"...Don't get out unless you have something important to do and don't get involved in matters involving gods. Follow these rules and know peace."
—Conan's first instruction to his babies.
....
Back at the Duchy Tavern, Kitty and Zoe sneaked out through the window and stealthily climbed their way to the flat rooftop.
"Really? You told us to pretend to sleep and two seconds into it, you're gone!"Kitty started complaining as soon as they reached the rooftop.
"I was trying to make it real."Zoe made up an excuse in an instant.
The two knew Conan was a man of unbound curiosity, even as they hadn't gone to such places together. So they both agreed; That they pretend to sleep, and observe him.
They also knew he hadn't slept because he hadn't played homage to the Phoenix feather, which he does every night before he sleeps.
"Now, because of you, he's gone. He had erased his smell, all traces of him. All because of you!"Kitty complained again in irritation.
After they pretended to sleep and Conan went to check on them. She woke Zoe up but the girl had slept already and she spent a lot of time, trying to wake her up.
"And what if he's gone?"Zoe walked towards her slowly and menacingly. She was getting irritated already.
"We won't know what he's up to! And it's all because of you! You fat-chested idiot."Kitty spoke harshly, her blue eyes showed nothing but provocation.
Zoe turned her head slowly to look at kitty who was also looking at her as if waiting for her response. How she turned her head was menacing but kitty only felt the urge to burst into laughter.
Suddenly, Zoe's hand sprang forth and landed a backhand strike on Kitty's chest. Reminding her that she wasn't in the right place to talk of another person's 'fat chest'.
Kitty stumbled and coughed a little and clutched her chest. Her face was beet and full of anger. It wasn't like there was nothing on her chest. Her physique was just like that and Zoe takes advantage of it to molest her.
"How dare you!"Kitty bellowed cutely and dashed towards Zoe, who took out her cane in an instant. Ready to discipline the stubborn little fox sister of hers.
Kitty reached Zoe in an instant and faked a kick toward her face. Zoe fell for it and felt a huge force collide with her stomach, making her gasp out sharply as the air was being pushed out of her throat and hunched over, clutching her stomach.
Even though kitty wasn't that good in brawls, her kick was nothing to scoff at. Her thick thighs weren't just for beatification after all.
Also, kitty had changed into an oversized gray top and elastic, black pants that covered her loins down to the ankle, clinging tightly to her skin, emphasizing her thickness, and hence, she found it easier to throw kicks.
Kitty made a spin kick towards Zoe's face, this time feinting as a rake. But Zoe saw through it this time, grabbed her leg in a strong grip, and used it to slam her body against the roof floor.
Fortunately, no one was awake to feel the not-so-light tremor.
Zoe pinned kitty on the floor and started to choke her. Her face was full of relish from seeing Kitty's suffocating face. The difference in strength was too high.
Kitty might have pure spirit, which means her power is greater than Zoe's but she was physically weaker than Zoe, who had earth-attributed spirit.
Kitty kicked Zoe off her with both legs and pushed her off some distance, giving space for the two to rise with utter malignancy and walked towards each other slowly but menacingly to have another round of collision.
Kitty's face was beet in anger, her nails elongated into claws and teeth into fangs. While Zoe's face expressed nothing but a wicked smile as they both inched toward each other.
Suddenly, a terrifyingly sharp sword came in between them at the moment they were about to clash. Their faces were just a few inches away from one another.
They both looked down and frowned, observing the sword, which had incredible silver luster and beautiful purple markings that coiled and entangled over another zigzaggingly all over the circumference of the cannular sword with spike tip.
It had a long handle and no guard. Its cannular blade gleamed and stopped the girls from meeting head-on.
But what was more strange about the sword was that no one held it, it just hovered between them both. But the two rivals knew who was piloting it.
"Loki what are you doing here?"Kitty asked with a tone of seniority.
They both looked to the side and only then did they notice Loki, whose body was slowly revealed by the darkness which had cloaked him before.
He was busy drawing on his drawing board. His figure was shrouded by the dark of the night that they didn't even notice him until he revealed himself.
He smiled at them and called his sword back, which turned into a hairpin and implanted itself in his hair.
