"And I told YOU, bitch, that I would be the one to feed Haruto!"
"Well you should've done it when you had the chance rather than force Haruto-chan to have nothing for lunch because you kept him waiting for the sludge you call food!"
"It should not matter, Haruto is MY King, so it should be his knight's duty to prepare his meals! Lord knows what poisonous contaminants could be in cuisines prepared by the hands of others!"
"...I might be mistaken, but I think the wannabe knight just talked shit to us."
I cowered behind my desk, watching as the four vicious lionesses battled for dominance in front of me. I wasn't usually hiding like this, but I was starving due to having missed lunch (for various reasons). I didn't have the energy nor any idea on how to diffuse the situation.
Perhaps I should explain what happened…
Lunch happened, that's what.
It's the same shit, different day. Except this time. This time, Momo was also involved in the argument. Usually while the cat fight ensues over whom I'm eating lunch with, I could just slip in, nab a bento that was made for me, then move back without detection, enjoying the ensuing cat fight, but four was apparently not my lucky number.
In hindsight, it probably had something to do with Asia's introduction to the class.
"It's nice to meet you all. My name is Asia Argento, the wife-to-be of Haruto-san. I hope we can all get along."
...OK, that was a little unfair towards Asia. I might've paraphrased a little. But that's essentially what she ended up telling everyone. And it was REALLY ADORABLE too, so I couldn't really get upset with her. I still haven't found the right way to tell her about the misunderstanding I unintentionally created yet. Thinking back on it, I realized I may have put her under the impression that I was proposing.
...My bad.
After that, Ruruko became clingy yet hostile, her jealousy inflamed by Asia's claims to matrimony. She refused to leave me alone in between classes, giving me no opportunity to even go to the bathroom alone. Today she had made me a bento for lunch, attempting to ensure the two of us being alone by locking the door while we were eating lunch.
She apparently didn't remember that physical objects like doors were no match for Rooks like Tsubasa who easily snapped the door off its hinges. Momo and Karlamine followed suit. Chaos broke out, but this time, there was always one of them trying to feed me food before being dragged back into the fight by the other three.
Thus, I ate no food for lunch today.
The conflict had apparently continued on to the end of classes, which was now.
"You wanna go, Knight-Bitch!?" Ruruko screamed.
"For the honor of my King, I will not fall before a harlot such as yourself!" Karlamine suddenly pulled a ruler out of nowhere, pointing it at Ruruko threateningly.
"...Let's just hope she doesn't suffocate Ruruko-san with her breasts before the first punch is even thrown…" Tsubasa said under her breath.
""What did you say!?""
Ruruko took it as an insult because Tsubasa assumed she would lose and Karlamine was insulted because Tsubasa was bringing her breasts into the matter, insinuating they were ridiculously large and inhuman.
BOOM!
The very school building shook, knocking those of us lacking proper balance (mainly Karlamine and Momo) onto the ground.
I immediately stood up from my crouching position, eyes wide in shock. "What the Hell was that?!"
"Earthquake?"
"Gas explosion?"
"Car smashing into the school building?"
"A gas explosion caused when a car smashed into the school building after veering off the road during an earthquake?"
We all turned towards Tsubasa with deadpan expressions.
"""Really?"""
Tsubasa blinked. "What?"
The most annoying thing was that I couldn't tell if she was being serious or if that was another one of her attempts at humor.
"I… I just…" I shook my head, rubbing the bridge of my nose. "No. Just no." But really though, what was that? Then I voiced it aloud. "But really though, what WAS that?!"
Deep down, I kind of already knew. Ruruko, Tsubasa, Momo, and I ALL knew.
SLAM
The door to the classroom slammed open, revealing a disheveled-looking Shinra-senpai. Her hair was a mess, like she had woken up with a bed head and had it blow about wildly by the wind afterwards. She looked like she hadn't slept at all last night and was very close to death (albeit jokingly). She completely ignored the other girls in the room, walking right towards me with that dead look in her eye.
"Namikaze, please come with me… I can't… I can't take much more of this…" Shinra-senpai grabbed me by the shoulders. "I never thought that Leviathan-sama could ever be so difficult… it… nightmare…" She started pulling me along. "For the love of all that is unholy, please just come to the Student Council room so she'll stop throwing a tantrum."
"Hold on, Senpai!" Ruruko interjected.
