The Kingdom of Fina.

"Good morning.", Satoshi was still tired. He didn't get enough sleep.

"Its time to head out! Hurry up!"

"You seem very energetic for someone who already came back from a journey."

"Journeys are fun!"

"I get it."

Satoshi went up and freshened himself up. They weren't having breakfast as they will have them during their journey to Fina.

Looking at the mirror, wearing a good dress and everything, the prince got out of the room and went outside. There he saw Miyu, waiting eagerly and playing with Speed, who is also going to accompany them on their journey.

She was wearing a green and white dress today, along with the dark green cloak with the emblem on the chest.

"Well, being an archer suits her the best than being a swordsman.", he said to himself.

Soon, Hina-san came to them with lunch boxes and two swords, one for Pronce Satoshi and the other for Miyu.

Satoshi took both of the swords and gave one to Miyu.

"Huh? Me? But I don't know how to even hold a sword."

"Don't worry about it. This is just to scare off potential troublemakers in case something bad happens. You just have to carry it. I will be the one protecting you. Its my job."

"O-okay."

The memories of the last night came to her mind, which made her go red.

Getting on speed, she and Satoshi went out for the Kingdom of Fina for an urgent meeting.

"By the way Satoshi, this is an unfamiliar road. Where are we going?"

"To the city of fish. We are going to go by a ship after that."

Her eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Really really? A ship? How big is it?"

"Just wait and see."

The ship part made her look forward for this journey even more. But something sparked her attention that she wondered about.

"Why don't you use your teleportation ability right now? Won't it be better that way instead of taking a ship?"

"Well, it depends on the distance. The more distance I cover with my teleportation ability, the more weak I become. Besides, I have to see that place with my own eyes at first or I can't teleport there."

"Ability users have so many drawbacks, huh?"

"Well thats a given."

Getting near the second border, Prince Satoshi ordered the guards to open the gates.

"Its me, Prince Satoshi. Open the gates."

"As your wish."

"Miyu, hold on tight."

Speed was going to do its thing. As Satoshi ordered Speed with his leash, Speed cranked up a gear and started sprinting.

"No matter how many times you do this, its still fun!", she said.

"It took me a very long time to control Speed when he uses its full power. Even then, its very hard for me to control it."

They stopped going super speed as they came closer towards the city. This city was also going to be completely different from the rest, and Miyu could feel it.

Soon enough, they reached the outskirts of the city. But it was nothing like what she had imagined. Here, all the buildings are on top of water, and the main medium of transportation to go from one building to another was boats. It was something new. The pillars of the buildings were white, mostly due to the salt that was stuck on them. The people here primarily lived on catching fish.

To her surprise, although it was named the city of fish, it's actually a city of livestock. Basically, all kinds of livestock from cattle, chickens, goats were raised here. This city contributes to the protein demand of the mass of the Kingdom. And it also had the only sea port of the kingdom too.

"I know that your are super curious about this city, but could you please hold it in? We will visit all the places you want to visit in this city after coming back from the Kingdom of Fina."

She became a little embarrassed at the fact that he could see her excitement even though she was wearing a cloak. She tried her best to hold her curiosity together.

"Its f-fine. Its not like I am curious or anything... maybe a little bit... just a little."

Satoshi giggled a bit seeing her attitude. But soon enough they could hear the people saying,

"The prince has arrived!", that same old chant again.

After the crowd calmed down a bit, the minister of the Kingdom of fish himself came to welcome them.

"Satoshi-sama, how is your health?"

"I am doing fine. Thank you for your concern."

"So if I do may, your ship has already been prepared with all the goods that you need."

"Thats good to hear. Thank you for your effort."

"Your welcome."

Going down the road with his horse, they entered the sea port of the city of fish. It was a gigantic one for sure. People could be seen fishing far away from the sea. There were so many ships of so many designs that Miyu couldn't help but be curious even though she was trying to hide it. To calm down her curiosity a bit, Prince Satoshi explained,

"Well, you know, all these ships are not ours."

"What do you mean."

"You see those two ships there? Those are from the kingdom of Fina and the Kingdom of Haze. Those are exports."

"Ooh. Thats why they looked so different."

The ship from the kingdom of Haze had a copper like colour to it, whilst on the other hand, the Kingdom of Fina had a greyish approach.

The minister took them to their ship. It was made of wood, like other ships, but it was devoid of colour. It was white. White is the symbolic colour of the Kingdom of Rudy.

