After a 10 minute drive from the airport terminal, Kalir finally arrived at his usual destination. Upon disembarking the taxi cab, the Akita wolf-dog gave the fee and the car simply drove away. Kalir then turned around and faces a wooden house that had a green flag fluttering on the small bamboo flagpole.

'Nice. I love this house.'

As he approached to the door, a male timber wolf appeared. The Akita let out a shocked look on his face.

'M-Malir?!'

'Hey there, Kalir!'

'W-What are you doing here in Possum Springs?'

'I came here to furnish your very house, dude. Your father ordered me hours earlier right before you came here.'

'I didn't know that!'

Malir snickered.

'Anyway, I just arranged the small furniture in the living room. You can place your knapsack there in the corner.'

'Sure, man. Thanks.'

Kalir places the knapsack on the corner. He then watches as the timber wolf continued on positioning the small couch in the living room.

'By the way, what's my objective again?'

'Hmm?'

'I wanted to know of why I'm been sent to Possum Spring again, Malir.'

'Your father sent you to Possum Springs as part of the imperial 'economic expedition' he planned in his latest monarchical reform, Kalir. All you have to do was just to learn more about Possum Springs' economy and industry.'

'That's it?'

Malir nodded.

'Yep. You can look for a job here if you want to but that is completely optional.'

'Optional? Forget it, man. I wanted to try and look for a job here because this place is so calm that it reminded me the tranquility back home.'

'Calm like a simple countryside, you mean?'

Kalir grinned.

'Yeah. Something like that.'

The timber wolf finally finished in arranging the couch.

'There! I'm done now.'

The Akita wolf-dog approached to him.

'Should I change the flag that was hoisted outside?'

Malir let out a curious look on his face.

'Why?'

'I brought a spare flag.'

'Really? What flag could that be?'

'The usual. The flag of the Empire of Splena, I mean.'

'Oh. Sure thing, Kalir. Go ahead. Besides, I loved that flag so much because it bears the same design of the South Korean national flag.'

Kalir laughed.

'OK, dude. I'll hoist it up then.'

He then opened the knapsack and grabbed the latter flag before heading outside.

...

Mae and the others were all talking with each other as walked through the sidelines.

'I think those tasty drinks should be exported soon, Gregg.'

'Why, Mae?'

'The drinks were great thirst quenchers. They must be exported to other nations and if that happens, Possum Springs' economy would grow for the first time ever since those coal mines were being closed years ago.'

Angus perked up.

'That could be possible if Possum Springs distributed some of it to the other key nations nearby.'

Gregg sighed.

'I wish that could happen soon.'

Bea nodded in agreement.

'Me too.'

She then grabbed hold a lighter and a cigarette. With the cigarette butt being placed in her mouth, Bea lit the end up but as she does, something in her eyes caught her attention.

'Hey, guys. Look over there.'

The others checked it out and they saw Kalir hoisting the flag of the Empire of Splena onto the small bamboo pole.

'Is that the flag of South Korea that the Akita's hoisting?'

Gregg checked it firmly. He then shook his head.

'Nope. Doesn't look like that. The middle should be red and blue, not black.'

'I see.'

Bea then turned to Mae.

'Hey, Mae. Come to think about that, huh?'

Mae didn't answered.

'Mae?'

The black female feline still remained silent. The female crocodile tapped her shoulder.

'Mayday!'

Bea's rough claw causes Mae to regain back her senses.

'Huh? What?'

'You OK?'

'You looked like hypnotized.'

'Hypnotized? I sure do.'

Gregg went curious.

'With what? That flag over there?'

'No, man.'

'Then what?'

'That Akita over there.'

Mae pointed a finger at Kalir. Both Bea and Gregg were surprised.

'Whoa there, girl!'

'You're way far off for that one, Mae.'

The female cat simply let out a poor sad look on her face.

'Why, guys?'

'Well...I...Uhh...'

'Am I ugly?'

Bea interjected.

'Wha? No, Mae! All what we're saying is that you can't just be mesmerized to someone that were not compatible with you.'

'What do you mean by that?'

Angus cleared his throat.

'She means that you can't be with someone that were not like you in any way.'

Angus' words made Mae silent. Before Gregg could even say a word, a green piece of cloth flew near to his feet.

'What the?'

The fox picks it up and realized that it was a green flag. A voice then interrupted him and the others.

'Hey! You there with the cloth!'

Gregg simply perked up in surprise and on the spot as Kalir slowly approaches to him. The rest watches on.