The fat-looking bell sang: another day of school ended. Like usual, Inklings got out of the building either by running away or walking in a more mature attitude. Grina was the second kind: she walks coming out from the main entrance and starts waiting a few yards from it.

After a while, Bars is spotted walking towards the girl, which seems in a much better mood than before.

"You took your sweet time, slowpoke!" Grina pulls out her tongue.

"Sorry… the bathroom was seriously needed!" Bars justified.

"I took it too, but I wasn't nowhere near THAT sluggish!" Grina said, as both the friends begin to walk away from the school.

"Well, actually it was kind hard finding a clean toilet… not counting that scent dominating the restroom, man!" Bars explains.

"Wha?! Eeeeew!" Grina covers her nose. "That's disgusting! I don't wanna even know, who did that…!"

"Now that I remember, I did hear some funny noises outside the bathroom… which was also close to the Faculty lounge!"

"Pfffffff! Hahahahahaha!" Grina laughs loudly, making Bars doing a bit the same. "Can you imagine Mrs. Huffpuff coming out of the room and getting a stinky bomb, in front of her face?!"

"Ha ha ha ha! She's going to inflate herself and say Eeeeh, this is not admissible!" Bars does an annoying high-pitched noise.

"Aaaah! You ruined my Old Haggy fragrance, you despicable animal! Now you're going to compose the following quote -I shall never pollute the air again-, with fine chalk on the superlative chalkboard. Don't poison the apple too, ungrateful vile skunk!" Grina does her Mrs. Huffpuff's impression.

Both the friends laugh together.

"Oh man, Mrs. Huffpuff… such an annoying fish." Bars commented.

"Yeah, she should just be banned from every school of this world…" Grina looks ahead.

"She scolds me, even when I'm awake! Like yo pal, what's your problem?!" Bars complains.

"Ooooh, once she said to me Miss Inkol, technically your last essay was pretty good but that embarrassing calligraphy… tsk, tsk, I can only give you a C. Can you believe that?! I got a C, just because of her opinion!" Grina complains too, getting frustrated.

"Uhm… actually, your writing skills aren't that bad at all." Bars remembers.

"Exactly! I bet that she didn't take enough Glorious Fudge, for her Royal tummy!" Grina jokes, while keep imitating the teacher's voice.

"Or she didn't have the time to cuddle Fluffy!" Bars adds, with a sarcastic tone.

Grina giggles a bit.

"I have to be honest though: that pet is so turf cute!" She said with a smile.

"You serious?! Like, yuck! It looks like a moving bush!" He did a grimace of disgust.

"But his voice is so adorable!" She said in a high-pitched voice.

"Man, his face must be as scary as a Kraken! Brrr…" Bars trembles a bit.

"Yes and he eats naughty little Squids, with his gigantic mouth!" Grina simulates Fluffy's hypothetical big bite, making her friend tremble even more!

"Uuuugghh…! Thanks a lot for that image, Grina! Now I can't even see that thing!"

The girl starts laughing and Bars quickly joins it.

"Aaaah…" Grina looks up in the air. "Anyway… we have a busy schedule to follow, Bars."

"Oh, really?" Bars got curious.

"Yep! Aside paying a visit to our friend, we also need to investigate a pretty interesting location." Grina explains.

"W-wait, we have to INVESTIGATE?! No thanks, pal! I've enough of that!" Bars refuses, remembering the events happened the other day.

"Oh, come on Barsy… you don't want to leave your best bud all alone, right?" Grina does puppy-dog eyes in front of the guy.

"Eeeehm… weeeelll… if you call me just Bars, maybe…?" He scratches the back of his head.

"Pleeeeaaasseeee, Baaaarrssss…"

The girl is doing the most adorable expression, she can make! The boy looks at her, feeling really bad at the thought of negating again. Ultimately, Bars gives up by sighing loudly.

"All right, all right. You win." He lowers his head.

"YUPPIE!" Grina was so happy, that she hugs Bars making him blush a bit.

"Eh eh eh eh… well, after all that's what friends are for!" He exclaimed getting a bit happier.

"You can say that again!" Grina winks.

Both the Inklings start walking again.

"Should we pick up Mirii too?" Bars asks.

"Nah, let her sleep a bit more…" Grina answered.

"I can't believe her house was a mess, though!" Bars commented. "Just, what kind of party she threw in there?!"

"Beats me. She really needs to go easy on herself, from time to time."

"Yeah! Otherwise, she becomes a drooling zombie!"

Grina giggles a bit.

"Oh boy, she was one this morning! Duuuuuhhh… schooooooolll…" Grina imitates a zombified version of Mirii.

"Hahaha! Maybe she's dreaming to be in school, right now!" Bars guesses.

"Actually, I think she's dreaming something else… or should I say, someone else." Grina does a big smile.

"What? … ooooh, right! I can totally see that!" Bars got excited.

Both the friends chuckle at the idea.

"But she's so weird… I mean, Mirii doesn't want to admit it already!" Bars wonders a bit.

"Give her some time. That's all I'm going to say." Grina puts her hands behind her head.

"Are you sure? I mean, she does have crazy ideas running through her mind."

"Ha ha ha! The only crazy one here is me!" She grins a bit.

"Well, that's true… oh, speaking of you" Bars clears his throat. "Where do you want to go, anyway?"

Grina takes something out of her pocket: it seems to be a crumpled piece of paper. She opens it and starts looking at it.

"According to Mirii's note"

"Whoa, where did you get that?!" Bars asked surprised, stopping Grina.

"Took it from her closet. I don't think she'll mind." She explains.

