. "Yes, I'm Nik Faran." He retrieves something from his pocket, an ID. He flashes the card to the duo, "See? It says right there."
Yuuko and Yakima glance at their country's national ID—Nik's image in his black hoody is all too clear—the same hoody he is wearing presently.
"So?" Nik raises an eyebrow. "Do you want to see the costume?"
"Wait a minute!" Toshi snaps out of his stupor before pointing a finger at Nik. "Y-you cannot be the same man I met a week ago! Look at you! Your body is massive, and your skin is darker than before, not to mention your eyes!"
Nik prepared the most natural lie for this.
"I changed my diet."
Toshi's lips part open as Nik unknowingly tosses Toshi's excuse back at him. Truthfully, Toshi tried avoiding Nik after meeting him on the first day.
"Your diet?" Yuuko mutters.
'Can I get on such a diet?' She refrains the urge to exclaim her intrusive thoughts as she stares at Nik in amazement. He always had a certain charm. But now he is almost pulling her in with his gaze alone!
Things can be more straightforward with the work of [Twilight Thief,] but Nik isn't keen on using that abusive skill for such means.
He cannot bulldoze his way through this conversation, that's clear, so he waits for the duo to come to terms. Either he will keep his job or look for something else interesting enough.
"Yuuko-san," Toshi looks at the woman and speaks sternly, "You cannot keep someone like him around you! Who knows what kind of connections he has? He doesn't strike as someone with any good intentions!"
'Bruh, you're offending the entire Southern and Northern Tribe with your words, asshole!' Nik rolls his eyes and calmly placates Yuuko's ever-growing imagination, "If you'd like, I can leave. You are free to confirm things with Genta-san. But I would like to work and keep myself busy if possible—not something someone with ill connections will speak of."
"And why would we believe your words?!" Toshi snorts, raising his voice as the corner of Nik's eyes twitch. The man is rather eager to create a commotion.
"You can trust an amnesiac on a police officer's words but not someone with proper documents?" Nik tilts his head, stumping Toshi. To be fair, the middle-aged salaryman was against Nik from day one for his issues.
"And I sent Megumi, Manabu, and Kurumi off at the entrance of their schools. So, I'm not too untrustworthy." Nik continues as he glances at Yuuko. "All I ask is for a chance. I'm motivated to work," he pulls the Fire Nation's royal attire fitted to his size from the plastic baggy as Yuuko's eyes widen at the quality of the costume visible even to her untrained eyes.
A speaking Nik and a silent Nik already present a grand difference, much less his physical transformations.
"Yuuko-san," Toshi grits his jaw. "Believe me! I've seen his kind many times. My son, Shou, is no better! He rarely attends his class and constantly gets in trouble! It's one of the reasons why we don't get along! Look at his changes the second he regained his memories! He is clearly a trouble!"
"Probably for the best," Souko calmly nods. "He'll wear you guys loose before returning to the true Souma prodigies."
"Are you two done?" Mitsuko eyes her daughter. The duo likes to raise a ruckus and poke fun at others, especially Kurumi!
"Maybe," Sayoko smirks, her wide-neck sweater struggling to keep her breasts in check as she hugs Mitsuko's arm.
"Maybe not~!" Souko hugs Mitsuko's other arm, clad in a relatively moderate full-sleeved beige sweater and warm black tights hugging her legs, extending to brown, fur-ended boots.
Mitsuko exhales in annoyance before stepping on the stairs to the Shopping District.
But they soon notice a difference.
The gazes stopped following them! The Souma girls are used to attention and are usually indifferent to it, so the lack of one doesn't bother them at all. It intrigues them instead. They see an overwhelming queue passing through various stores and ending at a particular bookstore. Gazing at each other, the trio picks their pace and comes to a strange scene.
They match his gaze only for a second before he looks down at the next 'woman' in line—a girl as young as 4!
A hush noise of gossip fills their surroundings as a few 'known' women stare at the Souma Family competitively, but the trio focuses on Nik as he bends down without issues, as if the royal crimson garments are made for him. The luxurious golden-lined crimson-red robe fits his body nicely, and a set of pitch-black shoulder guards makes him look regal if others didn't pay attention to the golden fire-shaped headpiece pulling Nik's pitch-black hair into a slick topknot.
