Suddenly, the blue screen lit up and quickly displayed its intentions:
[Do you accept the activation of Dialogue Ability?]
"Out of the blue, something like that," thought little Joe.
[Do you accept the activation of Dialogue Ability?] [Yes / No]
"I have nothing to lose, then..."
[... / No].
The system.
[???]
[I need to talk to you]
Little Joe remained stubborn and, pointing at himself, gestured something that the system understood as an answer.
"I don't"
[I can give you a reward].
The system insisted, not understanding the lack of interest of the little boy.
[Do you accept the activation of Dialogue Ability?] [Yes / No]
Little Joe got up from his bed and walked to the next room. He preferred not to knock on the door; he didn't want to wake Dimmy at that hour. He headed to where Ylsean was sleeping and, before waking her up, he admired her beauty for a few moments.
He felt like kissing her, although he didn't understand that strange desire, as he refused to even receive kisses from his father, who would always mess up his hair by rubbing his head.
But, looking at that girl with such delicate skin and features like a fairy tale image, he couldn't contain himself and gently ran his hand over her beautifully drawn face.
He held back his desire to give her a small kiss and, within inches of her face, little Joe only whispered:
"Ylsean, wake up. I need you."
Ylsean was faking sleep, as she had been awake for a long time and, despite trying to be quiet, she heard all the movements of her little friend.
The door wasn't as silent as Joe thought, and she kept her eyes half-closed while following all the movements of that little boy.
And she really thought it was a shame that he didn't have the courage to go further and give her, at least, a small kiss on the cheek. Despite being 13 years old, no one had ever caught her attention as much as that little boy who didn't even look 9 years old. But she knew how to wait and would wait until he was a little older...
Her face blushed with embarrassment for having such thoughts at that hour, and if it weren't for the dim light, little Joe would definitely notice.
Besides not being old enough to think about such things, Joe had no qualifications that would be accepted by Ylsean's father, the important Baron Roderik Von Shift.
He had no title of nobility, he didn't belong to any rich or important family, and, on top of that, he was extremely poor.
But Ylsean had gone through similar situations, and her own father had once told her, "Never judge a book by its cover."
In this regard, regarding her little friend Joe, she disagreed. If the cover was appearance, he could only expect the best from Joe, as she found him quite cute.
Seeing that Ylsean wasn't waking up, little Joe moved a little closer to her face, which was still lost in her thoughts and had completely forgotten about her friend who had called her.
And when she heard his voice again so close to her face, returning to reality, she was startled and turned her face abruptly, colliding with little Joe's lips that whispered in her ear:
"Ylsean, wake up. Please, I need you..."
Their lips met, and although it was just a small touch, Ylsean felt her body tremble. Getting up quickly from the bed, instead of moving away, she ended up compressing his face against hers even more.
Waking up to the shake on the bed, Dimmy couldn't believe what he was seeing. Before they separated completely, he held their faces together, although little Joe was embarrassed. Joe managed to turn his face a little, so that Ylsean's compressed lips only touched his cheek.
"I want to see the kiss! I want to see just one kiss!"
Scared and unable to react, Ylsean felt a wave of embarrassment while her brother insisted, keeping their faces pressed together with force.
"If you give my sister a little kiss, I'll give you the real energy prism 3."
Ylsean was so angry that she wanted to punch her brother. She was already preparing to give him a counterattack, making him fly into the wall. However, she thought about little Joe and how he might get hurt in the process. Despite really wanting the energy prisma, she couldn't admit that to herself.
Little Joe became thoughtful. Getting an energy prisma that big was like winning several houses at once.
However, he didn't want his first kiss to happen that way. Business was business.
So, he extended his hand, indicating that it was time to end that game. He couldn't let Ylsean stay uncomfortable like that.
"Is what you said true?" Joe asked, while Ylsean sat down properly on the bed, surprised by his attitude.
"Of course it is." Ylsean replied. "But it has to be a kiss. It can be quick, but it has to be a kiss. Then the grade 3 prisma is all yours."
Joe understood the respect due to a woman, having seen how his father treated his mother with affection. He wanted the energy prisma, but he didn't want to lose the valuable friendship he had developed with Ylsean and Dimmy.
So, like a little gentleman, he knelt at Ylsean's feet. She couldn't believe what she was seeing when he spoke:
"I really want the prisma, because I know its value. Now that I no longer have my parents with me, I need to survive somehow. But I don't want to lose the friendship I have with you and your brother. So, I ask you: may I give you a small kiss?"
Ylsean couldn't believe her eyes and ears, and Dimmy was also stunned. Not wanting to lose the moment, Dimmy quickly produced four glowing stones from somewhere that Joe couldn't see, creating a new atmosphere and transforming the room. Ylsean knew what her brother's next move would be, and she wanted to stop him. But, seeing her beloved Joe kneeling there with his cute little eyes looking at her so lovingly, she didn't have the strength to react negatively at that moment.