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* 5/5/20XX - Thursday - Daytime *
“Mmmm… So good…”
“No wonder Lady Ann chose this place!”
“Of course it’s good. This is a famous hotel, after all.”
The thieves were currently all sitting around a large table in The Wilton Hotel, absolutely stuffing their faces with the best buffet food they’d ever had. Whilst it had cost them a large part of the 30,000 yen they made off the medal, Ann was absolutely right. This was definitely worth it, even if they had to go to great lengths to smuggle Morgana in.
“Oh yeah, I heard that the police are coming to interview some people at school.”
“That’s troublesome."
“Our names are gonna come up for sure. People’re spreadin’ all sorts of rumours about us and Kamoshida…”
“But we got ‘em pumped up! I keep hearin’ stuff like, “The Nudist Thieves really stole his heart!”
“I don’t think most people believe it, but some of ‘em actually seem grateful.”
“I still can’t believe you got us stuck with that name…”
“Look at this.”
Ryuji held out his phone, gathering around, Ren did his best to try and read the flashy, black and red website on display. It seemed to be some sort of forum, plastered with the hand drawn logo the blonde man made for the calling card. From an outside view it sort of looked like a porn site, especially considering the name, proudly displayed front and centre.
“The Nudist Aficionado Website? That’s gonna get some people confused…”
“Well done, Nudist Thieves… Now I can keep going too… Thank you for giving us hope…”
As Ann read some of the articles out loud it quickly began to feel much more wholesome. It seemed their actions really had touched the hearts of a fair few individuals.
“Pretty cool, huh?”
“I’ll admit, I was just desperate to deal with my own problems, but seeing people saying all this feels… strange.”
“Yeah…”
“Hey… What do we do now?”
“We good on time?”
“Huh?”
Shooting up from his seat, Ryuji began to look around frantically.
“Oh crap, you’re totally right! We only got an hour to eat!”
“Just fifty minutes left!”
“I’m not gonna finish all the beef dishes at this pace!”
“I need to eat my way through the entire dessert menu!”
“Look after our stuff Ren! We’ll snag somethin’ for you guys too, don’t worry!”
“Guess I’m on bag duty then…”
* * *
“Aw man, it melts in my mouth!”
“Seriously? You only got meat?”
“Now, where should I start?”
“And she’s all about the cake…”
“So happy…”
“Hey. Calories.”
“Shuddup! How much do you think one of these costs!? I’ll never get the chance to do this again!”
“Mmm, the Wilton Hotel cake buffet… I’d heard rumours, but I never thought it’d be so amazing!”
“And… where’s our share?”
“I didn’t really know what you’d want… So I just grabbed you both some beans.”
“B-Beans?”
“What…?”
“There were some pretty bizarre things there too, so we got you a variety of those.”
“Fried bananas, preserved eggs, and.. Some kind of beans.”
“M-More beans?”
“We put so much on the plate it got all mixed up, but it should probably still taste good.”
“This is just plain grotesque… Let’s go, Ren.”
“These two just don’t know what fine dining means! We’ll show them!”
“Leave it to me.”
“You guys watch over our things while we’re gone! Wait patiently for our return!”
“Ahhh, it’s like a meaty explosion in my mouth…”
“Ooh, this part’s cream cheese!”
“They’re not even listening…”
Getting up and heading towards the buffet tables, Ren and Morgana looked around astonished at the pure range of foods available.
“As I’d expect from the buffet at a top-class hotel. The ingredients and variety of dishes are crazy good. There’s a reason it costs 8,000 yen each…”
“They have a lot here… but fish should come first! Let’s fill our plate with all sorts of fish. Which table do you think they’re at…?”
Making their way through the crowds of well dressed individuals, the two couldn’t help but overhear some of the wealthy patrons talking about something rather interesting.
“Have you heard, my dear? The news about that Kamoshida fellow was absolutely dreadful.”
“Ah, right. That teacher at Shujin Academy, caught doing such indecent acts. Shameful, really.”
“Hold on a sec…”
“And they still haven’t managed to solve those horrible psychotic breakdown episodes, have they?”
“I wish they wouldn’t let themselves be distracted by such a tawdry scandal.”
“Perhaps it’s a sign of how peaceful this country is. I honestly pity those poor Shujin students though.”
“Huh. It sounds like the Kamoshida incident is the talk of the town.”
“Hm?”
