The Magic Twins Ch. 5: Drama and Disaster
Next Location: In the Wolford Manor…
"Ahhhh, the bidet function in toilets really are the high point of civilization," Maria comments before noticing Chin–now wearing thin silver-framed glasses with vision enhancing enchantments– and Melida hiding behind the door and calling her attention,
"What can you make up from those two?" Melida asks.
"Well, they're openly crazy about each other," Maria answers with Chin nodding in agreement.
"They are? So they're already going out now right?" Melida excitingly assumes.
"Well, honestly it's vague," Chin nervously answers.
"Why so?" Melida asks.
"Well for starters, despite them being emotionally involved, Sizilien has no clue that what she's feeling are romantic feelings," Maria answers.
"What makes you say that?" Melida asks.
"She's had boys declaring their for her forever, but she's never accepted any of them, so she doesn't know what it means," Maria answers.
"Then what you're saying is that Shin is probably her first love," Melida assumes.
"Hmm…I can come up with a plan, give me time to think," Chin says.
Time skip: The next day…
Next location: In the streets of Earlsheid…
"Is it still a long way to Bean Works?" asked Sizilien as they're walking.
"We're almost there," Julius replies.
"Still, it's too bad about Tony not being able to come," Thor replies.
"True, but I can relay what may happen for him though," Chin replies.
"What's the matter? You've been frowning for a while," August asks with concern.
"Aug, Chin, I'm afraid Schtrom is still alive," Shin replies sternly.
"What do you mean?" August asks.
"I did feel as if he ripped his arm out of its socket before the ray shot us. However, I believe he didn't leave unscathed," Chin answers.
"Which can only mean…," Maria pauses as she takes Chin's ear then pulls it hard making him scream with excruciating pain.
"Your stupid sacrifice and becoming blind was all for naught!" Maria retorts as she pulls his ear.
"I tried it in the wilderness, but all of it made craters, not explosions," Shin replied.
"It was ow! Probably a ow! A fluke! Ow!" Chin answers while having his ear pulled.
"So then Schtrom is…?" August asks Shin answering with a nod.
"Shin, Chin, whatever you need to get from the smithy, order them, the royal family shall sponsor them," August replies shocking Shin, Chin, Maria, and Sizilien.
"Hearing what you said, you two are the only ones that can stand equal against demons compared to the rest of us. So let's make sure you're outfitted with what you need," August advises.
Next Location: In Bean Works…
"Welcome to Bean Works! Be my guests!" Mark greets.
"Good morning everyone!" Olivia continues.
"Good morning Mark, Olivia," Shin greets back.
"Hold, why are you guys here together so early in the morning," Chin asks, alerting Sizilien and Maria to grab Olivia.
"If you wouldn't mind telling us along right away," Sizilien and Maria asks with aggressive tones.
"Please go easy on me!" Olivia begs.
Next Location: Inside the smithy…
"Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" Mark calls to disturb his father, Harold Bean.
"What do ya want, dumbass? Don't shout at the top of your lungs! In the smithy, I told you to call me "Boss"!" Harold retorts, scaring the group.
"We are sorry to disturb you while you're working, I'm August von Earlsheid," August calmly answers, scaring Harold and his workers to their knees.
"Prince August?!" Harold barely spoke.
"As it happens, Shin and Chin both need to develop some weapons," August negotiates.
"These boys–young men's weapons you say?" Harold clarifies.
"I believe introductions are in order. This is Shin Wolford and he is Chin Bowen, grandsons of the Wise Man Merlin and Guru Melida," August introduces.
"G-g-grandsons of the wise man and guru?! The ones that defeated the recent demonoid attacks?! " Harold exclaims.
"So? Will you help them?" August asks.
"Well, sure! By all means! There is no better prestige than for us to forge the new heroes' weapons! So then, what weapon would we be making?" Harold asks.
"Shin, Chin, your call," August says.
"Alright, yes," the twins responded.
Next Location: In the Blusfia Empire Fortress…
"Zest, where did you receive your information about the kingdom of Earlsheid?" asks the Blusfian Emperor.
"I'm working with someone within the kingdom, telling me that the whole kingdom is in a commotion over the proliferation of demons," Zest the confidant answers.
"Heh, this may finally be my chance to take over the kingdom," the emperor arrogantly guesses.
"I very much hope so," Zest compliments.
