[Book 2] Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 36 - I CAN'T CURE MY GIRLFRIEND'S FASTFOODHOLISM!

PHASE 36 - I CAN’T CURE MY GIRLFRIEND’S FASTFOODHOLISM!

Everybody had mixed emotions when I came back to the Earth Realm. Of course, all of them are surprised and grateful that Tiara is back, and I managed to pull out a brand-new Jeannette from the prison of hell. But they are also sorrowful about the news on Key, who sacrificed herself just to bring me back to my time.

However, there is still a light of hope for those people who have fallen. Tiara is planning to sing the <Song of Salvation> to bring everyone back, including Heushac, Eliseo, Emily, Diadem, and Key. We have retrieved her and the twelve God Cores she used, so there’s no problem at all.

For now, we have to let Tiara rest. The Kozukata Shrine found out that Tiara has exhausted her prana, and she will need about two weeks of rest in order to cast the <Song of Salvation>. The Twelve God Cores needed to rest too as most of them almost depleted its divine energy. Tiara is also temporarily forbidden to use any of her Gate Guardian powers, including opening a Gate. 

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The next day after Tiara’s revival, I immediately held out a grandiose date. I have saved up hundreds of fast food coupons, saved a lot from my allowance, and even downloaded lots of phone apps that offer cash vouchers. My wallet is ready for a fancy lunch party…

...and so Tiara picked a fast food restaurant which involves a clown that serves greasy snacks. I'm actually loving it, even though it's not a sponsor.

“A-Are you sure I can order anything I want here?” Tiara asked for the hundredth time as we went in front of the counter.

“Of course!” I happily said. “It’s been a while since we last have lunch together, so have a blast.”

“...Okay then…” 

Tiara nervously turned to the counter and said her order that seemed to be the whole restaurant.

“U-Um… I would like ten triple-pounder beef with lettuce and cheese, five potato fries, five boxes of spicy chicken nuggets, eight apple pies, three flurry chocolate ice cream, three plates of spaghetti, two family-sized bacon pizza, one bucket of fried chicken, a jumbo lasagna…”

I am so grateful that I have made my preparations. I have saved quite a lot of money ever since she was sealed as the Frozen Soul. I thought I could end up saving enough money to buy the latest gaming PC with ultimate video cards, but I think this is where all my money goes.

Tiara looked at me with a sense of guilt on her face. She saw me still smiling at her, albeit a little bit forced, so she decided to modify her last set of orders.

“...A-And a diet coke, please…”

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When Tiara finally finished her list of orders that seemed to be the entire menu itself, we finally settled down in a table for two. There are quite a few people eating here in this restaurant maybe because of the suburban place, but it works to our favor since we both don’t want crowded places to have as a lunch date.

“U-Uh, Rikkun…” Tiara scratched her head with a blush. She’s also projecting a forced guilty smile as she tried to justify herself. “I-I’m sorry if I ordered quite a lot. Y-You see, singing the <Song of Salvation> for months exhausted me! That depleted my prana which caused me to become so hungry! I need to eat a lot so that I can recover my strength faster!”

This pup can’t fool me! She’s been a glutton even back before the Frozen Soul incident! 

“Yeah, yeah.” I just chuckled. “Go eat what you want. I don’t care.”