The Last Cross Offs (Part 1 of The Eternal Partners Series)

Chapter 7

The next morning Satoru got up to get ready for his last day of work. He'd sent his resignation letter yesterday to his boss and had to face the music. Tamura would be giving him a lift to work today as his car was still parked at the office.

Ciel had woken up earlier than him and ordered breakfast for them that arrived just in time for Satoru to eat before Tamuru arrived.

Ciel stopped him at the door and pulled him in for a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek before he left for his last day at work.

Alone now in the apartment, Ciel wondered what she should do before her husband returned home. Going out was out of the question when she only had Satoru's baggy men's clothes to wear. Feeling her stomach cramp, she went back to bed to lie down under the covers.

Her first period was uncomfortable, but not unwelcome. This body had been designed to be healthy and extra fertile to make conceiving Rimuru's children a 100% possibility. No errors were allowed. It was a bit unexpected that she would bleed not long after the body was made but also a good thing as it meant her new body was working as it should.

Ciel tossed and turned under the covers before sighing as it was approaching lunch time. She needed something to do. It was not in her nature to be idle. She closed her eyes and used her intrinsic skill <All of Creation> to search for an answer. It felt like it took almost forever which was annoying as she was used to accelerating the process by a billion times over. In reality it only took ten seconds and she already had a game plan in mind for the rest of the week.

First, Ciel needed to acquire her own clothing. So she made her way to Satoru's computer intending to do some online shopping. She picked out a couple of sets of clothing to add to her cart and selected same day express delivery. She paused as she tried to recall the details of Satoru's card when she reached checkout, and frowned, realizing that her human mind did not have the perfect memory as her original self and could not remember something miniscule as the numbers on a card she only glanced at once.

She huffed. How annoying.

"Ciel-sama."

Ciel jerked in surprise and turned around to see Diablo.

"I apologize for startling you Ciel-sama. Rimuru-sama mentioned that you may need this," Diablo handed her three black shopping bags.

Ciel opened it to find five sets of outfits, and a travel bag with a purse. Inside the purse were bank cards and enough paper money to pay for a month's rent.

Ciel nodded approvingly at Diablo, "efficient as always."

"Thank you, Ciel-sama. I've made preparations to forge your identity. All that's left is for you to get your ID. I've come to escort you to sign the required paperwork and to help with any shopping you need done."

"Alright. I'll get ready."

Ciel dressed herself into her new clothes and used a comb to tame her wavy hair. She chose to wear a white silk blouse, dark purple pants, and black ankle boots.

After allowing Diablo to touch her shoulder, he teleported them outside a classy restaurant.

Diablo explained that he had managed to get the Minister of Home Affairs bound tightly in his coercion, and that someone would be meeting them here to take her picture and discuss her forged history.

"You've been discreet?" Ciel asked as they were being led to one of the private rooms for VIPs.

Diablo nodded, "I've made sure that no one knew what I was doing."