"Yeah! Haruto-chan still has to eat one of our lunches!" Momo complained.
"Unhand my king!" Karlamine commanded.
"...I got nothing." Tsubasa-chan just didn't really seem to have anything else to add, so it was fairly assumed she shared the sentiments of her fellow females.
They all flinched as Shinra-senpai appeared in front of them, her eyes burning with righteous fury.
"Does this face LOOK like I give a fuck?! Do you know what it's like to deal with a woman at least several times your age who looks and acts like a child?! DO YOU!?" Fearful for their lives, all four girls shook their heads. "Then shut your mouths! You want someone to eat your lunches!? Throw them out, eat them yourselves, or I could just shove them down your throats FOR YOU! GOT IT!?"
The four girls backed into the corner, trembling with fear as a demonic aura emanated from Shinra-senpai's body, nodding as quickly as they could.
Having received the positive response, Shinra-senpai calmed down, pressing down her hair with her hands and clearing her throat. She turned to me.
"Will you follow me, Namikaze?" Shinra-senpai asked politely.
I sweatdropped, rubbing the back of my neck. "Um… Sure." I looked back to the other girls. "Um… I'll see you later."
With that, I followed Shinra-senpai out of the room.
And so we walked… It would take a blind man not to notice the awkward way Shinra-senpai was walking. I did my best to ignore it, worried that I would turn Senpai's wrath on me, but a small part of me desperately wanted to address it.
As it would turn out, I didn't have to.
Out of the blue, Senpai spun around on her heels, turning to face me. She bowed her head as low as her spine would let her.
"Please forgive me for that unsettling display I showed you earlier!" Shinra-senpai looked both ashamed and embarrassed for essentially threatening to kill Momo, Ruruko, Karlamine, and Tsubasa. "I have just been at my wits end with Leviathan-sama today! Ever since she appeared this morning, it had been a hassle to keep her contained in the Student Council room so she would not disrupt classes! Due to my tired state, I showed you a rather unpleasant side to myself and asked for your forgiveness!"
I waved it off. "It's no big deal. Everyone is allowed to 'lose it' every now and then. Besides…" I felt myself blushing somewhat.
"'Besides what'?" Shinra-senpai questioned.
I scratched my light-pink face. "Well… It's just that… I kinda… It's kind of sexy when you show that side of yourself."
"Oh…" was Shinra-senpai's response. However, as she turned around sharply, I couldn't help but notice that her face had turned a deep scarlet shade. "N… Nobody's ever said that a-about m-me before." She placed her hands on the sides of her face nervously. "Y-You really think I-I could be sexy?"
I nodded at the question. "Of course. You're beautiful… Nobody's ever said something like that to you before? Not a single guy?"
Shinra-senpai shook her head, pausing slightly. "N-No… I-I mean I know the reputation as the fourth most p-popular, but I-I don't regularly interact with others outside of the Student Council or the Occult Research Club… I-I just don't have too much experience interacting with boys. I-I've never even had a boyfriend before…"
I stared at my senpai blankly. "...Have you met nothing but gay guys in your entire life? I mean, COME ON! You're drop-dead gorgeous! And smart to boot! How could it be that not a single guy asked you out during your entire time from middle school to high school!?" Those words Senpai said… They were just too shocking!
Shinra-senpai tried to downplay the subject and ignore it, adjusting her glasses before hastening her walking pace. "A-Anyway, w-we should h-hurry. Leviathan-sama probably won't l-last."
I shrugged. "Alright."
"B-But… Thank you. F-For the compliment I mean…" By that point, Shinra-senpai was half-walking/half-sprinting towards the Student Council Room. I couldn't help the amused smile. This girl was interesting and one of the innocent-types. She would either become an amusing teasing target or a great harem candidate. I wasn't seriously considering the latter, but if I ever did, it would be an interesting idea.
BOOM
The earth started to shake again. Unsteady on her feet, Shinra-senpai would've fallen backwards if I hadn't reached forward to catch her.
In the position I held her, looking into her eyes, it looked like one of those cliché scenes from a romance movie where the protagonist is holding the love interest right before they have a romantic ki—
I shook my head, blushing at those thoughts. As romantic as it was, doing something like that with Shinra-senpai in this current situation was a no-no.
