On the other side of the palace, Mario comes across a large hall with similar sized pits with very large cloth from under to higher walls, giving Mario the impression that this palace feels like an RPG dungeon in real life.

"Hm. I guess splitting up is not a great idea after all… I'm such an idiot." Mario grunts while facepalming, knowing that Luigi is in danger if anything happens.

What stops Mario is a young girl sweeping the throne room as well as practising her swings for golf.

"Ahem! Excuse me." Mario calls.

"Ah! Oh… It's you." Azalea sighs after being startled by a man who was short and was in overalls. "So, what brings you here, mister?"

"I'm here to see the princess. I'm just an outsider that's there for a job." Mario answers Azalea's question.

"Wait. Who are you?"

"Mario. Luigi and I are waiting for the princess." Mario introduces himself.

"Ah! The outsiders have arrived! Welcome, Mr. Mario. I am Princess Azalea from Sarasaland." Azalea courtesies in front of Mario.

"Princess, what is our job then?" Mario bows as Azalea can tell what Mario's here for.

"Oh. Um… I don't know. I'm sure my sis is coming."

"Sis?" Mario raises his eyebrow as he's confused.

A banging noise is coming from behind as Luigi pants and then rush towards Mario and Azalea.

"How huge is this palace!?" Luigi yelled.

"Luigi?" Mario is surprised to see his little brother rushing towards him.

"Mario! I'm sorry! Please! I'm not a pervert!"

"Wait, what!?" Mario exclaims after seeing Luigi bowing to his knees while apologising.

"Ah. You're Mr. Luigi. It's nice to meet you!" Azalea giggles as she courtesies to Luigi.

"Ah! Eh! Erm!"

"Calm down, Luigi, take deep breaths." Mario grabs Luigi by the shoulders in order to calm him down.

Finally, Luigi is breathing in and out, calming himself down from all the stress he's having.

Then…

A banging happened again.

"HEYA!" A familiar woman's voice called.

"AAAAAAH! MARIO! HIDE ME!" Luigi screamed while jumping over Mario.

"What the heck!? What's going on!?" Mario exclaimed out of confusion.

"Daisy!" Azalea cheers.

"Hey, sis! Are the outsiders here!?" Daisy asked while walking upstairs, and this time, she's in an amber princess dress.

"Yeah! It's Mario and Luigi!" Azalea answered.

"Nonononono! I will NOT go to jail for looking at a woman indecently!" Luigi is now in a situation where he's being hunted down by a tomboy he just met.

"You did what!?" Mario is also shocked about what Luigi just did earlier. "Bro! How could you!?"

"It's not my fault! I was just curious!"

Before Luigi makes a run for it, Daisy lands onto Luigi's stomach while leaping like a gymnast which surprised Mario.

"Huh!?" Mario yelled.

"So you're Luigi, huh!?" Daisy asks with excitement.

"Eep!" Luigi can tell he's doomed to face the wrath of a tomboy that's been chasing him down this whole time.

There's nothing Mario can do, unless he provokes this crazy woman.

"Let's go on a date together!" Daisy proposed.

Then silence…

Daisy? Go on a date with Luigi, even after they first met, despite being naked in front of him earlier.

"EH!?" Azalea exclaimed.

"HUH!?" Mario is also shocked about what he hears.

"WHAT!?" Luigi yelled.

"Daisy! You just met this guy! Why all of a sudden!?" Azalea is surprised that Daisy has found her man.

"I bet it's love at first sight." Mario had a feeling that Luigi and Daisy had met each other somewhere that leads them to their interests.

"Come on, guys! You know Luigi likes tomboys! Heck, I would love a cute boy to be by my side!" Daisy squeals while hugging Luigi, making Luigi blush and push her off.

"Wait a minute! We just met, and I don't even know you!" Luigi points out after realising that this woman is clingy towards him.

"That is true. Luigi has had a thing for tomboys ever since he was young, so it makes sense." Mario explains after remembering Luigi's interests, agreeing with Daisy's point.

"Mario! Stop!" Luigi is now embarrassed alone more as he covers his face.

Afterwards, the first meeting of the Sarasaland throne is chaotic thanks to Daisy's advances towards Luigi, which makes Mario a little jealous, but happy to see him with a girl who likes him.

Later.

"Ahem! Okay, maybe our first meeting was exactly my fault. But hey! At least we get to introduce ourselves! I'm Princess Daisy Flora, the ruler of the Sarasaland Empire." Daisy introduces herself while leaning on the throne.

