The cold winds start to blow as the sun gradually sets over the horizon, but we can still see that the small figure engrossed in training in the back mountain of the monastery is sweating and the amount of training is quite a lot for a girl under a year old.
'71,72,73,74,75,76…..82, phew that's 13 more since the time I started to exercise in the afternoon. This amount of training is enough for the first day and slowly increases over time. Hmm, I should think of a way to subjugate those little guys in the monastery. Ouch, what was that!' Zera looks at her feet just to find an apple rolling across and the shouts of a chubby girl searching for her apple.
'Hehehe I think that's an easy way to conquer these kids, but first, let's get this little girl,' Zera turns around with the apple," hey I got the apple here."
"Huff huff Th ah thank you, my name is Inora", she said while taking the apple and wiping it on her skirt. Zera's lip twitched a little watching the apple being cleaned by using the already a bit soiled skirt.
"Hello, I am Zera," I said, while still looking at the apple in the girl's hand." Hmm do you want it, you can have it if you like but you have to play with me afterward!" Inora said while quickly stuffing the apple in my hand as if I am going to say no.
'Wait what! When did I ever say I want your apple little girl? You know what looking at how cute you look with your serious look I won't say anything.' "Thanks, but how did the apple get thrown here, and are you getting bullied?" Zera asked, looking at the sorrowful state of the dress and small pinch marks on her cheeks.
Inora's expression became sad at the mention of bullying but she quickly denied it while waving her arms in front "no-no they just thought I was cute and wanted to pinch my cheeks, though a few of them pinched quite hard it was fine." Inora explained quickly as if I am going to misunderstand.
Zera understood this poor girl. 'She didn't even know they were bullying her and she is still explaining for them.' "Okay, can you take me to meet them? I also have a new game to play with them." Zera asked as she imagined welcoming her first group of little brothers calling her boss from now on.
As we near the clearing in the backyard of the monastery I can see two guys bullying a little monk for his bald head.
"Hey Ren and Lancer, meet my new friend Zera and don't you guys pinch her she's less than a year old. She also has a new game for us to play with!" Inora said while holding my shoulders in a protective posture while the two guys shifted their attention from the poor monk to us.
"Hello" Zera waved her hand as both Ren and Lancer looked at her up and down. 'These guys seem to be around 3 to 4 years old, around the same age as Inora. They look pretty good if they don't have their noses up high, well anyway here comes the first batch of little brothers.'
"Little girl, what's the game that you can play with your big brothers? I must warn you though you can't go to your mommy crying after you lost okay! If you do then the next time I see you I will pinch you until your cheeks become red and take your snacks away!" Ren said while trying to imitate a ferocious expression on his face and pinching his hands in the air.
'What's up with stealing snacks and pinching cheeks, that look at the end, shit, I got to bite my tongue to stop laughing out loud. Need to teach these guys how to be a bully after taking them down, otherwise, they are gonna ruin the name of bullies.' "Okay, but I want to have a bet with you guys. If I win you have to call me boss and do whatever I say from now on, If I lose you can have my snacks from now on." Zera said trying hard to stop the laughter from spilling out after seeing their pretentious I am a bully face.
"Come on, are you guys seriously afraid that you can't even beat a little girl over 7 months old!" Zera said provocatively while raising an eyebrow.
"Who is gonna lose to you! Come on Lancer let's show this little girl who's the boss here" Ren said furiously while pulling Lancer towards with a dark face.
"The game is simple, you just have to break the apple in half with only your hands!" Zera said while showing as innocent of an expression as she can make with a sly smile in her eyes that she can't hide that her father would have instantly recognized, as the smile she always has before setting him up to get scolded by his wife.
"And you can throw it on anything, only with your hands, guys," Zera added again with a smile as she watched Ren take the apple from her palm. Seeing Inora's worried expression "Don't worry they won't win and we can also get two attendants from now on." Zera added.
" Hmm what! No, I am just worried that they will spoil the apple and we won't be able to have it." Inora said while still looking at the apple nervously and in a position to catch it if it falls again.
Girl, though we just made friends, are you sure you are concentrating on the right thing!!! Looks like you might even sell me for a delicious piece of cake.
Zera took Inora to the side and sat down while munching on the apple god knows where Inora took it out of and watching Ren and Lancer struggling to break the apple.
"We can't do this alone Lancer, come on let's try together. I will hold on to this side and you sit opposite me. Pull when on the count of three okay." Ren said, as Lancer nodded his head and sat down in his position ready to pull.
"One…
Two…..
THREE!!!"