"Amazing! Its so big! Is the whole ship just for ourselves?"

"Nope. There will be guards and other people too."

"Ehh?"

Helping Miyu get off the horse, Satoshi then handed over Speed to the minister.

"Well, I am leaving speed to you."

"It will remain safe on my hands. Please rest easy."

"Thank you."

Both Miyu and Satoshi went on board the ship. It was less crowded that they expected. There were other people too, but they were mostly high class people going to do trade in the Kingdom of Fina.

Mr. Jun was among them too. As soon as he saw Satoshi and Miyu get on board, he went to them.

"Oh, Prince Satoshi! You are going to the Kingdom of Fina too?"

"Yes. For some urgent reasons."

His eyes grasped the attention of what Miyu was wearing.

"Ohh, you look lovely today, miss."

"Thank you very much for the clothes."

"Your utmost welcome."

As they were talking, a large whistle could be heard, signalling that the ship was leaving the port. It was a temporary goodbye.

Looking back at the Kingdom of Rudy, Miyu can't help but be amazed by how beautiful it looks. The royal palace was built on top of a mountain, and one could clearly see in from a distance.

The ship slowly moved towards its right. Well, thats because the Kingdom of Fina was to the right of the kingdom of Rudy.

"Umm. Miyu. You should just go and sit somewhere. Its gonna busy here soon."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"If you don't want to be trapped, then go and sit there. I will come to you when it's time."

She didn't understand what he was saying. So she just trusted his words and went and sat on a bench. She could clearly see Satoshi from there.

A few minutes later, the thing happened what Satoshi predicted. He was trapped by the people surrounding him. She understood now what he had meant the last time.

"Well, as the prince of a kingdom, it was to be expected more or less."

She got up and went behind the deck to look at the sea.

The guards there came in and intervened the crowd. Satoshi barely escaped and made a run for it. But he didn't find her where she had sat. Well, it wasn't like she was lost or something.

Going to the back of the deck, he saw her standing and looking at the sea.

"Is the sea something new to you too that spikes your curiosity?"

"Its human nature right?"

"You are an elf."

"Same thing."

"Its not the same."

Looking at the sea, she pointed.

"Waves."

"Waves?"

"Something about seeing the waves of the sea calms you down, right? The sound, the colour, the sky, everything gives off a calming vibe."

"Seeing this is already making me sleepy. Well, I am already very sleepy. I didn't get enough sleep last night."

"Want me to become your lap pillow again?"

"It would be such a pleasure."

"Okay then."

"You accepted that easily?"

"I am not that cold, you know?"

There was a bench at the back to the deck too. Miyu sat down while Prince Satoshi put his head on her lap. As always, it was super soft. Miyu started stroking his head to ease his sleep.

Here, the Prince was getting drowsy, the stroking on his head made it hard for him not to fall asleep, along with the lack of sleep last night. Having a lap pillow like this is super helpful.

He didn't know why, but for some reason, he falls asleep faster on Miyu's lap. He didn't know why, but he enjoys it.

The ship was going super fast, mostly because that the wind was along the preferable direction. As she was stroking his head, a giant suspicious shadow darkened the whole ship.

As light befell again, she saw a giant bridge in front of them, going away from the sight. It was a giant bridge, that seemed to connect the mainland and an island for some reason.

The bridge was so big that it couldn't fit into the whole eyesight. Miyu couldn't help but wonder what that bridge was and for what reason was that bridge created.

Another thing that she noticed was that the bridge was broken in half in the middle. The marks of explosions could be seen on the broken part, which most likely meant the bridge was broken on purpose.

"The elf bridge, connecting the island of elves with the mainland. It was destroyed by the humans after humans defeated the elves in the great human vs elf war.", said a voice from right beside her said, startling her.

As she looked beside her, she saw a mysterious shadow, looking at her. Wearing the same cloak as her, wearing the same emblem, covering her face completely within the shadow of the hood. She couldn't see her face, but she knew that it was not Haruto. The voice sounded rather feminine too.

"The Prince looks okay.", said she, taking a step back, before jumping down from the ship into the waters.

"Don't tell him that I was here. But you, be careful."

"Wait-", Miyu tried to stop her, but it was of no avail. She couldn't even go to check on her, because Satoshi was on her lap. She was confused.

"Who was she? A subordinate of Satoshi? Satoshi has another person under him?", she wondered.

Suddenly, her eyes became blurry. That girl used something to make her sleep and forget about what happened now. It was definitely her trick.