Mario and Luigi bows after they're surprised that this tomboy is actually a princess and a ruler like Peach.

"And I am Princess Azalea Flora, Princess Daisy's younger sister. It is nice meeting you outsiders." Azalea also introduces herself by courtesy.

"Thank you, your majesty." Mario respectfully lowered his head along with Luigi as things were cooling down.

"Also, I'm sorry for looking at you naked, princess." Luigi apologised.

"Hahaha! Come on, guys! You don't have to be formal. Just call me Daisy. We all know it's just an accident. I'm not even a little embarrassed." Daisy laughed.

This surprises Mario and Luigi as they raise their heads up and stand on their feet.

"Also, I heard you boys needed a job. Sorry, I just wanted to see you guys, so we'll get to know each other." Daisy said.

"Really? So in other words, you're not giving us jobs?" Mario asked.

"I mean, you do have a job. I can't tell you until we introduce ourselves properly. So, what's going on your side?"

"Well, Peach does know you." Mario points out.

"Ah, Peach… We go way back. Unfortunately I was rejected." Daisy remembered the day how Peach rejected her from marriage.

"Wait! You're…" Mario stops himself as he realises Daisy is into pretty girls as well as cute guys.

"Relax, little man, I like to kiss boys and girls. But that's not important. What's important is the two of you." Daisy said, pointing at the Mario bros as she's curious to know about them. "Also, Mario, you're one lucky boy getting Peach."

"Whatever." Mario shrugs his shoulders, knowing how popular Peach was to those outside of the Mushroom Kingdom.

"Aside from that. You're plumbers from Brooklyn." Daisy can tell by their uniforms with their initial letters on their caps.

"You could say that." Mario said while scratching his head.

"Cool. You know, Azalea and I are the ones that do sports for Sarasaland. You could say we're athletic." Daisy points out.

"Yep. My specialty is golf, whereas Daisy's was tennis." Azalea continues.

"Seriously? Wow, you girls seemed more active, not to offend Peach or anything." Mario said out of surprise.

"Yeah. Is that why you punched a punching bag in the gym?" Luigi asked.

"Yeah. I was testing my arms to show my real strength. No wonder you're into that." Daisy's smile is now starting to get into teasing territory as she's making Luigi blush.

"N- Not really! I was just admiring your strength!" Luigi is half truthful about how he sees Daisy.

"Don't lie, Luigi. Just admit that you're in love with her." Mario is also teasing which had Luigi yelling and covering his face by pulling his cap down.

"Hehe. It seems you two are really interested in one another." Azalea giggled.

"I know, right!?" Mario laughs while patting Luigi's back. "C'mon, little bro, it can't be that bad. You scored yourself a girl by doing nothing."

"Every time! I always win by doing nothing!" Luigi is now stressed out even more after the teasing of Mario and Daisy.

At least their laughter is more of those having fun together, even though Mario didn't mean to embarrass his brother and wanted to have a bit of fun with him.

Then Daisy clears her throat.

"Anyway, how about you boys take a bath. Don't worry, I'll make sure it's warm."

"Question. How huge is your palace?" Luigi asked.

"Oh that. Yeah, it's owned by the royal family such as Azalea and I. Trust me, I needed to read the map." Daisy answers with a giggle.

"You seemed to be caring towards your sister." Said Mario.

"Like you to your brother. I'm glad we have a lot in common." Daisy can tell the similarities between her and Mario.

With Mario and Luigi being pushed by Azalea, they were being let out of the throne room as the twin brothers were looking at Daisy from behind.

Azalea giggles as Mario and Luigi look up at her.

"What's so funny?" Luigi asked.

"Oh nothing. I know you're acting like a tsundere towards my big sis." Azalea said with a positive smile.

"Tsundere?" Mario and Luigi ask.

"Those who don't show affection and act harsh on the outside, but deep down inside, they're actually in love with the one they claim to be uninterested with." Azalea explained.

"Y- You know I'm not a tsundere!" Luigi can hardly say tsundere as he's denying his affection towards Daisy.

"Yeah right!" Mario and Azalea can see what's behind Luigi as Luigi himself growls.

It's a good thing Mario and Luigi are being taken by Azalea for more details and directions to the palace which surprises Mario and Luigi.

At least Daisy is giving them free hospitality.

Later in the evening as the sky is yellow, a large bathroom is something that is unexpected for the Mario bros to take, after 5 days without a bath.

The bros are shown with towels around their waists after not taking off their clothes for nearly a week.

