5 August 2018
Light’s house, 19:00. . .
“We’re home!” said Light.
“Phew! Finally!” said Lily.
“Yooooo! Welcome home, you two!” greets Runelt.
“Hello again, Light-san, and Lily-san!” greets Eissen.
“YOO! LEADER-KUUN!!” greets Leonna as she waves her right hand erratically.
“AT LAST, MY LAST TWO MINIONS ARE HERE!! MAKE YOURSELVES AT HOME! HAHAHAHHAHAA!!” greets Mari, eighth-grade syndrome style.
“Urgh! The eyesores are here. . .” said Rena, grumpily.
Light and Lily had just come home and walked to the living room when they were greeted by everyone.
“Stay put, you idiot!” said Runelt to Rena.
“Wow, Rena-chan! You are always in character. . .” said Lily exhaustingly.
“*Sigh* Leave her be, Lily! There’s no end to arguing with that specimen.” said Light.
“Also, wow, everyone’s here today!” said Lily.
“Seems like we all made it here even without needing the wormhole, Light-san!” said Veint.
“Must’ve been a pretty long journey, but I’m happy you all are here!” said Light.
“LEADER-KUN!! I AM EATING YOUR CHIPS AGAIN TODAY!!” said Leonna, shouting proudly.
“I don’t mind! Make yourself at home!” said Light.
*PUK*
“Aw!”
“Mari-chan! This is their home! What you’re saying doesn’t even make sense.” said Eissen as he gently chops Mari’s forehead.
“Uuuuu. . . You shouldn’t be hitting your girlfriend, Ei-chan! That’s gonna turn into a bad habit and escalate into domestic violence!”
“Now you are just exaggerating. That wouldn’t even count as hitting. . .”
“Uuuu. . .” said Mari as she pouts her mouth.
“. . .”
*?*
Both Mari and Eissen were confused, as there was a deafening silence afterwards. Everyone is looking towards them with a shocked expression.
“W-What’s with you guys?” said Eissen.
“My minions! What’s with all the looks?” said Mari.
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH??”
*!!!*
Everyone collectively screams loudly in shock in harmony, startling both Mari and Eissen.
“YOU TWO ARE DATING?!” shouts Lily.
“SINCE WHEN?” shouts Light.
“HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA???” shouts Runelt and Veint.
“WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT?” shouts Leonna.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” shouts Rena as she holds her head with both hands, leaning it upwards towards the ceiling.
And then another deafening silence follows.
Both Mari and Eissen were too in shock to respond.
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*POP POP*
“CONGRATULATIOOOOONNNNSSSS!!!”
Everyone gathered around both Mari and Eissen, forming a circle. Lily quickly bought confetti from somewhere in the city and quickly came back, sharing the confetti around, giving one to each of them, as per Light’s instruction.
They all popped the confetti toward Mari and Eissen in the center. Mari and Eissen are bombarded by confetti in the middle.
“T-Thanks, guys!” said Eissen with a slightly red face, putting his hand behind his head.
“. . .”
Mari is just silently embarrassed. She hides half of her body behind Eissen.
“I-I am not used to this amount of attention, Ei-chan. . .”
“EEHH? No need to be embarrassed, Mari-chan! You’re so cute!” said Lily fondly.
“Our Chuuni lord is so adorable! Can you be our daughter instead, Mari-chan?!” said Light.
“M-MY MINIONS SHALL NOT TREAT ME LIKE I’M THE SUBORDINATE!!” shouts Mari.
“Eh? Equating kids to subordinates?” said Veint, bamboozled.
“Wow, she must have a few screws loose. . .” said Runelt, also bamboozled.
“EEEHH? She’s cute like this, Honey! Leave this adorable creature alone!” said Leonna.
“Tch! Another annoying couple is formed. . .” said Rena grumpily, despite smiling like an idiot when she popped the confetti at them just now.
“Don’t start now, you stupid sister. . .” warns Runelt.
“So, so! When did you two start dating?” asks Leonna.
