Chapter 6 : Getting to know each other (2)

Sethar sit back down on her chair and looks at Embra again in interest. She notices that Embra is not lying or pretending because she can see and feel his emotion clearly. She can feel his emotions of relieve and eagerness to cook a meal. She do not understand him. No, she could not understand him. This time, she ask with interest laced over her voice,

"Amusing. Are you not tempted by this gold? Are you not angry at us for using your money?" (Sethar)

Embra answers her questions unhesitatingly while also heading to the kitchen counter on the other side of the dining room. The kitchen is just separated from the dining room by 3 meter wall and so, Sethar can clearly see him preparing for breakfast while also talking.

"Well.., I would be angry if you were to use my money for other things but, for food? You can spend my money as much as you want. Money was never a concern of mine anyway. And, that gold? It is useless to me. " (Embra)

'Money was never a concern for him? I do not have much knowledge but, he can be defined as office worker, right? He said he is an IT manager but, do he get that much salary, not to bat an eye for this amount of gold?... In the first place, he is taking it easy with us. He do not unnecessarily get fluster or nervous even though he is dealing with angels and Valkyries, which he cannot handle.

What is he? Why is he treating us like normal guest?' (Sethar's thought)

Sethar turn her chair so that she is facing Embra properly. She sit straight and cross her legs over another. The air in the dining room and the kitchen changed. The coldness from winter multiple. No, tit is not the coldness from winter wind. It is the pressure coming off from the thin, young woman with orange hair, wearing a full Valkyrie armor. This amount of pressure would normally make a mortal with no power kneel, but, Embra is still doing fine and standing properly while looking back at Sethar straight. Sethar's lips curl up a little and she asks Embra haughtily while crossing her hands and looking down at him.

".. Are you not afraid of me? I am a Valkyrie, you know. Though there is a restriction placed on me because we are higher beings and I can only use a tenth of my power in here, I can easily destroy a seal of this level. And, with me at full power, it would not even take me a minute to destroy this whole world. It would not even make me sweat." (Sethar)

'Now, we are talking about pressure. *Whistle* Yep. She is definitely not someone I can deal with. Fu*k. I feel like I am gonna be crushed.' (Embra's thought)

Beads of sweats are tickling down Embra's back and at the same time, he is getting shiver down his spine. But, outwardly, he looks fine to anyone who looks at him. Even Sethar is about to be fooled for a moment, if not because of her ability to feel emotions of a target of her choice.

Embra hold up both of his hands and calm Sethar down while smiling loudly,

"Ahahah. Please don't do that. I would feel bad if this world I have lived for forty years were to be destroyed by a guest of mine." (Embra)

".. Guest? Are you referring to us?" (Sethar)

"Yes. From the moment I invited Goddess Keinnayi, she become a guest of mine and it is my duty to offer her my bet hospitality. Of course, you who is a Valkyrie to Goddess Keinnayi is also a guest of mine." (Embra)

Sethar's presence that was overwhelming over Embra lessen till it completely disappeared and she smiles a little. She is impressed this time. She is truly impressed with the mortal in front of her. Now that she heard his words, the desire to looks into his mind and memories begin to spout in her mind. She truly wants to know the mindset of this mortal and how he has lived till now to keep calm even under her pressure.

Embra notice Sethar relaxing a little and remove his finger from the bottom under the kitchen counter. The reason why Embra walks into the kitchen while he is middle of talking was to take a safety measure from Sethar who is not favorably. If he were to pressed that bottom, a double bulletproof glass would cover him in 2 seconds and autonomous mechine guns on the wall of the dining room would shoot whatever heat signature that is not Embra.

'.. Whew. I almost pressed the bottom. If my words do not get through her, I was about to use bullet but, she does not looks like she knows my fingers are on the bottom... Well, at least it looks like the bottom would no longer be necessary. She is starting to take interest in me. Well, then time to play with fire, no, she is not in the level of a fire. She is in the level of a supernova explosion. Fu*k, this is the biggest game I have played so far. *smile widen* Well now, let's start this game where I can die at a moment notice.' (Embra's thought)

Embra's thoughts ended soon when he notice the movements from Sethar. He lean on the counter to ask her who is now relaxing in her chair.

"So, anything you like to drink? Wait, you said you have read most of the Manga in this house, right? Is there a drink you like to drink from there?" (Embra)

"Not most. I have read all of the Mangas in this house. However.., are you really sure that you can prepare it?" (Sethar)

"I am not a chef but, I am quite confident in my ability. I was a also a bartender for six months or so, you know? I learned a thing or two from there." (Embra)

"..Then, I want that drink from the Manga, ... " (Sethar)

Sethar no longer treat Embra as someone insignificant, her view for Embra started to change to 'interesting individual'. Embra approach Sethar with the topic of Animes and Mangas and try to gain good impression from her. He is not actively trying to flirt with her but, he is sweet-talking to her so that her view on him get friendlier. The time passed and it is almost 7:30 a.m when a light flash in the dining room for a second. Sethar immediately went down a knee in front of the light and Embra stands up in understanding. A gorgeous woman of blue platinum hair in white dress with wings as pure as the fallen snow behind her back, appeared from the light.

