Shady Business

Chapter 10 Cover showing Nyarai at the beach.

## Chapter Info

**Chapter 10: Shady Business** is the tenth chapter of Furry Fight Chronicles. It is also the first chapter of the second volume.

## Summary

The chapter starts inside the Steppin Wolf prior to Muko's arrival. Cookie thanks Team Executor for arriving while Nyarai is filing her nails. Cookie states that losing a debut match will turn a Combagal into a jobber, so she wants Team Executor to let them win at the Masato Championship Match. Dinedon points out that what Cookie is asking is very demanding, but Cookie points out that she's got an idea that will make the fans happy.

After explaining her idea, Cookie gets Dinedon's interest. Cookie gets nervous as Dinedon was the only person willing to hear her out. She needs the fight to happen as she's not sure if she can get another match and Nyarai is getting impatient. Dinedon brings to mind the heat Cookie got before Trilamity Day. Dinedon asks Cookie to give him an incentive to take the match.

Cookie bribes Dinedon with 20,000 Moni, to the surprise of everyone. Dinedon asks Cookie if she bribed a judge. Cookie nervously replies that she's just giving him a gift for agreeing to the match. Dinedon gladly takes the money, accepting to have the match with Cookie's teams. Nyarai notices Cookie secretly crying, assuming that she's shedding tears of joy. In reality, Cookie is crying because she doesn't like spending money. To make matters worse, Cookie took a loan from a loan shark that demands high interests and will enslave her if she doesn't pay.

Cookie believes that with the profits of the Masato Match, she'll be able to pay all of her debts. She will then fix matches for Muko and Nyarai to score a profit. She suggests a celebration for the match, but gets upset at Dinedon asking her to pay the drinks since she already gave him 20,000 Moni.

Cookie talks with Nyarai, boasting that she fulfilled her promise. Nyarai is unimpressed as she tries to show Cookie a Spotter article she found. Cookie gets distracted by Nyarai's phone, noticing how tacky it looks. Annoyed, Nyarai demands Cookie to read the article. To Cookie's horror, the article is about Muko's defeat against Kalita, making her look like a perverted amateur. Noticing Nyarai looking at her, Cookie tries to convince her that the Spotter is not a reliable source of information. She states that the owner is controlled by the sumiguza, who are responsible for the crimes in Botaun.

Nyarai is not convinced by Cookie's argument. She can tell that Muko is an amateur despite Cookie's attempts to make her look good. As a result, Cookie broke her promise to Nyarai. Cookie tries to change the conversation, but she's paralyzed when she sees Adelgund besides Nyarai, reading the Spotter article on Nyarai's phone. Nyarai quickly retrieves the phone from Adelgund, who already finished reading the article.

Cookie is worried about Adelgund refusing to fight an amateur. After a pause, she states that she prefers Muko over Nyarai, surprising her and Cookie, and depressing Peki. Adelgund apologizes to Nyarai with a friendly pat on the back. The Masato Champion then returns to gaze at a stripper that caught her interest. Cookie decides to search for Muko, celebrating her success and the upcoming debut of Team Deliverance.

## Continuity

* Cookie's idea is to make Peki pull a Face Turn after winning the Masato Match.
* The Spotter article that Harry mentions about Muko's fight at Cafe Carrots appears in this chapter.
* Trilamity Day is mentioned for the first time in the story.

## Trivia

* Cookie's description of her loan shark's company resembles the loan sharks of Kaiji, especially because of the huge interests and enslaving their customers if they don't pay.