The moment Leonna uttered her questions, everyone else went silent and prepared their ears to carefully listen to their response eagerly.
“About. . . three weeks ago, I think?” answered Eissen.
“It was 16 July 2018, Ei-chan! How dare you not even remember the date when our love contract became official?”
“L-LOVE CONTRACT?!” said everyone in shock again.
“WHAT THE HECK? WHAT’S A LOVE CONTRACT?” said Light.
“IS THAT LIKE THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP WHERE THEY ACT LIKE THEY’RE ALREADY MARRIED, INCLUDING SEX AND ALL, BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVEN’T?” said Lily.
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“You mean a cohabitation relationship, Lily-san?” said Runelt.
“How on earth do you even know about that, nii-san?” asks Rena.
“OOHH MY!! HOW BOLD!!” said Leonna.
“Darling, I don’t think this is what it is about. . .” said Veint.
“N-NO NO NO NO!! YOU ALL GOT IT WRONG!!” explains Eissen.
“WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT IN SUCH A RELATIONSHIP! JUST A HIGHER FORM THAN THE NORMAL RELATIONSHIPS!!” adds Mari.
“So, what is it then? It’s confusing!” said Light.
“I apologize! We are simply dating like any of you all, normally! Love contract is just her usual chuuni language to describe what’s between us.” explains Eissen.
“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
Everyone collectively realizes and feels relieved after Eissen’s explanation.
“Oh well! Congrats, you two!” said Light.
“Yay! Congrats!” said Lily.
*CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP*
And then everyone claps and congratulates them on their new relationship.
“Let’s do a big feast today in celebration!” suggests Light.
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
“YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”
“YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
“IT’S A BANQUET, BABY!!”
Everyone cheers excitedly at the idea Light presented.
“Me and Lily and I are going to prepare the food! Everyone, please take a bath now!”
“ROGEEEEEEERRRR!!”
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About an hour later, everyone has taken a bath and is now wearing their casual or relaxing clothes. Light and Lily have cooked all the food, but they take a quick bath first before they start serving them. Everyone has rearranged the living room a little bit, pushing all the sofas and the table away to the side. They rolled out a big carpet that Light bought after last time’s banquet, and they all sat down on the carpet, in a big circle. Light has also cleaned up all the confetti on the floor with his Faith power beforehand.
“Here comes the food, guys!” said Light.
“WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
Light and Lily brought food to the living room from the kitchen.
“TODAY’S FOOD IS CONE-SHAPED YELLOW RICE!! OR NASI TUMPENG IN THE INDONESIAN LANGUAGE! ENJOY!!”
*!!!*
“WOAAAAHHHH!!”
“I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS! LEADER-KUN!” said Leonna.
“SAME!! THIS IS SO UNIQUE!!” said Veint.
“EI-CHAN! EI-CHAN! IT’S SO TALL AND LOOKS SO STRONG!!” said Mari.
“Ahahahaha! That’s a really strange way to describe food, Mari-chan!” said Eissen.
“WOOOOHHH!! LIGHT YOU SURPRISED ME AGAIN! I THOUGHT YOU COULD ONLY COOK A FEW KINDS OF DISHES!!” said Runelt.
Light carried a wooden basket containing a cone-shaped yellow rice, about 50cm tall and 20cm in diameter, a generous amount of yellow rice for eight people to share. The top of the cone is covered by a short banana leaf, wrapped around the tip.
Light puts the wooden basket in the middle of everyone on the carpet.
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
Everyone is still in awe over the shape of the rice, as this is their first time witnessing it.
“And here’s the condiments!!” said Lily, coming from behind, carrying about five plates at once.
Lily puts down all the plates surrounding the cone-shaped yellow rice.
“WOOOOOHHH!!! WHAT ARE THESE, LILY-SAN?” said Runelt.
“PLEASE EXPLAIN, LILY-ONEE-CHAN!!” said Rena.
“The first plate has fried chicken! You all already ate this before!”
“Oooooooooooooooo!!”
“The second plate is dice-shaped potatoes in spicy Balado sauce! Or Kentang Balado in Indonesia!”
