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[Sirus]

Kenji tapped the second item on the list.

: "What sort of deliveries are these, exactly? Fast food orders?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

"If no one else is up for it, I'll do the first one."

[SirAston]

: "What sort of deliveries are these, exactly? Fast food orders?"

"Miscellaneous stuff. Nothing illegal. Maybe one or two things that dip toes into a grey area, but I wouldn't let my clients risk jailtime. Can't owe favors when you're behind bars. If someone sets you up, gimme a call. I'll handle it. Ain't a black company that doesn't give a shit about its workers."

[cronos5010]

: "Why do you need people to stand around a Korean restaurant?"

[SirAston]

"You're a smart one, lady. I like that. Smart people do smart work. To answer your question... Why not? Punks like you loiter around wherever they please. Might as well get paid for it. I give an incentive, but someone would hang out there at some point anyway. Might as well be someone who contractually agrees to not start trouble there. Make the city a safer place by intimidating the punks. Show some pride in being a citizen of this truly unique delinquent-riddled and yet safe city!"

[adzi]

"...Wada-san, I think I'll take care of those deliveries."

[SirAston]

"Sounds like you're taking all three jobs, then? No objections from the rest?"

[TricMagic]

Hmm... Fi they are taking the others. One thing most pastors need is being able to bring order to the unruly, and it might impress Souban if I can pull it off. Though he wants to do it too... Just be confident.

"Do you mind if I take the third job Souban-san? It would be good practice. Grandfather has had to talk away some people who thought they could tarnish our church."

[Sirus]

: "Very well Wada-san, I'll take you at your word. I'd like to assist in those deliveries."

[SirAston]

"Didn't take you for someone who's willing to be menacing for hours, Yamaoka-san. Maybe next time."

Sumiko doesn't have enough RES growth for the job.

"Two wanting to do the same job? Well, that's a nice gesture. If you two can handle it? I like that camaraderie. Won't make you richer, but at least makes you richer as a human. A rich humanity is the best way to avoid the mental traps of a black company. Consider this Wada-san's gift to humanity."

Spoiler: Two For One Wada-san`s Jobs (click to show/hide)

Two can take the same job, but not three or more. It doesn't increase the payout, but friends helping out each other can improve the mood and make everything more bearable.
Both players involved in the job must roll on Strain, but if one of them succeeds while the other fails, they can decide to split up the stat reduction however they want, including letting the player who succeeds taking the entire penalty if they agree.

[SirAston]

"Guess that's set, then. I do the restaurant gig, you two do deliveries, and you do the dance-off."

Wada-san gave the four volunteers slips of papers.

"Place and time of your jobs. If you're busy or change your mind, just give me back these papers. I'm here until 7 PM. Always am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, excluding holidays. Even the Japanese people deserve to rest on their holidays. I'd dare to say, especially the Japanese people. But once the time begins according to your papers, you gotta do it no matter what. That is the Wada Principle. You've been informed in advance, so it's your duty to manage your own lives. Only those who are masters of their own lives deserve to work for me. Everybody else can try their luck as a cashier at Smile Burger. You already know I'm the better deal. Have fun tomorrow!"

And with that, the Souban leaves Smile Burger, followed by his gang.


On their way to Sea Delight, Hashimoto approaches them.

"Bad news, dawg."
"What?"
"Jun'ichi's Six Youkai Lords are here. That is, yer former dudes. Two at the main entrance, two at the Eastern entrance, two at the Southern one. And since yer know there's no Western entrance, yer fucked."
"Oh no, Jun'ichi set up a trap for us..."

The Souban uttered these words in an unmoved, sarcastic monotone.

"Wait... Yer knew that?"
"Everyone of us could have predicted that."
"That's amazing, dawg! Yer got a plan then, that's great!"
"... I actually don't."
"What?"
"It wouldn't be right to make plans after plans after plans without my gang's consent after all. That's different from setting up an entrance test. Can't have a plan for the team without the team being present."
"Man, yer stupid. But yer ways have always worked in the past, so why not now?"
"Plus, since you know about the trap now, you probably know about who exactly stands where."
"Sure! Tiger and Shinobi are South, Titan and Playboy are East, and Funky and Hotblood are at the main entrance."
"... It's not like the Shinobi Banchou to just wait outside, though."

"That is because one of my underlings pretends to be me."

Without anyone having noticed him at all, a student in concealing ninja garb suddenly stood next to Hashimoto, who turns around to him and is shocked.

"AAAAAAIEEEEE!"
"Lost your touch if you didn't notice me, Souban."
"Shinobi Banchou. If I knew you'd come, I'd have your favourite prepared for you, Melon Pocky."
"Man, those jokes would make even Osaka roar in laughter. I'm just here to get my favourite soda while I'm waiting for you to come out at roughly 7:15 PM after your visit at both Wada and Yamada."
"Surprisingly accurate. As observant as ever."
"Jun'ichi loiters around near the service entrance. He already figured you would suggest to escape through that route if you knew the three entrances are blocked."
"I really am like an open book to y'all..."
"... ... Aight, soda time."

And with that, the Shinobi Banchou walked away calmly.

"Well... Aren't those terrible news, gang?"

The Souban pulled out a package, drawing an orange-coated stick out of it and putting it in his mouth. He then offers the package to the others.

"Anybody want some Melon Pocky before we go to Sea Delight?"

[TricMagic]

"Ano, I'll have one." Sumiko takes one of the pocky.


"So what would the plan be? It seems we have to deal with at least 1 pair unless there is a roof exit."

[adzi]

"Six Youkai Lords, eh? ...Unless Boss really suprises us all with some feat of cunning, I don't see a reason to overthink it. We pick an entrance and face whoever waits there... Personally, I feel a bit torn between the main and south entrances."

[Gaterhyme]

"You said Mr. Shinobi would want some, but he already left."

"So are we going to vote which exit first, or can we find out where the wasabi's from already?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Well, whichever one we choose, there's a lot of us - including the Souban - and only two of them, so as long as we're quick about it we can get through without being outnumbered. Main entrance is fine with me if it matters though."