The Date

The lingering, phantom laughter of the demon had faded, leaving an awkward silence in the bell tower. The quest was over. The Sunstone was secured. Now, it was time for Kenjiro to uphold his end of a very different, far more embarrassing bargain.

With Seraphina watching him with an unnerving intensity, he pulled out his LilyPad. He found the business card the man had given him what felt like a lifetime ago and dialed the number.

"Hello?" a smooth, confident voice answered.

"H-hey," Kenjiro began, his own voice cracking slightly. He cleared his throat. "It's, uh, Bombom. From the other day. You gave me a ride?"

"Bombom! I was hoping you'd call!" the man said, his voice instantly full of enthusiasm. "I've been following your streams. That cosplay was incredible."

"Yeah, whatever," Kenjiro grumbled. "Listen, I was thinking... maybe I was too hasty. I'm free tonight. If you still want to... you know."

"Absolutely! Name the place, I'll be there."