chapter 5: great crab daddy

Chapter 5

What the hell.

A man—a drunken, disgusting, shameless excuse for a human being—had just grabbed my ass.

I froze for exactly one second.

Then—

"You perverted bastard!!!"

I roared loud enough to shake the street and swung my shopping bags with all my might.

And then—

CHAOS.

The container I was holding flew open.

And my live crab—my carefully gifted, future delicious dinner—launched itself straight onto the pervert's face.

Clack!

Its sharp pincers clamped down on his nose.

The man screamed.

Loudly.

Very loudly.

He fell backward onto the ground, wailing like a dying animal.

I blinked.

I had not planned for that.

For a second, I just stood there, staring at the scene before me.

A grown man was rolling on the pavement, clutching his nose, screaming bloody murder.

And on his face, my fearsome crab was hanging on for dear life, its claws locked in a death grip.

I respected that crab.

But then, realization struck me.

That crab was supposed to be my dinner.

I had no penny left and this crab does not look soo cheap at all.....I should atleast bring some meat to the original owners parents.[he was just very hungry]

I should show some filial piety.....or....shiuld i

and then I thought.

I couldn't just leave it behind.

My heart warred between justice and hunger.

But in the end…

Hunger won.

I hurried toward the groaning, thrashing mess of a man, stepping over his flailing arms with a dramatic sigh.

Then—

I kicked him straight in the eggs.

"AGHHHHH!"

His scream hit a new octave.

While he was busy writhing in pain, I crouched down and grabbed my righteous little warrior—AKA, the Crab of Justice.....or daddy?

I pulled.

It didn't budge.

I yanked.

It still didn't budge.

I sighed.

"Should I just cut his nose off?" I mumbled to myself.

Immediately, the pervert sputtered in terror.

"N-No! Please! M-Miss, don't do this!"

Miss?

Whatever.

I was far too attractive to argue. I thought narcissisticaly.

"Then shut up, you bastard," I snapped, putting more force into my pull.

This stubborn crab was really holding on.

I couldn't blame it. If I had been stuffed into a container all day only to be thrown at a disgusting, greasy old man, I'd be mad too.

But the pervert was still screaming.

And that was a problem.

Because if he kept screaming, someone might come check the situation.

And at this time of night

In a dark, empty street

I shuddered.

The only people who came out at this hour were even bigger bastards.

I needed to shut him up. Fast.

I scanned my surroundings for something useful.

And then—

My eyes landed on a glass .bottle lying a few feet away.

I walked over and picked it up, weighing it in my hand.

Hmm.

Good grip. Sturdy. Should work.

I turned back to the pervert and smiled sweetly.

"Goodnight, sir."

Then I swung the bottle straight at his skull.

He tried to dodge—

But with his drunken, tipsy body, he stood zero chance.

The bottle crashed against his head.

His eyes rolled back.

And with a soft thud, he collapsed.

Unconscious.

I sighed in deep satisfaction and dusted off my hands.

I had read enough novels to know that a single bottle to the head wouldn't kill someone—just make them take a nice, long nap.

I gave him a small nudge with my foot.

Yup. Out cold.

Perfect.

Now, to retrieve my precious crab.

I pried it off his nose with a final, mighty tug.

Then, with great respect, I gently placed it back into the container.

My dinner had been through war.

It deserved a peaceful end.

But before I left—

I figured I should clean up the crime scene.

…Just in case.

So.

With maximum effort, I dragged the pervert's unconscious body toward a pile of discarded alcohol bottles nearby.

Then, with great dramatics, I dumped him there.

Now, when he woke up, he'd just think he drank too much and blacked out.

A flawless plan.

I wiped my imaginary sweat and hummed a happy tune as I finally continued on my way home.

Justice had been served.

And so, soon…

So would my crab.

—END of Chapter 5