Ch.1A kind-hearted ogre?
I go down the stairs quickly,the conbini is closing.
I need to get my ass there pretty quick if I don't want to ruin my evening.
"Bye mom see ya later"
"Sato return before dinner 'kay?"
"Yessir!"
I have a short school day on Friday so Thursday evening means for me only one thing:
lazing around like a drunk sloth,eating junk food,watching shitty B-movies or playing videogames… depends if Oisin is online though…
I have a short school day on Friday so…
…
As I enter my favorite conbini I hear a gasp of fear from my right,I turn and see a girl prolly in her early twenties looking at me with a flabbergasted (I swear I love this word) face.
"Good evening,are you new here?"
I ask with a voice as kind as I can,don't wanna scare her.
"o-oh… y-yes t-t-this is my first s-shift here.."
She is stuttering so much,hell do I look that bad?
Yes,you look like an ogre remember?
"Oh nice,I'm actually a regular here so I guess we'll see each other a lot don't we?"
"My name is Tanaka Satoshi,nice to meet ya"
"My name is C-Chiba Yasu,nice to meet you too"
Good… this went well,usually girls run away or stop completely talking so i guess this is a grand achievement right?
I go into the freezer section,and look at my reflection in the glass doors.
Pockmarked face? Check
Scar on the right side of my face? Sure as hell Check
And last but not least,raven hair that falls everywhere except wherever i want? Check
People say that because of my face,my tall height (193,2 cm to be exact) and definitely not slim body (i'm 93 kilos),i look very intimitading.
they're right you moron,look do you even seem human?a normal high schooler? Certainly not.
I shut the mean voice in my head.
I look in the snack aisle of the conbini.
It's empty… good for me,I don't need to be stealthy then.
but as my hand gets closer and closer to that bag of chips,I feel something soft and cold touch my hand,then a feeling like someone is watching me.
I turn around and see a girl staring at me with a confused look.
'Wow this looks like an anime!!! This is so romantic' you're probably thinkin' right now,well…
maybe for you,but for an ogre like me this means only one thing:A Hearth attack.
I jump away like a scared cat and from my mouth comes out a little shriek.
"For how… how long… HOW?!?"
"Oh… I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you…"
SHIT I lost my composure,I need to get myself back together.
If you didn't catch that,I hate unexpected physical contact,ESPECIALLY from girls.
"No need say sorry,i'm just not that good with physical contact so don't mind me"
"I never seen such a tough looking guy freak out because a girl touched him fufu~"
When she chuckles I notice how cute she is,her brown shoulder length hair,how it helps to frame her face and make her even prettier,and her brown eyes… so cute…
But my thoughts were interrupted by a bag of chips thrown at me.
"Here is your bag of chips Boy-kun~"
"My name is Tanaka Satoshi for the record"
This brat… She is trying to confuse me.
"Shiraishi Shika nice to meet you~"
"Well see ya 'round"
I need to buy other things,I don't have time for this shit.
…
Outside the conbini
Let's see…
Chips? Check
Cola? Check
Lemon tea? Check (Fuck peach tea by the way)
But my thoughts were once again interrupted,but not by the girl from before,but two yankees who were talking pretty loudly.
Hugh… i hate those kinds of people so much
I returned to checking my shopping when I noticed with the corner of my eye,the yankees approaching the girl,and making her retreat into an alley.
Gosh,dad told me 'don't get involved and call the police',but something,no someone inside me snapped.
…
"Hey darling wanna go out with us?"
"Your hair is very pretty…"
Those two monkeys were harassing her,under my watch,I just couldn't let this slip.
"What are you doing yankees? Sexual harassment is a seriuos crime"
Bad boy mode: >ACTIVATED<
"The hell do you want puuh…"
Is 'u' in 'punk' became a gasp of fear and both of their faces went pale.
"I want you to stop harassing her,or else…"
I let my threat fall on purpose,I hope this works…
"S-s-sorry,we w-will never harass a g-girl ever a-again,Please don't kill us"
Right on target,they're on the verge of tears too…
"Only if you… get the fuck out here,NOW"
Okay maybe I exaggerated a bit,'cause they're running away pretty quick.
Shiraishi-san,who had a worried yet collected look on her face,broke down into tears.
"T-thank you *sob* i t-thought *sob* i was g-going to get hurt *sob*
"Hey,calm down,you're safe now"
Safe? With an ogre like you? She's definitely crying because of you~
"Do you have a phone? How far do you live? You want me to call the police to escort you?"
"N-no i'm fine,i'll go home now"
"You won't go alone"
Then a heavy silence fell
"There is no need Tanaka-kun,i live very close, I swear!"
"If you are really worrying maybe i could text you i'm fine…"
"Text?"
"You heard right,a text with my line number. Oh maybe i'm the first girl to ask this? Mmh~?"
"Fine"
I accept only because,it isn't that late,i don't feel like arguing with someone this late,and still those two were idiots.
We exchange numbers,and she looks a little bit too happy for someone who was just harassed.
"So i guess i'll return home Tanaka-kun"
"Ok,good evening"
"Good evening"
I turn around and start walking home.
When the message of hers came,I was a little bit more calm.