The "Incident" that occurred at one of the Org's Safehouse was never revealed to the public and the nearby residents were somehow unaware of the loud gunshots and loud revving engines. Then a day passed, and when Siegfried woke up, he went outside of his bedroom and as he's rubbing his eyes. He saw that the house was fixed, "That was quick..." he remarked and nodded in approval.
On the kitchen countertop, he found a note. "It's from Mr. Heinz..." he read the note in his head:
"Hey, Freddie! By the time you're reading this, you've already seen and been shocked by the quick repairs on the house, right? Well... don't thank me, thank the amazing workers from MRPA that hired them! And some tech the Org lent them to aid their construction. Either they work so fast and silent OR you're a sound sleeper. Either way, enjoy!
P.S., The Org decided to let you take care of not only one but two Monsters! Hee-hee, enjoy the company, Freddie!
Love, Mr. Heinz the Coordinator Agent. :)"
He crumpled the note and sighed deeply then tossed it into the trash. (Great... they not only sent me one monster to take care of but two of them...) He shook his head disapprovingly, "Whatever... If they ask me to do it, then I'll do it." A bedroom door creaked open and Lily was at the edge of the door rubbing her eyes, "Nya... Hey, is breakfast ready yet?" she was in her pink kitty-themed pajamas and when her vision came to, "Nya, I'm hungry..." she looked at Siegfried, in his pajamas: a long white soft shirt and black cotton pants and a bad case of bed head hair. "Oh nya, my head hurts. What happened yesterday, I can't remember..." Siegfried hummed, "What else do you remember?" she thought long and hard, "Hmm... Nya... I do remember helping a minotaur girl named Mina, and after that everything went hazy..." He grunted, "And we got along quite nicely, oh nya, why can't I remember?" He grunted, "I'll start making breakfast now." She went back to her room and at the back of her door, she covered her face with her hands and was getting flustered all of a sudden. (Nya... what's wrong with me? Why do I feel so embarrassed each time I see him? And his lazy laidback pajamas and his bedhead hair... Nya!!!) She started rolling around the floor in embarrassment. "And he spoke so casually to me... it's like we're friends. Meow! As if! But what if...?" she shook her head to snap herself back to reality. Meanwhile back in the kitchen, he put on his apron and took a loaf of bread from the cupboard, grabbed a handful, and toasted them.
After making breakfast he placed it on the table and said, "Eat up before it gets cold." While they were eating breakfast. Lily was staring intently at Siegfried, he tilted his head in confusion, "Is there, something on my face?" He told her, "Hmm... nya! I just noticed; you have a really unique eye color. I've never seen eyes so grey, nya." She picked up a piece of bacon and ate it. He asked, "Is it bad that it's grey?" Lily was taken aback by his question and shook her head, "N-Nya? N-No, you misunderstood. I mean, it doesn't look bad. I just, uh, um... uh...!" she began to panic, "W-What I mean to say is that your eye color looks so unique, nya." He swallowed his food, "I see." (One of my eyes is wearing a colored contact lens to match my original eye that I lost during service...) and a girl's voice called him in his mind, "Siegfried..." as a brief image of a girl flashed for a second then suddenly his left eye throbbed in pain but he held back the pain, "Ack!" "What's wrong, nya!?" Lily stood up suddenly out of surprise, "N-Nothing... Something got into my eye..." (Not now...)
A few minutes passed as he and Lily watched TV in the living room, he asked Lily to switch the channel to the local news, *BEEP* "—a case of horrid mistreatment by an irresponsible and abusive, and racist Host. A poor Minotaur girl was safely rescued from her abusive Host earlier this yesterday." They showed a news report about a case of domestic violence and abuse. The abused monster in person is none other than Mina! "Mina..." Siegfried muttered. "Nya! It's Mina! She's on TV!" urgently yelled Lily. "The abusive Host was later arrested yesterday afternoon. The KoN's 12th Division later raided a house and successfully arrested him. The poor Minotaur girl reported to the Host's Coordinator Agent and wasting no time they rescued her and seized the host." He scoffed, (Abusive Hosts, eh?) he nonchalantly sipped his coffee while watching the news. He stared at the suspect's blurred face with murderous hate and intent while he was drinking his coffee. "Nya... Poor Mina. Being treated like that. Serves the ugly bastard right, nya!" defiantly yelled by Lily. "Lily, can you please quiet down? I don't want to hear loud noises in the morning." Softly scolded by Siegfried. Lily looked down and pouted. "Nya... sorry." He grunted, "It's fine. Well, I'm gonna do some laundry, your basket of laundry put it on the roof." She put her dishes in the sink. "Oh, then I'll do the dishes then!" he nodded in approval, "Please do."
