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Paradise of Infinity - Chapter 7

Published at 12th of April 2024 07:15:34 AM


Chapter 7: Recipe to Satisfaction

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Chapter 7: Recipe to SatisfactionChapter 7: Recipe to Satisfaction

"Ow," Megumi hissed as Yuuko snapped, "Who told you to run without watching? Truly, you still act like a little child!"

It was at this point, Nik silently patted Yuuko's shoulder and the woman coughed. Even Megumi looked away quickly as he pointed at the safety kit and then patted his own chest with a smile.

"Really?" Yuuko inquired. A simple word—really— that Nik already grasped. He had already heard the word 'really?' too many times as his 'retro' appearance had caused many similar questions when the customers would purchase something from Yuuko.

He then rubbed his thumb and index finger together, using the universal sign of money, to indicate that Yuuko was needed at the shop.

"You girls tell him which medicine to apply."

Yuuko added before nodding at Nik, however, she quickly looked away and walked out with hurried footsteps.

Opening the plastic box, Nik looked at the compartments built inside. The longest and largest rectangular section had three tubes and one bottle laid down horizontally. A small roll of cotton. And a pack of... stickers?

'I can do it... this should be an ointment,' Nik picked up a tube with a green label and Kurumi slapped her forehead with a mixture of amusement and exasperation apparent in her sigh, "Of course, he picked the rash cream."

Megumi glanced at him because of Kurumi's words and suddenly snorted a chuckle.

Kurumi moved her hand and pointed at the right way to complete the task when Nik realized...

These were just minor scrapes. Is his time really even productive here?

Looking at Megumi who once again didn't meet his gaze and then at Kurumi who looked absolutely done with life and all its mysteries, Nik stood up and silently walked out, shocking the two girls as they once again looked at their scraped knees, sides of the palms, and elbows.

They are hurt, right?

"Ah, did you get it done?" Yuuko inquired, knowing that Nik wouldn't understand but he should realize her questioning intent. At least, this is what made communication with Nik a bit easier and allowed Yuuko to quickly find a retro get-up from the cosplay shop a few stores away.

With a smile, Nik gave a thumbs-up and walked out. Once again holding the banner as women would come up to him, hug him, and enter the shop.

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"You're lucky that my friend even decided to help your store out."

Kurumi spoke while cleaning her knee with cotton and antiseptic. Her knee bent up as the hems of her skirt slid up naturally. Meanwhile, Megumi scoffed at Kurumi's words and mumbled, "Some mannerless friend he is. I should have known. Shameless."

"Is that so?" Kurumi and Megumi locked gazes while cleaning their knees and then their elbows. "Who do you think made him wear that outfit? Aunty Amano must have thought about it... deeply."

Megumi glared at Kurumi, "Don't you talk about my mother! Besides, if anybody's mother should be shamed, it's yours!"

"Mine?" Kurumi snorted, "At least my mother didn't teach me to just flip my skirt in a bus full of people just because I like some guy."

Megumi blushed angrily, "That wasn't on purpose!"

"And what about popping your cleavage out? Or wetting your skirt? Hmm?"

"At least I don't try to sleep with every senior!"

"Yeah, because that's how a real woman scratches her itch. Of course, you wouldn't understand and would always try these stupid things. Isn't that right? Virginmano?"

Megumi slammed her hands on the table and stood up with a snarl, "Maybe that's why your boyfriend broke up with you and confessed to me on the same day!"

"Yeah, because that asshole cannot handle a woman and thought that you'd just be as sloppy as he is!" Kurumi shouted while standing up herself.

Both of them continued to glare at each other until they heard the sounds of footsteps and they quickly sat down only to find that it wasn't Yuuko who came inside but Nik. However, he wasn't interested in their room and walked past it before entering the toilet for a moment. After a few moments, he walked out, not before curiously glancing at the stuff they were actually using on their wounds. Looking at the bottle and the cotton in their hands, he understood most of it and walked away.

"Hmph, he's too good for this store," Kurumi mumbled.

"Oh, please, if it wasn't for my mother taking him, he won't have anything to eat!"

"Who said that?" Kurumi smiled, "He's living with us. Of course, he will have plenty to eat."

"Oh, you're already here. You look happy," Souko smiled at Nik before nodding at Megumi, "Sorry for all the trouble my sister and this guy may have caused."

"N-no, nothing to worry about," Megumi hurriedly nodded.

'So... pretty...' Megumi thought. She had seen Kurumi's mother but only heard of her sisters. Souko looked so different from the inexplicable Kurumi whose entire vibe felt like she was entirely bored. In comparison, the elder sister looks...

'Warm...' Megumi wondered.

Nik smiled and waved at Megumi before leaving, making her think back to the time when he only wore suspenders and Megumi blushed momentarily.

'I don't strip on the buses!'

She closed the door while thinking about what Kurumi said and what... she said.

"I should just apologize for my words. I know Maa-kun would do the same..."

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"And where do you think you are going?" Kurumi stood guard outside the bathroom as Mitsuko smiled, "I have to teach Nik how to do his laundry. You saw how he doesn't have too many things to wear and he's a grown-up. Even if he can't speak, he can learn to do certain things, right?"

Kurumi smiled, "Don't worry, mom, I will teach him once he is out of the bath."

"Oh? Don't you have your dinner to eat?" Mitsuko wondered out loud, "Nik already ate so that's why I let him into the bath so early."

"We should eat together," Kurumi scoffed and held her mother's hand before dragging her away. Mitsuko finally couldn't help but pout as she gave the door to the bathroom one last look of longing.

'I was going for 'dinner' itself...' she groaned internally.

Who knew her own daughter would become a fierce obstacle to her path of joy? It's as if she...

'Hehe, she's all grown up,' Mitsuko smiled and hugged Kurumi, making her yelp in surprise, as she brought Kurumi away instead of getting dragged by her daughter any longer.

Meanwhile, seeing that nobody was entering the bath, instead of letting the water enter the drain, he placed the stool on it upside down and then placed his palm on the floor. This was something he thought of while accidentally touching one of the customer's chests.

Infinity needed things.

His job, which happened to be the condition for his new life was simple: to provide Infinity with things. There were certain conditions on what could be provided and what not, but...

'This should work, right?' Nik thought silently. He had been doing this the entire day whenever he got the chance but with different items and substances.

*Fssh*

The soapy water quickly disappeared from the bathroom floor.

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After coming out of the bath and wearing the same nightwear Mitsuko provided last night, Nik returned to the living room and began to set it up like yesterday night before bringing the futon.

"Hey, isn't it just nine o'clock? He's sleeping already?"

Due to the screen partitions folded in, the Souma Family saw Nik setting his bedding as Kurumi shrugged, "He's tired... from the job."

"Oh, yeah, you met with him, didn't you? Did he do well?" Sayoko inquired.

"I... shut up!" Kurumi snorted and ate silently while the other three women exchanged questioning glances.

What happened to her now? They wondered but were not particularly fazed by Kurumi's sudden reactions. She can be shy at times, too.

***

Alternate Title: No Time For Minor Injuries; Got Scratches? Apply the even Itchier Cream of Rash!; The Devourer of Soup!; Drunk Mama is an Eager Mama; Souko is Here to Lick; Nik the Cleaner; Kurumi Takes a Stand; The Fiery Obstacle to Mitsuko's Pleasure— Her Flesh and Blood!; Hero Mitsuko Failed To Save Princess Nik from Dragon Kurumi!




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