Feast! {Job|Chel}

As they were standing beside the entrance, the owner of the restaurant came out to give Pein a board that said free coffee for each pie. It seemed he had extra coffee from the morning and did not want any left afterwards. Tane only watched as customers would enter and leave the restaurant. Pein seemed to have picked up the strange noises Tane was hearing in the background because he climbed up to the roof and probably observed the surrounding. Since he was doing that, Tane kept watch on lower ground. She did not want to miss any surprise attacks. Seriously why were there people who wanted to harm this specific restaurant in the area? Maybe the shop owner had made enemies in his past and they wanted revenge or something like that. Pein dropped down from the roof and warned the customers about a big fight coming ahead. He shut the door and started to block the windows. Tane could not help but think that he was going to do more violent things to the incoming enemies and cause another bloodbath. Anchiale’s passive needed to recharge now and Tane’s own signature spell had to cool off before it could be used again.

Tane did not exactly understand what he meant by ‘border everything up’. But instead of asking back, she copied him and went around finding things to put in the windows as well, making sure not a space was left out. She was not sure what kind of enemies she was going to face this time around so she hoped they were not too strong to deal with. Tane brought out Anchiale, now standing at the entrance of the restaurant again. She was ready for whoever came in her way. Even though her important spells were under cooldown, she was physically capable of combat. After all, she was a pupil of Ganymede. The only one, at that. More importantly, she was a Prestigious. She could not afford to lose to anyone other than her mentor, especially these kinds of humans. They needed to learn a lesson from her.

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Tane was amused as well as pleased to have Pein as her job partner. He seemed to know a lot of combat tricks. He actually did not even use magic to fight the current ones. The Prestigious one waited for him to stop before attacking since she did not want to disturb his sequence of assaults. It almost looked like a dance routine from afar, practised and satisfying to watch. After he had finished up with his ‘dance’, there was a mage left and two guards as well. She could tell that certain person was a mage as his magical reserves were not something she could not sense. It did not take too long for Anchiale to reach within five meters of the enemy, sending her flame to the mage. Tane would then release her light attack towards both the guards, the damage being split evenly among them. That was enough to scare them off. But if Pein wanted to finish them like the ones before, he was welcome to. Tane stood about seven meters away from all of that, Anchiale - a little bit closer, however. The mage’s body had caught on fire, making him shout curse words and drop to the ground, trying to pull of his expensive looking wear.

The Prestigious one signalled Pein in order to let him know she was done and he was allowed to do whatever he wished with what remained of the enemies. Tane stood back at the entrance for a bit watching what else Pein would do before going to the windows and removing the things that she had placed to block them. After she had done so for her side, she went ahead and did the same for Pein’s side. Anchiale followed her around the building, also making sure no one saw her or they would begin to scream or something like that. Tane had experienced this before and it was not a very pleasant experience. Anchiale had become better at keeping out of humans sight. Those who saw from a distance would just think their eyes were playing tricks on them since Tane was also glowing while the guardian was on fire.

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Tane could not contain what she was feeling inside, and so she would scream as Chel did what he did. He would not hear it however, as she was not screaming so loudly. He was too busy crushing skulls and swinging a human spine around to hear anyway. Even if he did, he probably would forget it sooner or later, being overwhelming with serving justice. She heard him say that justice was served kind of softly but still audible to Tane’s receptors. Anchiale looked like a burning statue. She did not move, just stood there with a stony expression as she was not asked to do anything and was most likely bored out of her mind by now. “Thank you, Anchiale,” Tane told her, then dismissed her. The guardian bowed slightly and faded her way back to Fismuth. Tane cleared her throat, now facing the demonic being before her. She was not sure if she should talk to him or just wait for him to do so. Seeing what he had done, any remaining adversaries should be scared enough and know better than to approach. Or else, they would be dead, just like the ones before.

A few minutes after Pein had finished them, Tane decided she would wait there like before, although she doubted anyone would dare to attack them again. Thus the reason she had dismissed Anchiale. She folded her hands on her chest as she would wait for her job partner to arrive at his side of the door as she leaned on the hard wall of the restaurant. Hopefully the owner would let them go soon. She did not want to see Pein carry out any more nefarious acts. She had had enough for the day. Maybe she would get used to it. She wondered if all the members of Sabertooth were like that. But she had met another one named Hika before and she was not like this. Humans were also different among themselves, kind of like The Prestigious. The workers that the humans liked to call ‘angel’s were the same however. Their appearances and thought processes were very much alike.

