35 What are you doing here?
Arthur POV
I walked through the portal and appeared in the living room of my house. I picked Ophis up from off my shoulders and placed her on the couch before sighing and falling in next to her. I looked around the room, taking it in and glanced to Ophis who was looking at me intently. I smiled at her and palmed some hair over her eyes before ruffling it.
"Hehe" I laughed quietly. I brushed the hair covering her eyes to the top of her head again and she was still staring at me. I pulled her into my side so she was nestling against me before resting my head on top of hers. "You want to do anything?" I asked her.
"Food" Was the simple reply I got from her and I smirked. "Hmmm, and what would you like to eat?"
"Chocolate"
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Time passed by quickly whilst me and Ophis were sat in the living room together. We ate food, spoke little and watched TV. Ophis has closed her eyes some time during a program, so I carried her to my room and placed her in the bed before leaving the room. I looked at my phone and it wasn't particularly late, [9:14], so I got changed into my usual suit and decided to go out.
I informed Nabe that I wouldn't be needing any food tonight before getting in the Rolls and leaving the house to head for a bar or club. 'What's Japans legal drinking age again?... I'm sure it's fine'
Kuoh wasn't an exceptionally large town, but there were still quite a few bars, clubs and coffee shops around.
'Hm this one seems alright' I thought to myself as I drove closer to a club that was lit up with neon signs. A que of men and women were stood outside so I assumed it was a good local spot to go to. I pulled up to the curb outside the club, earning looks from those stood in the que.
Opening the door of my car, I slid a foot out before pushing myself up from the seat to get out. I closed the door to my car and examined my surroundings. 'Ahh, the smell of wine and cheap perfume. A smell I vividly remember from being outside the clubs in the UK'
I looked to the people who were stood in the que and smirked at some of the memories I had before reincarnation. It wasn't always soppy shit and anime, I went out sometimes!
The women were in open cut dresses that showed off their figures and the men in designer jeans and tops, likely trying to impress the women. 'Don't get my started on the amount of cologne the men are wearing, you can likely smell that shit back at my house' I thought with a gag. 'shits nasty. A mixture of body odor and 100 sprays of cologne'
I walked to the line which had about 15 people in it and pulled out my phone to pass time. A couple people walked past my car and took pictures which didnt bother me, but one guy sat on the hood of the Rolls and got one of his mates to take a picture as he posed. "You dent that shit, you're going to have to pay for it" I called out to him with a raised eyebrow.
He stopped posing and looked to me "Shut up bitch, it aint yo car, so it aint got nuttin' to do wit ya" He called to me. "Just get the fuck off my car" I said to him with a sigh. The people in the que were looking between me and the person sitting on the car with interest. "Whatchu gon' do bout it kid" the thug said as he bounced up and down on the car, denting it.
"Haahhh? come on man! I just wanted to drink and dance a little bit. Why must you piss me off?" I said as I stepped out of the que and put my phone in my pocket. The thug jumped off my car and stepped forwards, his boys stood behind him. "Hoh? You're approaching m-"
*Duff*
I couldn't be bothered to listen to his running commentary so I just hit him. The people behind him looked conflicted as to whether they should fight, but decided against it and stepped back a bit . 'Fucking pussies' I thought with a sneer. The thug threw a punch my way but I caught his arm and pushed his elbow inwards, instantly breaking his arm. It was quite odd, I could feel the strain of his muscle going the wrong way before it gave up resisting and his arm snapped. 'Well. His arm's fucked for life' I thought as I looked towards the dangling appendage.
*CRK*
"AARGHHH-UGHHHH" the man screamed with a wail before falling to the floor with tears in his eyes. "Ayo, that's enough man" One of his friends stepped forwards to say. I lifted the crying man from the floor before crushing his face into the dented part of the car.
"See what you've done? What did it earn you? Are you proud of yourself for acting like thug?" I questioned him as he wailed with his eyes closed, crying like a kid.
"WAAAAA-WA-WA-WAAAAHHH. *Hic* *Hic*. I-I-I IM SOW-W-W-WYYYY" He said, his voice muffled from having his face pressed into my car. I sighed with a shake of my head before throwing towards his friends. "Fuck outta here" I said to them as they picked the broken man up from the floor and dragged him away.
