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Chapter 44 - Mumei’s Commission

Oh common, Mumei is not a psycho. She just know a stuff. Also, prepare for the ride of your life!

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This gig is inspired by fan art of Nanashi Mumei, doing the TV – meme gig, about girls (in white T-shir – show belly button and blue jeans shorts – bare legs); doing a car wash with lots of white bubbly foam. Followed by (art?, meme?) of Giga Chad, a shirtless perfect male in jeans, with perfect muscular body, face, smile, hair and chin, (no defects).

Plus its inspired by a songs from ZZ Top band. Maybe Sharp Dressed Man as it talk about "Every girls is crazy for the sharp dressed man like me." And Music Video Gimme All Your Lovin' "...all your hearts and kisses too." Both those songs somehow contain a red car that is a custom-built (for the band) 1933 Ford three-window coupe known as the Eliminator. Its a slim hot rod car with elegant curves, that resemble a lady with wide open mouth, when we look at it by certain degree of imagination. Also it have a large radiator in front and on its side a pair of bigger round front lights that sits right above curved front wheels cover.

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So the story start with team Holo Promise (council); doing this car washing meme gig on a gas pump or on some parking slot. (Baelz Hakos, Kronii Ouro, Fauna Ceres, Sana Tsukumo, Mumei Nanashi)

They have a customer, who is this chad siting in a car, enjoying the show, the attention of the girls, with a big smile on it face.

We don't know for what reason, but Mumei, an own girl as guardian of civilization, walked to side to supposedly check her phone and make an answer through some app. We know she is done when we heard that pop up notification sound of a some-document-form had been sent. So when she return, the girls were already finishing splashing down all that foam with a multiple hoses. Bae additionally stand ahead of the car with the stop sing on stick in both of her hand, informing the driver without a words that the gig is reaching its end. As she step to side, putting that sign in front of the car like it happen on pit-stops where race cars stop for tires change and refueling, she was hipping up the driver to start the engine.

At the moment they are done with the washing of the car, the girls withdraw to a safe distance, and Bae rise the sign. So the Chad press the gas pedal down and the clean shiny car roll out of the slot, onto its journey. But, as it passing Mumei, there is a certain specific zoom, on her lovely face. Only a trained eye can notice: the evil smile on the face of Nanashi.

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And so… on this moment the music shall began its beats with the Chad enrolling on the journey in his car. At the same time a commission notification start ringing on Calliope Mori phone, siting atop of a blankets storage cabined for a bed wares, towering the master bed and double working like a night table, for stuff, like charging a phones overnight. Of course, (from a direction of the cabinet overmatching the bed), a hand of Calliope Mori, the Rapping Soul Reaper, reached up from bottom for the communication device, followed by face of fresh awakened person, to see what's going on.

From all the hints of this bedroom we can collect, like stuff lies here and over there; there are two other person here that must be Kiara Takanashi the love bird hen Phoenix and Kaela Kovalskia the calm blacksmith. But those two keep napping as it was not they phones, that trying to rob them for sleep.

As Mori's eyes expression tell: "Its working time!", we switching onto a quick slideshow of one - two seconds (or three), of a situation montage as our soul reaper: Hit the shower. A close look how she put on her lips a lipstick. Then how she put her costume coat on her shoulders. Grab from a dinner table a crate of cans of a Bang energy drinks under her armpit. How her foot in a heel shoe, stomp the pavement next to that red car. Then as she open the door, that feet in heel shoe rise to the car. The garage door are rising showing the car front silhouette. And finally the red hot rod car 1933 Ford rolling out of garage onto the road.

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Anyway, as she riding the prairie road of nothing to see left and right, we got the opportunity to watch her from side, from the passenger seat. She take her moment to sip from the energy drink can. Even if the car having an classic style of dashboard of all stuff is an analog type, she do have a stand for navigation app device, and it was leading her unerringly with magical precision.

Moving forward: There was hitch-hiker walking on side of the road. The moment it noticed the incoming car in his direction, it rise its hand in universal thumb up gesture in hope to catch the ride.

Of course our girl frown and make a slight adjustment on steering wheel toward the side of road.

But, the pedestrian watched as the hot rood car, pass him without slowing too much. There was this expression of betrayal on the face. Except, it was quickly exchanged with an expression of confusion as the hitch-hiker realized, that there is a can of a energy drink in its hand, that was used for the thumb up gesture. And what's more, there was a lipstick mark on the faucet. So the walker in awe, only glanced after the red car, that vanished in distant mirage of a hot road air, as if it was never been there in first place.

