"...Alice, right?" Shu Fang a.s.sumed. "Yes! Are you her friends?" Chris was very happy to hear her little sister"s name from someone. "Yes. She was hired by the Inn we were staying. She"s a good cook! Everything she makes is just so good!" Chiho quickly complimented Alice. Chris couldn"t respond in happiness. "Though, she can be moody sometimes. But that"s alright" Chiho said. "Yes. She had that att.i.tude. But I a.s.sure you, it"s nothing serious! She"s just that kind of person!" Chris said. "She"s all grumpy when I"m not around. I don"t know why, but for some-" She continued to talk to Chiho. Riko b.u.mped Anne with her elbow and waited for her to look. "She looked very happy" She whispered. "Yeah. I never saw her this d.a.m.n happy before" Anne nodded as they watch Chris happily conversate with the two. "Yeah. I barely even hear her voice before" Riko nodded. "She looked rather young. Mind if I ask you your ages?" She asked. "She"s only a year behind. I"m twenty-five" Anne answered. "You guys are too young for this" Riko said. "Why? How old are you?" Anne asked. "I"m about to turn thirty next month" Riko answered."Wow. Big sister, eh?" Anne giggled. Then she peeked past her to Gabriel, then leaned back. "How about your buddy?" Anne asked. "Gab. You"re the youngest in our ranks, right?" Riko turned to her. "So what?" Gabriel gave an annoyed look. "W-What? I"m just asking" Riko shrugged. "How old are you, friend?" Anne peeked at her. "I"m twenty" Gabriel responded. "So we"re all line of two" Anne smiled. "Line of two?" Riko gave a curious look. "We"re all twenties" Anne smiled. After that, they became silent and just listened to Chris despite speaking another language. "-too well!" Chris continues to talk to the two. Then later, they stopped, leaving them with another silence. They are three minutes away from Saiju when Chris looked up to Anne and asked. "Anne, um... Were you serious about before?". Anne was surprised by the sudden topic. "About what?" She asked. "About joining them" Chris also brought Riko and Gabriel"s attention. "Uh..." Anne was anxious and glanced at the two. "Yeah. I mean, you agreed right?" She nodded. Chris didn"t respond. "That, but... How about my sister? She might hurt them if they knew" Chris asked. "We can"t obviously drag her along with us" She added. "You"re worried about your sister. How about your parents back from the West?" Riko joined them. "You"re obviously not thinking this through" She added.
"Your parents will definitely be executed if they knew your betrayal, no matter how rich your family is" She sighed. "I... don"t care about them" Her answer surprised the three of them, they quickly turned to her. "Chris?!" Anne called her name. Chiho and Shu Fang
noticed them and were curious. "They treated you like a worthless sc.u.m, Anne! I had to lie to be able to see you! They just don"t want me near you!" She shouted. Anne was speechless. Then she gradually giggled. "I kinda knew that already. There"s no way a rich family will just let their princess and their prince get close to criminals, right?" She said. "Yes. You have no idea how much I hated them when I learned their disgust on you! They never knew how kind you actually are!" Chris shouted. Anne laughed at her. "Chris. You really think I"m kind?" She asked. This led Chris into thoughts. "I might look kind because I"m with you, my closest friend. But how about other people?" Anne asked. "C"mon, Chris. It wasn"t so hard to notice. I"m a bad person. I killed and rob people. I only looked kind because you were my ally" She said. Chris couldn"t accept the words. She strongly believes that deep within Anne lies a kind and gentle personality. If only she wasn"t born as a Ramirez and had the goal to keep their names alive. "Geez, Chris. How many times have we talked about this?" Anne sighed with a weak smile. "Sorry to intrude, but I get this feeling that you wanted her to be seen as a kind person. She"s a pirate captain, a f.u.c.king living Ramirez from the history! So what"s the point?" Riko joined them. "Pardon my kid here, She"s just confused as of now. Right, Chris?" Anne leaned on her. "That"s right. She was raised from a rich family, after all. Joining the crime life must be a huge step for her" Gabriel nodded.
