Bento brawls are big, all-out, free-for-all battles for half-priced bento boxes, where the victors are decided by those who claim the bento first. The brawls are governed by a set of unspoken rules among the brawlers, mainly to keep each brawl fair and even.
[Every brawler must wait until the God of Discounts, the ones who put the half-price sticker on the bento boxes, put the sticker on the bento boxes and leave to the break room before beginning to battle. To take one beforehand and to harass the God of Discounts is disrespectful, as the last thing they need at the end of their shift is people harassing them for their discount.]
[If another brawler manages to get a bento for themselves, they cannot be attacked. If two or more brawlers get their hands on the same bento, then they fight among themselves until the other lets go of the bento.]
[A brawler can only take one bento, to take another would be greedy and would spoil the victory for another.]
[Brawlers should never do anything to cause a bento to spill, doing that would mean one less bento for someone to get.]
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Yuuki listened to this blue haired girl who suddenly came to them.
"That's the rule, do you understand?" The girl said to them.
"Onee-san, do we really have to fight?" Yuzuru was quite scared.
The girl nodded at her, "Yes, we the wolf need to fight to get this half-priced bento."
"Let's not fight, it's dangerous," Shouko said with sign language.
The girl looked curious with what Shouko told them. She didn't understand sign language after all.
"Let's not fight, it's dangerous, that's what she said," Yuuki said to them.
The girl looked at two girls in front of her and nodded, "It's quite dangerous, but..." She looked at Yuuki.
"What?" Yuuki asked.
"You can open the path for them and they can take the bento," the girl said.
"Well, I can do that," Yuuki believed that he could beat all the people here alone.
The girl nodded and felt that this guy could help these two girls to get their half-priced bento. She wanted to fight this guy because she felt strong pressure around him. It was like her instinct that she could tell strong people in a glance.
"You're really kind Onee-san," Yuzuru asked.
"Thaankk yuuu," Shouko bowed her head.
The girl waved her hand and said, "Nothing, this store is my territory, I feel like I need to do something good for you." She said while looking at Shouko. She didn't know why but when she saw this girl. She wanted to help her to get the half-priced bento.
"My name is Yuuki, this is Yuzuru, and this is Shouko," Yuuki introduced.
The girl nodded, "My name is Sen Yarizui, people often call me 'The Ice Witch', please remember." She said then left them.
"The Ice Witch? I wonder if she has an eighth-grade syndrome," Yuzuru said while raising her eyebrow.
"Don't say something rude, she is very kind to introduce us to the rules of this battle," Yuuki said.
"But it's really exaggerated!! Why the hell people should fight to get a bento!" Yuzuru said.
"For us it may be exaggerated, but for some people it is their way of life," Yuuki said while posing at a 45-degree angle.
Shouko laughed when she saw him. It was funny.
Yuzuru sighed, "Can we really eat the bento?"
"Don't worry, wait for me in a safe place, when it's safe, you can go and take it," Yuuki said.
"It's dangerous, you know, we can just cook something," Shouko said with sign language, but suddenly her stomach growled. She blushed and placed both of her hands on her stomach. Her act was really cute.
"We've got to get the bento," Yuuki said with determination.
Yuzur also agreed, her big sister was hungry and she needed to get the bento.
Shouko was just too embarrassed and hid her face with both of her hands.
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BGM Ben-To OST - Sakana Tengoku.
Yuuki looked at the staff who placed the half-priced sticker on the bento.
"Fish, fish, fish, if you eat a lot of fish, body, body, body, that's good for your body."
"Come on everyone, let's eat some fish!"
"The fishes are waiting for us!"
The BGM kept playing every second the staff placed the sticker.
Yuzuru and Shouko gulped and became nervous. They noticed a lot of people targeting the bento in front of them. They were wondering if they could really get their bento. They looked at Yuuki who looked very calm.
Yuuki noticed their gaze and smiled warmly at them. He turned his head to look around. Many people kept glancing at him all the time from the people who hunt the bento and even the staff kept glancing at him. He frowned he was wondering whether they would gang him up. He cracked his neck and waited for the staff to finish place the sticker on the bento.
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BGM Ben-To OST - 14. (M20) I Gotta Turn It On
The staff finished placing all the stickers and walked slowly toward the storage room. He opened the door and looked at the wolves for the last time. He looked at the tall guy with two cute girls beside him. He gave him a last glance and turned his head. He entered the storage room and smiled.
