#12.5: Getting to know each other pt.02

Before going home, the 3 friends decided to buy something in the nearest convenience store 

Genesis: quite the tough life for him

Kim: you said it, but he's tougher than that

Ren: can't be the Mann that we know if he can't survive that almost Spartan lifestyle

Mann: yeah, Spartan trainiiing!

(Genesis, Ren & Kim squeak as their friend suddenly popped out of nowhere)

Kim: what the hell are you doing here?!

Mann: This is a store, duh

Ren: we thought that you were doing more back in your house

Mann: yeah, but my Parents and other siblings are coming back home and they can't just eat without soy sauce

Genesis: well, I kinda understand that (as he can't just eat his food without ketchup)

Mann: can you believe that in one of my dreams yesterday back in your house Kim, I saw a person that looks like me almost sucking his di-

Genesis, Ren & Kim: ( suppressing their laughter while looking at each other ) Woah! Woah! Woah! Hold it

Mann: but, that dude that looks like me

( and the clerk came back and finally attended to them )

Toshiro: Good evening, how can I help you? ( looking at the 4 friends and reminiscing his school days )

( the 4 friends pay for their stuff and leave the store )

Toshiro: ahh, school days, those very lovely days ( he is picturing his school days while cleaning the counter, he remembers those times when he used to skip class with his friends and still pass the tests without studying, he remembers them always playing the hero from class A, always saving other classes from failing by studying with them, and he remembers those time where he and his friends would cause a ruckus and blame it on the bad kids in the school and get away with it. While busy with his reminiscing, an old guy behind him that he sees in the glass that he was cleaning spooks him, not because he was just spooked, but because he knew the old man )

Toshiro: how can I help you, sir? ( he ducks as he gets his wig, as he has a new haircut, he basically shaved his head to save money, and he also hides his face by wearing a facemask )

Hakarage sensei: I was looking for something, it was, it was

Toshiro: ( thinking in his head, "Why the hell is the head of UBA here! I can't let him find out that I somehow fail in life, I must do everything to hide my identity )

Hakarage sensei: ah, I remember it now, do you have an Ostrich egg, I happen to crave a very big omelet, so do you have it here?

Toshiro: ( what the hell are you thinking sensei?! This is a Normal convenience store?!! ) I'm sorry sir, but we don't sell such a thing here

Hakarage sensei: oh really, too bad, I walk this far to know that there was none, well, can't help it, so I'll just go, I'm sorry for the trouble young man

Toshiro: yes sir ( while screaming in his head "Yashaaa!!! Don't you ever come back here, you fried chicken crazy old man! )

( when Hakarage sensei was about to move out of the store, a delivery man came in )

Delivery man: can you please sign here?

Toshiro: yeah sure, by the way, what is this? There's no tag or something

Delivery man: ah, your boss wants to cook something special for their breakfast tomorrow and made too many order, so your boss told me to just send it here, this is quite rare you know, and really good for its price

Toshiro: ( opens the box ) so this is-

Delivery man: yeah, those are ostrich eggs, quite rare, now that I'm done here, gotta go ( and he leaves the store )

Toshiro: ( slowly looking towards Hakarage sensei's direction )

Hakarage sensei: ( stopped from walking, slowly looking back to Toshiro with a big smile on his face ) so, we finally have it now huh?

Toshiro: ah, yes sir, I guess so (While screaming in his head, "Why?!! What sin have I done to deserve this?!!)

Hakarage sensei: I would take two, and I want to cook 1 here right now, that would be fine right?

Toshiro: ( he can't just say no as the frying pan behind him is currently cooking his dinner ) definitely sir

(while preparing the frying pan, Toshiro keeps looking at Hakarage sensei as he was happily picking condiments that he wants to mix with his omelet. After paying for the condiments, Hakarage said things that kept Toshiro on his toes)

Hakarage sensei: you know,To-

Toshiro: ( his hands are sweating ) To?

Hakarage sensei: Tora? Can you assemble my omelet like that?

Toshiro: yes sir ( Woah! Almost )

Hakarage sensei: and To-

Toshiro: To?

Hakarage sensei: Tori, I want a bird shape vegetables on the sides, can you do that young man?

Toshiro: definitely sir, as you wish ( his body is sweating really hard )

( while cooking, Toshiro keeps moving quite fast as he wants to make Hakarage sensei move out of the store as fast as he can, but in Hakarage sensei's perspective )

Hakarage sensei: ( in his head, "Look at this young man, working really hard to survive the ever-growing society )

Toshiro: ( hastily gives Hakarage sensei his order while giving him a very big smile behind the facemask ) come again sir!

Hakarage sensei: ( thinking in his head "What a sad life", while looking at the uncovered part of Toshiro's head where he can see the shaved part, knowing that the clerk in front of him was wearing a wig to save face, he felt sorry and said ) its ok young man, no shame on losing some part of our vital features

Toshiro: ( confused about what Hakarage sensei was talking about ) yes sir?

( when Hakarage sensei was about to leave as he already put his stuff in the plastic bag, another familiar face came by )

Vulong: oh, it's you, Hakarage sensei, thought I was seeing things, what are you doing here?

Hakarage sensei: ( he then explains the reason why he was there, and explains to him how thankful he was to the young clerk in front of them for helping him cook his stuff )

Vulong: ah, is that so?

Hakarage sensei: yeah, are you here to buy some stuff too?

Vulong: Toshiro Takei ( while looking straight into Toshiro's eyes )

Hakarage sensei: yeah, what of him?

Vulong: I see him ( still looking into Toshiro's eyes )

Hakarage sensei: sure you do kiddo

Vulong: right now ( still looking into Toshiro's eyes )

Hakarage sensei: oh yeah, where?

Toshiro: ( he was readying himself to run away )

Vulong: ( pull out his phone ) here, this is him, right?

Hakarage sensei: ah, yeah, how did you get this photo?

Vulong: he was quite popular even overseas

Hakarage sensei: oh really, hahaha! Well, that makes me kinda proud of that kid, he is the only student in our school history that actually made history for the entire country you know

Vulong: I know right, I look up to him, as my senpai, I think, he is now living the life, living in a very expensive mansion, eating the most expensive food, doing whatever he wants, right sensei?

Hakarage sensei: yeah, he is the pride of our school, he deserves to live his life to the fullest!

( after Hakarage sensei and Vulong move out of the store, Toshiro cleans up and talks to himself again )

Toshiro: I hope, I was you know, living in an expensive mansion, eating what I want, doing everything to the fullest, and yet, here I am, living at with a minimum wage, keeping myself afloat

( while cleaning, one of the old targets entered the store )

Toshiro: Good evening Nakamura sensei! How can I help you

Nakamura: Nah, don't call me that, I'm just a chemical engineer head of a big company, a button if you may

Toshiro: but even though, I think you are one of the heroes in our country if not

Nakamura: really? Haha, never heard my wife or even my children say that to me even once

Toshiro: so, how can I help you Nakamura sensei?

Nakamura: drink with me!

Toshiro: aye sir!

( hours passed by and Nakamura sensei passed out so Toshiro called a Taxi for him and send him home )

Toshiro: ( coming back inside the store ) luckily I have a high tolerance for alcohol, but for now, that old Nakamura is at the age where he needs to retire, and who knows, he might recommend me to fill his shoe in that big company, hahaha!, and when that happens, I can finally go back to my home, see my family

And the night goes, as usual, Toshiro dealing with the customers as if he never drank any of the alcohol earlier.