webnovel

The Family table

The quartet of friends, plus a kitten, have settled in some kind of box near the wall. Even if there was a red priest who in terms of reference will drink you blood while yelling words of understanding, accompanied by a three Neko (cat-girls?) in bloom and a Neko crumb; it was not a cat box where cuddle together, but they sit on designated slot as a family restaurant table for four. Even if that place was missing it fourth wall, it was for a better, because (all?) of them were quite skilled in breaking that particular fourth wall. So it will be for a vain if they will get a private room. Still with a sofa like tapestry benches, this slots actually can contain a more hungry mounts that four, or one can become a creative with the size of customers.

Because Roxxan without a mercy practically tossed still wounded Newdori to that box, he practically slammed onto the wall and fall over that side of the table covering most of that bench. Princess gives him a two seconds of frown staring at him as he moan in pain, until she use excuse that (This way, it is more annoying!), and she use on him her (dark arts?) to heal him. To late she notice that the other side of the table was already claim by the traps, so she roll her eyes and rearrange that priest so she will have a place to sit. Of course she was sulking with her hands crossed on her chest.

To move forward with 'her plan', Savii left the kitten standing on the table with the trio already sitting. As she vent for the stuff and food, (like a proper maid), the trio look after her confused by the fact that she actually doing maid stuff.

So Fizzi had the time to explain so little of what he know about what's going on, to the duo siting on other side of table.

But when Newdori and Roxxan find out it's all a mess for the little one's new name, they start rattling off random names that pop into their heads really fast, as if they're competing to guess the right answer to the question "what's in the box?" ' at some random party.

They went from names of famous persons and hell princes…

Through reciting every choice on present food menu and any stabbing weapon types…

To literally gibberish from both of them.

.

When the maid came back with a cart full of things for dinner and saw what was happening on her table, she had to speak a word of reason. "My friends, I can understand you desire to solve this quest as fast as possible, and I am partially glad that you take this challenge with heads up… But I doubt yours method will have any use here." And she start moving the stuff from trolley onto the table.

One of the items was indeed the currently self-boiling pot with certain arthropod customer in it. Of course the rest of the group get enchanted by the scent of the crab ramen and move they attention on it. The Neko's stare at the food with hunter cats eyes.

.

But, they dint expect from the creature in that pot to greet them and wave at them with his claw as it was some old person who was enjoying a hot spa. "Suuuuup guuuuuis."

Newdori who was just recently healed from shooting himself was instantly in conflict mode. "Excellent, now we have a live entertainment as a diner. To WHAT KIND OF HELL I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED TO, FIZZI!!?"

Furtrap was trying a non-conflict approach before the situation will scale up and tried speak some sense to the crab. "Listen our six legged buddy, I don't want you to alarm you, bud you do realize that in this current table, your life is actually in a danger? Do you?"

The mean Roxxan was annoyed to the point she give them her 'adieu' [farewell], and instant swap herself with her sister Vronica. Those (two sister?) had a thing that can be called a pro lever of multi-personality as it can be seem that not just two personality occupied place of one entity, but even two bodies. There were not just a difference on they skin, but even slight differences on they clothing hair and (makeup?). It can be just a some curse from reading grimoire that create a Roxxan, but the fact that: they can face each other in mirror... swap they positions in world... even if they talk to each using a mirror they dialog can be overheard; then there must be a magic involved. Or they can be just two alternate playable characters on the same game account. [Not cursed and cursed. Princess and Demon.]

This shy Veronica, siting exactly where her sister was, starts looking around in confusion trying to figure where she is and whats going on. But as soon as she realize that she is siting next to Newdori, she panicked like maiden in her first love. She pulled her eyes out on him and her face went full red. In the only possible choice she came up; she hided here face into her palms, as she tried bury herself into that sofa. But her companion was so busy that he didn't notice anything.

.

The crab was oblivious to the danger in which he was and continued to relax. "Hey, chill ouuut! I just enjoying my hot pot bath. You shall to. Its awesoooooome."

As excepted from Newdori he tried to explain the situation to arthropod. "Pal!, the way of how we will enjoy the hot pot differ from how you enjoying it. You clearly don't realize, that you are surrounded, defenseless, and there are three character in this group that will have no problem to actually eat you. Two present characters will be highly confused on whats going on. And one of them cant even process the moral problem of the question presented on table."

