Royal Synergy: Battle of Apollo

VIII. Gatecrashers

Chapter Eight

"WHAT'S YOUR SITUATION there, Virus?" Rinig kong tanong ni Scheduler sa suot kong earplugs. Lumayo muna ako saglit sa lugar kung nasaan ako.

"Safe and sound, bitch. Ready to kill again." I commented while I'm heading back to the main kitchen.

Nang mapatigil ako sa harapan ng isang elevator ay napatitig ako sa aking repleksyon. I'm wearing a Chef get-up while wearing this face awful face that Keno made me wear. Well, he programmed I mean. He said that this face is the perfect person to disguise.

Ugh! It's disgusting. Ni hindi man lang pumasok sa taste ko ang itsura ng mukha ng babaeng nakakabit sa mukha ko. Keno should have at least asked me if this face would suit me. It's not Vera-like at all.

We are now back in the city. Yeah, after three years of being a real chef in Sweet Cafe Assassins, ito ang unang pagkakataon na nakatapak muli kaming dalawa ni Xyrene matapos kaming itago ni Asia.

We attended the Annual Banquet sa pangunguna at inorganisa ng mga Aldeguer. Aldeguer became on top of the pinnacle of business world nang mawala si Xyrene in which held by her before. Ngayon lang namin napabalitaan na hindi na rin aktibo sa business ang asawa ni Xy dahil sa hindi pa raw ito maka-move on sa namatay na asawa. The Coltrane and Villareal Empire where now being held by Xy's mother— Leona Casiraghi, and Xavier's father. However, without the brain of the richest and well-known business clan, they've been outwitted by the Aldeguers.

Well, that's not the main concern of us. We don't care, actually. What matters to us was the repercussion of Apollo's sudden appearance in the public.

We are here to show what Premiere can do now that the enemy already made their move.

"That's less of your concern, X?" Premiere asked when we were doing the planning stage of our scheme the other day.

Lahat kami ay nasa Cafe Assassins at dito piniling pag-usapan ang ganitong bagay. Well, Asia suggested it and we agreed as well. Nasa balcony kaming apat ngayon. Toffee is currently sleeping inside of the office.

Lumingon si Asia kay Xyrene nang hindi mahintay ang sagot ng dalaga. "Hmm?"

"No, I'm more concerned with my mother, A." Xyrene replied.

"Kaya ni Tita at Tito ang sarili nila, X." Komento ko at inabot ang tasa ng tsaa na pinagawa ko.

"I know. Maybe I just want them safe? Hindi na rin sila bata. Tumatanda na rin sila. I'm not underestimating them, but they do deserve to have a break in all of this mess." X replied in which somehow, I agree. "I don't know if they're still grieving or have, they moved on."

Napabuntunghininga ako sa mga taong iniisip ni Xyrene. Buti pa s'ya may magulang pang may mauuwian. I lost that chance already. Lalo na't hinayaan ko ang kakambal kong isakripisyo ang sarili niya ng araw na 'yon. I really don't know what to feel up until now. I'm still grieving of course. Both of us didn't get a chance to reunite nang hindi na s'ya galit sa akin. Hindi ko na uli maririnig ang pagtawag n'ya sa akin ng Ate.