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The two Fonias twins got on their feet at once. Billy took a slight step back but didn't let go of me.
"Uh… um, what's going on here?" said Sophia.
"Don't worry, Sophia. We'll protect you too. How dare they touch you as well? Huh? Does the Mirxa name mean nothing to these brats?"
"No, I believe there is a misunderstanding—" Marcin tried to intervene, but was shot down by Vienna's growls again.
Perhaps offended, Meryl held her brother's hand and shook her head.
"There's no point in talking to dogs that can only scream," she said. Low blow. I could almost see Vienna's forehead twitching at my words, but decided to ignore it for now.
Meryl stood up and dragged Marcin out of the seats.
"Eugene, we'll see you again. When there are no eyesores around."
Now, I couldn't just let them walk all over each other.
"Sit back down," I said. No one seemed to be interested in my words there, so just a bit, just a tiny little bit, I took control of the mana in the air.
—Clang
"Wwaah!"
"Earthquake!"
The other patrons shook while the cups and glasses around started clinking. The four that were just glaring and screaming like rats on drugs all stopped in their tracks, their eyes low and their breaths short. I looked to my side and saw Sophia sitting casually through it.
As expected, she had grown into quite the cunning bitch.
"I was saying, sit back down, all of you. It's quite embarrassing to leave without even ordering anything."
As I loosened the pressure, all of them calmed back down. It must have reminded the Fonias not to mess with any of us, and the Halls that I couldn't exactly be messed with. It was annoying, but I appreciated the sentiment Billy and Vienna had come up with.
"Do you mind if my siblings join too?" I asked the two of the Fonias, still not removing my pressure. It was less of a question and more of a threat.
"I would prefer… if we were able to talk alone…" Marcin Fonias somehow still managed to speak through it, against me at that.
"I won't allow that!" Vienna answered while gritting her teeth. I wanted to avoid getting scolded by the principal again, but it seemed I went way too easy on them.
Should I just make the entire city quake? Then the other academies will get beef with us too, what an annoyance.
I sighed and released my pressure.
The rest of them all heaved in relief, and so did all the other patrons of the store.
"You heard her," I said. "I am not really interested in meeting people that have been after my life for the last seventeen years myself."
Marcin bit his lips, and Meryl shook her head again.
"You make a point, we'll let them stay."
What an arrogant woman.
"Sophia, do you mind?"
"Of course not, the more the merrier!"
With everyone's approval, we scooted over and let Billy and Vienna sit too. Before anyone could say anything, I beckoned over the waiter and let everyone place their orders.
Meryl asked for chocolate milk while Vienna, Billy, Marcin, and Sophia all asked for some coffee. I had been having too many sweets these last few days and went for some iced tea.
We waited quietly, all the other patrons still staring at us.
Even after the waiter returned, no one said a word. Extremely on the edge, the waiter barely managed to place the drinks down without tripping them over. And after the waiter left as well, everyone was still silent.
Me? I didn't care.
It was Sophia's thing to bother with as the mediator. She shook her head in thought a few times before speaking up with a light tone.
"So, what's the deal with trying to kill Eugene? Sounds like you guys aren't complete strangers!"
Thin road there, buddy.
Why would you even pick that topic?
Billy and Vienna frowned again, the elder sister snapping her jaws like an alligator while glaring at the Fonias. The Fonias themselves seemed, pensive, as they lowered their heads.
"We had no idea something like that was happening," Marcin said. "Eugene, I apologize on behalf of my family, even though I have no power, please know that many of us do not hold any ill will against you."
The sister bowed her head as well.
How strange. From the way they used to keep their heads turned my way I was almost sure that they either wanted to kill me or were deeply impressed by my handsome face.
But for now, they just looked guilty.
Even Vienna seemed to think so as she stopped snapping her teeth but didn't stop growling like an animal.
"I don't care," I said. "I've been meaning to deal with it for a while now. The only reason I haven't is because I didn't feel like it yet."
The two trembled at the end of my words.
"You're just like Aunt Charlotte, huh?" It was Meryl who spoke this time.
My mother? Come to think of it, I had heard someone say that she said the same thing about the Fonias.
"What do you know of her?"
"Just stories, barely anything…"
"I am sorry for not being of help."
Stop apologizing bitch.
I sighed and picked up the iced tea. After swirling the ice around and downing a taste, I spoke up again. It was getting boring here.
"What did you want to meet me for? If it's going to be something like killing me again or some of that Zodiac bullshit then I won't mind smacking the crap out of you…" They didn't act out at all, my pressure wasn't ineffective. "But, you don't seem that type."
Marcin clenched and opened his fingers a few times.
Meryl placed a hand on his shoulder, the other hand holding the chocolate milk. How insincere.
At last, Marcin took in a breath and finally spoke up.
"Eugene… that… we wanted to ask you to take over the Fonias house!"
"Heh!?"
"What? Wait, I don't get it."
The other three screamed. I, on the other hand, crossed my legs and leaned back. Flashing the brightest of smiles, I answered.
"Nope."
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