4 July 2018

  Light's house, 21:00. . .

  "Okay, here's dinner!!"

  "Woooohh!!"

  "I didn't know Lily-nee-chan could cook?!"

  "Yup! That's my future wife right there!"

  "Oh, stop it, my future husband!!"

  *blushes*

  "GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! CAN YOU TWO STOP FLIRTING IN FRONT OF ME ALREADY?!"

  "How about you stop being so petty towards them? They're literally dating, my sister in Christ! You're giving me a headache every time you start this act of yours."

  Currently, Runelt and Rena are having dinner in the dining room at Light's home. Lily prepared the food in quick succession. She cooked Padang sauce roasted fish, stir-fried water spinach, boiled clams, and steamed and boiled crabs, complete with soy sauce and sambal sauce on the side. She also prepared steamed rice in four plates for each of them.

  "Today's theme is Indonesian seafood!!"

  "OOOHHHH!!! I've never eaten anything from this country! This will be my first time!! Thank you, Lily-san!!" said Runelt.

  "Thank you, Lily-nee-chan!!"

  "Thank you, Lily!!"

  "Heheheh, you're welcome!! I've improved a lot since the first time I learnt how to cook!"

  "You sure do! Not to mention the amount of practice you've had! I'm sure you'll continue to improve from now on!!"

  "Thank you, Light-kun!!"

  "Grrrrrrrr!! Flirting again!"

  "I said drop it, stupid sister!!"

  "Tch!!"

  "Don't you click your tongue at me!!"

  "Alright! Alright!!"

  "Sigh! How tiresome is your jealousy sometimes. . ."

  "C-Calm down, Runelt!!"

  Lily goes to sit next to Light.

  "Okay, let's pray before we eat!!"

  "Okay!!"

  The four of them took a pose to pray, and after a few seconds. . .

  "AMEN! LET’S EAAAATTTT!!"

  They started eating. Light grabs the water spinach first, Lily grabs the crab first, Runelt grabs the clam first, and Rena grabs the fish first.

  "Careful, Rena-chan! The fish is a bit spicy! I don't think Western people can take the heat!"

  "Oh, come on, Lily-nee-chan! I can handle a little spice!"

  Rena goes on and takes the first bite of the fish meat covered in thick Padang sauce.

  "BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE SPICIEST SAUCES IN THIS COUNTRY!!!" Lily warns Rena in vain.

  After a few bites, Rena suddenly screams.

  "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTT!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

  "HERE, WATER!!"

  Light quickly gives Rena water to ease the burning sensation in her mouth.

  *Gulp gulp*

  "Haaaaaaa. . . . IT IS SO SPICY!!!! WHAT IS THIS?"

  "Well, I told y--"

  "BUT IT'S SO GOOOOOOOODDD!!!"

  *!!!*

  Surprisingly, despite the pain in her tongue, Rena really likes the flavor of the sauce.

  "If that's the case, just keep eating it! After a long time, eventually, you'll get used to the spice and it will become one of your favorite foods!" Light advises Rena.

  "Okay, Light-nii-san!!"

  "Phew! Your scream almost made my heart stop, dear sister, but seeing how much you like it. . ."

  Runelt also takes the first bite of the clam after plucking its meat out of the shell.

  "MMmhhhh!! This is just plain old boiled clam, but it's so good!!"

  "This type of clam is the most common in this country! Try dipping it in either the soy sauce, or the sambal sauce, or both if you'd like it!" advises Lily.

  Runelt plucks another clam meat and dips it in both the soy sauce and the sambal sauce.

  "MMMMMMMMMHHHHHH!!! SALTY AND SPICY TOGETHER!!! YOOOOOO THIS IS GOOD!!!!"

  "Glad you like it!!" smiles Lily.

  "Okay, Lily, we should eat as well!"

  "Okay!"

  "Oh, you two! Next, take any of the food here, place it on top of a scoop of rice with your spoon, and eat it together, and you will feel the true wonders of Indonesian food!"

  "Wooohh?! Alright!" said Rena and Runelt together.

  Light takes the first bite of the water spinach, Lily takes the first bite of the crab meat after peeling it off from the shell, Runelt takes another clam meat, and Rena grabs another fish meat. They all place their seafood on top of a scoop of rice as per Light's advice, and they all take a bite of it at the same time.

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  "MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" said Lily.

  "THIS IS GOOOOOOODDD!!" said Runelt.

  "OOOOOHHHH INDONESIAN FOOD ROOOOOOOOOOOOCCCKSS!!!" said Rena.

