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Act 23: The Customer

WEDNESDAY

-Mayuka's Bedroom 10:10 AM-

After the ordeal with the cult of Deus Deorum, Mayuka took care of Shino for days, so that she could recover from her injuries and trauma. She sacrificed her school days to take care of her girlfriend.

Days after, Yuichi decided to pay the two a visit to check on Shino, whose injuries have recovered.

"It's a good thing that you're feeling better, Shino." Said Yuichi.

"Yeah, I think so..." Shino replied.

"You seem sad, Shino." Said Yuichi. "Is anything wrong?"

"It's just..." Shino replied.

"Shino still seems shaken after the events." Mayuka added. "It would take a while before she'd get used to all the deaths around her."

"I understand..." Said Yuichi.

"By the way, where's Jun?" Mayuka replied.

"Busy with something, it seems. She said something about 'modding her bike', stuff like that." Said Yuichi. "I don't know. She does that all the time."

-Hideout Garage 10:13 AM-

Meanwhile, at the garage in Jun's hideout, Jun was tinkering around with her motorcycle, tweaking and adjusting things to improve its performance.

"Alright, Ashura. Just a few more twists and..." Said Jun. "There!"

"Ashura" is the name that Jun gave to her custom bosozoku bike. So named because of the large "Ashura" kanji stickers on both of its sides. Jun has been riding Ashura for years, and the two have carried on through many hardships and tough times together.

"Well, I managed to fix the muffler... but I'm not finished with this shit yet..." Said Jun. "Hmm... What should I..."

Mr. Ozawa saw Jun working on her motorcycle, and decided to talk to her for a while.

"Still working on Ashura, eh?" Said Mr. Ozawa.

"Yeah. Quite fucking exhausting, to be honest." Jun replied.

"I see..." Said Mr. Ozawa.

Mr. Ozawa then sits near Jun to have a little pep talk with her.

"You sure have grown a lot since I first took care of you. Especially in... certain areas" Said Mr. Ozawa, drawing attention to Jun's chest.

"Oh, fuck off!" Jun replied, hiding her chest.

"Ahaha! Just kidding, Jun!" Said Mr. Ozawa. "Seriously though, you sure have grown a lot."

"I remember it like it was yesterday. You were still a small child back then." Mr. Ozawa continued. "Now look at you, all grown up."

Mr. Ozawa sighs.

"You look just your mother Kurumi did." Said Mr. Ozawa. "I still miss her."

"Yeah... me too, actually." Jun replied.

Seeing how sad Mr. Ozawa looked when he mentioned Kurumi's name, Jun can't help but wonder about whatever relationship the two had, so she decided to ask.

"Say, Mr. Ozawa." Said Jun. "Were you and mom, like, very close with each other or some shit?"

"Closest of close, Jun. We were like lovers, even." Mr. Ozawa replied.

"It all started 22, or 23 years ago. We had just opened the bar with my dad, and I was still quite young." Mr. Ozawa continued. "It's a long story from here on..."