Chapter 176: Dinner
"I did it! The polaroid is completed!"
-Now you just have to find a way to mass produce it- Dabria said
-You're going to leave it to your uncle again, aren't you?- Siege asked
-Well, no, I'm leaving it to our employees so that uncle John will have enough time to teach magic to the twins-
"Then you'll have no problem with me dragging you out of the forge, right?" Damon asked
"Why?"
"Cordelia's waiting for you outside, she's currently chatting with Eliza" He answered "I doubt you could hear her coming when you were focused on that polaroid of yours and the hammering in the forge would hide the sound of all the footsteps"
-Yeah, and since you were so focused on making that, you couldn't sense her coming either- Siege added
-I'll just go normally, no need to drag me, but I smell a bit, I'm gonna need a shower after this-
-Good boy- Dabria applauded -You aren't as clueless as I thought-
*****
"Don't kiss me yet, I need to brush my teeth and wash up first, water magic can only help me clean so much"
Cordelia just greeted me with a hug.
"Damn, I'm jealous, tch" Eliza scoffs
"Don't forget our dinner plans" Cordelia reminded
"You came here just for that?"
"Yep, not that you really needed me to remind you, but I thought that it'll be cute if I did" she answered "Maybe get you to blush like before"
"Yeah, I'm used to you now, so you won't be seeing that anytime soon"
"We'll see" she replied with mischievous eyes
"You are so dead" Eliza patted my shoulder "I know those eyes, she set her mind on it and you definitely can't escape"
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-You actually look decent- Dabria said -Despite wearing clothes of your old world, this one is at least acceptable-
-Yes, I'm sure Cordelia would be pleased- Diana agreed
"Yep, I think we're all in agreement that his clothes are acceptable today" Damon nodded
I was wearing a long sleeved grey sweater that is plot armor in disguise over a white dress shirt, dark jeans and grey sneakers.
-Don't look at me, I don't care about human fashion- Siege said -But have a great time-
-Yeah, maybe invite her on our trip to the Loken continent too- Ace added -Oh Dabria make sure he doesn't mess up-
-I will be watching a bit, but I'll mostly let them enjoy their date in private- Dabria replied
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I came to the palace to pick Cordelia up for our dinner date, and as usually, the guards let me in and I then arrived in front of her room, I knocked the door and Cordelia immediately opened it
"Ah you're blushing!" Cordelia teased me "Well how do I look?"
"Please don't" I just sigh and look away in embarrassment
"I asked Diana and Dabria for advices on clothes of your old world and it paid off, I like it too, maybe I could start a new fashion brand"
She wore a long sleeve light blue blouse, black skirt and a white baggy wool sweater jacket with her hair tied up in a ponytail, she looks really good and it kinda made me nervous.
< Is this what being a boyfriend feels like? It's starting to sink in...>
-Don't be nervous now, you really just starting to realized that you're someone's boyfriend now?- I can feel Dabria was shaking her head -After all that kissing and sweet talk?-
Cordelia didn't mind my nervousness one bit as she forced me in her arms and pull me into a kiss, with one hand on my neck and the other behind my head. It was a bit clumsy since I was taken by a bit of a surprise.
-And this is where I'll go- Diana said
"Let's leave that for later, we don't want to miss our reservation"
"Sure, come on let's walk there since we still have time" She then linked her arm through mine as we walked to our destination
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"Ah, reservation for 2 under the name of Perseus Silver" the waiter said "We reserved the best table for you"
It was a casual dining restaurant that is packed with customers, but we got a table at this secluded table where it was a bit quieter. We sat and the waitress then arrived and serve us water.
"Ah the hero and the princess, you're finally together like the rumors says" the waitress said excitedly "I'm Jolyn, and I'll be serving you today, what would you like to drink?"
"Water is fine for me"
"Yeah, water is good" Cordelia agreed
"Alright, I'll give you a few minutes to decide on what you want" Jolyn then left
"I didn't think your friends would be into casual dining stuff, I thought that maybe they'd fancy a higher end restaurant"
"Well it seems that like me, most of my friends doesn't really fancy a fine dining meal since we get to eat them everyday at home" she replied "You should meet them someday, but then again I don't want you to meet them, if it's them, they'll try to tease me by trying to steal you from me despite unlike me, they're not really into younger guys"
"Unlike them, I'm into mature and older women, seems like I was always destined to be with you"
"Well if you hadn't shown everyone that you had a dragon bond and those 3 nobles never stole the leviathan egg, we would've never met, I'm sort of grateful for them now" She laughed
"Well if I never pursued in learning magic, then I wouldn't even have met Damon and Diana or anyone else for that matter, I'd probably would've secluded myself somewhere and work a boring job till I die"
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything, but are you ready to order?" Jolyn asked
"Yeah, I'm good"
"Yes, me too" Cordelia nodded "I'll take the smothered pork chops with the side of the garden salad please"
"And I'll take the special seafood meal with fried onion rings please"
Jolyn then left with our order.
"You need to eat more healthy meals" Cordelia said as she held my hands on the table "Balanced meals are important"
"I already do enough exercises everyday, so don't worry about it, besides my homecooked meals are always balanced"
"A lot of exercise, you say, does that mean you have a lot of stamina?" she teased
"Well I did fought a kraken for like about 10 hours straight"
"1o hours straight...I don't think that I can last that long"
| I don't like where this is going |
"I know what you're trying to do and I'm not falling for it"
"Boo, you're not as dense as I thought" she pouted