  "AAAAHHHHH, SO GOOOOOODDDD!!!" said Light.

  And with that, they continue to eat and try all of the food on the table. Runelt and Rena try to mix all of the food together in one scoop with a spoon, and they tasted a little bit of heaven from that bite.

  "OOOOOOHHHHHH MYYYYYYYY GOODNEEEEESSSSSSS!!!"

  "I'm glad that you two like it this much!!"

  "Yeah, seeing people eat my cooking with such a smile makes me happy!!"

  "I WANNA EAT HERE EVERYDAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!"

  "That would be delightful, little sis, but at the same time, impossible!!"

  "Eeeeeehh? But I like the food here!!"

  "I get what you mean! But I have a feeling you also have an ulterior motive!"

  *!!*

  Rena's face went pale, and she just played it off by enjoying the food.

  ". . .What are they talking about?"

  "Light-kun, I think her brother is talking about her antics."

  "Oh. . ."

  As they continued to eat and enjoy dinner together, they chatted as well while eating.

  "Light, *munch munch* I called you on your phone before *munch munch* but you didn't answer! Was your phone *munch munch* on silent?"

  "Huh? *munch munch* I didn't hear anything?! *munch munch* My phone also wasn't on silent. *munch munch* Let me check!"

  Light raises his right hand from where he is seated at the dining table. He blackens his right hand, and his phone, which he put on the table in the living room, floats quickly towards him and lands safely on his hand. He double-taps the screen to open the screen lock.

  "Hm? *munch munch*"

  *GULP*

  Light swallows all of the food in his mouth, and he gasps.

  "MY PHONE IS BROKEN!? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

  "Oh, my, that's why you didn't answer. . ."

  "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WHAT HAPPENEEEEEDDDD!?!?!?"

  "C-Calm down, Light-kun!! *munch munch* I’ll return it to its state before it was broken after dinner!! Right now, my hands are kinda covered in sauces, oil, and such."

  "Okay. . ." answers Light-kun as he puckers his mouth.

  "(C-CUUUUUTTTEEEEEEEE!!!)" screams Lily inside her head.

  "*munch munch* I hate this house. . ." said Rena with a deep tone.

  "*munch munch* I hate this pattern. . .: said Runelt with a deeper tone.

  "Oh, by the way, Rena, who were you fighting that put you in such a horrible state?" asks Light.

  *!!!*

  Runelt and Rena were shocked and suddenly reminded of Evelyne.

  "OH NO!! I LEFT HER IN MY APARTMENT ROOM TIED UP!!" said Runelt in a panicked tone.

  "W-What? That doesn't answer my question."

  "I was so focused on Rena's wellbeing that I completely forgot about her!"

  "Who are you talking about?"

  "Light-nii, I was fighting a terrorist. She was an idol turned into a terrorist for some reason."

  "She? What was her Faith power? Your Faith power should've defeated anyone easily the moment you land a hit."

  "I must say her Faith power is quite formidable. She can wield thunder in different colors, and each color has its own properties. But the thing is, when I was sure of victory, instead of knocking her out, I got cocky instead and underestimated her, and now that I think about it, that was really foolish. I don't know what came over me. I never did that whenever I fought someone 1 on 1. It was really weird."

  ". . . ."

  Lily leans over towards Light and whispers.

  "Light-kun, do you think it's the same thing that happened to me? When I was suddenly lustful of you out of nowhere."

  "High chance. Whoever they fought must've been her comrade."

  "What are you two whispering about?" asks Runelt.

  "Nothing. . . Let's hurry up and finish our dinner, and we'll head to your place, Runelt!"

  "Ah, alright!"

  They continued to eat their food, but then Light started another topic of conversation.

  "Speaking of which, what's your situation with the 4th Judge pair? Did they agree to come to the gathering?"

  Runelt and Rena look towards each other, and then they look towards Light and Lily.

  "WE’RE SORRY!!"

  *!?*

  Runelt and Rena apologize and bow their head at the same time. Their sudden apology startled Light and Lily a bit.

  "We failed to make sure the 4th Judge pair to come to the gathering!!" said Rena.

  "I was a fool! I thought it was gonna be a breeze! Turns out the other Judges have their own situation and standing as well! Not to mention, because of that, I sulked and let Rena wander alone, and that was why Rena almost died. I failed you two! Not to mention, when I fought that girl as well, I let her kill a lot of people even though I was there and I could've prevented it! I insisted on enacting my vengeance upon her and will not let her pass out so easily until she suffers as much as Rena did! I really was being a fool!" said Runelt.

