"Great to see ya, when you''re, you know… not trying not to die." As chuckled.


    "Soak it up. You''re witnessing the holy grail of social situations." Helixughed.


    Everyone but Kylon burst intoughter.


    "Even nowadays?" As asked.


    "Especially these days." He chuckled bitterly.


    As scanned the expressions of Helix''s partners.


    They wereughing, but their eyes weren''tughing.


    "There''s… madness swirling in those eyes." Asmented with wide eyes.


    "That''s because there is." Helix replied with a mysterious smile.


    Kylon''s eyes widened, and he began sweating.


    Helix traveled 1000 miles to the Kozen Penins to avoid danger.


    If the princess learned that he was in danger—


    "Yakuza." Helix called out.


    Kylon snapped out of his thoughts.


    "You okay? Your eyes zed over, and we thought the gatekeepers dragged you into the beyond." Helix asked.


    The cat gave Helix a wry smile.


    "I''m fine." Kylon replied bitterly.


    As sighed a breath of relief dramatically with his hand on his chest.


    "Thank god. We thought we lost you." He replied.


    He had rolled his eyes to the back of his head.


    Marie and Riley were doing their best to be polite.


    However, they couldn''t help but giggle.


    Charlotte was grinning from ear to ear.


    "Hey, Yakuza. I''m assuming that''s your proper title since I hear it a lot." Charlotte called out with a merciless grin.


    Kylon''s eyes widened in shock at the boldness of the young woman.


    His pleading eyes said [not you, too].


    The cat looked to Marie and Riley for support.


    However, Marie was staring at her nails, and Riley was tactfully looking at Helix.


    "My proper name is Sir Kylon or Kylon for short.


    These two just call me that because—"


    "He showed up to earth looking like the Yakuza to abduct me and sell me into very."


    Helix finished his sentence casually in an exnatory tone.


    He was looking at Charlotte and ying it off like a serious answer.


    Well, it was a serious answer.


    Kylon started fidgeting at the three women''s eyes locked onto him.


    "So… Sir Yakuza?" Charlotte asked with her finger to her lips.


    "I like that name. It''s cute." Marie replied casually.


    She yed it off seriously, but she was grinning internally.


    "I think it''s a cool name." Rileymented.


    Everyone turned to her.


    "It makes you sound… powerful?" She exined.


    The group burst intoughter.


    "See, told you." Helix said to Kylon with a smug expression.


    Kylon was emotionally conflicted.


    "It''s a pretty big honor." As said with a serious tone.


    The cat looked at him with curious eyes.


    He was not used to As speaking seriously.


    "On earth, when ites to powerful people that wear suits, the Yakuza are tied with the Mafia and the Triads for second ce." He exined.


    "So he''s calling you super powerful."


    Kylon''s golden eyes gilded to the left with thought.


    "Who''s the first?" He asked suspiciously.


    "The furry syndicate. However, I''m certain the only reason that Helix chose Yakuza was because the pun was unpleasant."


    Helix turned to his partner''s mid-sentence with a nod.


    The women were trying their hardest to retain their poker faces and sanity.


    Kylon turned to Helix with narrowed eyes.


    "It''s true." He nodded with a wless poker face.


    "I see…." Kylon whispered.


    "I''d rather be called a furry than a Yakuza."


    Everyone''s eyes trembled before they burst intoughter.


    The sound burst forth as if it came from a broken floodgate.


    Kylon instantly understood he had been duped.


    "You tricked me." He replied while gnashing his teeth.


    Charlotte shrugged.


    "It''s true. But… the real meaning is that you''re quite…." She began with her right index on her lips.


    "Fuckable? I''m not sure if I like that word."


    The cart exploded withughter again.


    Kylon''s face flushed with embarrassment and anger.


    "Now you''re just messing with me!" He snapped while standing.


    The proud cat standing ramrod straight in his tiny suit caused another wave ofughter.


    Kylon started growling.