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Finally, Pein arrived and began to speak to her. Tane’s eyes were wide with shock from the events earlier. She could not seem to keep her facial expressions under control. Her face was slightly red, too, from the screaming most likely. She did not know how to respond to what her job partner had said. He did not seem the least bit phased by his doings. Maybe it was like an everyday thing for him? Tane could not imagine his life, killing people everyday and destroying them as though they were his most hostile enemies. She shuddered mentally at the thought. Then, with all that she could muster up, she found courage to speak to him. “Yes, I guess you did a pretty...good job. I am alright. I sent Anchiale back since I am sure we will not be needing her again.” She gave him a small smile. The restaurant owner came out to scold them, saying that it was too noisy and the flute music in the restaurant could not cover up their noisy business, or something along those lines. Tane nodded respectfully. He made angry sounds, probably cursing in Chinese as well, before he went back in.

Tane laughed a little, thinking about the way he had structured his sentences and how amusingly grumpy he was. She had not seen him smile or say something nice yet. Maybe he was born with a short temper. The Prestigious one took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. She had calmed down. “I suppose our job is coming to an end,” she told Pein. She realised that he had not asked her why she was glowing like a lamp. Maybe he had seen far stranger things. “I hope to meet you in the guild sometimes. I have met one person other than you and the guildmaster that is from Sabertooth. Her name is Hika. We were on a job too, requested by the Magic Council.” She smoothed her hair, draping it on one side. She then laced her fingers behind her as she tried to think of other people from the guild. “She’s the only other Saber I have met so far.”

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With a surprised expression painted over her features, Tane laughed out a little. Hika did not look like someone who would have a boyfriend or anything. Neither did Pein. They were quite the match, in her opinion, a funny one too. One being a hot headed ‘blow everything up’ person while the other was a calm yet ‘I’ll just break your body into a million pieces and smash those pieces into a bloody pulp’ kind of person. She almost could not stop laughing, but she did. “That was such a pleasant surprise,” she said, nodding a little. As they were now at the back of the restaurant, she could hear the chefs working, the clanking sounds of cooking utensils and whatnot. Everything was perfectly audible to her receptors. She could even hear the sound of rats scurrying to and fro in the kitchen. They needed some cleaning up to do since the mess in their kitchen was attracting animals they classified as ‘pests’. Tane closed her eyes for a minute, just because she felt like it. She could still see, however.

“I suppose you spend more time in the guild than I do. I should do that, too. Spend more time in the guild, that is. I am rarely there,” Tane told Pein with her eyes closed. She stayed that way for a solid minute before opening them, not so she could see again. It was an action that she had seen humans do. There was really no point in it for her. Humans probably did it to give their eyes some kind of temporary rest, or something like that. She did not really know. Tane did not know what to do at the moment either. The owner was supposed to come out and tell them that their job was done. Otherwise they would have to remain there. Maybe he forgot about them? That could not be. He even remembered to come out and scold them for the noises they had made. He was probably still mad at them, seeing how he is. Tane guessed they would probably get another scolding before they were actually dismissed.

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Tane listened to Pein tell her that he was not usually in the guild and was actually a ‘hunter’, although he did spend time with ‘Hiki’ there. She supposed he meant Hika and that was his nickname for her. It was a cute one. Tane nodded, not speaking any more as a young boy came out with a bag of what seemed to be jewels. She allowed Pein to take it. He counted the money and then divided it into two equal portions, giving Tane one. She accepted it, but it seemed that was not all for them. The restaurant owner was actually nicer than she had expected him to be. They were rewarded with a meal as well. Tane followed Pein into the restaurant. Although she had had a meal two days ago, she would not mind. She would not have to be hungry for until four days later. Taking a seat opposite her guildmate, she flipped through the pages of the menu. Honestly, she did not care what she ate. In Fismuth, there was only one type of food and people ate it to survive. No one savored the taste of food. Humans, on the other hand, had all sorts of food and they seemed to like to modify them to be of the best taste.

“I will have the deep sea fish as well,” Tane told the lady who arrived later, giving up on trying to pick a dish. Pein then told her that he had enjoyed the job and if she needed any help, him and Hika would be available. The Prestigious one nodded with a smile. “Likewise, and thank you. I will make sure to seek you and your girlfriend out,” she told him. The owner of the restaurant then arrived with his hands on his hips with a grumpy expression on his face.

“Ah you enjoy, okay? I go take care of customers, bye bye,” he said, and turned around to return to wherever he came from. Tane laughed. He was one of the funniest men she had met so far. She would continue to have light conversation with Pein before their meal arrived, then finish it up before leaving back for her inn. She was staying in a small inn during her time in town.

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