Xi Nuo, Milia, and Claire are all 18 years old now.
"Now I have something else to ask you! Why didn't you come to find me after you arrived at Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy? If it weren't for mom and dad's letter, I wouldn't have known that you and Xi De had already enrolled!"
Xi Nuo had completely forgotten about his older sister.
"Big sister is the hope of the Kageno family. I thought big sister must be very busy, so I didn't want to disturb her!"
"Xi Nuo, you're so good to me!"
Claire hugged Xi Nuo tightly.
"Big sister forgot, you've grown so tall! I used to hug you like this all the time!"
Claire then released Xi Nuo.
At this moment, Milia walked over. She had been nearby the whole time, but her status didn't allow her to leave the school grounds, so she had hidden herself.
Now there was no need to hide.
"Hello, Big Sister Claire!"
Claire looked at Milia.
"Don't call me that, who's your big sister!"
"Nice to meet you, I'm Xi Nuo's older brother's girlfriend, my name is Milia!"
"Xi Nuo, you actually got a girlfriend? Why didn't you tell your big sister about such a big thing!"
Claire furiously shook Xi Nuo's shoulders.
"Stop shaking, I'm going to get dizzy!"
"Xi Nuo, are you alright? If you really get dizzy, I'll catch you!"
Xi Nuo stood up straight and wasn't dizzy.
Xi Nuo looked at Claire, feeling as if he saw a hint of regret in Claire's eyes.
Milia looked at Claire. It was clear that their sibling bond was deep.
"Big Sister Claire, it's fine for Xi Nuo's older brother to live with me. I'm his girlfriend, so it's most appropriate for him to live with me, both emotionally and logically."
Xi Nuo gave Milia a suggestive look.
Milia understood Xi Nuo's gaze, and directly hugged Xi Nuo... touching him lightly... "Sorry, Big Sister, I've already been Xi Nuo's older brother's person for a long time, I can't hand him over to you!"
Milia directly hoisted Xi Nuo onto her shoulder and turned to run, running incredibly fast.
"Hey, not you!" Xi Nuo shouted.
Claire reacted and immediately chased after them.
At the corner of the first floor ahead, Claire lost sight of them.
Milia put Xi Nuo down.
"Master, I apologize, this was the only way I could think of to quickly get away from Lady Claire!"
"You're too simple and brutal. You made it seem like I'm a woman! Being fought over by the two of you!"
"I know how amazing my Master is, how could I ever mistake you for a woman!"
"Well said, I like to hear that, but let's spend tonight outside the Academy. I want to go see Xi De!"
"Yes!"
...Night fell, and Xi De was locked in the Knights Order's prison.
The batons struck Xi De's body relentlessly.
"Speak, where did you kidnap Princess Alexia to!"
"I really don't know! Spare me! I truly don't know anything!"
"Still lying? Are you going to speak or not? If not, we'll beat you to death!"
The members of the Knights Order showed sinister smiles as they brutally beat Xi De.
They knew perfectly well who had kidnapped Alexia; they were simply beating Xi De for their own amusement.
"These guys' interrogation methods are too much like a mob! But I can't lose to them!" Xi De thought to himself.
"Please, let me go! I truly don't know anything!"
The two ignored Xi De's pleas, took out three needles, and cruelly plunged them into Xi De's thigh.
Xi De cried out in pain.
"Ah!!! Spare me! Why don't I know anything! Please, spare me!"
The interrogators, tired of beating him, turned and left.
Xi Nuo appeared beside Xi De.
"Do you need me to get you out?"
"Not yet. As a mob character, how can I break out of prison!"