It was Friday afternoon.
After going to the bank and withdrawing ten million yen, a man all in black holding a large fishing knife in his hands, pointed at Rito while saying: "Hand over the cash if you don't want to die!"
He added: "I'm serious!"
There were many civilians around at that time.
But, even though it wasn't a firearm, people feared someone with a large knife in hand and kept their distance from this man.
Rito looked at this man with his calm eyes.
He started walking as if he hadn't heard.
"Don't test me!" The man advances with the knife.
With a simple glance in the man's direction, a mental pressure made the man's eyes roll back and he began to fall to the ground.
With a wide step, Rito passed by the man and hummed softly as he thought of something happy.
"What was that just now?" A civilian asked.
"That boy... Did he do something?"
"I don't think so? I mean, the bandit just fell suddenly."
"Should we call the police or the emergency services?"
"Both?"
...
At home, in the living room, Rito gathered with Mikan, Lala, and Zastin.
He placed 3 different packages on the table and slid them toward each of them with one million in each.
"Rito, what does this mean?" Mikan asked without understanding.
"In short, I became rich and this is my allowance for you." He said.
"Rito became rich?" Lala picked up the package and opened it: "There's so much!"
"Miss Lala, you can't just accept it like that..."
Before Zastin could continue, Rito interrupted: "It's fine, I want to give this to her. And, it's not that much."
"But..."
"And, also, there's your share, you can think of it as my way of thanking you for always training me." Rito said: "I'm very grateful for what you did for me."
"Rito Boy..." Zastin was moved.
"Rito... It's a lot of money, I can't accept it." Mikan pushed the envelope back.
"It's not a lot Mikan. It's the least I can do for you, since I leave most of the household things for you to handle. Think of it as a small reward for your hard work." He smiled: "At least this time, let me be your big brother and spoil you a little, okay?"
"Rito..." She held the package against her chest: "Okay, I'll accept it."
"One more thing." Rito said: "I already talked to our parents and got permission. Actually, I want to renovate the house, mainly buy new furniture. Mikan, didn't you say you wanted a bigger TV? So, I already bought one and it should arrive soon."
*Ding-Dong!*
"Good timing. Seems like it's them." Rito stood up.
"TV? Renovation? Wait a minute, Rito!" Mikan seemed a bit dizzy.
"I'll explain better later, just going to answer." He replied.
Upon reaching the door and opening it, he saw men wearing delivery uniforms from the private company he hired.
"Delivery for Rito Yuki." The man with a notepad and pen said.
"Mm, you can leave it there on the backyard lawn." Rito pointed.
"Right!"
From the large truck, sixteen boxes were unloaded and placed on the house's grounds.
"Please check if everything is correct and sign." The delivery man requested.
"Yes." Rito signed and the delivery men left.
Coming out of the house, Mikan looks at the boxes and said softly: "Unbelievable... You really bought a bunch of stuff..."
"Just a little." He replied: "Didn't you say one day when you saw a machine in an ad and said you wanted a new one? So, I bought one. I also bought a bigger dryer and a dishwasher. Oh yes, I also bought a microwave and an electric oven."
"Rito, you..." Mikan brought her hand to her forehead: "Why did you buy these things without consulting me first?"
"Calm down, calm down, if you don't like the brand, model, or size, we can go back to the store and exchange them." Rito replied.
"The problem here isn't that! Ah, you know what? Never mind. At this moment, it seems like nothing I say now will make a difference..." She sighed.
"It's okay, Mikan." Rito spoke with quite a bit of certainty: "I bought it mainly thinking of your taste."
"Really?" She tried to seem not to care, but she seemed a little happier after hearing that.
"Okay, let's start by taking out the old ones to bring these new ones into the house." Rito said.
Among the boxes, there was a thinner one, but also enormous in size, mainly in width.
...
In the living room, Rito with Lala's help, finished installing the TV mount on the wall and then, the box with the 70-inch television was taken out of the box.
"How huge!" Mikan exclaimed.
Only out of the box did it seem even more real.
While it was in the box, although large, it made it seem like the television that was going to come out of it wasn't that big, but reality proved that it seemed even bigger.
Rito made it float with the wind to avoid fingerprints and carefully, fitted it into the wall mount.
"Perfect." Rito smiled: "Lala, thank you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be confident in installing the mount right."
"Haha. No need to thank me." Lala said cheerfully: "Rito, hurry up, turn it on and let's test it~!"
"Yes." He replied and plugged the television into the outlet.
Taking the remote, he turned on the television.
Soon the television brand's slogan appeared. Then it changed to the television settings. From date, to the WIFI connection.
When it finished, it went to the home screen.
"With this, we have a television with internet in the living room." Rito looks at Mikan with a smile: "You can even watch the programs you missed in this app. I already checked and it has all the episodes that have already aired on television, Mikan."
"I-I see... It seems interesting." She crossed her arms, pretending not to be so excited, but her trembling lips, along with her fingers that seemed a little anxious, gave her away.
He pretended not to see and clicked on the app, saying: "I already subscribed to this app for a year. I'll put in the account right now."
Quickly, he entered the account in the app after updating it and logged in.
When he put on the soap opera that Mikan was following, the graphics were very good compared to the old television.
He passed the remote to Mikan: "Here, I'll finish swapping the appliances I bought. You can watch TV in the meantime, okay?"
"W-Well, I'll do that, but it's not because I'm excited or anything, got it?" She said unconvincingly.
"I know." Rito was understanding.
"Mikan is so cute~" Lala laughed a little.
"I don't know anything!" Mikan turned her face away.
"She's blushing, blushing~!" Lala hugged her.
Mikan accepted the hug in silence.
"Rito Boy, need any help?" Zastin asked.
"Everything's under control, Zastin." He replied: "But, thank you."
"Then, I'll step out for a bit." Zastin said before leaving.
While Mikan was entertained with the television, Rito with Lala's help, swapped the old appliances for the new ones he bought.
When Mikan finished watching the soap opera episodes she hadn't been able to watch before, she stretched on the sofa while murmuring: "Ahh, that was fun~"
However, she froze when she looked back.
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