"U-Um, sorry, Senpai." I looked at her face to see her glaring at me, her face so red that I was kind of scared that the blood would just explode outward. It was honestly kind of cute, the attempt she made at looking angry.
She looked outright embarrassed. "J-Just hurry up." Senpai quickly left my arms, grabbing my hand and dragging along, all but running towards the Student Council room in an attempt to end the continuously occurring awkward conversations and silences that kept befalling us.
Within two minutes, we were standing outside the door to the Student Council room.
I was about to knock on the door when I heard a sharp crash. Worried, I immediately forced the door open, being surprised as I was suddenly dragged to the ground.
"Duck!" Shinra-senpai, who had dragged me to the ground, looked tired again.
"I WANT HIM! I WANNA SEE'EM! LET ME OUT! LET ME GO PLAY WITH HARU-TAAAAN!"
"Onee-sama, please calm down!" I heard Sitri-senpai attempting to calm Sera-tan.
"No!" I walked into the room to see my three Fallen Angel maids standing nervously on one side of the room behind a nervous-looking Sitri-senpai who was desperately trying to calm down my master. Speaking of my master, I could see her on the ground, kicking and banging her fists against the floor like a five-year-old.
"Class is over now! Just wait a mo—DUCK!" Sitri-senpai seemed to be speaking to everyone in the general vicinity, hitting the ground as a large and heavy textbook was sent flying across the room. Mittelt and Kalawarner followed her example immediately. Raynare, on the other hand, was a bit slower to react than the others, getting smacked in the face by the front cover of a mathematics book.
I guess it she needed to dodge some questions, hehehe…
Oh dear Satan, I'm becoming Tsubasa! No! Worse—That joke didn't even make any sense!
Anyway, Raynare was lying unconscious on the ground… So that was fun. Mittelt curiously poked her head with a ruler, like a child poking a jellyfish with a stick. The difference between a jellyfish and Raynare being that Raynare is far more venomous. Hahaha—OH DEAR SATAN, I DID IT AGAIN!
"I WANNA SEE'EM! I WANNA SEE HARU-TAAAAN!" Sera-tan complained again.
"Onee-sama, if you would wait just a few minutes—!"
Shinra-senpai nervously knocked on the door. "Um, Kaichou… I've brought him." She gestured to me.
Sitri-senpai turned to me, her expression becoming one of momentary relief. "Oh thank good—I mean—Look, Onee-sama! It's Namikaze-kun!" Every face turned in my direction.
Then I realized it: Sona Sitri just threw me under the bus!
"Yaaaaay! Haruuuu-taaaaaaaan~!"
Oh dear Satan!
OOMF
Sera-tan tackled me in a huge bear hug, hugging me with every part of her body, even her legs. While her arms wrapped around my whole torso, her legs also ended up entangled around my waist, making me not only immobile but also the only thing preventing my master from falling to the ground. Her arms tightened around me, squeezing the air out of my body.
"Y-Yeah… it's good to see you too… Sera-tan…" I wheezed out.
Since she managed to find some time off of work, Serafall had been in town since two days ago to make up for lost time between us by giving me "lots and lots of personal time". Little did I know that my master had not only the body and mannerisms of, but also the patience of a child. She was bad yesterday, but today… just wow.
The Student Council room was a mess!
Tables were overturned, chairs were either broken or tossed about and placed in random places, papers were scattered about, one of the windows looked like they had been blown out with demonic magic, and there were several craters at random places around the room. It looked like a typhoon had hit the place. A typhoon named "Serafall" that is.
"Oooh! I've been wanting to hug my adorable Queen all day!" Sera-tan said.
She also apparently wants to crush my spine into dust in her bear hug.
Suddenly, it was as if the giant temper tantrum she threw had never existed. Sitri-senpai and Shinra-senpai looked as if they were simply relieved to be alive. Mittelt and NOW Kalawarner were still poking Raynare in the head with rulers, trying to nudge her away. I noticed the large bruise on her head. It looked really bad…
Oh well.
"So… any particular reason you called me here? OTHER than to get my spine ground into dust?"
Sitri-senpai smiled slightly out of amusement. "Well, keeping Onee-sama (relatively) calm is another job for you as her Queen, no matter what sacrifice you must make."
I smiled sarcastically. "Oh really? You think this is funny, huh?" I could tell that Sitri-senpai was mentally laughing to herself at my predicament. I smiled at Sera-tan. "Aw, Sera-tan, I think So-tan is getting jealous due to being left out of the hug!"
