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...And the next task was similar to the first, delivery boy. He pretty much knew his way around mainstream areas of the village from his last task, delivering letters to random people, but this delivery would be different. It seemed to be a very fragile package that needed to be handled with the utmost of care. The worker made sure to emphasize this over and over at the parcel headquarters, bringing a slightly irritated look to Kurais face, since he'd heard the guy the first 5 times he'd said it.

So off he went, through a busy marketplace. He had to side step around workers bringing in goods and food on pallet jacks. He had to zig zag his way between a flock of excited children. What was in this package, anyway? Kurai normally wasn't the type to get nosy, so he didn't think about it too long, because someone was walking toward him from behind at a strange pace. As the person got closer to Kurai, their pace seemed to quicken. Kurai was almost always barefoot, so feeling these vibrations through the ground, even with all these other people around, was pretty much second nature to the Yanagi.

The person attempted to snatch the package out of Kurai's hands. The never got to touch it since, in a sense, Kurai saw them coming and was prepared for surprises. Kurai simply avoided the grab attempt by spinning in a circle when the arm stretched from his right side, the hand attempting to grasp the box. The heel of Kurai's left foot bet the back of the head of the would-be thief, sending them spilling forward. Kurai completed the spin and sent another kick to the thief's back, only it wasn't a kick. He used his toes to grasp hold of the back of the thief's shirt, preventing him from crashing into one of the market's fruit stalls and possibly making a huge mess. When the thief regained their balance, Kurai swept them off of their feet to plop violently onto the back of their neck. Some of the people standing around clapped. Kurai said nothing to the frightened thief, looking up at him with terrified eyes.

Kurai continued on. Soon he reached the house of Hoshi, knocking on his door two times. “I'm coming... i'm coming,” a voice could be heard inside said. The door opened, and there was Hoshi. “Ah my glass vase arrived today,” he said, taking the package that Kurai handed to him. He opened it and made sure it was intact, which it was. “Thank you kid, much appreciated!” As usual, Kurai only gave a nod before turning to head off again...

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