- Sona Sitri -
Sona was awakened at night and wanted to drink some water. Normally, it would be something a maid would do but Sona had asked the maids to leave this side of the house unattended as she wanted to get used to it.
They were planning to go to the human world at the end of the year to study and she didn't want to take maids there.
It would only be her and her peerage.
On the way towards the kitchen, however, she was distracted by another sound in the distance. It was quite faint and it might have been impossible to hear for a normal person during the day but it was night and Sona wasn't some normal person.
She walked in the direction and the sounds became louder. On reaching closer, she was able to identify the voices.
Mother and Father?
Was Father back?
She hadn't seen him much in the past few months. He always seemed to be busy, always out for work. She knew that a part of it was because of her breaking up the engagement but her sister and mother had assured her that that was not the case.
The voices became much clearer when she reached closer to the door.
"....what exactly are you doing, Desmond?"
"It's work."
"Don't give me that useless reason. What kind of work involves you being away for so long. And what kind of work can't you share with us? Have you taken a look at yourself? You look all messed up. Your clothes are disheveled completely unlike your normal self, your eyes look tired and you have dark circles under your eyes. You are an Ultimate Class Devil. What kind of work can make someone like you… this… this tired? If there is anything wrong, please tell us. We can solve it together."
…
There was a period of silence in the room and she heard her father breath deeply and sit down.
"It's… nothing. You all don't need to worry. I will make everything right. Just… just give me some time."
Sona had never heard her father's voice sounding so… defeated.
"What will you make right?" Her mother asked, worried and by now even she was worried. What exactly was going on?
"Please…" He said again but didn't say anything further.
Her mother sighed too.
Sona waited but there was no other voice from the room so she quietly went back to her own room.
This time however her mind was whirling with many thoughts.
After thinking for a while, she decided to meet her sister and discuss it with her.
If Father was really in some kind of problem then maybe her sister could help? She was a Satan after all. There were very few things she couldn't do.
With that in mind she fell asleep.
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"Mother and Father were arguing?" Serafall asked, surprised.
It wasn't normal as her parents had a very good relationship and almost never argued so hearing this could be surprising for everyone, especially her sister and her who knew them so closely.
She nodded her head.
"What exactly were they talking about?" Serafall asked.
Sona explained everything briefly.
When the explanation ended, Serafall was frowning too.
"Do you think someone is troubling Father?" She asked, worriedly.
Serafall broke out of her thoughts and looked at her.
"Don't worry." She reassured her.
"Could… could it be due to the engagement?" She asked, feeling guilty.
- Serafall -
She looked at the depressed face of her sister and sighed internally. To be honest, her father had decided on the engagement when she was very young and Serafall hadn't even known about it. She hadn't said much as Zephyrdor was Falbium's brother. Both Falbium and his brother were quite good devils so they hadn't expected Zephyrdor would turn out like… that. Even though Lord Glaysa-Labolas had been disappointed by the breaking of the engagement, he hadn't taken it to heart as the man himself knew what kind of a jerk his youngest was.
Sona's decision wasn't questioned by many except the hardocre traditionalists but those jerks were always looking for a reason to poke a nose where it didn't belong. Even more so if it can annoy the Satans in any way possible.
"No. That matter has already been settled. There was no problem on that side so don't make that face. Father is also the Head of the Sitri House. He has many responsibilities. Although, this… is indeed a bit unusual. I have a meeting with the Japanese Supernatural factions soon. I will have a talk after I return."
The matter of the mysterious Lucifer has calmed down a bit after there were no more actions from either side. Well it was understandable for the Utsusemi Agency and Wizards of Oz as they were… well, uprooted from Japan. Sure the Wizards of Oz were still mostly intact as their zone of operations were not in Japan but in European countries mainly. In fact, most of their bases were in pocket dimensions in the Dimensional Gap so finishing them off in one attack was near impossible.
Those people were very good at hiding. Still, there were no sightings of any members of the Wizards of Oz… or any of their associates in Japan… or any other place after the attack months ago.
He had single-handedly freaked everyone out from the idea of even leaving their pocket dimension in fear of being nuked and dropping dead in the middle of a road.
This wasn't a bad thing as it had reduced several crimes they were involved in. In fact, in Japan, the crime rate had gone down almost drastically in the last few months after the attack.
Supernaturals were worried about any action gaining the ire of the mysterious Lucifer and the normal humans, yakuza and gang members were worried about the sudden disappearance of several yazuka gangs related to the Utsusemi Agency.
It was only now that the leaders of the Japanese Supernatural factions had opened up for talks again.
They had accepted her request for a meeting and she and Sirzechs were going to Japan to attend.
It could have been faster had Azazel agreed to mediate but this time, the Governor General of the Fallen Angels was being stubborn in his decision. It wasn't like usual either where he just wants to increase the price for his services. This time he was seriously backing out… which was a telling from what she knew about the man.
But then again, it was understandable.
The news hadn't spread in the Underworld yet due to their efforts or it would have caused a mess here too.
If anything, the bright spot in all this was the Mysterious Lucifer himself who hadn't made any other moves after that, letting everything go back to normal.
Her attention went back to Sona and she suddenly remembered something, her face brightening up. "Actually, you know what? You can come with us. Ria-tan is going there too. There is a giant bi-annual Comiket in Japan and there will be many events there. You can go there with Ria-tan. Later on, we can both participate in the Cosplay Event as Super Duper Magical Girl Sisters, So-tan and Levia-tan!"
Sona's eyes twitched at the words. "No."
"But So-tan!"
"No means no."
"But… but… you two can even check out the territory you will be managing and the schools you will be attending later on. Won't it be good to know the country a bit better before going there?"
The point made her sister pause.
Taking the signal she pushed the idea a bit more and finally got her to agree.
Perhaps a trip to Japan and a holiday with her peerage members will help her chill out.
With Sirzechs and her there, there won't be any problem about their safety either.
"Great! Then it's agreed. We are all going to Japan for the Comiket."
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Author's Note:
I am back with another chapter of 'Isekai Restaurant'.
This was mostly the aftermath of the party and casual talks between friends.
We also got to see the plans of Silas' subordinates starting to take root in Silas' world.
There are so many things to do.
Jujutsu Exam, Soul Society Arc, Totsuki Arc, Holy Grail War, maybe something from Shadow's shenanigans, a Toriko visit, Comiket and even Ikki's world might come next.
The next chapters are going to be fun.
Enjoy the new chapter.
Good Day, Peace Out.