>>6179139You sit and eat your meal in relative silence at first, the only sounds coming from the kitchen until the door opens. Expanding your ki sense, you feel that Marron has entered the room.
“Morning, Marron. Are you ready?” you ask, not looking up from your food as she walks up.
“Honestly? No, I don't feel ready at all.” she replies, sitting down beside you.
“Good. Being overconfident is a weakness, but so is self-doubt.” you tell her, offering her one of the fluffy fried, folded things you hadn't thought to learn the name of. “You've been working just as hard as I have this past month, and today's the day we will see the results of this training. So, eat up.”
“Right.” she replies, a moment later Silver sending out another of his assistants, this one a girl with long white hair. In one hand is another platter of the things you already have, the second is the strips of fried meat they call bacon. Setting the one before your daughter, then setting the other between you both.
“Please, help yourselves.” she says with a smile, then without waiting for a response turns and runs back to the kitchen. The two of you eat in silence, and as you do the rest of your family staying here all join in as well. Then, to your surprise Chaya suddenly appears via Instant Transmission, looking ready for war. Wearing her armor once more, heavy sword slung over her left shoulder, she lowers her right hand from her forehead, looking around.
“Breakfast? Sounds like a great idea.” she says, but instead of sitting down walks to her 'daughter', placing her free hand on Marron's shoulder. “Relax, don't get yourself so worked up. Being nervous and stiff will only make it harder to move when the time comes. You gotta relax a bit, don't tire yourself out before the fight even starts.”
“R-Right, yes ma'am.” Marron replies, Chaya laughing at her more formal tone. The breakfast lasts a few more minutes, even Towa joining and eating as well. Then, once you've all eaten your fill, you turn to Towa quizzically.
“So, did he say WHERE he would be opening the portal?” you ask, Towa shaking her head.
“I reckon that, when it's time, he'll make himself-” she starts, only for, as if on cue, a familiar dark portal to suddenly open up. Once more Mechikabura steps through, and once more he's not alone. Coming with him isn't JUST Aeos, but also Future Chaya, Ace, and even Trunks. All three Time Patrollers wear serious expressions, already in their strongest transformations looking ready for war. “Speak of the devil.”
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