Into the World of Gintama
Chapter 10: There's No Good Servant Who Gives A Good First Impression.
"Can you speak to me of nothing but the rent and it's delayed payment?!" Otose yelled. "Can't you, just once, pay up front or maybe even on time? Or even forget it altogether and just say, 'Oh, nice day, isn't it?' You're terrible!"
Yeah... As you can probably tell, Otose is yelling at Gin-san about the rent, while Kagura-chan and I are eating rice. We were in Otose's Snack Shop, not the Yorozuya.
Yeah, some new assistant gave Kagura-chan and me some rice, and Gin-san is getting talked down to by Otose. I really feel sorry for him... Ah, the feelings gone. I'm hungry! And thirsty! Tea-kun!
"If it's small talk you want, then I'll give you small talk! It's suuuch a niiice daaay!" Gin-san yelled, but suddenly gasped in disgust. "Ugh, I can't. It feels like cotton in my mouth."
"Why don't you use that no-good mouth to get some money?!" Otose yelled, slamming her foot on the table. "Or should I do it? I'll bet those lips would fetch a high price in the red-light district!"
"Shuddup!" Gin-san demanded. "My lips exist only for strawberry milk and chocolate parfaits."
"If you've got time to eat filth like that, then pay the damned rent, even if it's just one yen of it!"
"My life's more important to me than the damned rent!"
"You're such an idiot!" Otose was seeping with anger at this point. "NOT ONLY THAT, YOU'RE A POOR IDIOT! I bet you don't even care if you're homeless, do you, imbecile?!"
"Who's more foolish? The fool or the one who calls him that?" Gin-san asked. "Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!"
"Shall I seriously kick you out on your ass, damn freeloader?!"
Kagura-chan and I both got out of our seats, both finished with our rice, and both wanting more. Kagura-chan tapped Otose on her shoulder, while I tried my best to sound as nice as I could. Otose turned around and gave us an irritated look.
"Can I have seconds?" Kagura-chan and I asked at the same time. She said it like a little brat, but I said it like a nice, respectful young man. It's obvious they're going to give me some more and no-
"You're like a vacuum... Don't you dare take another bite! This isn't a restaurant! This is a snack bar, where old men come to revel in their perversion!" Otose and Gin-san practically raged at us.
"You put sand in the snacks, 'cause drunks can't tell. You're smart, lady!" Kagura-chan uh... Is that really a compliment?
"Do you mean to flatter me, or to say that my stuff tastes lousy?" Otose turned her back to us, practically pouting. Wait... She's trying to get points by flattery! I won't let her beat me!
"Oh, yeah?! Well, you shit in the chilli, because drunks can't tell! How brilliant of you, Otose!"
"SHUT THE HELL UP YOU STUPID BRAT!" Otose raged at me... Again. "WE DON'T EVEN SERVE CHILLI! DON'T PATRONIZE ME!"
"Huh? I sense..?" I ignored the still raging Otose, and saw Kagura-chan grabbing some more food to eat! I don't know what it is, but I still want it!
"Don't smile like that! It's more expensive here... Than anywhere else in the city!" Gin-san tried to stop Kagura-chan from eating the food, but she just brought the plate to her mouth and spilt the food in her mouth! She tricked me!
She knew I was going to try to flatter that old bat, so she snuck back and grabbed whatever she could find! I'll... I'll..!
"I'll just drink my Tea-kun and act like it never happened."
"Don't give up yet, you stupid twerp!" Gin-san yelled, hitting me in the head. Ow... Why do I always get hit there?
"I'll put it on your tab. Separate from rent." Otose deadpanned, sitting down on the couch. Why do they have a couch in here? I wonder...
"Oh, shit..." Shinpachi-san! Where have you been all day?! You've been missing all this good stuff! Wait... You were here..? Oh.
"You think you can pay for these two monsters, when you can't even get your own shit together?" Otose took out another cancer stick, lighting it up.
"I never was flexible..." Gin-san mumbled, looking back at her in a depressed manner. "Who cares if a little shit remains?"
"Not that kind of shit."
"And the word for today is... Shit. Everyone spell it! S-H-"
"Little kids shouldn't be saying that. You should be saying poopoo or maybe even crap." Gin-san droned, watching as Kagura-chan finished her food.
"Now that I've eaten, I'm thirsty!"
"Go to Hell, Kagura-chan!" I hissed, putting my Tea-kun in my back pocket.
"Gimme an oolong tea!" Kagura-chan asked the new lady.
"Yes, ma'am." She nodded, immediately giving Kagura-chan a huge jug of tea. That bitch...
"Why're you drinking that here when you can get it for 330 yen at the supermarket?!" Shinpachi-san yelled. "You're falling into the same trap as the perverted old men who frequent this dump! We have to do something. At this rate, we'll never pay off her tab, no matter how much money we have! Well, I guess we don't really have any, though..."
"I'll fix it!" I exclaimed, jumping on the table and knocking the tea out of her hands. It hit the floor and cracked, the tea going everywhere on the floor. "I fixed it~" I monotoned, giving a monotone "Hahaha."
