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Chapter 33

Previously on Chicharong Flower…

At last, the shocking truth about the mysterious haunting spirit of Hyuuga Hiashi was finally revealed: he is one feke! Moreover, Neji finally realized why he still couldn't throw the chicharon vendor out of his mansion (despite her being a complete pain in the neck). Now if only Tenten knew that...

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Neji went down the stairs, rubbing his eyes. Gai, Naruto and his cousin had kept him up last night, playing cards. He wasn't supposed to join them; unfortunately, he was bothered by the presence of a certain housemate who was obviously avoiding him.

From the living room, he could hear a marriage of two voices that seemed to come from the depths of the gloomy underworld cabaret.

"Because of my Mother... who's so good in hanging up clothes! Life had more co—(1)"

The young man groaned. How many days have he heard that jingle? The laundry soap's latest gimmick came in a form of "guess the missing word" game, which he thought was particularly inane and insulting of the levels and depths of basic human intelligence.

Or so he thought. For until now, Naruto and Gai are still trying to figure out that missing word. And how many times did he say that "color" is the missing word, but did they listen to him? Of course not!

Naruto said, "That cannot be, cousin so in law! It's too simplified! They will not give one million pesos for something so…so…simplificated!"

And Gai? "I cannot see the connection between color, hanged up clothes, and Mother! It's so….far!"

Neji could only wince when he hears the guessing game following that infuriating commercial.

"Ku…to?" guessed Naruto. "Li-fe had mooooooooore kuuuu…to (2)!"

"Istupeeeed!" Gai knocked the disagreeable lad. "A person can have kuto with or without Serp (3)!"

Of course, Hinata's husband wouldn't just back down. "For your piece of inflammation, when you wash your clothes with Serp, and then hang the clothes under the sun, you will have lice!"

The teacher stopped, deep in thought. "Hmm…you're right… but let's explore the other possibilities, shall we?"

"We shall," agreed Naruto. "Life had more ku…mag(4)?"

"Why kumag?" the Hollywood hair stylist questioned, curious.

"Maybe they eat the Serp powder."

"Hmm…can be…" Gai grinned. "How about ku…#$?"

Neji wanted to bang his head on the wall.

At that instant, Tenten entered the living room. "Hinata's finished cooking breakfast, Naruto, Sir Gai. Let's eat."

"What is our meal all about?" questioned the older man while entering the kitchen.

"Um, chocolate-flavored rice and dried fish." The lady was about to leave when she saw Naruto gesture towards the escalator.

Neji was standing by it, not knowing what to do.

The chicharon vendor was also startled but shrugged it off. She nonchalantly walked into the kitchen, too.

Gai and Naruto looked at each other before glancing towards Neji who looked wounded; then danced. "You're dead, you're dead, you're dead Neji!"

The young man wasn't able to react. He didn't know the woman had such a temper. If he only knew then that this will happen, he should have let her won their tong-its game.

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