"A-are you really prince charming?"—The innocent brown-haired girl musters. Nik smiles, warmly patting her head as he replies, "I'm the Prince Charming who grew up. And for the low allowance of 400 Yen, you can help the Lord Charming become anything you like tomorrow. Do you want that?"
The girl blinks before looking back at her mother, who chuckles, "Hmm! Would a Lord Charming fool a little girl?"
"Absolutely not," Nik grins as he hugs the girl once she opens her arm, not minding the dirt of the road scraping Fire Nation's authentic royal wear! While embracing the girl, he looks at her mother, snickering, "And the budgetary price of 550 Yen on recent Medieval Fantasy novels of your choice will let this Prince Charming survive the atrocious prices of this modern world!"
The girl pulls back, questioning, "I thought you were Lord Charming."
"I am, for you," Nik chuckles as he stands while eyeing the young wife. "But your mother and the rest will pay me more if they get to call me Prince Charming, right?"
The woman's smile broadens as she embraces Nik tightly under moderate discretion before clutching her daughter's hand with a dusting of hazy red on her cheeks and entering Yuuko's store, the owner of which is slumped!
"Prince Charming?" Souko perks up, observing Nik's outfit as he bows elegantly at the trio, "At your service."
"Wait!" The woman next in line raises her voice sharply and pouts, "You can't let others cut in line!"
"But of course, my Lady," Nik takes a step toward the woman before flashing a grin. "I'm at your service before anyone else's."
He briefly turns to look at the trio before winking and hugging the plump middle-aged woman.
"Okay! Okay! That's enough hugging, right?!" The Husband breaks the embrace—much like a few other men free at this time of the day—snorting and glaring at Nik indignantly.
"Today is a special service day, my Fair Sir." Nik smiles at the bearded man. "Would you like a hug?"
There's no way Nik wants Yuuko to earn a bad rep because of him, so he readily added another service—hugs for men. Hey! Men need more hugs than any woman can imagine! And it's not like hugging will make him question his interests—Prince Charming will take all comers.
Of course, if the men want the same thing is questionable as the husband backs away.
His loss.
"Wait, I'll take his turn, too~!" The woman pulls Nik into a bear hug, barely pushing the air out of his lungs as he smiles wryly at the husband, who doesn't glare back but feels helpless and wry, too.
Nik forms a common understanding with the men in an instant, earning him approval for his continued services.
But Sayoko and Souko admit they underestimated Nik's popularity and 'pull.'
It's outrageous for hugs alone when they enjoyed a lot more than the bit of skinship offered at Yuuko's shop.
***
Alternate Title: Shou Looking at Megumi, Toshi Looking at Yuuko—Megumi-Yuuko Looking At Dem Abs; The Monstrous Arrival; Toshi Makes a Lot Of Sense For The Losing Party; Nik Is Starting To Feel Discriminated!; Discrimination Against The Otherwise Better!—Wait. That's Just Envy; Nik Is Highly Motivated To Fulfill Yuuko's NEEDS; Yuuko's Head Is Filled With Intrusive Thoughts; When Nik Removes His Royal Robes *Yuuko's Brain Cell Luring For a Lick*; Yuuko: Lemme Shred a Kitty On Da Abs. Nik: What? Yuuko: Did I Stutter?; Makings Of A Great Salesman—Always Trying To Bully Your Way Into A Conversation; Yakima Toshi When Looking At Manabu's Mom: Aha! Reinforcements!; Yuuko When Looking At a Lightheaded, FLOODED Mother: Aha! I'm Not The Only One!; Yakima: I'm On A Diet! Nik: So Am I; Nik Coming To A Cross With a Father-Son Pair Without Knowing The Truth; The Prince and Lord Charming; The Prince Shall Take All Comers; *The Souma Family Who Lost All Their Attention Looking at Nik* Nik *Chuckling Menacingly*: There's a New Slut in The Area!; Sayoko and Souko Trolling Mitsuko *Happy Ray Noises*; Making Up With The Husband Kind; Nik Gaining Self Consciousness To His Size; The Bulky Intruder In Yuuko's Life; The Happy and Tired Employer; Yuuko *Exhausted By The End of The Day, Huffing And Puffing As She Holds Nik's Shoulder*: That Was Great. *Suggestive Breathing* You're Hired!; Nik Needs to Earn For a Large Family! *Nik Planning To Use His Collected Gold Sneakily*; Mitsuko's True Hurdle In Romance: Property Dealership; Nik About To Bust The Most Convincing Fantasy Sales Pitch To a Bunch A Middle-Schoolers, Taking Their Allowances!—*Their Mothers Picking Their Slippers To Pull The Skanks To Take Nik For Themselves*: Fine, I'll Do It Myself; I'm Gonna Boil Your Noodle Soggy If The Ones In The Stove Turn Soggy—Manabu's Mom Probably
