Clearly, in the eyes of ordinary people, Rose and the other two were indeed a bit peculiar.
Although Japan was already very open in this era, the existence of transvestites still made people feel they were not serious individuals.
Enduring the strange looks of others, Kobayashi Itsuki sat down and, after ordering a glass of plain water, spoke first.
"May I ask what brings the three of you to see me?"
"Well, handsome."
Rose had no intention of hiding anything at this point.
"Allow me to properly introduce ourselves. The three of us are from the Tamayura clan..."
Rose, just like in the original work, told Kobayashi Itsuki the origin and grievances between the Tamayura clan and the Tamoyami clan without any concealment.
"Some time ago, we received news that the Tamoyami clan had found Pearl, which our grandfather accidentally lost overseas back then."
"We originally wanted to find an opportunity to reclaim it, but before we could prepare, the Tamoyami clan was wiped out by you and Officer Higashimatsu, so..."
"So you want to ask me if I picked up Pearl?"
Kobayashi Itsuki looked at Rose and said casually.
"Yes, because we later went to the club and the police station, but we couldn't find it."
Lemon spread his hands, saying helplessly.
Kobayashi Itsuki was speechless. Good heavens, was Higashimatsuyama Yone's unit a wet market? How could anyone just go rummaging through it?
"No, you're thinking too much. I haven't seen it..."
Facing their inquiry, Kobayashi Itsuki decisively refused, stating he hadn't seen it.
Although Pearl was currently in Kobayashi Itsuki's hands, he absolutely could not hand it over.
Because if she remembered correctly, Demon Jack's expiration date in the original work was in 1996.
And now, due to his intrusion as a transmigrator, many things had happened earlier.
Moreover, the timeline in the crayon shin-chan series itself was very chaotic, with almost no logic to speak of.
This situation was not unexpected.
Although the Tamayura clan was on the good side in the original work, Kobayashi Itsuki couldn't guarantee that if they really collected two Pearls, they wouldn't be stimulated to develop the ambition to rule the world.
At that time, there would probably be a lot more trouble, and Kobayashi Itsuki didn't want to cause this series of events because of himself.
"Big brother, I can feel that he's lying."
Before Kobayashi Itsuki could finish speaking, Lemon, who had been paying attention to Kobayashi Itsuki, suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, Kobayashi Itsuki immediately remembered that the third brother among these three brothers seemed to possess a certain amount of spiritual power. In the original work, he could sense Pearl in Himawari-chan's belly.
He didn't expect that he could also judge whether someone was lying.
"Kobayashi-san!"
Rose looked at Kobayashi Itsuki with a serious and pleading expression.
"This matter is absolutely no joke. If..."
"B-big brother..."
As Rose was speaking, Lemon, sitting beside him, tensed up, his body stiff, and he gently tugged at his big brother's vest.
"What?"
"Can't you see I'm talking right now..."
Rose glared at his brother, a hint of charm in his expression.
"N-no, don't say anything yet."
"There's a hand on all three of our necks right now."
Lemon said, almost crying. At the same time, Rose and Violet, who didn't know what was happening, suddenly felt a pressure on their necks, as if an Invisible Hand was choking them.
"I can't give you Pearl. I don't trust you."
Kobayashi Itsuki glanced indifferently at the three, not giving them any face.
"Just as you can't give me the remaining Pearl, no one can guarantee that you won't one day become as ambitious as the Tamayomi clan."
"So, let's leave it at that."
Kobayashi Itsuki didn't leave them much room for negotiation, shutting down the conversation decisively.
The three brothers felt the invisible threat on their necks, and Kobayashi Itsuki's suddenly pale, somewhat cold face, made their hearts jump.
Being able to investigate Kobayashi Itsuki, they naturally knew that this individual before them had single-handedly defeated the Tamoyami clan, and even gunfire had no effect on him.
Now experiencing this feeling firsthand, they could only say he truly lived up to his reputation.
Rose was silent for a moment, and finally, facing the situation where his life was in Kobayashi Itsuki's hands, he gave up.
"I understand. We were presumptuous."
Rose stood up very seriously and bowed to Kobayashi Itsuki in apology.
Lemon and Violet also stood up together.
"Please forgive us."
Watching their actions, Kobayashi Itsuki's lips curled into a slight smile.
"Apologies are not necessary, but I think we can discuss the matter of storage fees in detail..."
...At the coffee shop entrance.
Kobayashi Itsuki looked at the golden VIP club membership card in his hand, feeling a bit speechless.
He had originally intended to extort some storage fees from these three guys.
After all, being able to open a club in Ginza and having a large area of mountain forest in their hometown of Aoyama Prefecture, they shouldn't be too poor.
But as soon as the topic of money came up, the three of them ran faster than the wind, leaving behind this VIP membership card and a business card before unhesitatingly fleeing.
Just a moment ago, they were righteously talking about protecting the world, but when money was mentioned, they ran without a second thought.
"What a waste of effort."
Kobayashi Itsuki mumbled. After all this trouble with the three brothers, he only got three White Treasure Chests.
It wasn't even enough to cover the stamina he consumed by summoning the Invisible Hand.
Shaking his head, Kobayashi Itsuki couldn't be bothered to think about these three lively characters anymore.
He turned to look for a gym.
After about ten minutes, he finally found a 24-hour gym about two streets away from his residence.
It cost 8,500 yen per month, which was relatively cheap.
He paid and got a membership card.
Done in one go.
Having finished these tasks, Kobayashi Itsuki stretched his exhausted body, which had consumed a fair amount of stamina, and walked toward home.
"I should order some takeout when I get back, and then write two more drafts..."
Swaying slightly, he returned home. Just as he entered the door, Kobayashi Itsuki suddenly paused, then slapped his forehead.
"How could I have forgotten about this?"
It didn't matter if The Three Tranny Brothers didn't want to pay the storage fee; he could just take it himself. Who said he needed their favor?
Thinking of this, Kobayashi Itsuki chuckled, took out his phone, looked at the business card Rose had given him, and drafted a text message using the number listed on it.
[I'm screwed! I just got home and found that Pearl is missing!]
Looking at the "Sent" notification flashing on his phone screen, a smile involuntarily appeared on Kobayashi Itsuki's face.
In less than a minute, Kobayashi Itsuki's phone rang. It was Rose calling.
Kobayashi Itsuki leisurely pressed the hang-up button, completely ignoring the call, and started looking at the takeout menus.