NOVEL WEB Chapter 9: Phenex Siblings
Will
"I'm sorry." Sona said out of the blue during breakfast, which I had naturally prepared once again.
"For what?" I continued eating calmly.
"I feel like I belittled your food, and right now I deeply regret it." She replied with a serious expression; she was a very serious girl at all times.
"You're forgiven." I said expressionlessly.
"You have a strange aura, you know?" She then looked at me analytically. I frowned, waiting for a more detailed answer.
"I mean..." She coughed a few times. "Sometimes you seem like a reckless delinquent with wild and daring energy, and at other times you seem like a serene and calm housewife." I raised my eyebrow even more, dissatisfied with the answer.
She began to blush before continuing.
"You really don't understand, do you? It's comforting to be around you, it's like you're a dangerous yakuza bodyguard and a kind mother at the same time. I feel protected and cared for at the same time." I laughed smugly.
"Do you miss your mommy, little girl?" She pretended not to hear my words and continued.
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"And those smug jokes, they bring a certain air of closeness... it seems like you never hide anything..." She said before gritting her teeth. "It's your fault I'm talking like this! All this talk of feelings at this time of the morning is your fault!" She then threw an empty bowl at me.
I sighed after being hit.
"Don't be silly, Sona, you just really liked my food and now you don't want me to leave, it's quite common in these cases, hahaha." Her eyes were still alive, very alive near me, an intense flame burning in them.
It was strange to imagine that on our first encounter she seemed like a rigid and boring ice cube. But I guess it's natural, she must not have had homemade food in a long time.
Or maybe she's never had it, I don't know what the cuisine of these noble families is like...
"But... just to be sure, I'll ask..." She became a little shy and took a deep breath before continuing. "If I offered you the chance to be my... uhm... private chef... and a member of the student council, would you accept? Hypothetically speaking."
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I stared at her in shock for a few moments. Was she offering me a position in her peerage? Or was it just my imagination? Maybe I'm going crazy...
At this point, she must have four pawns available, a knight, and a rook, if my memory serves me right, of course, my memory never fails me.
And I would gladly accept, but would that be enough? I was already a little above an ordinary human and had great potential, which could cause some problems...
"Hypothetically speaking, I would have to think long and hard before making a decision. Realistically speaking, I haven't even enrolled in the institution yet... And it must be quite expensive to enroll and move to Kuoh." I tried to change the subject by putting up obstacles, being rational and down-to-earth.
"But I must say, it's really fun to be with you. Maybe we can see each other more often from now on? And you still have to introduce me to your friends from the student council too, I hope they're as nice as you." She opened her eyes in surprise at my words and slowly returned a sweet smile.
I let her imagination run wild for a few moments, letting her imagine a world where we were both in that room together with all her friends in a friendly and fun way.
I wasn't sure if I would use that door, but I still wanted it to stay open until I decided.
Ding!Ding!Ding!
"Let me get it." Interrupting our breakfast, the doorbell began to ring urgently. I quickly got up and headed for the door.
Unlocking the door, I immediately saw a somewhat unexpected figure...
"Strange boy..." A blond man with the demeanor of a Yakuza looked at me strangely before turning to his younger sister. "Hey! Ravel! Is this the right apartment?" She also looked confused.
Riser and Ravel, Phenex
"I imagine you're looking for Sona..." Turning around, I let the light into the apartment, and from a distance, they exchanged glances with her, who was eating lazily.
"Don't chew so sloppily, can they come in?" I scolded her before she gave me an affirmative answer, and after swallowing, she added, "They arrived earlier than I expected, so I forgot to tell you. they're the jewelry appraisers."
"Of course we came early! My father wouldn't stop talking in my head about you and your miraculous discovery, my head was going to explode if I kept listening to his nonsense." Soon he came in wildly, bumping into my shoulder to make his way through, and sat down on the sofa without being invited.
Ravel, however, greeted me and apologized before following his brother.
I snorted.
"And they say I'm rude... honestly, Sona, can you hear yourself?" The three of them suddenly looked at me with perplexed expressions. "What?"
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"You know you said that out loud, right?" I looked directly at them for a few moments in silence and then added.
"And am I wrong?" She sighed. Riser and his sister were unresponsive, just trying to understand what I had said.
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"What the hell did you just say?Do you know who you're fucking talking to in the first place?What a silly question of mine, of course a stupid peasant wouldn't know."Riser Snorted. "Don't repeat that mistake, you piece of trash. I'm not very merciful."
Sona and Ravel stopped the fight with a sigh and calmed things down.
"Just sit down, we have to resolve this issue soon." Following her words, I sat down and narrowed my eyes at Riser, staring at him. He had his feet up on the coffee table...
"Do you have a problem?" He said, tired of my attitude towards him.
I laughed.
[ +30 EXP received | Total Exp: 150/250 ]
"I don't, but I think you do." For a moment his eyes burned with fire, but then I turned to his sister. "It must be hard to have such an idiot for a brother, my condolences to you and your parents. I'm sure he won't live long, though..." My eyes didn't leave his, staring at him with more strength and acidity.
He gritted his teeth and then got up and lunged at my neck.
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