“Shoot, they noticed you! Just grab some food and act natural!”
“I wonder how the other people here are reacting to the news. Let’s get some more food and listen in.”
“Maybe there are more people we can eavesdrop on at other tables…”
Traveling around collecting various dishes the pair picked up on a fair few rumours surrounding Kamoshida. Some people were even discussing the Nudist Thieves and the way they supposedly caused a change of heart. From the sounds of things a large number of the individuals they listened to were much more concerned about how the incident with Kamoshida was going to affect their everyday lives than the actual well being of the victims. Deciding they’d heard enough Ren began to head back to the others, a rather full plate of delicious foods in hand.
“...Ooh, you brought a ton back. Whaddya think about comin’ up against such ritzy food?”
“I’m so happy.”
“It’s cute hearin’ that from someone like you. Just don’t get too excited, got it?”
“You’re the last person I want giving advice about that, Ryuji.”
“Don’t you think you’re eatin’ too much, Mona?”
“There’s no knowing when we’ll get to come here again.”
“Sure, but you guys brought back loads of food… It’d be a shame to let it all go to waste.”
“Why don’t you help them out, Ryuji?”
“We should both help.”
“Oh, me? I’m wayyy too stuffed! I couldn’t possibly help!”
“Yeah… stuffin’ your face with cake…”
“Whatever. Let’s deal with this ourselves!”
No matter how much the three men ate it seemed like the amount of food they had left remained the same…
“There’s still more?”
“Don’t give up! Let’s keep at it!”
Twenty gruelling minutes later they had somehow conquered the feast.
“W-We did it…”
“My belt feels multiple sizes too small…”
“This is a victory… for all of us…”
Though he tried to sound positive, it was obvious Ryuji was struggling to even speak through his overfilled stomach.
“So tasty… But so painful…”
“We won… because we did it together…”
“Good job you guys. How about one last dish to cleanse your palates?”
“I recommend the seasonal tart! The grapefruit has both alluring sweetness and a tangy sourness!”
“Stop… I don’t wanna hear about sour stuff…”
“This isn’t good… I gotta go to the bathroom…”
“M-Me too… Please… carry me gently…”
“My, look at that table…”
“Come now, pay them no attention. I’m sure they must not normally have the chance to eat such exquisite food.”
“I can only imagine what their parents must be like.”
“What was that?!”
“Ugh… We don’t got time for that. C’mon let’s go…”
* * *
Walking back towards the hotel elevators, the three guys felt a sharp sense of relief… They’d made it to the bathrooms in time, mostly…
“Ughh, I’m stuffed…”
“I totally panicked when I saw the closed for cleaning sign at the bathrooms…”
“You were talking big about eating until you puked, but you really did puke… Are you some kind of moron?”
“Hey, same goes for you!”
“What floor was the restaurant on?”
“We came up to get here, so it has to be on a lower floor, right?”
As they waited for the elevator to arrive, two large men in suits suddenly came up behind them, carelessly knocking the two out of the way, they barged in front of the door. It looked like they were escorting some rich looking bald man with a goatee and glasses.
“What the-”
Ignoring the students entirely, the rich looking man began talking with one of his agents.
“There’s still no update on the case?”
“N-Not yet… Excuse me, but why are you so involved? It’s not something you should be concerned with…”
“I don’t care about your opinion, you incompetent buffoon! When I say pick up the pace, you do it!”
“Hey, you’re cuttin’ in line!”
It seemed Ryuji wasn’t going to take this lying down. As he angrily stepped forward towards the rich bastard, one the agents moved right up in front of his face.
“What do you want?”
“We were here first.”
“We’re in a hurry.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. So you can butt in front of other people if you’re in a hurry?”
“It seems the customer base has changed since I was here last. Have they started a day-care?”
Ren swore there was something familiar about the way the bald man spoke.
“What?”
“Sir, we don’t have time for this.”
“I know.”
Taking the elevator before Ryuji or Ren had a chance to do anything about it, the agents quickly closed the doors in their faces.
“The hell was with that bossy guy?”
“Let’s just use the stairs… We need to head back down.”
“Yeah, but… That dick really pissed me off. He wasn’t even hidin’ the fact he looks down on everyone!”
“Don’t lose your temper over this.”
“I just can’t forgive shitty adults like that!”
His voice… He almost sounded like the guy from that night…
“...What’s wrong?”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“That’s just gonna make me worry more, y’know.”