"Oh, I don't know! I found her pencil laying on the ground, one day… and she got ape-squid insane on me!" Bars said.

"Uuuuh… I'll keep that in mind." Grina looks back on the note. "Well, this thing says: I need to arrive to Hunley's farm home and start inquiring about the true reason, why he was forced to take a dangerous job, in order to save himself. The relative information is going to be essential, since it may lead to a quick solution instead of tackling the problem in a direct way."

"Tackling the problem? What does she means with that?" Bars gets a bit confused.

"I think she meant getting 10 millions of coins before the end of this month." Grina guesses.

"Maaaan, I can't even get 1000 coins in a week, after some intense Turf War sessions!" Bars shakes his head disappointed.

"That's why we need those information, Bars! I can't wait to start getting to the bottom of this!" She becomes determined.

"Wait, what about the treasure? Didn't we are looking for that one too?" Bars suddenly remembers.

Grina took another look on the note.

"It appears that the treasure is nothing more than a rumor. A rumor started by Hunley's testimony. I'm honestly getting very skeptical about it. For now, I'm holding any further researches based on this mysterious valuable object." Grina reads out loud.

"So the treasure was a bluff, huh…" Bars commented.

"Yeah, I knew that from the beginning. If there was one, it'd already be held in a museum or something." Grina said.

"Oh, NOW you say it! After all that funky pirate performance, you had yesterday!" Bars does a big smile while saying it.

"Aaarrr! I like band 'o pirates, ye scurvy dog! To th' plank, wit' ye!" Grina acts like one.

"To th' plank!" Bars imitates her a bit.

Both chuckled at that.

"Cruisin' through th' seas, attackin' ships like fleas!" Grina sings in a pirate-like voice.

"Better get that spray!" Bars said in a low pitch, stupid-like voice.

"FreshInk Pirate spray: now your ship can sleep with ease!" She jokes.

Bars laughed hard at that, quickly joined by Grina. The friends were near the Student Apartments.

"Aaaah, anyway! Let's drop our bags back home and meet each other right here." Grina proposed.

"Ok! I might bring some snacks, since my stomach is begging for food." Bars announced.

"Do you have any Popi Soda to spare? I need to get more fresh!" Grina asks feeling thirsty.

"Sure! I have a truckload of them, actually." Bars nods.

"Good job, mate! Catch you later, then!"

Grina and Bars wave their hands, as they split up walking towards different buildings. Quickly after, Fara comes out from another edifice, supposedly where Hun's home is located. She walks on the sidewalk following a clear path. In less time, the little girl arrived to the hospital.

She clearly knows where to go: Fara navigates through different corridors, waiting rooms and hallways to reach a specific door.

Knock, knock.

"Come in!" Hun said from the inside.

Fara opens the door, slowly.

"Hi big bro!" She greets him with a warm smile.

Hun was sitting on the bed: he got shocked, seeing his sister there.

"F-Fara! What are you doing here?! I told you to stay home!" He scolds the girl.

"But bub… I'm too worried fo' ya! I wanna sta' wit' you." Fara plays with her fingers, nervously.

The boy noticed her getting a bit sad… and decided to close an eye, on this disobedience.

"… come here and give me a big hug." He said, while opening wide his arms with a smile.

The little girl got really happy: she ran towards Hun and embraced him, as much tightly as she can. Her brother start caressing Fara, giving multiple kisses on the top of her head.

"Ya kno', Hun… I wonder what ou' parents 're doin' right now…" She wonders.

"Well…" The boy thinks about it for a moment. "I guess they are missing us a lot. Luckily, I sent that letter yesterday… so at least, they aren't worried."

"I… I fee' so sorry fo' 'hem. They still didn't see ya." She said, while looking at the door.

"Yeah… I can understand them…" He thinks about them, getting a little sad.

A silence followed by, for a short moment.

"I hear' that the magical thin' is righ' here. Is it true, Hun?" Fara asks, while still hugging her brother.

"Yes, that's correct. However, they refused my request." He shakes his head, slowly.

"WHAT?! NO!" Fara screamed, getting a bit away from the boy.

"I wasn't the only one…" Hun paused a little. "Mirii… Grina… and even Bars, tried their best to convince those medics. Nothing was accomplished…"

"'hose meanies…! I'm goin' to give a piece of ma mind!" She got away from her brother and dashes through the door.

"FARA, NO!"

Knock, knock.

The little girl stops suddenly, looking at the door curiously.

"Come in!" Hun shouts.

Grina and Bars entered inside.

"Hello-yello, Hunry!" Grina greets him, with an open smile.

"Yo, pal!" Bars raises his hand.

"Hi guys! What a surprise!" The boy said, smiling back.

"Well, how are you? Feeling better, already?" Grina asks, while closing the door.

"Better than yesterday… that's for sure!" He replied.

Fara tried to sneak out of the room…

"NO! You'll not go anywhere, sis!" The boy scolds the little girl.

"Whoa, where the Squidgirl wants to venture off?!" Bars asks, trying to get her attention.

"She wants to request my operation…" Hun explained in less word.

"Oh…" Bars didn't know what to say.

"Don't worry, there's no need for that!" Grina assures Fara.

"R-Really?!" Her eyes start to shine.

"Yep! We're already taking care of it." Grina lied. "Soon Hunry will be cured!"

"Yeeee-haw! Thanks a bunch, pardner!" Fara jumps from joy.

"Anytime!" She imitates her same accent.

"Well, anyway… something to tell, guys?" Hun asks while smiling.

"Yes, actually…" Grina turns behind, looking at the boy.

The female friend told him, what they are going to do next: visiting the farms!