Marionetta looked at the note left on the desk and let out a long sigh.
The writing there was messy and difficult to read, and yet the message was clear.
[Going to Warren]
A few magic tools, including the Ring of Return had disappeared from the room as well.
âHe was such a good, quiet child when he was young. Just what happened? Maybe I made a mistake while raising himâŠâŠâ
Marionetta threw herself on the desk exhausted.
âWhatâs wrong Marionetta?â
âAh, you. Take a look at this.â
Marionetta passed the note over to Gray. Reading it, a bitter smile crossed Grayâs face as well.
âWe canât say he isnât lively at least. Well, thereâs a scary lot in Warren, so itâs not like heâll be able to do whatever he wants.â
Marionetta took a look at the desk and sighed once again. There was a mountain of documents strewn across, all of them complaints addressed towards the prince.
âKlaus!â
âAh, Agee. What are you doing today?â
This was a building near Warrenâs Magicianâs Guild. Agee was visiting the home of Ares and Izerina. Peeking his head into a window, he called out to their youngest son Klaus.
âIâve made a huge discovery! So I wanted to tell Klaus about it right away! Letâs go!â
âBut I havenât finished studying my magic yet.â
âOkay! Letâs go after!â
âPapa and Mama will scoldâŠâŠ.â
âIf you keep complaining, Iâm going to tell everyone what you did at the live house.â
âI got it, I got it Agee. Then letâs hurry up and go!â
Klaus rushed out of his house, chasing after Agee.
The two boys immediately headed towards the northern stream.
Arriving at the riverâs bank, Agee pulled off his pants and underwear before jumping into the stream.
âKlaus, hurry up and come in here too!â
âJust hold on Agee!â
Klaus quickly followed suit, pulling off his own pants and trousers before jumping into the stream after Agee.
âSo coldâ
âWeâre in here because itâs cold! Oh! Oh! Oh!â
The two boys continued lowering themselves into the streamâs icy water while shivering up a storm. And thenâŠâŠ
âIt came!â
Agee suddenly shouted out. Surprised by his voice, Klaus almost tripped and fell into the stream.
âSomething came Agee?â
âYou, look down at your wee wee!âÂč
Klaus looked down like Agee had told him and was shocked by what he saw.
âAgee, my wee wee has gotten smaller!â
âThatâs my huge discovery! Look, doesnât it look like a drill? I call it, the Drill Wee Wee!â
âUwa! Thatâs really cool Agee! Youâre right! It does look like a drill!â
âAnd itâs hard too! Touch it Klaus!â
âUwa! Itâs so small yet so hard!â
âAnd, itâs attached! So on that, think about what kind of magic we can use with this.â
âMagic?â
âCouldnât we dig holes like this with some earth magic?â
âAh, the spell {Excavate Arm}!â
âYeah like that, only itâs with our wee wee, so itâd be {Excavate Wee Wee} instead!â
âBut who will we get to cast the spell? Papa, Mama, and Big sister will definitely not let us do it.â
âTimes like this are when we have to go see that old man!â
âAh, youâre rightâ
âYosh, theyâll go back to normal after a while, so letâs go quickly!â
âRight Agee!â
And so picking up their pants and underwear, the two boys ran back to town, their bare ends completely exposed.
âUncle Straw Hat, use the magic on us thatâll let us dig holes using our wee wees!â
Agee threw open the door to a house and rushed in without knocking.
An older man laying down near a low table about to doze off while reading a thick book turned his gaze towards Agee without moving the rest of his body.
âHm? Casting magic on your wee wees is something reserved for adults. And to start with you two, even if you did dig a hole I bet you wouldnât know how to pull out again when youâre done.â
âHey hey Agee, what does he mean by pull out?â
âWhat? Well, sometimes this uncle ends up saying some difficult things. Times like that we should just not mind it and ignore him!â
This was the home of the Queen Bee, the leader of the Warren Thievesâ Guildâs entertainment division.
And the two of them had come here to visit Berudeus, the Queen Beeâs gigolo.
âHey Uncle, quit complaining and use the magic {Excavate} on our Drill Wee Wees!â
Berudeus looked down on Agee and then snorted through his nose.
âAnd where is this drill of yours little boy?â
âEh?â
Agee looked down himself. His wee wee had already lost its drill-like state.
At that moment, Margherita returned home from the Thievesâ Guild.
âOh my, welcome Agee, Klausâ
âHi Aunt Margherita!â
âAunt Margherita, hello!â
The two cheerful greetings from the young boys caused Margheritaâs gaze to naturally warm.