“I bet it’s because he rarely eats well. I’m always stuck with canned cat food too…”
“Ugh, that “sir” bullshit makes me sick!”
“...Dammit!”
After they finally returned to their table in the restaurant they found that Ann was waiting for them rather impatiently.
“What took you so long!?”
“Why’re you all pissy?”
“Sorry… I had a run-in with some woman a second ago. She bumped into me, but said it was all my fault when she dropped her plate…”
“Sounds like a real bitch…”
“Yeah… Thanks though. But… the restaurant workers all looked at me with this disapproving expression…”
“I wonder if we’re out of place here…”
“Maybe.”
“Hey, Morgana.”
“What is it?”
“...Anyone could have a Palace, yeah?”
“Anyone with a strong, distorted desire.”
“Same for them havin’ a change of heart if their Treasure gets stolen?”
“That would be the case.”
"Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?”
“We had trouble earlier too. These selfish shitheads who just looked down on everyone else…”
“...I was just wonderin’ if we’d be able to change those kinda people too.”
“You mean… you wanna continue as the Nudist Thieves?”
“...I’ve been thinkin’. We put a lot of work into changin’ Kamoshida’s heart, but not many people even believe we exist.”
“Plus… Those guys who had no other choice but to just deal with it are thankin’ us. Us, of all people.”
“There are lots of victims out there…”
“I… I agree.”
“If we ignore people who are in trouble, I’d go back to being the same as I was before…”
“Well… that’s true.”
“Shouldn’t we be able to help ‘em out?”
I didn’t even think of such a possibility… But it’s true that with this power, we may be able to help people…
“But… That means we’ll have to fight Shadows naked again, doesn’t it…?”
“Indeed. That can’t be avoided.”
“Eh, I’m sure we’ll manage. Right…?”
“It’s not so bad…”
“Heh… Even if you guys are still just fledglings, this means we’re an actual organization now.”
“Fledglings? Haha, that’s actually pretty fitting for us.”
“All right, it’s settled! We’re gonna catch all these shitty adults by surprise, and make ourselves known to the world!”
“And you Ren, are you okay with being our leader?”
“Me?”
“No objections here! I can’t handle all that responsibility stuff.”
“Where’s my say in this? But Lady Ann made the recommendation, so I’ll allow it.”
“Guess I don’t have much of a choice then.”
“So from this day on we’re really The Nudist Thieves!”
“Is that really going to be our name?”
“Unless our leader has any better ideas?”
“I like it.”
“Well I guess if you’re sure… It does fit.”
“I think it’s surprisingly good, especially from you Skull.”
“Thanks?”
“Well now that our name’s set, who’s our next target?”
“There are tons of rotten adults and all… Why not just stick to targeting big names?”
“Like a CEO?”
“Yeah, something along those lines. If we go after some bigwig, it’s gotta get on the news, right?”
“Don’t you think more people would believe in us if we did that?”
“That’s not a bad idea….”
“True. If we become better known… we might be able to give courage to a lot more people.”
“I don’t really like the idea of just picking someone out of the blue though.”
“Let’s narrow it down to someone we can all agree on then.”
“Hm, so we need a bigwig we decide on unanimously..”
“I like the unanimous decision part! It’s like we’re making some kind of pact!”
“Now then, this is the official formation of the Nudist Thieves organization!”
“Oh no! Our time for the buffet ran out…”
“I guess we’ll just have to talk more tomorrow..”
* 5/5/20XX - Thursday - Night *
After making it home, Ren went to sleep rather early that night. Having thoroughly stuffed himself with amazing food he was rather exhausted and becoming the leader of The Nudist Thieves left him with a lot to think about. As it turned out, the universe seemed to have other plans than allowing him a good night's rest though. Opening his eyes he found himself back in his velvet cell, the now familiar deep voice of Igor calling out to him as he slowly got up off the uncomfortable bed.
“First off… I’d like to begin by congratulating you.”
“To think our master would give words of praise…”
“You better treasure this moment, Inmate!”
The twins stood by, creepily in sync as usual.
“You have encountered allies who share your ideals, and you have found your place in reality. The time has come. Your rehabilitation will soon begin.”
“I don’t suppose you fancy explaining that to me now?”
“I shall.”
“You have a special potential. However, that must be refined into a useful power.”
“It is weak now, but refining it shall grant you the strength to stand against the coming ruin.”