"I'll add that to your debt, and you better clean that up."
"NO! You stupid... Gah! I'd rather someone drink it than it being wasted!" Gin-san practically sobbed in the corner. "My debt... I'll never be happy..."
"You never told me the details. I did what I thought was right." I shrugged, taking out my Tea-kun and drinking it. Ah... That feels good. The sweet, cold liquid flowing down my throat... Ah... No one really knows how this tastes. I'd never let them get a taste of it, even though they technically buy it for me. Well, i-
"VOCA-FREAK!" Kagura-chan screamed, punching me in the face, making me spit out my Tea-kun (Nooooo!), and fall to the ground. She then jumped on me, punching me in the chest (Ow! Ow! Ow!)! "You damn, unintelligent, half-baked, tea-obsessed, cunt! I was drinkin' that! I'm thirsty!"
"Such harsh words, Kagura-chan! Th-That hurts! Ow!"
"This wouldn't be happening if you would get a real job!" Shinpachi-san yelled at Gin-san.
"Nah." Gin-san shook his head, digging in his nose.
"Or at least look for a real client, for once!"
"Nah..."
"That's the last straw." Shinpachi-san is losing sanity points faster than expected, he's clutching his hand likes he's getting ready to burst. "I'll kill you, even if it means my death!" Shinpachi-san charged at Gin-san, probably about to do the same thing Kagura-chan is doing to me. Oh, wait... She's still attacking me.
"Get off!" I kicked Kagura-chan off of me, getting in a fighting pose. She did the same, and we started sparring, chairs being thrown and everything chaotic.
"Calm down." Gin-san droned, sticking his finger in Shinpachi-san's nose. That managed to calm the boy down, I think. "And you two, if you keep on fighting, you won't eat for the next week." And that calmed me down, bowing down in front of Gin-san.
"Please forgive me." I begged, obviously not wanting to stop eating. Well, as long as I have my Tea-kun, I should be alright for a week. Uh-huh!
Shinpachi-san came to his senses and grabbed Gin-san's finger from his nose. I'd break that finger, if it was me.
"Dammit, how can you be like this?" Shinpachi-san practically whined. "Not only do you lack the will to do anything, you don't even have the determination to run from your problems! We should ask your parents for money, or something!"
"Shuddup." Gin-san monotoned. "I'm a man, not a boy to go running to mommy. You go do something about it."
"I can't! I-"
Kagura-chan threw a random pot at Shinpachi-san, hitting the boy in the head. I stifled laughter, while she said, "Be quiet!" The girl then yawned, before lying down on the couch. I guess all our fighting tired her out. "Even if my parents died, I'd still need a nap now..."
"Oh, my..."
"AAAHHHH! BLOOD! BLOOD!" Shinpachi-san screamed, talking about the tiny amount of blood on his hand. Now, really...
Suddenly, Tea-kun jumped out of my hands and hit Shinpachi-san on the head again! He screamed in pain, before glaring at me.
"It wasn't me! Tea-kun just got really annoyed at how you scream! I swear!"
"Bullshit! I'll kill all of yo-"
"Um, are you alright..?"
We all turned in shock to see the person who would dare help Shinpachi-san! It was the new person working here! She was giving him a towel... She must be foreign. Or crazy. No one sane would want to help Shinpachi-san... Even Shinpachi-san looked confused at the lady helping him.
"You can stop the bleeding with this, if you'd like." She offered, holding out the towel for him. On closer inspection, she was pretty ugly... And she had cat ears...
...
Catherine...
"Ah, this is the first time I've seen of you. New here?" Gin-san asked, poking his head in their business.
"She must be new to help out Shinpachi-san. Word of advice: Don't."
"Indeed." She smiled. "I've just come to work here. Catherine is my name." She explained. Ah, this must be the episode where she tries to steal Otose's things. Well, I'll just sit back and watch how everything turns out.
"She's from a poor family and is working hard to support them." Otose explained to us.
"Thank you so much..." Catherine bowed.
Otose smiled at her respectfulness. "She brings in a lot of costumers and is always on time."
"It's just ten minutes walking in, and eight running." She smiled back.
"Quite impressive..." Gin-san nodded. "She doesn't even have our perverse sense of humor."
"Well, it took me a while to fit right in, so she'll fit in soon, I think." I deadpanned, sipping some of my Tea-kun.
"You might be right, Len-kun, but she has no goal other than serving Otose's terrible, overpriced snacks-" Gin-san was interrupted by being hit in the head with a toaster. I think that's what it was...
Kagura-chan yawned in her sleep. "I can't eat anymore..."
"You'd better not!" Everyone in the room replied.
"Well, there's sure to be plenty of hardship, sadness, sadship and such..." Gin-san started, now talking to Catherine. "...But keep at it."
"Thank you so much."
"It may be tough now, but the worst is surely yet to come. Keep that in mind, and you'll be fine." Gin-san said.
"And don't help Shinpachi-san again... It's kinda a thing for him to get hurt." I advised.
"You think she's some kind of masochist?! And what do you mean, don't help me?! I deserve help like every other human being!"
This is part one of this episode! I hope you all liked it!