Black Lotus

Ch 11 Calm Before Storm

An orange-haired girl ran like a bulldozer, almost knocking the raven-haired in front of her. Luckily, Ryujin caught the wild Yeji before she made them end up on the floor. The girl in her arms grinned widely, showing her perfectly white teeth. "You did it, Ryuddaeng! I am so proud of you!"

"Ah, I just got lucky." The black-haired girl's eyebrows twitch because of their closeness.

"What are you talking about?" Yeji tilted her head. "You literally made her speechless. That arrogant bitch finally acknowledged your power!"

Ryujin sighed. She didn't know if it was good or not. Yuna Shin was such a difficult and mysterious person to her.

"Ryu, I am glad you are fine!" Beside Yeji, Chaeryeong's eyes were almost brimming with tears. Apparently, Ryujin's duel made the Korean girl get worried.

"Hey, I am okay, you see?" The university student gestured to her perfectly okay body. "At least I am injured free."

"You idiot! You made us worried, you know!" The Korean girl yelled at her, making Ryujin close her ears because of the loud noise. "I almost wanted to punch that bitch. I swear I would kick her ass for dragging you into this mess!" Chaeryeong said, referring to Yuna.

The only sane person who kept her composure was Lia. The young water mage only smiled warmly at her. "You did well for a newbie, Ryujin. I was surprised myself when you launched that shocking attack on Yuna. I bet it wounded her pride."

Ryujin massaged her temple, wondering what happened after Yuna admitted defeat. Hopefully, this would not be troublesome, she thought.

Yeji's eyes widened. "We should celebrate this!" She said, surprising everyone.

"Eh?" The other three girls shared glances in surprise.

"Well, I mean, it makes sense to celebrate." Lia agreed with her sister's idea.

"I knew you would agree with me, Lia!" Yeji glued her cheek to Lia's unwilling face. "Shut up!" She protested that act.

"I agree, too! This will be fun!." Ryujin sighed at her best friend's agreement. She should know that Chaeryeong was a party animal.

"Then it settled! We will have a celebration party!" Yeji pumped her fist in the air.

***

Ryujin knew it was a bad idea after all.

The orange-haired girl dragged them to a local pub in Gibraltar city. Apparently, Yeji was a regular in this bar. She would not have imagined that knowing Yeji was younger than her had already become regular in this place. If they were in Ryujin's world, there was no way they could be friends. Having one troublemaker and party animal, Chaeryeong Lee, already doomed her.

"Marcus, four beers for me and my friends, please! We are here for celebration!" Yeji asked the bartender.

The guy named Marcus just smiled. "Ah, celebration? Alright, kiddo! I'll prepare the best!" Yeji responded with a thumbs-up.

What do you mean by prepare the best? Is the beer the same after all? Ryujin thought.

"Ah, finally good beer after good work seems magnificent!" Chaeryeong gulped down her glass of beer.

"Hey hey, what do you mean by good work? I was the one who almost got whipped by Yuna, mind you?" The raven-haired girl glared at her carefree best friend.

"Hey, I was cheering on you! My effort was counted, too!" The Korean girl puffed her chest proudly.

"Why you little..."