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Chapter: 12: Assume the worst

*door opening*

MC: Ugh, yet again we can’t work

Glasses Wearing Male: So you’ve made another dangerous rival, huh? I sympathize with you.

MC: Are you kidding me…. Is that your job?

Glasses Wearing Male: It’s an accusation of human nature to doubt people so recklessly. Besides, I have something nice to tell you.

MC: Something nice to tell me?

Glasses Wearing Male: Yes. Shall I have a word with the boss of those thugs for you?

MC: What are you saying?

Glasses Wearing Male: You see, I sort of know the guy in charge, so I don’t think it’ll be a terrible conversation…

MC: We don’t need your help. We’re not going to lose.

Glasses Wearing Male: I see. However, you should be careful. Being a master means that you must assume the worst and make your move. Like the people around you going missing…things like that.

MC: ah!

Glasses Wearing Male: Just some kind advice. Well then…

*step step step*

MC: (It’ll be okay. Everyone is here. It’ll be okay. But… If they were to disappear…?)
I’m home.

Pink Lady: Huh? You’re home early. What happened? Gloomy atmosphere with everyone? Maybe it’s because those guys keep bothering you. Like, they’re not understanding we won’t close down quickly.

MC: Yeah… huh?? What happened!? Kiss in the dark, you’re hurt…

Pink Lady: It seems like it happened when he was asking around about the deed. I was so scared. He comes home being hurt like this?

Kiss in the Dark: Haha, this is my doing. I’ll be all right since they were able to locate the people doing all this.

Blue Moon: You’re talking about my Yabai Group, right? To tell you the truth, I really don’t know what they’re up to.

Kiss in the Dark: So you’re saying they haven’t been able to find anything out as well? Have you contacted them? Everything alright?

Blue Moon: I just had a peaceful conversation with them, but there was nothing..

Moulin Rouge: Peaceful... Well, well, you just weren’t interfering in anything, right? It was an explosive situation after all.

Kiss in the Dark: However, I still feel calm knowing there’s nothing. But it would be very difficult for us if they’re rough with her again like before. I’m glad I was the only one hurt.

Pink Lady: Really! You’re too optimistic about this! Getting hurt by those guys... You need to be more aware of how dangerous this is!

American Lemonade: Those guys are really that dangerous? If anymore people get hurt, I won’t forgive them.

Screwdriver: Don’t worry! If I get hurt, I’ll feel better after eating some meat and resting for one night! Or so I wish I could say... All of us are small fries huh...

Kiss in the Dark: Right. While we do have people on our side, it’s best if we move cautiously.

Blue Moon: It might be best for us to move cautiously, but maybe they’ll let us be if we continue obeying them as we are now.

Tequila Sunrise: Speaking of which, don’t you have some connections with the Hidoigumi or that Yabai group of yours?

Manhattan: To put it simply, the Yabai group’s subordinate is the Hidoigumi branch, right?

American Lemonade: What? So that means the person who requested the Hidoigumi branch is involved with what’s been going on here?

Moulin Rouge: There’s nothing we can say about that yet.. Going back to the deed, there’s nothing anyone besides the master can do about that.

MC: My grandpa isn’t here, and he can’t verify if the deed they have is the real thing. Kiss in the dark was hurt....Ugh, I feel like my head is about to explode.

Kiss in the Dark: Please, don’t worry about me. It was my fault for being so careless. Perhaps the good in all this misfortune is that it was me who was hurt hahaha

MC: This isn’t funny!

Pink Lady: W-why all of a sudden?

Glasses Wearing Male: I see. However, you should be careful. Being a master means that you must assume the worst and make your move. Like the people around you going missing…things like that.

MC: Everyone, think about yourselves some more. Please, don’t provoke those guys anymore! This may be just an accident now, but they’re going to hurt you!

Manhattan: W-why? Why does it look like you’re about to cry? Come on, you’ll turn ugly if you do that

MC: I’ve decided.... And now that I have, I want you to call everyone.

Tequila Sunrise: Don’t think about it too much.

Manhattan: Take a rest for today. A lot of things happened all at once, and now you’re just confused.

MC: No. I should have made a decision instead of waiting to see how things would turn out. Until now, I was doing things without thinking about the consequences. I became a hindrance to you all. That’s why I want everyone here even though it’s so late at night.