What a weird dude... But this seems fun!
I gave it a boost and hit that fat guy square in the belly.
It made a sort of tremor, and then he simply moaned in pleasure.
"Ohhh wow... This kid is strong! Keep going!"
The man who was Pork's "receptionist" hurried over and said,
"But, he didn't pay for ma-"
"Ah i don't care, let him do for free."
These words made the Suiciders around me get excited.
"W-Wait, w-what?! Pork has never said that before!"
"T-This kid must be really strong for Pork to say that!!"
"H-He maybe can do it!?"
"GO ON KID!!"
And so, everyone started to cheer me up.
I felt more confident, giggling the same way.
"Ok! Here i go!"
I hit him right on the head again, causing vibrations throughout his entire body.
"Ohhhhh... MORE!"
"OK!"
Far away from, Sayuri and Amari were looking for me.
They were walking side by side, looking at every corner.
Amari said calmly.
"We should walk apart?"
Sayuri was a little more irritated.
"I don't know... Wait, why is there a crowd there?"
She pointed to a corner where there were several excited Suiciders.
The two walked there, and when they arrived they saw a scene that they considered regrettable.
"OH KID! KEEP GOING! YES YES!!!"
Another blow to his belly, and all the Suiciders screamed "YEAHHHH!!"
...
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!!!"
Amari yelled that, observing that scene.
She and Sayuri were looking at it in terror, as if they had seen the most disgusting thing in history.
The Suiciders all fell silent for a moment, looking at her slowly.
I myself also turned around, noticing their presence.
"Oi! Amari, Sayuri! This is actually kinda fun! Wanna try too?"
Pork, in turn, was terrified to notice them, a A kind fear growing in him.
"B-BAZOONGAS GIRL?! N-No no no, w-what are you doing here?! I-Im not that guy from before, i-im his twin! Y-Yeah we are different peo-"
He noticed something in Amari, in her right hand.
"W-Wait, my wending proposal... Y-YOU ACCEPTED IT?! HAHA! I KNEW! NO ONE CAN RESIST MY CHARM!"
Amari twitched her eye in anger.
"Ok Kai! Lend me that!"
She started walking forward towards me, and I handed her the rubber mallet.
The well-dressed man tried to intervene.
"W-Wait, you need to pa-"
"SHUT UP! THIS IS PURE REVENGE!!!"
The Suiciders crowd went crazy again.
Sayuri yelled from behind.
"Yeah go on Amari! Show that pig what you're made off!!"
...
A while later, the three of us are gathered at a table, just sitting and talking.
"Wow Amari! You really managed to knock him down with only 1 try!!"
Amari crossed her arms, proud.
"Ha! It was easy! I've never felt so angry at someone..."
Sayuri was a bit jealous I think, she just wasn't happy at all.
"Hmpf, I could do that also."
Amari put her hand over her mouth, suppressing her laughter.
"Y-You? A loli like you? H-"
"Y-YOU SAY WH-"
Amari quickly changed her posture, speaking calmly, as if nothing had happened.
"Ok guys, we need to select a quest to do."
I got up and started walking.
"Alright, let's go-"
Amari grabbed me by my shirt.
"No no no, you're going to stay with us now!"
After a while, the three of us are facing the missions board, observing it attentively.
Amari looked from side to side.
"Hm, what should we choose... Well, I think a 1 star suit us... But we need to find a worthy one, with a big prize... Hm, i-"
Sayuri shouted.
"WE'RE GOING TO KILL MARVIN D.!"
Amari read the paper slowly.
"Marvin D.? That one... A-AH?! NO! THAT'S A 5 STAR MISSION!"
"But Marvin D. Is the current best Wizard in the world! To become it, I need to defeat him!"
"BUT THAT'S A FUCKING 5 STAR MISSION!! IT'S NOT FOR US!!"
"HOW YOU DARE TO UNDERESTIMATE SAYURI, THE ONE THAT WILL IT BE THE-"
"JUST CHOOSE ANOTHER ONE!!"
Sayuri sighed, and looked back at the board.
"Fine... THIS ONE!!"
She quickly pointed at the board and shouted.
"THAT ONE!! "Mission created exclusively for a Wizard, de-"
"ONLY YOU CAN DO THAT!!"
But then, i noticed something in that board.
"W-Wait... THAT MISSION, W-WE NEED TO DO THAT MISSION!!"
I pointed at one, one specific mission.
Amari followed my somewhat desperate gaze, looking where I was pointing.
"You want to... Defeat the Racoon Killers? Thats a... 3 MISSION STARS!!"
Sayuri said.
"But the reward is very high! And doesn't seem to be thaaaaaaaaaaat hard... WE SHOULD DO IT!!"
Amari was a little worried.
