"We are gonna be attending the wedding tomorrow," King Riku said to Kyros, who was just standing beside him while he was eating his dinner, "I'll leave tomorrow to Tank. Where is he?"

"I apologize, King Riku-sama. I haven't seen him all day." Kyros stuttered, "I'll check on him in his quarters this midnight."

"You don't have to do that," King Riku wiped sauce stains on his lips, and when he reached back to his cutleries, he looked at the man behind him, "Why don't you join me for dinner, Kyros?"

Hearing that made the gigantic guy blush. He turned his head a bit away from the king. He did not know what excuse he would bring up this time since he refused a ton of dinner invitations from him.

"No, thank you, Riku-sama. My daughter might be preparing dinner at home." Kyros said as he lowered down his sight.

"As expected!" King Riku said as he chuckled boisterously, "But of course, you may go now so Rebecca wouldn't get tired of waiting,"

Kyros took his last step out of the castle and dismissed his troop. He was on his way to his home, but suddenly remembered Tank, who hasn't showed himself on the palace today. And although King Riku insisted him not to bother checking Tank out on his account, he decided to pass by his place before he go straight at home.

The night was as usual. Misty and calm. And just as he was few steps away from Tank's house. Not only his home was unlit with candlelights, but also the streetlamp was shut down, only in his grounds, making it look more murky than how it usually was. Perhaps he was already asleep he thought. And only seconds after he stood still in front of his door. He grinned slightly and thought he was maybe just overthinking about his one day no-show-up, and that maybe because he was just not used not seeing Tank in the castle in a day.


"Waaaaa!"

"Princess Mansherry!"

"Kyaaaa~~ So beautiful!"

"The dress Leo sewn overnight looks imppeccable!"

All eyes were set on Mansherry as she walked down the aisle. She was the happiest for she could not handle her emotions too well. Her tears were starting to form in tiny drops around her eyes. And just when she sniffed in slightly and held back her tears, she looked across her: A manfairy she's gonna be marrying. One who always teased her, who she loved all along. Leo was waiting at the corner of the aisle. His eyes were different this time. Not only his smile grew wider, but the joy in his eyes became more prominent too.

All the other fairies were seen sobbing. All were gathered. And just as their important guests were all present too, King Riku, Rebecca, and Kyros were formally dressed, sitting beside each other, looking down to the tiny, happy fairies celebrating their biggest day. The wedding was grand but simple. They've had a banquet prepared after the ceremony. Rebecca put both of her palm on her mouth as her eyebrows squinted from being too overwhelmed.

"Green bit, hasn't been this livelier before!" Kabu said, one of the tontattas, as he clanked his glass onto the other fairy, "It's party all nightttt!"

"Yahoooooooooo!" All visitors said in unison, reaching up their glasses.

All were on the reception just before the sun has started to set down. King Riku, together with his son-in-law and granddaughter were laughing joyfully with company of many tontattas surrounding them. Each one of them, filled the atmosphere with cheerful and festive laughter.

"Everyone! Thank you all for coming!" Mansherry announced as she step up on the platform, following her groom who was holding on to the cake. She reached for the knife to cut the cake into bite size, some traditional wedding gesture, for the newlyweds to feed each other simultaneously.

Time had gone by, and the sky was dark, but ignited by stars and lights, shining the whole Green Bit brightly. And when most of them were drunk and tired from bringing out all their energy all day, King Riku finally bit his farewell to both, Mansherry and Leo, and call it a night.

"King Riku-sama! Thanks for celebrating with us!" Leo gladly said, and continued as he looked at Kyros and Rebecca, "You too commander-san, and Rebecca-sama!"

"Please have a nice trip back to the other side!" Mansherry greeted them for the last time.

The guffaws and rambunctious laughter surrounding the Green Bit has gone more and more quiet in every step they take, getting closer to the bridge. Only the three were on their way home, as if they were not royals, who were often guarded by tons of followers and troops here and there. But tonight was an exception. They wanted to roam more freely. So going back to the opposite side city of Green Bit, where people were, has been the most relaxing feeling all three of them appreciated most on that day.

"How did you like the party, Rebecca?" King Riku said as he walked beside his granddaughter, and Kyros walking behind them, happy seeing them all together.

"I love this whole day, grandfather!" She squeaked, "Every minute of it!"

