Volume 9 Chapter 20: Reuniting With The Snowballs

"What happened to you?" The group headed to the dining room, where he saw Keith worn out and tired. A ragged cloth; it looked like he went through a cyclone. Keith groaned, "Don't even ask." That Michael! Am I just a training dummy now? That commander didn't hold back as he beat him left and right!

"That guy!"

"He's going to get it."

And he wasn't the only one who got caught in the crossfire; Eric and Derek were also covered in bruises. Once Keith got knocked down, the other two became victims.

"There, there." Carolyn patted Keith's head while Krystal started to put some ointment onto his face,

"Tss!"

"Does it hurt? Sorry."

"If I can take the beating, I can take this," Keith laughed.

"..." Can we get some love here as well? Eric and Derek were staring at a bunch of flowers occurring on the other side. It was quite a sight.

William and Sophia said nothing as they watched this sight. That was when they started to eat their breakfast. After it, Keith decided, "I'm going to head to the forest."

"Eh? The forest?"

"Mmhmm, I'm going to bring Fira to see her family." "Mmhmm! I want to give them my presents." The spirit had bought some things home for them to try.

"Then we'll-"

"No, you guys don't need to come today. You can just chill out here and rest." Keith didn't wait for them to respond as he dashed away.

"Keith, did you have to act like that?" Fira tilted her head.

"I have to. There's no way I can let them know about that." In the forest was something else; they would be shocked if they saw it. The first place Keith headed to was the farm. When he did so, he saw a giant farm before him.

Keith grinned as he waved his hand, "Hello, Logan!"

"Young Master! It's been such a long time!" Logan grinned as he waved.

"Yeah-Huh? Why are you so ripped?" Logan looked like he had packed on some weight. That weight came from muscles. His arms were definitely wider than before.

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Logan grinned as he waved his hand, "So you noticed?"

"It's pretty noticeable."

"Well, I trained that idiot into shape. I got bulkier because of that as well."

"Ah. So that's how he got so powerful." What better way to get strong than by getting training from the previous commander of the knights? The training made him absurd; well, two monsters were created.

"Did you plant the new seeds I sent to you?" Keith had sent some mangos, Ly Mangos, and cacao to them.

Logan nodded, "Mmhmm, We've planted all the vegetables and fruits you sent, Young Master. They were all delicious." Once the fruits were ripe, the tasting came. Those mangos were delicious.

"That's great," Keith nodded.

"But there's also a problem."

"Eh? What kind of problem?" This was a first. Logan and the others usually took care of the problems around them.

"Well, you see-"Logan was going to explain when,

"Dammit! Catch those critters!"

"Damn, moles!"

On the side were a bunch of farmers screaming as they waved their weapons. But as they did so, something moved on the ground!

"What was that?!"

"That's our problem? They're called Snek Moles; they've been rummaging through our farms these last few weeks, and it's quite a hassle to deal with them. They've been eating whatever fruits they could find." Logan groaned.

"They're next to impossible to find since they dug themselves down into the ground," Unless they destroy the farm, they can't get to the moles.

"What?" Keith blinked, "Wait a minute, how did the moles even come here in the first place?" These moles didn't seem like the type to live in the forest.

"If I remember correctly, a merchant arrived. He talked about selling animals as pets, and one of them was the moles. But because no one wanted to buy them, he decided to dump them into the forest. Well, near the forest." It was impossible to get close to Logan and the other farmers around.

"…Oh." Keith got a good grasp of what occurred next. The farm had a pleasant and rich smell that lured the moles over. And it was impossible to get them out now.

"So, young master, can you work your magic?"

"Huh?" Work my what?

"You know? Talk with the animal and tell them to leave?"

"…" What do you think of me as? Keith shook his head, "I can't do that if the moles keep hiding in the ground." It seemed they wouldn't come out if so many humans were around.

"Damn." "I'll see what I can do about it later."

"But is there any other problem?"

"There's not much, but some foolish people have tried to come here. But they got beaten down by us," Logan grinned.

"Good to know." Whoever came here was just stupid. It was asking for trouble.

Keith then headed into the forest. It was time for him to meet up with everyone.

"Everyone!" As Keith shouted out,

"Po!" A resounding shout came out of everyone's mouth as they charged at Keith. It was a tackle full of fluff as the snowballs swarmed him on all sides.

"I missed all of you guys as well!"

"Po! Po!" "Yuki, it's been so long!" Keith hugged Miyuki.

"Po!" Miyuki nudged Keith again.

"Aww, I missed you as well." While Keith continued this with everyone, "Hello, Shiro." The big snowball was still sleeping on the stone like his throne.

"Po," Shiro grunted.

"Come on, I know you miss me as well. Give me a hug!" Keith opened his arms as he was prepared for it. Shiro did move close to him. But as he did,

Boom!

"Ahh! Too much! Too much! Move your fat butt!" That snowball rolled on his body and flattened him. He was tapping out. But while he did so,

"BOOOOOOOO!"

"What's the matter?!" The snowball went into rage mode! It got the other snowballs on alert as they were prepared to go to war! But there was no need to do that as he saw who it was.

"Carolyn? Krystal?!" Keith called out to the two girls as he saw them on the ground.