"Hmph, I don't need the wishes of a lowly commoner like you. Although, you have been very useful for gathering information. You should be honored," the emperor states.
"Yes, it is my humble pleasure," Zest retorts.
Time skip: The next day…
Next Location: At Bean Works…
"Well then, we leave the rest to you," Shin replies before leaving the smithy with the group.
"Sure!" Harold assures.
"Have you finished explaining it to him?" Sizilien asks with Maria and Olivia.
"Yeah, what about you?" Shin asks.
"Well, you might say that," Maria answers with a fatigued Olivia in tow.
"Ooookay, hm? What do you sell out here?" Chin asks, looking at the second and third floors of the smithy.
"The second floor is housewares, and the third floor is accessories and stuffs," Mark answers.
"Accessories huh?" Shin thought.
"Is something the matter?" Sizilien asks.
"Oh nothing, just wondering what accessory you would like," Shin answers.
"A-a-accessories you say!? Like a, a ring or something? Ahh, but that may be too sudden, so a necklace would be better for now, but bracelets would be easy to pass up too. Oh, and earrings," Sizilien rapidly thought out loud.
"You really want them that much?" Shin nervously asks.
"N-no! It's not like that, I was just wondering what I would like," Sizilien answered nervously.
"Well, I was that accessories with defense enchantments would be pretty effective," Shin suggests.
"Ah, I suppose so," Sizilien replies depressingly.
"Huh?!" Shin thought, making Chin face-palm and the group stare at him with disappointment.
"You can't pull something like that," August replied.
"How could you get her hopes up? Are you some kind of monster?" Thor retorted.
"Poor Sizilien," Maria comments.
"Huh? Huh!? Ah, the way I asked…Sizilien!" Shin called.
"Yes Shin?" Sizilien asked tearfully.
Next Location: In the Bean Works' Accessory Floor…
"I-I'm sorry, it's almost as if I'm being too pushy," Sizilien embarrassingly replied.
"It's fine, I'm not bothered by that. Actually, I'm bothered by you! What are you doing here!?" Shin replies and points out to Chin next to Sizilien.
"I wanted to scan around and find anything interesting. I have some things I wanted to do for fun and such, just do your own thing. Although, I'm uneasy when it comes to involving Shin in stuff, hehe," Chin teases and explains making Sizilien laugh.
"Hey! Anyways, I do kinda want to buy an accessory for you Sizilien," Shin explained, making Sizilien blush with embarrassment.
"I'll do the enchanting, choose anything," Shin says.
"But um, would you mind choosing?" Sizilien asks.
"Eh? You can choose whichever you like. Atah! Eh!?" Shin explained and screamed from a nudge at the back and being dragged by Chin aside for a moment.
"What did I do?" Shin whispers to Chin.
"This is a big chance man, you should do the choosing, it's a precious moment and memory for her, granting you more bonus points!" Chin whispered back.
"Um, Shin, please, I can't decide myself," Sizilien asks.
"Well um, okay…lets see…how about this one," Shin replied staring at a partially open silver ring studded with two small sapphires, making Sizilien gasp with excitement.
"I think it will look good on you, miss," says the clerk lady.
"Yeah, what do you think Chi–Chin?" Shin asks then finds Chin sketching in his notepad while looking at a certain pendant and ring set.
"Okay…this one please," Shin asks and buys the ring.
"As you wish," says the salesclerk and hands the ring in the box to Shin and takes the payment.
"Okay um, Sizilien," Shin asks embarrassingly as he leans near Sizilien, who's extending her hand to Shin, then slips the ring into her ring finger.
Sizilien then looks satisfied and content with the ring Shin gave.
"This ring will keep you safe," Shin says while comforting and assuring SIzilien with his warm hands.
"Great, so when can you guys hook–bleghk!" Chin pauses and faints from Shin's enchanted backfist strike, rendering him partially unconscious for minutes.
Time skip: The next day on the the twins' Day of Awarding Ceremony…
Next Location: In the Earlsheid Royal Palace…
" Man the actual awarding day ceremony is here. Oof!" Shin thought until he felt a nudge on his side.
"C'mon brother, we made it this far," Chin cheers.
"Master Wolford, Master Bowen, sorry to keep you waiting," says a royal confidant.
"This is it then," Shin thought before following the confidant.