Savii as maid give this idea a though. "Funny fact is that the redistribution who is who, will change if we count me or princesses in that six persons math formula."

Fizzi wide it his eyes in realization: "Then we shall boil this soup a little longer, because this conversation taste dam hardcore. Zing!" On his place he make his signature pose.

Meanwhile the Vronica with the enormous presume of pure embarrassment force swap herself with Roxxan.

The Demon was left with a shook expression on what and how it happened. It nearly feel like the ability to swap place with her sister shall be only her privilege. Then she pulled out her cheek as she was stubbornly mad at her sister crossing her arms and legs. She looked like she was having some (inner quarrel?) with her sister. But at the end she rolled her eyes around with clear message: 'Ah, who cares? Have it you way.'

.

But the priest leaning forward and slapping the table, quickly turns his attention to the maid. "That's enough! Put the cards onto the table! Savii, what the hell is going on here?! Are you even Savii that we know? Or some kind of her future version? That traveled back in time but ended in wrong alternative universe? If yes in any option, then what in the 'nine circles of hell'; is happening with you?!"

As she shit next to Fizzi, she gives a tired sigh. "Well, that makes one thing clear. I am the only one who have memories from certain…" She paused for a moment finding correct words. "I will not call it a major incident. Only the events that happened during it… At the end, it turned out I a way to be called as one." From the pocket on her dress, she pulls out a little book representing a working diary. "On the other hand, this unique situation opening for me a rare opportunity. Due to that incident which resulted that you all lost yours memories on the incident… I, as an alternative punishment; are forced to serve here a life sentence. I cannot leave this work until I fill up the unlimited pages of this stupid tome. I order to leave I must obtain enough records of sufficiently valuable tasks, deeds and helps as a form of 'my redemption'. Fortunately form me, there is a loophole in this system and I going to exploit a hell of it. I will rather be indeed of holding several favors to my friends, compared to image of being here for who knows how long. So I mus ask all of you to cooperate with me and I can guarantee to you that this our problem… I mean this quest, will be solved. But for now please-- be clumsy, be clueless, be helpless and help me help you a lot. Additionally let me save your life or something similar. If you all comply then according to my calculations this shall be done by the end of this meeting." And she showed them respect by bowed herself to them like a true alive maid.

But her withe master was skeptic. "Hold on, I am glad you still have so high respect to us. Yours obviously shallow entry of why you working in this place, explains the whole thing of kidnapping a waitress from here and even why they sending a wedding photo back here. But-- why you just don't use the power of those magical tickets, when you have them already on the hand? Like, right now? You used them to summon these two from magic circle, and that's an already a respectable performance."

Roxxan was already playing with table-knife. "What more annoyance, it was from a single one. Not to mention that I doubt I had ever make a deal that will allow anyone to summon me. Just who do you think I am? Definitely not a minion."

.

Newdori backed to the sofa. "What she say. Tokens or not, I keep using a phone to evade exactly this type of 'rabbit pull out' crap. When you dint explain practically anything, but want our HELP. I want to have a freedom of saying: (Fook you!! I won't help!)"

But Savii dodged the question. "One step, after another, no need to trip when we already on the race track. I cannot stretch my life saving string to point where they will be on danger to snap from the pressure. The coupons itself belong to my young master, but clearly it has been a mistress Kurama, who enchanted them with her powers. I must only use them on the best interest of my young master. It does not matter how vague are the boundary of this quest, when the final goal is to figure out a suitable name for Fizzi child."

The little kitten who was listening to them patiently, get excited and has been waving at them with his small paw.

But Furtrap instantly bristle his fur as he nearly panicked. "Hold on! My kid?... I told you, that first I meet this buddy only today. Don't jump onto conclusion! I never…" He tried to make a declaration, but then he realize something terrifying. "Wait! Don't tell me, that the 'Shroodinger lab' has made an another one!?... [Source of Fizzi story of origin.] Then we shall refer his as a sibling and not just simple as a ju…" [junior] He forced himself to shut up and even hold his pawn to his mount to keep it closed.

.

The instant he look at other side of the table he saw that those two stared at him with hunter cat eyes, because this was clearly a missed opportunity to end this shenanigans right now. [junior can be used as a name]