And he remembered something, "By the way, Mr. Heinz told me that we're going to have new residents, starting next week." She was rather shocked by the bombshell revelation that Siegfried dropped so casually, "Wait what!? Really, nya!?" he peeked back, "Mmm. But they're going to be here in a week so, don't get too excited." And went back, then Lily in her mind, she's excited at the idea of new housemates. (Nya! New housemates! I can't wait!)
Siegfried went to the second floor and entered the balcony, where he did the laundry under the soothing morning sun. "Ahh... the sunlight feels good." (But I prefer the cool atmosphere of the darkness.) He basked in the morning light and set the basket of dirty laundry on the side. Before doing the laundry, he decided to stretch for a bit. And by stretching he exercised for a bit, as he did a handstand and put his left arm on his side, and did a couple of pushups. Then he switched his arms and now his left arm is the one lifting him. And did a couple of sets and a short rest before doing the laundry.
Meanwhile in the kitchen...
Lily was happily doing the dishes while singing a tune, "Roommates, roommates! We're going to have new roommates!" after doing the dishes, she dried them using a towel and headed to her room to bathe before her laundry basket was given to Siegfried yet. "Nya, I didn't bring my dirty laundry to that idiot yet." She heaved and lifted the basket and went upstairs. At the door to the balcony, she set down her basket and opened the door. What was revealed outside was a show of chiseled abs straight to her face. "NYA!" in her surprise, she slammed the door shut and covered her face in embarrassment. Siegfried also stopped for a bit and was confused about what just happened. "Hm?" he shrugged it off and continued his exercise. (Wh-wh-what the hell! Nya!!!) her face turned a color of a tomato, her mouth started to water and her nose started to slightly bleed from what she saw. She shook her head and wiped her nose and opened the door slightly to slide into the basket. (Snap out of it, that was just an accident! Yep, an accident! It's not like he showed off on purpose, right? Right?) she marched down to her room and prepared to bathe. "Then again, he always takes care of me. But shit... Dem abs tho." He paid no mind to what happened and finished his exercises, and did the laundry. (Ah, her dirty laundry. Of course, I'm not cleaning her unmentionables. They're going straight to the second washing machine.) He prepped the washing machines and they did work and nodded in approval. (Hm. Time to bathe.)
He went outside of the balcony and saw two newly built doors on the second-floor hallway. (Never seen those before. Were they built yesterday during the repair?) he went to the unoccupied rooms and one of them was already furnished, chairs and desk and all." He checked the other room and it was furnished too. (Now this is unexpected. Both of their rooms are already furnished.)
He exited the hallway and proceeded to go take a bath in his room. He took off his skin replicas across both his body and eye and took a shower, while the hot water was running through his body, in his mind a replay of his acts: killing, saving, and killing more. Taking the lives of the enemies of the Org came as naturally as breathing to him. No regrets, no remorse, cold, emotionless, and ruthless, a killing machine. Warlords, Kingpins, Drug lords, Slave-Traders, Terrorists, Poachers, and Desecrators. Any criminals declared enemies of the Org. Treated as a weapon rather than a person. Then the scar across his left eye began to throb once more. "Again...?" He finally finished showering and put on his body towel and dried himself, and at the medicine box located at the back of the bathroom mirror took out a roll of transparent sheets. He tore off a long thin strip and applied it to the scar across his eye. As he applied it, the sheet stick to his skin like a magnet and within seconds it perfectly blended with his skin tone and texture, voila, the scar was gone as if it never existed in the first place, they send him an extra-large batch every month if he requests them for it. As for the used ones he has a special tiny container that he puts it in and sends it back to the Org for recycling. He grabbed his fresh undies and took off the towel that was covering the bottom portion of his body. He put on his boxer briefs and just after he was putting them on, he heard knocking and his bedroom door suddenly opened. "Hey, it's unlocked Nya—" Lily opened the door, and midway through she paused and stared at Siegfried's half-naked body. They both stared at each other for a split-second and slowly her eyes drifted to Siegfried's well-defined buttocks before Lily's nose bled and started to panic, she swiftly slammed the door shut. Siegfried's expression was the same as ever. Blank and expressionless, and paid no mind to it, and Lily was so embarrassed she leaned to the wall and buried her face in shame. "I-I just wanted to tell you, that I'm sorry for what happened earlier!" she comically squatted at the corner of the wall, waiting for Siegfried to come out. "It's okay." and he continued, "Also, I'm buying some new groceries, for next week's new residents. Do you want to come with me?" then she got over it and agreed to accompany Siegfried to buy groceries with him.
