All four of us now enjoyed the lunch in peace, before we could sense a heavy aura at the restaurant entrance

  Even so, it wasn't threatening. It was rather calm and filled the whole place with warmth

  That's when I heard a teasing voice, a very familiar one

  "Wow, Dani. . . You're really having fun with my lil sis huh? " A voice sounds behind me

  When I turned my head, I saw him in his yellow clothes like those noble knights wear in a fantasy world with his white pants and white coat

  Honestly, his clothes somehow made him look like he was the main character

  "Well, there he is. . . The main character of this universe had finally come back home" I said deadpanly

  "Haha, I'm not the main character Dani. I'm the chosen one. Don't glaze me that much" Syed corrected me gently

  "It's the same thing. . . And what did you mean by 'having fun'? We're always like this"

  "Oh yeah? Well, I didn't see what you and my lil sis did earlier, but I got a feeling something romantic just happened" Syed teases me softly

  ". . . I don't think so"

  Suddenly, all of us could feel a cold aura coming from Suraya. As if she were embarrassed at something

  "B-Bestie, please calm down! " Farah immediately tries to calm her down

  "Please don't freeze this whole place! " Adam immediately shouted in fear out of reflex

  She didn't say anything, but the tension had calmed down slowly

  "Huff. . . You guys worried too much, I'm not a child anymore" She said calmly

  "We're worried for a good reason! You're about to freeze this whole place up! " Adam said it in mock anger

  I didn't say much, after all, I don't know what could possibly have made her that embarrassed

  That's why I slowly raised my hand and softly caressed her hair to calm her down

  "W-Wha-"

  "Thought this would calm you down," I said calmly

  ". . . Not like this, Dani"

  Although she said it like that, she just looked down while her cheeks got pinker by the second

  "Well, if you don't like it, you can just pull my hand away"

  She shook her head before raising it up and giving me her Sakura smile at me

  ". . . No, I guess this is fine"

  The warm moment between us stayed like that before Syed interrupted it

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  "Well, didn't know my lil sis would freeze this whole place up because I mentioned a romantic moment between you two" He teased her while crossing both his arms at his chest

  She just looked at him, not out of cold embarrassment, but with a pouty face

  "Geez Syed, you sure had the worst timing possible" Suraya said pouting at him

  "Haha, I have a blessing of 'Interrupt the moment in perfect time' after all"

  "Since when?! " Suraya asked, shocked at his revelation

  "5 minutes ago" He said it while smiling gently like that's nothing

  I just sighed softly, already expecting this thing

  But the three of them still couldn't, still in the denial stage

  "Huff. . . At this point, I just believe you had a blessing called 'Always win at Uno' or some shit" Adam mock-teased him

  "Erm. . . Hehe. . . Well. . ." Syed scratched his cheek with his finger

  "Oh for fuck sake. . . You do?! " Adam asked him in shock furious

  "How did you think I always win at Uno against you guys? "

  "Then why do we even bother playing it with you?! " Farah asks in mock fury

  "Oh come on. . . You guys can't say it's not fun" Syed smugly smiled at us

  ". . . That's a good point" Adam supported his words

  "Well, I'm still mad! Did you know how hard I tried to win against you in Uno since we were children?! " Suraya said in mock fury

  "Yeah, Me and bestie even team up against you! I thought you were just really good at Uno! "

  "Huff. . . I told you guys before not to try to win didn't I? " I said calmly

  "I thought it's because you don't care Dani! You knew?! " Farah asked me loudly

  "I didn't. But since we were children, I had given up on defeating him at Uno "

  "Haha, guess you're catching up fast Dani" He teased me

  "Fucking shut up. . . I'm still mad that you cheated this whole time"

  He mocked gasp while his hand was at his chest before teasing me again

  "Me? Cheat? Oh please Dani, I will never dishonor my chosen on-"

  "If I had magic, I would cast one on you right now"

  "Haha, you're really easy to trigger. Alright, next time we play Uno, I'll turn off my chosen one power. Deal? "

  ". . . You better"

  He smiled gently at me before looking at Suraya

  "So, if I guess correctly, you already know the cause of Dani's incompatibility with magic right? "

