After Shino fell asleep, Clara decided to move Shino to her lap. Shino, a 5-year-old child, was easily carried. Many hours later, Shino woke up. The first thing Shino saw as he woke up was the surprising identity of Clara.
Shino opens his eyes and sees a fox ear on Clara, then decides not to tell her and acts.
Shino: "Good morning, sister."
Clara: "Good evening, little brother. I think we should stop for now so that we can eat."
Shino: "Oh, okay. But where are we?"
Clara: "Welcome to the City of Febli."
Shino: "Wait, a city? How long did I sleep?"
Clara: "About 7 hours."
Theory: Shino slept at 12 o'clock and woke up in 7 hours. By thinking, you might assume that in this world it's now 7 pm, but no, it's about 5 pm. In this world, the hours are numbered differently; for example, 1 am is where the sun rises and 14 pm is where the sun sets. Then at 1 pm, the double moons rise, or sometimes only one, and at 14 pm, the moons come down. There are also eclipses when there is only one moon. More theories about the moon will be shared in other chapters.
Back to Clara and Shino:
Clara: "Why did you ask that, little brother?"
Shino: "Because it makes me think that I slept for 7 hours, but why didn't you eat?"
Clara: "Oh, about that, I mostly eat at 7 am or 7 pm and snack at this time, so I really didn't eat."
Shino: "But you will get thin."
Clara: laughs "Hahahaha, You're so cute. Thank you for caring for me, but think about yourself first. I think we should stop here and eat some delicious food."
In this time at the city, most people go out to have fun. Meanwhile, Clara orders the coachman to move the carriage to the barracks of Febli. The Alexandrite Knight greets Clara as she moves out of the carriage.
Alexandrite: "Salute! Good evening, Miss Clara." Draw its sword
Clara: "Okay, you may stop saluting me now. Oh, little brother, here we are at the knights' barracks. We should eat here."
Shino: "Oh, so we will not eat on the street." Shino moves out of the carriage.
Clara: "Huh? So you thought that we would eat on the street or at a restaurant?"
Shino: "Not a restaurant, just street food."
Clara: "Street food, huh? Maybe next time. We should enter now."
Shino: "Okay."
While going inside, Alexandrite asks Clara, "Miss Clara, who's that boy?"
Clara: "My brother."
Alexandrite: "Brother? Wait, really your brother?"
Clara: "Yes, my legitimate brother."
Alexandrite: "So he's really your brother."
Clara: "Yes, so treat him well."
Shino watches the dining room while Clara and the Alexandrite Knight go to the kitchen for the food.
Alexandrite: "This is the menu, Miss Clara, I hope you like it."
Clara: "Fin! You know that I don't eat peas. Why did you add them?"
Fin: "I'm very sorry, Miss Clara. It's just that there are new ones in the barracks, and maybe they added the peas in the menu."
Clara makes some fuss, and Shino hears them. He immediately goes to Clara if there is a problem. Shino watches Clara complaining and goes to ask, "What's the problem, sister?"
Clara: "Hey, little brother, didn't our parents tell you not to join in adult talk?"
Shino remembers everything that happened and starts crying, then runs to the corner.
Clara: "Little brother, wait! This is your fault, Fin!"
Fin: "I am really sorry." bows
Clara follows Shino.
Clara: "Hey, little brother, why did you cry like that?"
Shino: sniffling "Why do you need to say it? I don't have any parents."
Clara felt sorry.
Clara: "I am so sorry, Shino." Clara hugs him from the back.
Shino stops crying while Alexandrite Knight named Fin tells them that the food is ready.
Fin: Sorry for disturbing your time, but the food is ready
Clara irritated, glare at fin
Fin thinking in his mind "what did I do wrong again?"
The trainees, Jadeite and Musgravite Knights, are seated in their right seats. Meanwhile, Shino is in the front row with the knights, and Clara is in front of them with Fin. This shows the authority of being a red beryl.
Clara: "Hey, little brother, do you want to eat besides me?"
Shino, who doesn't know anything, says, "Yes!" and moves beside Clara. The knights feel jealous of Shino, but knowing that Shino is still a child, they back off but still keep murmuring. The knights talking about it.
Fin: suddenly shouts, "I know what you all are thinking given that you're still thinking about that, it means you are still not possessing the mind of the knight. Let me tell you that, that child is his brother so it's okay if he's in his side. Do you now all know that your thinking is wrong?"
Knights: "Yes! Sir! We very sorry miss clara"
Shino sensing the tension and looked up to Clara with worried eyes.
Shino: "Sister, did I make some wrong?"
