Return of the Fallen Volume 8 Chapter 87
Eventually, Danny and the others all came inside and had made their way to the cafeteria with Kazuki and Asuna. The fires in the kitchen which seemed as if they were cooling off, the moment Tozu and the others arrived and smelled food, the chefs dove back into their work. The fires were relit and food started leaving the kitchen and a quick pace. This pace though, even with more than 50 cooks, just barely kept up with their customers.
Shaila, Tozu, Sasai, and Kazuki ate plate after plate as if food was going out of style.
Soon enough the plates were stacked high and satisfied belches filled the room.
“Kazuki, the food here is so much tastier than what we had in the city. Why is that?”
Shaila’s question brought Tozu and Sasai’s attention. Kazuki wasn’t sure himself but his guess wasn’t too far from the mark.
“I suppose it’s because this is a palace. The food here probably has to meet a king’s standards, otherwise, you’d have an unhappy king. It only makes sense to gather the best cooks around to feed a king.”
Shaila wrapped an arm around Tozu’s.
“Dear husband, when things are settled, we must invite these human chefs to our island. I don’t think it’s possible to live without such grand food once tasting it. Don’t you agree?”
“Hmm, it’s true, this taste is so different from what we normally had back home. I would be crazy to deny my wife such luxuries foods.”
Even though Shaila was the one who mentioned it, it was Sasai whose eyes lit up and he seemed the most excited when his brother mentioned this.
“Big brother we definitely need a good brewer as well. The alcohol is on another level. Compared to what we used to drink, all of that stuff seems so bland now.”
Tozu sipped at his cup and nodded.
“We’ll have the finest chefs and the finest makers of wine and brew. That’s exactly what we’ll do or…”
“Or big brother?”
“Well, I’ve been thinking. Why go back home in the first place. With our wealth, we can retire anywhere we chose. We could travel all over the continent and try all sorts of different food and drink from the locals and we can see all sorts of different things.”
“Dear, you mean?”
“Once things are done, I don’t think I want to return to that hard island. Even though things have been dangerous for us, this has been the greatest adventure of my life. I think I want to leave your little brother in charge of the island. Meanwhile we three could see such sights together, what do you say?”
Sasai was already on board but Shaila was a little hesitant.
“Honey, you know how my younger brother is. He’s quick to anger and is very headstrong. I care about my brother very much but If we leave him in charge of our home, it would be a wreck when we came back. We’ll at least have to test him and see if he can handle such responsibilities.”
“Good idea, we can do a test run. We’ll let him lord over it for a few years and when we come back we can measure how well he’s done. If it suits him, I wouldn’t even mind giving it to him while we continue our own adventure together.”
Shaila practically started to bounce in excitement and the two shared a kiss.
While the three Ancient beasts were basically in their own world, Kazuki had shown Kimi how to equip her new god metal arm.
Her right arm was beyond normal. It came with such flexibility that it could rotate fully around her shoulder. NOt just the arm itself but the elbow, wrist, hand, and all of the fingers could rotate fully around. BY extended her magic through the arm, Kimi could get a vague sense of feel from the things she touched. It wasn’t exactly like touching things with a real hand but a small sensation could still be felt.
Sending a small amount of power through it, Kimi could feel a tremendous amount of light magic gather. It felt as if the energy concentrating in this arm was 100 times what she could naturally gather with her real hand.
“Kazuki, this is really for me?”
“That depends.”
“On?”
“Well does anyone else here need an arm?”
Asuna and Nunully simultaneously pinched Kazuki on his side when he said this. The two thought it was awful but to their surprise, Kimi actually chuckled.
*Haha*
“After I get done using this on you, you might just need one.”
Kimi’s threat was laced with dark humor and both she and Kazuki shared a laugh.
“Since when did you learn how to laugh. I really did miss a good deal.”
“I happened to pick it up. Maybe around the same time, you turned into a giant. By the way, what’s up with that? You’re like a giant now, and that appetite is insane.”
Kazuki shrugged.
