Tatsuki felt a gentle shake as Aiko tried to rouse him from his slumber. Yawning, Tatsuki protested, "Don't touch me; I'm already awake." Aiko playfully retorted, "You've been saying that for the past ten minutes," drawing a chuckle from Sai Ken.
Sai Ken suggested with a grin, "Maybe a gentle jump on his lower half would do the trick, and he'd be wide awake." Aiko, intrigued, exclaimed, "Why didn't you propose that earlier, Grandpa? Let's give it a try, one and two!" Tatsuki sprang to his feet, wide awake, sweat on his brow.
Sai Ken, watching the scene with a smirk, remarked, "That did the trick," and Aiko, satisfied, said, "It works even better than expected; I won't have to spend hours waking you up anymore." Tatsuki, grinning, quipped, "I narrowly escaped that jump."
As they continued their journey, Tatsuki began to open up more, and the conversation shifted towards their family histories and statuses. Aiko introduced herself, "I'm Aiko Ken, hailing from the Golden Wrath family." Sai Ken, with a touch of pride, explained, "Back in our kingdom, the Wrath family is the most prestigious and respected, and I serve as the mayor of our town. Even the king refers to me as 'the great...'"
Tatsuki interrupted with a smirk, "Pervy Gramp," prompting Sai Ken to chuckle and insist, "I'm a diligent man, and everyone respects me." Aiko chimed in, "He's also known for his quirks, like peeping into public bathhouses and taking advantage of housemaids."
Sai Ken, now worried about his reputation, asked Aiko, "Why did you bring that up?" Aiko, grinning, retorted, "No need to hide it; he's going to be living with us." The shock on Sai Ken and Tatsuki's faces was palpable, with both exclaiming, "What?!"
Aiko clarified, "He didn't have a place to stay, so he's coming with us." Sai Ken, shocked, turned to Tatsuki and sternly said, "Brat, is this how you move in with strangers without a sense of security?" Tatsuki explained, "I was unconscious; you guys brought me along."
Sai Ken, in a stone-faced manner, teased, "I'll arrange for you to sleep with the sheep on a farm." Tatsuki, retorting, exclaimed, "Who would sleep with sheep?" Sai Ken playfully insinuated that Tatsuki might have ulterior motives, prompting a playful argument. Aiko, with a mischievous grin, said, "You two are getting along so well; maybe you should get married."
The playful banter continued as they imagined a humorous scenario, leading to laughter all around.
Aiko then steered the conversation towards their family histories. Tatsuki revealed, "I don't belong to any clan; I have no clan to call my own." Sai Ken, visibly shocked, suggested, "With your remarkable abilities, you might be from a noble family." Aiko interjected, "I'd prefer you staying with us, regardless of your background. You're fun to be around."
Tatsuki, curious, asked about the nickname, "the little guy with the big thing." Aiko explained, "I noticed something unusual while helping you change your clothes, but I won't go into the details." Tatsuki, a bit embarrassed, glanced at Sai Ken, saying, "Pervy Gramp, you should've stopped her." Sai Ken, chuckling, ignored the comment.
Aiko, blushing, confessed, "I was really surprised by its size.