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A timid knock on the door can be heard.
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Another knock, slightly louder.
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A third knock, this time being a proper one.
Surely Ichinii must have heard it now, right ?
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10 seconds pass.
No one comes downstairs to open the door, neither Ichiro, nor this dumbass Jiro, the latter probably being wearing his noise cancelling headphones.
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A single knock can now be heard on the door, a shy one like the first, as if the person behind the door had lost all hope of entering the Odd-Jobs Yamada store.
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Saburo sighs, standing up from the chair he was sitting on and waits for the next knock, after which he opens the door, since no one seems to want to do it.
The person behind the door, who seems surprised and maybe even a bit embarassed after seeing the youngest Yamada, quickly collects themselves and strikes a pose while smiling proudly.
...
Is this guy trying to... look cool or something ?-
"Excellent ! Finally, my prayers have been aswered ! The doors to the Buster Bros' secret place have been open, for i, 14th Moon !", the so called 14th Moon blurts out, their voice surprisingly deeper than what Saburo had expected.
"I uh, opened the door because my brothers didn't hear you knock, sorry for the wait", Saburo replies, he doesn't feel guilty but, he does start feeling a tinge of shame for making the stranger stay in front of the door for so long.
"Ah ! No need to present me with your apologies ! I understand that you and your kinsmen must have been busy, i am deeply sorry for troubling the peace reigning in your household !"
"Oh no no, don't worry, you're not troubling anything. Come in, make yourself at home", he steps aside and holds the door for the newcomer, who bows elegantly and thanks him for his hospitality, after which he closes it behind them and goes back to sitting on a chair.
"So um... your name is 14th Moon ? Or is that, just an alias ?", he says after the potential client sits down, feeling a bit dumb for asking such a question.
Obviously their name isn't that but, starting a conversation with such an extravagant individual needs to start somewhere right ?
"Ehehehe, of course not ! It is but my mere stage name ! My true identity, and you shall remember it, is Jyushi Aimono !"
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There he goes again striking that weird pose... but, the name does sound familiar to Saburo.
Where could he have heard it hm... oh that's right ! Isn't that the name of a member from another division ? Hm... Bad Ass Temple was it ? Pretty childish name in the youngest Yamada sibling's opinion but, who is he to judge...
"Ok Jyushi uh... you probably didn't come here just to introduce yourself so... sorry i don't even have a drink to give you but, are you here because you need our services or something ? If that's the case let me just call my big brother so we can-"
"There will be no need for that, as you are mistaken", Jyushi suddenly interrupts, ''I am honoring you of my presence, because i need a consultation with the second oldest resident of this place, this is in no way related to the errands you are used to run.", Jyushi calmly states, folding their hands in their lap.
Saburo blinks once.
Then twice.
And thrice.
Uh.... they're here for Jiro ? Of all people ? Eh, this idiot probably caused troubles, although... Jyushi is from Nagoya right ? Which is pretty far from their home... well not that he cares, whatever his stupid sibling did, their big bro will definitely be informed of it.
"Eh, did he get into trouble ? Stole something from you ? Broke something that's yours ?", Saburo cannot hide his smirk, his tone obviously mocking while he continues, "No wait, he probably did something way more dumb, right ? Probably got lost on the way home and accidentally ended up taking a train to Nagoya and entered someone else's hous-"
"Yo Jyushi ! Sorry for the wait man !"
Uh well, speaking of the dumb devil...
Jiro quickly walks down the stairs, a big smile stuck on his face... does this idiot even know he's in trouble ?
"Was cleaning up my room and", he shows his headphones, slightly shaking his head, "didn't even hear you knock, good thing my lil' bro was downstairs uh ? Hope he didn't annoy you by rambling about smart stuff or something", he says before putting his hand on his younger sibling's head, messing his hair a little, which makes Saburo groan and Jyushi cackle.
"It's fine, don't worry... um, your brother has been nice !", they laugh softly again, "but i think he though i was here because you had done something against me, and that i was here seeking for reparation..."
Not only is Saburo surprised and taken aback by the fact the two older teenagers seemingly know eachother but, Jyushi also seems like a completely different person now compared to before... is this because of Jiro's arrival ?
"Eh, what a dumbass, pretty sure he would have prefered that actually, he thinks it's funny when i get scold by Ichinii", the middle brother pats the little one on the head again, grinning, "but whatever, we need to study now, right Jyushi ? Especially since i made us lose time and all, can't make you learn all i know if we don't start right now."
Jyushi nods and stands up, whispering a thank you to Saburo before walking up the first stair, seemingly waiting for Jiro.
The latter removes his headphones and hands them to Saburo because he "don't want his lil' bro to hurt his ears when he starts playing the guitar", before rushing to go upstairs with Jyushi.
Saburo briefly looks at them, unintentionally noting how happy they both seem, holding hands while they walk the stairs.
Jiro almost constantly smiles, this isn't new, but this time, it's so full of fondess and affection, he can tell so easily.
But Saburo doesn't say anything, he simply stares.
It's not like he cares about Jiro's friends though, especially the weird and loud ones who get all quiet, sweet and flustered around him while holding his hand.
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Ichinii should probably get a friend like that, Saburo thinks before putting Jiro's headphones on.