“you heard him, take a sit” asmodieus said as he signalled to Justin and sat comfortably
“hey, come clean this” athena said to one of the waiters standing around. The waiter immediately responded and brought a clean towel, wiping the seat clean for her...even though it wasn’t dirty previously.
Justin shook his head seeing athena's actions. She was starting to look like that b***h princess he had stolen a necklace from. He gently took a seat, not minding if it was clean or not unlike Athena.
As they waited Justin’s mind wandered off as he sniffed different aromas coming from the plates of the people. Ranging from perfectly cooked pork to greasy beef and strangely pleasing vegetables. Even soup of different kinds, some with odd colours. There were some foods he didn’t even know existed.
“as you perhaps hungry?” asmodieus asked seeing Justin salivating.
Justin coughed a bit out of embarrassment as he cleaned the little drool from his mouth “no worries, I’m okay" he had just eaten a while ago, the mean bang kind to him doesn’t give him free license to be a burden to him.
“Waiter!” asmodieus called.
“yes Lord asmodieus" the waitress bowed.
“get your finest meal for my good friend here" asmodieus said with a smile.
“y...you and have too" Justin road to stop him.
“Ah friend Justin, I insist you at least try the food here. Don’t worry, it’s on me" asmodieus said as the waitress left with his orders.
“ow" asmodieus felt a pain in his legs as he grunted a bit, looking to his side the angry perplexed face of Athena could be seen staring right at him.
“What are you doing? You realise he just ate a mountain of food not too long ago and you’re buying him another meal?” Athena really couldn’t understand her brother's little obsession with this man. All this time they spent looking after him could have been spent doing something more productive like training for the Zigan Race!
“it’s my money not yours okay. Besides, he deserves that after the type of fight he put up against me" at the last part asmodieus eyes fixed on Justin.
“Fight against You?” Justin immediately caught up on those words.
“Ah it seems you haven’t remembered yet, seems my br9ther really did pummel you" Athena said with a proud look.
Asmodieus tapped athena's hands urging her to stop talking. “Ah what my sister is trying to say is, you put up a very good find but in the end I won. You really can’t remember?”
Justin squinted his eyes as he stroked his chin trying to remember the fight he was taking about.
“ohh you’re the guy whose arm I shredded!” Justin said with a high tone ad almost stood up.
The others in the place looked at Justin with displeased faces.
“yes yes, now please keep your voice down” Asmodieus chuckled akwardly.
Athena frowned hearing Justin’s statement. What he just said now was the reason she didn’t like him...
Justin scratched the back of his head as he sat back down. Everything came back to him then. How he lost, those massive legs that smacked his was around...his axe!
“my axe? Where is it?!” Justin asked immediately realizing he could have lost it.
“What? What axe?” Asmodieus asked cluelessly.
“T...the axe I used in the fight. And the chain...Where are they?”
“I never saw any thing like you mentioned after the Fight? Maybe it’s been stolen" asmodieus replied.
“S...st...stolen?” it was like the titanic just hit Justin’s heart. How could it have been stolen? First his money, then the necklace and now this?! What was he to do without the emperor's chain and that cool battle axe?
“pfft!” Athena burst out laughing, then asmodieus followed suit. Justin was confused at their antics, was him looking his weapons funny to them?
“Haha, you should have seem your face just then! No worries friend Justin, your weapons are in safe hands" Asmodieus said as he clutched his stomach, his face still scrunched up from laughing.
A relieved look appeared on Justin’s face, he was glad to know it was all a joke. But he didn’t know what to think of these two....
“Os mo!” A loud voice sounded as a man appeared behind asmodieus and athena in a flash. He ruffled their hair with his bony hands.
Hearing that voice asmodieus could already recognize who it was “Uncle alfred" he said as he fixed his ruffled hair.
“come here and give your uncle a hug" alfred said as he dragged asmodieus into his embrace.
“And you....” alfred said, facing Athena who was pouting at this point. “you’ve grown into a fair lady from when last I saw you" alfred also dragged Athena, hugging the two. Athena struggled to free herself but asmodieus just endured.
Alfred finally released them and focused on Justin “Ah, and who is this fine young man with you today?”
“well uncle, this is my good friend Sir Justin.”asmodieus said with his hands directed at Justin. “I met him whilst fighting in the arena...it was a nice battle"
“Ah, well forgive my manners then. I’m Plato Alfred" alfred said extending his hand to Justin for a handshake. Justin shook the extended hand “pleased to meet you sir”. As Justin was about to retrieve his hand he realised alfred still held it tight. Next thing he knew, he was pulled into the man's embrace.
“if I find out you have any ulterior motive in getting close to my nephews...you die" alfred whispered into Justin’s ears. For a moment Justin felt like he was facing Lord Lee again as his whole body stiffened up.