âYou both look full of energy. What are you playing today?â
âOh, we came to see Uncle Straw Hat so he could use some magic on us thatâll let us dig some holes with our wee wees!â
Margheritaâs gaze instantly went cold. And that cold gaze was focused squarely on Berudeus. Berudeus started shivering more violently than the boys had in the stream.
âYou, so once again youâre filling the boysâ heads with improper things.â
âNo, I didnât have anything to do with this. Iâm innocent.â
âAuntie, did you want to see our Drill Wee Wees? Well too bad for you! Theyâre already out of stock today!â
âŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ.
âAgee, Klaus, Iâm really sorry, but this auntie and uncle need to have a nice, long chat, so how about you two run home for today?â
âOh! Weâll come again later!â
âBye bye Auntie, Uncle!â
âWait, donât go home you two! Please donât leave!â
But the two boys ignored Berudeusâs cries, running back out into Freedom Promenade.
After a moment, the sound of Berudeusâs screams would echo at their backs.
However, that kind of spectacle was normal for Agee and Klaus. Thatâs just the way life is, and they didnât know any better than that.
After putting on their pants and underwear, Agee and Klaus confirmed the results of their experiments.
âSo they get smaller when they get colder.â
âYeah, thatâs right. Maybe your sister cools down her boobs every day?â
âMaybe she does. Big Sister is the Dragon Maiden with the smallest boobs after all.â
âBe sure to ask your sister later!â
âRight, Iâll do it!â
Tomorrow, Klaus would spend the entire day bound and naked, hung from the eaves of his house.
âThen letâs save the Drill Wee Wee for next time. Oh, itâs the Mechanized Dragon!â
âThen Mebett must be close by tooâ
âThat damn woman, thinking sheâs better than us just cause she can control a dragon. Letâs bully her a littleâ
âLetâs stop Agee. If she finds out sheâll hang us upside down.â
âWeâll be fine. I grabbed this from Momâs room.â
Agee showed Klaus a small ring. It was a Grand Magical ring.
So Agee and Klaus went looking for Mebett. If Ka-kun was hanging out in the town square, then she would surely be close by.
âOver there! That damn woman! Looking all self-important in that skirt of hers. Oi Klaus, Iâll lend you this, so do that thing.â
âEh!? Do that?â
âItâll be fine, so go for it!â
Pressured by Ageeâs words, Klaus slipped on the Grand Magical ring over his thumb before muttering a spell aimed at Mebett.
â{Whirlwind}!â
Afterwards, a small tornado wrapped around Mebettâs body.
âKya!â
The pitiful Mebett had her skirt flipped up, exposing her kitten embroidered panties to all the children, chaperones, fathers, and mothers who had gathered around her.
At that exact moment, Agee grabbed the Grand Magical ring from Klaus, and using magic to increase the volume of his voice, screamed.
âStill wearing cat panties at thirteen years old! Stupid~! Gyahahahaha!â
âUeeh! Stupid Agee!â
Mebett immediately sat down out of embarrassment and started to cry. The Mechanized Dragon quickly jumped to her side.
âAgee, you went too far!â
âItâs fine! Ah, crap! Ka-kunâs noticed us! Run away Klaus!â
Agee and Klaus ran away as fast as their legs could carry them.
âIâm hungry.â
âIâm hungry too.â
âYosh, letâs go visit Big Sister Frau and have her make us something.â
And so the two boys ran off to Lily Garden.
âBig Sister Frau!â
âMy, Agee and Klaus. What are you two up to today?â
âFrau, weâre hungry. Make us something to eat!â
âHello Frauâ
âMy my, you two are energetic. What would you like to eat?â
âWe want some of your Pork Dharma rice made by a pig woman!â
âŠâŠâŠâŠ
âCould you repeat that?â
âPork Dharma rice made by a pig woman!â
For a second there Frauâs smile cramped.
âAgee! That second half is too much!â
âEh, but I heard somebody else say it!â
Ah. Back then. Frau suddenly remembered back to a couple years ago.
One night Agee had stayed over and slept in the room next to Frauâs. There had been a drought since the incident with the angels, but when Ellis restarted her abuse, it had gotten particularly loud at times. Since he was so young, they didnât think much of it though.
âAgee, Iâll make it for you if you drop that extra partâŠâŠ.â
âI got it Frau! Then I want to eat a pig woman!â
Frau wanted to scream.
âThe other part Agee!â
âOh, my mistake! I want to eat Pork Dharma rice!â
Frau let out a deep sigh in front of the two boys before telling them to wait in the other building so she could start cooking.
âFrauâs rice really is great!â
âMm, my big sister always says that too!â
Frau narrowed her eyes as the two greedily devoured the meal she made them.
âThanks for the meal Sis! It was yummy!â
âThanks for the meal Frau!â
The two boys were filled up by Frauâs homemade Pork Dharma rice and jumped back out into the streets of Lily Garden.
