(Revised)
Chun left the tea house and proceeded his walk to a book store. He wanted to buy the newest books that came from the TwinCity continent because their literature of strategy was the very best. The continent was known for their mighty defense and offense due to their famous strategist known as Lin.
"Young Lord, there is someone following you."
"I noticed."
"Do I need to execute him?"
"Don't dirty your hands, Art."
"As you please, Young Lord."
They finished their mind link with his butler. As he looked around for books, he took two classics of strategist's mind by Lin and proceeded on the counter.
Ryo stealthily followed the silver haired youth as he wanted to prove his point. "Oh, he loves books? Girls loves to read romance stories..hmm."
Confirming his thoughts as he followed Chun.
He suddenly stopped when the person that he was tailing turned at his direction. Ryo automatically grabbed a product from a nearby vendor and disguised himself as a fellow vendor, "This gem is the most finest mineral dug from the tallest mountain of Greatworld continent in the city of Glasir, once you buy this, it can guarantee you eternal youth---"
"Mister?! Is that true?"
"I want one!"
"I want all of it!"
Chun passed infront of a selling gem stall and turned a blind eye. Once again, he stopped; turning around, looking for the bakery store that was said to be selling the best cheese cake.
Something caught his gaze and he walked to it. Unknown to Ryo, he roamed his eyes finding the silver haired youth which suddenly disappeared from his sight.
While tracking his target, his ear device suddenly ranged up... three long beeps and one short beep. Indicating for an immediate summon.
Sighing, Ryo ran towards the east side of the palace which was their headquarters.
Chun thanked the blushing lady seller of the bakery shop as he purchased his cheese cake.
"Young lord, the stalker is gone."
"Oh."
The silver haired youth dismissed his thoughts away from that stalker as he walked home. He wanted to gift this cake to his father.
At the other side, Shenin, the head of the Shuho household was busy from the bulked of paperworks that came from a month of laziness so he suffered from the consequences of not doing his work.
His assistant Lucil was on his laptop doing an analytical presentation for the newest development of their online hub.
The Shu Empire was the best when in terms of internet databasing and other programming platforms because the online world kept on progressing at same time for the internet industry.
The empire does not only focused on the internet but they have other businesses like the shipment of goods, armament of weaponry, food and cuisines, and clothing branch. They are not only based on the Sereign continent but they have their branches in the Southern continents (Greatworld, TwinCity and Xenun).
As they expanded, they would reached out for the other continents.
A knock from the door interrupted the both of them.
"Young master Chun is here," announced by a maid.
A glint of mischief was presented in the eyes of Shenin as he enthusiastically awaited for his son to come in. The maid opened the big double doors as a silver haired youth came in with a box of treats on his hand. Lucil signalled for the maid to prepare for tea which the maid obliged.
As if on cue, Shenin acted like a seven-year old, "My beautiful daughter! Come here, sit."
"Father, I brought you your favorite cheese cake and stop calling me daughter," Chun prepared the cheese cake as he produced a plate and fork from his interdimensional storage.
Chun Shuho originally was a female and known only by her family, his father's assistant Lucil, her grandmother, and Art. It was kept to be a secret due to some circumstances.
Her mother Kiria Ru was the daughter of the Former king of Phoenix continent which was now ruled by her older brother Zeno. It was in their tradition that the youngest daughter (who was Kiria) must not bear a girl for it would cause some kind of outbreak according to the Phoenixian oracle. It was not elaborated by her mother of what kind of outbreak but the day Chun was born, she was dressed to be a boy and to hide her secret because if they would know then perilous things will happen to her.
Her mother passed away due to an illness when she was at the age of five and made her promised that to never reveal her gender at any situation. No matter what will happen Chun engraved it to her heart that her oath to her mother will not be broken even her life will be the exchanged for it.
Shenin sighed to the predicament of her daughter. He loved her very much as he loved his dead lover but at the same time, he understood the situation of their continent if the secret would be revealed.
As a Ministry of Defense, he knew that the continent's safety would be at risk once it would involved the Phoenix continent. And that's the reason why he did not expanded his business towards the northern continents because he avoided the contact between his daughter and her uncle-slash- the King of that continent.
The Phoenix Continent was known for their brutal ways of killing their enemies for they upheld 'the end does not justify the means.' So no matter what kind of strategy as they reached their goal, it doesn't matter.
Even though they were brutal on their enemies but they were the nation of peace because of their deity who was Argentum, the deity of light and dark. Aside from that, they were known for producing the most durable protective barriers who were due to their trained defense corps.
"Father, can I study in TwinCity continent?" The sudden proposal of Chun made her father choked from eating his cake.
Before Shenin could start his series of sermons the door opened for their afternoon tea.
"You could leave that at the table, May," Lucil said to the maid named May as the maid's cheeks reddened, and after she put the tea set in the table, she abruptly hollered out the room.
"Strange," Lucil mumbled and started pouring tea for his young master/mistress and master. Chun just beamed at the dense assistant. Before she can start teasing Lucil, her father coughed that caught her attention.
"Why would you study there? Is Zeredome University not good?" Shenin calmly asked while pretending to read some documents.
"Father, I like to explore and this could be a great starting base for finding the fragments," the silver haired youth replied as she sipped on her rose tea.
Fragments... Shenin knew this, because of the missing pieces of her memories, she was not like the before her. After her mother died, Shenin lost her for five years and that five years was a mystery because she was found inside an abandoned cave at south border of the Hiyasmi island.
She was like an empty shell as she gazed at him, her eyes was blank. Until after three years she slowly regained some of her light still there was missing.
Chun was now seventeen-year old and she would be a stunning beauty if not for her transforming potion which made her to be a teenage boy hiding her lady-like curves yet her face was still closed to being feminine.
Shenin sighed heavily as he looked at his most cherished obedient daughter, tears swelled a bit from his eyes.
He can say no to her and she would follow but if he kept her under his cover until now, she would not experienced some things that could make her learn and allowing her to be independent could possibly regain her vibrant old self.
Shenin turned his attention to his assistant and conveyed his respond. He could not say it because his tears would betray him.
"Young mis- master, Master said that he would allow you to study at TwinCity---" he was cutted off when Chun squealed like a lady which was she is. Hugging her father with bliss.
"Thank you, father! You're the very best!" Feeling his tears would erupt, Shenin turned around, stealthily wiped his tears on his sleeves and swivelled his chair back to Chun.
Wearing a stern face, "But you must bring ten shadow guards- no, twenty of the."
"Eh. But I have Art, he will be enough."
"No. Twenty. Deal?" Her father was very strict when it came to her safety so she just agreed, atleast she would be embarking to a new nation and this would be her very first.
Chun stood up as she would be start packing for her things to take to her journey to TwinCity continent, specifically at Willow City. She would be attending Harconia Institute, a school for elite extraordinaire and its one of alumna was Lin, the strategist.
"Be careful, Chun. Always remember to call for us if you need help," the parting words of her father as she clasped her red ivy amulet.
"Noted, father. I will be meeting old Nana there," as she bid goodbye to them and rode to their private carrier which was a trained beast. An enormous eagle that has an elephant tusks at its mouth and as big as three large elephants.
Chun anticipated her stay at Willow City would be worthwile and she was excited in learning her new environment there but it contrasted to her outward expression due to listlessness.
And it would be very worthwile.