You know what this chapter means? it means there aren't many chapters left for Vol 3!
Vol 4 will be what everyone is looking forward to, time spent both at Jenis and Thors. Meanwhile Sky and Crossbell will happen during this Volume. Vol 4 will be quite large compared to 2 & 3.
Anyone excited for the cold steel anime to air next month?
Giliath demands your power stones! It's a new week so let's this going!
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"Woo-hoo! It's the beach!", Sherryl happily yelled looking at the sandy beach in front of a very exquisite and beautiful beachside resort. She could be seen wearing a cute two pink swimsuit that suited her current height. Most of us were still children at this point but the on-site stores had sizes for everyone. Sherryl didn't take long to dash across the warm sand and dashed straight into the rather cold water, considering it was still wintertime. Despite that, the sun was still blazing, so it didn't really feel like winter here at Nemeth Island.
"Woo-hoo.", A rather flat tone voice echoed not far from her before Sherryl darted into the ocean water. Hearing Tio say this while raising one of her arms up, a scarlet haired boy flinched next to her.
"Will you stop doing that?", Lechter retorted, hearing Tio say that. Tio was the youngest of us, but they still picked out a swimsuit for her. She was wearing a blue one piece swimsuit.
"This is how I sound now. If you can't get used to it, then you reap what you sow.", Tio retorted back at Lechter. As for Lechter, he didn't even go into the store. He was already donning some black trunks and still had his sunglasses on from the cruise earlier.
Tio gave Lechter a stare before she ditched him, calmly walking up to the water's edge, only to bend down to feel the water.
Next up was Ennea. They picked out an azure swimsuit which suited her blue hair. It was a one piece as well.
"I hope this swimsuit isn't too weird.", Ennea said, still looking over herself. As Sherryl and Tio went to the water, the rest of us remained near the tables and chairs which were set up with umbrellas hanging over them to shield the sun's rays.
"Haha, the clerks said it looks good, and I think so too. Ennea. Are you not going to join Sherryl and Tio?", I asked. And as for me, I was currently wearing a mixture of a violet and red swim trunks. The rest of me was bare. My chest outlined the muscles I was still developing, but they were still clear enough to see they were there. It was a far cry from Van though. Despite being ten, he had clear muscles, especially around his chest. For the trunks he wore, they were dark blue.
"Is that alright? Do you not need someone to watch over you?", Ennea asked, looking back at me.
"How many times do I gotta tell you that you aren't part of that organization anymore, Ennea? We're here to have some fun, so that's what we are gonna do.", I said with a stern tone.
"You keep saying that, but...", Ennea tried to respond. Unfortunately she was blocked by another figure who suddenly draped one of their arms over my shoulder. This girl was one of the oldest of the group and her white one piece was quite pretty. She wore a light almost see-through cloth over one of her legs to add to it. She let out a giggle hearing Ennea say that.
"Hehe, don't worry about Naoto. I'll watch over him so you don't have to worry about him being stolen, Ennea.", Vita replied revealing a playful grin.
"That's not what I meant...", Ennea replied, only to reveal a defeated frown. Lechter raised his sunglasses a bit before shrugging his shoulders.
"Welp, it looks like you got your hands full so I'm gonna go hit the haystack.", Lechter said, quickly approaching one of the nearby chairs and jumped on it. Getting comfortable, he pulled out some sort of mirror reflectors, and opened it up over his face to draw in the suns' rays. He popped his sunglasses down again, and started to bathe in the sun.
"This guy really knows no bounds, does he?", Van retorted, seeing Lechter starting up a tan.
"Haha, Lechter just knows how to make the most of situations that may arise. It looks like everyone's squared away?", Rufus's voice said, reaching our ears.
Rufus was the last to approach us. He was barely wearing anything at all. He wore a black speedo, which surprised everyone.
"Welcome back Rufus. Everything go well?"", I asked.
"Of course, Young Duke. They were gracious enough to let us rent out the whole beach and secure our rooms for the foreseeable future. I just had to make some slight adjustments for our new guests. They don't seem to mind though.", Rufus answered, only to shift his eyes toward several figures, most having a genetic appearance.
But one of them was a rather tall middle aged man with well packed muscles and very defined abs. Beside him were a couple girls and guys who seemed to be also a part of this man's group.
"Haha, you young'ins sure make quick work. Wish we could flaunt mira around like that, but then we'd have no more line of work!", The middle aged man laughed as he reached Rufus's side.
"Hey now, the kid is letting us relax like this so it's best enjoy it, right?", A green haired girl said while wearing a two piece red swimsuit.
"Whatever. I'm going to go back and hit up the bar. Call me, or not.", Another tall figure said before promptly returning back inside. I saw him for a moment before he vanished from sight.
"Ugh, I swear that Bear really irks me.", The green haired girl groaned.
"Do not let Killing Bear bother you. I haven't swam in some time so it will do well to build up some resistance to it again.", A deep voice said, who appeared to be a rather muscular fellow, even more muscular than the middle aged man.
"So you'll be swimming then.", The middle aged man said as he raised one of his arms. He then looked down beside him, only to spot a six year old white haired girl who was currently watching the ocean waves crash onto the sand with great interest in her eyes.
"Now that I think about it, this your first time comin' to a beach, ain't it, Fie?", The middle aged man asked the girl beside him who was also wearing a one piece swimsuit.
"Yeah.", the white haired girl replied with a simple nod.
"Why don't you guys go have some fun then?", The man asked.
"Music to my ears.", The green haired girl said with a smile. She didn't take long to join up with Sherryl and Tio.
"Kay. Let's go, Naoto.", The white haired girl also said with another nod before she quickly dashed my way. Grabbing onto my hand we also quickly made our way down to the water.
"H-Hey! We have all the time we can use you know."", I tried to retort, but the girl named Fie ignored it, drawing us to where Sherryl, Tio and the green haired girl started to play in the water.
That's right, the guests who Rufus had just called out were members of Zephyr, with the middle aged man being their leader no less.
I had no idea why Zephyr would decide to come out to a privately owned island all the way out in the waters of northeast Calvard, but when we first arrived, it didn't even take us five minutes to encounter these guys casually strutting along the inside of the resort, enjoying drinks and happily chatting away with each other.
And that wasn't the only thing.
The girl who was pulling my hand right now to go swim in the water was Zephyr's latest addition to their squad.
A young orphan named Fie.
That's right I had officially come into contact with the next member of the future Thors Class VII, Fie Claussell.
Rean was the first.
Emma was the second.
And now, Fie is the third.
Thinking that, all of us decided to start having fun, with the majority of us playing around in the ocean waves.
But at the same time I also had another thing on my mind, which was something to ask Zephyr's leader at a later point. But for now, it was safe to say I and the others have gotten acquainted with the infamous Jaeger King.