"Let's do this," Chin thought as he follows Shin to the door near the throne room door that slowly opens.
"The valorous men who saved our kingdom, and our new heroes: Shin Wolford and Chin Bowen have arrived!" announced the speaker, motioning the crowd of nobles and aristocrats to clap for their arrival.
'Hey, seriously!?' Shin thought uneasily while Chin reacts with an ill feeling as they walk towards Diseum to kneel in reverence.
"Shin Wolford, Chin Bowen, your labors in this matter have been truly exemplary. I confer upon both of you the First Order of Merit.
"I most humbly accept," Shin answered nervously as he earns his medallion.
"I am deeply honored of such reward," Chin answered calmly as he earns his medallion.
"Well done both of you," Diseum comments.
"It is my humbly pleasure–ah!" both Shin and Chin replied with shock and embarrassment.
"Ladies and gentlemen, hear my words. Shin Wolford and Chin Bowen are the grandsons of my friends, Merlin the Wise Man and Melida the Guru! When I invited him to the kingdom to attend the Magic Academy, I made a promise to the Wise Man and the Guru, that I would not exploit them for political or military gain! If that promise is broken, their heroic household will depart this land! Hence, under no circumstances forget this point!" Diseum announces.
'Whoa, he really did tell everyone about the promise,' Shin thought to himself.
'At least I get to stay with Maria once more,' Chin thought with relief.
Time skip: The next day…
Next Location: In the Wolford Manor…
"Ahhhh," Shin yawns while walking with Maria, Chin and Sizilien in the corridors.
"Are you exhausted, Shin?" Sizilien asks.
"After yesterday's awarding ceremony, there was this party, this function, and other stuff," Shin recounts.
"But how come Chin is lively?" Maria asks.
"That's because I meditate and clear my mind before I sleep at an earlier hour," Chin answers while reading a history book about ancient magic theories.
"So that's why I heard really loud snores after returning from the bathroom last night," Shin said teasingly.
"Gh, please don't mention that man, it's embarrassing," Chin whimpers at Shin, making Sizilien and Maria giggle.
"I do recall Maria snoring loudly whenever we had sleepovers back then," Sizilien recalls.
"Gah hey Sizilien! That was in the past!" Maria barks with embarrassment.
'So cuuuute!' Chin thought as he and Shin opened the front door to notice a huge crowd outside the gates.
"Hey look, it's the heroes! Ahhhh! Shin looks striking! Chin looks dashing! Please look over here!" yelled the crowd of fans getting a door shut from the twins as their answer.
"How come!?" Shin asks.
"Well, you got your award, but because of His Majesty's consideration, you weren't presented to the public. So that's why they're descending upon your house now," Maria stated.
"Does this mean we can only travel with Gate…?" Chin depressingly deadpans.
"Right, we can't get to the academy on foot now," Shin says.
Next Location: In the S-Rank classroom…
"Phew, gwah!" Shin screamed from nearly bumping Yuri's bosom, startling her in the process.
"Whoa, what magic is that!?" Tony asks.
"It's unbelievable! What's going on?" Lyn asks.
"Oh um, there was a huge house outside the mansion and we couldn't leave," Shin said.
"So we used Gate, Shin's spell to get here," Chin answered.
"Kind of expecting that," August deadpans.
"Gate?! What is that? Tell me more!" Lyn asks.
"This magic is what I call Gate, a magic that connects two places at once," Shin explains.
"Amazing! To think that you can even use teleportation magic!" Lyn astounds.
"It's not teleportation magic, it's relocation magic," Shin corrects.
"What?" Lyn questions.
"There's a slight difference though between Relocation and Teleportation, or Blink as I call. Gate reduces the travelling distance between two places that can hold for periods of time and requires an object to move itself whereas Teleportation happens at an instant or the blink of an eye to relocate or transfer the object itself," Chin explains.
"…?" Lyn pauses.
"Observe," Chin says as he uses his chant-less spell and vanishes in front of Maria and reappears sitting in his seat in class.
"Like so," Chin replies.
"Whoa!?" exclaimed the whole class excluding Shin.
"Yeah, even Grandpa doesn't understand them," Shin points out.
"Not even the Wise Man?" Lyn clarifies.
"But you guys might be able to learn it too, you are in the study group after all," Chin cheers.
"Mm! I shall do my best!" Lyn answers.
