A Knight's Loyalty | Food Fantasy AU Fanfic

Epilogue

"Sanma! Look at that!" Kuri exclaimed, pointing out to the ocean once more. Sanma just sighed.

"Um, Master Attendant," Sanma spoke. "I still don't see it." Kuri pouted.

"Sanma, just squint your eyes to block the glare out or something. It's a rainbow!"

"Oh." Sanma blinked. "So it is."

It had been at least a day since they left Nevras for Sakurajima. Sanma had to remind Kuri to get their belongings from Catcakes, which saved them the time and money of having them sent or retrieved.

"Man, I already miss them," Kuri grumbled. "It's only been - what, two, three days maybe?"

"It's been five days," Sanma corrected. "Well, we're in the middle of the fifth."

"No wonder I miss them, then." She looked over to the crowd of other passengers, skimming over people to find a specific someone - or specific someones. "Hey, where are Milt and Caviar?"

"They should still be downstairs," Sanma answered. "Although, with this many people, it's a bit hard to tell, isn't it?"

When Kuri and Sanma had finally left, Milt and Caviar joined them - as Food Souls with good reputations, the townsfolk let them on for free. So, they all left for Sakurajima together - each of them returning home.

"I see land!" the familiar voice of Milt shouted. "Caviar, look!"

Kuri instinctively followed the voices to find the two looking across the opposite side, towards the boat's destination. Caviar noticed the Attendant immediately, but paid no mind.

"Yeah, I see it," Caviar acknowledged. "Relax, we'll be there soon."

"They've got to make travel between Nevras and Sakurajima faster," Kuri complained, hanging her arms over the edge of the boat. "I mean, they're right next to each other, but we had to go from the western part of Nevras to the southern part of Sakura. It's kind of inefficient, isn't it?"

"Well," Sanma added, "Considering Sakurajima didn't use to welcome visitors until recently, it's obvious why they haven't cleared a port yet - they didn't have any trade partners prior to now."

"This is sounding like school . . ." Kuri sighed. "Then, of course, they're is the potential that Fallens are infesting the area. That only makes it more difficult." Sanma nodded.

"Well!" Milt interrupted. "What's most important is that we're almost there, no?"

"Of course," Sanma, Caviar, and Kuri unanimously agreed. They were almost home.

~

"Raindrop! Where are you?" Catcakes called out. It was the third day in a row that the Attendant and his beloved Food Soul went out to observe the blizzard.

"I'm here," Raindrop Cake reassured, standing right behind his Attendant. "You needn't worry so much about me. I'm alright now - if anything, I should be the one worrying about you."

"I know you're worrying about me. That's why I have to return the favor."

Raindrop Cake smiled at his Attendant's words, and the two continued on a bit. Every now and then, hints of a Fallen Angel would appear, but Raindrop would always handle it. By the end of the day, however, both Attendant and Food Soul were exhausted.

"It's been another long day, hasn't it, Raindrop?" Catcakes remarked. His Food Soul nodded.

"Tomorrow will likely be like every day before . . . ," Raindrop trailed off. Catcakes took notice.