“WOOOOOOOAAAHHH!!!”
“SOUNDS DELICIOUS!!”
“AND SPICY!!”
“BUT I LOVE SPICY!!”
“WOHOOOOOOOOO!!!”
“The third plate is called Tempe Orek in Indonesia! Basically, it’s a Stir-Fried Tempeh with spices and sweet soy sauce. Also Tempeh is made out of soybeans if you’re wondering! It’s really tasty! People often describe the texture as fake meat!”
“OOOOHHHH!!!”
“WOOOOOHHH!!!”
“CAN’T WAIT TO TRY IT!!”
“The fourth plate is called Egg Balado! It is boiled eggs smeared in the same Balado sauce, like the second dish!”
“OOOOOOHHH!!!”
“I LOVE EGG!! YAHOOOOO!!”
“YEAAAAAAYYY!!!”
“The fifth place is called Perkedel in Indonesia. It is basically fried potato cakes! It’s so good and savory! Paired perfectly with rice!”
“WOOOOOOOOOO!! POTATOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
“I ALREADY KNOW THAT I AM GONNA LOVE THEM!!”
Light carried more plates to the carpet and placed them down neatly around the wooden basket.
“Here’s more of the condiments!”
“OOOOOOHHHH!!!”
“The first plate is fried noodles! I think it’s self-explanatory! The second plate is fried tofu! And lastly, the third plate is just a plate full of sambal! And that is all!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”
“LET’S EAT ALREADY YOU TWO!!”
“Okay, okay!”
Light and Lily sit down and join the rest of the gang, sitting on the carpet in a circle. They all closed their eyes, folded their hands, and started praying together.
After a few seconds, they all opened their eyes and shouted together.
“AMEN!! LET’S EAAATTT!!”
“Ah! Guys! Let me say something first!” said Light.
“Eh? What is it?” said Mari as she already picked up the Perkedel by hand.
“This whole meal, the Nasi tumpeng, is usually served to celebrate traditional weddings! So it is very appropriate to celebrate your new bond, Mari-san and Eissen-san!” said Light.
*!*
Everyone except Lily was surprised by this revelation.
“WOW! How fitting!” said Veint.
“Yay! Congrats again to you two, Mari-san and Eissen-san!” said Runelt.
“First, you take a scoop of the rice! Please take as much as you want! We have another basket in the back!” said Light.
“WOOOWW!!”
Everyone collectively cheered again.
“And then you take all the condiments as much as you want, and put them into your plate! Then you take a scoop of the rice along with every condiment and enjoy that heavenly bite!”
*GULPS*
Everyone gulped down their spits, hearing Light’s instruction. They proceed to do as he told. They take a scoop of the yellow rice, take one piece of fried chicken, take a spoonful of the Spicy Potato Balado, take one Egg Balado, a spoonful of the stir-fried Tempeh, a spoonful of the fried noodles, one piece of the fried tofu, and a little bit of the sambal.
Everyone collectively takes a spoonful of a little bit of everything.
*!!!*
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDD!!!”
Everyone collectively felt waves of immense tasty pleasures in their mouth. They all experience complicated flavours all at once for the first time, except for Light and Lily, though they still enjoyed the food to the fullest, nonetheless.
“MOOREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!”
And so everyone continues eating freely.
Rena and Lily keep going after the spicy potato Balado. Eissen and Light keep taking the fried chicken. Leonna and Mari keep eating all of the fried noodles. Veint and Runelt are going after the Egg Balado. They all have their favorites, but they still eat the rest of the food till they’re all gone.
*munch munch*
“Say, Light! How did it go with the Seventh? I assume it’s all good now! Since I don’t see anything in the group chat!” asked Runelt, talking while eating.
*munch munch*
“OH, RIGHT! I forgot to inform you guys! We were so busy afterwards, it completely skipped over our heads!” said Light.
*munch munch*
“So basically, it all went slightly smoothly, in my opinion! Light-kun let himself get beaten up as a way for the Seventh Judge to properly unleash his bottled-up emotions.” explains Lily.
