"It doesn't matter if she's attractive or not. She's your mom, you idiot... Just take a deep breath and calm down."
After lying on the bed for a while, Alex's heart finally stopped racing, with the tent down below slowly disappearing.
Just as he was about to fall asleep again, Katherine suddenly burst into the room and flipped the blanket over to the side.
"Wake up! It's time for breakfast!" Katherine yelled out loud as she shook all three of their shoulders.
"It's almost twelve already?" Sophia yawned as she stretched out her elbow into the air.
"Mom, what are we doing today?" Mary curiously asked as Alex slowly got up from the bed in silence.
"We're going to go shopping and explore the school. Come on, get up, and wash your face."
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After the three finished freshening up and changing into their normal clothes, they finally sat down at the dining table.
"Is this breakfast or lunch?" Alex wondered as the clock pointed at eleven-thirty.
"It's breakfast! Mom, we're going out to eat lunch later at three, right?"
Seeing Sophia's face full of excitement, Katherine nodded in agreement.
"Woohoo! Mary! We're going to eat all the new food in the capital! I had been waiting for this for so long!"
"Geez... It's just food." Alex quietly murmured as he began eating the bread on the table.
Just as everyone was about to finish eating their breakfast, Katherine suddenly went inside the kitchen before coming out with a cup.
"Alex, I brought some milk for you. You're going to drink it every day, okay?" Katherine stated as she slowly put the cup in front of him.
"Um, sure..."
Alex didn't think too much of it as he took a small sip to taste it first.
To his surprise, it tasted much sweeter than just regular milk back on earth.
After drinking all of it, he puts the cup down as a question appears in his mind.
"Mom, what kind of milk is this?"
"It's milk from an animal located in Luzhou's empire in the east... Do you like it?"
"Yeah, I like it. It tastes very sweet... What's the animal's name?" Alex curiously asked as the milk reminded him of cow milk back home.
"I-It's called Nunu, yeah."
Seeing Katherine stutter for a second, Alex got a little suspicious as he suddenly remembered how far Luzhou was.
It was almost three times the distance from where they came, so it made no sense for it to travel all the way to be brought here.
"Mom... Are you lying to me?" Alex questioned.
"Me? Why would I lie to you? I can show you where I bought it later. It's actually super close."
The confidence on Katherine's face made Alex drop the suspicion. More importantly, a new problem was rising for Katherine.
"Mom! I want to try the milk, too!" Sophia and Mary demanded as they had been watching in jealousy the whole time.
"I-I will buy more for you guys later... Ahem, let's go out now."
Katherine quickly shifted the topic as everyone finally finished eating breakfast.
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When they finally left the house, the sun was in the middle of the sky. But to the kid's surprise, the sun didn't feel hot at all.
Instead, it felt a little cool as a gust of wind blew past.
"Mom, why is it not hot at all?" Alex curiously asked.
"There's actually a barrier above us. It regulates and keeps the temperature mostly the same."
As they continued walking down the street, the three kids finally noticed a transparent layer in the sky.
"Does that barrier block magic from the outside?" Sophia asked as they finally walked out of the residential area.
"Yep. That's the original purpose of the barrier. Blocking people from flying in and attacking the school."
After walking for a bit, they finally arrived at a busy street filled with people.
Rows of shops and buildings were right before them, with a ton of people walking around.
Some of them were wearing robes, while others were just walking with their uniform on.
"Okay, let's get you guys the school uniform first. You don't want to stand out too much."
As Katherine brought the three into one of the clothing shops, they were a little stunned by how many clothes there were.
The entire walls were full of the same cloth that Katherine was currently wearing, except in different colors.
"Okay, Sophia and Mary, let's buy your guy's clothes first... So all these clothes look almost the same, right?"
All three of them nodded in agreement.
"Here's the thing: they are not the same at all. Pay attention to the color and the small badge attached to the cloth."
Katherine picked up a black and red buttoned jacket with a little start on the top right.
"This one is meant for Fire mages specialists who are enrolled in the Pyromancy Guild..."
All three of them nodded in agreement again, noting it in their head for all the different ones that Katherine brought up as examples.
"Anyway, since you guys haven't started anything yet, yours would just be a basic one with no badges."
Katherine brought two pairs of white button shirts and a black knee skirt.
"If you are feeling cold, you can also put on this black jacket... And you could wear any leggings underneath it."
As Katherine brought all the clothes into their arm, the two of them started to get a little overwhelmed.
"Also, there's a long skirt version to replace the knee skirt, and most importantly, always wear a robe when you're going outside of school."
Katherine finally came to a stop as a mountain of clothes stacked up in both girl's hands.
"Ahem, you two go try it out, okay?"
Katherine's face blushed a little as she grabbed all the clothes away from the two and handed them a single pair for them to change into.
As the two headed inside, Katherine already headed to the checkout with five pairs of each of the clothes in her hand.
After paying with a transparent blue card, Katherine snapped her finger to put the clothes into her dimension pocket.
"Mom, aren't we going to wait for them to try it out first?" Alex curiously asked.
"It's going to fit. I know what sizes they wear. Don't tell them we're buying all these for them, okay?"
Alex nodded in agreement as the two waited for them to come out.
As they came out of the changing room, Alex and Katherine were both stunned by their look.
The white button shirt with the black knee shirt, on top of the tan legging, made them look much more mature than they should have been.
"You guys look perfect in this," Katherine announced as she excitedly ran up to hug the both of them.
"Really? Does it look that good?" Sophia asked, as she didn't really feel a difference in the changing room.
"You guys looked great." Alex quietly complimented.
"Mom, let go of me. I can't breathe!" Mary complained as she tried to push Katherine back.
"Sorry."
The four of them headed back to the checkout and ordered more pairs, adding up to the one that Katherine had already brought in secret.
With both of the girl's school uniforms sorted out, they turned their attention to Alex.
But before they began walking toward the male section, Katherine suddenly stopped.
"Alex... Has your chest been growing?" Katherine curiously asked.
Both of the girls turned their attention over to Alex as they wondered the same question.
"Um... I-It barely grown at all. It's smaller than Sophia's one." Alex shyly replied as his face blushed red.
"That's going to be a problem in the future... Alex, are you sure you wanted to be a boy?"
Katherine asked, bending down to stare at Alex's face with a fully serious tone.
Alex thought for a second as he looked over to Sophia, whose chest had already shown signs of growing for the past few weeks.
Then he looked over to Mary, who had yet to hit puberty, giving him a useless example.
Lastly, he looked at the woman right before his eyes, with a voluptuous chest that was practically impossible to hide.
"Mom... Am I going to inherit your... size?" Alex nervously asked as his head started to get a little scared by just the thought of it.
Seeing Katherine nodded in agreement, Alex knew his fate was sealed.
"Mom... I don't want to wear a skirt." Alex quietly stated his red line.
"Skirt? Who told you are wearing a skirt? I was thinking that we need to buy you some bras in the future."
Seeing Katherine suddenly start smiling, Alex blushed red as he realized he had misunderstood what she was trying to say.
"Mom!"
"Come on, Alex. Did you really think Mommy is going to force you to wear girl's clothes?"
Alex looked down in embarrassment, trying to hide his face as they headed over to the male section.
At the same time, both girls burst into laughter as they finally understood what was causing Alex to be so embarrassed.