Then a week passed, and it was 9:00 AM, Siegfried, and Lily minding their business as Lily was watching TV and Siegfried doing his cleaning until the sound of tires drifting across the pavement just outside the house was heard. "Nya! Siegfried, they're here! They're here!" excitedly yelled Lily. He grunted in confirmation, "Mmm." The doorbell rang, and Siegfried opened the door. Mr. Heinz was smiling widely and cheerfully. "Hey Freddie, good morning! I assume you read my note?" his cold and apathetic eyes gazed at Mr. Heinz's warm and cheery demeanor. He sighed and replied. "I did." Mr. Heinz asked, "So, the repairs were sufficient?" He nodded, "Yes, they were... sufficient." Lily pushed Siegfried aside to greet Mr. Heinz. "Good morning, Mr. Heinz! It's been a while, how are you?" Mr. Heinz smiled and patted Lily on the head, "Ah, Lily. I'm doing fine as you can see. A little overworked but fine. How's your Host? Is he treating you fine? Did he pop your cherry yet?" he casually asked Lily if her virginity was taken by Siegfried. Lily blushed and started to stutter. "W-W-Wait, what do you mean!? I-I mean NO!" with an annoying and perverted expression on his face, "Ah, that's good to know. Hahaha!" he laughed cheerfully, while the others were starting to get annoyed at his antics. "Anyways. I'm sure you've already heard this from your Host. But you're going to have—" Lily interrupted him, "New Housemates! Yay!" he had an impressed expression on his face, "Ho-ho? So, you've heard then? Well without any further ado, let me introduce you to your new roommates!" The black van's back door opened and a figure with a white veil and silken dress was covering her face. "Get in here and meet your new Host." He waved the figure to come here to the front door. As she was getting closer, she finally arrived at the door and removed the veil. The moment she removed her veil, Siegfried immediately recognized her. "Hello, I'm Ivanna Woolsworth. It is a pleasure to meet you two. I am in your care." That gorgeous look, that soft and curly white hair, that flawless and voluptuous body, no doubt about it. It was the same Pan that Siegfried rescued from that trafficking ring, a week ago. Siegfried was taken aback, he snapped himself out of it and quickly responded, "L-Likewise, I'm Siegfried Silverstein, I'll be taking care of you from this day forth. And the Felynne beside me is Lily Whiskers." He introduced Lily to Ivanna. "Hello, nya! It's nice to meet you! Yay, we have a new resident!" she cheerfully and excitedly clapped and yelled. "My, my, you're quite energetic Ms. Whiskers." She politely remarked. "Aw, please. Don't call me Miss Whiskers, feel free to call me Lily!" the two of them got along well right off the bat. "Oh my, Mr. Silverstein. You're quite the handsome fellow, I feel very fortunate to have my Host be a very fine young man." And again, Mr. Heinz had a very perverted and teasing look to Siegfried as he glanced at him momentarily, "Um, thank you. I suppose..." She chuckled, and remarked, "Well, what a lovely home you have." Ivanna remarked. The way she talked and her speech patterns made Siegfried think she came from a line of nobles and riches. He grunted, "I work hard to keep it that way." (Because this house isn't even mine.) He casually reaffirmed, "So, I read the note that two residents are coming here. So far only one arrived." Commented by Siegfried. Mr. Heinz explained, "Oh, the cars were separate y' see. We left around five minutes earlier than them, they'll be arriving... Now!" as if by cue, the honking sound was coming closer. "Ah, there they are." He smiled lightly at the car and the doors opened and stepped out a familiar face. "Mina!" yelled out by Lily. She immediately rushed to her and hugged her. "Lily! Oh, I'm sorry I left without saying anything!" tears were forming in each other's eyes. Happy to see each other again. "I can't believe you're here! I thought you were going away forever! You are real! I thought you were just a dream!" tears were streaming down her face as she tries to explain. "They gave me two choices. Either to leave the country and return home, or stay here and be assigned to another Host. I chose the second option and begged them to choose the Host that I'll be staying over with." Siegfried calmly walked towards them and said, "So you chose to stay?" (A foolish decision, but it's not mine to make.) He placed his hand on her shoulder, "Mina, welcome to your new home. I'll be taking care of you." She wiped her tears and suddenly hugged Siegfried, to which even he was surprised. "Thank you, Mr. Siegfried! I promise that I won't be much trouble." He winced from the incredible strength Mina displayed, yet felt two mounds protruding his chest.