  Light and Lily look towards each other, and they look towards Runelt and Rena as well.

  "WE APOLOGIZED TOO!!"

  *?!*

  "Huh?"

  "Just like you two, we also failed in the matters with the 7th Judge! We didn't even have a chance to ask him about the gathering!!" said Lily.

  "I lost my anger and went berserk, and I murdered thousands of people because of it! Thankfully, Lily saved me from that state, and I forever will cherish her and love her!"

  Runelt and Rena were shocked as well, hearing Light and Lily's confession. It took a second for them to take in what they said.

  "I guess the four of us fit with each other, huh?" said Runelt.

  "Yeah. . . we're all failures. . ." said Rena.

  "Even after God has chosen us. . ."said Lily.

  "And yet He still hasn't fired us from being Judges. . ." said Light.

  The four of them continued to eat their dinner in a worse spirit and mood. After they finished dinner, Light and Lily cleaned up all of the leftovers and the plates, and Runelt and Rena also helped them. And then it's time to go to Runelt and Rena's place.

  "Lily-san, I think it's better to use the time stop until we get there! This way, yours and Light's sleep schedule won't be bothered."

  "Alright!"

  Lily uses time stop, and the four of them leave Light's house as they travel together.

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  4 July 2018

  In a big city in America, 15:45. . .

  "Whoa, it's daytime here!" said Light.

  "Time zones are confusing; I didn't really track them all that much." said Runelt.

  "Our apartment isn't that far from here. Let's go!" said Rena.

  "Okay!" said Lily.

  Light, Lily, Runelt, and Rena are in the sky above a city in America. They flew here all the way from Indonesia. It took them about 3 hours of flight, but because of Lily's time stop, the world itself was frozen in place. After a few minutes, they arrived above Runelt and Rena's apartment, and the moment they saw the building, they were utterly speechless. Lily undoes her time stop before one of them says anything.

  "W-Where is your apartment, Runelt?"

  "I'm afraid I can't answer that, Light. This is where. . .it was supposed to be. . ."

  Runelt and Rena live in an apartment in a high-rise building. Their room is on the 7th floor, or at least it was supposed to be. The entire building has disappeared, and not even the parking lot on the basement was left. It disappeared without a trace.

  "Guys, look! There's a burnt mark in a giant circle around where the entire building was supposed to be."

  "Are you telling me someone just burned down the entire building without leaving any ashes, even?"

  "This is some mystery, alright."

  "Uh, Runelt, the most important thing here is that you lost your home and all of your belongings, furniture, clothing, food, and other resources. Are your wallet and cards with you?"

  "Oh, I have them on me, so my wealth is safe. . .But still!"

  "Seems like you two will have to find another place to stay. . ."

  "Urgh. . . but I like my roooooommm AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Rena screams.

  " WAIT, NOOOOOOOOOO MY TOY GUN COLLECTIONS!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Runelt screams.

  "Lily already stopped time, so this must have happened a long time before you arrived, Runelt."

  "Yeeee. . .*sigh*. . . I haven't even used my Sword of Purification on that girl. . ."

  "So, what's the conclusion here if there's any?"

  "Let's see. When I brought her here, she was unconscious because she lost a lot of blood from our fight, so I have two hypotheses. Either one, she actually recovered, and she was the one who did this since I’ve known she’s capable of it. Two, she has a comrade to pick her up, and they did this to the building, but the latter was entirely hypothetical without any basis."

  ". . . ."

  "There's no way to draw any conclusions yet, we have so few clues." said Light.

  "Not quite! Light-kun, remember that I can peek into the past!"

  "OH, RIGHT! Please do, Lily!"

  "You can do that, Lily-san?!"

  "The Queen of Time is being super clutch as usual. Thank you, Lily-nee-chan!"

  "Leave it to me!!"

  Lily closes both of her eyes and opens them a few seconds later after taking a deep breath. When her eyes open, her eyes change into her clock-imitating eyes. Roman numerals are circling her center pupils, which represent the twelve numbers on a clock. She calls this Time Vision. Using this technique, she can see the flow of time through her eyes.

  Just recently, she has acquired the ability to peek through the past. Because of her fight against Berserk Light, she has grown as a person. Faith power develops and grows stronger as its wielder grows and overcomes challenges towards oneself. In such a case, they acquire new abilities that they never had before, as demonstrated by Lily, the Queen of Time.