Ás the ocean winds blow. Soft warm light pass through the window. Rana stares at me and drinks through her mask... Somehow.

She say, "Um, Sova. You do remember that my knowledge is not free right? Like to be honest, what do you have that I could need."

"Well... That's right! Aoi's something card. She said those are money right, I can use that," I answer back.

"Sova, I want you to know that the policy of the Grey Robed Reapers is the fair trade policy. What you are asking me in a broad and narrow scale is like literaly a national secret. Where only some goverment official know and some are even keep secret away from. Your credit card doesn't even fill like a tenth of the price."

"Rana please, I'm trying my best to understand what's going on. From what I see and hear, is that my sister is a murderer and wants to kill me for being afraid, this country is rotten and filled with criminal organization I think, and that this place is just wrong and filled with strife with how I met Sarah the first time. It's so different than what I May, aunt, sis Yuwei and sis Rubeca told me."

Rana suddenly splurt her tea to the side accompanied by Sarah choking on her food.

Worried I gave Sarah and Rana the blue water, I ask, "Sarah are the two of you okay?" when Sarah takes the drink and force swallow her food while Rana raise her hand and refuse.

The horned mannequins suddenly come with a towel, handing it to her and the other wipe the floor. Rana and Sarah begin to look at me with a surprise look, when Rana finally puts her cup down.

Rana suddenly glares at me harder and ask, "Yuwei? As in the Sector Lord of the Purple Phoenix Yuwei Zihuang?"

And Sarah continue by saying, "You call her sis? Master, you're a Royalty?"

"Why are you all looking at me like that. Like why are you all so surprise about? Yes I known her since childhood and no I'm not royalty, she usually invites me and May to her home. She keeps teasing me and giving me harsh critics all the time, to be honest I don't really like her harsh attitude. But she is still nice to have around over all."

Rana takes a huge sigh and say, "I guess I'm not surprise why you see this rotten town as a great place and so oblivious to your surrounding. To think you've been in contact with not just Rubeca but Yuwei of all people. While still remaining below radar is nothing sort of a miracle."

"Master, how does it feel to be in such a big palace. Is it fun?" Sarah asks me.

"Well to be honest, it's much much smaller than Central's Guild Hallways," I answer back.

"Pfff, hahaha," Rana begins to laugh softly as I see her smile innocently behind the transparent black mask, before pulling her scarf and cover her face, "Okay Sova, let's just do this. To be honest I don't know why they've been feeding you lies all this time but lets make a deal. I'm giving you a very big promotion here, I ask you one question and then you got to answer me one question how is that sound. Simple right? A fair trade policy."

"I feel like I'm not suppose to say yes. Isn't it, I'm the one suppose to ask first?"

Rana pulls her chair closer to the table, Putting her hands down and look at me with a smile, "Our second policy is pay first before we give. So I ask you first and I thought you want to know about this Confederation. Don't you want to know about your surroundings? What's going on in this country right now."

Feeling pressured for some reason I say, "Yes, I do but I feel like you're exploiting me and about to ask me a very dangerous question."

"Oh, I see. You are uncertain, then how about this instead I'm being very generous here. You get to ask me two question," she raise her two fingers and continues to say, "In exchange tell me what's your real name is and don't even bother saying it's Sova Anmao. I know it's not your real name." Rana puts her hands down and gaze through the window of my soul. Continuing saying, "Why? Because they were wiped out a few years ago. In fact," as she says that a mannequin suddenly appear form her shadow and gave her a giant book. Rana takes it and flips pages after pages, making a sliding sound overlapping each other. And stops when she points at a certain page. Continue saying, "last member of the family is a twin beastman toddlers by the name of Sova Anmao and Saya Anmao. Current status, M.I.A or missing in action."

As the sound of my aunt's voice resound in my head telling me to never reveal under circumstances rise, I answer back, "I could have the same name," as a last ditch futile effort.

"Pff, ha ha ha. You really make my day," when she blush and looks away. Pulling her scarf up, she say, "Please just don't, are you stupid. Didn't anyone ever tell you that honorary family names will never be the same no matter what. Especially inside the Confederation who has a very ingrain family tradition, and please just stop lying you suck at it," when she look to the side ans say, "Isn't that right? Madame Saya~"

Surprised by what she say, I look at Sarah. She suddenly got surprised, saying, "H-how..." and look down, before she starts tearing up. She looks at me with her messy face and say, "Master, I'm sorry but can you please accept it. I know it's selfish but, but I-I really can't hold back the pain anymore. I-I need to know about my family."

Baffled, I look away and thought it can't be! This is too much of a coincidence. She continues to say, "Master You stole the name of my brother away, I was patient enough to let it go, but... I... I" she tugs me by the shirt and say, "Master, please accept it!" she cries as she screams.

Looking at her. She kneels down on the floor, letting go of my shirt she bowed her head to the floor, "M-master please, I-I r-really *Sniff* need to know why my family, why must it it be them," begging as she bows.