"Whatever. I don"t want this conversation to continue" Chris quickly dropped the topic off. "You still have a lot to learn, Turner. Being the bad guys, the sc.u.ms of the world, isn"t just about calling people their moms wh.o.r.e and taking off their pants in the public" Riko giggled. Anne nodded to show that she agreed. "You"re also too late to back out of the criminal life now, either. Your family will never be the same even if you apologize to them and even show evidence of you having no more connections with the pirates" Riko said. "You only have Anne and your pirates now. You two will both see the end of your journey... Ah, let"s not get too dramatic here" She scratched her head. "You"re reading too many stories!" Gabriel laughed, making Riko giggle. "I guess so..." She sighed. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don"t say that to her. Despite what I said, her sister might have changed her mind now" Anne swayed her right hand. "Yeah! I bet she did!" Chris smiled with determination. "But, as I said, don"t expect too much, mmkay?" Anne spoke in a tiny voice.
Later, they finally arrived at the gate. They stopped before the gate and the guard on the left approached the driver. "We came from Trupriv. The two bases, uh, Atropos and Mercy got stolen from us. They used their weapons. We need to report back right now" The driver told the guard and he shouted to open the gate. "We lost the bases? d.a.m.n. What do you mean they used their weapons?" The guard on the right joined them. "They used guns, everything" The driver replied. "Also, they were bombarded by those vehicles called "Katyusha". Those things fire a barrage of rockets from a long-distance" Chris said to them. "So you must have lost a count of soldiers" She added. "I see. You don"t sound and look like from here. Are you from the West, perhaps?" The guard on the left asked. "Yes. We came from the West" Chris nodded. After that, the gate opened and they drove in.
Chiho told Chris about the Inn and Anne said to walk there so they can go ahead and report the situation. With that, they dropped off near the entrance. They looked around them as the carriage drives away. "Wow. This place doesn"t bad. Not as bad at it sounds like from the people" Anne said. "Yeah. They said too much" Gabriel nodded. "I remember hearing Miguel being here and telling everyone how bad it is here" Riko said. "That guy"s a d.i.c.k" Gabriel sighed. "He always wanted the people around him to believe his s.h.i.t. He always thinks he"s right!" She added. "I know, but he got his uses, right? As long as he doesn"t f.u.c.k with us or Alex" Riko said. "Right, right, right. Let"s go to that Inn, I also wanted to lie down for a bit" Anne looked to their right and saw a long road with few people on them. "Chiho said that it"s on the other end. It"ll be quite a walk" Chris said. "Unless we run" Anne winked at her. "We"re NOT running, Anne" Chris gave an angry look. "Hah, yeah. Not with those heavy coats weighing you down" Riko giggled. "Nah, it"s not as heavy as it looks. I feel fine" Anne shook her head. After that, they walked ahead.
"Is this how a country on war looks like?" Gabriel looked very curious. "It looks too peaceful, right?" Riko as well. "Are you expecting them to stay in their houses the whole time and desert the streets?" Anne asked. "No. But look, they"re all happy as f.u.c.k! You can"t sense the horrors of war in their faces!" Gabriel said. "Yeah. They all looked contented" Riko nodded. "Maybe they are just not giving in to the war?" Anne thinks. "You know, so they won"t all depressed and s.h.i.t. Gotta keep the spirits up and keep the morale balanced" She said. "Well, ain"t that quite positive spirits" Riko was amazed. "Mostly in the war stories I"ve read, most country people were driven by fear. I never thought people could actually fight it off" She said. "C"mon man, those are just fictions! It"s the creativity of the people"s mind, it"s unlikely going to happen in real life" Gabriel said. "Yeah, there"s no way somebody"s just gonna appear out of nowhere and conquer our world, right?" Riko laughed but no one else did. "Dude. Didn"t the Prohorovkans appear out of nowhere? They even have magic, they"re flying and those futuristic weapons and vehicles. They are time travelers!" Anne said, surprising everyone. "Y-Yeah, that"s right. The f.u.c.k..." Riko looked afraid. "How did it happen anyway?! Was there really a f.u.c.king world ahead of our era?!" Gabriel panicked. "Well, where else did they came from?" Riko said. They walked in silence, observing their surrounding for a while. "Wow. It"s my first time in a foreign place where I don"t get stared at" Gabriel said. "What do you mean?" Anne asked. "Haven"t you been into a foreign place before? They stare at you as you walk by because of your difference in clothing" Gabriel answered.
