Yoshiwara.
Kawaki lay on the wooden floor, watching the "THE EDO" night news on TV.
"Ha~" Kawaki covered his mouth and yawned. Then he scratched his butt and glanced at the clock on the wall. He said to himself, "It's almost 12 o'clock. Alright, it's time to sleep. Tsukki is on leave tomorrow, and it's my turn to be on duty. In this case, it's better to rest early..."
As he spoke, Kawaki stood up, picked up the remote to the side, and was about to turn off the TV. But suddenly, Kawaki was attracted by a real-time report on the TV...
On the TV:
The anchor Hanano rubbed her hands, exhaled a white breath, held the microphone, and faced the camera, "There was a long snake-like queue in front of the electrical appliance store. The OTAKUs lined up in the eerie cold night. Their goal is... the new game console, Bentendo Owee! This time, in order to get this finally released game console earlier than anyone else, the holy war of the hot-blooded OTAKUs begins now!"
Seeing this, Kawaki was stunned on the spot. The remote control in his hand fell to the ground. After two seconds, an inexplicable flame burned on Kawaki's body. He rushed to the house entrance at an extremely fast speed. He put on a purple scarf, put on his shoes, picked up his umbrella, and opened the door.
However, just as he walked out of the door, Kawaki met Tsukuyo who had just returned from patrol.
Looking at the seriousness on Kawaki's face and the inexplicable arrogance on his body, Tsukuyo could not help but ask, "Hey, what's wrong?"
Hearing this, Kawaki turned his head and showed a trace of reluctance on his face, "I was too careless. Tsukki, without us knowing, it has already... begun. The war has already... begun!"
'War?!' Tsukuyo was slightly shocked. Before she could ask about the specific situation, Kawaki had already turned around and dashed out.
"Hey!"
Tsukuyo shouted as she watched Kawaki gradually disappear. However, the latter did not respond at all.
This was the first time Tsukuyo had seen Kawaki reveal such a solemn expression.
...
Looking at the long line in front of him, Kawaki's eyes surged with battle intent.
Kawaki clenched his fists and gently sucked in a breath of cold air, "Then, let's begin..."
However, just as Kawaki finished speaking, several kunai appeared on the back of his head. In an instant, Kawaki rolled his eyes and fell straight forward. A pool of blood gradually spread out around Kawaki's head
A few seconds later, Kawaki revived. After pulling out the kunai at the back of his head, he stood up unsteadily and turned around to look at the fully armed Tsukuyo and the group of Hyakka members behind him.
"Eh? Why are you here?" Kawaki asked doubtfully.
"Is this the war you were talking about?" Tsukuyo forcefully suppressed the anger in her heart and complained with a face full of disdain.
"Yes," Kawaki nodded, then crossed his arms and snorted, "This is the most important war for me!"
However, Tsukuyo did not listen at all. She directly turned around and left. When she passed by the group of Hyakka members, she said, "Dismiss."
"Wait!" Kawaki raised his hand and shouted, "Since you have already come here, it means that you have already realized it! In that case, stay and let's work hard together!"
However, Tsukuyo did not listen at all. Her speed did not slow down at all. However, as she walked, Tsukuyo suddenly felt that something was wrong. Because there was no one around her.
She stopped and glanced at the Hyakka members. They were sitting in a circle on the ground. All of them perked up their ears and listened to Kawaki, who was standing in the middle, explain the key points of this war.
"Do you understand?!" Kawaki shouted seriously.
"Understood!" xn
"Alright, follow me!" As he spoke, Kawaki turned around and walked forward. The group of Hyakka members also stood up and followed behind Kawaki.
Seeing this scene, Tsukuyo could only hold her forehead and follow behind the crowd with black lines all over her head. After all, with Kawaki, a guy who never acted according to common sense, there was no telling what stupid things the Hyakka would do with him. In order to not cause a big sensation, she had to follow and be vigilant at all times.
In any case, this was how Tsukuyo convinced herself.
Kawaki walked in front with his head held high. He didn't even look at the long line at the side. As he walked, Kawaki suddenly saw three people gathered in line to grill cheese and eat.
However, Kawaki didn't care about this and continued to walk forward. After a while, Kawaki suddenly heard some noise behind him. It seemed that the Hyakka had a conflict with someone else.
"Hey, hey, didn't I say not to cause a stir?" Kawaki stopped and looked behind him with resentment.
"It has been resolved, Kawaki-sama," A Hyakka member came over with warm cheese and hot milk, "Kawaki-sama, do you want some of this in such cold weather?"