And only metres after they've passed by the bridge connecting the other city, Kyros chuckled softly and added, "It sure was the best night ever."


"Good morning, King Riku-sama! How was your sleep?" Kyros greeted him early in the morning as his morning routine before he roam the city.

"Kyros, have you seen Tank?" He said in a serious tone. Not bothering to greet him back like he used to, "because before we went to Green Bit yesterday, I did not witnessed him going here before I left. I just assumed that he would guard the palace the whole day and night."

Kyros seemed a bit intrigued, and his eyes widened when King Riku continued his words,

"And when both you and Rebecca dropped me off in front of the gates, I expected Tank to welcome me back, but even when I went inside the palace afterwards, there weren't any signs of him anywhere."

"I will immediately go to his place right now. If you'll excuse me." Kyros said, eyes still broaden.

He hastily rode his horse and galloped to Tank's place at such a fast pace, making the other netizens wonder what was happening.

Finally, Kyros was facing Tank's door. He knocked his door, and there weren't any response. He called his name, as he tried to knock once more, but was answered by the same silent response. So he decided to try to unlock his door forcibly but as soon as he touched the doorknob, he noticed it wasn't shut tight, and was not locked.

In a busy morning, Tank wouldn't be at home. He might be at the palace, greeting the King, or roaming around the colosseum, which he loved to much. And Kyros knew that, however, why did he seem to doubt his knowledge about his friend when his place was not giving the same atmosphere that he normally felt whenever he would come over to Tank's place, plus the disgusting smell he just sniffed when he opened the door. After inspecting the main rooms, he went lastly towards Tank's bedroom to invade that too, and as soon as he opened the door, he finally found him. Sitting at the bottom of his bed, neck was slashed brutally, blood had flowed dry everywhere in the room, his large flat sword on his right hand, and his eyes were terrifically unshut.

Kyros was frozen at the door way. He was seeing his friend, murdered by somebody. And just by the rotting smell, it must have been more than a day already, he thought. His throat became huskily tight and his eyes were painfully tearing. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, and his mouth still hanged opened. And when he stepped out of the house, all of his men went inside to investigate too. He was standing still in front of his home, facing back, until one of his comrades went out and said, "Kyros-sama, what are we supposed to do?"

"Ye..ah." Kyros said in almost a whisper, "Wh..at.. do you think.. we sh..should..do?"


Whilst the King was preparing Sugar's grapes personally, he remembered a new teddy bear he just brought for Sugar to add to her collections. He was not cruel enough to forsake a little girl who was only obeying order from her former guardian. He knew she was too little to know how, being a member to Don Quixote Family, was all she knew about. She might not have known top executives' real intentions, nor their attack or invasion plans. And that she was obviously brainwashed under training to be one of Donflamingo's future loyal family member.

And before he went upstairs to his quarters to get Sugar's new teddy bear, one royal guard came marching towards the king and reported, "King Riku-sama! A report from Kyros-sama to you. Tank-sama was not feeling well for the past few days. Kyros-sama went personally to his home to take care of him. He wanted us to tell you to not worry much about it for he would look after Tank-sama all night and day until he gets better."

"I knew he wasn't in his best! I haven't seen him for a while now. Wish he could get better soon!" King Riku's eyebrows were slightly slanted from disbelief, "Send a doctor to his place, and medicines needed!"

"Yes, King Riku-sama!" All guards said all at once.

And just as the guards went back to their quarters and left the palace, King Riku proceeded to his room, only to find the teddy bear, sitting firmly onto his favourite sit, which he might have dropped while he was reading a book before he came down to the kitchen to prepare for Sugar's meal.

He softly grabbed the stuffed-toy and before his smile drew upside down, he heard a voice that he just perceived nights ago, from his balcony.

"Father-sama"

It sounded exactly like Viola's words. A longing voice that hunted him in his dreams, full of pain and sorrow. A tone he never wanted to hear from her. But before he became more desperate to flip over the castle to look where that voice was coming from again, he sighed and thought he was again, missing his dearest daughter for countless of times. But before his tears gathered around his widened eyes, he was seeing his yearning daughter, who was just standing still in his balcony, looking straight at him, with her eyes burning with tears and mouth barely opening, "Fa..ther-sama"