Frau saw them both off with a smile.
âYosh, letâs go mess with the gays next!â
âNo way, Iâm scared!â
âCâmon Klaus, youâve gotta have guts! Uoh!â
Agee suddenly bumped into something that felt soft yet firm.
âHuh? Oh itâs Agee and Klaus. Youâre looking as lively as ever.â
It turns out that Agee had walked right into Reeveâs butt without watching where he was going.
âBig Sister Reeveâs butt is so hard! Itâs a huge difference from Momâs. Klaus, you feel it too!â
âGot it! Ah, youâre right! It is hard!â
The citizens standing nearby all stopped and stared as the two young boys kept patting Reeveâs butt. The sight had left them all frozen, unable to stop them.
âTo just reach out and feel up Reeveâs butt like that, theyâre finishedâŠâŠ..â
âOi, those kids are going to die.â
Even so, Reeve felt a small feeling of nostalgia when Agee patted her butt like this. So after letting the two young boys marvel at their new discovery, Reeve gave them a soft smile and quietly instructed them.
âMy butt was trained to be like this. If you two work hard, then you too can have butts hard like mine.â
âI got it Big Sister Reeve!â
âWeâll work hard Reeve!â
The two boys once again ran off.
Later on, a brave citizen of Warren would be left for dead on the side of the road after trying to pull the same stunt with Reeveâs butt.
âOh, thereâs a comedy show coming to the live house! Letâs go see!â
âThose comedy shows arenât very interesting.â
âYou just donât get it! That feeling as the air freezes!â
âI donât have any moneyâŠâŠ..â
âYou donât know!? Weâre just going to force our way through!â
Agee dragged the unenthusiastic Klaus down to the live houseâs entrance.
âIf we donât have any money, then we just wonât pay!â
Agee and Klaus squatted down underneath the entrance counter.
âYosh! Now!â
When the lady behind the counter turned around, the two boys made a break for the entrance. But, the executive manager caught them.
âWhat do these damn kids think theyâre doing?â
A good-looking man grabbed the two of them by the nape of their necks and picked them up into the air.
âDrop us old man!â
âSorry sorry sorry!â
One of the brats was acting high and mighty even after he had been caught. Meanwhile the other kid already looked like he was already about to start crying. And thatâs when a young catgirl happened to pass by.
âWhat are you two doing nya?â
âAh, Big Sister Katie! We got caught trying to sneak in to the comedy show!â
âKatie, Iâm sorry Iâm sorry Iâm sorry!â
âWhat, do you two like comedy shows too nya?â
âI love them! That fall and slip is the best!â
âIâm sorry Iâm sorry Iâm sorry!â
Katie purred. Agee was a guy who apparently knew his stuff.
âThen Iâll buy us some tickets, and weâll see it together nya. Kazuo, I want you to forgive these two nya.â
The manager dropped the two to the ground with a bitter smile, and that was that.
âDamn! Comedy shows really are the best!â
âYou sure are a smart kid nya!â
Katie and Agee were off having fun together. Meanwhile Klaus stood alone slightly away from them.
Two of them greatly enjoyed the performance while the third thought it was a huge waste of time.
âThanks Katie!â
âIf you ever want to see a performance again, come see me nya. Iâll pay for us nya.â
âI got it!â
âI think Iâm goodâŠâŠ..â
Katie watched the two kids run off once again while arguing about something, and thinking about days long gone, made a bitter smile.
âYosh! Next, next!â
âAgee, Iâm starting to get tired!â
âDonât start acting spoiled on me! For now, letâs race to the western hill!â
And like this, the sun gradually began to set.
âSo this was where they were.â
âBoth of them are sound asleep.â
Two people approached the boys as they snored loudly after falling asleep from all the playing they did.
One of the two picked up Agee.
In his sleepy eyes was reflected a girl with blond hair and beautiful, gentle emerald eyes.
A nostalgic scent and warm hold soothed Agee into an even deeper sleep.
The blond maiden quietly spoke to the black-haired maiden next to her and the dragon on her back as she struggled to get a good grip on the boy sleeping in her arms.
âHeâs suddenly gotten a lot heavier. Claire, Iâm going to send this kid back to Skycastle. Ra-chin, help me out here please.â
âMm. Iâll drop my brother back off at my parentâs house. Then Iâll see you later tonight Ellisâ
Ellis and Claire both pulled out their own Ring of Return .
And just like that, Agee (6) and Klaus (7) ended another successful day.
1. So my little brothers did stuff like this when they were young, and I started getting worried there might be something wrong with them. But apparently this is just a thing little boys do.