Clara: "Don't worry about it, little brother. Fin will take care of everything." Show sign of his hand as approve
Shino: "Oh, okay."
Fin smiles big.
Shino and Clara eat. Meanwhile, at the border of the Dragon Kingdom, Irene and her party reached the kingdom and are now going to the informant.
Leo: "Here we are!" Slowly walk inside
Ron: "Are you sure we're in the right place??" Walking beside Leo
Leo: "Yes."
Ron: "Yes? This place is like a haunted house or an old house. Why would this be the location?"
Leo: "Don't judge things by their cover, Ron."
Upon going inside, they see that the house is totally old!
Ron: "I was right, this place is not the place! Look, it's old! Very old! Look this can be demolish with strong wind easily."
Irene: "Keep your mouth shut, Ron." Walks in the back of Ron, on his guard
Ron: Blah blah.
Irene: "You freak." Rises its arm
Someone is waiting in a chair.
Unknown: "Hello, there, adventurer." Stands up
A man with a hood, with a cape covering its entire body. Ron rushes to run in the back of Leo. Meanwhile, Irene in the front asks.
Irene: "Who are you, why are you here?"
Unknown: "Then let me ask you the same questions. Why are you here, and who are you?"
Irene: "Oh… I am sorry, we are adventurers for the quest."
Unknown: "Hmmm… Follow me."
They followed the unknown man walking up the stairs and going to a hidden tunnel.
Unknown: "I am Skovich, and about the quest, only fewer people should know about it, only with a higher rank." Walking in stairs
Leo: "So are you the informant or only the guide?" Walking
Skovich: "Before that, why don't you tell me your names." Lights up a magic crystal and starts walking
Leo: "Oh, sorry, my name is Leo, this woman is Irene, and this is Ron." Walking
Irene: "So how far are we going to walk?"
Skovich: "Maybe 10 minutes." Walking Irene: "Is it really far?"
Skovich: "Yes, and it's a private place, so it's very far."
Meanwhile in the dragon castle, in the conference hall, the Drakel and his subordinate gathered. The guard knocks.
Guard: "My king, the queen is here."
Drakel: "Let her come in."
The guard opened the door.
Lisa: "Why do you prohibit me to come in? Hon!" Saying it with intent
Drakel: "I'm sorry, hon, it's just that we are totally busy."
Lisa watches the other subordinate.
Lisa: "So you really are busy, but it's about Alisha."
Drakel: "Then? What now?"
Lisa: "Amm, it's just a little concern. Maybe it's time to train Alisha."
Drakel: "Train! But it's too early?"
Lisa: "You still think it's early, but our child is almost 30 years old."
Drakel: "Agh! Struggle. Okay, we should stop. We will talk about it later."
Lisa: "You know what I should help you."
Drakel: "Thank you, hon."
Back to Shino and Clara, Clara and Shino are now done eating. Meanwhile, the knights drink some beers. Then Clara decided to tour Shino in the barracks.
Clara: "Little brother, why don't we walk around." Stands up and reaches its hands to Shino
Shino: "Sure!" Holds his hand to Clara
Clara: "I would like you to see the most beautiful places in the night in Febli."
Shino, who's foreign to another world, sees the big map of the world and many things in the Hall way. Then Clara brought Shino to the library.
Shino: "Sister, wow, it's so spacious, and there are a lot of books."
Clara: "Do you like books, Shino?"
Shino: "Yes!! I really like books, sister."
Clara: "If you would say that there are a lot of books in our house."
Shino: "Really?" Shino's eyes are shining with excitement.
Clara: "Yes, then why don't we go to the garden."
Shino: "Yes, let's go."
Both of them are having fun and touring in every corner except for the prison. After the tour, both of them decide to take some rest.
Shino: "Ha! Ha!" Panting "Sister, wait! Stop! Why is this place so big?"
Clara: "Oh! Hahahaha," laughing "I am sorry, but why are you so weak?"
Shino: "Sister," still panting "I am not weak, but why do you still have so much energy?"
Clara: "Hahahaha," laughing "If this is your last energy, maybe I should train you."
Shino: "Wait, but I am still a child, you know."
Clara: "Even though, as my brother you must be a strong and handsome knight and your sister is a knight too, So be competitive little brother."
Shino: "Yes, sister! But we should rest," still panting
Clara sees Shino struggling.
Clara: "Okay, okay, we should head back now."
Clara slowly helps Shino.
Meanwhile, Irene party and Skovich have now reached the place.
Ron: "What the! Is there a place like this on the Dragon Kingdom border?"
Skovich: "That's a secret."