"But a 3 star mission? Isn't that too much for us!? We should gradually increase the level of the missions, from mission to mission!"
No, we have to do this one. I can't tell you why, but we really need to do this mission.
We need to defeat that guy, or I'll never be able to be at peace again.
Sayuri looked at Amari.
"We are going to that mission! Seems hard and fun enough!"
"But, we-"
Suddenly, we heared a voice from behind us, slowly approaching us.
"Oh my oh my, what a bold kids we have here. Choosing a hard quest? Muohoho, how i love this..."
It was Clown, who just appeared.
Sayuri immediately lowered her tone, becoming much more shy, looking at the ground.
"Oh... h-hi Clown..."
Clown spun until he stopped in the center of us.
"Muhohoho, Big Sayuri's birthday is almost here? That day you'll be forced to tell your little secret, right?"
She didn't answered.
I think her birthday is 4 days away, if she actually turns 1 week after the day I met her.
Clown continued.
"You want to do the Racoon's mission? Oh how bold! But that's odd, such a specific quest. Do you by any chance..."
He made a pausa, and looked in my eyes, stopping to grin for a second.
"Know anything about, it?"
Before I could answer, Amari said.
"Well uh, we met them yesterday, I think that's why they want to defeat them... AND AH!"
She pointed at Sayuri.
"THEY STOLE HER UNDERWEAR, THAT'S WHY SHE WANTS TO DEFEATED THEM! REVENGE!"
Sayuri quickly blushed.
"N-NO!! I-IT'S JUST BECAUSE IT LOOKS COOL, AND PAY WELL!"
Clown threw his chest back, touching the floor with his hands, doing the bridge position.
"Muohohoh, the hole is smaller than i thought then..."
He abruptly stood up, using only her hands.
He looked at us with a smile.
"Well i forgot to ask, did you enjoyed my present? That catty?"
Amari quickly answered.
"OH YES ABSOLUTELY!! THANKS FORT THAT!!"
I didn't answer, but honestly do I like that cat? I know it's not his fault, but he kind of scares me after everything that happened...
I think Clown noticed this in me, even without me saying a word.
Speaking of Clown now, I was wrong about him. He doesn't have an aura of arrogance, but more of certainty. It seems like he doesn't think things will work out, he knows.
Sayuri was a little too nervous to speak, but she nodded.
Clown opened his arms in a gesture.
"Oh how wonderful oh how wonderful..."
Sayuri then said calmly.
"Hm wel, thanks for the house... It's really nice."
Clown then stopped, and looked at us with a grin.
"You want to thank me? Well darlings, let me join your mission."
This caught us 3 out of guard.
Amari widened her eyes.
"Y-You want to help us defeat the Racoon Killers?!"
He nodded.
"Yes, absolutely... To be honest, you wouldn't stand a chance... So just let me join in."
Sayuri was also suprised.
"B-But... Thats not a way to say thanks!"
"Oh for me it's enough. Just make sure to fight with all your strength, a Clown loves to see that♡"
Amari then said.
"Y-You want the rewards? Share it among us? We can-"
Clown interrupted her.
"Muohoho, no darling, this Clown doesn't need money... And I became quite famous here, even more! Even though I told them not to say that I was the one who revealed the book, everyone spread the news about it associating it with me. It shouldn't be long before the government comes after me Muohoho."
The three of us looked at each other, a little confused, not knowing what to say.
Clown said.
"Cmon I don't bite muohoho. Honestly, I don't have any personal business with them, it's all for the purest f-u-n."
This didn't make any sense to me, and the worst part is that I can't tell if he's omitting something, lying, or telling the truth.
He leaned forward, looking into our eyes, and said softly.
"So, what will it be?"
We looked at each other, and Sayuri nodded.
Amari said.
"Ok..."
Clown jumped for joy and did a pirouette in the air.
"Muohoho, how great! See you tomorrow at morning here, darlings♡"
And he left the guild spinning.
Yeah, I think we have help to defeat the Racoon.
Sayuri said he's pretty strong, so I feel more confident.
I'll only be able to rest and return to normal after defeating that one...
Author notes:
No, I definitely didn't think from the beginning of the story that it would turn out this "dark". It was supposed to be a simple comedy Isekai, but I just can't. It's not that I don't like it, I just want to do something more complex and heavy. Still, the focus will be on comedy obviously, don't expect too much from these cases. I still want Kai to be an idiot, someone really stupid, funny and innocent, but I subjected myself to doing the opposite with this chapter, which basically "forced Kai to grow up." It's impossible for a person not to change with a trauma like that, right? Well, I'll see what I can do, but I really didn't want to change Kai's personality completely, because the premise of the novel is an idiot in a generic Isekai, but at the same time I think that with this chapter he becomes a much more interesting protagonist. Ahhhh, what a problem.