Hi. Sorry it took me so long to update, but I didn't have any idea at first for this chapter. It just suddenly came into my mind, and then I finished this chapter very quick, just in one day! New record for me !

Oh, yeah, I just realized something. I didn't put a separation line to separate part I and part II in Chapter II and Chapter III, so maybe some of you felt weird when read it before because the story suddenly jumped forward. So I've put the separation line now to make it clear. Well, just move forward and read it.

Chapter IV: The Lesson Begin

Rei stood in front of the door of Sasarai's office. He looked down onto his robe. 'Well, I guess I'm ready to meet with Bishop Sasarai,' he thought after he sure that his robe was neat. He stepped towards the door and knocked it. "Excuse me, I'm Rei. May I enter, Your Holiness?"

"Come in, Rei!" replied the youthful voice from inside the room, Bishop Sasarai's voice.

Rei opened the door slowly and walked to inside, then he closed the door carefully. He then walked towards Sasarai's desk and bowed to the bishop. "Good morning, Your Holiness," he greeted Sasarai.

"Good morning, Rei," Sasarai replied the boy. "Please sit down," he adjusted the chair across his desk.

Rei walked to the chair and sat down. He put both of his hands on his lap and looked down, not dare to look directly to the bishop.

"Did you slept well yesterday?" Sasarai asked the boy with a smile on his face.

"Y-yes, Your Holiness. The room that was given to me is very comfort, not like my previous room at my uncle house," Rei answered him nervously. The room that was given to him was big enough and looks luxurious. Actually he was surprised when saw his room for the first time yesterday. He stunned at the door for almost two minutes, until the maid who escorted him to the room called.

Sasarai chuckled. "Good. I'm glad to hear that!" He then smiled calmly to the boy. "So, are you ready to study today?"

Rei lifted his face hesitantly. "Yes, Your Holiness," he answered Sasarai and replied the bishop's smile nervously. "I'm ready."

"Good. You are a good boy, just like what Bishop Shin said," Sasarai said to him with the smile still lingering on his face. He then raised from his chair. "Follow me, Rei. I will show you your study room."

Rei's eyes widened. "Oh, y-yes!" He raised from his chair hurriedly then followed the bishop walked to he door. Actually he felt weird when the bishop called him 'good boy', just when the bishop himself looks like a young boy around sixteen. But he said nothing about it and continued to following the bishop quietly.

"This way, Rei!" Sasarai pointed to the left direction and continued walking. Rei followed him from behind.

Finally they stopped in front of a door. Sasarai opened the door widely to let the boy has a good sight into the room. "It's your study room. I've asked the maids to prepare the room for you yesterday. I've also prepared some books for your study," Sasarai explained to Rei.

Rei looks astonished. "T-this room was prepared for ME?!" he asked, half shouted. He couldn't hide his excitement.

Sasarai looks surprised when heard the boy shouted. But then he chuckled. "Yes, this room is for your study room from now."

Rei suddenly realized that he was spoke with Bishop Sasarai, and he was shouted to him! He blushed deeply. "I-I'm sorry! I-I don't mean it!" he quickly apologized to the bishop. He felt really embarrassed has lost his manner in front of the bishop.

"It's okay, Rei. I could understand your excitement!" he assured the boy. He then walked into the room. "Come here, Rei," he called the boy.

Rei walked towards Sasarai and stopped at his side. He looked around the room. The room was big enough, more than half of Sasarai's office with the wall was made from crystals, just like the other rooms in Crystal Palace. There was a wide desk with two chairs near the big window, and a book shelf with some books in it. There was also a big world map on the wall. All of the furniture in that room looks expensive.

Sasarai walked to the book shelf and took one of the books. "This book contains the history of Harmonia, quite detail and complete. For today we will study with this book." He showed the book to Rei.

Rei looked at the thick book on Sasarai's hand. He read the cover quietly, 'The History of Holy Kingdom of Harmonia.' He felt his energy drained when saw the thickness of the book. And to know the content of the book just made him felt dizzier.