"Ah, that"s what you"re talking about. We are used to it. People glare at us almost every day. Don"t you get glared at too?" Anne asked. "Not as much as you said, I guess" Riko shrugged. "By the way, is that the Inn?" Chris pointed to a signboard facing the street they"re on from a building. It has "Hirashiko" written in it. "I recognized the text" She said. "Well. You"re the one who can understand these abominations, Chris. You know the way" Anne folded her arms. "Why do you call them like that?" Chris sighed heavily. "I ain"t a fan of them. Their language nor their culture" Anne replied. Nonetheless, Chris was looking for seeing Alice inside the Inn. Her excitement grow as they walk forth. "How did your sister ended up as a poor country"s Inn servant?" Riko asked. "Being a maid is what she liked, she never stopped bothering me about it" Chris answered. "Why become one here at this place?" Riko asked. "She liked it here. Going here is the reason she studied their language" Chris said.
"How about you? You like it here?" Riko looked at her. "Sort of. I was mostly influenced by my sister and my interests just went along. I didn"t actually care about this place to be honest" Chris giggled. "You did for your sister. What a lovely sibling you are" Riko said, making Chris smile. About thirty seconds, they arrived and stopped in front of the Inn. "Huh. This looks like a decent Inn" Riko placed her hands on her hips as she looks at the building. "From the outside, that is. I wonder how it looks inside" Gabriel said. "Can"t be that bad. C"mon, Turner. You"re ready?" Riko turned to Chris, surprising her. "Ah. Yes" She nodded and prepared herself. Many scenarios built up within her mind. How if Alice weren"t happy to see her after all? How about if she was happy? How should she react? How if she got mad and charged at her? Will she get mad or remain happy? She feels like she will never be able to do either way and lose herself into tears, which she prepares. Those thoughts rushed her in her head. They set aside for Chris to open the door open. Chris didn"t waste any more seconds and pushed the door open. The usual noises of people talking greet them. "Welcome to... Hirashiko!" Suzuka shouted her usual greetings to new customers, she was surprised by their appearance. "Would you like to rent a room? Do you want to try out our delicious dishes? Or you just want to pa.s.s the time in our bar?" Suzuka put a little more effort since they looked foreign. "Not gonna lie, I quite like it when they welcome us, they look cute" Anne said. "We... We would like to rent a room!" Chris answered. "A room, it is! Come! Write your name here first and the days you will stay and you"ll be in your rooms right away!" Suzuka raised a pen. "Hey, did you just tell her that we"ll be staying?" Riko asked.
Chris nodded. "We don"t have the money!" Anne shouted. "My, is there a problem?" Suzuka looked at them curiously. Chris quickly looked at her. "W-We can"t actually pay right now... So..." "It"s fine!" Suzuka smiled. "Wh!" Chris got surprised. "What now?" Anne asked. "Since you were the first foreign customers we had, your stay will be free!" Suzuka said. Chris turned to her group. "She said our stay is free! Because we are the first foreigner they had!" Chris happily told them. "Really?!" Anne happily shouted, making Suzuka giggle. "Let"s get going!" Chris grabbed Anne by her wrist and dragged her with her towards Suzuka. Riko and Gabriel just walked. "Here, write your names here! It"s okay if it"s in your language!" Suzuka placed the pen near the book on the surface. "Don"t worry. I can write our names in Tsuchiyan" Chris smiled and took the pen and the book. She skillfully wrote their names at ease. Down to Gabriel Smith, Chris finished writing and rotated the book to face Suzuka. She looked at the names and the first name surprised her. "Christine Turner?" As soon as Suzuka mentioned her name, a loud noise came out from the kitchen and Alice went barging out with a nervous look. "Sister?!" Alice shouted in English. "Alice!" Both in surprise of her entrance and her being her sister, Chris turned quickly. "Alice...!" Chris smiled as she was astonished to see her sister for a long time. Alice looked like she was about to tear away but held it in. "Where...have you been?" She asked. "Why did you left us?" She added. The people around noticed the rising drama and behaved themselves. Nonetheless, the two kept going.