*!!!*
“WHAAAATTTT?”
Everyone collectively shouted in shock.
“Your face doesn’t look swollen, though, Light-san?” said Veint.
“It’s been a few days already! My face has fully healed, Veint-san!”
“Oh, that’s right! For the past few days, all of you have been sleeping outside! Today is the only day when we all gathered perfectly since last time.” said Lily.
“So, what of the Seventh, Leader-kun?” asked Leonna.
“He agreed to come to the gathering!”
*!!!!*
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
Everyone collectively cheered again.
“As for the dates, we still need to find the Third and Fourth Judge pairs.” Adds Lily.
“Eh? The Third Judge didn’t pay you a visit that time, Light?” asked Runelt.
“No! He completely went silent! I wonder what happened to him. . .”
“Maybe he’s just busy? Knowing our Judge duty, there’s a day or multiple days where we have nonstop cases of our specific sin! Don’t fill your head with negative thoughts already, Light-san!” said Eissen.
“Yeah, you’re right! I was just worried since he just never contacted me at all!”
“Light-san! What are we going to do with the Fourth Judge pair?” asked Mari.
“. . .Now that’s the real question. I have no idea where she is.”
“After last time, she is now being careful with how she uses her Faith power! I no longer hear or see any rumors in the Underworld, nor in the Believe It news app, regarding areas where the temperature goes down significantly. I can’t trail them like before!” said Runelt.
*Sigh*
Everyone collectively let out a disappointed sigh, and a deafening silence followed for a brief period. They also stopped eating for a few seconds.
*!*
“G-GUYS! Let’s not keep forgetting that this whole Judge thing is God’s plan! If He wishes for us to finally assemble, it will happen no matter what! Trust in His timing! I mean, there’s no point worrying about it, right?? It’s not like she’s going to suddenly show up if we keep worrying!” said Leonna, reminding everyone, just like last time!
“Ah, right! You’re right!” said Runelt.
“Wow, thank you for the reminder, my baby girl, Darling!” said Veint.
“KYAAAAAAAAA!!! I LOVE YOU HONEY!!” said Leonna as he hugged Veint suddenly.
“Wow, no shame at all. . .” said Lily.
“L-Lily, that’s just a hug, you know?” said Light.
“Oh no, I already know what she’s going to say. . .” said Runelt.
“EYESORES!!” said Rena with a clear hatred towards Leonna and Veint.
“Rena-san, you hate everyone a little too easily. . .” said Eissen in a concerned tone.
“YEAH! YEAH! WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?? MY MINIONS SHOULD BEHAVE PROPERLY BEFORE MY PRESENCE!!” said Mari.
“WHAT DID YOU SAY, MARI-ONEE-CHAN?” said Rena.
“HOHOHOHO! A MINION SHALL NEVER RAISE THEIR VOICE AGAINST THEIR MASTER!!”
“Alright, alright! Calm down and let’s eat!” said Light.
“SHUT UP, MINION NUMBER ONE!!”
“SILENCE LIGHT-NII-SAN!!”
They both suddenly snapped at Light in harmony.
*!!*
But Light suddenly stands up, and his face looks angry.
“SEEMS LIKE I HAVE TO REMIND YOU TWO WHOSE HOUSE THIS BELONGS TO?” said Light as he cracked his fingers with a creepy smile.
“W-WAIT A MINUTE, LIGHT-SAN!! I GIVE UP!! I APOLOGIZE!!” said Mari.
“HAHAHAHHAHA!! WHAT A WIMP!! AND YOU CALL YOURSELVES OUR MASTER?” said Rena.
“WHAT DID YOU SAY, MINION NUMBER FOUR?” said Mari.
“ENOUGH!! IT’S TIME TO HAVE A CONVERSATION YOU TWO!!”
“N-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” Both Mari and Rena shouted no in harmony.
And so Light proceeded to ‘Talk’ to Mari and Rena, as the others continued to enjoy the rest of the food.
