33 Chapter 32: Mushroom Vs. Sausage
A/N: This is creepy, I have not receive any comment or review in my story. I don't have any idea if I'm doing everything right or the story is simply trash that no one bothers to look around.
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"Let's go, It's already past 12. It's rude to let them wait any further." We hurried up and walk to where the restaurant is.
"Now that I have been awakened, I could clearly see our power difference now Archie." Suddenly Charlie talks.
"Why do you say so bro? What's up with him? That could make you say that?" David asks in a somewhat casual tone.
"He has a massive amount of mana compared to me."
"Even though you burned our house on your own?"
"Sorry about that. I never really though about it when I first use my skill. Although I could burn the house on my own, I do feel like Archie could burn an entire city by himself." Charlie said.
I guess we are on the stage now were we need to be casual among ourselves and forget about the past.
I intervene with the brothers conversation.
"Are you a fire mage?" I ask.
"No, I'm actually a swordsman who incorporate fire in my skills."
He then move towards me and put his arms on my shoulders.
"Don't just casually put your arms on me or you'll see who's flames is hotter."
"Chill, we're friends now right? This is normal for friends."
He said while still keeping his arm on my shoulder.
"Since when did we become friends?"
Suddenly David remove Charlie's arm from my shoulder and intervene.
"It seems like he's uncomfortable bro. Both of you are awakened, I don't want to see you both fight."
"Thanks David. It seems like you are more sensible than the other over there who doesn't hesitate to burn his own house with his family inside."
"Sorry ok! I really didn't mean it. I feel very guilty about it, that's why I decided to come and join you so I could forget about the incident."
"Archie, please stop. Don't bring open up the incident anymore. It will only ruin my mood as well." David said.
"At least yours is only about to be ruin. Mine is ruined already." I replied to David and then look at Charlie.
"Since your here now you should treat me into a massage spa later. My magic service is not for free." I demanded.
"Yes sure... Just don't bring this matter back to the surface again."
"Did you just demand something from me? If you want me to move on in the incident then you better prepare me something that I want. I'm asking you for a spa not because I want to listen to your orders. I'm asking you about it since you called me in the middle of nowhere just to restore a house that you've burned personally. Whether I bully you about the incident or not is entirely up to me." I said.
"Archie, I think the temperature is affecting you right now. Your not usually like this." David pointed out and then I remembered that I did cancel the magic thermal regulator when we teleported.
"Oh that explained why I'm so very irritated." I said and manipulate my mana to protect the three of us from the heat and sun.
"That's better" Charlie said.
"My head and body is cooling off already. This is life." I said.
"I think that's the Orange Grill Resto up ahead. Let's go now, I'm very hungry already." David pointed out the color orange restaurant.
We then walk faster to reach our destination fast.
"I smell grilling. I think I will eat a lot, David lend me some money, I'll pay you up later. I feel bad making the Thunder Mage pay up for my food when I was about to eat a lot."
David nodded.
"He's name is Jason, you forgotten already ? I'll pay for the three of us if he doesn't insist of paying for us."
"I don't care about his name, I cannot even remember all my niblings name so why would I remember his? Anyways Charlie can pay for his own food, he said it earlier." I cheerfully said as I enter the restaurant first.
I then saw everyone waiting, it seems like everyone is present already. I saw no food on the table yet so I'm glad that they haven't waited for too long.
"Sorry for being late, hopefully you guys didn't wait for long. I just attended some emergency." I said.
Then the three of us seated on the vacant chair.
"Who are these two guys? Could you introduce us to them?" Our support asks while blushing.
Yeah go girl.
The two introduces themselves to the others and the female members of our group clearly couldn't help themselves to blush.
After their introduction the group immediately ordered what they like. It seems like there are two options here, we could either eat already cook food or we grill among ourselves. The three of us choose grilling despite being hungry ourselves because of how appetizing the smell is while some chooses cook food already.