I walked back to the line and looked towards the que. A few of them had phones out and were recording. Deciding not to wait anymore, I walked to the ATM and drew out money for the club. Keeping 150 thousand yen out, I walked to the bouncer of the club. "Can I come in man" I asked him, handing over 150k yen. He nodded and I sighed before walking in, hearing the people behind me grown at the fact I could push the line. 'Mhm, being rich is a bitch'
'And I thought the smell was strong outside' I thought as I looked around the room. The music was loud and people were dancing over each other. "Hey darling! Wanna dance?" I heard someone say to my left. I looked to my left and saw that it was some blonde bimbo with tits that most likely weighed 4x her brain. "Not right now love. Need a drink first" I replied back to the woman.
"Screw you then! You can't get better" The woman said as she flicked her hair over her shoulder and walked away. 'Right then' I thought as I turned around to walk to the bar. I made my way through the crowed, repeatedly getting touched on my way.
"Bottle of scotch please dear" I said to the female bartender with a smile. "Course honey" She replied before grabbing a bottle and glass for me. "Here you go" She said with a smile before going to serve others.
*ting*
I pulled the lid from the top of the bottle and poured some in the glass before downing it. "Ahhh, Its been a while" I said to myself, mulling over the taste. "What's been a while?" came a sudden voice. It was the bartender as she was cleaning a glass. "Since I've drank scotch. Back when I was in the UK" I said with a fond smile. "Did you move here from the UK?" She asked and I nodded "Indeed I did. Was quite the change, but I like it here" I said as I poured myself some more scotch and taking a sip. "That's good then. What do you like about Japan?" She asked curiously and I laughed "Hmm. A few things really. The culture, the people, the food and drink. Its all nice"
"Hey lady!" I heard someone from across the bar call out to the bartender and she rolled her eyes. "Hold on a moment" She said as she walked to the other customer.
I swiveled on my chair and watched the people dance. A lot of the people were just grinding on each other and kissing. The stench of sick wafted to my nose. 'Thank you senses'
I stopped thinking of the sickly smell, when a powerful aura made its way towards me. 'Took a while. I've been sat here waiting' I thought as someone parked themselves on a seat one away from me and got comfortable on the stool. "Haahh" The man sighed in exhaustion, before leaning onto the counter.
"Done already Zaz?" I heard the bartender ask with amusement. "Damn right I am. Pour us a drink will ya" he huffed. "You got it" She said before pouring a cosmopolitan for him. "Hahaha" I laughed as I looked at the drink he got. The man sipped on the drink and looked at me with a raised eyebrow. "What you laughing at kid?" He asked me. "Hm hm hm. Nothing chief, don't worry" I said as I eyed his drink with a side glance and suppressed a laugh.
He looked down at his drink before smirking "Could it be, you are laughing at my cosmopolitan?" I shook my head and turned around again so I was facing the bar. "Not at all. I don't judge" I said with my hands up in surrender, though my playful smirk gave me away.
"Mhm, im sure. Having fun?" He asked me and I nodded with a shrug. "Guess so. Had a little trouble outside before getting in, but the scotch its nice. What are you doing here?" I asked the man. "Ah I got a little tired of working so I came here, what about you?"
I huffed before looking at him "Gremory and Phenex had their little pre-engagement talks and I was there to witness it. Took a few brain cells from me so I came here to relax" I said to him. He rose his eyebrows and relaxed a little more "Hm, im sure you did. I've heard stuff about that Riser kid" he said and I barked out a laugh "HA, Im sure you have. He's a little cracked in the head that one." I said.
"You boys seem to know eachtoher" I heard the bartender say and I shook my head. "Nah, we dont. I know him because his well known amongst my people, but I doubt he knows me" I said to her and she nodded. "Most people in this club know Zaz. He's a frequent here" She said with a laugh and I looked towards him. "Haha. Is that right?" I said and he groaned.
I turned around and looked to the people dancing. "Come on 'Zaz'. Lets go have a dance with the females" I said to him and he smirked "Go on then" He said with a laugh and stood up. "Look after my drink please dear" I said to the bartender, she smiled and nodded.
Me and Azazel made our way to the dance floor.
'It's going to be a good night.'