The voice of my aunt telling that I should never reveal resound in head. Resounding overlapping each other as it echoes in my head silencing my thoughts, "Sarah I... I'm sorry I can't," Confused and feeling the unsettling heavy guilt weighing me down. I begin to question, Sis why did you gave me this family name.

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I decided to run to the door when the mannequins suddenly blocks the way. Pushing me to the floor. Looking to the open window with a curtain beside it, I decided this is it. Fear is nothing... Running immediately I jump. When I hear strings drag against each other and I suddenly stop mid air. The sound continues when suddenly I was wrap around like a worm and drag to forcefully sit down. I look to the side when I still see Sarah still kneeling down her head to the floor.

Having a heavy feeling in my chest, I think to my self and realize. Why did I run. I just let a kid suffer for my own needs what has gotten into me?!... Closing my eyes I say to my self. Sorry aunt but I must spill the truth, I cannot bear seeing another kid suffer without knowing why their parents die. When the sound echoes endlessly and the voice grows louder and louder engulfing the sound around me.

I scream, "AUNT PALKA, SHUT UP!!!" from the top of my lungs, and continue to say, "I can't handle it. I'm sorry Sarah, please. I ca-"

"I hate you!" she screams on her knees as she covers her face.

"Geez where did you get that courage. What have this become," Rana shakes her head.

I look down and said, "... I accept your deal Rana. Sarah, so please stop crying. I-"

"Please stop saying that. I thought you were different but you're just the same as those people."

"Okay okay.Um, this is not what I expected. Still, a deal is a deal," Rana stands and pulls her scarf up.

Rana gives the book to the mannequin and walks to Sarah, giving her a helping hand, Sarah just stand by her self. And proceed to sit as far in between me and Rana's seat is. Rana sighs and take a sit across me. I look at Sarah, when she looks away from me. With her face looking like a mess when a mannequin brought her some napkins.

Rana tells me, "Sova just give her some space."

Taking a huge breath in and out I say, "Sorry," for the last time. Only to be ignored.

"Now about the deal, the answer Sova. And remember no running away anymore okay? In usual buseniss you could already have your head lopped off if you pull that stunt, okay?" taking her cup and drink it once more trough her mask.

As aunt Palka voice resound in my head I say, "Yes I'm okay, I'm sorry. I promise. I-I, I'll never do that ever again... So please here goes I guess, my real name is-"

Ás the ocean winds blow. Soft warm light pass through the window. Rana stares at me and drinks through her mask... Somehow.

Rana replies saying:

"Um, Sova. You do remember that my knowledge is not free right? Like to be honest, what do you have that I could need."

"Well... That's right! Aoi's something card. She said those are money right, I can use that," I answer back.

"Sova, I want you to know that the policy of the Grey Robed Reapers is the fair trade policy. What you are asking me in a broad and narrow scale is like literaly a national secret. Where only some goverment official know and some are even keep secret away from. Your credit card doesn't even fill like a tenth of the price."

"Rana please! I'm trying my best to understand what's going on. From what I see and hear, is that my sister is a murderer and wants to kill me for being afraid, this country is rotten and filled with criminal organization I think, and that this place is just wrong and filled with strife with how I met Sarah the first time. It's so different than what I May, aunt, Sis Yuwei and Sis Rubeca told me."

Rana suddenly splurt her tea to the side accompanied by Sarah choking on her food.

Worried I gave Sarah and Rana the blue water asking:

"Sarah are the two of you okay?" when Sarah takes the drink and force swallow her food while Rana raise her hand and refuse.

The horned mannequins suddenly come with a towel, handing it to her and the other wipe the floor. Rana and Sarah begin to look at me with a surprise look, when Rana finally puts her cup down.

Rana suddenly glares at me harder asking:

"Sis Yuwei? As in the Sector Lord of the Purple Phoenix Yuwei Zihuang? Where did that name come from!"

And Sarah continue by saying, "You call her sis? Master, you're a Royalty?"

"Why are you all looking at me like that. Like why are you all so surprise about? Yes I known her since childhood and no I'm not a royalty, she usually invites me and May to her home but not after a while back. She keeps teasing me, nagging me, and giving me harsh critics all the time, to be honest I don't really like her harsh attitude. But she is still nice to have around over all."

Rana takes a huge sigh saying:

"I guess I'm not surprise why you see this rotten town as a great place and so oblivious to your surrounding. To think you've been in contact with not just Rubeca but Yuwei of all people. While still remaining below radar is nothing sort of a miracle."

"Master, how does it feel to be in such a big palace. Is it fun?" Sarah asks me.

"Well to be honest, it's much much smaller than Central's Guild Hallways," I answer back.

"Pfff, hahaha," Rana begins to laugh softly as I see her smile innocently behind the transparent black mask, before pulling her scarf and cover her face saying:

"Okay Sova, let's just do this. To be honest I don't know why they've been feeding you lies all this time but lets make a deal. I'm giving you a very big promotion here, I ask you one question and then you got to answer me one question how is that sound. Simple right? A fair trade policy."

