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"I'm really sorry for the mess," Kurririn apologised, kicking away the porno magazines lying about. He caught sight of the slight smile on his visitor's face. "They're not mine," he said hastily, embarrassed.
"That's all right. I don't mind," Marron said.
Kuririn picked up the rest of the magazines and shoved them into a corner. "Have a seat, Marron," he said. "Make yourself at home." He brought her some cold drinks from the fridge and some snacks.
"It's really nice to have you coming for a visit," he said. "It can get a little too quiet here sometimes."
"It's a peaceful place to stay," Marron said.
"I live here with my teacher Mutenroshi, also known as Kamesennin," said Kuririn. "He's really old, quite past his prime as the best martial artist on Earth, but he's taught us a lot--"
At that moment, an old man entered the house. He was bald, with a long white beard and wore sunglasses. "Kuririn.. ah, who's this?" his eyes roved behind the dark glasses over the female figure seated in the house.
"This is Marron," Kuririn introduced their guest. "Marron, this is my teacher Mutenroshi."
"Nice to meet you." Mutenroshi walked over to Marron who was still sitting and attempted to look down her blouse.
Kuririn pulled him back. "Mutenroshi, please be respectful to our guest," he said, veins popping up on his bald head. He turned to Marron apopogetically. "He's a bit of a pervert, I'm afraid, but he's a good person, really."
Marron smiled. "I believe you," she said. "And I'm quite used to dealing with these type of people." She eyed Mutenroshi warningly.
Having decided that there was little chance of peeking at Marron, who was decently dressed in a respectful blouse and jeans, Kamesennin turned his attention elsewhere. "I want to take a rest," he announced. "Where are my magazines?" He looked around.
"There." Kuririn pointed to a pile of magazines shoved into a corner.
Kamesennin went over to the pile, picked up a few magazines and walked over to his favourite chair. He started reading, ignoring his guest and student, and occasionally made some weird noises.
Kuririn again looked embarassed, while Marron tried to stifle her giggles. "Um... maybe we should talk in my room," Kuririn said. "I mean, if you don't mind, just to talk..."
"I'd love to," Marron said.
They disappeared into Kuririn's room.
Mutenroshi looked up from his magazine over at them. "It's good to see Kuririn start to mix around with girls again, although she looks young enough to be his daughter." He shrugged. "Maybe she'll get him off his unhealthy obsession."
He returned to his magazine, one hand turning the page and the other doing some naughty stuff with himself. "Ahh..."
We've seen glimpses of this timeline, now allow me to introduce you to the versions of the DB regulars in this timeline. So for the next update, I present: