Date- 3 April 2321
Time- 07:27
Location- Sky Blossom City, Guild Association Mall, Warehouse no.234
While Ann quelled the drama between Asong and Anna, I looked at Susan and said, “Sasan, attending to these people all night must have been tiring, take today off.”
“No, I can’t do that. If I leave who will attend to the guests, and what if you need me?” Susan asked walking up to me.
“I will be leaving for the sun blossom city soon, as for these people, they can afford a hotel. You don’t need to worry about them.” I said without worrying that they could hear me.
“What, you are going out of town? When will you return?” Susan asked immediately after hearing that I was planning to leave for sun blossom city today.
“By tomorrow evening at the latest. So you go home and take a good rest. Don’t overwork yourself.” I answered Susan and asked her to look after herself.
“How can I leave the guests in the warehouse unattended?” Susan denied.
“Susan, go home and take good rest, that is an order,” I ordered Susan.
“But-” Susan tried to argue but I ignored her turning to look at Agatha I said, “Agatha, time for you to keep your promise, I will be leaving in the noon, should I make travel arrangements for you or will you just fly over.”
“Don’t make any travel arrangements for me I will be traveling in your shadow with my card that allows me to hide in a target’s shadow. I am telling you this because I want you to know I will be watching your every move, so if you feel the need to go to the little man’s room then hold it in,” Agatha informed me about how she planned to fulfill her promise by hiding in my shadow.
“Wait, if Agatha leaves then what about me? I can help too. I don’t want to be stuck in the warehouse all alone by myself.” Aba asked hearing that everyone will be leaving and she will be all alone.
Being Ignored Susan just went ahead and sat on the couch next to Aba. Seeing that Susan did not leave I asked, “What are you doing? Didn’t I ask you to take today off?”
“You did,” replied Susan nonchalantly. Hearing her response I was puzzled and added, “And?”
“And I decided to spend my free time in the warehouse with my new friend,” Susan answered while grabbing Aba’s hand.
“When did you become friends with that brat? All she does is boss around.” I asked Susan in doubt.
“Hey, who are you calling brat? You and I are practically the same age and why can’t Susan be my friend? And I don’t boss around people.” Aba complained, hearing me call her a brat.
“Aba and I hit it off the other night when you were in the card lab. She is fun to hang around if you get to know her.” Susan answered.
“Did you forget our first encounter with her? She tried to kill us just because I called her a little girl?” I reminded Susan of the first time we met Aba.
“…” Susan couldn’t think of words to defend Aba’s past actions.
“I am sorry, I got carried away that day. It won’t happen ever again.” Aba apologized giving Susan a chance to defend her new friend, “See she knows her mistake and has apologized.”
‘Tsk’ I clicked my tongue in dissatisfaction and soon Aba spoke looking at me, “Now your turn.”
“What?” I did not understand what Aba was saying to which Aba explained, “Now you apologize to me for calling me short all those times.”
“Yeah, right. Not happening. You tried to kill me, when you failed, you went back and brought your semi-demigod bodyguard to kill me again. You tried to kill me twice, an apology just doesn’t cut it.” I scoffed at Aba for thinking that I would forget her trying to kill me twice, If not for the Clown mask’s memories of her future vision I would not have compromised with her.
“I thought we were friends, Why are you digging up the past,” Aba complained as if I was bullying her.
“Me? You are the one who wanted me to apologize to you, just be happy that I no longer plan to call you shorty considerating that you are a friend now.” I explained and then thought to myself, ‘Why am I engaging in this pointless argument? I have better things to do than this?’
Giving cummy Aba and Susan one last glance I left muttering, “Whatever.” but heard Aba complain to Susan saying, “Why does he talk to me like that? I am his friend.”
“Give him time, he will get used to the idea of having you around.” Susan consoled Aba.
Ignoring them I decided to head out to meet with Rami and talk about our visit to sun blossom city. But was stopped by Anna who complained, “I thought tonight we had our dinner date?”
“I did say that but sorry something urgent just came up. Instead of a dinner date let me make it up to you with a breakfast date right now, if you are okay with it that is,” Yesterday I promised Anna a dinner date which we had to postpone for tonight because of Asong but now due to the Circle business I had no choice but to postpone the dinner date I promised to Anna again, but I decided to make up for it with a breakfast date right now.
“Okay, since you are so considerate, I will take it. But you have to know you are missing a fantastic dinner date, I had all of it planned out, our loss.” We had agreed that Anna will be in charge of the venue and other plans for the dinner date, she did say that she was going all out but it seems that fate will not have it for now.
“Awe, maybe next time,” I said as I was also kind of looking forward to what Anna had in store.
“Next time, so I can expect more of these dinner dates?” Anna asked with a satisfied smile on her face.
“I am not promising anything but sure,” I replied.
After Anna and I left the warehouse Aba moaned in pain, “Ah, Susan, you are hurting me.”
“I am so sorry, Aba.” Susan apologized letting go of Aba’s hand, hearing the conversation between her young boss and the southern emperor Susan’s grip on Aba’s hand had tightened unconsciously.
“…” Agatha looked at her princess with doubtful eyes. Considering Susan’s realm how could she hurt Aba who has a higher realm of the two with a huge margin.
“What? She may not look like it but she is strong.” Aba defend
“Once again, I am sorry Aba. I don’t know what got over me.”
