Since Thirteen's army would once again mobilize for battle the next day, he decided to take Sherry to explore Casimir City.
"Everyone knows the Jinns will start coming en masse within a few months, but this city is still quite lively," Sherry said as she walked hand in hand with Thirteen.
"People here trust the Central Governnt to triumph over the Jinns," Thirteen replied. "But the Field Marshal also told that everyone will be forcefully evacuated in two months—except, of course, the volunteers and the Wanderers who wish to defend this city."
Truth be told, seeing the city not look like a ghost town made Sherry happy. The previous cities they passed through on the way here were bereft of any people, making her feel sad.
The Cygni Continent was her holand and also the place where she was born.
More than anything else, she didn't wish for it to fall into the hands of the Jinn.
"Don't worry." Thirteen seed to understand what Sherry was thinking, so he gave her hand a light squeeze. "Unlike the previous invasions, we have a higher chance of winning this battle."
"Un!" Sherry nodded and clung to Zion's arm.
She was certain her fiancé would be able to save her holand. That said, she was determined to do everything to support him.
Just as the two were about to reach the popular cafe where Thirteen wanted to bring Sherry, he noticed so familiar faces in the distance.
"Sis, look over there. It's a buffet restaurant. Let's go~"
"Cinnamon thinks having lunch in a buffet is a good idea."
"No. It's a bad idea," replied a beautiful young lady with long black hair and green eyes. "They will go bankrupt if the two of you eat there."
"Don't worry, Sis! Cinnamon and I learned how to eat in moderation."
"Yes! Cinnamon knows how to eat in moderation now."
The fourth girl, estimated to be the sa age as the young lady with black hair, sensed Thirteen's presence and looked in his direction.
eting her gaze, Thirteen couldn't help but smile faintly.
'She has blonde hair right now?' Thirteen thought as he looked at Siri, who was standing with her arms crossed over her chest. 'I guess she can change the color of her hair like those Super Sa*yans. Does she know how to unleash Super Sa*yan 2, Super Sa*yan 3, and Super Sa*yan Blue?'
"You're thinking of rude things about , aren't you?" Siri sneered at the teenage boy, whom she wanted to et ever since the challenge in the Temple of Courage ended.
"It's rude to say that people are thinking of rude things about you without proof, you know?" Thirteen replied.
"So, can you confidently say you weren't thinking of anything rude toward ?"
"Of course not. But I'm curious. How many colors do you have?"
"See? Asking a girl that question is rude."
"Tsk!"
Sherry was quite familiar with Stella and Siri, so she greeted the two cordially. However, she still clung to Zion as if telling the two girls that he was already taken.
"Ah! Big Brother Zion!"
"Big Brother, Cinnamon misses you~"
The two gluttonous twins ran toward Thirteen and hugged him, not caring about Sherry in the slightest.
Thirteen lightly patted the two girls' heads before crouching down a bit so they would have the sa eye level.
"Have the two of you been good since we last t?" Thirteen asked.
"Of course, Brother Zion," Maple replied. "How about? Have you been well?"
"Cinnamon is a good girl," Cinnamon answered. "Big Brother, can you treat us to that buffet?"
Being true to herself, Cinnamon pointed at the buffet restaurant across the street, hoping the young man would agree to let them eat there.
"Sure, let's go," Thirteen replied, which made the two little girls cheer and hug him tightly.
Siri sighed before glancing at Stella. "Your sisters sure are troubleso. They ditched you for another guy just because he promised to feed them. Naughty sisters. What do you think, Stella?"
Stella didn't give an answer because she was too shocked to say anything.
In her world, the only colors that existed were black and white.
Zion Leventis was an exception to this rule.
He was the only person who had colors in her world, which made him a point of interest.
But sothing incredible was happening in front of her right now.
Her little sisters, Maple and Cinnamon, who were hugging the teenage boy, suddenly regained their colors.
Their shoulder-length pink hair and their cute black and white dresses with a red heart at its center stood out.
The twins felt guilty about what happened to her, so ever since then, they had only worn black and white clothes. That way, their sister would at least accurately recognize the colors they were wearing.
But now, Stella was seeing the colors that belonged to the twins, catching her by surprise.
However, the mont the twins moved away from Zion and returned to her side, the colors that clung to them disappeared and returned to being black and white.
"Sis, is sothing wrong?" Maple asked.
"No," Stella replied as she broke out of her daze. "Nothing's wrong. You want to eat at the buffet, right? Let's go."
"Yay!" Cinnamon raised her small fist in triumph because they were now going to have a buffet for lunch.
Fortunately, a table was available, so the group didn't have to wait for a long ti.
Since the owner and the staff recognized Zion and Sherry, they were given the VIP treatnt, and their paynt for the restaurant had been waived.
"How can we possibly make the people who are striving to save our holand pay?" the owner said with a smile. "Please enjoy your stay, and I hope you eat to your fullest."
"You're a good guy, Mister," Maple gave the owner a thumbs up.
"Challenge accepted!" Cinnamon saluted.
Since the owner said that they should eat to their fullest, that ant that they could throw moderation out of the window, yes?
Thirteen, on the other hand, felt a little apologetic to the owner because he might regret his words earlier.
However, since he didn't want to make a scene, he reached out to grab the hands of the two gluttons before they could start their eating spree.
"Rember your promise to eat it in moderation?" Thirteen said softly. "Don't break your promises, okay?"
Maple and Cinnamon exchanged a glance with each other before nodding their heads at the sa ti.
However, behind their backs, the two girls had crossed their fingers, implying the promise didn't count.
Seeing her little sister's antics, Stella decided to support Zion to remind the two girls to behave properly.
After being told off by their sister, the twins sighed in defeat and promised to eat in moderation.
"Oh dear, why are you telling these two cute girls to eat in moderation?" The owner, who heard Zion's and Stella's reminder, shook his head because he disagreed with their words. "Let them eat to their fullest. They're still small, so letting them eat a lot will make them grow faster!"
"Famous last words," Thirteen replied. The owner looked confused, failing to understand why the teenage boy would say those things to him.
Getting the go signal from the owner, the twins hurriedly went to the buffet area before Zion and Stella could reprimand them.
In the end, Stella could only smile bitterly because she could already see the ending of their lunch together.
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