Chapter 17 : Fly me to the moon

My surroundings turned back into the bar… THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE! I mean I'm nowhere near the school! How does that app even take me to school!

*thud thud thud thud*

I saw the phantom thieves crew falling on top of one another. With morgana at the bottom… heh, serves you right!

"Ugh!"

"Welcome to the Gates Of Hell, I serve drinks, foods, and anything in between."

"A little help!?"

Ann looks at me annoyed. Well not my fault.

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"Liam!"

"Yeah?"

"Since when are you aware of all this?"

Ann looks at me like I somehow did her dirty… Oi oi oi, don't look at me like that.

"For a long time ann, you see Time's relative and–"

"Don't give me that Einstein crap!"

Eh? But I'm telling the truth! I'm stuck in hell for more than a year, in laguna for … Rodin knows how long! And Oh my days, did I mention I'm an isekaid person?

"Did Shiho know about this? Alice? Who else know about this! Why are you keeping it a secret from me?"

"... I'm not sure about Alice, but Shiho definitely didn't know… And Shiho's visiting hours are almost up, if you wanna see her, I suggest you head there right now…"

"UGH! INSENSITIVE BASTARD!"

Eh?

Ann stormed out of the bar…

"Lady Ann, wait a moment!"

The cat followed the blonde out of the bar.

"Aren't you guys going to catch up to her?"

I asked both of the boys.

"Eh? Aren't you going after her?"

"Why would I do that Ryuji? And besides, It's still my shift… Unlike you I have a job!"

"Ughhhh, Fine! Let's go Ren!"

Ryuji walked out the door, but slammed it when he left the bar. Well I aint worried one bit about that door… Yep… Not one bit! Nevermind I hope it's not cracked or anything, I mean that door is my portal…

"So, Trickster-san, aren't you going to follow them too?"

I looked at Ren who's looking at me intently… oi oi oi I just tried to be cool, let me off will ya?

After an intense amount of staring, he finally nodded and ran after the rest.

*sigh* After all of them got out, I finally sat down…

"Why is fighting so tiring…"

I said to no one in particular.

[That's why I never fight… And never planned to.]

"Yeah you said that, but I somehow find this memory of you researching Bajiquan you sly old man!"

[... I knew it! You can access my memories too! I thought it worked one way. Guess it proves my hypothesis.]

"So, out with it, why are you learning martial arts?"

[... Sherlock from your memory seems to have mastered this baritsu, So, I thought why not… ]

"... And the real reason?"

[... To prevent chronic back pain… ]

"Gotcha."

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Time passed, the evening came. Currently, I'm cooking food.

"Hey, when is it going to be done?"

"Soon, Moriarty. Soon…"

"Tch. The only thing you're good at is cooking."

Moriarty said his words, as he went back manning the bar, today there's no live music performance, hence the bar's a bit empty… To think food conquers everything…

A few moments later, the food is ready, as the aromas of my cooking tickles a certain criminal consultant's nose.

"It's done?"

"Yep."

He took the plate off my hand and gulped it all down… WHAT ARE YOU A PINK MONSTER THAT EATS STARS LIKE NO ONE'S BUSINESS?

"Now, that's one fine chicken!"

He gulped down all the bones too… this is nuts!!

I also made a few boxed lunches. Just in case Jeanne and Cereza hadn't eaten yet… And to be honest I don't know how much they eat so I made a good number of boxes. The last time I cooked for Jeanne, she wolfed down the whole table. So better safe than sorry.

And as if a certain bald angel heard me, the lunch boxes disappear into a familiar portal.

"Liam."

"Yeah?"

"We're closing early today."

"Eh? Why?"

"It's Monday evening, and there appears to be a supermarket sale nearby… so the chances of us getting customers are relatively low…Plus it's three days away from payday… that is also not doing us any good."

Sure I guess… I'll go check on Shiho I guess…

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It's 19.00 it seems that visiting hours are over… but it doesn't stop me from sneaking in! Inside the room Shiho's looking at the window absentmindedly.

"Shiho!"

"KYAAAA!"

She screamed, but I managed to cover her mouth, just in case that triggers some guards!

"Sssh!!!"

"Eh? LIam! What are you doing here!?"

"Oh nothing… Just checking in on you…"

"Liam, how come you're not… in your bed?"

Oh she still thinks I'm hospitalized…

"I sneaked out! Anyway here you go!"

I gave Shiho a bento box.

"Eh? A bento box? *sniff* it smells so good!"

"Of course It did, I learnt from the best!"

"How did you manage to cook in the hospital?"

"Ummm…. I sneaked out! Yeah I sneaked out then sneaked back in again!"

"Ok…."

After she opened the bento, the aroma burst forth.

"Woah!"

Yup the way to forgiveness is always through the stomach. She finished the whole bento in less than a minute… Damn girl, how hungry are you?

"*sob sob*"

Tears fell down her cheeks. Eh? What's wrong?

"UWAAAAAA!"

And… she cried… at least the food's gone… Wouldn't need to worry about it getting saltier… her head slammed into my chest as her arms around me. I patted her head as she did that. My damp clothes are getting uncomfortable, and Shiho gave no signs of letting off.

