A close shave

Ichika maliciously smiled as the three judges began coughing on the floor. Rika and everyone else present were under her hypnosis and couldn't do anything but watch. Tears began to pour out of Rika's eyes as she was forced to smile and watch it unfold.

"Shit! That bitch poisoned them! Dammit! I can't do shit thanks to that damn hypnosis!" Waki thought as she was forced to stand and watch.

"What the hell is going on!? Why is Rika just standing and smiling!? Why can I only watch!?" Zuina thought as she found herself unable to move.

"Dammit! So, this is what she meant by hypnosis. Even though Rika's smiling like a loon, tears are pouring out of her eyes like crazy. How evil," Matcha thought.

"PLEASE, PLEASE! SAVE THEM!" Rika tearfully pleaded in her mind.

"Sorry for the wait! I brought some water!" Mimi smiled as she exited the kitchen with three glasses of water. She immediately poured them down the throats of the three judges and sat them back up. "Oh yeah, a doctor arrived and will take a look at this gentleman," Mimi smiled as a woman in a lab coat, mask, beanie, and tinted glasses emerged from the kitchen.

"Huh? What's going on? Who's this!?" Ichika thought.

The doctor then smacked Masaru and Helga on their backs, eliciting a mighty cough from each of them before they began to return to normal.

"Ugh, what happened?" Masaru groaned.

"Amateur probably put too much oil in and gave you heartburn. You'll be fine as long as you get some rest. Also brought some heartburn medication so take it if that pain returns in the next few hours," the doctor ordered as she placed small bottles of pills before Helga and Masaru before attending to the third judge.

"Huh!? What the hell!? That's Stitch! She totally cured them of the poison! But how!? I hypnotized everyone here and no one new came in. Plus, I even did another hypnosis just now for insurance, so how did she evade my hypnosis!?" Ichika nervously thought.

Suddenly, Ichika grabbed a chair, moved it to the center of the restaurant and sat down in it. "Heh?" HEEEEEEH!?" Ichinose shouted as she realized what this meant.

"Well, guess she lost," Nino sighed as the hypnosis for everyone but Ichika came undone.

Rika immediately embraced Mimi in a tearful hug. "Thank you so much for stepping up and saving the day," Rika tearfully smiled.

"No worries. I'm just following my mission to protect the home front," Mimi smiled back.

"Mission accomplished! Now if you'll excuse me, it's payback time," Rika grinned.

Nino sighed and pulled out a cape from her backpack and draped it around the panicking Ichika as Rika approached with hair clippers in hand.

"Oi Ri-ri-ka, the hell did you do!?" Ichika nervously glared as Rika grabbed her head and leaned it back.

"I won. Now since you were bragging about how you've got the smoothest legs in the world, how about I give you the smoothest head in the world too? Everyone! Phones out! You're free to record EVERY second of this!" Rika maliciously smiled as she flicked on the clippers and drove them right up the middle of Ichika's hair.

Genuine tears welled up in Ichika's eyes as her dam burst and her makeup began to smear. "NOOOO! NOT MY HAIR!" Ichika wailed as Rika mercilessly sheared her. Once she was buzzed, Ichika's entire head, neck, and face were encased in shaving cream. "MMPH NGH MMPH NGH!" Ichika wailed as Rika covered her mouth with her hand and tilted her back so she could see the VERY sharp kitchen knife she was holding in her other hand.

"Now shut up for a bit," Rika glared as she pressed the knife against Ichika's neck and began shaving.

...

"And done with round 1," Rika snickered as she shook the shaving cream off her knife. Ichika was now completely devoid of hair and eyebrows and was unrecognizable. However, her punishment was far from over as Rika quickly began plucking out her eyelashes. "The hell!? That hurts!" Ichika cried.

"Please, this was nothing compared to the hell I was just put through," Rika glared as she plucked out the last of Ichika's eyelashes.

She then once again lathered up Ichika's head and face with shaving cream. "AGAIN!?" Ichika shouted in shock.

"Hey, you're the one that brought all this stuff, and since you don't like to half-ass things, I'm going to ensue ALL of this stuff is put to use. " Rika snickered.

"MMPH NGH MMPH!" Ichika cried as her entire head and face were encased in wax.

"What? You should have considered that you could have lost. Then again, guess this is only the second time you've lost one of your bets," Rika shrugged as she ripped the wax off Ichika.

