chapter 674 a day at the zoo [part 3]
"eat up, girls. it's my treat!" cynthia smilingly said to the two adorable pink-haired girls, whom they had met at the petting zone of the zoo.
"thank you, auntie~" maple replied sweetly.
"cinnamon thanks you too, auntie~" cinnamon cooed.
thirteen and stella, who was more than familiar with just how much the two little gluttons could eat, were silently praying for the kitchen staff, who would soon understand what the term "rush hour" really meant.
"eat as much as you like," cynthia said confidently. "the sky's the limit!"
""yay!""
the two girls happily clapped their hands as they started heaping praises upon cynthia, who couldn't help but smile because she didn't expect that maple and cinnamon had this side to them.
she found it really cute and remembered the time when her daughters were the same age as them.
"can i take your orders?" the waitress of the restaurant asked.
"we'll keep things simple," maple said. "please give us everything on the menu."
"big brother, can you move that table over there and connect it with our table?" cinnamon asked. "i don't think this table won't be big enough for our orders."
"okay," thirteen replied without hesitation.
he simply stood up and pulled the table right next to theirs, combining it into one.
cynthia thought that maple and cinnamon were just being cheeky but didn't tell the waitress to cancel their order.
as an adult, she wanted to teach the two girls that wasting food was bad manners, and she planned to use this as an opportunity to teach them a lesson to ensure they wouldn't grow up on the wrong path.
she didn't mind taking the leftover food back home and asking her servants to reheat it for dinner.
"just out of curiosity, how much can your sisters eat?" thirteen asked stella in a volume that only she could hear.
"let's just say that, even if a hundred restaurants worked together to feed them, they would still be asking for more," stella replied. "there was only one time my sisters went home saying they were full and very satisfied."
stella didn't continue whatever she was going to say because she had a feeling that thirteen would not believe her.
there was truly one instance when maple and cinnamon had sated their hunger. that was when they snuck into the restaurant of the god of cooking and challenged him to make them feel full with his cooking.
naturally, the god of cooking accepted their duel. however, the two gluttons ate everything he made without batting an eye, making the god of cooking feel good at the beginning.
two days later, the two gluttons were still eating without stopping. in the end, the god of cooking pleaded with the two girls to end the challenge.
the only questions she answered were ones about zion's favorite foods, hobbies, and other trivial things.
suddenly, the sound of a siren spread inside the zoo, making everyone frown. a few seconds later, the staff of the zoo made an announcement.
"attention, please!
"there is a tier 2 gate that has appeared in the vicinity of the zoo. please evacuate in an orderly manner and follow the instructions of the staff!
"there is no need to worry. we have already informed the central government about the gate, and the soldiers are already on their way to handle the situation. so, please cooperate with the staff for the evacuation.
"as soon as you exit the zoo, please head to the nearest shelter!"
"should we leave?" cynthia asked calmly.
as the wife of the field marshal, she knew the central government had already been informed about the matter.
however, as a wanderer, she felt that helping the people evacuate should be their priority.
thirteen didn't answer right away. instead, he pushed a few buttons on his communicator, accessing athena's satellite imagery.
when he finally pinpointed the location of the tier 2 dimensional gate, he contacted the members of the hero party, as well as his brother and sister, to gather in front of the dimensional gate.
"we will handle the dimensional gate on our own," thirteen replied after sending the location of the gate to the others. "auntie, you can go to the nearest shelter and assist in the evacuation."
"are you certain you can handle it?" cynthia inquired.
"we can," thirteen replied. "don't worry, auntie. we can handle this."
even sherry, who was right beside him, was filled with fighting spirit.
while she was still a rookie, she now had two rank 5 sovereigns. the first one was her armored blade panther, which had evolved due to thirteen's help.
the second one was an adamantine falcon, which was also a rank 5 sovereign.
with these two monsters, sherry's safety was guaranteed.
however, just to be on the safe side, thirteen asked her to ride on her adamantine falcon and attack the jinns from the sky.
the beautiful woman looked at the two teenagers and nodded.
"since the two of you look confident, i believe this is not a big issue for you guys," cynthia said. "since that's the case, i'm coming with the two of you as well."
cynthia was certain her two daughters, rianna and shana, would also join the battle. that said, she decided to join the battle to ensure none of their guests would be harmed during this unexpected turn of events.