“I must have hit my growth spurt, hehe.”
Once again the two laughed. Before, these few comments would have had both glaring at one another. Now though, things were a little different. The two had been through way too much to have such sensitive skin now. Besides, they both understood each other a bit better now. ANy animosity they once had, was basically squashed. It didn’t mean they couldn’t step on one another’s tails. It simply meant their tails were tougher, so to speak.
Sam, Danny, and Shin were having a good chat. Shin would of course make several jokes and tease but Danny was no longer the same. These jokes, Danny was a bit more open and laughed at a few of them and the teasing didn’t really bother him anymore.
These changes didn’t go unnoticed by everyone. They all recognized that they had all experienced more than most at their age and from that experience, a small amount of growth had taken root.
“Still Danny, seeing you back from the dead was an even bigger shock than seeing Kazuki walking around. What are you going to say when you see Tsura?”
Danny went quiet for a moment.
“I don’t wish to burden her. This body is not flesh but metal. NO matter what I say…Things won’t work out.”
…
Sam and Shin both shared a look with one another before they both slapped Danny’s hard back. Right after they did it, Shin gripped his hand in pain.
*TSss*
“Damn it! Why am I the only one who hurt my hand.”
Sam shrugged.
Danny looked at the two, his metallic facial features scrunching animatedly.
“Why did you two hit
“Shh.”
Shin covered Danny’s mouth with his hurt hand and in doing so he hurt himself again.
“Dammit! You big metal piece of…We hit you because even though you’re supposed to be the smartest among us, you’re being a dumbass!”
Danny wasn’t following.
“Look! I haven’t been in a relationship for too long but love is…well love. I mean, right, sam you take over.”
Sam stared at Danny n silence for a moment before saying.
“Shin is an idiot and jokes around too much but what he just said isn’t wrong. Love is love. It’s not something that can just be picked up somewhere or simply forgotten. Having a body like that, do you think Tsura is a judgemental type of person, if so then how could she have loved you in the first place right, right?”
Danny nodded.
“Right, she’s not like that but still
“Still nothing. This is why you are too smart for your own good that it makes you an idiot like me. You are thinking too logically. Love is the complete opposite. WAe all know Tsura and she isn’t like that. She’s way too kind to see you and just reject you. If anything she’ll wait a couple of days first and then dump ya, hahaha.”
Danny glared at Shin and Shin quickly backtracked.
“I’m kidding, damn. Tsura isn’t like that. I don’t even know why we need to convince you. You know her better than us right? If you have to use your logical brain, at least try and see it through her eyes. What do you think she would say when she sees you. What would her love make her do?”
Danny thought about it. Shin wanted to hit him again because of that but he restrained himself and waited.
“Tsura is the sweetest and kindest woman I’ve ever known. From her side, the moment she saw me and knew it was me, she would probably not say anything. She tends to act before she speaks. Instead, she would probably jump into my arms and cry. She would cry…for me?”
Shin put a hand next to his ear and said.
“And she would cry for you because she lo… cmon I know you can say it you pile of bolts. Why would a woman cry for you like that?”
“Because she…Loves me.”
“Ding ding ding ding ding. SO the robot can compute this. Good, now keep that in mind and don’t act so emotionless when you see her, otherwise, she’ll be crying for a whole other reason. Got it!?”
Kazuki sat a few seats away from Shin and was stunned that such thoughtful shit had left his mouth.
Asuna shrugged.
“Ever since he got with Triska, he sometimes can sound like he knows a thing or two. Just ignore it, he’ll say something stupid in a minute or so.”
Right when Asuna said that, Shin opened his mouth once more.
“Once you two have worked through your shit, you can give her the ol’ metal rod, if ya know what I’m saying, hehehe.”
Asuna had an expression that said see, what did I tell you.
While the atmosphere was a relaxing one, it only took a moment for things to change n an instant. A small-signal and Triska quickly pulled out her communication device. Opening it, King Brian appeared in her mirror and commanded.
“Let me speak with Kazuki right now!”
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