"Hmmm, I should hold a training boot camp soon and put everyone through the wringer–ouch!" Shin thought until Chin's slap to his head came to him.
"I had a feeling you were thinking of something harsh, and I understand your sentiment, but try to keep that to a minimum, especially while I'm around, alright?" Chin clarifies.
'He's up to no good again,' August thought.
Time skip: Many conversations later…
"You want us to level up?" Alice asks.
"You looked like you dreamt something up, and now we know what," August deadpans.
"There have been a string of strange incidents lately, right?" Shin retorted.
"We've managed to get you through them, but now we can help you get through them yourselves to get ready for the next thing that comes along," Chin states.
"Makes sense, not weird as I thought it'd be," August comments.
"Hey!" both Shin and Chin exclaimed.
"So then, what are you planning to do this "level-up"?" August questions.
"We're having all of you get proficient at a certain level of attack and defense magic, support magic, and enchant some defensive magic accessories," Chin explains.
"Oooh! Like Sizilien's ring," Maria points out making Sizilien blush.
"Ahem! How about we start by seeing how much magic power you can control," Shin says.
"Magic control? Why so?" Julius asks.
"How come? Higher level magic requires proportionate magic control right?" Shin clarifies.
"Precisely, it's suicide to the caster or the casted if both don't have the appropriate magic control to use high ranking magic," Chin adds.
"Wait, I thought higher level magic requires you to devise chants and more precise visualizations," Thor clarifies.
"Well, you're not wrong about the visualizations being necessary, but it is also possible to not require chants in using higher magic," Chin points out.
"Yes, but to use magic, you need the magic power to act as fuel, and to use higher level magic, you have to be able to control enough magic power, or else…," Shin pauses and gets pulled by Chin.
"Shin, we're not getting anywhere, so take it easy when teaching the basics," Chin whispers.
"Yeah, we need to change their perception from square one," Shin whispers back.
"Worst case scenario would be letting Gramps and Granny teach them," Chin whispers worryingly.
"Yeah…anyway, everyone, gather around. Maria, conjure up a magic barrier for us," Shin asks.
"Huh, okay," Maria agrees and makes a thin magic barrier.
"Hmmm, nope, too thin. This won't defend against very hard magic attacks. Sorry to be blunt about that," Chin comments.
"Huh!?" Maria exclaimed.
"Sizilien, would you activate the defensive magic from the ring I enchanted earlier and conjure up a barrier?" Shin asks.
"Oh, sure!" Sizilien agrees and forms a double-layered barrier with the rings enchanment.
"Wow, amazing!" Alice exclaimed.
"Double-layers?!" Thor astounds.
"Ah, it's enchanted with a physical barrier as well!" Yuri points out.
"This is enchanted with my control visualization. It gathers the necessary magic power to that end and projects it," Shin replies.
"Truthfully, this controlled magic power is incredible," August comments.
"Schtrom used magic barriers to block attacks from me and Chin," Shin stated.
"Magic barriers are walls made of magic power and are the easiest to make, right?" Alice asks.
"I always thought it was some other, more powerful magic," Thor clarifies.
"With enough magic power, you can defend against magic well enough with just a magic barrier," Shin says.
"Unless you impartially give people enchanted items that can make up for weaker magic control," Chin deadpans, embarrassing Sizilien.
"Shut up Chin! Anyway, would you like to show you a portion of the magic power that I can control?" Shin asks.
"Um, I'd advise you to not do it man, too risky," Chin says.
"Would you demonstrate then?" Shin suggests.
"I'd rather not man, but, your choice," Chin surrenders.
In that moment, Shin concentrates all his control in gathering magic power and focusing it with his magic control, overwhelming the whole class, excluding Chin, with dense magic power in the room before it dissipates in a matter of seconds.
"If you can't control that kind of magic power, you can't get anywhere–ow," Shin explains before Chin slaps his head once more.
"Shin, couldn't you tone it down to just five percent or lower than that intensity, let alone you nearly broke the girls' minds from concentrating that much power," Chin points out.
"Okay okay, just don't tell Granny please. Anyway, with that in mind, we're going to practice magic control everyday. No slacking off," Shin orders and gets the class to agree.
Next Location: In the Blusfia Empire…
"Ho, so the kingdom is preparing to go to war now?" Schtrom asks.
"Yes, the imperial army's movements are quite overt, so they realized it immediately," Miria reports.
