Volume 1 Chapter 1: Part 2: Fates Changing

The next day, 

"Uggghh." As the sun shines down on Onyx's face, the boy begins to wake up from his slumber. Well, the sun did play a role. But there was something else. 

"Onyx! Get up!" The constant shouting of his mother downstairs made it impossible for him to go back to sleep. 

Can't I get a break? Onyx has a big headache from yesterday's event. The amount of food he ate and how crazy they were going, the after-effects kicked in now. Instead of getting out of bed like a proper human, the man rolls out like a bug. It took him a few minutes to pick himself up from the ground.

As Onyx walks down the stairs, he wonders why his mother shouted so loud in the morning.

"Mom, why did you call me out so early?" From how the sun looked, Onyx knew it was too early for him to get up. He should be in his bed, snuggling into it and having a good sleep. 

But when he got downstairs, he understood why his mother kept calling him. 

"Good morning, sleepyhead. Did you have a nice nap?" The person who was waiting downstairs was Irene.

But that wasn't all. Onyx didn't answer her as he continued to stare at her. Irene was wearing an apron! Instead of having her usual angelic aura, she has the housewife aura while holding a spatula.

"Uhh yeah." Getting hit by such a sight so early, Onyx's brain couldn't handle it. The smile just made it worse. 

Seeing how Onyx is staring at her so hard, Irene blushes,

"Does the apron look good on me?" Twirling herself around, this just made Onyx spellbound by her even more.

"Y-yeah, it looks really nice on you. Too good, to be honest. You look like a real wife." The moment Onyx says this, he instantly regrets it. The atmosphere turns increasingly awkward and embarrassing. 

"Really? Then I don't mind becoming a real wife. But who would be my husband?" Irene makes a mischievous smile. She already knew who she wanted. Before the scene could turn into a pink one, Emilia came out of the kitchen with a bunch of boiled eggs,

"Onyx, Stop staring at Irene with those googly eyes? Come and set up the table." When she says this, the two blush in embarrassment. 

Taking the eggs off Emilia's hands, Onyx places them on the table and sets the table up. Irene helped him as well. 

"Why did you come here so early?" Besides the boiled eggs, there was already a lot of food on the table. Irene should have come to his house an hour or two ago.

Irene puffs up her chest and tells him, "Of course. I came here to wake you up. I can't let you be late for our skill check."  Emilia came out of the kitchen and heard what she said. She couldn't help but praise her,

"Irene, you're such a wonderful girl. My son is so lucky to have a childhood friend like you." When looking at Irene right now, you have the homely and kind-hearted angel helping her out with the cooking. 

While on the other side, Onyx is still half-asleep.

If it weren't for the girl in front of him, he might have even slept on the floor. Comparing the two, Emilia couldn't help but shake her head at how useless her son was.

Irene smiles brightly, "Aunty, I'm happy being friends with Onyx. He's somebody that always helps me when I'm in trouble."

But Emilia didn't believe it. She shakes her head, "Irene, you're too good for my idiot son. If he could marry you, then his life will be set."

Hearing this, Irene almost shouted out that she would marry him if it was ok. 

While the two act like mother and daughter, Onyx finishes setting up the table. He asks, "What else do I have to do?"

"How about you change first before you start eating?" Onyx was still in his pajamas, and that ruffled-up bed hair will also need some good tidying up. He looks like a wild lion.

"Ok." Onyx went back up and got changed. 

And when he came back down, Emilia looked at her son so strangely.

"What?"

"What are you wearing?"

"Huh? These are my everyday clothes." Onyx was confused why his mother was looking at him like he was an out-of-place animal.

"Why are you wearing your everyday clothes?! Go wear your nicer outfit!" Emilia can't believe how carefree her son was acting for today.

"Ehhh. Do I have to?" They all have formal wear. It's for special occasions and celebrations. But Onyx didn't like the clothing one bit.

"Of course, you have to wear it. I bet everybody going there will be dressed formally. You'll stick out like a sore thumb if you dress like that." 

Today was the most special day for anybody. Emilia wasn't going to let his son look like a country pumpkin. 

"Go get change now!"

Onyx didn't want to change. He tries to change the subject. He asks, "Mom, where is Irene?" There was no sound coming from the kitchen, and he couldn't see her either.

Did she really come all the way here just to cook for us and then leave?! If she did that, then Onyx owes her one. 

"Unlike you, your little sweetheart knows how important this day is. She went back home to get dressed. She will come back in a few minutes." Emilia shakes her head. Just a slight disappearance from Irene was enough to shake her son up.

"So go get change. Do you want to embarrass Irene? Also, call Wyatt and Lily to come down as well. Your father and brother will be back in a couple of minutes." Emilia didn't let Onyx say anything else as she pushed him by the shoulders and up the stairs.

"Alright." Onyx went back up to his room and changed into his formal wear. 

It took him five minutes. 

Coming back down, Onyx carries Wyatt and Lily in each of his hands. The two of them still looked to be asleep, forcing Onyx to hold them. 

Seeing how Onyx was dressed up, Emilia makes a smile, "See. You look so handsome now. Now come here and sit down."

Onyx didn't respond to Emilia. Actually, he didn't hear her at all. He becomes deadpan as he stares at Irene. She wore a beautiful light blue dress, amplifying her brightness ten-fold. He couldn't believe his eyes. 

I think I might go blind. Even though Onyx feels he'll lose his eyesight. Even though he sees her every day, somehow, she one-ups herself. 

The person to break the silence was Lily. She shouts out, "Big sister, you look so pretty." Getting out of Onyx's grasp, Lily ran up to Irene and gave her a tackle hug.

Catching her, Irene gave Lily the biggest hug ever, "Aww, thank you. You're so adorable right now too!"

Naturally, when Onyx and Irene are together, Lily would tag along with them from time to time. The two of them become so close together, like sisters. 

"Come now. Let's eat." Douglas says, causing everybody to sit around the table. 

While they eat, Irene asks Douglas, "Uncle, what will happen when we get our skills?" She wants to be ready for anything that will happen to her. 

"...It will be normal. That's all I can tell you." But what was really on his mind was that he didn't want to tell the child he forgot what happened when he got the skills. 

Noah adds to the conversation, "You two are definitely going to have the time of your life when you get it." 

Onyx was slightly curious as well. He asks Noah, "What's going to happen to us?" 

"You're going to get bammed, whammed, and then there's a big shazam!"

"....." Noah was the wrong person to ask about this. The more he adds, the more Onyx and Irene are confused. 

Before Noah could continue with his sound effects, William slaps him in the head.

"Stop confusing the kids." Even he was getting confused with the description. What kind of experience did you have?!

William turns to the two, "Onyx, Irene, I don't think we are the right people to explain it to you guys. When you guys get your skills, the head priest will explain everything. So just relax and don't get anxious." 

"Ok." That was a much better explanation. But even if Wiliam didn't say anything about it, Onyx still wouldn't care. 

"Thank you very much, big brother." Noah's and William's descriptions made all of Irene's worries go away. Nobody said anything anymore as they ate. 

Before Long, Irene and Onyx headed out. While the two of them walked, Onyx couldn't help but unbutton his collar.