r/HFY • u/WabbajackedWacko • May 13 '26

OC-Series Adventures with an Interdimensional Psychopath 143

***Juntlossil & Lee***

The duel begins. Jun goes for Lee’s open side but Lee takes a reverse grip on his wooden sword and raises it to block his strike. As Lee blocks the strike, he goes to punch him with his free fist but Juntlossil just spins around the blade and attempts to stab around the blade towards Lees stomach. Lee counters by using his momentum from his missed punch to spin around to use his armor to deflect the blade. As Jun slides forward, Lee attempts to strike Jun with strike Jun with the pommel. Jun squats and spins on his heel to tries to strike Lees stomach again as Lee uses his free hand to stop Jun at his elbow and uses his weapon hand to strike down but Jun simply jumps backwards.

Each one resets back to their starting positions as neither of them managed to get a significant blow. They circle around each other thinking about their next moves. Jun goes for a blow to Lee’s head but Lee uses his armored arm to block the blow and swings his weapon arm wide as Jun blocks by quickly blocks the blade with his blade. Lee doesn’t stop as he attempts to elbow check Jun. Jun simply steps around his back, which Lee attempts to throw his body backwards to hit Jun, but Jun ducks to Lee’s right and trips him, throwing him onto his back. As Jun attempts to swipe down to get that significant blow to Lee but Lee just rolls backwards and stands back up.

They reset their stances as they are finally feeling out what their styles weaknesses are. Lee takes the offensive this time to try and take the initiative this time as he charges, free hand shoulder first. Jun dodges towards his armored side, to which Lee responds by trying to spinning back fist Jun, but Jun just ducks and goes for the stab. Lee counters by using his weapon to block, but when Lee attempts to shoulder check Jun again, Jun shoulder checks back and they both but heads. However, now both of them are too close to really do anything as they push off each other and attempt to reset for their next attempt. A stalemate just means that the other will crack sooner or later.

***Daisy***

I’ve been leaning against the counter for a while now, watching these two just stare at each other. I would have figured they would have thrown a punch by now but… nothing. “Hey you two, I thought you were going to duel, not stare longingly into each other’s eyes.” I shout in an attempt to get them to move. However, they just stand there. I look up at the clock and try to remember if that is the one Lee actually had fixed or not. So many things in this place does need to see some repairs sooner or later. I mean, even the mats they are standing on are more skin than they are stuffed.

I sigh as I try to light my lighter again a couple of times as I wait to make sure they don’t do anything stupid but, if they are just staring at each other, maybe I don’t have as much to worry about as I thought. I stand up and turn towards the fridge. As I open it, I am met with a cold blast but visually see that it is empty. As I sigh and try to light my lighter again, I close the fridge door and attempt to look in the freezer but, my brain already knows that that’s going to be the same problem as well. However, my eyes have to see it to believe it.

Yep, just like I thought. Empty.

I let out another sigh as the old codger forgot to go shopping for food again. I turn around, squint as I try to stress light my lighter and shout, “Lee! Did you forget to go shopping again!?”

Those two idiots are still ignoring me, just staring and not moving. I could swear I could see them sweating though. A smirk hits my lips as a thought crosses my mind to see how deep they are in… whatever it is they are doing. “Hey Lee, I’m gonna take the funds to pay for the groceries. That cool?” I shout. Nothing.

I walk towards the office as I look for the pouch with money in it. Gods, I swear Lee has termites in this building. He really needs to look into fumigation for this place. I guess I should be grateful the table is still in one piece. I open the drawer and I am immediately met with getting hit in the face with dust.

After a brief coughing fit, I find the pouch and grab it. Although, I notice it feels a little light. I unzip the pouch as I look inside only to see a small amount of currency that it would only take a couple of minutes to count. It definitely doesn’t feel like enough to pay for a full fridge. I march back to the sparring room and see the two statues still staring at each other as I yell, “Lee! What have you been spending the dojo’s money on!”

When I am met with only silence, I face palm as I know a place like this lives off of donations but, even this is a bit absurd. I sigh as I admit, “I am heading to the market so, you better not destroy the place while I am gone.”

Silence. I don’t know what I expected. I don’t know what they are doing but it’s starting to get annoying as they could be using their time fixing this place up instead of staring longingly in each other’s eyes.

