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[8] Midnight Quest: Sana'y Mahalata Entry #2 (ENGLISH)

Selena, the moon goddess, had a hobby of disguising herself as a human every midnight until before the sun rises to test men on how they would treat a woman.

If they pass, she'd give them gifts beyond imaginable, however, if they fail, they'd be punished--one would never want to experience. Fortunately, all men Selena had tested passed.

Everything's fun and games until she met Gin: an ill-tempered and a hopeless romantic women hater.

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"What can you get for testing men though?" Celeste, the goddess of the stars, asked as she watches her friend, Selena, stepping into the portal between the celestial and the human realm.

"I told you I wanted to find a human husband for myself just like your sister did," her lips pooched.

"Well, not everyone is as good as her husband, Ezekiel. You might just get yourself killed down there."

"I've been doing this for I think more than a hundred times and everyone passed, it's just that I haven't met the one yet. But I feel like tonight, I will. Wish me luck," Selena waved Celeste goodbye and rushed inside the portal before she could stop her.

Just as the usual, Selena found herself behind an oak tree beside the park to where men usually pass after work.

She looked at herself who is now disguised as a party girl--short skirt, sleeveless tops--who lost her way back home.

"Perfect," she whispered before stepping into the light, a split second before the time ticked 12 midnight.

She waited for a couple of minutes until she spotted a man whom she thinks is the perfect person for her test.

The man looks tired and incredibly grumpy, but that didn't stop Selena from approaching him.

"Hello," she started in a soft voice, but the man only looked at her blankly which took her slightly aback.

"U-Uhm, I lost my w-way home, so I-I was wondering if you could offer me a place to stay for at least the night?"

Selena watched the man's lips thin into a cruel line.

"Do you have any idea how tired I am from working eight hours straight and another two hours overtime, talking to customers who owe us large amount of money and even had the audacity to curse us?!" He blurted out of nowhere in an incredible speed.

"No, I supposed not!"

Selena's lips parted and stared at him aghast, unable to speak. 'Twas evidently the first time someone had spoken to her in an atrocious manner.

"I-I'm sorry?!" She stuttered, still in disbelief.

"Apology accepted, now let me excuse myself," the man took a step aside and walked pass her as though nothing had happened.

Perturbed of what she calls her "First Time", Selena was been left standing like a statue in the middle of the sidewalk.

When she finally snapped back to her senses, she turned to look at the man who's slowly getting devoured by the darkness.