"Greeting, Lady Keinnayi. Did the talk go well?" (Sethar)

"Yes. It goes well. Though I am extremely limited in movement though... Oh Embra, are you guys having breakfast? What is there for me?" (Keinnayi)

Keinnayi who appear from the column of light, greets her subordinate first and notice Embra standing with a white drink in his hands. She greets him too and ask him for breakfast. Embra help Keinnayi sit by pulling out a chair for her and after she is seated, Embra act like a butler and ask her with manner fitting one.

"Greeting, GOddess Keinnayi. Is there anything you would like to have in this fine morning of a great day?" (Embra)

"Oya. Oya. Polite now, are we? Well, please give me something light.., Embra ..-san." (Goddess Keinnayi)

Embra raise an eyebrow at Keinnayi's word usage and looks at her briefly before smiling. Sethar also look at Keinnayi from the side and ask with her eyes. Keinnayi laughs amused by the two;s reaction. She lean on the dining table and look up at Embra while supporting her chin with her left hand.

"Are you surprised at my word usage? Well that is understandable because I have not always called you by your name 'Embra'. I calling you as equal is not strange you know. Because we are about to see each other for years to come." (Keinnayi)

".. I heard you go to meet with the god in charge of this world for permission.. So, are you implying that you are going to stay in this world? " (Embra)

Embra ask without his smile fading for a bit but, when he heard Keinnayi's next words, his smiles widen unconsciously for a brief moment before he relax.

"No, I am staying in your home. And, I want to talk to you about that after breakfast." (Keinnayi)

Both Sethar and Keinnayi, who are way more powerful than Embra, feel their hair on their body standing from the chill Embra gave off for a second. Just because of a wide smile on Embra's face, they both got a chill and look at Embra wearily. But, the person who makes them feel wary, do not care for them and head towards the kitchen after saying,

"Well then, we will talk at length later. For now, let's have a breakfast. I am starving." (Embra)

Sethar and Keinnayi follows Embra walking into the kitchen and preparing breads and meat. Only after a few minutes of watching Embra preparing breakfast, Sethar ask Keinnayi with telepathy.

{Lady Keinnayi.., that mortal... he is dangerous.} (Sethar)

{Ah.. I got chills for moment. That's why I was searching his body and soul for any kind of power but, he is a regular human. He do not possess the power to harm us. But, that chill I got...} (Keinnayi)

{He is also someone I cannot understand... Should I use hypnosis on him and ask him questions?} (Sethar)

{No, I have already read his mind and memories... He is not planning to hurt us for now. He is feeling excitement and eagerness for.. future. He is looking forward to the future of living with us... Sethar, did you know that he was about to kill you for a moment when you were talking?} (Keinnayi)

{Are you asking me after reading his memories?...} (Sethar)

{Ah. He was about to kill you. Well, it would not even harm you but, he was about to press the bottom you know? So, did you aware about that?} (Keinnayi)

{..I did not.} (Sethar)

{From his memories, this whole apartment room is full of weapon. There are weapons in every single room that will shoot every one except for Embra. They seems to be called machine guns and with just a bottom, we would be showered by hundreds of bullets, traveling at the speed of Mach 20.} (Keinnayi)

Sethar was silent. No, she was speechless by Keinnayi's words. She do not fully understand but, from her knowledge of Mangas and Animes, she know that 'Mach 20' means 'the speed of sound'. She did not know that Embra was planning to do that at all. Keinnayi feel her subordinate's worries and so, she let her see Embra's memories.

{I understand that you are having a hard time believing but, take a look at this. Last night when I release my magic, the first thing he do is to aim a gun at me. Look. I also did not know.} (Keinnayi)

Keinnayi show Embra's memories of previous night before showing her the memories of this morning. Last night, as soon as Keinnayi released the magic [Isolate], the first thing Embra did was to get his hand on a small remote with the excuse of bringing tea for her. And, with just a push of that bottom, the living room would turn into honeycomb in a matter of seconds.

Sethar and Keinnayi evaluate their view of Embra once again. They prepare defense magic on themselves for the first time in their entire life, because of a mortal.

{I though he was just a lowly mortal. I thought he was just a foolish mortal, expecting to kill us with bullets at the speed of Mach 20. But..,} (Sethar)

{Ah.. According to his memory, he was never expecting us to kill us with that. He is planning to explode the entire room. No, the entire apartment building. That mortal.. How far did he planned?} (Keinnayi)

For the first time in their life, they become wary of a mortal who was never afraid of death. Keinnayi looks into his memories again and this time the topic is about 'weapon'. And, the goddess Keinnayi is shocked for the first time since she arrived at this world and deem Embra as 'dangerous'.