6-The Death-Cough and the Hell-Porridge

Room was dark with a heavy and ominous aura hung in the air.
In the center of the room Rinka was laying under the thick covers of her futon. Her face was red, Her breathing was shallow.

Rinka: "Cough... cough..."

Chi-chan, Poko, and Baku-chan were standing near her. They stared down at her like vultures waiting for roadkill.

Chi-chan: "Isn't she dead yet? Can I take you tablet?"
(Chi-chan poked Rinka’s cheek with a stick.)

Rinka: (Weakly) "I... have... a fever. If I don't get rest... I'm gonna... kill you chi-chan..."

Poko: "Oh no! Rinka is broken! We need to fix her!"

Chi-chan: "Wait...If she dies, the Debt Contract is over, right? This is it! The universe has finally blessed me!"

Chi-chan picked up a pillow. She held it over Rinka’s face.

Chi-chan: "Shhh... go to sleep, warden....Eternal sleep."

Suddenly, Rinka’s hand shot out from under the blanket. She grabbed Chi-chan’s wrist with a crushing grip.

Rinka: (Eyes glowing red) "If I die... the spell on the shop breaks... and this building... self-destructs."

Chi-chan: "E-Explodes?"

Rinka: "Boom."
(Rinka loses consciousness again).

Chi-chan: "DAMMIT! We have to save her! If she dies, we lose our house!"

Poko: "Leave it to me! I saw a medical drama once! We need to operate!"
(Poko rolled up her sleeves. She was holding a rusty screwdriver and a chainsaw).

Baku-chan: "No operations moron, We just need to make her rice porridge that cures everything in Japan."

Chi-chan: "Fine! To the kitchen! Operation: Keep The Landlady Alive (So We Don't Explode)!"

The kitchen looked like a chemistry lab explosion.

Poko was chopping green onions, but she was also chopping the cutting board along.

Poko: "Hyah! Chop! Chop!"
(She accidentally chopped the faucet off the sink. Water sprayed everywhere).

Chi-chan: "Focus, you raccoon! I am making the Ultimate Recovery Porridge."

Chi-chan stood over a boiling pot. The liquid inside was bright purple. It bubbled menacingly.
GLUP. GLUP.

Baku-chan: (Sniffing the pot) "Chi-chan... why does it smell like sulfur? What did you put in there?"

Chi-chan: "Only the best ingredients! Rice, water, a salamander tail, crushed garlic, caffeine pills, and this energy drink I found in the trash!"

Baku-chan: "That’s not porridge....That’s ticket to hell."

Chi-chan: "It needs more kick! Poko! Transform into a spicy pepper!"

Poko: "Roger!"
(Poko put a leaf on her head). "TRANSFORM! HABANERO!"

POOF.

Poko transformed but she messed up as she didn't turn into a pepper but a Giant Fire Extinguisher.

Poko (Extinguisher Form): "Wait! Wrong one!"

Chi-chan: "Whatever! Just get in the pot! We need the iron!"
(Chi-chan tried to shove the heavy extinguisher into the soup).

Rinka was still groaning in her sleep as was having a nightmare.

Baku-chan: "She’s having a bad dream. I’ll eat it."

Baku-chan leaned over and gently bit the air above Rinka’s head. She swallowed the nightmare.

Baku-chan: "Eww... tastes like... sadist with loneliness."

Chi-chan: "Move over! The Master Chef has arrived!"

Chi-chan kicked the door open. She was holding a bowl of the purple sludge. It was smoking. The spoon was dissolving into the liquid.

Chi-chan: "Wake up, Rinka! Time for your medicine!"

Rinka opened her eyes slowly and saw the purple goo.

Rinka: "What... is that?"

Chi-chan: "It’s 'Chimera-Style Ultimate Recovery Porridge'! It boosts your vitality by force! Open wide!"

Rinka: "I’d rather die."

Chi-chan: "Don't be shy! Poko, hold her down!". Chi-chan was making ugly devil grin face while saying it.

Poko: "Sorry Rinka! It's for your own good!"

Poko (back in human form) sat on Rinka’s legs to pin her down. Chi-chan forced the spoon toward Rinka’s mouth.

Rinka: "Get off! This is torture !"

Chi-chan: "EAT IT AND HEAL!"

Chi-chan shoved the spoon into Rinka’s mouth.

Silence filled the room.
Rinka froze. Her eyes went wide. Her skin turned blue. Then green. Then purple.

Rinka: "..."

Chi-chan: "Did it work? Do you feel the power?"

Rinka slowly sat up. The dark aura around her exploded, blowing the covers off the bed. She wasn't trembling anymore but was vibrating with pure rage. The virus inside her body had been killed instantly by the sheer toxicity of the food.

Rinka: "It tasted..."

Chi-chan: "Delicious right?" I know.

Rinka: "...Like a battery dipped in sewage."

Rinka grabbed her Iron Fan from her nightstand.

Rinka: "You almost poisoned me.... Punishment time."

Chi-chan: "Wait! You’re cured! It worked! A thank you would be nice! But if you don't wanna say...I am not gonna force hehe".

Rinka: "I am cured because my body rejected death just to get away from that taste! COME HERE!"

WHACK!

Chi-chan: "GYAAAAAH! I SAVED YOUR LIFE! POKO, HELP!"

Poko: "I’m a tree! Don't talk to me!"
(Poko transforms into a potted plant in the corner).

That evening.
Rinka was fully recovered, sitting at the table drinking tea.
Chi-chan was tied up, hanging upside down from the ceiling like a chandelier.

Baku-chan: "Dinner's ready."

Rinka: "Thank you, Baku-chan. You are the only decent employee I have."

Chi-chan: (Swinging back and forth) "This is unfair labor practices! I demand a lawyer! Also... my nose is running....I think I caught your cold."

Rinka: "Good."
(Rinka holds up a bowl of the leftover purple sludge).

Rinka: "I saved the rest of your special porridge. Since you are sick, you should eat the whole thing."

Chi-chan: "NO! PLEASE! MERCY! I'LL PAY THE RENT! I'LL DO ANYTHING!"

Rinka: "Open wide."

Chi-chan: "NOOOOOOOO—"