Sasarai walked to the desk and sat on the chair. Rei followed him and sat on the other chair quietly. The boy just watched without voice when Sasarai adjusted the book in front of him. "Now, open Chapter I," Sasarai told him.

It's almost three hours Rei studied with Sasarai, and he not felt bored at all. The bishop's explanation was made the lesson became easy to understand. They already finished two chapters.

"So, what's the old capital city of Harmonia?" Sasarai asked the boy to test if the boy really understands the lesson.

"Holy City of Rupanda! It was taken over by Kranach Rugner from the Scarlet Moon Empire. Since then it has been called Gregminster!" Rei answered him enthusiastic. He already answered nineteen questions before, and all of his answers were true.

"True! You are a smart boy!" Sasarai praised the boy.

Rei blushed. "Thank you, Your Holiness. But, actually it was your explanation that made it easy to understand," he said it with a nervous smile to the bishop. Again, the bishop called him 'boy'. He felt weird, but he not dare to speak about that.

Suddenly there was a voice of the man from outside of the room. "Excuse me! Bishop Sasarai, are you in there?"

"Yes, I'm here, Dios. Come in!" Sasarai answered him. He knew that voice very well.

The door was opened. A big nosed man entered the room and walked towards them. "Good afternoon, Bishop. The maids told me that you were in this room," he said to Sasarai. Then he looked at the boy. His eyebrows furrowed. "And, who's this boy?"

Sasarai smiled to him. "He is Rei," he told his subordinate. He then looked at Rei. "Rei, he is Dios. My Chief of Staff."

"Good afternoon, Sir Dios," Rei greeted the man and smiled hesitantly. The man looking at him sharply, made him scared.

Dios then shifted his gaze to Sasarai. "I never saw this boy before. Who is he?" he asked Sasarai curiously.

"Bishop Shin had asked me to take care of this boy. He just arrived on this place yesterday," Sasarai explained to Dios.

"Oh…I'm just not met with you for three days and now you already had an apprentice, huh?" Dios commented Sasarai.

Sasarai chuckled when heard the comment. "Sorry I'm not told you before."

Dios looked at the boy. "So, Rei, right? Sorry for my rudeness before, I hope you don't mind it!" he gave a little smile to the boy.

Rei replied to him awkwardly, "I-it's okay, Sir. I don't mind it, really!"

"Well, I'm glad to hear that!" Dios told the boy with the little smile still lingering on his face.

"So, Dios, what's your business with me?" Sasarai finally asked.

"Oh, that's right!" Dios suddenly remembered his true purpose came to that room. "This document needs your signature, please check it!" he gave a paper to Sasarai.

Sasarai received the document and read it quietly. He then gave his signature to the document and gave it back to Dios.

"Thank you, Bishop!" Dios thanked him. "Excuse me. I will return to my office now." He then bowed to Sasarai and walked to the door.

After Dios has been out of the room, Sasarai looked at

Rei. "Umm, Rei, I will tell you something about Dios," he told the boy with a wide smile on his face. "Maybe he is a little rude and hard to understand, but once you get to know him, you will know that he is actually a nice man."

Rei replied his smile. "Yes. I know that." It's true. He somehow felt that the man was actually a nice person when he apologized and smiled to him.

"Really? Good if you already know that!" Sasarai said it happily. But then he fell silent. He looked down to the desk. "…He always supports me. Without him, I don't know what will become to my life …," he murmured with a voice that barely could be heard.

Rei became surprised. He could heard what Sasarai said. He also, for a very short moment, could saw the bishop looks sad. He didn't know why. "…Your Holiness?" he called Sasarai.

Sasarai lifted his face and gave his usual smile to the boy, like nothing was happened before. He then looked to outside of the window, and looked to Rei again. "Well, I think the lesson is enough for today. Do you want to have some tea with me?" Sasarai asked the boy.

Rei smiled and nodded to the bishop. "Of course! Uh, I mean…it's my pleasure, Your Holiness."

Sasarai just chuckled. "Let's go back to my office."

To be continued...