Meanwhile, Sunako walked in the woods once more with her black peasant clothes and red hood. She held a basket in her right hand. At the same time, the chef held his knife - following her stealthily.
Yuki screamed.
"Kyaaa!" Yuki cried upon seeing the chef. "Scary!"
The chef was startled.
Sunako ran quickly toward Yuki. Her nose secreted a fountain of blood upon seeing Yuki's cute face.
"This is no time to nosebleed and faint!" said Yuki. "Help me!"
Sunako shook her head and got up. Yuki pointed at the chef who already raised his knife to smite Yuki.
"Butcher knife!" said Sunako excitedly. She immediately jumped to take the knife. She got hold of the chef's hand on the handle of the knife.
"Die!" said the chef as he pushed the knife toward Sunako's chest.
Sunako changed from chibi form to woman-form and quickly threw the chef head-first on the ground.
"Cool!" said Yuki. "She's just like his majesty… They really make a good couple!"
She got hold of the knife and held it tight happily. "…Butcher knife! I have a butcher knife!"
"Come!" said Yuki as he pulled Sunako. "We have to go before he gets the knife from you."
The two ran back to the house.
"Ooh! It fits! It fits!" said Lassine after wearing the boot on her right foot.
"Wait! Let me try," said Roxanne as she pulled the boot. She wore it on her right foot. "Ooh! It fits! It fits!"
"Wait! Let me try it on!" said Madeleine as she pulled the boot. The same thing happened and Yvonne tried the boot on.
"This is definitely a problem," said Ranmaru. "They all have the same size of feet as the boot."
"I guess his majesty will have four wives instead of one," said Takenaga.
"I am not marrying any of them!" muttered Kyohei.
"But the boot fit all of them," Ranmaru said.
"Wait! Remember what happened when we first saw her in the garden?" said Takenaga.
"Yes," said Ranmaru. "She fainted."
"No," said Kyohei. "Her nose bled. It made her faint. Her nose bleeds when she sees beautiful or dazzling people."
"We're beautiful people ourselves," Takenaga said smiling at Ranmaru.
"We should make her nose bleed," Ranmaru said smiling back. "Dear kittens, may we have first your attention please?"
The four looked at the two.
Takenaga and Ranmaru stared at them.
The four sisters stared back.
Takenaga and Ranmaru stared at them.
The four sisters stared back.
Takenaga and Ranmaru stared at them.
"Hmm… Their nose isn't bleeding," Takenaga finally said.
"What?" wondered the Goth-loli sisters.
"You see, the owner of this boot has another unique characteristic," said Ranmaru.
"Her nose bleeds when she sees beautiful people," said Takenaga.
"…Your majesty! We're here!" called Yuki as they reached the living room. He pulled Sunako's hand toward the living room.
Sayuri stood shocked at the sight of her. She then saw the knife on Sunako's basket. "Sunako! What are you doing with that knife?"
Sunako looked at the knife and smiled. "…Butcher knife!" she shrieked in excitement.
"A man tried to kill us, your majesty!" Yuki said. "But she threw him head-first to the ground and got hold of his knife!"
"Is that true?" Kyohei, Ranmaru and Tekanaga asked. "Amazing!"
"We'll send soldiers to catch that man," Takenaga said. "Anyway, we are here to find the owner of this boot, Nakahara-san," he said showing the boot.
Sunako saw the shoe. "Oh… you have my boot." She then looked up to Takenaga. "Tha-" Blood squirt out of her nose as she fell on the floor unconscious.
"AAAGH! NOSEBLEED!" cried the four lads. They rushed to her side. "Are you okay?"
The goth-loli sisters stood surprised at the sight of the four attending to Sunako. "How dare she take their attention from us? She will pay for this! Goth-goth loli-loli!"
While waking Sunako up, Kyohei slipped the boot on Sunako's right foot. It fit perfectly. He smiled.
Sunako then woke up and sat up. She saw the four all looking at her. At the count of three, her nose bled furiously once more, throwing her on the floor unconscious.
"She should learn to stop doing that before she kills her self," Ranmaru said.
The three nodded.
"Well now, I see we've accomplished our mission here," said Takenaga as he stood up. "We thank you for taking care of her, Sayuri-san. As her family, you and your daughters will have a royal invitation for Nakahara Sunako and his majesty, Prince Kyohei's wedding in the palace."
Sayuri could barely say a word to him. She stood shocked and staring at Sunako.
"Don't worry, Sayuri-san," Ranmaru said holding her hand. "I will take good care of your step daughter for you."
"Uh… Tha-Thank you. Bu…But must you really go now? I mean… Can you not take her tomorrow morning instead? This seems quiet fast don't you think?"
"It is only right to take her now," Kyohei said. "It was his majesty's order to bring her straight to the palace at once."
The three glanced at Kyohei clearly surprised.
"I see… then… So be it," Sayuri said. "But take utmost care of her. She becomes really scary most of the times."
"I'm afraid that's exactly why his majesty liked her," said Kyohei smiling sharply.
The three smirked at his statement.
"So that's why you like her, your majesty," Ranmaru said while they all rode the coach back to the palace.
"Eh? What was that?" said Kyohei jolting from his deep contemplation.
Yuki smiled at Kyohei's face puzzled face. "You like Sunako-chan, your majesty!"
"What..?" Kyohei exclaimed.
"You like her because she's scary," said Takenaga.
"Oi! Don't misinterpret those things I said earlier! I just said them so we can get out of the place as soon as possible," Kyohei defensively said. "Besides, Yuki said it himself – someone is trying to kill her."
"Now that you've mentioned it your majesty, you're right," Takenaga said. "You were not far from the house, were you Yuki?"
"No. I could still faintly see the house from where we were back there," Yuki answered. "And from the position of the man when I saw him, I say he had been following her the moment she entered the woods. He stood directly behind her!"
"Directly behind her, you say?" Kyohei said thinking deeply again. "I see…"
"We'll deploy soldiers to strictly guard every entrance in the palace your majesty," said Takenaga. "We'll also have soldiers guarding her bedroom door to make sure she stays safe."
"Speaking of ensuring safety," Ranmaru said. "Your majesty, may we deploy soldiers to guard Sayuri-san and her daughters? They are after all, Sunako-chan's family."
Yuki and Takenaga stared at Ranmaru. "You just like Sayuri-san."
"Who wouldn't like her? She's such a beautiful and gentle flower…" he replied dreamily.
"Go ahead," Kyohei said. "Have soldiers guarding them at all times." He then fixed his eyes on Sunako who was peacefully sleeping on his chest.