Calli in car smiled, by dodging an unnecessary side hassle. Because there was no time for a side quest.

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We skipping forward, to look at our Chad who rolling on a road in his car, quite enjoining the ride with a high mood. He notice in his side mirror a quickly approaching ladies car. So he focused on it to glance at the driver.

Of course, when Mori noticed that they gazes had been meet, when she glanced at the side mirror of the car ahead; she smirked. She made a (You going to die!) gesture, with her thumb going across her neck, like a knife cutting open a throat.

As expected, that guy made a (WTF!!) shocking expression, thinking about: (What is wrong, with this crazy chick?!)

So he give that red car an overall second glance. Only now he noticed that on that large front radiator of the hot rod car, a magical death skull symbol appeared. It was a faint gesture, nearly unnoticeable, like a glow from a cover paint, visible only through means of magic, like a final announcement. No! It was like if the car itself was a live entity and the front mask was it actual face inside of face of car. The lights, the silhouette, the overall gesture feels sinisterly, like scary phantom of road.

That dude start to sweating heavily. And though: (Oh no! A death is coming for me.)

In a moment we can see, that Chad car obviously speed up to grain a distance between them.

But our girl only make a dangerous smile and push the accelerator pedal toward the floor, and the hot rood speed forward in a hot pursue.

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Chad become nervous as his car was clearly accelerating beyond safe limit. But the pursuer, positioned its car in secured distance behind him, tailing the run-away without any problem.

That's why an another phantom of road come to scene. It was IRyS, a half-angel half-demon Nephilim harbinger of Hope, on her munching go-car. An one seated white-black marshmallow cabriolet without a roof, where she was the other half size of the vehicle. Or she was like the juicy filling inside of a white steam bump. She was enjoying the ride, the wind in her hairs, until she noticed a speedster that was quickly catching onto her.

Without any problem she speed up to match the hot shot speed, eventually riding next to the speedster, so she can take a look at the driver. We shall mentioned, that this girl is a troll, a prankster. So when she look at the Chad, who glanced at her a few times with pulled out eyes as how that tiny thing for a vehicle can even keep it up with him; Then she look back at Mori in the car behind; Then look back at the Chad; a smug smile appeared on her face. The one she use to show, when she going to tease someone. So in a clear flirty vibe, she loudly smooch-kiss her open palm, and then she loudly blow that kiss toward the Chad. With that bratty smug smile, she enjoyed that confusion expression of the driver. So she outstretched her hand on other direction, out of her tinny toy car.

And she grab a pole, of a road marking, anchored in ground next to the road as static object.

Do you know?; the gig that parkour free runner do? When they descend like zig-zag staircase that require them to do a 90 or 180 degree turn, but grab the pole at connection point and swung around it?; so they legs don't touch the platform that are not stairs, and after that they continue down the staircase? A skate board athletes do a similar tricks.

So she too… her and her car, do this impossible 90 degree turn, right in moment as the racers blasting through an road intersection. She ignored all physic, like inertia, gravitational pull, the G-force, and without any issue or trouble she continue the other way. (A hope was leaving the scene.)

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Chad pulled out his eyes as that phantom disappeared from view.

Then he look forward and got pale. That moment of distraction that IRyS created, caused him a shock. (Oh shit! A cliff! And an Ocean!)

But that was not all. That shock caused him to fail to react for a sec, and he miss the last road turn, and was dead heading onto an clearance right at the edge of the cliff.

But trouble got double! There is a camp on that clearance. A several cars of travelers or people's on vacation, were parked there. Many of the drivers and passengers, went through the passage at the hill side, down at the beach, that was like fifty meters under the cliff. (150 feet)

Because there was still people up there, he had no other choice that shot through the middle where a clear pathway was, right toward the edge of the cliff.

In an action movie style, Chad made a last attempt to save himself. He pull the hand brake full up. The car, while still moving forward, in a drifting move, turn 90 degree to side, with passenger seat ahead towards the cliff. Opening the door on his side, he jump off its car seat. So as the car will drive off the cliff eventually, he will miraculously landed on safe land still up the cliff, escaping the hand of death that was reaching for him.

So he flow through the air… and the pace of the entire scene slowed down into a slow motion.

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But it was not enough, as the momentum was to strong, and he still flew out the cliff, his body following the car, while he tried in wain to grab onto something.

Then the actual horror finally arrived: the car of a pursuer.

