I Will Protect You! Stardust Crusaders x Reader

The Lovers, Part 1

With Enyaba in tow, and a new carriage to boot. Jojo and crew arrived in the coastal town of Karachi, Pakistan's industrial and financial center, located in the Indus River delta.

"Hey, a doner kebab joint! Let's stop and get something to eat." Joseph said pulling on the horse's reins and stopping it in front of the man standing outside.

The doner kebab: it's been called hamburger of the Middle East! A slab of meat is placed on a spit, it's outer layer roasting as it turns. Before long, the meat is cooked, sliced, and served on bread. Try it, your taste buds will thank you!

"Scuse me, six doner kebab, please."

"That'll be thousand yen."

"A thousand yen?"

In the Middle East, Japanese and Western business practices are by no means universal. Namely, prices change and are subject to negotiation. First-time visitors naive of the value of goods for sale can become easy targets for exploitation. But here, such exploitation is not frowned upon. The swindled are deserving of the label "fool," not "victim." Haggling takes guts and ingenuity!

"A thousand yen?"

The first step is the art of the bluff. Make it clear you see through the trick.

"Don't mock me, now! That's far too much." Joseph said as he busted out laughing.

A hearty laugh always helps. Then...

"How much would you buy them for?"

The merchant will test the waters.

"Make it 250 yen for six!"

In return, you throw out a price so low, you can't help but blush. And then...

The merchant laughed.

Are you serious? You've got to be kidding! He'll act as if you have no sense at all...

"If I sold them for that cheap my entire family would starve!" The merchant said.

Then he'll gesture the old throat slash. But you can't give up the fight just yet.

"I guess I'll just buy them somewhere else."

Pretend that you're leaving...

"Okay, friend! I very much like foreigners. I'll sell you six for 700 yen.

...he'll try to stop you.

"Then make it 300.

Let the haggling begin!

"Six hundred!"

"Three hundred and fifty!"

"Five hundred and fifty!"

"Four hundred!"

"Four hundred and fifty!"

"Four hundred and twenty five!" They both yelled.

"I'll take them!"

'All right! I got them for less than half his original price! Take that! I made out like a bandit!' Joseph thought as he paid for his kebab.

'And just as you think you won... I usually sell six for 150 yen!'

"Bye-bye, thank you, sir!" The merchant said as Joseph walked away.

As Joseph put his hat back on, he stared in shock to see Enyaba awake.

"Hey! The old lady's awake." Joseph yelled dropping the food.