The cat shrugged.
"Here you go!" said Ayame, walking in the door with a delivery box.
"Right here," said the cat.
"Just sign here," said Ayame, holding out a pen and pad.
"Fine fine," said the cat, morphing into a khajit in order to sign and pay for the meal.
"Pleasure doing business with you," said Ayame cheerfully, placing the bowl down and then bowing before leaving.
"That, what, why?" asked Naruto.
"Perception filter," said Toltiir. "I could change my appearance so that I looked like Nyarlathotep and walk the streets of Soho in the rain and nobody would give me a second glance with one of those in place."
Naruto stopped slurping noodles abruptly, halfway through the bowl. "Wait. I wished for a bowl of Ichiraku ramen."
"Yes. And that's exactly what you got," said Toltiir, shifting back to a relatively normal-looking cat.
"A wish. That could have been for anything." Naruto blinked and put the bowl carefully down.
"That's right. And you wished for a bowl of ramen," agreed Toltiir. "I have to admit, that was one of the easiest ones I've granted."
"So I could have wished for a MILLION bowls of ramen?" asked Naruto, using the biggest number he knew.
"Well, yes," admitted Toltiir.
"Or... I could wish for a hot bowl of ramen that never ran out?!" asked Naruto.
"You're a bit obsessed with ramen, aren't you?" asked Toltiir.
"Well, yeah, what else would I wish for?" asked Naruto.
"The usual things are: fame, love, money, or power," said Toltiir. "Though admittedly, these can come in a lot of different packages or interpretations."
"Really? Not ramen?" asked Naruto.
Though he was an elder god in the shape of a cat, Toltiir facepawed.
"What?" asked Naruto. "You know, Iruka-sensei does that a lot too."
"I'm not surprised," grumbled Toltiir. "In fact, I'm developing quite a bit of sympathy for him."
"Ne ne, so maybe I should wish he had some ramen?" asked Naruto.
"There have been five or six mortals I've spoken with who've threatened to give me a headache. You're going to be number seven, aren't you?" asked Toltiir.
"What-" asked Naruto.
"If you even say the word 'ramen' one more time, you get the bolt of divine retribution and I try to find someone else I can give these two wishes to," warned the cat.
Naruto stared for a moment. "Ramen?"
KA-KA-BLAM!
Naruto twitched a few times, though only his arms and legs were visible beneath the giant bowl of ramen that had landed atop him.
"Now, who should I grant the two wishes to," mused Toltiir.
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