The Good And The Bad

## Chapter Info

**Chapter 7: The Good And The Bad** is the seventh chapter of Furry Fight Chronicles and the first chapter of Part 2.

## Summary

The chapter starts on a Tuesday evening in Tendonchi. Cookie is waiting for Muko to come out of the clinic. She chastises herself for allowing Muko to fight Kalita despite her inexperience. As she keeps punishing herself, Cookie notices a store called Zed's Candies that sells candies, games, and toys. After a while, Muko comes up from the clinic in a good mood, surprising Cookie.

Cookie scolds Muko for fighting Kalita and making light of her injuries, pointing that her body is an important resource for her furry fighting career. Cookie also orders Muko to get rid of the painkillers that the clinic gave her, stating that they are addictive and that Combagals has their career destroyed because managers turned a blind eye to them.

After a pause, Cookie gives Muko a gift bag she got from Zed's Candies while Muko was at the clinic. Muko assumes that the gift was a bag, causing an irritated Cookie to point out that the gift is inside the bag. The gift is an action figure of Donkizari, the Continental Champion of Concatta. Muko assumes that Donkizari is small based on her action figure, causing an irritated Cookie to kick her in the head.

Cookie states that Donkizari is the biggest Face in furry fighting, making Muko think that Donkizari has a big face. Cookie explains the concept of the Face and the Heel to Muko. The Face is the heroine of the story who strives to be loved by the audience, such as Donkizari, by acquiring Pop through feats of wrestling. The Heel is the villainess of the story who thrives in the hate of the audience, such as Scalitor, who gets Heat from the audience by using aggressive and illegal moves, like the Chair Shot. As the Continental Champion, Donkizari inspires hope and inspiration in troubled days.

As a child, Cookie admired Donkizari. She wanted to become a Combagal just like her. Sadly, she realized from a young age that she couldn't become a Combagal with her current size. As such, she decided to become a manager to help Combagals achieve the same dreams she had as a child. Cookie voices her desire to help Muko reach the top and be a beacon of hope for her fans. Muko is moved to tears by Cookie's dreams and trust. She hugs Cookie, promising to never let her down.

Muko remembers the bet at Cafe Carrots, which causes Cookie to assure her that she won't work there anymore. This alarms Muko, who thinks that Kalita kept the money in the end. As Cookie reassures her, she somberly remembers that she's in bigger debt now since Manugo wants her to pay for the damages to his shop. Muko then remembers that Nyarai is a hostess, joking that she's a great asset to Cookie with the money she provides. This causes Cookie to remember her last encounter with Nyarai prior to meeting Muko.

As it turns out, Nyarai is a bigger cheapskate than Cookie despite her hostess job giving her more than enough money to survive. Nyarai refuses to share her money with Cookie, pointing out that she needs to find her a worthy partner. She then complains about the Champubator Agency being in the back of a soapland, pointing out that it makes them look bad. Cookie promises that she will get a better location for her agency after fixing some matches.

Nyarai reminds Cookie that she doesn't fight in solo matches, but she knows that she can't get a partner since people don't trust Cookie due to her bad reputation. Cookie comes up with an idea as Nyarai starts stretching. She tells Nyarai that she'll promise anybody who wants to join her agency the chance to fight within a week. With Nyarai's fighting style, she will make the matches look interesting and be the center of attention.

Nyarai is offended by Cookie's idea as it will result in her being paired with an amateur rather than a professional she desires. Cookie asks Nyarai to show her a bit of respect. In response, Nyarai's foot kicks a dent in a locker behind Cookie's head. Nyarai points out that respect is earned, telling Cookie to fulfill her promise. She taunts Cookie by calling her Misfortune Cookie, asking her why shouldn't she change to a better agency.

Cookie reminds Nyarai that people have a strong prejudice against Wilds, as the people of Tendonchi thinks less of outsiders. She points out that Nyarai should at least express gratitude for letting her be a Combagal. Nyarai respons by stomping Cookie to the floor for playing the Wild Card on her. She tells Cookie that she's too small to engage in furry fighting, so she doesn't have the right to talk about making champions or look down on her when she can't even fight in the ring. Nyarai warns Cookie that if she doesn't find a partner soon, Nyarai will change agencies and fight Cookie's Combagal herself.

Cookie feels scared upon remembering Nyarai's threat as she realizes that she won't be satisfied with Muko as a partner. Muko asks Cookie when she will meet her new partner, hoping that Nyarai will like her and have big boobs. Cookie laughs nervously, promising that Muko will love Nyarai and that Nyarai will love her.

## Continuity

* Muko is at the clinic as a result of the beating Kalita gave her.
* Cookie's speech about painkillers is foreshadowing about Freydar's fate in Chapter 18.
* Cookie's promise of getting a match within a week was made to help Nyarai get a partner.
* Cookie's nickname of Misfortune Cookie is mentioned for the first time.
* Nyarai's struggles as a Wild are mentioned again.

## Trivia

* The art slightly changed in this chapter, becoming more leaner than the previous ones.
* The flashback of Kalita's fight shows panels of Chapter 5 pasted on them.