But before they could even enjoy the moment, an imposing voice sounded behind them.

"Stop hitting on my daughter or I'll kill you!" Takemichi said, holding his axes tightly, looking at Kay with a deadly glare.

Mira took a step back, surprised, while Kay watched him.

"He's talking between the lines... he doesn't seem to be really angry!" Kay said to Mira.

"Not now, Kay!" Mira replied, worried.

Takemichi frowned, irritated at being ignored.

"It seems you've made your decision!" he said firmly.

"Yes, I have!" Kay replied.

"Are you going to stay in the division?" Takemichi exclaimed, waiting for an answer.

"I'm going to date Mira!" Kay said, at the same time Takemichi finished his question.

Mira turned completely red and worried, her thoughts confused.

"Now he's really angry!" thought Kay, quickly dodging Takemichi's attack.

"Stop it, dad!" Mira exclaimed.

"I'm going to kill him!" Takemichi said, advancing with the axe in his hands.

Kay dodged another blow and felt the danger increase.

"He's fast! If that hits me, I'm really going to die!" thought Kay, analyzing Takemichi's movements and fighting style.

"What the hell are you doing?" the leaders questioned, holding Takemichi's arms to stop him.

"I'm just going to kill him!" Takemichi said, furious.

Kay, determined, took a deep breath and declared:

"My dream is to live in a world without Ghouls. I don't completely understand people, but if it's for them to live without this threat, I've made up my mind: I'm going to take this army seriously!" said Kay, confident, with a firm gaze.

"Kay!" said Mira, excited, feeling happy and surprised at the same time.

"And who cares?" I'm still going to kill you! — Takemichi insisted.

At that moment, for the first time, Kay took a serious stance.

“What?” — everyone exclaimed, surprised.

“Recruit Kay, reporting! From now on, I will follow your orders, captain!” — Kay said, saluting.

“He's grown so much!” — Mira murmured, excited.

“Are you going to follow all orders without complaining?” — Takemichi asked, defiant.

“It might be difficult without complaining... it depends on the moment and the task, you know how it is. You can't change a person's ways in one day!” — Kay said, with a slight smile.

“Then finish cleaning the kingdom in an hour!” — Takemichi ordered.

“Okay!” — Kay replied, quickly leaving.

Kay's four hands began to grow again as he returned to his task.

“Hey, captain! I don't know how long this will last, but since he's obeying, how about asking him to teach us how to make those hands?” — Joana suggested.

— He already taught them. They just need to be more compatible with the costume and understand the Ghoul. — Mira explained.

— But there must be some trick to make it easier! He makes it seem so easy! — Joana said, curious.

— Don't try to understand that boy. He's weird! — Takemichi replied.

Lena laughed, finding it funny.

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— He said that with such a serious look that it's almost funny! — she commented.

Takemichi was embarrassed and soon regained his composure.

— Get back to your posts! — he ordered.

— What post? He's doing all the work! — Lena retorted.

— Then sit there and wait! — Takemichi replied impatiently.

— Just because you're angry with Kay, you want to take it out on us. That's not fair! — Lena muttered, walking away with the other leaders.

Takemichi sighed and muttered thoughtfully:

— She grows up, but she doesn't change anything. When I got home, your mother told me about the boy. She said that, after the attack, he spent his entire childhood in the forest, training and only interacted with you two. I understand that he's lonely, but I don't allow you two to date!

— Is that what my mother told you? — Mira replied. — He even interacted well with others... he just didn't like interacting with too many people. Kay doesn't show feelings, but she's always helped me and her mother. I'm sorry, Dad, but if he says he loves me and wants to date me, I'll accept it... because I love Kay too.

"You're disobeying your father!" Takemichi said seriously.

"I know, and I'm sorry. It's just... it was the first time he said he loved me! I was happy!" Mira said, smiling embarrassedly.

Takemichi watched her for a moment, reluctantly, but finally sighed.

"Okay... but I'll keep an eye on you guys!" he said, resigned.

"Thank you, Dad!" Mira said, smiling gratefully.

"Recruit, return to the wall!" said the soldier on the radio, positioned high up on the wall.

"It didn't take long!" Takemichi commented, impressed.

"I told the captain that he would need to touch the bodies after it was over," Kay replied over the radio, as her suit returned to its normal shape.

