Christmas Special (Part 1)

"This is your gift, Wanda." After dinner, Bayonetta brought out the gift she had prepared long ago. Wanda was quite surprised when she received it. The invitation had never mentioned anything about exchanging gifts, and she felt terribly embarrassed because she had nothing on hand to give in return. Encouraged by Salomon's gaze, Wanda took a deep breath and carefully tore open the wrapping paper.

The Witch's taste was exactly like Salomon's. Gems, precious metals, firearms, knives, and swords—even though Salomon had not taken part in preparing the Christmas gifts, he could have guessed the general range. But this gift was a little excessive. He had never seen anyone mount rubies and daggers on a large-caliber revolver. Still, he did not dare voice an opinion. Not long ago, Bayonetta had efficiently put both him and Jeanne in their place, then had Dinah make another main course for them to eat. Wanda was astonished by this household's strange atmosphere. This bizarre silver revolver could no longer scare her.

Compared with the gift Bayonetta had given on behalf of the Witch, Salomon's gift was more thoughtful. It was a pair of dark crimson gloves, with a large yellow letter M knitted onto the backs in yarn. The overall design was quite adorable. If Bayonetta had not told her, Wanda Maximoff would never have guessed that Salomon had knitted the gloves himself.

"Christmas Eve calls for exchanging gifts." Salomon winked at Wanda. "We all know Pietro planned to spend it at the Avengers base, so we invited you to spend Christmas with us. Don't think we have any religious beliefs. We just wanted an excuse to spend some money, so don't expect any prayers. You're like us too—you usually have to deal with all sorts of monsters and demons, and you're all alone..."