'Hmph, I guess I can see an exciting war today,' the staff thought.
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Yuuki turned his head toward both Shouko and Yuzuru, "Wait, me here." He waved his hand and walked toward the bento corner.
Yuzuru and Shouko wanted to stop him but their voices were drowned by the scream of a pack of wolves.
"AAAAAAA!!!!!"
"AAAAAHHHHH!!"
Many guys kept running toward the bento, no, toward Yuuki.
"YUUKI!!!"
"YOUKI!!"
They didn't see what was happening but suddenly all the people who attacked him were defeated suddenly. They saw one by one, the guys kept falling on the ground while Yuuki looked very calm walking toward the bento corner.
"YUUKI, AWESOME!!" Yuzuru was excited.
Shouko sighed in relief.
"Get the bento, Yuuki!!" Yuzuru screamed then suddenly three people attacked Yuuki at the same time. These three people were different from the guys he had fought earlier.
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"I won't let you get the bento!"
"I will stop you!"
"I won't lose!!"
But as expected, the three of them were instantly defeated.
"ARGGG!!!"
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Yuuki looked around and noticed no one was able to stop him. He wanted to tell both Yuzuru and Shouko to take their bento.
"Shouko, Yuzuru, come he-," Yuuki stopped and blocked the attack from his side. He wanted to catch her leg but he saw her escape.
"Yuzurui, no, The Ice Witch, what are you doing?" His expression was ugly.
"You can tell both Shouko and Yuzuru to get their bento," Yuzurui said.
Yuuki nodded and told both of them to get their bento. Yuzuru was excited but Shouko was scared. They took four bento for their family and waited in the side. They wanted to see the fight between him and Yuzurui.
"I'm going to get that Karaage Bento," Yuzurui said while looking at the last bento.
"Come get it," Yuuki said, but he didn't want to fight her any longer and decided to take the bento.
BAMM
As expected, Yuzurui suddenly attacked him. Yuuki caught her feet and threw her away.
"ORA!!" Yuuki didn't use all his strength but it was enough to throw her quite far.
Yuzurui wanted to fight back but she couldn't because of the strength difference. She was being thrown far away luckily her body was quite flexible and she could do a flip on the air. She wanted to fight him again but it was too late. She saw him take the last bento. She clenched her hand and looked very unwilling.
"The weak perish," Yuzurui needed to get stronger. That was in her mind.
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Everyone who still had their conscious look at the battle between The Ice Witch and Yuuki was dumbfounded. They would never expect him to be this strong. They saw him take the last bento and walk away with two girls. They looked at his dignified back and his figure who helped those two girls.
"King.." No one knew who said these words but it was very suitable for this man who could control this war perfectly while helping his subjects to win the war.
Today was the birth of legendary bento brawler, 'The King'.
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Yuuki paid the bento and walked back together with Yuzuru and Shouko.
"Let's not go there again," Shouko suddenly said with sign language.
Both Yuuki and Yuzuru nodded at the same time. It was too troublesome to fight for a bento every night after all.
Yuuki followed both Shouko and Yuzuru back to her home. He entered their apartment and being greeted by Ito.
"Ah, Yuuki, welcome," Ito was smiling when she saw him.
"Hello, grandma," Yuuki nodded while smiling.
"Hahaha, how about you call me, mom?" Ito joked.
Yuuki couldn't smile when he heard her joke. He was sweating really hard and wondering if Ito really knew his relationship with her daughter. After all, a woman in love was the most beautiful and someone who had experience with love. Ito probably knew about the condition of her daughter.
"Mom?" Yuzuru looked quite confused.
Shouko also confused.
"Well, let's enter and eat the bento, okay? I heard the bento is quite delicious," Ito suddenly averted the conversation.
"That's right, grandma!! You should see the battle in this bento brawler," Yuzuru was very excited to tell her grandma about her experience today.
Yuuki and Shouko smiled wryly when they remembered about that battle. But it could become good memories for them.
Ito listened to Yuzuru's story with a smile but her heart wasn't calm. She was quite surprised to hear there was a battle to get a bento.
"Thank you, Yuuki, to help both Shouko and Yuzuru," Ito said.
"It's okay, grandma, I also want to eat a bento too after all," Yuuki wanted to eat his reward from the battle. He was wondering if the taste was different.
