Currently, Kaiser and Amelia are walking ahead, while Farah and Zani are trailing behind
After being teased by Farah, Kaiser decided that the best option was to separate her from Amelia (not because he wanted to be alone with Amelia)
Farah, with an ice cream stick in her mouth, walked alongside Zani and said
"How many times has that princess blushed?"
"Six times" Zani calmly replied
"You actually counted that?" Farah gaped, surprised by Zani's answer
"Forget it, let's stop focusing on that" Farah continued
"Maybe that girl really likes Kaiser" Farah remarked, glancing at Amelia, whose eyes were fixed on Kaiser as they walked together
"It's unbelievable. Just last week, he was a homeless kid, and now he's wooing the princess of the very continent he's on" Farah commented
"His appearance is too striking" Zani added
"Yeah, maybe he has noble blood, which explains why he looks the way he does" Farah speculated
"Have you tried figuring out which family he belongs to?" Zani asked
"I only know that the family he's from isn't on this continent" Farah replied, licking her ice cream
"Why do you think that?" Zani questioned
"Considering just this continent, only the Goldwyn family has an appearance similar to Kaiser's. But their eyes are golden, while Kaiser's are ember. Plus, there are even rumors that the youngest daughter of that family has special Mana, so the likelihood of Kaiser belonging to this family is very low" Farah explained
"Then it must be a family from another continent" Zani concluded
At that moment, Kaiser and Amelia approachs them. What stands out is that Kaiser is holding a small white kitten in his hands
"Can I keep it?" Kaiser asked, holding the kitten out in front of Zani and Farah
[Kaiser's POV]
After separating Farah from Amelia, Kaiser was currently walking alongside Amelia. He said to her
"Sorry about her, she just likes teasing"
Mentioning it again didn't seem like the best idea, as the princess's face turned red once more
"I-It's okay. I u-understand her. We probably look like we're close… N-no, I mean we…" Amelia stammered, struggling to find the right words as her face turned redder and redder, almost as if it were about to emit heat
Kaiser, surprised by Amelia's reaction, chuckled softly, trying to reassure her
"You don't have to be so flustered, Amelia. Farah always jokes like that, but it doesn't mean we have to take it seriously" he said calmly, with a gentle smile
"I-I'm not flustered! It's just… I'm not used to being teased like that!" Amelia quickly replied
"Alright, if you say so" Kaiser shrugged lightly, his smile still on his face
Seeing his relaxed demeanor, Amelia pouted. The two of them continued walking side by side
After a while, Kaiser pointed in a specific direction
"Do you want some ice cream?" he asked
"Ice cream?" Amelia replied
"Last time, I saw you bought one, so I thought you might like it" he said
"That's a good idea. Let's do it" Amelia nodded.
When they reached the ice cream stand, Kaiser asked her:
"Do you want vanilla or chocolate?"
"I like chocolate" Amelia answered.
Kaiser nodded and told the ice cream vendor
"One chocolate ice cream and three vanilla ones, please"
"That'll be 20 cels per ice cream" the vendor responded
Kaiser took out 1 col and handed it to him. He had been taught by his former family that people conducted transactions using cel, col, and gold. The latter was worth 100 times the former, meaning 1 col equaled 100 cels, and 1 gold equaled 100 cols. A well-off family typically lived on about 1 gold a month
The vendor accepted the col and gave Kaiser the ice creams along with 20 cels in change
Kaiser handed the chocolate ice cream to Amelia before heading toward Farah and Zani to give them the two vanilla ice creams
"I got these for you" he said to Farah and Zani
Farah couldn't hide her smile when she saw this
"Oh, you still remember your older sisters, huh?" she said, wagging her tail
"I just don't want you teasing Amelia" Kaiser replied, handing her the ice cream
"How could I not, when my sister-in-law is so adorable?" Farah teased playfully as she took the ice cream from him
Hearing this, Kaiser's face showed a hint of annoyance. Without saying anything, he handed the remaining ice cream to Zani, who was standing next to Farah and also showing a slight look of dissatisfaction
"Thanks, Kaiser" Zani said, accepting the ice cream
"No problem. I'll head back to Amelia now" Kaiser nodded at Zani before turning around and walking back toward Amelia
When he looked at her, Amelia was also looking at him. As soon as their eyes met, Amelia quickly turned her face away, avoiding his gaze
'Does she actually like me?' Kaiser wondered to himself, then shook his head. 'That's just delusional. It's too early to tell'
He continued walking toward her. When he reached her, he spoke again
"Let's keep going"
Amelia nodded, and the two resumed their journey
They enjoyed some snacks together and made small talk. Everything went normally until they heard a sound
"Meow!"
"A cat?"Kaiser and Amelia heard the sound of a kitten nearby, so they looked around
Soon, they spotted a small, weak-looking white kitten staring at them