Chapter 67 - 6 Days Surviving, That’s A New Record!
Five days had passed since Kivas Chariot walked into Solvish Keep with a halo above her head, five Divine Constructs trailing behind her like an escort of ominous celestial judges, and a personal bodyguard in the form of the most feared entity once known to Vaingall’s history.
That encounter carved a tremor across the fabric of the bastion, a confrontation that left none untouched, and now, on the sixth day of her survival in this world—an unbroken personal record—Kivas found herself leaning back against a curved bonewood bench in the corner of Charishe’s restaurant, skewering snacks with relaxed precision.
Samael sat beside her, an elbow on the table, calmly sipping from a ceramic mug filled with some arcane variation of tea that looked like liquid obsidian.
A pair of Tall-eared Workers darted by, one balancing a platter atop her oversized fox ears, the other twirling a spoon dramatically for no real reason.
They were not only workers, but also the mascot and tourist attraction for the restaurant after all.
It was too much sometimes to the point that Kivas wanted to have one.
Samael caught that shift and could possibly be working on something behind the scene, unknown to Kivas herself.
Charishe stood at the end of the bench, arms crossed, lips twisted in a semi-scowl as she pointed a sharp claw at both guests. "I swear to every flavor in this kitchen, you scared the living hell out of me back then when you barged into my Blood Cake Drooling plan."
Kivas grinned, slow and sly, as she plucked a round fruit coated in something glistening from her dish. "That wasn’t my intention. I’m only fueled by curiosity, troubled curiosity. I do not bite... unless I’m hungry."
Kivas chomped on the fruit, filled with pride after five days worth of work, pretending to be someone new, and maintaining a certain image and impression to fool the entirety of Solvish Keep, alongside the Karasu Association who backed it.
There might be some kind of back and forth between the Director of the Solvish Chapter and the communication cycle of Karasu Association that Kivas and Samael hadn’t deduced yet. But so far, everything seems to go as expected.