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Chapter 283: Poor ToshiChapter 283: Poor Toshi An instinctive tear builds in the corner of Yuuko's right eye as she yawns and pulls the shutter of her bookstore. She refrains from huffing in exhaustion at the sight of a familiar face the second she pulls the shutter a little above her height. A middle-aged man in a navy-blue two-piece over his white shirt greets the moderate entrepreneur and mother of one. "Good morning, Yuuko-san," He smiles while adjusting his glasses from the temples as seen by spectacled male protagonists in popular media. "Yakima-san, isn't it too early again?" Yuuko squeezes a smile as his gaze moves from her to the pile of strange outfits placed on the corner of her shop visible from the storefronther Employee's stored costumes over the weeka former employee possibly. "Ah-hahaha," Toshi laughs, "I'm practicing a great diet and exercise routine, Yuuko-san. Getting early and being more energetic is one of the many intended 'side-effects.'" New novel chapters are published onYuuko nods as she pushes the shutter overhead and feels Yakima's gaze fixated on her sweater-clad bosom. Not that she minds. It's nice to be appreciated every now and then, and it's not like Yakima ever gets anything more. She might be annoyed if she were in her early twenties, but in her 'late twenties'?it's pleasing to be wanted. But she yelps while Toshi jumps in surprise when a large shadow practically snatches the bottom of the shutter and pushes it up into the metal roll as Yuuko's hand empties! Toshi and Yuuko instantly glance at the strangera black hoody, blue denim, and a plain blue mask hide a large swathe of his dusky skin, a pair of violet eyes blinking at the duo. He rustles the polybag in his hand to attract the duo's attention. "I've gotten enough stare this early for my outfit to realize it's the classic 'emo' package or something, but I spent a lot on these, so no need to stare with open jaws." Truly! The Souma Family has been too kind to him by not laughing at his outfit! First, the Avatar Movie featuring ONG, and now thisRay screwed with him quite thoroughlythe fucking troll she-he-fucking-they promised to be! "Um, do I know you?" Yuuko questions after gulping for a second as he pries the mask off his face before taking a deep breath. "Huff! I still can't get used to masks over my nose. Hey, Yuuko-san!" Nik grins brightly, swiftly patting her right shoulder, "It's Nik. Thanks for giving me the week off! I realized my size would be quite a shock, so I brought a costume myself for the day. It's the outfit of a Fire-wielding Prince with a can-do attitude, terrible luck with the ladies, and the lucky Keeper of Dragon." He shifts and slides past Yuuko to enter the store, leaving the duo stunned as he informs. "Oh, and I can speak again. My memories returned. Genta-san confirmed my documents yesterday, and I brought them today for your verification." Nik stops before looking back at the duo, "Uh, do you want to vet the costume before I wear it? I don't know what genres of books are on offer today." "Y-You're that amnesiac?" Toshi blinks. "I see those glasses aren't for show, learned one," Nik chuckles, feeling more than peppier after piping Kurumi before her class. "But Shindou-kun from the restaurant next door taught me it's bad to call others by names. You should work on that, Mister- What was your name again?" "Yakima Toshi," he replies, still not wrapping his head around the situation as well as the Souma Family did last night. Nik isn't brutish enough to insolently believe he can sweep all questions by bulldozing through conversations. But he certainly will try to do just that! "N-Nik?!" Yuuko blinks, jolting in surprise. "You're Nik?!" "And that's why you don't wear any glasses," Nik clicks his tongue playfully as he pokes fun, easing Yuuko into the situation. "Yes, I'm Nik Faran." He retrieves something from his pocket, an ID. He flashes the card to the duo, "See? It says right there." Yuuko and Yakima glance at their country's national IDNik's image in his black hoody is all too clearthe same hoody he is wearing presently. "So?" Nik raises an eyebrow. "Do you want to see the costume?" "Wait a minute!" Toshi snaps out of his stupor before pointing a finger at Nik. "Y-you cannot be the same man I met a week ago! Look at you! Your body is massive, and your skin is darker than before, not to mention your eyes!" Nik prepared the most natural lie for this. "I changed my diet." Toshi's lips part open as Nik unknowingly tosses Toshi's excuse back at him. Truthfully, Toshi tried avoiding Nik after meeting him on the first day. "Your diet?" Yuuko mutters. 