Hearing the commander’s response to her, Reika nodded once. She knew the human girl understood the words behind her threat and that she would not hesitate in carrying it out. It was good to see that some humans weren’t as clueless as the boys from the festival a day before.

_"Are you sure you don't want to try that? It is very good. The omelette was well made. I can wait."_

“Huh?” Reika asked softly, turning to look up at Suichi with wide eyes.

_"You might not like the taste of the coffee, but the caffeine helps give you energy."_

Blinking, Reika looked back down at her untouched and now cold food. As a Spirit, she was about to point out that she had no need for human supplement…but all thoughts of that were soon dashed with the rumbling of her stomach.

“…very well then.”

With a tiny nod, Reika sat back down, grabbed her fork, and gently began to poke and prod at the omelet. Testing its texture to the metal, Reika picked apart a small piece and chewed thoughtfully. Working at the library didn’t really pay much, and so she was well accustomed to the taste of pre-made microwave ramen. To have something fresh for once, albeit cold was….refreshing.

Reaching out towards the coffee, Reika sipped a little as well before looking at Suichi. She did not smile, but her red eyes portrayed an emotion that was not dormant there before.

“Can you make it sweeter? The coffee….”

Somewhere, not too far away from the AST headquarters actually, a certain fedora-sporting man stood before a massive screen in a darkened room. Even now his smile did not hesitate or falter; honestly, it was all just too damn amusing for him to frown.

**“Did our benefactors enjoy their new gift?”**

The voice was heavy and powerful, echoing around the room despite the fact that Kenji was alone. Even so, one could not deny the hint of feminine droll displayed in the omnipresent voice.

“Why yes Kami-sama. They did! I take it you’re pleased by my actions?”

A pause.

**“Yes, more than you can imagine Kenji. Let’s wait a little longer and see how they use their new toy. Now then; it’s time to come home.”
**

“Of course,” Kenji said with a bow, smirking as a pillar of light began to engulf him, transporting him away into the unknown.