Gap Demon - Part 21

Gap Demon - Part 21: The Proxies Deal

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( A/N: Ladies and gentlemen, I got Vergi- I mean Miyabi. The Kitsune came home( A while back ), and she's stronk.

I also took an end-of-the-year break, and in the meanwhile got another job that this time allows me WAY more free time.

Now I should be going back to the usual, one or two( Three or more if I get that Writing dopamine to kick in. ) chapters a week. Hoping y'all had some good parties ye. :D ))

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( Location: 11:35 am - Inside Random Play )

Head turned the group's opposite way, Yukari surveyed the many movies she had never seen before as well as some that looked particularly familiar bearing some small changes in their covers that differentiated them from her old life.

Her casual demeanor left the Cunning Hares even more agitated to a point Anby and Nekomata nodded at each other ready to kick the box of explosives they had brought toward the woman before grabbing the Proxies and making a run for it.

Their eyes held a serious gleam and their weapons were held tightly signaling they were about to attempt said plan…. However, Nekomiya's eyes started to widen in horror once she tried to tab her foot around the box to get a feeling for its location just to find nothing but air.

Nicole and Billy who were ready to help in their escape as the long-range option gave them a side-eye glance wondering what was taking them so long, this wasn't a joke. This blonde might not be a threat but they weren't about to gamble the Proxies' lives.

Their response came in the manner of the frilly dress woman jumping down from the shelf as she landed gracefully on the floor, her Umbrella being let go and sinking into a strange abyss of sorts. Under her right armpit, she held a box strangely familiar to them. 

Even grabbing a grenade and analyzing it quite close to everyone's shock.

" Hmm~ I wonder if these are strong. But don't upset yourselves, I quite liked the little gift~ " - Having an unsolvable smile plastered on her face she lets the box full of grenades fall from under her armpit going full speed toward the ground.

With a noteworthy reaction speed, the Cunning Hares moved towards the Proxies ready to grab them and take the back exit. But their faces warped into confused ones once they saw Wise shake his head.

Nicole's eyes became frantic for a moment before Wise rested a hand over her shoulder explaining the reason.

" This Miss…. She didn't intend to explode us, look… " - Relieved, the older brother sighed heavily pointing out the same strange gap that appeared on the floor, the same one that also took Yukari's umbrella.

Now also 'consuming' the whole box of explosives, finishing analyzing the explosive Yukari held, she also tossed it inside the gap, acting as if the grenade was not much of a matter for her to even worry about.

Beaming a playful smile, the Youkai crossed her gloved arms slowly and delicately, finding Wise's calmness quite the trait.

" But she does appear to enjoy playing pranks on others…. " - Muttering under his breath the brother earned a short scoffing noise from Yukari, her eyes giving him an amused glance before moving towards the more worried Belle, and then finally her Cunning Friends.

" Why don't we take a seat and chat? Maybe even brew some tea~ I do happen to have quite a few snacks for Belle, some burgers for Anby, and cat treats for little Nekomiya if she eats those~ " - Tilting her head in a closed-eye smile, the blonde left the other party stunned upon proving that Wise words were indeed true.

But there was a little one who was a bit taken aback by her choice. - " Hey! I might be a Cat Thiren but I don't- " - Nekomiya had her speech cut mid-way through her speech as she heard Yukari's next words.

" I also happen to have a few bag chips, nuggets, and also a burger, all of them just happened to have fish as the main ingredient incorporated in one way or another. " - Peeking one eye open the woman watched a small string of saliva go down Nekomiya's mouth before she wiped it away and coughed, straightening her back as if nothing had happened..

" Ugh! Ahem! I meaaaan…. I don't see the problem guys! She could have attacked us at any point since she entered the room without ME even noticing, and also my intuition tells me she's not a bad person. I actually feel quite the contrary nya. " 

Amused at the sudden change in demeanor Yukari flicked her fingers creating a gap on the ceiling large enough to drop a round wooden table and a few comfortable cafe chairs for everyone to sit by. 

The loud noise of the wood hitting the ground out of nowhere forced quite a few of them to jump.

Belle for one hopped on Wise's arms as he carried her in a princess carry before putting her gently on the floor, the blue head's face changing to a redder tone in embarrassment was quickly replaced by a pout before she was the first to move and take a seat to cover her scare.