'Can I get on such a diet?' She refrains the urge to exclaim her intrusive thoughts as she stares at Nik in amazement. He always had a certain charm. But now he is almost pulling her in with his gaze alone! Things can be more straightforward with the work of Twilight Thief, but Nik isn't keen on using that abusive skill for such means. He cannot bulldoze his way through this conversation, that's clear, so he waits for the duo to come to terms. Either he will keep his job or look for something else interesting enough. "Yuuko-san," Toshi looks at the woman and speaks sternly, "You cannot keep someone like him around you! Who knows what kind of connections he has? He doesn't strike as someone with any good intentions!" 'Bruh, you're offending the entire Southern and Northern Tribe with your words, asshole!' Nik rolls his eyes and calmly placates Yuuko's ever-growing imagination, "If you'd like, I can leave. You are free to confirm things with Genta-san. But I would like to work and keep myself busy if possiblenot something someone with ill connections will speak of." "And why would we believe your words?!" Toshi snorts, raising his voice as the corner of Nik's eyes twitch. The man is rather eager to create a commotion. "You can trust an amnesiac on a police officer's words but not someone with proper documents?" Nik tilts his head, stumping Toshi. To be fair, the middle-aged salaryman was against Nik from day one for his issues. "And I sent Megumi, Manabu, and Kurumi off at the entrance of their schools. So, I'm not too untrustworthy." Nik continues as he glances at Yuuko. "All I ask is for a chance. I'm motivated to work," he pulls the Fire Nation's royal attire fitted to his size from the plastic baggy as Yuuko's eyes widen at the quality of the costume visible even to her untrained eyes. A speaking Nik and a silent Nik already present a grand difference, much less his physical transformations. "Yuuko-san," Toshi grits his jaw. "Believe me! I've seen his kind many times. My son, Shou, is no better! He rarely attends his class and constantly gets in trouble! It's one of the reasons why we don't get along! Look at his changes the second he regained his memories! He is clearly a trouble!" "Probably for the best," Souko calmly nods. "He'll wear you guys loose before returning to the true Souma prodigies." "Are you two done?" Mitsuko eyes her daughter. The duo likes to raise a ruckus and poke fun at others, especially Kurumi! "Maybe," Sayoko smirks, her wide-neck sweater struggling to keep her breasts in check as she hugs Mitsuko's arm. "Maybe not~!" Souko hugs Mitsuko's other arm, clad in a relatively moderate full-sleeved beige sweater and warm black tights hugging her legs, extending to brown, fur-ended boots. Mitsuko exhales in annoyance before stepping on the stairs to the Shopping District. But they soon notice a difference. The gazes stopped following them! The Souma girls are used to attention and are usually indifferent to it, so the lack of one doesn't bother them at all. It intrigues them instead. They see an overwhelming queue passing through various stores and ending at a particular bookstore. Gazing at each other, the trio picks their pace and comes to a strange scene. They match his gaze only for a second before he looks down at the next 'woman' in linea girl as young as 4! A hush noise of gossip fills their surroundings as a few 'known' women stare at the Souma Family competitively, but the trio focuses on Nik as he bends down without issues, as if the royal crimson garments are made for him. The luxurious golden-lined crimson-red robe fits his body nicely, and a set of pitch-black shoulder guards makes him look regal if others didn't pay attention to the golden fire-shaped headpiece pulling Nik's pitch-black hair into a slick topknot. "A-are you really prince charming?"The innocent brown-haired girl musters. Nik smiles, warmly patting her head as he replies, "I'm the Prince Charming who grew up. And for the low allowance of 400 Yen, you can help the Lord Charming become anything you like