"Seems that Zest did well. So, what do you think will happen, Miria?" Oliver asks.
"That is, difficult for me to say, Master Schtrom," Miria replied.
"Huhum, dance well, everyone, " Oliver thought to himself before laughing maniacally.
Time skip: The next day…
Next Location: In the Wolford Manor…
"Oh, Shin, Chin," Melida noticed as they returned home with classmates using Gate.
"We're home," Shin replied.
"Ah! It's the Wise Man!" Alice exclaimed.
"Oh! And the Guru too!" Lyn exclaimed.
"How thrilling!" Yuri exclaimed.
"Shin, Chin, why are you bringing so many friends here, is something the matter?" Merlin asks.
"When we were leaving at the academy, there was a crowd by the school gate. This is becoming quite bothersome," Chin replied with Maria, Sizilien, and Shin nodding in agreement.
"Hahahahahahaha, it will die down before long, I'm sure of it," Merlin assures.
Time skip: After minutes of explanations…
"Ho? So you've started magic training under Shin and Chin's direction?" Merlin clarifies.
"Yes, though Shin was awfully pushing us right from the start," Thor replies.
"The wise man is the one who taught both Shin and Chin their magic right? So does that make us the second-generation students?!" Alice clarifies.
"We're also the wise man's grandsons' first-generation students too," Julius confirms.
"This is getting harder to follow," Lyn comments.
"Well, I am the first to have taught Shin the most for sure while Melida taught Chin, but they both have their own way of visualizing things," Merlin answers.
"What do you mean by that?" Lyn asks.
"Both of them don't visualize the magic's outcome, but rather, the process. Do any of you why a fire burns or why water cools?" Merlin asks.
"Um, is it because you set it on fire?" Alice answers.
"I don't think that's what he meant," Olivia replies.
"If you ask why exactly, we can't give a definite answer," August answers.
"I don't know either," Merlin answers, throwing everyone except Melida off guard.
"But Shin and Chin always raise those questions. What is water and fire? Why do they evaporate when combined? Hence, they are searching for not the outcome; he grasps the mechanisms to get there to dream new visualizations that have never been done before, creating more powerful magic. Like this," Merlin explains before demonstrating Shin's Gate in front of everyone.
"Grandpa, that is ," Shin awes.
"Or this," Merlin demonstrates by vanishing and appearing behind Melida instantaneously.
"Gramps, did you just," Chin awes.
"It sure wasn't easy but thanks your descriptions using paper, I finally figured them out. So you see, Shin and Chin aren't the only ones who can use their magic. If you understand their mechanisms, use the right visualizations and control the sufficient magic power, all of you can use it. They may not be conventional, but it does not mean they're impossible either," Merlin encourages.
"Grandpa/ Gramps, thank you," both twins thought to themselves.
Time skip: After minutes when the room is very vacant leaving Melida and Merlin to themselves…
"Merlin, every once in a while, you do have your moments," Melida comments.
"What do you mean "once in a while"?" Merlin asks.
"You learned how to use their magic for their sakes, right?" Melida points out.
"What do you mean?" Merlin asks again.
"It seems like every time the boys use their magic, they get labeled to be extreme or abnormal," Melida says.
"That is true," Merlin agrees.
"But when you were able to use their magic, one could say aren't special cases. Those are good things for others to see too, is it not? Their eyes are all lit to know that they too can use our boys' magic. There's no reason for them to be alone," Melida says.
"You think so?" Merlin asks, with Melida nodding in agreement.
Time skip: The next day…
Next Location: In the academy…
"Um Lyn, what happened to you?" Shin breaks the silence with a question.
"I was practicing magic control, but it got out of hand," Lyn replies.
"Out of hand!? You alright?" Chin asks with concern.
"It normally happens, no problem at all," Lyn assures.
"But there must have been damage in your surroundings right? I mean, your hair is cinched," Chin says.
"My father is a court magician. We have a practice room, so no issues if I lose control," Lyn assures.
"So you do this all the time? You're quite the unbridled magical girl aren't you," Shin points out.
"I like that! From now on, I'm the Unbridled Magical Girl," Lyn excitingly declares, making both Shin and Chin uneasy with her title.
"Good morning Lyn!" Alice greets.
"No, it's Unbridled Magical Girl," Lyn says, making Alice confused and the twins face-palm.