"Is it finished yet?" — Takemichi exclaimed, surprised.

— What is the situation in the kingdom? — Joana asked on the radio.

— East zone clear! West zone clear! South zone clear! North zone clear! — reported the soldiers in the anti-aircraft guns, positioned along the wall.

— Keep watching. Kay, finish what you're doing and return to the wall! — Takemichi ordered over the radio.

— Since we had agreed that you would let me go, I ended up promising Emilia that I would go to the festival with her. I need to leave! — Kay said over the radio.

— Damn you! You're already refusing my orders! — Takemichi grumbled, irritated.

— It's Kay. He doesn't mean any harm, let him go or the princess will be sad! — Mira intervened.

— Think of it as compensation for the work you did. Kay, return to the base as soon as the princess is back at the castle. And if she gets hurt, you will take the consequences! — Takemichi said on the radio, reluctantly but giving in.

“I need a ride!” — Kay said on the radio.

“Granted, but just this once! The festival is for you. If you get your work done early, you can go later!” — Takemichi replied on the radio.

The soldiers’ excited shouts echoed so loudly that they could be heard even outside the wall.

“What a lively bunch!” — Kay commented, as she walked back to the wall.

The scene changed.

— I found this mask in the middle of the wreckage — Kay said, showing an old mask.

— That's cool... you called us just for this? — Raven exclaimed impatiently.

— Don't you think it's interesting? — Kay insisted.

— Not at all! — Raven replied, rolling her eyes.

— I see... maybe another design would be better — Kay said thoughtfully.

— Oh, and I picked up your cell phone from the sand. Here! — Mira said, giving the device back to him.

— I had forgotten, thanks! — Kay thanked him.

— We saw everything that happened... Are you two dating or not? — Thais asked, curious.

— We are! — Kay replied, without hesitation.

— Let's keep our professional side, don't worry! — Mira said, embarrassed, blushing slightly.

— Oh, so the couple finally came out! — Thai joked, giving Kay a light push.

— It's about time — Kratos said, laughing.

— So, what's your plan for the festival? — Thaís asked, changing the subject.

— I'll accompany Princess Emilia at the beginning — Kay replied. — But I'll meet you later.

The helicopter took off. As the group began to disperse, Kay took Mira's hand, holding it discreetly.

— So... see you at the festival? — he whispered to her.

Mira smiled and squeezed his hand back.

— See you there.

Kay got into the helicopter, which soon began to take off. As it drove away, Mira joined the others to organize the rest of the tasks, but her thoughts were still on Kay. She felt her heart race as she remembered the touch of his hands.

Thaís and the other girls ran and hugged her, congratulating her.

— Thank you! — Mira said, embarrassed.

Fiona, Ravena and the boys watched the scene from afar.

— How long do you think his obedience to the captain will last? — Slayer asked.

— I don't know, but now that Kay has given his word, he's going to take it seriously — Mira replied.

— And will that be good or bad? — Sarah asked.

— I don't know... I hope it's good! — Mira said thoughtfully.

The scene changes to the base.

— Unbug my cell phone, and I want to place an order! — Kay said.

— I'll unbug you, but you can't ask for anything anymore. You already made your request recently! — Fernanda replied.

— What a shame. I was going to help you with your crazy research, but since you're not going to help me, just unbug my cell phone so I can leave! — Kay replied, with a mischievous smile.

— Are you really going to cooperate with my research? — Fernanda asked, interested.

— If you get the order! — Kay said.

— What is it? — she asked, curious.

— I need fifteen of these here. You can choose the color, but make them look similar and include Noxium in the material. — Kay pointed to a model on her device.

“I don’t know if the army will approve this…” Fernanda said, with a cautious look.

“Just take off the wire so I can leave!” Kay insisted.

— Okay, I'll say it's experimental. I'll ask you to do your best, so you can use it if you want! — Fernanda replied, surrendered.

— When they arrive, I'll help you with your research. Now, take off the bug! — Kay reaffirmed.

— Okay! — Fernanda said, taking the cell phone and removing the bug.

She returned the cell phone exactly as it was before.

— Thank you! — Kay thanked, then left.

— This boy really knows how to blackmail... — Fernanda muttered, laughing to herself.

At the castle, Kay was received by the guards.