“That is the rehabilitation cast upon you.”
“And this coming ruin?”
“It is the end of all things. A final spark for civilization as you know it.”
Well that certainly didn’t sound good. Ren shuffled anxiously in his cuffs as he considered the long nosed man's words.
“There are various means by which you may gain the power to resist the ruin. Fighting Shadows and gaining experience in one way. The fusion process I taught you prior is another.”
“This is all possible because of our master’s guidance, Inmate!”
“Though it may be presumptuous of us, we have words of wisdom as well.”
“When you’re out in reality, you better hone your relationships with those you have contracts with!”
“Spending time with those people… will lead to the cultivation of your relationships with them.”
“If you’ve got time to waste, you’d better visit your contractors, Inmate!”
“That is another source of power to evade the ruin that our master has mentioned.”
“Thanks to the contracts you’ve formed, your heart is steadily gaining the power of opposition. It seems the rehabilitation is going well. This is a truly joyous occasion…”
“I have high hopes for you.”
“The time has come. Return to your brief moments of rest.”
So all he had to do was make friends? There was still too much he didn’t understand about all of this, but still. His actions in the Metaverse seemed to be slowly helping him unravel the connections. These strange dreams were just one more reason not to hang up his mask.
* 6/5/20XX - Friday - Lunchtime *
“It ain’t much, but we’ve been gettin’ more postings on the Nudist Aficionado Website…”
Ren, Ryuji, and Ann were currently standing together outside a classroom looking at the blonde man’s phone. He seemed to have been glued to it ever since discovering their little fan site.
“What’s with those profile pictures…? Are they all like that?”
“I think it’s part of the rules of posting on the site… You gotta bare yourself like a true Nudist Thief or somethin’.”
“By posting a close up of your genitals? What part of our calling card suggested doing something like that? And wouldn’t people just use random pictures from online?”
“Nah, it only lets you post stuff straight from your camera so it’s obvious when someone tries to cheat the system.”
“Is that really ok? It feels a little wrong…”
“It is a bit odd but some people really go for it, see?”
“I wanna make my friend apologize for not returning the stuff I lent him. Ugh, deal with that yourself!”
“He’s even smaller than you are Ryuji.”
“Shut up! At least I gotta dick to begin with!”
“I’m surprised at how quickly the nudist aesthetic stuck...”
“Hey, those girls…”
Walking out of a nearby classroom, a pair of female students seemed to be loudly chatting about the Nudist Thieves.
“You know that Nudist Thieves rumour about stealing Kamoshida’s heart? I wonder if it’s true.”
“It’s gotta be made up. Do you seriously believe there’s a bunch of naked people running around somehow changing people’s morals?”
“But look what happened to Kamsohida.”
“He probably just couldn’t keep hiding it after that girl tried to kill herself.”
“Yeah, you might be right. I guess there’s no way they really exist.”
“Most importantly, it seriously sucks that our school is gonna be known for stuff like this!”
“I wonder if it’ll affect our college entrance…”
Once the girls were finally out of earshot Ryuji sighed.
“That’s prolly a normal reaction for now, but they’ll see soon enough!”
“If we can take care of two or three famous guys, people’ll have to believe we exist.”
“So about those big shots… We don’t have any leads yet, right?”
“Plus there’s that rumour about you two threatening Kamoshida too…”
“Looks like you’ll just have to live a normal, honest school life for the time being. Still, make sure you stay prepared in case anything comes up, all right?”
“I’ll keep an eye out for info on any big shots that might be comin’ around.”
“And I’ll try to dig up some dirt online.”
“We went and formed the Nudist Thieves group, but we can’t even find a target…”
“There, there…”
“I guess sometimes things just don’t go the way we want ‘em to…”
* 6/5/20XX - Friday - After School *
And Ren was picking up his stuff from his desk, ready to leave school for the day, he was surprised to be stopped in his tracks by a much healthier looking Mishima. There were no visible bruises on the blue haired man’s face and no bandages over his arms. He even had a little bit of a smile, something Ren didn’t think he’d ever seen him do before.
“...Hey.”
“Hello.”
“Have you seen that Nudist Aficionado Website?”
“Yeah…?”
“I’m the one who started it.”
“Um…”
“...You guys are the Nudist Thieves, aren’t you?”
Shit.
“W-What?”
“...Sorry. I guess I should be keeping it a secret right?”