She let go, "Now then, Ms. Woolsworth and Mina, make yourselves at home."
They went inside and Lily gave a tour of the house before letting them settle in. At the front door, Mr. Heinz was leaning on the wall with a satisfied smile on his face, "Welp, they'll be in your care now, Freddie. Or should I say, 'The Reaper?'" he chuckled mischievously. "Don't call me that while we're here 'Jack Frost'. I'd rather not let them know who I really am." He cautioned Mr. Heinz. "Yeah, I know. But damn, the Org is pretty damn strict when it comes to stuff like this." He exasperatedly replied, "Anyways, here. The books, manuals, magazines, and encyclopedias on how to take care of them. Oh, their things are arriving soon so, it'll be much appreciated if you guide the movers to their designated location. Well then, good luck Freddie. You're gonna need it, well, I'll check up on you guys every once in a while. Take good care of them for me!" he walked away cheerfully with his left-hand waving at him after giving Siegfried manuals on how to take care of these Monster Girls. The cars revved their engines and away they went. Siegfried sighed and went inside to greet the new residents.
Now then... what will be in store for Siegfried that now he has to take care of three Monster Girls at the same time? Time will only tell after all.
That evening after eating dinner Siegfried prepared, he showed Mina and Ivanna to their rooms on the 2nd floor. "Your rooms..." He softly said, "Your things should already be inside. Call me if you need anything." The two girls lay down on their respective beds, tired from moving and setting up their rooms. "It's a dream come true. That I not only get to see him again. But to live with him as well." She giggled and started rolling on her bed. Her room is farm-themed. Such as barns, fields, and cows. Under her bed laid a portable milking machine, since she's a milk-producing Minotaur, she always has one so she can empty her "mounds".
She stared at her breasts and wondered. "I wonder if I can ask Mr. Siegfried to milk me?" then her face turned all red and started rolling on her huge bed in shame. "What am I saying!?" On Ivanna's side, her room is rather luxurious, princess-like, and royally themed as some of her things haven't been unpacked yet, perhaps from exhaustion.
She lay on her bed and thought to herself. (My, the Host is rather reliable, and as an added bonus he's extremely handsome AND an excellent cook as well! Albeit, scary looking and quite dull though. Still, something about him bothers me for a bit. It feels like I've met him somewhere...) she later abandoned the thought, as she remembered when she was saved by the Knights, "Still, he kind of reminded me of that masked man that saved us from those perverted werewolves that abducted me and my kin. That was a scary experience... though thankfully he showed up in the nick of time. I wonder who he really is. I know for a fact that he's an operator of the Knights of Night. If I ever get the chance to see him again, I'll thank him personally and properly.) She turned on the A/C turned off the lights and went to bed. Lily was still playing video games in the living room where Siegfried set up the DS4. And Siegfried? He was studying the behaviors, anatomy, physiology, and psychology of the Knights-issued Bestiary, a manual with complete information from any and every discovered species and subspecies. From what they eat, to their core behaviors. He studied them so he gets a good grasp on what they do and their preferred diet. He sighed, "I'm only doing this because I have to. Not because I want to."
