Day 6: Petrified

Day 6: Petrified

"Ah, I'm hungry," an abnormally pale girl was plucking on the strings of her acoustic guitar. "I don't want to cook."

She put the guitar on the stand beside her and rolled her chair over to her computer, which wasn't all too far. She typed in something on the computer and looked at the results. "Ahh, there are too many people in these areas," she said in a monotone voice. "Maybe the magical places have less people."

After switching tabs to the magical web, she typed in something and scrolled down, stopping in front of an image of an orange and white building. "A magical KFP?" She asked aloud, followed by a hissing noise. Chicken doesn't sound too bad.

-

Ryan sighed as he cracked his back. His morning routines were starting to get repetitive and boring.

"So can we teleport now?" Edhas asked, his tone brightening with excitement.

'You wish,' Ryan sighed, looking at his phone. 'Maybe we should go early. Maybe we'll see something interesting.'

"Whatever," Edhas sighed as Ryan got up.

-

"Excuse me?" A woman's voice caught Ryan's attention as he felt a tap on his shoulder. Ryan turned around to see a girl with short green hair. Ryan was surprised when he saw the four horns and the crown on her head. The girl was absolutely adorable, but something about her unnerved him.

"Holy shit that's a lich!" Edhas shouted. "Be careful!"

Ryan gave the lich a blank stare before snapping from his stupor. "May I help you?"

"I sense a dark aura in you," the lich said, somehow smiling off brightly while being extremely unsettling. "My name is BSApricot, also known as Froot, and if you don't watch yourself, I'll personally claim your soul, understand?"

"Okay, time to teleport now!" Edhas forced control of Ryan's body, warping out of the area instantly.

"Hold on," Froot put a finger on her chin. "He kind of looked like that dude that Mousey started simping over. Weird."

-

"Morning, Tenchou," Ryan was leaning on the entrance to the KFP as Kiara flew down with her wings of fire.

"Ryan! You're early!" Kiara put her phone in her pocket. "I was about to call you!"

"I know," Ryan said. "I got bored, so I left early."

"Ah, excuse me?" Both Ryan and Kiara turned to see an abnormally pale woman. Her black hair flowed into her thick, black jacket that contrasted with the white dress that she was wearing. The woman's voice was monotone, as if she wasn't fully awake. Her voice reminded Ryan of an anime Kuudere. "Do you work here?"

"Ah, yes!" Kiara smiled brightly to the woman. "My name is Takanashi Kiara! Nice to meet you!"

"My name is Ririsya," The woman smiled, though the tone of her voice didn't change. "Are you open?"

"My name is Ryan Shade," Ryan smiled warmly at the woman. "We were just getting ready to open up. Would you like to come in?"

"That would be nice," Ririsya tilted her head ever so slightly as she put her hands together in front of her.

-100! Critical Hit! Ryan winced as he opened the door, turning on the lights. "So, what would you like to eat, Ririsiya-san?" He asked, turning around as he walked around the counter with Kiara.

"May I please have a tub of Birb Mild Chicken Legs?" Ririsya asked. She then hit her palm with her fist. "Ooh! May I have some chocolate ice cream too?"

"Of course," Ryan smiled as he went to the back. As he turned, he saw a bit of black mist from the corner of his eye. He knew what that meant. Well, he's cooking, so it wasn't his problem. He hummed to himself as he stuck the chicken legs into the deep fryer, watching the chicken cook. When he walked out, he instantly felt a tense aura as Calli and Ririsya sat next to each other, both of them looking down at the table.

"Uh, did something happen?" Ryan asked, looking to Kiara and pointed to Calli. "Aren't you two supposed to be making out or some shit?"

"W-we don't make out!" Calli's face turned red as she slammed the table. "We… passionately kiss."

Ryan smiled as he at least succeeded in returning the smile in Ririsya's face. "So, what's with this tense atmosphere?" Ryan looked back and forth between the Shinigami and the pale woman.

"Well… I'm an undead," Ririsya said, followed by a hissing sound as the smile faded from her face.

"Your boy being here kind of… awkward," Calli sighed.

"Bah, none of that!" Ryan grabbled a wine bottle and two wine glasses. "After a couple glasses of this, you'll be fine."

"Thank you, Shade-san," Ririsiya gave Ryan a sweet smile as he poured her a glass, causing Ryan to wince in another cuteness overload.

"Damn, all these cute girls are going to be the death of me," Edhas said, sounding visibly pained. Since he didn't have a physical body, cuteness overloads affected his entire being.

"Please, just Ryan," Ryan smiled. He had to resist the urge to give the pale woman pats. Well, that was just a daily life at KFP.

"Thanks Ryan," Calli offered Ryan a smile when he poured her a glass. Of course, Ryan didn't want to give her pats because her and Kiara would kill him, and it would not be quick.

"So, what kind of undead are you?" Ryan asked, turning to Ririsya.

"I'm actually the soul of a basilisk possessing a human body," Ririsya replied. (AN: This is NOT canon. This is just my way of tying together the whole undead and snake thing.)

"Not the strangest thing I've seen, but that's pretty neat," Ryan said.

"You really think so?" Ririsya's tone and facial expression didn't change much, but her body language made up for it.

"Yeah, just have some stupid alternate personality," Ryan sighed.

"Alternate personality?" Ririsya asked, interested.

'Care to introduce yourself?' Ryan asked his other (not better) half.

"I'd… uh, rather not," Edhas said, sounding nervous.

'C'mon, aren't cute girls like your thing?' Ryan asked.

"I mean, I guess. I'm just pointing things out for you since you're dense to these things most of the time," Edhas pointed out.

