/jp/ - Otaku Culture

"But it's true!" Chimata slammed her hands onto the table. "I really am a god!"

The bar patrons stared at her, dumbfounded, before chuckling to themselves.

An older man spoke up in between his snide companions. "You? A god?! If you're a god, then I'm Buddha himself!" The men burst into laughter at his remark.

Chimata clenched her fists, trembling in anger. "You humans are all the same!" She pointed at the group of men. "Just you wait! When I get all my powers back, I'll return you all to nothing!" At her words, the men laughed even harder.

You had been watching this series of events for a little bit. Before she could embarrass herself further, you called out to Chimata from behind the bar counter. "Hey, Chimata! Could you help me out with these orders?"

She stiffened up immediately, her ears turning bright red, and hastily made her way behind the counter to meet you.

"If you're going to help out in the izakaya, please do not start fights with the customers. Especially not our regulars." You look over to the gentlemen who cheer and wave to you.

Waving them off with an apologetic smile, you turn back to Chimata who, at this point, had tears forming in her eyes. She clutched at her apron.

"S-sorry..." she whimpered. "I... I just..."

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On a recent fall night, you had been walking down an alley on your way back from the local market. It was a good haul, you had come out with armfuls of deals on meats and veggies. Upon turning a corner, you were met with a glowing light. In the glow sat a girl dressed in a hodgepodge of colorful rags. Though they were masterfully stitched together, it was clear these rags had seen better days. Around her neck laid a white cape, the inside of which was pitch-black. Despite the state of her clothes, her hair was in pristine condition, shining an almost brilliant blue. Her eyes were closed, though when you turned the corner they quickly fluttered open.

"Are you okay, miss?" Kneeling before her, you shifted aside the groceries on your right arm and held your hand out.

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Though you had intended to lecture her, you quickly realized that Chimata was more sensitive than you had imagined. "I-I mean, it's fine to play around with them once in a while. In fact, I'll go tell them to knock it off right now-" You said, as you turned to give the gentlemen a piece of your mind.

Chimata tugged on your shirt sleeve, stopping you before you could make it past the counter. Clearing the tears from her eyes, she relented, "It's fine Anon, I'm just not used to this business." In a flash, the emotions on her face cleared up in the same way the sky does after a storm. A beautiful rainbow of a smile appeared in place of the tears that were once there.

"Thank you for trying to make me feel better, and thank you for letting me stay here in the first place. I promise to work as hard as I can until I can stop mooching off of you!" She makes a fist and raises it into the sky.

The gentlemen nearby see this and raise their glasses too, cheering with Chimata.

Her face turns beet-red.

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Making cake with Cake.

Rainbow cake.