"You're not coming? Hey, what do you mean? You're late for so long, and now you're telling me? "
Roland could not help but turn his head to the other side of the phone. Even through the loudspeaker, he could feel Garcia's anger.
"There's a guest in the house, and it's the kind that I have no choice but to receive," he quickly explained while she was panting, "I have no choice. You know, other than me, there's only a fourteen-year-old kid in the house. I can't let her serve the guest, can I?"
"You live at 0825, right? I'm here to talk to you!"
"Uh, I'm not in the tube-shaped apartment right now..." Roland squinted his eyes as he said this, ready to receive a sound wave attack.
As expected, Garcia raised her voice again. "Do you know that I've made an appointment with a senior member of the Association? I thought you finally took responsibility. What's the big deal about running away! Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Come back now! "
"What the hell does she mean by taking responsibility..." Roland thought to himself.
Seeing the taxi driver's expression of "Good lad, I understand your difficulties", Roland knew that it was impossible for him to explain.
"Hey, what did you say? The signal seems to be bad. I'm entering Oriental Road. Hey, are you still there? Hello... hello? " After his self-directed performance, he hung up the phone. Just in case, he turned off the power of his phone.
He was afraid that he had completely offended this martial arts star.
He did not expect that Garcia would be so concerned about his decision to join the Martialist Association. Garcia's reaction once again confirmed to him that her cold attitude was just a facade to strangers. Once he became an Awakened with the Force of Nature, her true nature would be revealed.
"What an old-fashioned trick," Zero snorted behind him. "Do you think we're staying in the deep mountains and forests? How can we have a signal problem if we haven't left the city? "
"You talk too much." Roland glanced at the back seat and saw Phyllis standing in front of the window, staring at everything outside in astonishment. Her posture had not changed since she got in the car. It was no wonder that she was surprised. Skyscrapers, dense traffic, huge billboards, and wall-hung screens were all things that could shock an ancient person. Just thinking about it was enough to know how shocking these things were. In fact, the progress of productivity had caused the rapid changes of the times. A city could undergo earth-shaking changes in just 20 years. Even the people living in the city might not be able to accept it, let alone the Taquila Witches.
For this trip, Roland had changed Phyllis's ragged robe (according to her, it was a Taquila uniform) into his own clothes. The short-sleeved shirt and sweatpants were gender-neutral, so Phyllis didn't have any problem wearing them. On the contrary, the cheap clothes made her look casual and fashionable. Roland had to admit that beauty was indeed a magical thing. The only problem was the chest binding. In the end, he could only ask Zero for help and solve this problem with the bandage.
Therefore, the purpose of this shopping trip was very clear. In addition to taking the God's Punishment Witch to eat and drink, the rest was to buy a set of clothes for her. What if she could enter the Dream World again? She couldn't always wear his men's clothes and move around wrapped in bandages.
"Here we are. Green Valley Park." The driver pressed down the meter. "Twenty-five dollars."
This park was not far from the apartment. It was also a high-quality green space that Roland had discovered when he was exploring the city. Not many people wandered here. There was a commercial street around it, and most importantly, there were Kaifeng Cuisine and Lanlan Road chain stores.
Yes, this was Roland's first choice. The environment of a roadside restaurant was too low and the taste was not up to standard. After all, this trip was to bring a wonderful experience to the guests from another world. Naturally, there were the most basic requirements for taste and environment. At the same time, it could satisfy the condition of "letting the guests eat their fill". Those star-rated restaurants were obviously better, but if they ate as much as they wanted... Roland felt that his wallet would probably not be able to support such consumption.
Therefore, a moderate fast food restaurant was obviously the most suitable choice.
Besides, Zero had been clamoring to eat this for a long time. It was probably the doll toy that came with the children's meal that had a great attraction to the little ghosts.
Leading the two into the Kaifeng Cuisine restaurant, Roland found a seat by the window and went to the counter. He directly ordered two family buckets and a children's meal.
"Why did you buy so much?!" Zero was surprised when she saw Roland holding a large plate of food on the table. "Uncle, even if you have a job, don't waste it."
"Since it's rare for me to be generous, why don't you eat obediently?"
"Oh!" After the little girl took the set of toys, her pouting mouth finally relaxed a lot.
"You eat too. Tell me if it's not enough." Roland handed a piece of fried chicken to her. The skin of the chicken, which had been fried under high temperature and pressure, was a tempting golden color. Just the smell of it was enough to make people want to eat it. The chicken meat prepared with modern methods not only maintained its original tender and smooth texture, but also completely permeated the meat fibers with the freshness of black pepper, thyme, garlic salt, and other seasonings. The effect was completely incomparable to the white meat of that era.
Fast food was often criticized for its high calorie content and the same taste, but in ancient times when food and seasoning were lacking, it was undoubtedly the best in the world, not to mention that Phyllis had not tasted it for hundreds of years.
Along the way, she perfectly carried out Roland's instructions. No matter how novel the things were, she never asked and tried her best to imitate the behavior of others. But at this moment, she could no longer control herself. The moment she took the fried chicken and bit into it, two lines of tears burst out of her eyes and flowed down uncontrollably.
"Sister, this is..." Zero could not help but be stunned.
"Uh, it's nothing. She just hasn't eaten for a long time. Phyllis's family doesn't treat her well... They always wanted a boy, but they never got what they wanted... In short, you won't understand even if I say more. You only need to know that she's had a hard time over there. "
"So that's how it is..." The little girl's expression instantly softened, probably because she empathized with Zero.
Roland did not care why Zero called Phyllis "sister" but called him "uncle". He could not help but sigh in his heart as he watched the ancient witch gulp down the fast food while crying.
In his eyes, it was a very ordinary enjoyment, but for them, it was a dream that they were willing to give up everything to pursue. The huge difference between the two inevitably made people feel sad. Fortunately, Phyllis had finally touched the edge of her dream — although she did not know whether there would be a next time.
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