When she woke up, she found herself leaning on Satoshi's shoulder.

"Oh, you woke up."

"How long have I been sleeping?"

"Well, for almost an hour."

"That much?"

"Yeah."

"Sorry to disturb your sleep."

"I had enough sleep myself. You don't need to worry about that anymore."

"Well, thats a relief."

She remembered that something important happened before she fell asleep, but she couldn't remember what was it. Her head started aching.

"Miyu, are you okay?"

"I am okay I think. But I feel dizzy."

Actually, it was sea sickness this time. After spending this much time on the sea, it was normal for her to be sea sick. But Satoshi was relieved that it was not that big of a deal.

In the end, Miyu became so tired of the sea sickness that she couldn't even stand up. Satoshi had to pick her up and went the the private room underneath to rest.

The prince had his own private room there. He placed Miyu on his bed. The problem with Miyu was that he couldn't even get a doctor to checkup on her, as she is an elf. The doctor would immediately notice that and her life would be over.

After an hour of waiting, they finally reached land. Miyu was still dizzy from the sea, but at least she was on the land now.

"Waves... waves... life is waves..."

"Now now, calm down."

She almost fell a second time, but Satoshi saved her. She could still feel waves going up and down, which is making her throw up.

But at least they finally reached the kingdom of Fina, a completely different environment. The Kingdom of Fina was very much lush with greens. The houses and roads were all covered with leaves, trees, creepers and other plants. The people and animals coexisted there in one words.

As they got down the ship, they were greeted by the army of the Royal palace of Fina, along with the second prince of the Kingdom of Fina. His name was Ryoichi Fina.

"Good Afternoon, the Prince of Rudy, Satoshi Rudy. I hope you had a good journey coming here."

"Good afternoon. Thank you for letting me in your Kingdom. Its a pleasure having you just to meet me."

"Don't worry about it. Its a duty of us to take you to the Palace safely."

He noticed Miyu.

"Umm, is she the personal assistant of yours that was to accompany you on the journey? She seems to be unwell."

"No. Its alright."

"Well then, we have already prepared a carriage for you. Please go inside."

"Thank you for your hospitality."

"Its our pleasure."

Satoshi and Miyu both hopped on the carriage. Ryoichi was also with them in the carriage. Miyu was trying her best not to show that she was sick. But it was noticeable. She couldn't even appreciate the environment of the new kingdom because of it.

Well, Prince Ryoichi knew the situation. He took something from his pocket and gave it to her.

"Here."

"What is this?"

"Tablets. These tablets work surprisingly well for sea sickness. I guess that probably the reason you feel dizzy, right? And the best part is, its chewable. You don't need to swallow it."

She looked at Satoshi for confirmation. As she got a positive response, she took one of the tablets.

"Once again, thank you.", said Satoshi.

"Its nothing. Besides, we can't leave our guests sick without treatment."

Soon enough, the tablet started doing its job. She didn't feel as sick as she felt before. It was a lot better. As she looked outside the carriage,

"Its our capital, Fin.", said Prince Ryoichi, seeing Miyu curious.

The buildings were not old, but it had a lot of creepers and other greenery there. The atmosphere is cool, fresh and kind of refreshing in a sense.

"If your are wondering about the creepers. Its our culture. The origins of our culture is still on research, but people plant creepers on their walls intentionally. These are not old buildings."

"No no. I didn't think of these as old buildings. In fact, I think these are very beautiful."

"Well, I am glad to hear that.", said the Prince, with a smile.

Prince Satoshi was there, just sitting. He felt a little jealous being alone. Prince Ryoichi caught the air between them. So he backed off a little.

"Could it be that, Prince Satoshi loves Her?", he thought to himself.

"By the was miss, you didn't tell me your name."

"I am sorry, its Miy-"

"Her name is Miyu.", said Satoshi, interrupting Miyu.

"He definitely loves her.", Prince Ryoichi thought to himself, "And is he jealous? I better back off. I don't want to create a home wrecking incident."

He let them have alone time together. But thats not completely possible as he is sitting on the same carriage as them.

After some time, they reached the Royal Palace of Fina, Prince Satoshi's sister Yumi's new home.

Entering into the 1st border, there was still some time left before they arrive to the actual palace. There were trees on both sides of the road leading to the palace, which is most likely the garden. Maids were seen trimming and removing weeds, watering the trees and checking the fruits.

