Chapter 44: Jugemu

Chapter 44: Jugemu

(Ryoto's pov)

Jugemu: "No one hired me to kill you."

Huh? nove(l)bi(n.)com

Ryoto: "But you said you were tasked to kill me."

Jugemu: "No, my job was to take care of you."

Is he serious?

Ryoto: "Do you know what 'take care of someone' means?"

Jugemu: "Giving food, allowance, and home."

...

Ryoto: "So why did you attack me as soon as you heard my name?"

Jugemu: "You lied to me about your name. It was the first time someone had a similar name to mine, and you trampled my feelings like they were nothing."

He looked genuinely sad. Now I feel bad.

Ryoto: "You know that if I was normal Earthling, you would kill me with your first attack, right?"

Jugemu: "What!? But I heard Earthlings are a powerful race of conquerors who would attack you if they sense weakness. I also heard that they are extremely greedy and selfish. That's why I brought weapons with me to protect myself."

Karen: "You know, he's got a point

'I know.'

I know it better than anyone.

Ryoto: "You were lied to, and 'taking care of someone' means killing."

Jugame: "What!? B-but I don't want to kill anyone!"

Ryoto: "Wait, aren't you mercenary? Besides, why did you behave so politely if you thought everyone around you could attack you at any moment?"

Jugemu: "It's my first day on the job. And to your second question, my mother taught me to be respectful to everyone I meet unless they don't deserve it, and no one is undeserving of respect without reason."

Jugemu sighed.

Jugemu: "I will need to find a new job so I can send money to my family. No wonder this job paid a lot. And I'm not mercenary, by the way. I'm a nanny."

Ryoto: "Nanny?"

Jugemu: "Yes, I even have a business card. I would show it to you, but..."

Ryoto: "It's peaceful, isn't it?"

Mikan: "Yeah, shame that our wall is destroyed, though. By the way, how far can you see?"

Ryoto: "Depends how much I focus. Usually, I see at a normal distance just with more details, but if I want to, I can even see past Earth's atmosphere. I did it once, in fact."

Mikan: "Really? How does it feel?"

Ryoto: "I don't know. How does seeing feel?"

Karen: "I've been with you two, so I know the answer, but I need to ask. Are you high, or is it post-nut clarity?"

'If this is how you feel being high, I need to get high more often. Isn't peace the greatest?'

Karen: "It's too peaceful for my taste. Can we go back to fighting and destruction?"

'I feel like you just want to see me getting beat up.'

Karen: "Untrue, I take pleasure in everyone's misery equally."

'*Sigh* Of course you do.'

Rito started questioning his existence, seeing us calm and sipping juice.

Ryoto: "Oh, hey Rito. Great weather we're having."

Rito: "Nii-san, what happened to the wall?"

Ryoto: "We had a guest."

Rito looked confused and turned to Mikan.

Mikan: "He is right. We had a guest."

Rito only knew about Mikan's friend, so he tried to think how two small girls created a hole in the house.

As Rito had a mental breakdown, Ryoto decided to ask him something.

Ryoto: "So what did you do today?"

Rito: "I went to Saruyama's house since it was a while. I thought that while Mikan had her friends invited, I would give them some time alone."

Rito told us how his day went at Suryama's place. During his story, I realized something.

Ryoto: "Now that I think about it, where is Lala?"

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