"EEYOW! THAT HURT YOU- MMPH!" Ichika cried as Rika smeared a glob of wax over her mouth.

"Sorry, there's still tons of wax left, plus we've still got the 9 bottles of hair removal cream and that mini laser."

"MMPH NGH!"

"Hmm? Were you asking for mercy? No. Not after what you did to Masaru," Rika glared as Ichika began to whimper in terror.

...

"And done. How's it feel to be the smoothest girl in the world?" Rika snickered as she smacked Ichika's now shiny hairless head.

Nino sighed and showed Ichika a mirror. "KYAAAAAAAH! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!? I LOOK HIDEOUS!" Ichika cried as she stood up and threw the cape off her.

"Well, it seems like you're free. In that case we leave," Nino glared.

"Um, you still need to be a nude seafood plate," Rika glared.

"Her hypnosis does not affect me," Nino scoffed.

Rika glared and quickly shook her knife. Instantly, Nino's and Ichika's clothes were shredded to bits causing the two to scream in embarrassment as some of the patrons began to get nosebleeds.

"Uhp- Shit! I went a bit overboard!" Rika frantically thought.

Blood began to drip out of Masaru's nose as his face began to turn red. "Wah! Can't let the lovers be seduced!" Mimi shouted as she covered Masaru's and Helga's eyes with her hands.

"The hell are you covering my eyes for!?" Helga growled.

"That idiot, everyone's filming her," Shiori grumbled.

"Ugh, hope she did it fast enough, so that no one saw it," Waki groaned.

"Wait, what did she do!?" Matcha asked.

"My, it seems like we've been blessed with a gift by the divine," Eluf mused as he entered the restaurant.

"Well, you heard the man, seems like she's being punished from above for that insult she crafted earlier, Rika snickered before turning to her trembling sisters. "I know I don't like to say this during business hours, but never come back or I will give you hell," Rika murderously glared at Ichika and Nino.

The two squealed in terror and quickly ran out, vanishing into the night. Once they were gone, Mimi uncovered Masaru's and Helga's eyes.

"Well thanks! Now I missed the live show," Helga glared.

"But you might have been seduced," Mimi pouted.

"Whatever, now that this shit's done, I need to talk with the bitch about something," Helga huffed.

"Looks like I'm done here," Shiori grumbled as she prepared to leave the restaurant.

"Not gonna take that guy?" Rika asked as she pointed at the patron still sprawled out on the ground.

"He needs his stomach pumped. I have no idea what your sisters fed him, but it's nasty."

"So why not take him to your place?"

"Cause he's a normie, dumbass. Besides he's in a public place so help will come to him soon. He got the antidote for the poison so at least he won't die. As for the other two, I injected them with an antidote, though I was only able to know which poison it was thanks to Mimi. She really pulled through," Shiori smiled.

"Want an ice cream pudding?"

"Might as well. Oh, and what the hell was that stunt you pulled!?"

"Geh! I kinda just did it on reflex," Rika nervously chuckled.

"That entire shave's trending online. You'd better hope no one's able to trace your technique back to you."

"I concur, though who are you!?" Matcha asked.

"Just a customer with an eagle eye."

"She's an under- Mmph!" Rika attempted to say before her mouth was sewn shut in an instant.

"Before she tells you after I'm gone, I'm someone you're better off knowing less about. You're a denizen of the light world after all," Shiori sighed as she walked away.

Once she was gone, Rika cut her mouth free. "So, she's-"

"Don't wanna hear it. She said no," Matcha glared.

"You were the one that asked me to tell you everything," Rika grumbled.

...

As Shiori returned to her place, she saw Ichika and Nino, now clad in white bath robes, waiting for her.

"And what do you two want?" Shiori glared.

"You ruined my game!" Ichika cried.

"No, I was simply paid to do a house call. Now if you want me to examine your hair follicles, don't pick a fight, and don't pull that damn medallion out," Shiori glared as she quickly bound and gagged the two with her threads. She then dragged the two inside and examined Ichika. "Hmm, hair follicles are destroyed. You're bald for life," she shrugged.

"MMPH MMPH!?" Ichika cried in despair.

"You have only yourself to blame," Nino grumbled as she freed herself and paid the bill.

"NO! NINO-NEE! JOIN ME IN BALDNESS!" Ichika cried as Nino unsealed her mouth.