Next Location: At Bean Works smithy…
"Oh you're here! Your prototypes are finished!" Harold Bean replies while leaving the weapon prototypes of steel swords and a silver shining staff on the table.
"You just gotta leave it to a professional!" Shin comments.
"That was quick," Chin adds.
"Haha, well of course! Well, for Wolford's sword, try to push the trigger on the hilt," Harold says to Shin, making him push the small lever, unlocking the sword blade off of the hilt like a gun magazine.
"Whoa, it came out," Shin awes.
"This is incredible! To be able to witness Bean Works' new creation!" Tony replied with astonishment.
"What do you mean by that? You're the one who came up with this idea," Shin answers back.
"Now for master Bowen's, try to apply a bit of your magic into the staff," Harold says.
"Okay," Chin says then applies magic power into the staff, making the ends of the staff glow and form magic double-edged blades at both ends.
"Whoa! It became a spear!" Thor points.
"No, it's a double-glaive. A weapon made two halberd heads. But in this case, its called a sword staff," Chin explains.
"Ooooh! Like a light saber staff right!?" Shin excitingly answers Chin who answered yes with a nod.
Next Location: In the streets…
"Finished with your errands?" Maria asks while waiting with the other girls.
"Yup, we got some presents for keeping you waiting," Chin replies with a full bag in hand.
"Eh!? What are they, what are they!?" Alice eagerly asks with curiosity.
"Accessories for all of you," Shin replied.
"Ah! Just like before!" Lyn answered, making SIzilien sigh in response.
"Ho? You gonna enchant them again? Why don't I lead this time?" Chin suggests confidently.
"But I was in this idea, you can just sit back for now," Shin answered with aggressiveness in the last bit.
"Hm, I think I can enchant them while you work on their training for the latter," Chin answered calmly yet with an aggressive answer.
"Let's settle this matter elsewhere next time, shall we?" Shin suggests to Chin, who nodded in agreement, both giving off frightening demon like auras in the atmosphere.
"Good grief, why did I have a crush on a lunatic," Maria sulks at the side.
"Well, at least we have more in common than usual Maria. Ehehe," Sizilien nervously replies.
"But if you have one for everyone, would that include the boys too…?" Olivia clarifies.
"The guys won't be getting rings," Shin answers, depressing the guys.
"Shin, about your swords, I'm thinking of having our army adopt them, too. Do you mind?" August asks.
"Um, I don't think Granny would be alright with that," Shin replies.
"I think he only wants the sword itself, excluding the enchantments in 'em like your vibration blade," Chin clarifies.
"Yes, I want to use them as the general issue swords. It may require modifications, but if we can mass produce them, it may cut our risks and losses at a great rate," August replies.
"The idea for the sword was Tony's, so if he's fine with it, then it's okay," Shin replies.
"Thank you, but as for your staff Chin, I'd like to issue them to the court mages as their emergency weaponry. However, I may need to require you to teach them on how to use them in a proper manner. So is it fine with you?" August asks Chin.
"Hmmm, from the looks of it, I may need to handpick those court mages you mentioned to see if they got the aptitude for the skills, because the staff will be useless if it's just used as a spear or whacking stick," Chin answers.
"Just to be clear though, why are you asking?" Shin asks.
"The truth is, war is getting close," August answers.
"I knew it, some customers often say the same thing in passing," Olivia confirms.
"War!? With whom?" Shin asks.
"The Blusfia Empire," August answers.
"But why with the empire?" Chin asks.
"You should ask them. Apparently there have been massive build-ups to go to war in the empire," August replies.
"If a drawn-out war breaks out, we students may be enlisted too," Thor adds, scaring the group.
"Well, it hasn't started yet, there's no point to get so worked up about that. Especially for you two, Shin, Chin. Demonoid attacks are one thing, but we will never drag the both of you into fighting a war. That is military appropriation," August replies.
"I'm sorry, but I beg to differ," Chin replied as he tilted his glasses slightly.
"I'm sorry?" August asks.
"Agreed, if the kingdom dares to drag students into the war, putting all of you at risk, then we will take the battlefield," Shin replies, enlightening everyone in the group, making Sizilien blush
"You guys are some of the only people that we can't live without. So why not we stick with each other till the end?" Chin adds, raising up morale, putting Maria at ease.
-To be continued-