Bab 80: A Night of Drinking, Part Two.

Furuya glared at me. He raised his hands and prepared for what looked to be a strike.

I raised my guard, readying for a counterattack. But the thoughts of violence were dispelled when he started hysterically laughing.

"I'm only messing with you, buddy!" he wrapped his arms around his belly to his sides, and tears of joy formed in his eyes. "You should've seen the look of horror on your face! It was... It was..." Laughter overtook him, preventing him from finishing his sentence.

'What the hell is happening right now?' I sat dumbfounded, staring at the guy pointing and laughing at me.

When he finally came down from his fit of giggles, Furuya wiped the moisture from his eyes and breathed deeply. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just your reaction was priceless. Most try to deny it first or panic, but you skipped all that and went straight to fighting me! You're hilarious!"