The Stars Above

Chapter 14

Written in 2021, uploaded to Wattpad on 12/24/2022

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"Alright, Matilda-san, I'll leave Mochi to you! Please don't screw it up. Call Champ if you need anything— She's basically required to show up if you call her."

The Desert Scourge shrugged and smiled. "Hey, relax, kid! I got this! This'll be child's play!"

"I'm hungry."

"...You just ate."

"I want food, chicken leg aunty."

Matilda looked down at her own, very skinny and scaly legs, her raptor-like talons picking at the carpeted living room floor, then back at the Wyrm child.

"Did you just call me fat?!"

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As Kuraima walked towards the school, he idly wondered if he made the right choice.

However, he was quickly brought out of his thinking by the appearance of his lover.

"Ku-san!"

"Oh, hey there Sola-san!"

Something seemed to feel a little off today.

"Something wrong, Hel?"

"W-Well, it's just t-that father's hired a few new waitresses a-and—"

Kuraima thought for a moment. "Are you worried that they might take your job?"

"H-How did you—"

"If I had a dollar every time someone back in the 'States said something about foreigners coming to take our jobs, I'd be richer than Jeff Bezos."

"Ah...u-um, wow! T-That's a lot..."

"Hey, new boss."

The two looked up to see Perfa, perched upon a brick wall.

She, amongst many others, hadn't exactly warmed up to the fact that their beloved Champ had been overthrown and that they had to answer to a new face.

"Morning patrols are done. Nothing outta the ordinary showin' up— I really wanted to fucking punch someone, y'know?"

The Astral student sighed. "Perfa, you can't be out here saying stuff out loud like this. What if someone comes looking for trouble?"

"Given how strong your girl is, I don't think anyone's gonna come knocking, new boss."

"I...ugh. At least just send me a text or something!"

"I can't, new boss. The old boss told me that I can't be trusted with phones."

...What?

"Wha-- then send someone who can be!"

"But I'm the one in charge of morning patrols!"

"That's irrelevant!"

"Listen here, new boss!" Perfa said, standing up. "I am the best at AAAAAAA—" However, she stood up too fast and lost her balance, falling backwards into whatever private property was behind the brick wall.

"Isn't that the y-yard of Mr. Kobayashi? The o-one who planted all of those roses around the p-perimeter because delinquents kept t-trespassing?"

"....She'll be fine."

Helenski gave him a funny look, causing guilt to rise up within his soul. "Ku-san..."

"....Fine. Help me up. We've got some time before school starts."

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After spending a few minutes getting Perfa cleaned up, Kuraima put a hand on her shoulder.

"This is an order, Perfa-kun,"