"There… there…. You did your best… no one blames you…"

I tried to coax her into releasing me, but it seems that it made the opposite effect as the cry just got louder. Way to go me. I realized that I barely know these girls… Ann is one thing, since I knew her from the game, Shiho's … well let's just say I barely knew her backstory from games, and we didn't see that much development from her… and Alice… Well, let's just say I need to find a way to tame Yanderes.

"*snoreeee*"

… Okay. The black haired girl fell asleep, hugging me. It feels… wet! Yeah my clothes are wet. I gently put her back into the bed, wiped her face clean with wet wipes nearby, and tucked her in… it seems that the only thing that's wet is my clothes… which is good.

I slowly walked away out of the room, it seems that Ann is here. OH COME ON! Out of the frying pan and into the fire?

"Hey."

"Yeah, hey…"

Great opening there…

"Do you have some time… I need to talk to you… "

"Sure… You have somewhere in mind?"

"Yeah."

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"Why are we back in the bar?"

"Hey! I don't have anywhere else to go, ok?"

But not the GATES OF HELL! Seriously, if you guys know what this place really is I doubt you'll come here again in this lifetime! Well maybe after this lifetime, but you get the idea…

*sigh*

I poured myself a drink.

"So, what do you want to talk about?"

I asked briskly as I down the whole glass of vodka.

"Hey! At least give me one too!"

Through my high sleight of hand roll, I manage to trick Ann into thinking that I poured alcohol in it, the reality being I secretly poured it into another glass behind it. I mixed the alcohol with a promenade juice, finishing it with a slice of fresh orange.

"Woah this looks pretty! *click* "

She took a picture on her phone, her phone has a red case, and there's a lot of accessories that's hung on her phone. Yep. Just about how I expect it.

"Umu! This is good!"

Don't give me that Umu, I don't want to meet a certain empress servant! She smells of trouble!

"So…."

Don't leave me hanging! Complete your damn sentence! And stop playing with the empty glass!

"..."

"... Ugh boys… Do I have to spell out everything!? Fine, Start explaining! Who are you! What's with your uncle and mothers? And why the hell do you have a persona!?"

"... I thought I told you, I don't want to answer. No matter how much you pester me, my mouth is shu–"

Portals opened up behind me… RODIN! I SWEAR–!

"Onii-chan!"

Thud!

A missile came flying at me at breakneck speed, It sent me flying to the glass rack behind me.

*Bang*

But the glasses just fell, and didn't break. Yeah, perks of being forged in hell I guess.

"... Ugh… Erika…"

I looked towards the portal and see Jeanne, Cereza, and Rodin come out.

"Mother Jeanne, Mother Cereza Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed dinner."

"Of course dear! And what have we here? Are we interrupting some hot steamy moment here?"

"Cereza, please… *sigh*... I need a bath, all this blood is ruining my mood."

"Count me in! Rodin, please be a dear and open up a portal for us…"

"No way Cereza, with you in the bath I'll be —"

And they're gone…. Cereza took Jeanne by the hand and pulled her into another portal that opened.

"Aren't you going to join them, Rodin?"

"Huh? Hell naw! I'd rather go back checking on my babies…"

Hey take me too, why don't you! It's been some time since I've touched Forge-chan! Rodin lit a cigar with his fingers as he opened another portal and walked inside… Forge-chan… I'm sorry I cannot be with you today! The portal closes.

"Onii-chan"

"Huh? Why are you here? Why didn't you go with mother Cereza?"

"Onii-chan don't want to spend time with Erika anymore?"

Spend time with Pandora's box I made with the essence of the original pandora? Please someone tell me this is not a good idea! But my

"Ugh…. It's not that… It's just… "

I can't say that my ideal weapon suddenly turned into my little sister.That's just a shitty title for a light novel.

"I haven't known you that much… But you're supposed to be my sister… So, I think it's a good idea for us to start somewhere first…"

"Uuuuuu…. So that's why…. *phew* At least I don't have to commit a massacre for the sake of Onii-chan."

OI OI OI HOLD UP THAT LAST PART! And Ann! Stop hugging that weapon of mass destruction! And stop pinching her cheeks!

"AWWW! Aren't you just the cutest!"

"Onee-chan smells nice!"

"But I'm sweating all over!"

"That made it much better!"

Oi oi oi you little pervert!

"So… Erika-chan… Why are you and your mommy coming out of that portal? Where are you from?"

"Oh, that's uncle Rodin's portal, I went to south pole with Mother Cereza, we're killing infernal and paradiso—-"

HOLD IT! I scooped Erika into my arms, as I cover her mouth!

"Erika, what did mother tell you about these things?"

"Eh? Stick them up their asses where it hurts? Puncture them, and make sure to make new holes? And–"

"No, Not that! About the Mundane world!"

"Huh?"

Great… You taught her everything but common sense…

"Listen here Erika… Most people, unless from our direct family, and uncle Rodin's family, are unaware of the… one's we're killing… So don't tell people about that, OK?"

"Ok…"

"Pinky- Promise?"

"Pinky Promise!"

Good I coaxed a little kid! Ann is there looking at me… with a scowl in her face… I mean it's for your own good ok, don't give me that look!