He stopped for the night after also reading the Pan Species' Entry in the Bestiary, (All right I think I got the basics down.)
He gazed at the hidden compartment went up to it and took out his Twin Pistols for maintenance and cleaning, it took Siegfried both his hands just to lift Phobos. He grunted as he lifted it, "Heavy..." then placed it on his desk, and stated the serial numbers,
(Model number: None. Class: Custom-made, High-Caliber Pistol/Hand-Cannon. Designation: Phobos. Former Designation: Abel. Weight: 12 kilograms. Ammunition: .50cal Action Express Rounds for maximum stopping power or a Tungsten-tipped version for Armor Piercing.)
He then disassembled it by taking off the slide, then the springs, and proceeded to spray a solution made for cleaning firearms and brushed it.
He read the symbols etched on the side: "Through the Dark, shelter me against the searing Light." The gun itself was based on the legendary arms smith John Browning's design on the M1911 pistol, the design itself is timeless, combining custom modern ergonomics with upgraded accuracy and firepower. Albeit it is based on the design, the weight itself from the custom bore and other materials, such as the thickened slides makes it unwieldy for a normal human to use it. As it weighs 12 kilos and the recoil on this is enough to snap a normal human's wrist like a twig. But for Siegfried? it's the perfect weapon for him due to his immense yet restrained strength. Though for now, he has to use both of his hands just to lift it up.
As he was cleaning, his Personal Communicator was vibrating. He picked it up and it read: "An additional 120,000 USD has been transferred into your private account." And he nodded, "Good, looks like the bonus went through." And it continued to clean the pistols. He then went to the compartment, took out Phobos's ammo box, and sorted it. He took one and examined it, ".50 caliber Action Express... Anything this bullet hits either explode into a thousand pieces or can never walk again." He loaded the bullet into Phobos and tries to lift it with one hand. His hand struggled due to the sheer weight and mass of the hand cannon and placed it back into the study desk.
He muttered, "Releasing level one of my Limiter." Then his bracelets glowed green, then displayed the words, "Granted" and flashed another info, "Duration: 5 mins." He winced and gripped his fingers as his strength is temporarily restored albeit in a small percentage. He breathed in and exhaled and tried again though this time, he lifted it with no difficulty. "There we go." He remarked, then he tossed it in the air and juggled with it as if it didn't weigh 12 kilos, he cocked the gun and aimed it at the wall, to inspect the gun further. He found no issues and flipped the safety of the gun forward, cocked back the slide to remove the ammo on the loaded gun, and placed it back in its box. "Release." And the Limiter went back to suppress his strength once more. "Master... You gave me this gun as a gift 4 years ago..." And went for Deimos, and stated his serial number, (Model number: N/A (Prototype), Class: Submachine-gun/Machine Pistol firearm, Designation: Deimos, Weight: 1.5 kilograms, Ammunition: 9 x 19mm Parabellum.)
Now Deimos itself isn't a hefty gun, as it weighs only 1.5 kilos, but it can dispense bullets at an astounding rate of 800rpm (rounds per minute), it's a prototype that was inspired by the American Tec-9, then was given to Siegfried to accommodate for him when under heavy fire, as it can be outfitted with a silencer for stealth and sabotage missions if sent behind enemy lines.
One of the many pieces of weapons designed and manufactured by the Knights of Nights Research and Development, albeit still in the prototype stage, if proven successful, they are to be equipped by the finest soldiers. Despite having a high rate of fire, it has very low recoil, and it can be fired with only one hand. The magazine has a maximum capacity of 60 rounds and a heat shield is added when it's fired at a prolonged and extended duration. After disassembling, cleaning, and reloading it, he placed both of his guns back and went to sleep.
The next day...
