Summoning Woes

Extra Chapter - Valentines Day

Featured song for this song:

Higurashi - Dear You
Credits for this cover: Theisther
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-j_UcHsgVQ

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Luck was definitely not on her side. Everyone in Michele’s group were receiving gifts on this dreaded day called “Valentine’s Day”. It was supposedly an expected outcome anyway since she was never into the drug called love. But the bite it had watching even an outcast like Lodin receive chocolate from Tiara made this year’s event more painful than it was supposed to be.

But that wasn’t the worst. Will, Aem and Themis seemed to have a good time too, setting aside their differences to celebrate this special day when the gods were not attacking at the moment. She heaved a sigh, cursing the heavy emotion for dragging her spirits down.

“Hmm,” a voice from behind jolted her up. “Looks like somebody’s a bit lonely.”

Blood shot up into her head as she turned around. A man wearing grass-green armor greeted her, his full helmet preventing her from seeing his face. On his hand was a box of chocolate but it wasn’t without some twisted twigs that already found its way on it.

“Oh, it’s you,” Michele said.

“Were you expecting Klavier?” he asked.

“N-Not at all! Zelban, you better shut your trap or…”

“Or what?” her ears pricked at the voice. She turned to Zelban’s side, staring back at Klavier that took a chocolate from a red heart-shaped box on his hand.

“N-Nothing,” she puffed her cheeks.

“You can be honest already,” Klavier said, partially revealing the half eaten brown gooey stuff in his mouth. “I know you want some.”

“Um, sir,” Zelban said. “It’s not very nice to talk with your mouth full…”

“Oh! Sorry!”

“Anyway,” Zelban gave his gift to her. “This is something for our fellow leader. We appreciate your help throughout our journey and we hope to continue working with you.”

“Thanks,” her stomach tickled with a weird sensation. “By the way, Klavier. Where did you get those chocolate from?”

“I bought it from a prominent gift shop back in Bariura Empire but it’s not been touched for the past month.”

“So you decided to eat it,” her eyebrows drooped low along with the apparent frown on her face.

“Yup. Must say it’s pretty good.”

“Do you even know what that kind of chocolate is meant to be?”

“Um yeah,” he scratched his head, glancing at Zelban who looked on uncomfortably. “Then again, it’s going to expire soon so…”

“Idiot. You could have just given that to me. I’d love to eat them even if they’re expired.”

“Want to have one then?” he offered the already empty box.

“Um, sir, aren’t you going a bit too far doing that?” Zelban asked, his body shaking so much that his armor clattered.

“Is it?” Klavier turned to look at Michele, who was already fuming inside out. “Uh oh. I think you have a point.”

Klavier wasn’t about to get away with it. She pulled him by the hair just before he could turn tail and run. She yanked him towards her, delivering a punch to the face that sent him flying in the air.