Sera-tan blinked, as if having realized something. "Of course!" She turned to Sitri-senpai with watering eyes. "I'm such a neglectful Onee-chan! I've been so busy with Haru-tan that I forgot to give my adorable little sister lots and lots of affection too!" Sera-tan released me and charged towards Sitri-senpai, arms open. "Come to Onee-chan, So-taaaaaan~!"
Sitri-senpai paled. "E-Eh? No!" She started running, avoiding Sera-tan's charge.
"Come oooon, Sona-chan! Give Onee-chan a huuuug!"
"NO!" Sitri-senpai replied in defiance, still running for her life.
If I wasn't so busy busting my guts laughing at the hilarity and the adorableness of the scene, I might have felt bad for Sitri-senpai. Sometimes having a childish master who also has a serious and strict little sister has its perks in terms of entertainment.
"Alright! Alright! I'll tell you why I called you here, just help me!" To see Sitri-senpai in such a frazzled state was humorous, but I knew when enough was enough. Sitri-senpai was willing to give me what I wanted after suffering for this short time, so… Wow that would sound REALLY wrong out of context. But yeah, that about sums it up.
I faked tears, pouting adorably. "Sera-taaaaaaan! Your a-adorable Queen is getting all cold and lonely and needs a huuuuug!" I kind of choked when I called myself her "adorable Queen", but I got my point across to my master.
And then, Sera-tan immediately changed targets. "Awwwww! Sorry, So-tan, but my adorable Queen needs me!"
"No, it's alright." Sitri-senpai answered with a relieved tone. "He needs you right now."
"Haru-taaaaaaan!"
It was like a very strange game of Hot Potato. I passed my master to Sitri-senpai and Sitri-senpai passed her back essentially.
Sera-tan once again treated me as a huggable teddy bear.
Maintaining a perfectly straight expression despite the fact Sera-tan was snuggling against me, rubbing her face against mine, I turned to Sitri-senpai. "So what is it you wanted to talk about?" I asked.
Kalawarner and Mittelt abandoned the still-unconscious Raynare on the ground, setting back up a table and chairs which Sitri-senpai gestured for me to sit down in.
With Sera-tan in my lap, her arms wrapped around my neck lovingly, I sat at the table, Sitri-senpai sitting across from me.
"Namikaze-kun, are you aware of what 'familiars' are?" Sitri-senpai asked.
I opened my mouth to say something, but then stopped, realizing what I was about to compare it to was rather embarrassing. I closed my mouth, blushing slightly.
Sitri-senpai raised an eyebrow. "What is it, Namikaze-kun?"
I scratched my cheek nervously. "Well… It's just that I was about to… I was gonna say it was something like Zero no Tsukaima, familiars being sort-of like magical pets who help their masters in performing tasks or aiding their masters in various ways."
"Actually, that's exactly what they are."
My eyes widened from surprise. "Shit, really?!"
Sitri-senpai nodded. "Yes. That is a rather accurate description of what familiars are. They are an existence which become the hand and foot of us devils. They are also handy for the Devil jobs. Normally, handing out the leaflets are the jobs of a familiar, just as the newly reincarnated Devils do when they first start."
"Makes sense." I said, nodding. "Would save me a whole lot of trouble if I didn't have to constantly walk around or ride around on a bike to hand out leaflets."
"A familiar is a basic for Devils." Sitri-senpai explained further. "They can help their masters. They can be used for information transmission. They can be used for persisting. You also need one since it can be used for adapting to certain situations. Rias has thought the same for her two newest servants, Hyoudou-kun and Argento-san."
"Yep!" Sera-tan agreed. "Since Rias-chan's going to the Forest of Familiars with her servants soon, she, So-tan, and me agreed that you could go ahead and go on right with them!"
"Sounds neat. When are we going?" I asked.
"It may take a while, so you're free to stay here while Rias and Akeno finish their preparations." Sitri-senpai offered. "Of course, it's still quite a bit of a mess in here…" Sitri-senpai seemed to notice that she couldn't leave the room in such a state.
I clapped my hands. "Oh, maaaaids!" Mittelt and Kalawarner appeared by my side, holding a slowly awakening Raynare between them. "Could you be a dear and clean up this room for us?" I spoke with an innocent tone, but I couldn't hide the mischievous and only slightly malicious expression on my face.