“Kamoshida used me, and I did some horrible things to you guys. This isn’t much of a way for me to apologize for it…”
“But if there’s anything I can do to help, just let me know!”
“That’s great, but I’m really not sure why you think I’m a-”
“I’m glad to hear that.”
“It’s not just Kamoshida… There are tons of evil adults out there.”
“But I'm sure the Nudist Thieves will do something… They can’t let this end after just one target!”
“To tell you the truth I’m a big fan of your guys' idea with the whole nudist thing. I’m not even wearing any underwear today in support.”
“I figured it must have something to do with bearing peoples truths and not hiding anything right? Does Takamaki get naked too? What’s it like streaking around? You do it at night right?”
“Um…”
“There’s so much good you can do for the world, that’s why I wanted to make a forum where people could post their problems.”
“There are probably a lot of people who have high hopes for the Nudist Thieves’ next move.”
“I’ve also implemented a poll on the site. Do you believe in the Nudist Thieves or not?”
“I wanna work on this forum so eventually it’ll be packed with tons of supportive posts.”
“6.7% believe they exist huh.”
“I’d really like to help out in the Nudist Thieves’ acts of justice! Can I, please?”
“I mean, it’s up to you I guess?”
“Hehe, in that case, I’ll do just that.”
"I am thou, thou art I…”
“Thou hast acquired a new vow.”
“It shall become the wings of rebellion that breaketh thy chain of captivity.”
“With the birth of the Moon Nudesona, I have obtained the winds of blessing that shall lead to freedom and new power..."
“...See you.”
Running away, Ren felt a slight bit of relief as the constant bombardment of questions came to an end. Ryuji and Ann began to approach him from across the classroom.
“We heard all that. Geez… It was a little awkward tryin’ to figure out when to walk over here.”
“So that forum is Mishima-kun’s…”
“Has he figured out our identities?”
“Even so, I think it’ll be fine. He seemed to be playing it cool… Even if he was being a little weird about it.”
“I guess we should have a little chat about this later.”
“I will say through… a forum where people can post problems may prove unexpectedly useful.”
“Anyways, we gotta get lookin’ for a new target.”
“And we need to stay sharp until we manage to find one. Once we do, we’ll have to head into another Palace, so we should prep our equipment and-”
“Wait, oh CRAP!”
“What’s with you!?”
“Don’t we have an exam comin’ up!?”
“...Judging by that reaction, I’d assume you’re going to struggle this time too?”
“It’s not like you’re any better! All you’re good at is English!”
“I’d rather that than be bad at every subject!”
“Even your Japanese is questionable at best, Ryuji.”
“What’s questionable is whether you’re really even a human.”
“Ha! Good comeback, huh Ren?”
“...Let’s discuss this with our fists!”
“Bring it!”
“Will you two stop it!?”
“Ugh, I don't got time for this anyway. I’m on my classes cleaning duty… I just wanna get it done so I can head home.”
“Want a hand?”
“Seriously?! You’re a real bro dude.”
After helping Ryuji out with cleaning his classroom, Ren returned to his own to grab his stuff. He was surprised to find that Ann still had yet to go home. Currently sitting at her desk, the blonde girl had a real sad look on her face as she sat slouched over, solemnly gazing out the window. She seemed fine when they were talking a little while ago, he wondered what could have happened.
“Hey Ann, you doing okay?”
“Hmm? Ren?”
“Yeah… I guess so…”
“Oh, who am I kidding… No… I’m not…”
“Wanna talk about it?”
“...Are you sure?”
Turning to face the frizzy haired man, a slight smile crept through her sadness.
“You’re always so reliable.”
“I guess it wouldn’t be so bad to get some of this off my chest.”
“You’re my friend. I’d be glad to listen.”
“Thanks... Wanna head to a diner or something? I know a pretty quiet place not too far away.”
“That sounds nice.”
After making their way to central street the pair arrived at the diner. It was a rather cosy little place with atmospheric lighting and good comfy seats. Not being too busy it didn’t take long for them to find a booth and order some snacks.
“So what’s going on? You seemed pretty happy a little while ago.”
“I’ve just had a lot on my mind recently. Things have really been coming and going…”
“I guess I shouldn’t be trying to bottle this stuff up anymore. ”
“...It’s Shiho.”
“As you know I’ve been visiting her a lot in the hospital. She… She said she was sorry.”