"I'm home!" From the door suddenly a woman's voice could be heard. "Hmm? Whose shoes is this?"
"Mom!!" Yuzuru called her mom.
"Who is the guest?" Yaeko entered her apartment and saw someone she didn't expect. She was very happy when she saw him but she hurriedly put her cold expression. "Oh, it's you." She said that and she walked toward the table and sat beside him quietly. Her action was very fluid and no one would think it was strange.
"Don't worry, mom does not hate you," Shouko said with sign language.
Yuuki nodded, of course, Yaeko didn't hate him, she really loved him after all but their relationship was secret.
"What did you do earlier?" Yaeko asked.
They told her about the story of bento brawl earlier and made her quite shocked. Dinner was quite eventful and they ate the bento they bought earlier.
Yuuki had to admit bento was quite delicious. He noticed there was rice on Shouko's mouth.
"Shouko, there is a rice on your mouth," Yuuki said while pointing his finger.
Shouko tried to get the rice but she couldn't get it.
"Let me help you," Yuuki took the rice on her mouth and ate it.
Shouko blushed and bowed her head. She ate quietly and didn't dare to look at him.
"Don't do that, idiot!!" Yuzuru was mad at his action.
Yuuki scratched his head thinking his action was too rude. He didn't think much about it and continued to eat his bento but his thigh being pinched by someone. He turned his head and saw Yaeko looked at him with a fierce expression. He tried to be as pitiful as possible and she let his thigh.
Yuuki sighed in tired, he didn't know a dinner could become this tiring. He decided to go to the toilet and stood up.
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Yuuki came out from the bathroom and someone waited at him there. He smiled and hugged her.
"Don't do this here!" Yaeko said with cold expression but he could see her blush.
"I miss you," Yuuki whispered.
Yaeko rested her head on his shoulder, "Me too."
They hugged for a while and separated. They had decided to make this relationship a secret after all.
Yuuki noticed that Yaeko looked at him with a suspicious expression.
"What's wrong?" Yuuki asked.
"What will you do to Shouko?" Yaeko asked.
"What do you mean?" Yuuki was confused.
"Do you want to date her?" Yaeko asked with a serious expression.
Yuuki looked into her clear eyes. He closed his eyes for a while and said, "If I date her, what will happen to you?"
"Nothing," Yaeko said.
Yuuki twitched his lips, "Nothing?"
Yaeko nodded, "Yeah, our relationship is just a one-night stand, nothing happens between us if you decide to date her, I'll become your mother-in-law to watch you marry Shouko."
"Do you want to sacrifice your happiness for your daughter?" Veins appeared on his head.
Yaeko shook her head, "You don't understand, I want my daughter to be happy."
"Then what about you? Did you forget what you said to me a few days ago?" Yuuki asked.
"Yes, I love you, but I know my daughter also loves you!" Her tone slightly agitated and her eyes were red, "What do you think will happen if she knew about our relationship?"
"We can work together! I know we can do it," Yuuki said with a soft tone.
"No! I've thought about it for the past few days and thought this was the best of us! Let no contact with each other again! I hope you can make Shouko happy," Yaeko kissed him and left him.
Yuuki didn't stop her and felt a headache coming on his head, "Tsk." He didn't like this but he knew if Shouko really knew about their relationship. The consequence would be dire for him and Yaeko. His mood was pretty bad and he wanted to smoke a cigarette.
"Are you okay?" Yuuki turned his head in response and saw Ito was there.
"Nothing, I'm fine, let's continue to eat," Yuuki said with a slight smile. He walked toward the living room where Shouko and Yuzuru were waiting. Both him and Yaeko didn't say anything and acted like usual.
Ito sighed thinking about her daughter and grandchildren. She needed to fix this before she left them.
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Yuuki didn't stay too long and decided to go home. He lit his cigarette and walked slowly while looking at the star.
"The happiest woman in the world? What bullshit," Yuuki muttered. He didn't expect his relationship would end like this. He didn't want to give up but he knew there was something he needed to sacrifice. He clenched his hand and thought about his meeting with Yaeko. He was thinking about it until a text popped out on his head.
[Quest: Stop the Gogmagog to enter earth.]
[Reward: System Lottery 3x.]
[System tips - Go there as soon as possible!]
Yuuki sighed in a tired voice, "What a timing."
About the new novel, I'm still thinking about the power system, I'll upload after I satisfied.
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