After Aqua had left, Ryoken proceeded with putting the clothes she had left on. For him, the shirt was quite easy to put on. However, when he reached the pants, it was a real struggle since he couldn't stand yet. It was then the boy who had been watching him in silent made his move. He showed the young prince the easy way to put the pants on. Once that was done, he kneeled down, buttoning his shirt and helped him put on the shoes. To top everything up, he pulled out a blue hoodie cloak from the sack he was carrying and put it on the teen.

"That should do it."

"Thank you." Ryoken moved his finger and wrote on the sand.

"Don't thanks me. The hard part has yet to come."

After that, his walking session offically began. It took him half a day to keep his balance and another half a day of training to be able to walk just like a humans being. In the end, they spent the night on the beach. The next morning, they were set. Holding the little one hand, Ryoken calmly let the boy drag him around. When they were a few miles from the beach, they came across a coachman.

The boy then introduced himself as Jay and Ryoken as his brother. When he explained that they were on their way to the kingdom to meet their long lost sister, the man was more than happy to let them aboard. He was heading there anyways, so it was convinced for them.

Sitting on the back with him, the teen rested his back against the soft hay. He stared at the boy for a little while before patting lightly on his shoulder. When he felt that, he turned around to see Ryoken writting on the wooden plank.

"So your name is Jay."

"Yeah."

"That's quite a unique name."

"Aqua gave it to me after she found my twin and I nearly dead when she was out looking for some ingredients to make medicine."

"You two were abandoned?"

"Seems so. Aqua had no reason to lie to us. And before you say anything else, know this. She is the nicest mermaid there is."

"I understand."

"Rest. It will take us at least a day to get there."

"Alright."

Meanwhile, the royal army was deployed under king Kiyoshi's order. He never imagined there would be one day when his son would suddenly go missing. He couldn't use the trident for this as that power had been sealed off after he using it too many time

"I don't care if you have to tear the sea apart, find him!"

...

After a one day and night trip, Ryoken and Jay arrived at their destination. Saying goodbye to the nice coachman, they continued their way to the palace. To Ryoken, everything was strange and he couldn't help being attracted by them. As for Jay, he didn't really care.

After chasing after him for an hour straight, Jay finally managed to bring the young prince to the castle. However, they were stopped at the front gate.

"Hold! This isn't the place for kid like you. Run along now."

"We are here to see the prince." He said while still holding Ryoken's hand tight.

"Look. No matter how much you admire the prince, we can't let you in. Do you understand?"

"Not even for a little bit?"

"Yeah."

"Alright... Let's head back, brother."

Ryoken was unwilling to but when he saw the look in the boy's eyes, he nodded his head. When they were one step away, he said.

"On my command, turn back and run as fast you can."

Then they took another step. Just when the guard turned around, walking back to his post, Jay shouted.

"Now!"

Just like that, Ryoken quickly turned around and ran. Surprised, the guards failed to stop them. As those men slowly closed in to them, Jay stopped and held his hands out. The next second, electric shot out from his fingers, shocking them.

Once they were taken care of, he quickly chased after the teen. However, he only managed to take a few steps forward before being surrounded by a group of knights. It seemed they heard the guards' yelling. There was no gap in their defense. Just what one would expect from the royal knight.

Taking a deep breath, Jay sat down and looked at them with a smile on his lips. Even if he was stopped here, Ryoken was still free.

"I hope you won't let all my efforts go to waste."

...

After a bunch of rest, Yusaku was finally able to leave his room. Right now, he was heading toward the garden under the escort of the captain of the royal guards. He found it unnecessary but since his father insisted, he had no choice but to accept the arrangement.

Along the way, he thought of all the worst possible outcomes. Yet, he didn't expect someone to run like a maniac around the castle and ended up bumping right into him just as he was turning at the corner.

Due to the crash, that person fell on their back. Yusaku would have been in the same situation if the knight didn't catch him in time.

"Are you alright, your highness?"

"Y-yeah..."

At the same time, the other knight showed up and arrested the mysterious person. He couldn't see their face since it was shrouded in a hood. From what he could tell, they were a teen around his age.

"What is the meaning of this?" Asked the knight.

"Our apologize, sir. This one along with a little boy managed to get through the front gate. We were just trying to catch them before they caused any damage."

"You all clearly fail to do that."

"We'll accept any punishment you gave us."

"Only death could atone your lack of training. If they were assassins, his highness could have die!"

"Alright, Faust. That's enough."

"But!"

"Just make sure you give them extra training after this"

"Roger."

"Now then, what is your purpose for coming here?" He asked but received no answer.

"Hey! His highness is asking you a question." One of the knights then twisted his wrist. He was clearly in pain but even when he opened his mouth, no words came out.

"Don't tell me he is muted."

"Stop!"

"As you wish."

"The boy who came along, did he mention why they were here?"

"If I remember right, he said they came here to meet you, your highness."

Just as he wondering why, the mysterious teen successfully escaped the grips of the knights and rushed toward him. Everyone was so surprised that they didn't have any chance to react. When they finally realized what was going on, Yusaku was sitting on the ground with that person in his lap, hugging his neck.

Due to his sudden action, the hood was now down, revealing his beautiful white hair. That hair color along with the warmness he was feeling, he recognised them anywhere.

"Ryoken...?"

The next second, he felt that person hugging him tighter like to confirmed his suspicion. However, immediately after, their grip loosened. Yusaku called out again but he didn't answer. When he happened to touch Ryoken's waist, a really bad feeling sttuck him. And when he looked at it, the palm of his hand was stained in blood.

"Bring me the Royal Physician! Hurry!"

"Right away, your highness!" They bowed then quickly ran in the other direction while Yusaku hugged that person tight and carried him back to his room.

"Don't worry, Ryoken, you are going to be alright. I won't let you die!"