"Haha, son! Don't worry; that thing is completely harmless! It won't hurt you... Probably,"
Hiroshi reassured his panicking son.
Hanzo Masamune
"Harmless, you say?"
Hanzo Masamune
"It's got damned claws! A-and what's with that uncertainty in your response?"
Panic mode engaged.
Hiroshi Hattori
"Son... Don't curse. And as for what we have sent—"
Hiroshi began, only to be abruptly cut off by Yukiko.
Yukiko Hattori
"Dear! You're about to hit 30! Isn't it about time you start thinking seriously about giving us a grandchild?"
Hanzo Masamune
"—G-grandchild?"
Masamune echoed, wide-eyed and bewildered, his attention torn between the unnerving appendage in the box and his mother's unexpected segue into family planning. The surreal blend of danger and domesticity left Masamune questioning the sanity of his parental units.
Hiroshi Hattori
"Honey! Asking for grandchildren is still too early, or perhaps too much! Our dear son has been kind enough to handle our travel expenses! What we should be asking for is a daughter-in-law! Having children while he just got a job in Tokyo isn't fair,"
Yukiko Hattori
"—Oh,"
Hanzo Masamune
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO!?"
Yukiko Hattori
"And with that, Mom and Dad are currently exploring the Amazon jungle, so we'll talk some other time. As for the courier... You'll find out at night!"
Yukiko Hattori
Yukiko declared before decisively ending the call.
Amidst Masamune's mounting concerns, questions about how his parents managed to get signal in the Amazon and the nature of their jungle escapade flitted through his mind.
However, these queries paled in comparison to the immediate and grim situation unfolding in front of him—namely, the mysterious and potentially hazardous contents of the vigorously shaking box.
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