"The fruits that are grown inside the garden are very delicious. I hope you would enjoy those."

"Much care and effort is put onto the fruits, I see.", said Satoshi.

After that, they reached the palace. It was a marvellous sight to behold. As Satoshi got down, he was embraced tightly by his sister, who was waiting for him the whole time.

"Oh Satoshi! You came!"

"Stop it. You are embarrassing me."

He tried to push her away. But then, she hit him with a finger flick to his head.

"Why didn't you come to say goodbye?"

"Ouch- you didn't have to hit me."

She also noticed a new person behind Satoshi. Her face glittered with joy.

"Oh my. Is she your personal assistant Miyu that I heard?"

"Wait, how do you know her name?"

"Mom told me about her. She mentioned that you had found a cutesy girl and made her your assistant.", she looked at her,"I hope my silly brother isn't giving you much of a trouble."

"No no. Thats not it. He has been protecting me from the day we met. I feel grateful."

"Satoshi. You didn't do anything to her did you? Am I going to be an aunt before I know it?"

"Nee-san. Please stop."

"Oh my, she is blushing. What could that mean?"

"You are teasing her too much."

"Then why are you blushing then?"

"I am going back to Rudy.", he said in a threatening voice.

"Just kidding. Go inside and rest a bit. We will talk after lunch."

She went inside the palace first.

"Please let me show you your room", said a maid.

"Thank you very much."

This time, Miyu got her own room instead of sharing with Satoshi. Well, sharing a room with Satoshi sounds suspicious. Besides, if anybody were to know that Miyu was sharing a room with him, then rumours would most certainly spread.

"Thank you very much.", Satoshi said, before entering the room.

He calmly went to the bed, before immediately collapsing on it. He too was getting some after effects of the sea journey.

"...waves...waves... life is waves."

He was feeling dizzy too. Well, thats a given. All this time, he was trying to act cool and hid his sickness. This is what he gets because of it.

"But there is nothing to be done now.", he said to himself.

He spread up his hands and legs on the bed, before he could realise his hands touching something on the bed.

It was tablets, the same tablets that Prince Ryoichi gave to Miyu to cure her sea sickness. Under those were a note,

"Trying to act all cool, huh? Bet you would collapse in the bed as soon as you enter the room. So here are some tablets for you."

It was his sister's handwriting. He got busted. Well, there is nothing to be done now. In a desperate measure, he took one of the tablets and closed his eyes. He was not sleepy, he was just tired.

These few days, he was having a little too much fun, and its having some kind of toll in his body. Satoshi remained fit, although he did little to no exercise. So he had little stamina to continue enjoying his life like this, unlike a stamina freak like Miyu.

"By the way. Why did nee-san called me to come here all they way from Rudy? Nee-san is stupid, but not that stupid that she would call me to come here just because she missed me or something. Then whats the reason..."

He got up and looked through the window. It was becoming cloudy and dark. It was going to rain soon.

As he was looking at the clouds, he heard a knock on the door.

"Satoshi-sama. Lunch is prepared."

It was time for them to eat. As he opened the door, he saw Miyu walking towards the same destination, that is the dining hall.

Arriving at the dining hall, the giant gates were opened for them. There, they were welcomed by the royal family of the Kingdom of Fina.

There was King Fina IV, the Queen, the first prince and Yumi's husband Arata Fina, the second prince Ryoichi Fina, the first princess Eiko Fina and Yumi.

Among them, Yumi stood out the most with her black hair. She was the only person there who had black hair. All the royal family members of Fina had blonde hair, which made her black hair stand out even more.

The second prince was one year older than Satoshi. He was 17 years old. On the other hand, the first princess was just only eight.

They were waiting for them. The queen, prince Ryoichi and princess Eiko sat on one side, while Prince Arata and Princess Yumi sat on the other side. The king was sitting on the thrid side of the table.

"Thank you for having us here."

"Thank you for having us here."

They both said in sync.

Satoshi came and sat beside his sister, while Miyu sat beside Satoshi. Thats the place where she felt most comfortable.

It was her first time seeing Satoshi's sister too. Having long hair, she looked just like her brother.

"I was sure that you would sit on the opposite side of the table.", Yumi whispered to him.

"Want me to change seats now?"

"Calm down. I was just joking."

During this time, the eight year old princess was looking at Miyu with curious eyes. When Miyu noticed it, she just smiled at her. To which, she averted her gaze.

Some time later, they finished their eating. Now its time for the real reason why she called them here.