44 Jugemu

(Ryoto's pov)

Jugemu: "No one hired me to kill you."

Huh?

Ryoto: "But you said you were tasked to kill me."

Jugemu: "No, my job was to take care of you."

Is he serious?

Ryoto: "Do you know what 'take care of someone' means?"

Jugemu: "Giving food, allowance, and home."

...

Ryoto: "So why did you attack me as soon as you heard my name?"

Jugemu: "You lied to me about your name. It was the first time someone had a similar name to mine, and you trampled my feelings like they were nothing."

He looked genuinely sad. Now I feel bad.

Ryoto: "You know that if I was normal Earthling, you would kill me with your first attack, right?"

Jugemu: "What!? But I heard Earthlings are a powerful race of conquerors who would attack you if they sense weakness. I also heard that they are extremely greedy and selfish. That's why I brought weapons with me to protect myself."

Karen: "You know, he's got a point

'I know.'

I know it better than anyone.

Ryoto: "You were lied to, and 'taking care of someone' means killing."

Jugame: "What!? B-but I don't want to kill anyone!"

Ryoto: "Wait, aren't you mercenary? Besides, why did you behave so politely if you thought everyone around you could attack you at any moment?"

Jugemu: "It's my first day on the job. And to your second question, my mother taught me to be respectful to everyone I meet unless they don't deserve it, and no one is undeserving of respect without reason."

Jugemu sighed.

Jugemu: "I will need to find a new job so I can send money to my family. No wonder this job paid a lot. And I'm not mercenary, by the way. I'm a nanny."

Ryoto: "Nanny?"

Jugemu: "Yes, I even have a business card. I would show it to you, but..."

Ryoto: "Webs, right. Kowalski, is it ready?"

Kowalski took out a glass vial with transparent liquid inside.

Kowalski: "It was quite the challenge, but I've managed to create substance to dissolve the web Lala created."

Ryoto: "Great work."

Mikan, who observed the whole situation while eating a popsicle, raised her eyebrow.

Mikan: "Do you think it's wise to free him after he attacked you?"

Ryoto: "I wouldn't worry about it. He is strong, but from what I know, he is also earnest to a fault."

I took the vial and poured it on the web. After a short moment, my fabric started falling apart, freeing Jugemu.

Jugemu: "Thank you very much, and here you have my card."

He passed me a card while doing a deep bow, just like businessmen do. On the card was his photo, which looked menacing with a text saying, 'Do you want me to take care of someone, call me.

So this solves the mystery of how he got this job.

Ryoto: "How about I'll help you find a new job here on Earth as you're already here."

Jugemu: "Huh? You'll help me?"

Ryoto: "Well, yes. I feel bad because I wasted your time today and lied also lied about my name."

Jugemu: "No, no, I also need to apologize. It's just because of my mother I detest any kind of lie and liars."

' ???: "I hate liars" ' These words were ringing in my head. I didn't show it on my face, but I was absent-minded at the moment. What woke me up was a hug from Jugemu.

Jugemu: "Thank you, I knew that you were my Otouto."

I returned his hug awkwardly by patting his back a few times.

Ryoto: "No problem, buddy."

The hug was uncomfortably long. He even spun a few times. I looked at Mikan, who had a smirk on her face. I moved my mouth so they would form 'help me'.

Jugemu: "What can I help you with?"

Ryoto: "I didn't say anything."

Jugemu: "But you moved your mouth. My race is very sensitive to moisture, even on land. That's how we see. Under the water, we open our eyes, so we see normally as well. I would need to buy additional equipment to use them on land, and I didn't want to spend more money.

So he's got echolocation likeability, or should I'll call it hydrolocation.

Ryoto: "Forget it. It's not important."

We talked about my plan a bit, and Jugemu accepted my offer gladly and returned to his ship shortly after. After Jugemu returned to his spaceship, Rito returned home to witness a big hole in the wall and a destroyed living room. Mikan and I were drinking orange juice in the middle of the room as we watched through the said hole.

Ryoto: "It's peaceful, isn't it?"

Mikan: "Yeah, shame that our wall is destroyed, though. By the way, how far can you see?"

Ryoto: "Depends how much I focus. Usually, I see at a normal distance just with more details, but if I want to, I can even see past Earth's atmosphere. I did it once, in fact."

Mikan: "Really? How does it feel?"

Ryoto: "I don't know. How does seeing feel?"

Karen: "I've been with you two, so I know the answer, but I need to ask. Are you high, or is it post-nut clarity?"

'If this is how you feel being high, I need to get high more often. Isn't peace the greatest?'

Karen: "It's too peaceful for my taste. Can we go back to fighting and destruction?"

'I feel like you just want to see me getting beat up.'

Karen: "Untrue, I take pleasure in everyone's misery equally."

'*Sigh* Of course you do.'

Rito started questioning his existence, seeing us calm and sipping juice.

Ryoto: "Oh, hey Rito. Great weather we're having."

Rito: "Nii-san, what happened to the wall?"

Ryoto: "We had a guest."

Rito looked confused and turned to Mikan.

Mikan: "He is right. We had a guest."

Rito only knew about Mikan's friend, so he tried to think how two small girls created a hole in the house.

As Rito had a mental breakdown, Ryoto decided to ask him something.

Ryoto: "So what did you do today?"

Rito: "I went to Saruyama's house since it was a while. I thought that while Mikan had her friends invited, I would give them some time alone."

Rito told us how his day went at Suryama's place. During his story, I realized something.

Ryoto: "Now that I think about it, where is Lala?"

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