"Thank you so much. Where did you find this? You are really thoughtful," Kawaki said with a smile.
Hearing Kawaki's praise, this Hyakka member was happy in her heart, and her face revealed a bit of smugness, but the other Hyakka members looked at her with a hint of jealousy.
"Alright, alright. When it's time to get the first spot, take it out and eat. Let's continue." As he spoke, Kawaki turned his head again and walked toward the head of the queue.
Seeing this, the Hyakka girls also hurriedly followed.
What Kawaki didn't know was that in the team not far behind him, a certain young girl with a bun head was squinting his eyes expressionlessly. She was looking at a certain silver-haired wavy hair and certain glasses whose eyes rolled backward and lay on the ground covered in kunai...
After a while, a woman holding a kiseru passed by the Yorozuya trio. Kagura saw this and turned her head to look at Tsukuyo. However, Tsukuyo only held her forehead and sighed softly. Then, she left without stopping.
Kagura, "..."
On the other side, Kawaki continued to walk forward. In the middle of the journey, Kawaki seemed to inadvertently stumble across someone sitting in the kotatsu and eating a hot pot.
However, Kawaki did not care about this at all. He continued to walk forward. At this time, all of Kawaki's attention was on the game console that was about to be released. However, just after walking a few steps, Kawaki suddenly heard the sound of Hyakka arguing with someone behind him.
Kawaki stopped again helplessly. He turned his head and sighed. He complained, "Didn't I already say not to cause a sensation? Can you guys behave yourselves?"
Just as Kawaki finished speaking, four Hyakka members carried the kotatsu over along with a small hot pot.
"Kawaki-sama, in this kind of weather, eating hot pot in kotatsu is definitely the most suitable." A Hyakka member who was carrying a kotatsu spoke up.
"That's right! That's right!" The other three were also echoed.
"That's true, but it won't be too late to eat when we get to the front," Kawaki said with a smile. However, just as he finished speaking, Kawaki noticed that the faces of the four Hyakka members all had an expression of "Quick, praise me". Kawaki couldn't help but smile and praise them, "Well done, you guys."
Hearing this, the four Hyakka members whispered in secret at the same time, "Yeah!"
However, the other girls who were not yet been praised cursed in their hearts at the same time.
Then, Kawaki turned around again and continued to walk forward. However, what Kawaki did not know was that in the line not far behind him, a long-haired man and a white penguin-like space creature were lying on the ground, their bodies covered in kunai.
The group of OTAKUs who were queuing at the side were all expressionless. Not long after, a 36D woman passed by. She glanced at the man and pet on the ground and then left again.
As for Kawaki, his goal was very clear. That was the first in line. No matter what happened on the way, it had nothing to do with him. Just now, Kawaki seemed to have inadvertently glanced at someone in the line who was bathing in the wooden bucket. However, he was only slightly surprised.
However, before he took a few steps forward, Kawaki suddenly heard the quarrel between Hyakka and others behind him. The helpless Kawaki could only stop again. He turned around and said helplessly, "Hey, it's already been several times. Can you be a little calmer?"
Kawaki's tone was much heavier than the previous two times.
Hearing this, the group of Hyakka members who did not grab the barrel were secretly delighted in their hearts, 'Look, Kawaki-sama is angry! Serves them right!'
Looking at the barrel carried by the seven Hyakka members and Sogo who was naked in the barrel, Kawaki did not know what to say.
"Kawaki-sama, in such cold weather, isn't it more comfortable to take a hot bath?" A Hyakka member who was holding a pile of firewood spoke.
"That's right! That's right!" The Hyakka members who were carrying the bathtub chimed in.
Looking at the [Please praise] on everyone's faces, Kawaki was extremely helpless. However, in order to not ruin everyone's mood, Kawaki finally chose to smile and say, "Well, you've worked very hard. Well done."
Hearing this, the Hyakka members who had just participated in the battle for the bathtub were all satisfied.
"Boss, you're here too," Sogo said unhurriedly.
"Ah, yes." After answering, Kawaki turned around and walked toward the front without hesitation, "I'm sorry, Sogo-kun. I don't have much time to chat with you now. The war has officially begun."
Sogo, "..."
Therefore, the group of Hyakka led by Kawaki became the most beautiful scenery in Akihabara, some holding cheese, some carrying a kotatsu, and some carrying a bathing barrel...
Kawaki did not know that in the line behind him, a certain V-shaped bangs with a cigarette in his mouth, squinting his eyes, looking speechlessly at a gorilla who was covered in nothing on the ground...
When Tsukuyo passed by the gorilla, she only glanced at it slightly and then walked forward again.
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