"Come on guys! If she had ill intentions we would have been turned into pancakes by now! Ease up a bit! " - Acting as if she wasn't the one almost going crazy last night with the possibility of the blonde considering them her enemy, Belle tapped the chairs by her sides signaling the others to follow her steps.

Her brother as well as her supposed bodyguards all sighed in surrender before following the young sister.

With everyone sitting around the table, the two closest to Yukari happened to be Anby and Nekomiya. Both didn't seem to mind being around the Youkai as she didn't really show herself as a villain, if anything all her deeds up until this point proved her to be more of a Hero than some of the ACTUAL Heroes from the association 

But the two who didn't really know all the people she had saved in her ' Bored Times', still chose to trust their instincts quite a lot. Nekomata for one didn't feel one bit of worry ever since she heard Yukari's voice coming out of nowhere, she reacted the way she did because it was her job as bodyguard.

Usually when such a thing happens her danger senses would go crazy, different from this time when she couldn't feel one inch of malice. If anything all that radiated from the blonde was an unhealthy dose of playfulness.

Also, the look she was receiving from Yukari made her feel quite a bit uncomfortable, not in a 'bad' way… But she was sure she saw one of the employees they worked for giving the same type of look to her cat after they rescued them from a tree…

Holding these thoughts to herself, she kept silent. And it was for better or worse than a second after Yukari noticed the cat's ears twitching around anxiously as she snapped her fingers. In an instant all the snacks she promised fell from smaller gaps, she even made sure to fill two thermal bottles with tea and coffee respectively.

Where did she get those? Well, they did have a coffee shop literally a few dozen meters away from Random Play so she just had to sneakily fill the thermals she got from the convenience store.

After a few seconds of silence, the first ones to move in and take her treat were Anby and Belle. The white-haired girl unwrapped a burger that somehow was still perfectly heated before taking a bite and humming. 

Her eyes went towards the burger in front of Nicole and before she could ask for it the pinkette was sharp to unwrap and start eating hers.

Nicole side eyes the blonde who watched them eat quite fond of the scene, shrugging as she kept eating.

Everyone had quite the feast as Yukari had a literal store worthy of food inside of her Gaps. After a few minutes of solely the sound of them eating and Billy talking with Wise about some movie from the same creators of Starlight Knights, he had watched yesterday since he sadly couldn't really eat like everyone.

Now with a table full of trash and some very filled Proxies and Cunning Hares, Yukari hummed loudly bringing all the trash inside of her gaps and tossing it in some trash can around the street.

" Well, hopefully, this small treat of mine calms your nerves~ " - After watching them eat full of joy the blonde finally starts what she came here for.

And that was, funnily enough…. Nothing.

' I really didn't think this through…. Scaring them back then by implying I would visit seemed funny… Now, what to do... What to do~ What to do~… ' - The whole time she watched them eat she endeavored herself to find a reasonable excuse as to why she came here.

After so much thought in her accelerated mind, she concluded. She didn't know how the Proxies worked in this Universe, but she was sure that their current selves had something that could maybe help her.

She bore no identity here at the end of the day, it was maybe a long shot but it might end up working for her in the end.

The moment Yukari went to open her mouth to talk, Wise spoke first, almost forcing the Youkai to bite her tongue. Luckily her external appearance was one that hardly ever changed unless she became extremely relaxed.

So for all they knew as she went to speak she simply chose to stop, allowing him to speak.

" Excuse me, but I think we might have an idea why you've come to us…. Miss Gap Demon…. But I have a question that perhaps may come out as rude…Are you perhaps…..A Monster? " - His words brought an eerie silence to the room.

She had already proved her intentions, but the fact that might be one of those who caused humanity so much trouble was still…

As an answer Yukari hummed thoughtfully, with an index finger to her chin she mischievously grinned. - " Something along the lines of that~ Buuut I enjoy assuming myself to be closer to Thirens than Monsters, from my personal experiences Monsters aren't the most reasonable ones. "

Chuckling at her own words, everyone around the room felt the heavy pressure go away once more.

* Cough * - " Okay, pardon me for asking such a thing out of nowhere. We ran a… background check on you for our own safety and found absolutely zero information on your whereabouts, perhaps the reason you're looking for us would be to 'help' with that? "

Wise's words left Yukari quite content, he was a very smart one. No wonder he always found his way around things 

" Smart cookie of a brother huh~ 

But indeed….

Provide me a ' identity '. I presume you Proxies most likely have some connections to be able to do such a thing~ "