tomorrow. Do you want that?" The girl blinks before looking back at her mother, who chuckles, "Hmm! Would a Lord Charming fool a little girl?" "Absolutely not," Nik grins as he hugs the girl once she opens her arm, not minding the dirt of the road scraping Fire Nation's authentic royal wear! While embracing the girl, he looks at her mother, snickering, "And the budgetary price of 550 Yen on recent Medieval Fantasy novels of your choice will let this Prince Charming survive the atrocious prices of this modern world!" The girl pulls back, questioning, "I thought you were Lord Charming." "I am, for you," Nik chuckles as he stands while eyeing the young wife. "But your mother and the rest will pay me more if they get to call me Prince Charming, right?" The woman's smile broadens as she embraces Nik tightly under moderate discretion before clutching her daughter's hand with a dusting of hazy red on her cheeks and entering Yuuko's store, the owner of which is slumped! "Prince Charming?" Souko perks up, observing Nik's outfit as he bows elegantly at the trio, "At your service." "Wait!" The woman next in line raises her voice sharply and pouts, "You can't let others cut in line!" "But of course, my Lady," Nik takes a step toward the woman before flashing a grin. "I'm at your service before anyone else's." He briefly turns to look at the trio before winking and hugging the plump middle-aged woman. "Okay! Okay! That's enough hugging, right?!" The Husband breaks the embracemuch like a few other men free at this time of the daysnorting and glaring at Nik indignantly. "Today is a special service day, my Fair Sir." Nik smiles at the bearded man. "Would you like a hug?" There's no way Nik wants Yuuko to earn a bad rep because of him, so he readily added another servicehugs for men. Hey! Men need more hugs than any woman can imagine! And it's not like hugging will make him question his interestsPrince Charming will take all comers. Of course, if the men want the same thing is questionable as the husband backs away. His loss. "Wait, I'll take his turn, too~!" The woman pulls Nik into a bear hug, barely pushing the air out of his lungs as he smiles wryly at the husband, who doesn't glare back but feels helpless and wry, too. Nik forms a common understanding with the men in an instant, earning him approval for his continued services. But Sayoko and Souko admit they underestimated Nik's popularity and 'pull.' It's outrageous for hugs alone when they enjoyed a lot more than the bit of skinship offered at Yuuko's shop. *** Alternate Title: Shou Looking at Megumi, Toshi Looking at YuukoMegumi-Yuuko Looking At Dem Abs; The Monstrous Arrival; Toshi Makes a Lot Of Sense For The Losing Party; Nik Is Starting To Feel Discriminated!; Discrimination Against The Otherwise Better!Wait. That's Just Envy; Nik Is Highly Motivated To Fulfill Yuuko's NEEDS; Yuuko's Head Is Filled With Intrusive Thoughts; When Nik Removes His Royal Robes *Yuuko's Brain Cell Luring For a Lick*; Yuuko: Lemme Shred a Kitty On Da Abs. Nik: What? Yuuko: Did I Stutter?; Makings Of A Great SalesmanAlways Trying To Bully Your Way Into A Conversation; Yakima Toshi When Looking At Manabu's Mom: Aha! Reinforcements!; Yuuko When Looking At a Lightheaded, FLOODED Mother: Aha! I'm Not The Only One!; Yakima: I'm On A Diet! Nik: So Am I; Nik Coming To A Cross With a Father-Son Pair Without Knowing The Truth; The Prince and Lord Charming; The Prince Shall Take All Comers; *The Souma Family Who Lost All Their Attention Looking at Nik* Nik *Chuckling Menacingly*: There's a New Slut in The Area!; Sayoko and Souko Trolling Mitsuko *Happy Ray Noises*; Making Up With The Husband Kind; Nik Gaining Self Consciousness To His Size; The Bulky Intruder In Yuuko's Life; The Happy and Tired Employer; Yuuko *Exhausted By The End of The Day, Huffing And Puffing As She Holds Nik's Shoulder*: That Was Great. *Suggestive Breathing* You're Hired!; Nik Needs to Earn For a Large Family! *Nik Planning To Use His Collected Gold Sneakily*; Mitsuko's True Hurdle In Romance: Property Dealership; Nik About To Bust The Most Convincing Fantasy Sales Pitch To a Bunch A Middle-Schoolers, Taking Their Allowances!*Their Mothers Picking Their Slippers To Pull The Skanks To Take Nik For Themselves*: Fine, I'll Do It Myself; I'm Gonna Boil Your Noodle Soggy If The Ones In The Stove Turn SoggyManabu's Mom Probably *** Join discord for Harem and Nik Pics. 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