Siegfried is in the kitchen preparing to make lunch for everyone, after tasting the meal, he nodded, "Mmm, acceptable." He took off his apron and, went outside of the kitchen to call for the girls to come to eat, "Breakfast is ready!" 10 seconds passed yet nothing happened, as he first went to Lily's room and knocked on the door, "The food is ready..." A few seconds passed, and Lily grumbled, "Nya! Five more minutes please!" he shook his head, "I made Vegan Curry." That did the trick, "Curry?!" the door opened and her hair is untidy, her pajamas were worn wrong and slipping out of her shoulder, and she was holding the plushie that he won her for the other day, "Change your clothes. I'll be calling the others." He went upstairs and did the same thing for Mina and Ivanna, five minutes later. They were eating breakfast, "Goodness! This sauce, tanginess, this taste! This is exquisite!" Siegfried looked away, and calmly said, "It's just vegan curry nothing special about them."
Mina and Lily were too busy enjoying their meal. As Ivanna was about to put another serving into her mouth she hesitated, "I'm quite flattered, Mr. Silverstein, you made this normally meat-based dish into something I can consume. Thank you..." As he was eating, "What are you talking about? Pans are generally herbivorous, right? Of course, I'll cook something that you can eat."
Then, Siegfried's cell phone rang in his pocket, "It's Mr. Heinz, I've to take this." And left the table and went outside.
"Hello?" he said, "Heya Freddie!" Siegfried was annoyed and exhausted, "Did something come up?" Then on Mr. Heinz's side, workers tended to their duties in an office. "And I'm on my break, listen. Three days from now, it's gonna be my day off, you and me, we're going to Akihabara." Siegfried asked, "Akihabara? Why? What's the point of visiting that place?" he chuckled, "Aw, come on, let's just go!" he calmly said, "I need a proper reason as to why you'd drag me outside." Mr. Heinz sighed, "Fiiiiineeee, I wanted it to be a surprise but guess I'll have to ruin it." he paused for a second, inhaled deeply, and said, "I have things to discuss with you, Siegfried." His tone was serious and grim, "With what?" Siegfried responded, "With regards to your freedom and Them." Siegfried looked at his phone with confusion, "I see." Mr. Heinz smiled, "We'll talk about it on my day off. Don't be late now." And he hung up.
Siegfried sighed, "What is it this time, Mr. Heinz...?" He looked at the calendar, and thought, (Next week, eh? Three days from now it'll be April 12...)
Then in an unknown office, a figure loomed over its desk, in front of him a computer monitor, and the figure spoke, "Well... It's been over two months since Head Director Kitsune unleashed The Reaper into the world." The voice is deep yet audibly garbled, then another one spoke up, "Now, now, please keep calm, Sentinel Darius, I know how you feel, but—" the voice was rather soft, and smooth, like it had a natural calming and soothing tone, then Sentinel Darius interrupted the other voice, "But what! It's foolish! Letting a Class-8, Omega-level threat roaming around is dangerous!" Darius barked angrily, "And yet, he was granted freedom. Young as he is, he earned Her Eminence's trust due to his faithful service. That and he's our No. 2..." Said another one, and continued, "Global Superpowers such as the US, UK, Australia, Canada, China and Russia and of course, Adamas; the only land country superpower whose head of state and government is led by an Emperor, is watching our every move. They're afraid." Then another voice carried on, "Don't forget about the Underwater Kingdom such as Atlantis, and the Cities Above the Earth." And the voice that tried to reason with Darius earlier spoke up, "Still, going back to the topic regards to Asset Alpha, about 50% of the members of The Council have agreed on letting him loose, while the other 50% has disagreed on doing so." and Darius growled, "And the balance breaker was, of course, Her Eminence, the Head Director herself..." he was holding a ceramic mug, before crushing it with his furred-hands, "Relax, Sentinel Darius, we have appropriate measure if EVER he goes rogue, we have slapped him on a Limiter that represses his strength and can only be activated with either Head Directors approval or the situation calls for it. And besides, we have the 12, our superiors, that will take him down." The soft voice assured him, and he somewhat calmed down, "I suppose. The Limiter not only brings his threat level down by a considerable amount but also makes him vulnerable if the day ever comes..."
A day has passed and Siegfried is at the supermarket, buying ingredients for dinner accompanied by the trio.
