Monkey see, monkey do, monkey screw over all of you.
Ignoring the monkey trying to screw you over, welcome back! Another daily update it seems. Quite odd, am I right? Setting that aside, I'll let you get to reading.
Chapter 33: The Noble That Disgusted Everyone
"So today is the start of kind of tip competition?" Yuudai asks himself after Scarron had just explained it all. He is currently washing dishes again. "Using the human instinct called competition as a money gathering technique. Not bad." Yuudai admits. His face turns green though from remembering that nice outfit that'd be good on any girl on the middle aged guy. It was not a pretty sight.
"Are you alright Yuudai?" Jessica asks from seeing him about to throw up. She noticed it when it happened then walked over. It has been one night since their agreement and he knows she talked to Louise since she has been very angry and determined ever since then.
He throws away the mental image of Scarron and nods "Yeah, I'm fine. I just thought of something disgusting. So please, get to your work." He tells her.
She just shrugs then walks back out to screw men out of their money. Yuudai knows she is because of how easy it is when a pretty girl like her appears with her being as smart as she is. It always ends in a girl like her making the guy feel like he is in love with her then all she has to do is swoop in for the kill. A very simple technique, but very effective.
"Yoohoo, Yuudai." Scarron calls for the teen making him moan in his head.
"Please don't be wearing that awful suit." He begs under his breath. He turns around seeing him wearing normal clothes making him so much happier. "What's up, sir?"
The middle aged man stands in front of him with a hand on his hip. "I've noticed yesterday something that quite intrigued me." He starts. "When you returned that bottle to the customer, I heard customers talking amongst themselves and heard some of them saying how it was nice to see another guy around. Some even wanted to served by you." He explains to Yuudai surprising him.
"Really?" Yuudai asks. "I honestly thought they were a bunch of perverts that only had near naked girls on the brain." He says bluntly causing Scarron to sweat drop.
"Well there are those kind of people around. Anyway, I want you to try conversing with some of the customers today. Depending on the response you get from them, I might just have you serving the customers." Scarron tells the teen. Yuudai smiles at the idea of not battling with the dishes once again.
"Sure. I can do that. I promise not to go around punching people in the face if they say something stupid. Too hard." He says the last part to himself quietly.
This is way too conveniunt to pass up. Conversing with the populace here means rumors will be told to him. He could do his job with ease while Louise got in trouble. She wasn't even trying at this point, so he has Jessica and himself working on it now.
"I guess I should get to stepping then." Yuudai states.
"Très bien!" Scarron says shaking his hips.
The next few days go off without a hitch for Yuudai. He even has collected quite a bit of tips from the guys that frequent the place. By the time the fourth days rolls around, Yuudai has become one of the top three most tipped. This has had Louise angered more than a little.
"How do you do it?" Louise asks suppressing the urge to outright try to kill him. She pulled him to the side during the fourth day.
"I'm going to assume you are talking about the collecting so many tips." Yuudai says thinking about it all. "I guess the first thing I do is walk up to them when they want something bring it back and just start chatting with them. Usually they want to hear a story or someone to rant to." Yuudai tells her.
Louise grabs her head feeling another migraine coming on. "That's way too simple. There has to be something more!" She exclaims.
"Nope. That's all I do." Yuudai tells his master.
"Don't they say mean things to you though? Disgraceful things?" She asks trying to find a ledge so that she knows she's not the only one having a tough time.
"Well yeah." He admits. She widens her eyes surprised he hasn't knocked someone unconscious yet. "I keep the emotion buried until I can leave and enjoy the town." Yuudai explains.
"Wait. You run around town? How and when?" She questions trying to figure out how he would do that without her knowing.
"Remember how I tend to disappear during the workday?" He sees the realization flash in his eyes. "I can get away with it since I'm not loud or destructive as you. Actually, because of that, I've been able to do it easily. For an half hour usually."
"So you've been ignoring the mission then?" She asks. She crosses her arms staring at him angrily.
"I've figured out a lot actually. Have you heard about Chulenne?" Yuudai asks smirking. Louise shakes her head. "Apparently it's Henrietta's tax collector. Very corrupt from what I've been hearing. Might be a reason that one would consider a rebellion."
Louise sighs angrily. "You are way too skilled at everything." She complains.
"Look Blanc, you can do this. Just try your best. I was summoned by you, remember?" Yuudai asks allowing her a moment to relive the moment.
"Back then I thought you were a complete dud." She states emotionlessly. "How wrong I was. You have done more good in your small time in this world than I've done in my whole life."
He places a hand on her shoulder. "If can summon me and use void magic then you can deal with some simple men."
"What if they were to try and grope you?" She asks with her hair shadowing over her eyes.
"Simple. I'd break their arm." Yuudai answer with a straight face. With that, he takes his hand off her shoulder going back to work. Unfortunately, that night someone had their arm broken for trying to grope Louise. She was then put on dishes for the next two days as punishment.
Last Day Of The Tip Race
"Sweet! I'm head to head with Jessica." Yuudai exclaims just having heard the scores.
"You know, I'm surprised." Jessica says walking to him. "You seem to be doing great as a waiter and a storyteller. Perhaps you are a traveler that tagged along with Louise for some reason."
