The Smiling Nighthawk

Nyarai working as a hostess.

## Chapter Info

**Chapter 6: The Smiling Nighthawk** is the sixth chapter of Furry Fight Chronicles and the last chapter of Part 1. It introduces Nyarai, Shun Gonfano, and the Cyclone Crushers to the cast.

## Summary

The chapter starts with Nyarai talking to a hippo customer. She's smiling and asking questions to him about Prime Minister Saso and his opinion on the Armament Debate. The customer praises Nyarai for knowing about economy and politics. The hippo customer boasts about his role in Hota Industries. The hippo customer asks Nyarai if she's from the Wilds. Nyarai confirms that she moved to Botaun a few months ago.

The customer starts insulting Nyarai, starting with her intelligence by wondering if she even knows how to read. Nyarai is offended, but she keeps smiling. The hippo then states that he's from Kalandesia, surprising Nyarai slightly before he tells her that he's from Concatta. The hippo then makes a joke about Nyarai's breast size, which annoys her even further. Nyarai tries to ignore the insult, but she drops the facade when the hippo starts groping her.

Nyarai tells the hippo that touching is not allowed and that he should go to the pink shops in Tendonchi of he wants that kind of satisfaction. The hippo insists on getting a treat for the Golden Champagne bottles he bought for Nyarai. Suddenly, Shun Gonfano, the manager of the club arrives. Nyarai calms at Shun's presence. Shun tells the hippo to pay his bill and leave since he broke the club's rules by groping one of the hostesses.

As Shun talks with the hippo, other customers who are hanging out with a hostess named Jowdie point out how the hippo dug his own grave by groping one of the hostesses. The hippo throws money at Shun's face, alarming the other customers since Shun has ties with the sumiguza. Having reached his limit, Shun gives permission to Nyarai to deal with her rebellious customer, much to Nyarai's sadistic glee.

Jowdie explains to the customers that all of the hostesses are Combagals who don't need bouncers to defend themselves and that Shun Gonfano is their manager. Nyarai throws a swift kick to the hippo's face, deforming it and knocking him out of the club into the streets of Tendonchi. Nyarai demands an apology, stomping on the hippo's back until he leaves. She then complains about men being assholes, which offends Shun. Despite her anger at the hippo, Nyarai still suggests Shun to invest on Hota Industries.

Nyarai complains about the fake smiling that her hostess job forces her to do. She asks Shun when he will let her join Freydar's team. Shun promises that she needs to wait until Cookie makes her comeback. He then promises Nyarai that she will shine brighter than anyone else in the ring. The page ends with them outside of Club Nighthawk, implying that Nyarai's loyalty is not focused on Cookie as originally expected.

## Continuity

* Nyarai makes her first appearance in this chapter after being mentioned in two earlier chapters.
* Nyarai works as a hostess, but she's working at Club Nighthawk rather than Club Diamond.
* Freydar is mentioned by Nyarai in this chapter.
* The sumiguza are mentioned in this chapter. In this case, Shun is a sumiguza.

## Trivia

* This is the only chapter in Part 1 where Nyarai appears. Fittingly enough, she's the main character in Part 2 as it focuses on her shared debut with Muko.