"Choose what you desire. I'll handle the transaction when you are done choosing." He checked the time: 3:12 PM.
Lily and Ivanna were paired up together and just up ahead behind Siegfried and Mina, as they walked into the Meat and Dairy Section, Mina accompanied him, "Moo... What items are we going to get, Mr. Siegfried?" he glanced at her and continued walking and calmly said, "Ingredients for our dinner of course. And Mina." She stopped for a moment and said, "Y-Yes?" and he continued, "Just call me Siegfried. No need to get formal with me, okay?" she nodded and continued to assist Siegfried with the procurement of ingredients, "Since you two arrived, Mr. Heinz and Lily suggested me to make something special." She repeated the last word, "Something special, like what?" He looked into her eyes seriously, "You'll know it arrives." She stood still, thinking of what he may be cooking and Siegfried beckoned for her, "Mina, what are you doing? You're going to get left behind!" as they were choosing, Ivanna and Lily were too busy getting to know one another, "My, is this what they call a 'Supermarket'? it's rather nice with seemingly limitless options to choose from. They have things that my chefs back home would only dream of!" Lily was dumbfounded, "Ivanna, is this your first time in a Supermarket?" she slightly blushed, nodded in confirmation, and smiled sheepishly, "Indeed so, I hailed from a rather protective family, the only time I went outside is when I played in our family's backyard and with our horses." Then a thought crossed Lily's mind, "Come to think of it, Ivanna are you...? Like, actually rich?" the question took her by surprise and in barely a second she regained her composure, and coughed, "Preposterous! My family is middle-class peasants from the recently opened country of Adamas." She walked so stiffly after she revealed what her family is, then Lily simply cheerfully laughed, "What are you so stiff for? Come on, lighten up." She lightly smacked Ivanna's back, and said, "After all, you came here as Ivanna Woolsworth. A monster who wants to see the world!" She then smiled warmly, "You are never more correct, Ms. Whiskers." She scoffed, "Whiskers? Please, I thought I said this back at home, just call me Lily!" she pointed at herself with her thumb and winked amiably, "Of course, uh, Lily." She blushed, and Lily laughed once more, "You know, you're pretty funny!" she smiled widely, "Why thank you! No one has ever been this friendly to me before! I like it, and I like you too, Lily. Hopefully, we can be good friends!" Lily smiled, "Likewise!" and Ivanna asked, "Still, I wonder... What is going to be tonight's course?" Lily shrugged, "I dunno, nya. His meal of choice is pretty random. I'm actually a really picky eater, but ever since I moved here with him, I've been eating whatever he's cooking since then!" Ivanna also remarked, "The pancakes from earlier this morning were magnificent! I can't wait for him to cook later!" and an idea crossed her mind once more, "Hey, Ivanna?" she glanced, "Yes, Lily?" she gestured her to come closer to her ear, and whispered, "Oh, that would be brilliant!" they started to giggle with one another.
Then, after procuring the needed ingredients, Siegfried lined up for the Cashier, the line was long people with their individual groceries, "This line isn't going anywhere..." and Siegfried instructed Mina to head towards Lily and Ivanna if they were planning to buy anything, "Mina, why don't you hang out with Lily and Ivanna, the three of you ought to get to know each other." She nodded in agreement, "O-Oh... Y-Yes, I will." And Mina was walking in towards them, "Hey, what's going on?" Lily said, "Oh Mina, are you done with helping Siegfried? Did he ask for anything else?" she shook her, "Not really, but thanks to our combined efforts, we successfully crossed off every item on his shopping list. And he told me to hang out with you girls." Lily had a mischievous grin, "Oh, is that so? Then..." She whispered into Mina's ear about her plan, "That sounds rather fun! I'm in!" they both cheered, "Now, onto phase one! Snacks and Drinks!"
Lily placed a myriad of junk foods, such as chips, dips, snacks, and large liters of soft drinks into the shopping cart and averted her gaze while whistling at Siegfried, he was staring at her coldly and she replied, "What? We gotta celebrate their arrival, don'tcha think, nya?" he shook his head disapprovingly, sighed and did a 'do what you want' hand gesture, "I suppose so..." Siegfried explained, but Lily was already gone.
