Rugrats in Japan: Grown Up Arc: Chapter 4: Charlotte's Deal!
Charlotte Pickles was facing Masuyo Reikokuna in a frightened way. The two people that appeared next to him on the right and left were Conan McNulty and Wilfred.
"I'm afraid I can't let you leave" Masuyo said, grinning. "You know too much and you have legally agreed to serve me".
"W-What do you want from me" Charlotte asked fearfully?
"Your service to Masuyo is what he wants" Conan McNulty answered.
"And there is no way out of it" Wilfred said.
"Here is the deal, Charlotte Pickles" Masuyo said. "By signing the contract, you agreed to serve Saki and his boss". His voice rose. "And that boss is ME". "I should warn you that there are serious consequences for those who betray me".
Charlotte became more and more scared by the minute.
"Okay" Charlotte said in a scared voice. "What do you want"?
"First, I want you to give me every detail about what Lunsford's family and Kuki's family are doing to ruin my plan to take over Tokyo" Masuyo said. "Also, I want you to make sure your husband and daughter don't conspire against me and my family".
"A-As you command" Charlotte said in a scared voice.
"Good" Masuyo said. He turned towards William Collins and walked towards him where he was sitting. "And William, There is something I would like you to do for me".
"Okay" William said, smiling. "What do you want me to do"?
Masuyo grinned evilly.
Meanwhile, at Park Hotel Tokyo, Drew was explaining the situation Charlotte got into with the others.
"And Charlotte told me to keep the deal a secret" Drew said.
"Does Charlotte know that Saki serves a criminal" Rinya asked threateningly.
"I don't think so" Drew said.
"...I guess you are off the hook this time" Rinya sighed.
"I don't think Charlotte will go so far as to serve her master if it means serving a criminal like Masuyo" Didi said.
"Unless she was threatened to do so" Lunsford DeVille replied.
"Do you think Masuyo will be able to threaten my wife to serve him" Drew asked Lunsford?
"Threatening is what Masuyo does" Kuki Torameiyo answered for Lunsford. "He also uses people's desires to get them to serve him".
"Still, Maybe Charlotte won't serve the man" Stu said.
"She would once she signs a contract that says to do so" San Torameiyo said.
"How would Charlotte sign a contract like that" Drew asked?
"When Saki tricks her into doing so" San answered.
"Well, then, we have no time to lose" Chaz Finster said, worryingly. "We have to stop Charlotte from signing that contract before it's too late".
"Chaz, Charlotte may have already signed that contract" Kira Finster said.
"We can't just do nothing" Chaz said.
"And what about the pups" Betty asked, standing up? "We can't just leave them in an awful daycare center like that". "We should get them out of there".
"I'm afraid that can't happen" Kuki said grimly.
"Why not" Betty asked?
"The Chihiro Daycare Center is being watched by Masuyo's sniper teams". "There is no way to get around them". "They will shoot and kill you on sight if you get them out of the daycare center" Kuki said.
Meanwhile, like Kuki said, sniper teams were watching the Chihiro Daycare Center with their sniper rifles aimed at the ground. They were ready to shoot anyone who would attempt to get their child out of the daycare center, let alone attempt to go to the center.
Didi, Betty, and the other western adults gasped in shock.
"So we have no way of getting our children back" Didi asked with tears in her eyes?
"We have to wait at least a month before we can retrieve our children" Kuki said.
"That's terrible" Howard said.
"It is" San said. "But my daughter and her friends are doing everything they can to stop the slavery once and for all".
"That's a relief" Stu said, smiling.
"But what about the so called "Snake Princess"" Betty asked? "If she really does have snakes on her, the pups could be in danger".
"That's where my students come in" Nico Hana said, smiling.
Everybody turned to Nico Hana.
"I've taught my students Kendo, Iaido, and other ways of the sword". "With those sword lessons, they will be sure to combat Mudana's snakes" Nico said.
Worry came to Didi. "Are the children using bamboo swords or wooden swords to combat the snakes"?
Nico Hana shook her head. "They are using real swords" she said.
"Are you serious"? "You can't give children sharp objects like that" Didi gasped.
"I will have to in order for the children to defend themselves" Nico Hana said. "Besides the point, I have taught them how to use their swords wisely and I have taught them that too many times for them to forget".
Didi, still worried, looked at Hayate and Kuki. "What about your students"?
"I have taught my students ninjutsu very vigorously" Hayate said.
"And I have taught my students enough empty handed, Japanese martial arts to make them suitable warriors" Kuki said, smiling.
Didi still looked worried. "They better not do anything reckless". "They are kids".
"You'd be surprised at what big things kids can do" Hayate assured Didi.
"Okay" Didi sighed.