"I feel like I'm not suppose to say yes. Isn't it, I'm the one suppose to ask first?"

Rana pulls her chair closer to the table, Putting her hands down and look at me with a smile saying:

"Our second policy is pay first before we give. So I ask you first and I thought you want to know about this Confederation. Don't you want to know about your surroundings? What's going on in this country right now."

Feeling pressured for some reason I say:

"Yes, I do but I feel like you're exploiting me and about to ask me a very dangerous question."

"Oh, I see. You are uncertain, then how about this instead I'm being very generous here. You get to ask me two question."

She raises two fingers and continues saying:

"In exchange tell me what's your real name is and don't even bother saying it's Sova Anmao. I know it's not your real name."

Rana puts her hands down and gaze through the window of my soul. Continuing saying:

"Why? Because they were wiped out a few years ago. In fact," as she says that a mannequin suddenly appear form her shadow and gave her a giant book. Rana takes it and flips pages after pages, making a sliding sound overlapping each other. And stops when she points at a certain page. Continue saying:

"Last member of the family is a twin beastman toddlers of a bihai class or ratman if you're not Xin's, by the name of Sova Anmao and Saya Anmao. Current status, MIA or missing in action."

As the sound of my aunt's voice resound in my head telling me to never reveal under circumstances rise, I answering:

"I could have the same name," as a last ditch futile effort.

"Pff, ha ha ha. You really make my day," when she blush and looks away. Pulling her scarf up saying:

"Please just don't, are you stupid. Didn't anyone ever tell you that honorary family names will never be the same no matter what. Especially inside the Confederation who has a very ingrain family tradition, and please just stop lying you suck at it," when she look to the side saying:

"Isn't that right? Madame Saya~"

Surprised by what she say, I look at Sarah. She suddenly got surprised saying:

"H-how..." and look down, before she starts tearing up. She looks at me with her messy face saying:

"Master, I'm sorry but can you please accept it. I know it's selfish but, but I-I really can't hold back the pain anymore. I-I need to know about my family."

Baffled, I look away and thought

(It can't be! This is too much of a coincidence).

Sarah continues saying:

"Master You stole the name of my brother away, I was patient enough to let it go, but... I... I" she tugs me by the shirt saying, "Master, please accept it!" she cries as she screams.

Looking at her. She kneels down on the floor, letting go of my shirt she bowed her head to the floor.

"M-master please, I-I r-really *Sniff* need to know why my family, why must it it be them," begging as she bows.

The voice of my aunt telling that I should never reveal resound in head. Resounding overlapping each other as it echoes in my head silencing my thoughts, I reply saying:

"Sarah I... I'm sorry I can't," Confused and feeling the unsettling heavy guilt weighing me down. I begin to question,

(Sis why did you gave me this family name?)

I decided to run to the door when the mannequins suddenly blocks the way. Pushing me to the floor. Looking to the open window with a curtain beside it, I decided this is it.

(Fear is nothing...)

Running immediately I jump. When I hear strings drag against each other and I suddenly stop mid air. The sound continues when suddenly I was wrap around like a worm and drag to forcefully sit down. I look to the side when I still see Sarah still kneeling down her head to the floor.

Having a heavy feeling in my chest, I think to my self and realize.

(Why did I run. I just let a kid suffer for my own needs what has gotten into me?!)

Closing my eyes I say to myself. Sorry aunt but I must spill the truth, I cannot bear seeing another kid suffer without knowing why their parents die. When the sound echoes endlessly and the voice grows louder and louder engulfing the sound around me.

I scream:

"AUNT PALKA, SHUT UP!!!" from the top of my lungs, and continue saying:

"I can't handle it. I'm sorry Sarah, please. I ca-"

"I hate you!" she screams on her knees as she covers her face.

"Geez where did you get that courage. What have this become," Rana shakes her head.

I look down saying:

"I-I accept your deal Rana. Sarah, so please stop crying. I-"

"Please stop saying that. I thought you were different but you're just the same as those people."

"Okay okay. Um, this is not what I expected. Still, a deal is a deal," Rana stands and pulls her scarf up.

Rana gives the book to the mannequin and walks to Sarah, giving her a helping hand, Sarah just stand by her self. And proceed to sit as far in between me and Rana's seat is. Rana sighs and take a sit across me. I look at Sarah, when she looks away from me. With her face looking like a mess when a mannequin brought her some napkins.

Rana tells me:

"Sova just give her some space."

I take a huge breath in and out saying:

"Sorry," for the last time. Only to be ignored.

"Now about the deal, the answer Sova. And remember no running away anymore okay? In usual buseniss you could already have your head lopped off if you pull that stunt, okay?" taking her cup and drink it once more trough her mask.

As aunt Palka voice resound in my head I answer:

"Yes I'm okay, I'm sorry. I promise. I-I, I'll never do that ever again... So please here goes I guess... My real name is-"