The red rod, run over the cliff with no sign of hitting the breaks, heading directly for Chad. As the car wheels lose the ground under them, the skull on the big car radiator glow/ shine with faint light for the last time. As if trying to get the attention of other driver, right before that mechanic beast open its maw and chomp the perused prey. But as the glow fainted off, the entire car despawn itself into a mist.

Instead, Calliope Mori kick (the floor of her car before even it turn into a mist?) jumping forward, her eyes lock on her prey. A death scythe was already materializing in her hands, as she was making the swing move, to swing on the target collecting that soul.

As they eyes lock in stare contest, Chad expression become softer…

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Now, we shall mentioned that there were people who observe what was going on, just now.

Like the group of painters up at the cliff, who were drawing the ocean scenery, during drawing session. One of them was Ina'nis Ninomae, a chill priestess of ancient one with a Octopus [Tako] vibe. She saw everything, when the duo passed next to her. So her eyes sparked with an explosive inspiration and her hands dint stop dancing over the canvas for a while. Heck, it was so fast exchange of movements, that one can say, that he saw her with multiple hands at once. Oh wait. Those are her void tentacles in a violet themed pajamas. (Wa~~ait… … But they were hands?)

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Next group was down on beach working on a barbecue.

Or we shall say that it was Watame Tsunomaki, a gentle soft fluffy sheep. Even if she was in the charge of the beach food as elected chef, she had a scared of expression of incoming death, because her life was in danger. There was a duo of food enthusiasts who were looking at her as their next meal, a serving of a lamb. [Sheep]

They were Gura Gawr, a friendly shark, bad at math, and Chloe Sakamata, a bad orca, bad at investment strategies. Those two were already closing closely at the sheep with a hungry smiles.

So when Watame noticed by the corner of her eye that falling chad, she jump toward this opportunity. In a blink of eye, she was wearing this long fluffy hat for cooks, that is so tall it speaking aloud her rank of the of head chef, the master of restaurant kitchen. Plus as she had this fake white mustache, she rise up an fancy restaurant menu booklet, the one that waitress give the moment you are seated at restaurant. It had only two pages inside. As she opened it, it had a see through cut out opening on the back side. She was holding it in a way, that through that window, the duo saw the falling Chad. (This was all during that slow motion moment.) Like a five star chef to a VIP customer she made this (Its a yummy/delicacy!) gesture, practically choosing the dish for the customers.

A quick glance back at the customers, shows a duo of gentlemens. As both Gura and Chloe, having also a fake white mustache. But they also have this iconic monocle round eye-correction glass on string on they eye, a fake white wig, and a tall black rounded cylinder of a gentlemen. Both those gourmets, keeping a posture and act of an Victorian era gentlemen, nod in agree to the proposal of the chef.

Then all three of them standing in line, observed how the red car disperse into a mist and Soul reaper jumped toward to collect the run-away soul.

Both apex predator fishes had this (Aweso~~ome!! That so dam cool) expression of awe, eyes sparkling in excitement. Both of them rising a double thumb up.

Sheep on other hand, had this (Oh shit! Oh shit!) dewy expression. But she used this opportunity to star backing off from the two. Step by step outside they field of view and outside the frame, escaping the scene.

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Against all odds, a Chad car, when it reach the beach during its drift fall, it landed on all for wheels. Surprisingly it dint hit anybody, or break into pieces, or explode, as it hit the shore. Still, ignoring the hand break, that maybe stop exist due to the impact, that car vent full feral. Ignoring the onlookers, it dashed straight toward the ocean currents. For a few second, the friction between the wheels and water, keep it above the surface, like a boat or a water scooter, engaging on a cruise. But soon, it become a submarine, disappearing under the water. And still, people can claim, that it saw it to continue on its journey, driving the imaginary road hidden at bottom of the sea, escaping what ever it chased.

Or... and hear me out! Maybe, it answered the call of ocean, and become one whit that element.

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Lets go back at the Promise (council) team on a car wash gig duty. Mumei noticed, how her phone ring out with notification (commission complete), and she smiled. Yet as the other asked her what it that about, she simply answered. "Oh. Its nothing."

[Notes:] This story concept was one of the old ones. It was meant to be a Music video clip, like the one on MTV [Music television] or AMV [Anime music video], but the idea was strip down on what I can actually archive, to make done. Hope you like it. Funny note is that the Y2B short of Mori doing a photo poses, eventually jumping off the cliff, provide an itch that had a part on my decision to finally write this story.

Finished at 10. September 2026

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