Chapter 113
17 led Genji into a more populated side of hell as Genji explained how he got there. Around them were assorted aliens, beings, and a few humans chatting or about to pick fights. Some of the ogres in gym wear that distinguishingly read "HELL" were patrolling through the crouds for any trouble.
17 put his hand to his mouth in thought when Genji finished.
"Hmmm....looking for Kaio-sama? Sorry, but once you're sent down here, you're very rarely let out by Enma."
Genji frowned.
"What more, there's only one Mononoke down here I know of, and I don't think she'll be much help."
Genji frown grew deeper.
**You mean.....**
"Yep. You're screwed."
Genji fell over, about to burst out crying.
**GAAAAAAAAAAA! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING TO ME!**
"Hey, don't worry. Perhaps if you did talk to the Mononoke down here, she could help you somehow."
Genji looked up at 17 with watery eyes.
**Will you? Please?!**
"Sure. Here, back up you go."
17 helped Genji back up to his feet.
**So, who is this Mononoke?**
17 smirked boastfully.
"I guess you could say she's my girlfriend."
Genji wasn't impressed.
**Where is she?**
"She usually hangs out by the orchards. Let's go see if she's there."
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The "orchards" were only four acres of trees with sickly fruit in their branches. Dead spirits flew about the groves, picking whatever fruits looked good to them. While 17 looked around, Genji picked off a fruit. The fruit looked old enough to have graced the table at the Last Supper, and it smelled as old too.
A nearby spirit wandered next to him and circled around the tree. Genji watched as the spirit plucked off a fruit and consumed it entirely. It made a small "yum!" sound before flying into the branches where Genji couldn't see it. Genji looked at the fruit in his hand with a smile.
'I guess......it looks rotten, but is actually ripe.
'I wonder what kind of fruit this is.......'
Genji took a big bite........
.........and wished he hadn't!
It felt like he bit into a live fish stuffed with sewage!
He promptly spat it out and gagged as the taste lingered in his mouth. The earlier spirit came out of the trees and laughed at him.
"Heeheeheeheeheehee!"
Genji glared.
**You tricked me?!** he yelled, throwing the fruit at it. He conked the spirit on the head, making it fall to the ground with swirling eyes.
17 finally turned to Genji with a huff.
"She's not here......oh, and don't eat any of that fruit. It has the most disgusting taste in the universe."
**Now you tell me?!?!!!!** Genji roared, trying to air out his mouth.
"Too late? C'mon, kid! They don't even LOOK appetizing."
**But........that spirit ate it!**
Genji pointed at the trickster. It had come to its sences and was watering a tree with a watering can.
"Oh. That's one of the gardeners. They're the only ones who can stand that stuff." 17 turned to leave the orchard. "Well, let's go ask around for her. Maybe Goz and Mez know where she is......."
Genji pulled down an eyelid and stuck his tongue out at the spirit, insulting him. The spirit twitered at him in offence, raising his watering can. He pulled the neck of the can out so that it was longer, and high pressure water sprouted from it like a water hose.
Genji was drenched through his wolf shroud, and glaring.
So, he fired a small Kamehameha at the spirit.
He followed 17 out of the orchard, leaving the spirit behind, intact and once again swirly eyed.
((Author's note: Genji's insult has a name in Japan, but I don't know what it is. A lot of animes feature this insult (pulling down an eyelid and sticking out the tongue), which means the same thing as the finger. Can anyone tell me what the name for this insult is? Thanks a bunch!))
17 led Genji into a more populated side of hell as Genji explained how he got there. Around them were assorted aliens, beings, and a few humans chatting or about to pick fights. Some of the ogres in gym wear that distinguishingly read "HELL" were patrolling through the crouds for any trouble.
17 put his hand to his mouth in thought when Genji finished.
"Hmmm....looking for Kaio-sama? Sorry, but once you're sent down here, you're very rarely let out by Enma."
Genji frowned.
"What more, there's only one Mononoke down here I know of, and I don't think she'll be much help."
Genji frown grew deeper.
**You mean.....**
"Yep. You're screwed."
Genji fell over, about to burst out crying.
**GAAAAAAAAAAA! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING TO ME!**
"Hey, don't worry. Perhaps if you did talk to the Mononoke down here, she could help you somehow."
Genji looked up at 17 with watery eyes.
**Will you? Please?!**
"Sure. Here, back up you go."
17 helped Genji back up to his feet.
**So, who is this Mononoke?**
17 smirked boastfully.
"I guess you could say she's my girlfriend."
Genji wasn't impressed.
**Where is she?**
"She usually hangs out by the orchards. Let's go see if she's there."
/|\
The "orchards" were only four acres of trees with sickly fruit in their branches. Dead spirits flew about the groves, picking whatever fruits looked good to them. While 17 looked around, Genji picked off a fruit. The fruit looked old enough to have graced the table at the Last Supper, and it smelled as old too.
A nearby spirit wandered next to him and circled around the tree. Genji watched as the spirit plucked off a fruit and consumed it entirely. It made a small "yum!" sound before flying into the branches where Genji couldn't see it. Genji looked at the fruit in his hand with a smile.
'I guess......it looks rotten, but is actually ripe.
'I wonder what kind of fruit this is.......'
Genji took a big bite........
.........and wished he hadn't!
It felt like he bit into a live fish stuffed with sewage!
He promptly spat it out and gagged as the taste lingered in his mouth. The earlier spirit came out of the trees and laughed at him.
"Heeheeheeheeheehee!"
Genji glared.
**You tricked me?!** he yelled, throwing the fruit at it. He conked the spirit on the head, making it fall to the ground with swirling eyes.
17 finally turned to Genji with a huff.
"She's not here......oh, and don't eat any of that fruit. It has the most disgusting taste in the universe."
**Now you tell me?!?!!!!** Genji roared, trying to air out his mouth.
"Too late? C'mon, kid! They don't even LOOK appetizing."
**But........that spirit ate it!**
Genji pointed at the trickster. It had come to its sences and was watering a tree with a watering can.
"Oh. That's one of the gardeners. They're the only ones who can stand that stuff." 17 turned to leave the orchard. "Well, let's go ask around for her. Maybe Goz and Mez know where she is......."
Genji pulled down an eyelid and stuck his tongue out at the spirit, insulting him. The spirit twitered at him in offence, raising his watering can. He pulled the neck of the can out so that it was longer, and high pressure water sprouted from it like a water hose.
Genji was drenched through his wolf shroud, and glaring.
So, he fired a small Kamehameha at the spirit.
He followed 17 out of the orchard, leaving the spirit behind, intact and once again swirly eyed.
((Author's note: Genji's insult has a name in Japan, but I don't know what it is. A lot of animes feature this insult (pulling down an eyelid and sticking out the tongue), which means the same thing as the finger. Can anyone tell me what the name for this insult is? Thanks a bunch!))