"Perhaps I'm just better at getting tips than you." Yuudai suggests playfully taunting her.
That seems to get to her. "I won't lose to you." She states as if it is a proven fact.
"I've been told that many times before. Every time I've been told, I have beaten them soundly." He retorts seeing the customers rushing in. "So watch me win."
"I'd rather watch you do dishes." She says taunting him only getting a laugh from him instead.
"Not happening." He states starting his job. She starts not even a second after he does.
It is nearing the end of the work day for them when a fat man and some lackie looking guys walk through the door causing the whole place to go silent. Yuudai takes one look at the guy knowing exactly who it is. Chulenne and his noble followers. All of them are nobles, but very much hated.
Scarron runs over to talk to him, but ends up having the entire place threatened by his followers (Let's see. Who would you all follow? Me, Yuudai or Chulenne?). The inn is immediately emptied out of all customers. They take the middle tables for themselves getting a glare from him.
"I'll serve him." Yuudai states, but is beaten to the punch by Louise. He watches her walk out to the table of nobles.
"H-hello, sir. Y-you look g-great today." She compliments trying to finally earn a tip.
Yuudai deadpans at her. "Lying like that is so unbecoming of her."
"They employ children now?!" Chulenne shouts. "Wait a minute. You're not a child you just have small breasts." The man states angering Louise. "Now let's see how big they really are."
He starts to reach for her chest, but Yuudai is instantly in front of the man holding his own hand around his throat. Chulenne's eyes widen realizing this never being able to reach her chest. Yuudai's own eyes are full of burning hatred.
"What do you think you're doing?" Yuudai questions with a dark tone in his voice. His little followers try to put up their wands to save him, but he just picks up the fat man and throws him at the others knocking them over and probably giving them a concussion. "That was a mistake." He says to the mages.
Louise stares at Yuudai with wide eyes. She hadn't expected him to rush to her rescue so quickly. She watches as he walks to the group of nobles. "Who the hell do you think you are?" Chulenne demands to know.
"I'm the Grim Reaper to some, so keep your mouth shut before I become that to you." Yuudai says using his ring to put the light blue streaks in his hair. He does this to intimidate them. It works very effectively.
"Don't just lay there, attack him!" Chulenne orders his followers only to find them in the corner with bloody faces and Yuudai in front of them. "W-what?!"
Yuudai frowns turning to walk slowly towards him. The noble backs up on the floor against the wall. "Don't back away now. I'm going to show you why you should screw with me and the court lady of Henrietta you corrupted bastard." He tells him cracking his knuckles.
"Henrietta's court lady?!" He exclaims turning to Louise holding the note from Henrietta. It is the one explaining her role as court lady.
"I'm the one charged in helping her in her endeavors. That and the one breaking your skull open." Yuudai states.
"Please spare my life! Take our wallets! Just let me go!" Chulenne begs nearly crying in fear.
"Don't beg me. Beg Blanc over there." He orders him pointing at Louise. "You just might have better luck."
The tax collector immediately turns to her. "Please allow me to leave! I don't want to die!"
'He thinks Yuudai would kill him for trying to touch me? Wow.' She thinks with a straight face. "Fine. You may leave, but don't you ever talk about this to anyone. If 'Grim Reaper' there or I here about this from anyone, I won't stop him from killing you." She tells the fat man.
The collector practically wets his pants at that. "I won't tell a single soul! Not even my men will! I swear on her Majesty and the Founder himself." He then runs over to his fellow nobles to check on them. "Leave your wallets before that guy robs us while we are running!" He whispers so that Yuudai doesn't hear. They shakily get up leaving their wallets and stagger away as quickly as they could into the night.
Yuudai turns off the ring's power turning his hair back to normal. "Ready to be fired?" Yuudai asks Louise. To their surprise, the whole inn erupts into applause.
"That was awesome!" One girl cheers.
"I couldn't get enough of his face!" Another cheered.
The entirety of the workers surround both Louise and Yuudai. "How were you so fast?" One of them asks Yuudai.
"Lots of skill." Yuudai answers feeling unsure of their reaction. "So when are we going to be thrown to the street?"
"Don't worry about it." Scarron tells hims walking up to him.
"But don't you care I'm a noble?" Louise asks turning Scarron's attention to her.
"I've known about that for a while now." Scarron admits. Yuudai shoots his daughter a look. She shakes her head silently telling him she never said a word. "It's pretty obvious from your attitude and mannerisms. I've been working here for many many years. I can discern people easily."
"I guess that's understandable." Yuudai says.
"Seeing as all the customers have returned to their homes, it's time to announce the winner." Scarron looks to Louise with a smile. "I don't think I need to argue when I say Louise has won by a landslide."
"What?" She asks confused. He points to all the wallets they left behind.
"It is your tip." He says winking at her.
"Good job Blanc! I told you that you could do it." Yuudai tells her smiling.
She tries to laugh her embarrassment away. "I was simply waiting for my moment when every let their guard down." Everyone then deadpans.
End
That is the story folks! How was it? Pretty nice I'd hope. Much more exciting and easier to write than last time.
So yeah, I'm not sure when I'm going to stop uploading daily. It is just coming to me so easily while I read the actual book. So don't be alarmed if I stop writing for a while.
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