Roadtrip // Kubokai

Mother's Advice

Saiki, Nendou, Kuboyasu and Kaidou left all their luggage and left the motel. They wanted to explore the whole village and it's surrounds before leaving, so they decided to start right away.

It's safe to say the village was rather boring. But when they wandered around for a while, something caught Kaidou's eye.

"Hey guys!" He caught everybody's attention "Maybe we should split? It's gonna be easier for everyone to find something interesting"

God bless you Kaidou

'I think it's a good idea'

Neither Nendou or Kuboyasu said anything. Saiki left right after Kaidou, who didn't hesitate to leave his friends. There was a small booth run by a middle-aged man with a sly gaze. He was obviously waiting for some naive people to gather around him. With his overpriced products this man was ready to scam old people who lived here. When he saw Kaidou going his way, he felt like he won a first prize. In his mind, teenagers and children were even easier to trick than elders. 

Meanwhile Saiki rushed to the nearest cafe, which was right by the corner. It was a very tight, but cozy place. With the main theme being color pink, this place was a dream come true for bored grandmothers on retirement. There were armchairs with handmade pillows and blankets. There was also a cat wandering around this place, but most of the time he was just sleeping on one of the tables. 

But what mattered the most for Saiki, wasn't the way this place looked, but what it could serve him. As he sat down by the window, appreciating the fact that none of this friends decided to follow him, he ordered coffee with a lot of sweet treats, and obviously, coffee jelly. 

He immediately fell in love with this place. Maybe if there wasn't so much cat fur flying in the air, he could call this cafe perfect.

***

"Listen kid" an old scammer could almost feel Kaidou's money in his own pockets "This is a limited edition amulet to protect you from demons" he pointed at a necklace with a fake amethyst made of glass, in a plastics, gilded frame. It was more than obvious that this man purchased it for less than 500 ¥.

"Ha!" Kaidou smirked with confidence and grabbed his left wrist "Nice try, but I don't need protection from demons, when one is already living inside of me"

Although according to my therapist I might have more than just one inner demons, but that's a thing I'd rather not share with anyone.

That was a little confusing to hear, but the seller wasn't about to give up. He looked around for something as good as the necklace.

"What about this mystical ring?" He pointed at another piece of plastic jewelry. This time the ring had some Latin words engraved on it "It was created over a thousand years ago, and it's supposed to prevent psychics from reading your soul!"

"Psychics?" Kaidou shrugged his shoulders " I know two and I'd rather say these people are not very harmful. I also don't think they can read minds"

That was the least expected thing the old man thought he could hear. He didn't even believed in psychics, so he assumed that Kaidou was really stupid to believe them, or that those people didn't exist, just like that demon in his arm.

Or Kaidou was straight up making fun of him. The idea of anyone being smarter than him made him furious. 

"You know what? I'm not letting you buy anything!" he growled "No matter what I show you, you always complain! So I'm banning you from purchasing my special products!" but that's when he saw a new opportunity "Only real warriors are worthy owning my jewelry"