"Like hell! You know I care greatly about my hair!" Nino murderously glared as Ichika let out a terrified yelp and went silent. "Well, thanks for the evaluation. I think we'll go let off some steam," Nino glared as she picked up Ichika and left in a flash.

"Good riddance," Shiori grumbled as she locked the door.

...

"Bald and blacklisted in a single night! What the hell!?" Ichika cried as she stomped her sneaker into the face of a thug.

"Wow, I thought you were just acting, but I guess those tears were genuine," Nino rolled her eyes as she kicked a thug.

"Um, I LOOK HIDEOUS!"

"So, next time don't hypnotize yourself."

"There won't BE a next time! I'm stuck like this for life now! And why are you acting so snarky huh? I'm shaving you as soon as we get home!"

"Don't even JOKE about messing with my hair," Nino glared with pure malice and hatred in her voice.

Ichika went silent and resumed her killing spree without uttering another word until all her foes were dead.

Despite just murdering a gang of 20, not a speck of blood or dirt was present on Ichika's bright white sneakers or her white robe. Similarly, Nino had not one speck of blood or dirt on either her bright white sneakers or white robe. Of the family, the older twins were the most skilled at the cleanfoot technique. This was a technique that allowed one to avoid getting even a speck of dust or dirt on them. Since mastering the technique, the two would always wear white sneakers and clothing to show their strength and mastery of the technique. Not once had blood or dirt gotten on either of their shoes, clothes, or bodies since mastering the technique three years ago, unless they intentionally allowed themselves to get dirty. This was a sign of their strength and skill as killers.

"Wow, you actually look shinier than you were last night," Nino sneered as she clamped her hand down on Ichika's bald head.

"YEEP! Don't touch me like that! My head's still sensitive!" Ichika cried as her face went red with embarrassment.

"Well, better try and sneak back home. If Hasue sees you, she'll make your night even worse, same for Father..."

...

As the two arrived at the Korosekai mansion, they were greeted by an angry Yuugen perched atop the stairs with a gun in hand. "And why have you two come back in such a state!? Did I not order you two to bring Rika here!?" Yuugen angrily glared.

"So yeah, um... well... I'm bald and blacklisted from the culinary world," Ichika nervously smiled.

Yuugen responded by firing at her. Ichika managed to outlast Yuugen's barrage by either dodging or catching the bullets in her mouth. Out of ammo, Yuugen crushed the handle of the gun with his hand and threw it at breakneck speed into Ichika's stomach, causing her to spit out all the bullets she caught and crumple to the ground in pain.

"I will be having you two do more training and labor," Yuugen glared as he retreated to the hall.

"Well, that went better than I thought," Nino sighed as Ichika twitched on the ground.

"Whoa, who's the bitch ya brought with ya?" Hasue asked as she emerged in pajamas and slippers. She then rolled Ichika over with her foot and mockingly gasped at her. "Ichika-nee-nee!? What happened to all your hair!?" Hasue mockingly cried as she flashed a video of Ichika's shave on her smartphone.

"Don't get any ideas you demonic little shit," Ichika groaned as she leapt up and kicked Hasue in the face. sending her flying.

"HI-DOI!" Hasue sneered as she landed and massaged her cheek.

"Well, there's your omiyage, now don't mess with me, I'm in a bad mood," Ichika glared as she retreated to her room.

"Nino-nee-nee, I want something from you too, how bout all your hair and a nude modeling gig?" Hasue sneered as she pulled out a hot glue gun.

"How bout I break all your bones for year," Nino glared as she retreated to her room.

...

"Hmm!? Why is the atmosphere so tense? What transpired while I was procuring a stockpile?" Benihime asked as she returned to the restaurant from her produce run.

"Just a cook-off, though a patron got sick from my challenger's meal," Rika stated.

"Oh, tis a shame. Had I not been waiting hours for the procurement, I could have witnessed your skill firsthand," Benihime sighed as a deliveryman wheeled in the produce crates.

Once Benihime had returned to the kitchen, Rika walked to a booth where an annoyed Helga was waiting.

"So, why're you loitering around? Thought you said you were gonna go dye your hair back," Rika snickered.

"I'm here for a serious matter. Earlier today, a kooky cop came to my place and was pressing me about what happened at the banquet. But that's not all, I'm being stalked by those bald yoga girls from the banquet," Helga shivered.