Chapter 155: Who Does He Think He Is?!Thankfully, I was given a free new uniform after my clothes got ripped to shreds. You would think that armor would be provided considering we''re going to be battling. Anyway, I only had that battle for the day, leaving me with two more fights.

    ("I just want it to be over...") [Solace]

    Is what I thought this morning. I still remained by Fina''s side as a spirit whenever I was "alone". There was nothing for "Alt" to do anyway. It makes me think about how boring my life actually is.

    "Hm... Solace, what do you think?" [Fina]

    Usually my mornings are filled with Fina speaking to me, even though I can''t reply with words. I usually bob up and down or something as a reply.

    "Okay. Let''s cook something up." [Fina]

    ("Cook?") [Solace]

    I don''t even know why I was surprised. Fina can cook. I''ve just never seen her do it.

    ("...The cooking utensils are pretty similar to Earth''s.") [Solace]

    There were a few tools I didn''t recognize, like some kind of stick meant to break open a red fruit. Or maybe that''s just my lack of cooking knowledge. Who knows?

    ("Wait, two lunch boxes?") [Solace]

    She had two open boxes made of some kind of plastic-like material. It wasn''t plastic, but I could sense a little bit of mana coming off of it.

    "Hm? What is it, Solace?" [Fina]

    I tried to convey a question of what the lunch boxes are meant for by flying around them.

    "Oh, this? Ahaha... This is... for a friend! Yes, for a friend." [Fina]

    Her face turned a bit red as she said it.

    ("For a friend?") [Solace] Sёarch* The N?velFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    She turned away and started humming an unfamiliar tune as she prepared the lunches. I guess time will tell who it was for.

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    About an hour or two later, I turned into Alt at the colosseum. As I waited in line, Fina approached me.

    "Alt!" [Fina]

    "Fina?" [Solace]

    She came running up to me with a nervous look on her face.

    "Hey, are you alright? Where''s Leyhna?" [Solace]

    "Oh, she''s still in line." [Fina]

    "Then what are you doing here? It''s not safe if you don''t have anyone with you." [Solace]

    I spoke out of genuine concern.

    "That''s... Just take this." [Fina]

    She shoved a box into my hands and left before I could say anything.

    ("What?") [Solace]

    I looked down at what she gave me before realization struck me.

    ("Isn''t this the lunch box from this morning?") [Solace]

    Thinking about it now, I couldn''t help grinning.

    ("I''ll save this for later.") [Solace]

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    Much later, I found myself sitting in that underground room again. As I passed the time, I decided to eat the lunch Fina gave me.

    ("My body doesn''t feel hungry even when in human form, but I''ll still eat.") [Solace]

    As I unpacked it, I was delighted to find that the food was still hot. Although I was very unfamiliar with whatever the hell was packed into this lunch box, it smelled amazing.

    ("Is this thing using magic to keep it heated?") [Solace]

    As I started digging in, somebody tapped me on the shoulder.

    "Hrm?" [Solace]

    I turned as I filled my mouth.

    "Whuh yu wan?" [Solace]

    I was staring at some buff bald guy. He was clothed with dark brown pants, but the man didn''t seem very keen on wearing a shirt. Also, he reeked.

    "Who do you think you are?" [Bald Guy]

    I swallowed whatever I was chewing and cleared my throat.

    "I''m Alt. Nice to meet you." [Solace]

    Remember, manners maketh man. Plus, gentleman''s rule number 10: A gentleman should present themselves with manners.

    "I don''t care what your name is." [Bald Guy]

    "Oh. Okay." [Solace]

    Well, I immediately started to ignore him. If you don''t give me respect, I won''t give you some either.

    "...Are you ignoring me?" [Bald Guy]

    He then walked in front of me.

    "Do you know who I am?" [Bald Guy]

    I just stared at him.

    "Say something!" [Bald Guy]

    My reply was putting more food into my mouth and chewing.

    "..." [Solace] [Bald Guy]

    We then kind of just quietly locked eyes for around thirty seconds. That is, if you ignore the smacking of my lips.

    "Stop eating!" [Bald Guy]

    In a fit of rage, he smacked what remained of my food out of my hand.

    "Wha-?!" [Solace]

    I was in such shock at losing my food that I was speechless.

    "Do I have your attention now?" [Bald Guy]

    My feelings of indifference vanished. I was now pissed.

    "Yeah, you do." [Solace]

    I stood up with anger building up inside.

    "You better grit your teeth you bastard." [Solace]