"Hai hai!" Mittelt agreed cheerfully.
"As you wish." Kalawarner agreed respectfully.
"..Yes, sir…" Raynare agreed in that wonderfully gloomy tone that I couldn't help but take pleasure in hearing. I don't know why, but I just had a strange pleasure from seeing her torn down from her former, arrogant self, made into this current broken shell. Hehehehe…
Ooh, I gave myself pleasant chills!
And while they were busy cleaning the room, I turned to Sitri-senpai who had a grateful look on her face. Even though it wasn't actually me who was cleaning, I was the only one allowed to actually order the three Fallen Angels around.
"So is there anything you wish to discuss while we are waiting for Rias to complete the preparations?" Sitri-senpai asked.
"..." I opened and closed my mouth several times, realizing I didn't have any questions for Sitri-senpai. I felt like there was one little topic concerning Gremory-senpai that was bugging me, but for the life of me, I couldn't remember what it was. Other than that, there was nothing. I knew all about Rating Games, Contracts, Familiars, the four Satans, everything I needed to know as a Low-Class Devil. "...Er…"
That was when I realized it. The refusal to meet my eyes. The way she was drumming her fingers on the desk between us. The tense feeling in the air despite the fact that Sera-tan was making adorable noises while snuggling with me. The tense feeling that caused even the Fallen Angels to avoid looking at us.
Sitri-senpai was feeling awkward. She acknowledged the awkward silence that befell us.
Same as before, Sitri-senpai and I have never TRULY socialized. Whenever we talked to one another, one of us always had a specific topic on our minds. We always knew what we were gonna say or how we were feeling… but now there was nothing. No lecture to give, no explanations to be given, nothing. We were just waiting for someone else to finish preparations.
Quick, Haruto! Do something!
"So… how's your home situation, Senpai?" I asked, trying for a broad question.
Sitri-senpai raised an eyebrow, bemused by my question. "Good, I suppose. Nothing in particular to complain about or acknowledge."
...More silence.
We just avoided each others' gazes.
"...How have you been doing in school…?" Sitri-senpai asked in a tone that suspiciously sounded like the one I had before.
"Fairly well. I'm maintaining an A-B average."
"Good. Good…"
...More silence.
Mentally, I was screaming from agony.
THIS IS KILLING MEEEEEE!
I turned to Sera-tan and whispered in her ear. "Please help me! This situation is killing me! What can I do to stir up some conversation between me and Senpai?"
Sera-tan smiled cutely. "Oh that's easy! There's only one thing which is always a good conversation topic…" Sera-tan whispered into my ear, telling me exactly what to say. I nodded as I listened to the words Sera-tan spoke to me, smiling slightly.
"So, Sitri-senpai…What do you think of chess?"
Sitri-senpai stared at me, but I saw a slight glint of interest in the corner of her eye. Dangerous, but clearly interested.
"I find it to be stimulating. It's a game that truly challenges one's intellect. Where intelligence and strategy is key. The sensation of partaking in a great battle between two minds, the two clashing like Heaven and Hell, battling for supremacy as they constantly struggle to gain the upper hand in the endless conflict they are embroiled in, is amongst the greatest joys one could find."
Sera-tan and I stared blankly.
""Whaaaaaaat?""
Sitri-senpai looked slightly embarrassed, adjusting her glasses which had begun to slip from her face.
"What I mean is… I find it enjoyable." She clarified.
""Ah.""
Then I rubbed the back of my neck. "So, what say we play a game while we're waiting?"
The glint in Sitri-senpai's eyes became even more apparent. She was clearly onboard.
"Well, considering that Rias should be a while, I see no reason why we shouldn't spend our time doing something that strengthens the mind." Sitri-senpai tried to sound calm and collected despite the sudden enthusiasm she betrayed for chess.
Lucky for us, Senpai kept a chessboard and pieces in the room.
We pulled it out and set up the board.
Senpai picked white so she got to go first. I knew how the rules went because, as I believe I've stated before, Naru-nee taught me a long time ago.
As we made our way about playing the game, we engaged in casual conversation.
"So how have you been with your Sacred Gear, Namikaze-kun?" Sitri-senpai asked, moving her pieces.
