"And that should do it!" Mario wiped the sweat from his forehead and declared that the last loose pipe was now tightened.
"Thanks, Mario," Ash said with relief. "I don't think the living room will be flooded anymore."
"No problem at all, Ash," Mario replied with a smile. But then, his face turned serious. "That will be $5,000 for the bill."
"What?!" Ash exclaimed in disbelief.
Just then, they were interrupted by loud knocking sounds coming from downstairs. "Honey, can you see who's at the front door? Luigi's busy helping Cooler with something!" Delia's voice followed shortly after. Ash let out a frustrated sigh and hurried downstairs to answer the door.
As Ash opened the door, he was surprised to see a tall figure standing on the porch. The man resembled a magician or jester and had a muscular physique and light skin. His attire was decorated with various suit symbols on the front and back torso. He also wore face paint with a star on his right cheek and a teardrop on his left, which matched his attire.
Ash was taken aback by the man's appearance and felt a sense of intimidation emanating from him. It almost seemed as if the visitor had a mission to quell his killing urge. However, as soon as the man, Hisoka, locked eyes with Ash, the intimidating aura dissipated, and his face was adorned with a slight smile on his painted face.
"Hello there, young man. May I come inside?" Hisoka asked, suppressing his potentially sadistic tone while attempting to sound genuine as he spoke.
Upon hearing Hisoka's request to come inside, Ash didn't feel comfortable with the idea and slowly shut the door on the Spider member. As he turned his back, the front door suddenly exploded into millions of pieces due to Hisoka's immense aura, startling Ash.
Ash felt terrified as he watched Hisoka's facial expression shift from a slight smile to an excited one. The man's words only added to Ash's fear. "It's not every day someone would reject me so bravely as you did, kid," Hisoka said with a sadistic smile and a dark chuckle. "You've got spirit. How about you entertain me a bit since I'm your guest, hm?"
Feeling overwhelmed and terrified, Ash quickly called out for Cooler, hoping that Frieza's older brother would come to his rescue. "C-Cooler! Can you get in here?!" Ash shouted, hoping that someone would come to help him deal with the dangerous situation he was in.
Cooler's voice responded to Ash's shout, "I'm a little busy at the moment! Luigi's head got stuck in the house's wall!" he explained. Ash felt his fear growing, as he realized he was on his own with Hisoka, who was still standing at the front door with a sadistic smile on his face.
"That's because you were using my head as your hammer!" Luigi's voice could be heard arguing with Cooler in the background. Meanwhile, Ash was getting increasingly worried about how to handle Hisoka, who was still standing at the front door, waiting for an answer.
Despite the commotion in the background, Hisoka continued to focus on his prey, licking his lips in anticipation. "Please do entertain me, boy. I hate to be disappointed!" he said before lunging forward at Ash. Ash felt a rush of fear and adrenaline as he tried to dodge Hisoka's attack.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Ash's scream echoed throughout the house.
Well, shit...Ash got killed again? O.o;;