“Sorry for not telling me about Kamoshida… about all the things he was doing to her… But it was my fault too. I didn’t realize how much trouble she was in… I wasn’t there for her…”
“So, I apologized as well.”
“She’s so strong.”
Ann smiled at his compliment, clearly touched by his words.
“Isn’t she? Shiho really is a great girl.”
“I’m glad I finally got to tell her everything I couldn’t bring myself to say before.”
“And, um.. Remember how Kamoshida threatened to take Shiho off the team if I didn’t sleep with him?”
“I had only agreed to it so that I wouldn’t ruin Shiho’s dreams…”
“But now that I think about it, he never would have put her on the bench and cost his team games…”
“I seriously should have dared him to try and take her starting spot.”
“...But in the end, maybe I just didn’t believe in her ability.”
“You can’t blame yourself. You were going through so much too.”
“You think so…? All of this happened because of how weak I am…”
“That’s why I believed Kamoshida’s authority outweighed Shiho’s own ability to earn her starting spot.”
“Ren, do you remember the last time I talked to you like this?”
“When I got that phone call from Kamoshida… and cried.”
“I felt so alone… scared, even… But because you were there for me, I decided not to go.”
“I was a little surprised at how pushy you were about it… but I see now you just wanted to help.”
“...So thank you. Really.”
“I know what it’s like to feel alone. I couldn't leave you like that.”
“You’re so kind, Ren. It really feels like I can open up to you.”
“I wonder if it’s because we’ve seen each other nude… You guys and Shiho are the only ones who ever have…”
“It’s still really embarrassing huh…”
Ren silently scolded himself as he imagined the soft curves of the blonde girl's body, though the slight flush on her face suggested she was doing something similar with him.
“But the fact you’ve seen every part of me kind of makes it feel like there’s no reason to hide stuff anymore.”
“Back then, people used to call me all sorts of names… Prissy bitch, Kamoshida’s whore… I got tired of it pretty quickly.”
“But to tell you the truth, someday I want to be able to take labels like that in stride.”
“Hey, um… Nudesonas are something to do with the power to stand up against your shame, right? That means if my heart gets stronger, my Nudesona will too.”
“So… I want to strengthen my heart. And I want to use that strength to help the people around me.”
“I hope we save people from trouble, just like we did when we changed Kamoshida’s heart. Though honestly… I don’t even know what strong is.”
“But I’m going to find the answer, I promise.”
“We’ll find it together.”
“Huh? Really…!?”
“Thanks! I feel like I’m a little stronger already!”
“Hehe, I guess that doesn’t really count though, huh?”
“Well… I’ll be relying on you. Let’s train together and make our hearts super strong!”
“A strong heart… Hmmm…”
“How about this: I won’t get any refills on fountain drinks!”
“I mean, they’re free, so not getting any would mean you have a strong heart!”
“...Is that not right?”
“Why are you looking at me like that…?”
* 6/5/20XX - Friday - Evening *
“That’s the key to this place.”
Ren quickly reached out to catch the small silver key Sojiro had just tossed at him from across the room. He really could never be too careful walking back into this café…
“You get to lock up from now on. I can’t keep waiting for you to come home.”
“Don’t start any fires, okay?”
“Alright…?”
“I’ve decided to trust you with this. Don’t make me regret it.”
Picking up his hat and coat, the older man departed Leblanc without another word. Left a little confused by the man’s sudden departure, Ren decided to chalk it up to his little heart to heart with Ann delaying Sojiro for too long. Perhaps he’d accidentally kept him from his own date or something.
“Wow, it looks like the chief’s starting to really trust you.”
“You know what this means right?”
“What’s that?”
“We can go out at night! As long as you remember to lock the place up there’s no reason we couldn’t even head into Shibuya.”
“You’re right.”
Ren considered the possibilities he’d just gained for a moment before a smile formed on his face.
“What’s with that look? What are you planning Ren?”
“Hehe.”
* * *
“Ore no Beko? Seriously…? The first thing you do after being given the freedom of Tokyo at night is work a part time job at a beef bowl shop?”
“Do they even pay well? It’s like they hired you just for walking through the door…”
“The grind never stops Morgana. The Nudist Thieves need money.”
“Didn’t we make a tonne from selling all the treasures we stole? What happened to that?”
“Amazing commodities…”
“What?”
“Hey, you there! Three more customers just walked in, go take their orders already!”
“Yes Sir!”
“Sheesh…”