Alice just wanted to run and hug her long lost sister but the grudge was holding her. "Not only you left us... You ruined us!" She shouted. "Why did you... follow her?" Alice glared at Anne, making her look away. "I know you already know the reason" Chris said, leaving Alice no response. "Anne was the only person who cared about me. I mean, who ACTUALLY cared about ME! Our parents are drowning in pleasure of being the richest family and barely gives us a d.a.m.n!" Chris shouted. "That"s not-!" "You should have noticed them as well, Alice!" Chris raised her voice against Alice"s, then sighed. "I know they are still our parents, but it is too much for me. I didn"t felt any love the moment I gained the ability to think!" She said. "And that"s why I made up my mind. I chose my own path and believed what I think is right" She added. "So that "path" of yours is to leave your family and break everything we had apart?!" Alice shouted. Chris was. .h.i.t hard and began trembling, eyes unsteady trying to focus on Alice"s. Everyone noticed her right away. "Did you really think I wanted that?" She asked. "You had no idea what I went through, Alice. The thoughts and regrets overwhelmed me at that time... But I had no choice, I can"t take them anymore. I can"t bare staying in that house of loveless family, no matter how rich we are" She said. Alice can"t find any more reason to ask her further. "You could have stayed for my sake!" Alice shouted. "We were happy, weren"t we?! I loved you and never wanted to leave your side! But why?!" She shouted. Tears started flowing down her cheeks, Alice was filled with overwhelming emotion, the feeling of being betrayed and left alone by the beloved person who was always in her side. In that same spot, Alice continued to sob. Chris didn"t know what to do but had only one choice. She slowly approached Alice and in her surprise, Alice didn"t moved an inch and accepted her embrace.
Having to finally feel her little sister after a long time, Chris was attacked by an overwhelming emotion of remorse. Having to hurt her beloved little sister by leaving from her side. "I"m very sorry, Alice..." She apologized. "I wasn"t thinking clear..." She added. Alice burrowed her face into Chris" chest. "Sister..." Her painful m.u.f.fled voice made Chris more sad. "I missed you, Sister!" Alice raised her voice to express how much she desired to see her sister again. "I don"t want to see you gone again! Stay here with me!" Alice began losing her usual att.i.tude and started showing her behavior when her sister is around. On the other hand. "G-Gab?!" Riko heard Gabriel"s gasps and turned to her and whispered. Gabriel panicked and quickly wiped her eyes off. "Ah! I was just...!" She continues to wipe her eyes with the sleeves of her jacket. "Heh, they got you good, huh?" Riko giggled. "Y-Yeah. But I had other reasons, sorry..." Gabriel smiled, fading the smile from Riko as she realized. Then all of the sudden, the people around gradually clapped and cheered the two. "I"m G.o.dd.a.m.n happy for both of you..." Anne sighed. They stayed connected for a while until they stopped crying. After that, they went into a vacant room to settle Chris" group.
Riko and Gabriel chose the room next to Anne"s, to not meddle with their story. The three, Anne, Chris and Alice, sat down in the bed. "Hey, uh..." Anne spoke up, looking at Alice. The two looked at her. Anne shyly messed with her hair. "I"m sorry... Your sister followed me because I asked her to..." She apologized. "Anne..." Chris sadly called her name. Alice made a half-angry look. "I never liked you. You are a criminal, you live slaying people and robbing them. But if my sister trusted you, then I must learn to trust you as well..." Her answer surprised the two. " I might take a long time to accept you, considering what happened" She added. "Alice..." Chris smiled happily. "T-Thank you. You"re a very kind person, Alice. I"m sure your big sister is very happy about your decision" Anne smiled at Chris. "I"m kinda longing for a drink, it has been a while after all. I will leave you two for now" She said as she stands up. She removed her coat and laid it on the bed before heading outside. As Anne closed the door behind her, the two quickly thinks of what to talk about. "Looks like you"re doing well here, Alice. What is your job here?" Chris asked. "First, I only served the customers, get them their drinks and things. Then the owner found out my cooking abilities and implemented a kitchen. Then finally, I became their first cook. The people here at South enjoyed my foods, Sister! To think that I can finally cook after dreaming so much!" Alice happily said.