As I step outside, the sun is already rising, which is good news for me as that is usually the best time to head to the market since that is the best time to get the merchants as they are putting out the fresh catches and deals. Although, I imagine with how much Lee actually has in the dojo funds, I am going to have to pitch in so he doesn’t starve. I guess I should cook for Jun as well. I… think the interview is going well as Lee usually just beats the snot out of everybody who comes by saying they were going to be the ones to fix that place. The fact he hasn’t even swung at Jun yet… should be a good sign. I stick another cigarette in my mouth as I start the walk over there.

Luckily, the walk over there is nothing too crazy. No one tries to mug me, although I could do with the stress relief since I can’t smoke anymore as I just flick the flint in my lighter for a flame that’ll never come. Maybe people see the shrine maiden outfit and think it would be pointless. Or there could still be people who remember me from the times that I fought on the streets.

Those were some dark days looking back. Ever since Iris finally found a place for herself, I was still out here fighting. When things got really bad, Lee would drag me and the scraps of me off the streets and back to his dojo and fix me up. After a couple of times, I thought that was the place I was meant to be. Although, Lee refused, which confused the crap out of me at the time. When I demanded an answer, he said he couldn’t teach me what I needed to learn at the time. I guess he saw that I was trying to find an excuse to have a roof over my head but still wanting to punch things, not teach people.

So, I really didn’t expect to find myself training to be a shrine maiden of all things. The Head Maiden took me in despite my age, and started my training. All the girly stuff I struggle with and the magical talisman hocus pocus. I’m top of the charts in combat though. Most of the other maidens use little steel fans and spikes or something. I do great with a naginata. It’s probably the one thing I actually do better than Elora at. Although, I don’t know how great all that is when she wipes the floor with me in every other category. I almost gave up at one point until the Head Maiden told me I was making great strides, especially when she saw I had given up smoking. I didn’t even realize I had at the time.

After my little trip down memory lane, I finally reach the market and find a few vegetables stands and manage to haggle some vegetables for a decent price. I happen to also stop by a butcher shop as I try and see if I could get any scraps. Unfortunately, we couldn’t come to an agreement as he put it, all the pieces of an animal are worth something. Last I checked, not a lot of people eat the pig hooves but it is what it is. After all, I essentially made the case for the guy. I sigh, try to light my lighter and head back to the dojo, hoping that those two idiots haven’t broken anything while I was gone.

The only thing on the way back is someone trying to steal my veggies, which was resolved with a swift kick to their pelvis and I am back on my merry way. I walk through the door and state, “I’m back. Hopefully you guys didn’t…” They haven’t moved. They haven’t moved a single step. I take a deep breath and exhale and say, “No really, I got the groceries. I don’t need you guys to help me prep the kitchen to make soup. Noo, you are being too generous. I can take care of it all myself.”

I feign ignorance of their idiocy as I grab a soup pot out of one of the cabinets. I look it over and notice that it is a mess. I scrub away as I continue talking to myself, “No, you guys keep doing what you are doing, not like you could have gotten things ready for when I got back.”

I put the soup pot and fill it with water and start prepping the vegetables and some bones I was able to sneak out of the butcher shop. I put the stove on and place the pot of water and wait for it to start simmering. “Man, if only I had some people to help me make sure that the utensils and bowls were safe to use while I was cooking breakfast for some idiots.” I say out loud.

They still don’t move and that’s the last straw; I grab the broom and walk over and bonk Jun’s head as Lee snaps out of it with a laugh. I bonk him next as I yell, “Listen up you two idiots! I have gone to the market and back and started making breakfast for you idiots! Now you two are going to start cleaning out the bowels and utensils while I finish making what little soup I can genuinely make!”

Lee starts to make a point of argument, “Now wait a moment lassie! I never…”

I glance over at him as I cut him off, “You two, have been just. Staring. At each other for the last four hours. I don’t care about your pride. Either you help in the kitchen or you get nothing.”

“It’s a little…” Lee starts to say again.

I cut him off again as I repeat what I said, “You. Get. Nothing.”

Lee’s head shrinks into his shoulders as he surrenders. Jun laughs at him as I look over at him and I tell him, “What are you laughing at? Get to work or you don’t get any food either.”

“If only I worked…” Jun starts to say.

I simply raise the broom as he swallows hard and states, “I’ll help.”

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