Dark Star: Kyouryoku

Chapter 18 - FUN

'Above and beyond' my mom used to say. She always said that to me while barely going that far above.

Maybe she'd get a new position in her job but that didn't change much, as she still had to pay the bills, while my Dad wouldn't even know that he isn't the one paying most of the bills.

Why am I thinking of this? Well, I guess it's because of my position as of right now, where I don't know if I am going up or down. People are starting to know my name (not my masked name, of course.), I'm making money, and people require my services at night. It is quite lovely.

So how do I get myself into these situations?

For the past three days, ever since Friday, I have been accompanying Robocon on trips. What kind, you ask?

Trips:

"Why is little Javier staying in a box with the purity of the air being more than seventy on AQI (Air Quality Index)? Are you trying to say that he has no life?"

"NO! That's not what I'm saying. It's a robot, so I thought that-"

"Did you just say 'it'?"

In the background, I watched as events unfolded between a shopkeeper and Robocon. It seemed like it was about to end.

And that it did.

-Moments later-

The shop was sent to cumbersome ashes after a quick BOOM, leaving only the tree-head shopkeeper on their knees looking at the ashes.

The next time, I actually did something.

"Natasha has a dust particle on her leg. So would you tell me what happened?"

"I just dusted it off; something must've landed on it."

There is my queue.

"Judging by how the dust is sticking on along with how intact it is, hasn't this been on there for a whole three minutes?"

"Perfectly said."

The cashier stared in disbelief as both me and Astro agreed, and I proceeded to pick up some milk.

"Isn't this milk a little too fresh."

"What do you mean, sir?"

The cashier was sweating buckets.

"I like my milk as sour as lemons. Don't forget the chunky bits."

Of course I don't mean it, but it gets a good reaction.

I mean, look at both of them. They're both frozen solid.

The customers seemed to have taken the opportunity to run away too.

Robocon looked back at the cashier in a way that I had never seen him look.

He looked remorseful.

"I am sorry, we will leave."

Did he just do that because he was disgusted of me?!

OOOOHHHH, that is vile.

...

That one was left up due to pity.

But yes, I've done this until now, and I have... kinda been getting into it. I even have a special lemonade I drink every morning.

"Genjy, let's get to the next one. We have 20 more to do for the day."

Oh right, we're going again.

-Moments later-

"Don't let another feather touch Berty again!"

I yell at the shop owner, who stayed close by the shop and its scattered remains.