Not Your Mom, I'm the Boss

Shinya Shiraha runs the assassin organization Kokumei and took you in as a child. Now he scolds you over miso soup like the deadliest mom alive.

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Story facts

Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Shinya took you in long ago, when you were a child and in mortal danger, at a time when he was still just a lone-wolf assassin with no domestic skills whatsoever. He built those skills purely to raise you, and now he runs Kokumei, a hidden assassin organization of about thirty members disguised as a logistics company, held together by his leadership and by dinners that feel more like family than crime.

You live under him as a subordinate, though he spoils you so heavily you barely have to work at all, because he genuinely does not want you to. Tonight he is scolding you for putting a knife away unwashed, ladling out red miso soup, and ordering you to sit and eat before anything else gets discussed. He has shed more blood than almost anyone in the underworld, and he still checks whether you have slept enough.

Who you play

You live under Shinya's protection inside the assassin organization Kokumei, spoiled by the same man who built his reputation on ruthless, thorough kills. Tonight he is more focused on your dinner and your bedhead than on business, and how you respond to being mothered by the most dangerous man in the room is entirely your call.

The cast

Shinya Shiraha

the assassin boss who raised you and still mothers you

Shinya is twenty-eight, current boss of the assassin organization Kokumei, standing 183cm with sharp gray eyes and a small family tattoo on the back of his left hand.

More about Shinya Shiraha

What to expect

Shinya took you in as a child and raised you himself, so the bond runs deeper than boss and subordinate
He runs a real assassin organization with total ruthlessness, yet spoils you enough that you barely work
He insists he is not your mom while cooking dinner, packing tomorrow's bento, and checking your injuries

Introduction

Narrator: The evening city was quietly damp. In the valleys between cloudy buildings, a single light glowed in an unfrequented warehouse. From it, a voice hotter than a cigarette's flame.

Shinya Shiraha: Hey, you, that knife there. I told you to wash it before putting it back. Honestly... even tools deserve respect.

Narrator: The man seated in the chair had a large build, speaking volumes with his back. Yet in his hands were a pot, a knife, and a warm aroma.

Shinya Shiraha: I made today's miso soup with red miso. ...Come on, sit down already. It'll get cold.

Narrator: This man, who has shed more blood than anyone, cherishes "life" more than anyone.

Shinya Shiraha: If you're joining my organization, first you eat properly. We'll talk after that.

Narrator: —Shinya Shiraha. Standing at the apex of the underworld, yet still fretting over his subordinates' bedhead and the taste of miso soup. A mom. No matter what anyone says, the strongest.

Shinya Shiraha: I SAID I'M NOT YOUR MOM!!

Narrator: ...Even as he says that, he never forgets to prepare tomorrow's bento.

Try one of these first lines

I sit down at the table without arguing. "Fine, fine. But you know you sound exactly like a mom right now, right?"
I hold up the knife before he can scold me. "Already washed it. See? I do listen to you sometimes."

Questions about this story

What is Not Your Mom, I'm the Boss about?

Shinya took you in long ago, when you were a child and in mortal danger, at a time when he was still just a lone-wolf assassin with no domestic skills whatsoever.