Loki smiled at them and gestured for them to come to check what he was drawing.
They both went over to see what he had drawn and were stunned to see the pictures of their fight, which annoyed the two rivals to no end.
What was even more annoying was that the image drawn by Loki seemed to be somehow changing positions displaying their whole fight—with some exaggeration in between.
Kitty left them and walked over to the ledge of the rooftop, her face knitted tightly into a scowl and she even seemed to be looking for something to vent out on when her sharp ears picked up sounds coming from the first floor of the tavern that they were on it's rooftop.
"Do you hear what I'm hearing?"She asked in a low and breathy voice but Zoe heard her.
"What?"Zoe frowned and walked over to the edge like they haven't fought at all. She listened intensively and also heard the faint noise.
The ones who concealed the noise did a great job but practically nothing could escape Kitty's ears and nose range, unless she decided to isolate or senses.
Zoe's interest was immediately piqued and she looked towards kitty "Should we-"
"Yes! We should! Hmph!"Kitty cut Zoe off words and harrumphed grumpily, averting her gaze to the side in utter frustration.
Zoe looked at kitty and felt a little guilty so she decided to apologize "Sorry..."She said, but her voice sounded indifferent.
Even though they were both rivals, they are best at working together. There was just this sense of rivalry between them that stopped them from being friends.
Zoe needs Kitty's wits while kitty needs Zoe's strength. They could cover each other's weaknesses, but alas, they weren't friends, more like, Zoe was impossible to make friends with.
"Sorry!? Sorry for what!?"Kitty squealed, her voice traveling distances in the still dark of the night.
"Shh..."Loki shushed her, gesturing her to not make more noise—clearly, that wasn't difficult for him to sound.
Zoe on the other hand shrugged and continued looking downwards, standing on the ledge to look at the rooftops of the shorter buildings.
She had also changed into a white oversized top and red skin-tight pants. The oversized top did its best to conceal her buxomness but failed.
Those were the 'free' clothes they wore when they pretended to sleep.
Kitty breathed out and calmed down "Fine!"She knew what was left was how they could get to the noisy place and she grumpily explained "The noise is coming down from downstairs, which is currently empty. But did you guys notice a door on the right side of the third counter?"
"The noise is coming from there."Zoe deduced the obvious and kitty nodded in affirmation.
Loki stood and packed his tools back into his spatial ring and gestured [but what are they doing there to cause so much noise.]
Kitty's eyes narrowed, and her blue eyes expressed the craving for adventure. "We'll know after we find out."
Zoe nodded and looked at kitty "Let's go."She said, her mood had improved in anticipation of seeing something new.
"Hmph."Kitty snorted in response and lead the way.
The three made their descent back and entered the apartment through the window and started making preparations to start exploring their new home.
Their destination is the first floor.
...
From a building not so far away from the Duchy Tavern...
A figure in a black, skintight outfit with a few golden designs sat on the ledge of a building's rooftop. His hand sourced bright yellowish flames and gave revelation to his yellow draconic eyes.
His gaze locked on the movements of the three and an amused chuckle escaped his mouth "seems not all of us could sleep, not even this rich dragon..."
None of them could sleep, living in seclusion for so long, doing nothing but cultivating energies to become immortal but boredom had made them adventurous in search of something new.
He turned around and stood up. Getting ready to set out he sniffed the air and muttered "Kitty is something, she said Ol' father erased his scent. Then why do I smell him?"
He laughed in amusement again on realizing what kitty did "She lied. She had her plans from the start and Zoe is just the one being used to implement them, even the fight might be just one of her shenanigans. She is one piece of work."
For a while, he stood and contemplated what he should do to explore the new environment he just arrived in. It was his home now and he can't sleep unless he explored every nook and cranny of the Duchy, in fact, the whole kingdom.
"Should I go on harem hunt or look for Ol' father?"He thought out loud in a contemplative pose "No, it should be 'Harem search' because I'm searching for my potential mates as a real dragon should."
His draconic eyes brightened and he smiled under his mask as he concluded "Harem search it is..."
And thus, he jumped off the building to a random location. Since he didn't know anywhere in the duchy, he chose a random route.