Chris giggled. "I"m very proud of you, Alice You really went for your dreams. Your determination which I can never compete" Alice smiled at her. "How about you? What did you and Annabelle do when you ran away?" She was really curious. "I didn"t know you were interested" Chris was surprised. "W-Why do you think that way? You"re my big sister, I worry about you too!" Alice was a little bit triggered. "...No matter what you have become... My worries about you still remain. We are sisters, after all. We are related, a family. And nothing can severe that connection" She smiled. "Oh, you..." Chris reaches to hug her. "I thought you hated me for real. To the point that you don"t even want to see me" Chris was filled with relief as she held her sister. "I a.s.sure you, sister. That will never happen. I will love you until the end. Unless the enemies controlled me to do so... So? What did you guys do? How did you become Pirates?" Alice was so eager to listen.
Chris giggled and began telling her their story. "It"s not as interesting as you think. Unbelievable as it is, after running away Anne and I bravely went into a rebel"s place, where their ring leader is said to hide. Of course, we were held at gunpoint, which Anne warned me before going there. The rebels doubted us at first because I was with her, worrying that I was the government"s spy. Anne forcibly convinced them and they gave us a chance and trusted Anne" Chris stopped for a second. "Annabe... Anne, She"s a Ramirez, right? Is that why they trusted you?" Alice asked. Chris nodded in response. "Yes. They recognized Anne, and they knew that the Ramirez never had any connections within the Government, nor they desired to" She said. "So, we met the leader and he happily accepted us. And there begins our life as bad people. First, we acted as contract killers. We received money on killing people. Then our counts rapidly increased and the leader wanted to push his luck. He planned on sailing and spreading his territory. There, we stole ships from the Government. Then he trained some of his men, including us, how to sail. After a year, with more additional members, he formed the Pirates. And he let Anne and I become the Pirates" captain" Chris ended there.
"How were you in the rebel? Was it hard for you?" Alice asked. "It was. We never had any better place to stay. The President always hunts us. Sometimes, there are rats among our connections and we will be eventually found out and we had to fight out of the area and hide somewhere. I never had a proper sleep since then. And I sadly adapted to it" Chris shrugged. "U-Until now?! Good thing you have visited me here! I will take care of you!" Alice leaned to her. "Thanks. Though, the tension lessens when we Pirates had more strength. The government now fears that there will be a war if they touch us. They"re now being careful with their operations" Chris said. "And I, uh... didn"t come here to visit you, actually" She said, surprising Alice. "O-Oh..." She was a bit disappointed. "The President asked the criminals to take part of a mission here at the South. We will pretend to be the enemies" allies and scout out everything. Unfortunately, everything went wrong and we were separated from the other gang. Chiho and her friend caught us and returned us here. Then I asked her if you are here" Chris said. "Then you still came to visit me!" Alice pouted. "Ahaha... Alright, I guess" Chris laughed. The two chatted for a while alone in the room. Meanwhile, down to the first floor. Anne went to the bar and sat down in a stool. "Hey there, miss!" Haruki, who was mixing pouring drinks on a wooden mug, greets her. "f.u.c.k, I forgot I can"t speak their language..." Anne whispered to herself. "The f.u.c.k should I do here? We only had Chris for translations..." Anne whispered as she looked around. She saw no faces from the West and they all speak Tsuchiyan. "I...see that you"re having a problem communicating with us..." Haruki noticed her uneasy feeling. "Uh... Suzu?!" She called out Suzuka. "Yes?" Suzuka"s head popped out from her desk. "Can you like, speak English or something?! Our foreign friend here can"t talk to me!" Haruki shouted. "Oh no..." Suzuka hurried to Anne"s side. There, she stood awkwardly. "Wine... You, uh, have?" Anne looked up to Suzuka and asked.
