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Chapter 7 - Chapter 7: Birthday luck

It's morning and the boys start heading off to the fish market. A few months after the cult saga they found out they can make a living by selling exotic and expensive fish, octopus, crabs, etc. since they'll live on sea for a while and needed money.

"Wakey wakey birthday boy!" - Ryu

"...Get of my dick bro, it's still 6am" - Jin as he wrestles the blankets

"Hey early bird catches the biggest fish." - Ryu

"Besides the market opens at 7am so we should get there before people start showing up." - Ryu

"...Fine, at least let me change" - Jin

They sail off and Jin gets greeted with a breakfast buffet of different sea food from Kai.

"Y'know, if it wasn't for your birthday I would've never found this." - Kai cheerful

"... What's that?" - Jin as he looks at Kai

"Oh this...nothing much, just a bluefin tuna I caught this morning." - Kai in sarcastim

"..."

"Sigh...it's the rarest fish in the world you guys" - Shimo

"Yeah and I just caught it...ME, heh! Birthday luck." - Kai as he points at Jin

"Aight let's eat" - Kai

They all sit down and eat

They finally arrive at a port in Futo and are greeted by a number of fisherman and sellers. They've been waiting for them.

They start to unload the stock and greet everyone.

"Glad you guys finally showed up!" - man

"How'd you all know we'd come here today?" - Ryu

"It's the time of the year fishes come home to breed, so we knew you guys would have a field day." - man

"We've been waiting here since yesterday, and of course we've brought money." - man

"Well...isn't today our lucky day huh" - Ryu as he stares at Jin

They start selling their products, fishermen and local fish market owners travelled from all across the city just to buy exclusive and rare fish, crustaceans, etc.

Later in the afternoon

"Seven, eight, nine...five hundred thousand yen just from today." - Shimo

"Sigh... we're so goated" - Ryu, Kai and Shimo

As they start packaging the left overs an old man appears in front of them.

"Boys...is that you?" - old man

"Mr. Hoga! So nice to see you. But you came late we're already done for the day." - Ryu

"Oh no it's not about that, I just remembered, it's Jin's birthday today." - Mr. Hoga

They look at Jin

"Wow...you remembered" - Jin

"How could I forget, you boys are like my own sons, ever since we met on this very port last year." - Mr. Hoga

"Now come...me and my wife have made you boys a lovely dinner." - Mr. Hoga

"Oh no Mr. Hoga you shouldn't have" - Kai

"Don't be foolish, it's the boy's eighteenth birthday now. You only celebrate it once in your lifetime." - Mr. Hoga

The Hoga family was the one that gave them the idea of selling fish on the harbour to make a living and started to be their guardians.

They start to pack up, tie ship down and head to Mr. Hoga's house.

"Knock knock" - Mr. Hoga

"Oh honey, your back, and you brought the birthday boy." - Mrs. Hoga

"Hello Mrs. Hoga" - Jin as he hugs her

"Eighteen huh...finally you can legally date my daughter now-" - Mrs. Hoga laughs

"Not that I...think inappropriately about her, hehe"- Jin

"Where is she anyway?" - Ryu

"She must be bathing she'll be finished soon. Come come, I made all your favorites tonight." - Mrs. Hoga

The aroma fills the house and their mouths start to water.

"Do we really need to wait for her?" - Kai

"Who's her...is there another girl?" - girl voice creeps up behind them

"..."

"AHH" - they all startle

"Chiko, please stop doing that" - Jin

"Well hello to you to Mr eighteen, and others" - Chiko

"I missed you guys!" - Chiko as she hugs them tightly

"Now, let's eat!" - Chiko

It's 5pm and they have supper, drinks and everyone is laughing.

"So...anything fun you guys did today?" - Chiko

"Other than sell sea food, nothing really." - Shimo

"Well, at least you got to spend some time with us." - Mr. Hoga

"And we're thankful sir, very" - Shimo

"Well I'm going to the Granpal park after this, you guys can come with me." - Chiko

"Wait really!?" - Ryu, Jin, Kai and Shimo

"Oh how thoughtful of you sweetie" - Mrs. Hoga

They stare at each other

"Can we...discuss this in private" - Ryu

They go outside

"Do we really wanna risk it" - Ryu

"Ryu it's been a year, how much lower can our profiles be?" - Jin

"All he's saying is we can't risk being found in a public place, and to make it worse Chiko is coming with us." - Shimo

"Well...I wanna go" - Jin

"Me too, besides we basically mastered our abilities so even if they come, we'll be ready." - Kai

Silence

"Sigh...fuck it let's go" - Ryu

"Yes!" - Jin and Kai

"But if anything happens Chiko is our top priority alright" - Shimo

"Don't worry, you guys got it" - Jin being sarcastic

They stare at him

Back at the table they finish their meals and leave for the amusement park.

"Stay safe!" - Mrs. Hoga

"And make sure to stick together!" - Mr. Hoga

"Bye, we will!" - all five of them

Elsewhere

A group of special ops task are creeping inside an apartment. They are heavily armed and are tasked to capture a man to their bosses, if they can.

"Hmm" - man in the apartment

Cuts to the special special ops task barging in but one of them tripped over a wire and the room immediately explodes.

Another man is outside sitting on a bench waiting for them but the man in the apartment holds a gun to his head.

"Long time no see...Kenny" - man on bench

"What do you want...Koku" - Kenny

"That's how you greet an old friend, I'm hurt." - Koku

"I said...what do you want" - Kenny

"Sigh...boss wants to see you" - Koku

"I quit that life, and I said I'm never going-" - Kenny

"He knows where your daughter is Kenny" - Koku

Silence

Shakes while holding gun

"...Dammit!! Fine." - Kenny

"That's a bitch move, even for him" - Kenny

A car pulls up and picks them up both.

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