Then back at home, Siegfried was preparing for dinner, he put on his apron, then Ivanna asked, "Mr. Silverstein do you...?" he shook his head, "No! I mean no. I can do this by myself. And don't call me Mr. Silverstein, just call me Siegfried, all right?" she nodded, "Understood... Um, uh, S-S-Siegfried..." She looked away at her Host for a brief moment before slowly walking away from him.
Then Lily went by to fetch Ivanna, "When dinner is ready, I'll call." Ivanna and Lily pulled a thumbs-up, "OK! Also, the girls and I are going to be in my room. You know, to get to know each other." He nodded and started. He checked the time on his watch, 6:25 PM, then placed the pans, and cracked his fingers, "Let's begin...!"
Meanwhile, the girls gathered together in Lily's room to have some girl talk. "Nya! Let's play some games, while we wait!" the others nodded, "Ooh, sure, but what are we playing?" asked Mina, then Lily whipped out the new DS4 controller, "I didn't expect Siegfried to buy a new gaming console. That guy must be loaded." Then both of them tilted their heads in confusion, and said in synch, "Gaming...? Console?" Lily looked at both of them with another confused look as well and asked, "Wait, you two don't know what video games are?" they both shrugged, "I was raised on a farm that my family owns in the countryside, where technology is limited." And Ivanna added, "I've heard of those 'video games' when Adamas was opened to the world, but never really seen one." She had a realized expression, "Oh. You two should've said so sooner, nya!" She gestured for them to come closer to the TV screen, "Here you two, sit here." She opened the TV and fired up the console, Lily chose a fighting game called: Super Assault Bros. and taught them how to play, "Who wants to play first?" Mina raised her hand, "Ooh! Me! I want to try!" she gave the other joystick to Mina and went to the tutorial. As Mina is learning how to play, Ivanna is also paying close attention, and both of them said, "Ohh, I see..." and Ivanna said, "I think we grasped the basics."
And then they played. For a while, they played, and they were having a blast, so much so their screams of joy and laughter were audible even in the kitchen. "They must be having fun. Still, I'm not done yet."
After a while, Siegfried tasted the meals he prepared, and nodded expressionlessly, "Acceptable." he went to Lily's room and at her door, he heard the sounds of laughter, he paused for a second then knocked, then the sounds abruptly stopped, and suddenly the door swung open with hungry faces filled Siegfried's field of vision.
"Um, dinner's ready..." he softly said, the three raced outside and Siegfried got out of the way just in the nick of time. And sighed exasperatingly, "Sheesh." And took off his apron.
Lily, Mina, and Ivanna couldn't believe their eyes. It was a feast: Japanese-style Chicken Karaage, Pesto Fettucine, Chinese Vegetarian Spring rolls, Pork Tonkatsu w/sliced cabbages along with a homemade teriyaki dip, freshly tossed Caesar Salad, a freshly grilled slab of tuna with a creamy walnut sauce.
"Woah!" they all said in unison, their eyes sparkling with excitement, "It looks so good, nya!" squealed Lily, "My word, these all look so exquisite!" Remarked Ivanna, "Are you sure we can eat it all, Siegfried?" Mina asked, and he nodded, "But, well..." Siegfried hesitated, "I... I went the extra mile, and I wanted it to be special, to commemorate it; the day of you two arrived here." Siegfried scratched the side of his face, averted from their gaze, and slightly blushed.
Lily, Mina, and Ivanna were taken aback by what he said, and also blushed profusely, he chuckled and softly said, "Well, what are you three waiting for? Dig in." they all sat down, and in synch said, "Thank you for the food!"
*End of Chapter*
Current information bestowed for the public, provided by the Knights of Nights.
Subject: The Nation of Adamas. Pt.1
"The nation of Adamas is but one of many hidden nations whose citizens comprised mostly of a variety of Monsters and the only country its ruler is a Monarch that has actual power and head of state and government. Their leader: Emperor Oviseus IV; a demihuman.
The Nation itself is located 210km southwest of Ireland and has comparable size to it, their languages include but are not limited to Latin, English, French, Italian, and of course, Adamasian."
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