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Part 5 The New Guy


"Finally, a chance to relax." said Grandpa. "I hear that this
place is a very good place to rest."
"Honestly, Grandpa, I think you should think again." said Tenchi.
Grandpa looked at Tenchi, then the girls.
"Oh, I forgot about them." he said.
"Girls," Tenchi said. "We're here for Dad's birthday and he needs
some rest from work so please don't fight, Aeka and Ryoko."
Aeka blushed.
"Alright, Tenchi." she said quietly.
"What ever do you mean, Tenchi darling?" Ryoko said in a disgustingly
sweet voice. "It's that demon girl who makes me bad. Please save me
from her, Tenchi!" she said, putting her hands around Tenchi's neck.
"Let go of him!" Aeka said. "And I am NOT a demon girl!" Then she
started pulling Ryoko off Tenchi.
"Hey! Just because you're Princess of Jurai doesn't mean that you
can't take Tenchi away from me! You're on Earth now and I bet you have
tons of suitors back home!" Ryoko remarked.
"I am only doing the right thing! Saving Lord Tenchi from an inhumane
beast like YOU!" replied Aeka. They both grabbed Tenchi's arms and
a game of tug and war started between them.
"Let go of him!"
"No! He's mine!"

Mukiiro arrived at the hot springs.
"Finally, a chance for some relaxation." he said.
"I'm sure you will be most satisfied with the Kinomino Resort.
You'll certainly get what you paid for!" said the manager.
"I hope so." Mukiiro replied. He went to the mens' showers and
washed himself until he was sparkling clean. Even his beard got clean
and the herbal shampoo he used made it nice and soft. It was like
he never got dirty at all. Then he went out to the hot spring and
rested on a rock.
"This is the best thing that ever happened since..." He paused.
"That girl..." he said to himself. He couldn't say her name and he
didn't want to remember her. She had been lost for so long.
[I might never see her again.]he thought.[Maybe I'm destined for
someone else. She might be just like Kikia, worthless.] He rested
his head on the rock. [I should just relax.] he thought. Then he
heard screaming.
"He's mine!" one of the voices said.
"Let go of him you monster woman!" another one said.
"Wha?" Mukiiro said, standing up to look. There were girls there.
He blushed then hit himself for being such a pervert. But curiosity
made him continue. The shouting came from two girls. They were
pulling a boy. One girl had purple hair tied up. The other had light
bluish-green hair that was spiky. He looked at the other girls. One
was a young girl with green hair tied up. She was playing with a
strange brown animal. Another girl had dark skin and blonde hair
which was tied up. Sitting next to her was a girl with dark green
hair. The boy being pulled had black hair.
"Hello there!" he heard a voice say behind him. He turned and saw
a man with glasses and black hair.
"We hope you don't mind letting us stay with you." he said.
"Um...no. Go right ahead." Mukiiro replied.
"Thank you very much, young man." said an old man behind him. At
his back was his gray hair tied up. He then sat down.
"Looking at the girls and Tenchi, hey?" the black haired man said.
"You...um...know them?" Mukiiro asked.
"Of course. That boy there's my son Tenchi." Then he started
pointing at the girls one by one. "There's Aeka, Ryoko, Sasami,
Mihoshi and Kiyone."
[KIYONE?!]
"Did you say that girl there is Kiyone, the Galaxy Police officer?!"
"Yeah." the man said. "How'd you know?"
"Eh...I hear pretty much about her." Mukiiro replied.
"I didn't know our Kiyone was that popular." said the man. "Did you
think so, dad?"
"She seems to do a pretty good job." replied the older man. "She
got promoted, didn't she?"
"Well anyway," the man said. "I'm Nobuyuki Masaki." He held out his
hand and Mukiiro shook it.
"I'm...um...Imuni Kiniji." Mukiiro replied.
"That's my father, Hatsuhityo." Nobuyuki said, referring to the older man.
"A pleasure to meet both of you." Mukiiro said.
"So what do you think of the girls?" Nobuyuki asked.
"Well...um...good-looking, that's for sure." Mukiiro said.
"Y'know, all of them are available." Nobuyuki said. "I really need
someone to help Tenchi decide on a girlfriend already. If you're going
to choose someone, it'll be a big help if you pick Aeka or Ryoko.
I'm getting impatient for grandchildren."
"Those two look really good but I think I've set my eyes on someone
else." Mukiiro said.
"Oh, really? Who?" Nobuyuki asked.
"Eh..."
"Nobuyuki, I think you should let him be in that type of situation."
said Hatsuhito. Then Mukiiro looked back at the girls and saw that Aeka
and Ryoko were still fighting but Tenchi wasn't there.
"Oh, Tenchi, how good of you to join us." he heard Hatsuhito say. He
turned around and saw Tenchi.
"Oh, hi there!" Tenchi said. "I hope you don't mind."
"Go on ahead." Mukiiro replied.
"Tenchi, this is Imuni Kiniji." said Hatsuhito. "I'm sure Nobuyuki
already told you who Tenchi is." Mukiiro nodded his head.
"Do you have to deal with them everyday?" Mukiiro asked Tenchi.
Tenchi sighed.
"Boy, do I ever!" Tenchi said.
"How do you survive?"
"To tell the truth, I really don't know. I've gotten quite used to
it, though. How do you deal with that really long beard of yours?"
"This? We'll, I've had it for a few years so I'm not really bothered
by it. This baby took me years to grow."
"How many?"
"Well, I think it's about 7 Earth months."
"Earth months?"
"Eh...well, I'm not exactly from this planet."
"You're just like the girls?"
"I'm an alien. I'm from the planet Oriyumi. Do you know that planet?"
"I'm not exactly an expert in that area. He he."
"I understand. Perhaps you know where the girls are from?"
"I know Aeka and Sasami are from Jurai. I don't know much about the
others."
"OK. Well, let's just sit back and relax."