"W-Wa...Oh! Wine?!" Haruki shouted, making Anne and Suzuka turn to her. "Y-Yeah. Sake... Sake..." Anne just nodded. "We don"t have those yet, Haru!" Suzuka covered her mouth in embarra.s.sment. "No s.h.i.t!" Haruki stomped loud and slowly turned to Anne. "Wine..." Haruki said wine before shaking her head. "Uh... No wine?" Anne looked confused. "No wine..." Haruki repeated the English word. "That"s too bad, I guess I will just have a beer... Beer..." Anne repeated the word beer, which quickly caught Haruki. "Beer! You got it!" She quickly poured beer on a wooden mug from the barrel behind her. "Finally..." Anne sighed loudly. "Everything good?" Suzuka asked. They both jumped as soon as their eyes met. "Um... T-Then, I should go!" Suzuka quickly bowed and ran back to her usual post. "Here you go!" Haruki placed the mug in front of Anne. "Finally!" Anne"s stress quickly faded away as soon as she smells the strong fragrance of the beer.
Five minutes later, Chiho and her group arrived. "Welcome back, everyone!" Suzuka greeted them. "Aaahh! I can finally lie down!" Ayumi was audibly tired. She ran towards Suzuka and slams herself against the desk, her face buried on the desk, her hands on the surface with open palms. "Key!" She asked. "It"s been a long day, huh?" Suzuka smiled as she placed the key on Ayumi"s right hand. She closed her palms fast as soon as she felt the key in her hand and ran upstairs. "I"ve been noticing, every time that kid"s tired, she just kind of fly around, if you know what I mean" Mariko said to Chiho. "She"s like, just using her legs and arms to do s.h.i.t. Her body just sways everywhere" She added. "That"s Ayumi to you..." Chiho awkwardly laughed. As they walk towards Suzuka, they smell the strong smell of the beer, coming off from Anne, who was still somehow drinking alive. "d.a.m.n, this one"s wasted as f.u.c.k" Mariko peeked at her face, they were already red and her eyes unsteady, which made her giggle. They greeted Suzuka before heading upstairs. On their way, Mariko said. "Hey, I kind of noticed that that drunk woman looked foreign". Which got their attention. "...Foreign?" Shu Fang looked at Mariko. "Yeah. Her face looked different. You know, you just notice if they looked like they came from other places" Mariko nodded. "I think she looked like a Western" She said. "Western? Ah, it must be Christine"s friend!" Chiho remembered. "Ah, yeah. You told us about them coming here..." Mariko looked excited. "...Unfortunately, for you. Only one of them can speak our language. They"re not the same as the Prohorovkans..." Shu Fang giggled. "I don"t care! I will find a way to befriend them!" Mariko didn"t let herself down.
As they head to their room, Alice and Chris walked out of their room, about to head downstairs. "Oh, hey! Welcome back!" Alice greeted them. "What the... You two looked similar..." Mariko gave the two a disturbed look. "h.e.l.lo, Chiho-san. Good to see you again" Chris smiled. "Oh! You"re the one who can speak Tsuchiyan?!" Mariko"s eyes widen as she heard Chris. "Yes. I am Christine Turner, I"m Alice"s elder sister" Chris introduced herself as she rubs Alice"s head. "You didn"t tell us you had a sister!" Mariko shouted. "Are you staying here as well?" Chiho asked. "I guess... I got to talk to Anne..." Chris shrugged. "Anne? Was it that wasted woman downstairs?" Mariko asked. "W-Wasted? That Anne..." Chris sighed. "I will also come down later after I change, so wait for me down there, okay?" Chiho was looking for talking to the Westerners. "Bah... I wish to join but I"m tired as f.u.c.k. I will get you tomorrow" Mariko lazily yawned and headed to their room. "...I"m tired as well. I should also go to rest" Shu Fang went after Mariko. "Alright... See you later, Chiho-san..." Chris nodded and they separated. On the way down, Suzuka noticed them in the hall. "Ah! You two!" Suzuka smiled and waited for them to get close. Alice quickly realized something. "Ah! I forgot! Sister! I should go! The customers are waiting!" Alice rushed to the kitchen. "Hey! It"s okay! Take your time, woman!" A customer overheard her and shouted. "We are lucky to have your little sister here, Christine-san. She made great changes to our services!" Suzuka complimented Alice. "That"s good to hear!" Chris smiled in relief.