"Good. Good." I replied, the pace at which I moved my pieces matching Senpai's. "I still don't think I'm even close to unlocking its true potential, but yesterday, Akeno-san helped me train with it somewhat. I'm getting better at avoiding attacks while using my dividing abilities."
Senpai frowned, but she didn't let that news halt or slow down her pace. "She attacked you?"
"Yeah." I replied. "She said it was all a part of her training for me. She said she was demonstrating how to use our demonic power. Every time I got hit, she said I had to keep in my screams of pain until I couldn't hold it anymore. She also said that I had to continue dividing her power until she could no longer resist and I—"
I paused.
"Er… Fu—"
"No. I know. I realized it just now."
GODDAMMIT!
Akeno-san is one of the few women I know who can always get the better of me. Others were Sitri-senpai and Gremory-senpai.
I didn't even realize Akeno-san was manipulating me until now! Not to mention the dirty way in which that sadistic Queen had worded what she said!
But anyway, Sitri-senpai and I continued playing our game. It was actually tense. I never really played against anyone other than Naru-nee, but I was apparently rather good considering I was lasting this long.
Every time Sitri-senpai made a move, I made my own to counter it.
Also, the way Senpai played… it spoke volumes about her. She treated each piece as what it was worth. She didn't waste a single one. If she lost a piece, it was by design, sacrificing it to serve a greater purpose or to take the place of another. She was not wasteful and she was also able to adapt and predict my own moves, changing her own strategy to counter my moves.
That's not to say I was horrible. I stood my ground, analyzing the way she played.
However, in the end—
"Checkmate." Sitri-senpai said with a sense of finality. She had my King cornered on all sides. There were no possible moves left for me.
I raised my hands in surrender, smiling. "This is your win, Senpai."
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! So-tan won!" Sera-tan cheered, throwing her arms into the air.
Holy shit! She had been so quiet during our game that I forgot she was sitting in my lap still!... weird.
Then Sera-tan frowned. "Auuuu! Haru-tan lost!" She looked like she was in-between happy and sad at her sister's victory and my loss.
"But I will admit that that match was impressive." Senpai admitted. "I've never been challenged in such a way in a game of chess. Thank you very much, Namikaze-kun."
I grinned. "No problem, Senpai. That was actually pretty fun!" The tension of each move we took really added to the excitement.
"Kufufufufufu!"
Senpai and I blinked, turning to Sera-tan who suddenly had a mischievous look on her face.
"Onee-sama, what are you thinking?" Sitri-senpai asked with a suspicious and distrusting tone.
Sera-tan grasped my hands in hers, staring at me with a strangely determined look on her face.
"That's it, Haru-tan! The only thing I need for you to help me complete my dream is to become even BETTER at chess!" Sera-tan declared out of the blue. I started sweating slightly out of confusion. "You gotta beat So-tan at chess! Then I get both of my favorite people at once and—!"
"No, Onee-sama!" Sitri-senpai shouted, a mix of annoyance and embarrassment. "Don't use the conditions I set to promote your perverted fantasies!"
"Awwww! But So-taaaaaan!"
"NO!"
It was kind of adorable when they got into it like this. I didn't understand what they were talking about IN THE SLIGHTEST, but the way Sera-tan brought out Sitri-senpai's adorable embarrassed side was always fun to see.
I couldn't help but smile.
"Um, sorry to interrupt, Master." Kalawarner appeared by my side, holding a cellphone in her hand. "It's Rias-Buchou. She told me to tell you and Sona-Kaichou that the preparations are ready and that it was time to head out."
Sitri-senpai nodded before turning to me and Sera-tan. "Well then, I suppose we should go meet with the others."
I blinked. "'We'?"
Sera-tan winked cutely at me. "Yep! So-tan and I are going with you to help you catch an extra, extra, EXTRA amazing familiar!"
"Since you are still Onee-sama's servant, it is only natural that one or both of us would accompany you, Namikaze-kun." Sitri-senpai explained.
I wasn't exactly sure what familiar Sera-tan expected me to catch, but she apparently had a lot of faith in me. It also felt comforting that I would end up entering an unknown place with Sitri-senpai and Sera-tan by my side. They, along with Gremory-senpai, seemed strong enough to deal with any serious situation we come across.
"Alright then! Let's get this show on the road!" I shouted with determination.
""Right.""