    Riley tried defusing the situation, but it was strategically impossible.


    "That''s not exactly true." She announced with a gentle tone.


    The cat shot her a murderous nce that said, [if you trick me, I''ll bring you into this too].


    Helix and As chuckled when they saw Kylon''s only savior getting mowed down.


    "What they''re saying is true. However, you''re only…."


    "A tasty~snack to a select few." Charlottepleted.


    Kylon''s eyes widened in bewilderment.


    He finally understood something important.


    "Wait! What!? Are you talking about me being sexually attractive to HUMANS!?" The cat cried.


    "Correct." As replied with his right ankle resting on his left leg.


    Kylon''s rage became murderous, and he almost unleashed his Nightmare reflexively.


    "Yakuza Cat, if you don''t allow this, you''ll only face real trouble." Marie chuckled.


    "Real trouble!? Now you''re threatening me!?" Kylon yelled.


    "That''s exactly what''s happening." Helix replied with a cold tone.


    An icy chill crawled down Kylon''s feline spine.


    "Good, you''ve calmed down." Helix sighed before leaning back.


    The cat looked around with confusion.


    "We''re not threatening you. It''s a warning to calm down." Marie chuckled.


    "But if you don''t let Charlotte take out your grievances by dragging Helix here, she will fight you."


    "You kids… you have overbearing stats and Nightmares, but you stillck experience.


    Don''t get too cocky." Kylon huffed.


    The wagon fell silent.


    ? As studied all of his friends'' facial expressions with interest.


    "Trust me, Sir Kylon. You don''t want to fight Charlotte." Riley spoke with a gentle tone.


    "Yeah. Unlike Marie and Riley, her Nightmare is exclusively tuned for murder." Helix sighed.


    "Yakuza Cat. Have you forgotten who we''ve been living with for thest month?" Marie asked.


    Kylon''s expression paled.


    "That''s right. You have no chance, so suck it up, grin and bear it." Helix chuckled bitterly.


    "Calling you Yakuza Cat was an official condition for following you into this world.


    So it''s not like you canin, anyway."


    Kylon''s eyes filled with conflicted emotions.


    Charlotte shot Helix an excited nce once she saw the cat''s expression.


    "No, waaaaaay. You made being able to call Kylon Yakuza Cat a condition foring?" She cried.


    Helix chuckled while looking toward the ceiling.


    Kylon looked to the floor.


    "That''s right. I didn''t ask for much to not make a scene or ask questions." Helix chuckled bitterly.


    "I asked for three things. To call Kylon [Yakuza Cat], be fed immediately, and not get a cringe-worthy title like Helix of Shadow Cmity."


    The ex-otaku geeks stared at him in awe.


    Charlotte chuckled.


    As chuckled.


    Marie giggled.


    Helix chuckled.


    Riley giggled.


    The wagon erupted inughter.


    "You… almost… fuck up big time, bro… hahahahaha!" As roared.


    Helix gave him a quizzical expression.


    "Why?" He asked.


    Everyone waited for As'' answer with bated breath.


    "Why? Haaaaaah. Where''s the legendary thinker I know?" Asughed.


    Helix''s eyes gilded to the left.


    His eyes widened a momentter.


    As gave him a mocking nce after he got it.


    "Half of them would have strangled you immediately if every otaku got a cringe-worthy title and you didn''t."


    Laughter erupted in the wagon again.


    Kylon was so bewildered he forgot that he was angry.


    When he did remember the conversation before, he sighed.


    It was going to be a long week back to Alzeria.


    —


    [A/N: Full As character development is a good way out as well, especially watching him fight.


    Tinker is in another wagon because it''s realistic.


    Now watching a person fight because they''re in a gambling den is equally realistic.


    It''s not a joke. He''s literally a gambling addict and a degenerate.


    He''s not a [so talented they don''t try but win] character, either.


    As is strong for a surprising reason.


    He''lle into y when the time is right.]