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"She"s a hard-worker. A determined and optimistic person! She never let herself down with her thoughts!" Suzuka said. "Yes. She strives for her dream without any doubts. Which I can never do" They both giggled. "I believe you can do the same, Christine-san. If Alice can do it, so can you!" Suzuka cheered her up, which thinks Chris is cute. She looked around and saw Anne still drinking at the bar. "That Anne..." She sighed. "Looks like your friend is enjoying life too much..." Suzuka laughed awkwardly. With that, Chris approached Anne. "Hey..." She pushed Anne with a little bit of force. Anne looked at her, p.i.s.sed off. "The f.u.c.k you want, Chris?" Then quickly brighten up. "Want to join me?" She asked. "No. Don"t drink too much, you always making me carry you" Chris said. Realizing that she came for a warning, Anne got mad. "f.u.c.k off, Chris. You"re always like that, like a f.u.c.king... mother" She said with a hiccup. "You got to fix yourself, Anne! Chiho is coming down to talk to us!" Despite Chris" warnings, Anne remained acting up. "f.u.c.k Chiho. She loves us and you know it, motherf.u.c.ker. She knows that I drink and she loved me for it, hahaha!!!" She laughed out loud, bringing everyone"s attention. "Anne..." Chris sighed. "Just say to her that drinking is a f.u.c.king tradition" "No..." Chris quickly replies to Anne. "You should stop right now!" "NO!!!" Chris took the mug away from her and Anne quickly jumped to hug her. The beer spilled everywhere as Chris was shaken by Anne. "Don"t... f.u.c.king leave me, Chris!" She sounded like crying. "Anne?!" Chris felt warm from Anne"s face. She pushed her head and saw her crying. "What the h.e.l.l, Anne?!" Both disgusted by the smell of the beer and the tears on her dress, Chris dropped the mug on the table and pushed her off with both of her hands.
"Get... off me you drunk b.a.s.t.a.r.d!" Chris tried hard to push her off. "Don"t leave me Christina! I swear I will change!!!" Anne cried more. "W-Whoa, few minutes and she"s this drunk?!" Haruki can"t believe her. "Please!" She pleaded. "Wake... the f.u.c.k up!" Chris had enough and punched her hard, throwing her away. She quickly raised herself up to look at Chris. "You traitor...!" She said with wide eyes, touching her nose. "I trusted you and this is what you return?!" Anne began sobbing again. "I... think you better off riding along with her, Christine-san..." Haruki told Chris while scratching her head. "Here"s a better way to wake this idiot up..." Chris walked up to Anne. "I"m sorry, Anne..." She smiled. "You won"t leave me?" Anne stopped crying to ask. Chris held her head and leaned back her own head. "Eh...?" Anne wondered why and Chris headb.u.t.ted her to Valhalla. "Whoa!" Everyone was surprised. "You"re such a mess when you"re drunk..." She said as she carried Anne to a stool. She laid her arms and head to the table, she now sleeping at the bar. "Y-You"re pretty wild, Christine-san" Haruki was a little bit afraid. "We always headb.u.t.t each other when we are drunk... It became my habit to headb.u.t.t someone to knock them to sleep" Chris said as she sat next to Anne. "W-Wow..." Haruki awkwardly laughed. "Sister!" Alice called out with a plate of a well-done steak and another dish on her other hand. "Here! I know you"re hungry!" She dropped the plate of steak in front of her and left winking at Chris. "Hm... This looks good! To think Alice made this on her own..." Chris said as she looked at Alice serving people their food. "You have grown up now..." She whispered with a smile, then returned to her food.
Haruki happily conversates with Chris as she munches down the stake. A short time later, Chiho arrived, wearing the Inn"s clothes. "Hey, Chris-san!" Chiho waved at her. "h.e.l.lo!" Chris turned to her and greeted her. Chiho sat next to her and quickly saw the dead Anne. "She drank a lot and pa.s.sed out, I see..." Chiho said. "Yeah, she drank a lot, right?" Chris smiled at Haruki. "Ahaha..." She laughed awkwardly. "How are you doing though?" Chiho asked. "We"re doing fine. I think we can rest for the day here before we head out again..." Chris said. "Are you going to return to the Prohorovkans tomorrow?" Chiho asked. "Ah... that..." Chris was surprised by her question. They talked about their plans for tomorrow until time pa.s.sed for too long.