'Feeling called out,' Ryan decided it was time to stop his inner dialogue. "He's a bit shy," he said. "But he's the part of me that has all of my magic. I'm able to utilize magic on my own, but I can't use nearly as much as he can."

"I see," Ririsya said. "Considering the mana output you're displaying right now, your magical side must be very powerful."

"Yeah, Edhas is quite something, even if he's quite a prick," Ryan admitted.

"Thank you," Edhas said smugly.

"You said his name was Edhas?" Ririsya stiffened slightly, but if anyone other than Ryan noticed, Ryan couldn't determine it.

'Are you really that famous?' Ryan asked.

"Well, let's just say I have quite the past," Edhas replied, chucking nervously.

"I see," Ririsya said, pronouncing the second word with a prolonged hiss.

"Now that I think about it, you two are like Fubuki-senpai and Kurokami," Kiara put a finger on her chin, looking up at the ceiling in thought.

"Actually, you're right," Ryan said. "That's interesting."

"So, how are you enjoying the living world, Ririsya-dono?" Calli sipped on her wine. "It's been a couple hundred years since I've seen you last. Your cover of my song was pretty nice, though."

"I'm honored," Ririsya dipped her head lightly at the Shinigami, smiling slightly. "Things have been nice. I've found my own place and am making a stable income livestreaming. My fanbase can be a bit… enthusiastic, though."

"I totally get you," Calli sighed, but the corners of her lips rose. "It's fun, though. I know they mean the best."

"How's the food?" Ryan asked as he noticed the chicken was already almost gone.

"Ah, I haven't tried it yet," Ririsya said blankly.

"Tenchou," Ryan turned to glare at his boss, who only gave him a blank stare, throwing away a chicken bone.

"Yes? Did you need something, Ryan?" Kiara asked, a suspiciously innocent look on her face.

"Whatever," Ryan sighed as he turned around. "I apologize for my boss, Ririsya-san. I'll go make you another bucket."

-

As Artemis returned to Atlantis, she swam through the city, weaving and turning through the crowded and complex streets until she reached a tube. She sighed, swimming through the tube. When she emerged on the other side, she was face to face with a gigantic whale, several times bigger than an average whale.

"Ah, Artemis," The whale opened its mouth and the ground shook from the sheer volume of her voice. Despite the volume, the voice gentle and soft. "Welcome back. I take it that your trip to the overworld was productive."

"Yes, there have been some interesting developments, kami-sama," Artemis said the last word playfully, her lips twitching upwards.

"Arty, how many times have I told you not to call me that?" The whale said. Artemis knew that she was pouting, even though she didn't show any physical changes. "What interesting developments are you talking about?"

"Whatever," Artemis shrugged. "The Masked Mages have come back to life. All of them except the second one, of course. The fifth works in a fast-food restaurant"

"I see," The whale started to glow, shrinking in size until a blue haired woman in a dress took her place. "Summon Makuro-chan. It's time I pay the overworld a visit again."

-

"What did you want?" Coco was in her dragon form in a secluded mountain range, confronted by a dragon that was a few feet meters tall from her. The dragon was completely mechanical, blue electricity crackling from its red cybernetic eyes.

"I heard there was this new place in Japan to eat," Despite its robotic appearance, the dragon's voice was that of a human female. "What did you think of it?"

"Oh, that's what you summoned me here for? You could just look online," Since Coco was on all fours, she couldn't facepalm, as much as she wanted to. "It's pretty good. I guess you could say I'm considered one of the regulars, I guess. I've been there a couple times."

"One of my friends joined the RSFC recently," The robotic dragon replied. "Is he a threat? Do you know if he makes good babies?"

"Just don't anger him," Coco said. "To be fair, I don't know if even you could survive his wrath. Other than that, he's a really nice person, but I doubt he would be interested in making babies."

"I see," the electricity crackling in the dragon's eyes intensified, some of the sparks hitting the mountains around them. "Maybe I'll go check it out. I'm sure I could think of something."

As the robotic dragon flew off, Coco sighed. "What am I going to do with you?"

-

Omake: Payday

"Hey, Ryan, you got mail today," Ryan's landlord said. Usually, the two just don't talk to each other much, just leaving each other alone since Ryan pays his bills on time, but Ryan getting mail is weird. No one cares about Ryan enough to send mail, most of the time, so Ryan doesn't even check his mailbox most of the time.

"Thanks, man," Ryan said, going to his mailbox. "You're a lifesaver."

The landlord gave Ryan a nod before walking off. 'Who would possibly want to mail me?'

As Ryan closed the door to his apartment, he opened the letter.

"I only sent you five percent of the funds for the first two days of sale. As time goes on, I'll send you more money. Once it sells better, I'll start sending you 30 percent!

Love,

Sabrina <3"

"Damn, I can't believe she's cheating me out of money just because it isn't selling well," Ryan grumbled. He put the letter down and looked at the check. His eyed widened as he stared at it.

"How many fucking zeros are on here?!" Ryan shouted. He slammed the check on the table, splitting the table in half, sighing. "I really have some simps, huh?"

"At least you have enough money to replace that table now," Edhas chuckled.

"Huh?" Ryan looked at the destroyed table in front of him. "Fuck."

-

Meanwhile, Ironmouse was wearing a Ryan Shade T-Shirt, swinging around the limited-edition Ryan Shade Swords of Light and Darkness. "EEEEEE!"

Sabrina looked at the scene before her, holding in her laugh as she recorded this scene. She then sent the video she recorded to Ryan, unable to hold her laugh anymore. Ryan's going to get a kick out of this.