  ". . . Yeah, I already told them"

  "Well, how harsh, you didn't telepath and told me first"

  "Syed-"

  "Anyway, what's the reason he can't use magic? " Syed asks her curiously

  ". . . "

  "Suraya? "

  ". . . He doesn't have a gate"

  His eyes widened slightly after the revelation before he gathered back his thoughts and asked her

  ". . . You serious? "

  "I'm not joking, Syed"

  His eyes then look down slightly, as if remembering something, or rather. . . Try to make sure his memories served him right

  "Wait. . . But. . . No. . . This isn't what I remember. . . " Syed thought to himself before I interrupted him

  "Hey Syed, you good? " I asked him

  He didn't reply right away, but instead he took a very deep breath before exhaling and looked at me sharply

  "Dani. . . Should I fight those constellations to correct this mistake? "

  The silent hover for a moment . . . Even the fucking air feels like they need to stop and breathe for a second before they three scream in unison

  "EHHHH??!! "

  "What? " Syed asks obliviously

  "What did you mean you want to fight the constellations?! " Suraya asks her brother in shock

  "Exactly as I mean it. I will throw my hands with them"

  "Since when is the chosen one that powerful?! Last time I read a history book, all the previous chosen ones were not that strong! " Farah asks in shock

  "Well, I'm different" he said it casually

  "You mean to tell us, that YOU want to throw hands with constellations? Who basically granted us magic and blessings? The one who gives you YOUR OWN CHOSEN ONE POWER??" Adam asked him, mostly in shock and in disbelief

  "Yes, I do, I wouldn't accept that they made Dani like this"

  All three of them just stared at him while their jaw dropped at how casual he said it

  Well, somehow I didn't

  ". . . I wouldn't be surprised honestly, even prophecy says constellations don't want to fuck around with him" I said calmly

  "I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A METAPHOR!" Adam screamed in existential crisis

  "Well, apparently prophecy never lies" I strengthened my reasoning calmly

  "Haha, you guys should be like Dani sometimes, straight up chill" Syed teased them gently

  "Huff. . . I swear the longer I'm with you, brother. . . The longer I have my migraine thinking about your situation" Suraya said while massaging her forehead

  "Hehe, but back to my question. . . Dani, should I do that? " Syed asked me gently

  They then turned their head and looked at me softly, hoping I would say yes.

  And I know, deep in my heart, I also wanted to accept it.

  Because I also want to taste the feeling of casting magic

  To not feel like I'm a nobody in everyone else's story

  To feel normal, just like them

  But. . . What if it causes them to suffer because of karma for fighting against the constellations?

  Do I want to make them suffer because of me?

  . . .

  I know the answer to that question. . .

  It's better this way

  "Huff. . . . No need Syed. But I appreciate it"

  Everyone looks like they disagree heavily with my decision

  But they knew they couldn't force me into accepting it

  ". . . If that's what you say, Dani. I won't force you. But just know, my offer is open anytime " Syed told me gently

  ". . . Noted"

  "Tck, Dan! I really can't understand you right now! " Farah scolded me

  "Yeah dude, you literally had the chance right now" Adam scolded me as well

  Suraya didn't say anything, but she just pinched my cheek and gave me her pouty look

  And as for Syed, he just looked at me sharply. As if whatever happened to me. . . Doesn't feel right to him

  ". . . I don't remember Dani ever being gateless. . . What the hell happened? Is it because of 'him' that Dani became like this? " Syed thought to himself

  I noticed he was wondering inside his mind before he looked back at me gently

  "I won't let anything happen to you, buddy," Syed says while crossing his arms and giving me his usual gentle smile

  "Oi Syed, you said it like we also wouldn't let anything happen to this idiot," Adam said it softly while smiling smugly

  "I didn't say that obviously, when I wasn't around, I'm hoping you guys could at least make sure he didn't face a life or death situation"

  "Of course, we would! "

  "You're an idiot if you think I let anything happen to Dani, brother"

  ". . . Huff, out of the sudden I feel like I can't live my life normally anymore"

  . . . Yeah, these four really are the greatest idiots I've ever encountered