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Bobop stared in awe when the blue fairy began materialising ice on her palm. It didn't take long for her to reshape it at will, making it take the form of a small hammer. The Unggoy clapped alongside his brethren, astounded to say the least.

"How!? Amazing!" an Unggoy exclaimed, sounding confused and impressed all at the same time.

"Wow! Cirno, that's impressive!" one of the Unggoys in the back cheered. "Do it again!"

"Yeah! Another!" an Unggoy sitting at his side agreed.

The ice fairy giggled at the amount of praises that were given to her. She tossed the ice hammer in the air a couple of times, grinning smugly while doing so. "Alright!" she exclaimed. "But this will be the last one. I need to eat to regain my strength and energy."

Bobop tilted his head. Just when she was about to perform her next trick, which apparently involved her new hammer, he immediately raised his hand. That did the job of getting her to look at him quizzically.

"Yes?"

"Perhaps it's better for you to fill up your belly before continuing," suggested Bobop. He lowered his arm after that, glaring at his pals when they started giving out their complaints. "Hey! I'm just trying to be considerate! And I'm willing to bet my Needler that you inconsiderate jerks are also hungry!"

The room grew silent soon after that.

As if on cue, a very loud grumbling noise filled the air, bouncing off the walls and echoing throughout the room.

The noise had apparently came from an Unggoy sitting at the back. Said Unggoy rubbed his belly and laughed sheepishly upon realising that all eyes were on him.

"See?" Bobop folded his arms, acting as if he was in charge of things. "Come on, let's show our guest where the mess hall is."

Despite him being on the same rank as they were, the Unggoys around him grumbled and did as he had told them to. Each and every one of them got up before calmly making their way to the exit, leaving him and the fairy for last.

"After you, Cirno," Bobop politely said as he motioned towards the exit. "I may need to clean the room before I'm able to join you and the others." He noted the weird look she was giving him, prompting him to tilt his head in response. "Is something wrong?" he inquired.

"You're very... polite. It's just, you remind me of someone," she said to him. "She was... a friend. Only difference is that she is more timid than you are."

Bobop scratched his head, not knowing how to take this newfound info. "I-I see. Err... Where is she now?"

The look of sadness washed over Cirno's face, the sight immediately alarming the Unggoy. He even jumped a bit to show it.

"L-Let's not talk about that now, Cirno. Come! To the mess hall!" Bobop announced, softly grabbing onto her hand in order to bring her along.

"E-Ehh?" Cirno looked at him as he started dragging her out of the messy room, surprised and confused. "But you said you were going to-"

"It's fine. I bet the others are going to misbehave if I'm not around to supervise them. So cleaning the room can wait," Bobop reassured. "Let's eat!"

"O-Okay..."

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