Chapter 1108: Chapter 1108: The Slice of Life
[What...? That place is so cool!]
"Right...? Right? I actually couldn't believe they would really give us an entire suite - and look at this view!"
[That... almost looks like paradise!]
[What the—is that Riley and that little person? Wait... where is that place? When Riley and I were in our spacecapade, we didn't visit anything like that! Is that a beach!?]
[Uh, hello? Give me back the phone. Beautiful you may be, I know not who you are... and who even let her in here!?]
[Lucy, don't be rude! That's your aunt Hera.]
[...I don't know her.]
Miss Pepondosovich's request was granted, and they were given a nice suite with a full view of the entire Everywhere. And Hera was right, they even have a man-made beach complete with the waves right outside their patio.
And right now, Miss Pepondosovich was showing it to everyone on the other line. She even had on a two-piece bikini, completely showing her thick muscular thighs and perfectly shaped body. As for Riley, well, he was just sitting there outside with sunglasses on and completely relaxed.
[Pft... Is that Father!?] Lucy could not help but just let out a small snort as he saw Riley seemingly sunbathing in front of the beach, [What is he even doing?]
"You know your Dad, refuses to just wrap it up," Miss Pepondosovich sighed, "But he's actually the one who told me to call you guys - it's about the portal that Enel found in his closet."
[Ah, that... Grandmother! They're asking about the portal!]
Miss Pepondosovich then watched as the screen became chaotic with Lucifer just running,
[Grandmother!]
[What the-!? Can you stop running!?]
[My feet are too free to walk, Aunt Hannah!]
[Ugh... now I realize how lucky I was with Riley.]
[Grandmother! What the-what are you doing here, my dear sister?]
[Being productive, unlike you.]
And finally, after a few seconds of just random things happening on the screen, Lucy handed the phone to Diana who just placed the phone on a nearby table so everyone would be in view - and there, Lucy, Renna, Diana, Nannah, and Riley's adopted daughter, Talia, were on the
screen.
And of course, Lucy truly did not look like he belonged there at all as the three were wearing lab coats, while he was wearing some sort of tuxedo.
"Oh, Renna. You're there as well?" Miss Pepondosovich also placed the phone on top of a table next to Riley before sitting right beside him on the same reclining chair, "Your dad wants to ask about the portal that popped up in Enel's room."
"Gods," Miss Pepondosovich just shrugged while casually uttering the word, "Gods of the
new world."
[That's... what I'm worried about,] Diana closed her eyes and just winced, [But I suppose they're still young and would grow. But...]
Diana then looked around before just leaving the room entirely, causing Miss Pepondosovich
to also slightly lower the phone instinctively.
[...Lucifer is how do I explain this-]
"Dumb," Miss Pepondosovich said with her eyes completely blank, "I've been with the kid his
entire life, he's dumb."
[Well... yes,] Diana hesitated at first but still nodded, [And not dumb like he's stupid, he's actually a very intelligent kid. But... the other day, okay? He was talking to himself in front of the TV, and then he summoned a shadow clone that emerged from the TV... to strangle
himself.]
"Oh. Yeah... he does that."
[I thought it was very concerning at first knowing Riley's history, and I was going to approach
and help him...] Diana just once again sighed, [...But then he just slapped his clone's hand away and started reprimanding it that its timing was....wrong? He's not... mentally ill at all, he's just... he likes to role play a lot.]
"Hmhm," Miss Pepondosovich nodded while letting out a breath of exhaustion, "Yup, that's him. One time Katrina scolded him, and then he just started going off about unleashing his dark side while crying. He got it from that show he's watching...
...and I think I need to go. It was nice talking to you, Diana."
[Yes. I'll call soon too.]
Miss Pepondosovich's bunny ears perked up as soon as she hung up the phone. She quickly
stood up on the chair before turning to look at their suite - only to see a person inside. The person seemed to be looking for them, and as soon as he saw Miss Pepondosovich outside, he just casually stepped outside while smiling at her.
"Hello," the stranger waved his hand, "I know this came up out of nowhere, but can I interest you in talking about the Order of Nothing? It is fine if you are not, but..."
"Oh?" Miss Pepondosovich then tilted her head to the side as the stranger opened up his coat,
revealing what seemed to be several bombs attached to him.
"...I will blow this entire place up if you do not listen to what I have to say."
"...That's a very aggressive marketing...
...I like it."