A Demon and a Ghost walk into a bar...

[Guu]

Continued from "A Demon Child in Pokute Palace"

Renji was cleaning glasses for the evening rush, when he heard someone come through the door.

“We’re not open yet. Come back la-”

Standing at the door was the now infamous Ambrosian Princess, her eyes bore the general dull appearance. She walked up to the bar and hovered onto one of the stools.

“One Chocolate Milk.” She said to the samurai.

“Oh, we normally only serve booze and soda here.”

A long silence befell the room as the two stared at each other for a while. The warrior sighed.

“I’ll see what I can do.”

He moved into the back, leaving Guu alone to her thoughts. A lot of her injuries were healed, but not completely. It was a sign she didn’t sleep a full 24-hours, but she kind of wish she had. Having a broken bone stored next to your lungs is a bitch.

Suddenly, the blue glowing ghost materialized in the stool next to her.

“I remember you.” She said, who’s voice almost was sickeningly cheerful. “You went in the forest to help those lost animals. All the other ghosts were scared of you! It was funny!”

The pink princess turned to look at the girl. Not even finding it odd a ghost was in the bar, she decided an idle conversation was better than probing questions.

“You don’t seem to be scared of me.” She pointed out.

“Yep! I don’t believe what they say about you.”

“What do the ghosts say?”

However, before she could answer, Renji came back out, glass of chocolate milk in hand. He placed it on the counter. Guu looked back over to where the ghost had been and she had vanished. Guu sighed and turned her attention back to Renji.

“The place next door has Chocolate milk. The next time you want some, you probably should head over there.” Said the samurai.

“I know, I just wanted to check the new place out.”

Renji moved in to turn on the TV, which was playing Omniverse News Network. Ron Burgundy went on and on about local politics and the like. Guu took the moment to do a full check on Renji. There was so much complexity in the man. She could sense many many souls around him, vying for control, and power. Between him and gildarts, she seemed to attract the tortured souls with mad powers, doesn’t she?

“So you’re running a bar now? That’s cool. Do anything to get by I guess.”

Renji went back to wiping down glasses.

“Yeah, the owners needed one and I thought it might be good training.”

She would question his logic, but she knew very well that the most useful of skills come from the least expected jobs.

Guu slurped down her chocolate milk while half paying attention to the TV. Ron got on the topic of super powered items called the “Star Pieces” that some astronauts were hunting down.

Curious, she pulled out her phone and looked it up. There was a shard excavation in the Tangled. Such a power source could be a threat to Ambrosia, or a powerful ally of it; it was worth looking into at least. She made a mental note of the name of the lead researcher and the location he was in.

Swallowing the glass whole and tossing a few coins onto the counter, she leapt off the barstool.

“Well, I have some errands to run.” She said casually. She pulled out an empty glass from her stomach and placed it on the bar. She casually walked out, searching for someone that could take her to The Hidden Temple.

To be continued in “Hoshi no Guu.”