"Uhmm... Archie, I don't want to meddle with your decision or anything but are you sure that you don't want to meddle with Luzon affairs?" Our wind mage asks.
"Yeah, you are leaving everything to that Lieutenant though, are you sure it's right for you to follow him? It seems to us like he's using you." Our tank said.
I look at both David and Charlie and signaled them to remain silent.
"Actually it's the same for the government anyways. Whether I choose them or I choose the Lieutenant, both are still using me for their own agenda's anyways. It's the same for me, I am actually using the Lieutenant to remove any potential people who wants me to do their biddings. That's just how the world works."
"Then how about the repairs in here? And the issue regarding Marinduque?" Our wind mage once again repeated it since I didn't manage to answer it.
Everyone seems so curious about my response.
"Well the matters regarding that area are still under negotiation by the office of the president and the Lieutenant that I supported. But truthfully, I feel like I've already done a lot. Repairing a city takes a toll on myself actually, I just notice it when I overdo the repairs back in Mindanao. That's why the Lieutenant is adjusting everything so that I won't over work myself. Im not a god after all, I still have my limits. And about the matters of Marinduque, I think those 3 strong awakened will be able to handle them if they collaborated. Didn't you feel their mana as well? The Titan has similar presence to the Boss Croc in the dungeon that we fought." I explained.
"Well that is true but you are on a different level than them. Having you join the battle will surely make a huge impact." Our marksman said.
"I really don't feel like it, besides, we still didn't fully understand the dungeons. Who knows, maybe by the time that I join the fight in Marinduque, is the same time that the 2nd batch dungeon would release it's monsters as well. I don't want to risk being away from Mindanao where my family lives. Even though I could teleport there any given moment but If I exhausted my mana in Marinduque's fight then there's no point in returning to Mindanao to save them in a dungeon break." I explained.
"I see I get you now. I couldn't blame why you have a strong feelings towards protecting Mindanao. The government prioritizes the security of Luzon where the capital is and leaves everything behind as secondary objectives. Leaving Mindanao is not beneficial and very risky to you, knowing that you cannot expect immediate help from the capital if something happens there while you are away." Our dual swordsman said.
"Finally, someone manage to get it."
"I see, I guess I'll remain in the Mindanao as well. I don't want to fight that Lich who defeated someone like the Light Speed Hero without you." Our support said.
Everyone agreed on her statement.
"Charlie, you are a strong awakened as well right? What are your plans?" Suddenly she ask Charlie, clearly hitting on him.
All of us look at his direction.
"I've only been awakened just earlier. But I thought it would be fine to join the subjugation mission on Marinduque since Archie and you guys would be keeping Mindanao safe anyways."
"Oh, a newly awakened." Said our female fighter who only agrees with everything we said even before that's why she has less exposure.
We continued eating and suddenly someone put grilled mushrooms on my plate.
"You can have it, it seems like you love it very much." David said.
"Thanks David, here you can have my pork fat. I don't want these so you can have them."
"I don't like them as well."
"I didn't ask."
Someone put grilled sausage on my plate and look at the person who did it.
"You like sausage as well right? You can have that." Charlie said.
I immediately pick it up and return it to his plate.
"Sorry but I'm on a diet." I said.
"Diet your face, you almost eat a kilogram of meat and you still say your on a diet?You accepted his mushroom but you refuse my sausage? What's in the mushroom by the way that you are willing to let go of my the sausage?"
He's getting personal, ok then I'm in.
"Because his mushroom is big, it satisfies my soul. Unlike your sausage that is only good as an appetizer."
I said and David whispered to me.
"Stop that, everyone is looking at the two of you now."
"So you reach the level in which the two of you can whisper to each other now?" Charlie asks.
"Charlie shut it. We're not alone here." David reprimanded him and then he realize his mistake.
"Sorry." He apologize to the others.
"You three seems to be rather close to each other." The Marksman said.