Stretching, Mario is pleased to relax in a warm bath after how stressful their week has been with Bowser being involved.

"Finally! Some refreshing bath, don't you think so, bro?" Mario asks.

"Yeah. Boy, am I glad?" Luigi agreed.

With the bros taking off their towels, they then dive as they cheer and splash while relaxing in the bath next to each other.

"Ahh!~" The Mario bros sigh together and lean on the edge of the largest tub that is just this room.

The view is a lot more clearer as Mario and Luigi can see Peach and Toad approaching a hotel in the Flower Nation.

"At least we can stay here. Right, Luigi?" Mario said.

"Yeah. Hm? Is that…"

"Hey, boys!" Daisy's voice calls with a cheer.

Now Daisy appears in a towel around her chest as well as Azalea's, leading Azalea herself to blush bright red while covering herself.

"Of course." Luigi grumbles.

"D- Daisy! Can we not!? You know they're boys and that's dangerous!" Azalea snaps.

"Relax, sister! If anything happens, I'll teach 'em a lesson!" Daisy removes the towel, causing Mario and Luigi to quickly splash down by covering themselves down there after witnessing a naked woman.

"H- Hey! You know the girls' bathroom is next door, right?" Mario points his thumb to his right.

"I know. But it'll be more fun with you guys around! CANNONBALL!" Daisy lets out a roar while leaping as high as she could and cannonballs into the bath.

As the water splashes, Mario and Luigi exclaims while blocking the warm water, only to see Daisy standing up and rubs her soaked hair back while sighing.

"Mmn…~ So refreshing…"

"Miss. Azalea, you don't have to join in with us." Luigi insisted while still covering himself and looking away.

"No! I'll join in! It's just embarrassing to be in a bath with a single boy around." Azalea is turning red as she removes the towel and walks into the bath and goes in there.

Finally, Mario, Luigi, Daisy and Azalea are able to calm down after the chaotic moments happened for a while.

To Mario's surprise, he noticed a scar on Daisy's shoulder which made him clear his throat.

"Yeah? What is it, Mario?" Daisy turns towards Mario with a curious look on her face.

"I couldn't help but notice that you have a scar on your left shoulder." Mario points out.

"Oh this? Yeah, it also runs into my back. Heh. I'm surprised you're telling me this all of a sudden." Daisy points at her own back as the track of a scar comes from her left shoulder, diagonally to her right back, even with more scars on her torso.

"What the… Did something happen to you?" Luigi asked.

"Yeah. I got into a lot of fights. Some people fear their princess because I was able to beat them with my fists." Daisy laughs while raising her arm like flexing it.

"There's a rumour I heard. Something about the emperor's murder."

What Mario said causes Daisy to gasp as her smile instantly drops, seeing as the rumours are being spreaded.

"It's linked to your takeover. Do you know anything about that?" Mario asked.

Azalea quickly stands up and grabs Daisy's shoulders while laughing.

"Let's talk about something else. Mr. Mario, do you have any family?" Azalea asks as she's curious about Mario and Luigi's family.

"Well… I have my mama, little brother and big sister. My sis is gone after Bowser's magic took her away." Mario answers while lowering his head from guilt.

"Oh! I'm sorry about that. I shouldn't have asked." Azalea apologised realising what Mario and Luigi had been through.

"No need. It's normal to know about any family member. I wanted to avenge her as well, but there's nothing we can do about it." Luigi said calmly.

"Family…" Daisy mutters, knowing how difficult it is to talk about them, especially if the bros are losing someone they know. "Anyway, moving on! I was thinking if you guys have hobbies." Daisy cheers up while asking.

"Yeah. I fix pipes, play video games, do odd jobs and help anyone in need." Mario said about himself.

"I do the same as Mario, but I draw some pictures." Luigi said about himself.

"I sometimes write stories." Mario continues as he finishes his introduction.

"Well, you boys are good chums. I'm a sporty type, so I do a lot of sports. I even pick fights with someone and save anyone who's in trouble." Daisy giggles.

"I'm an athlete that does golf. I also play video games and organise Sarasaland. Heh. I guess our meeting is going well." Azalea chuckles, knowing that Mario and Luigi are not like any ordinary outsiders.

"I'm more surprised that you're both fraternal twins, especially that Mario is shorter and older than Luigi." Said Daisy.

"Trust me, my growth is not that great." Mario rubs his head, embarrassed to admit his genetics.

"So, you girls haven't lived with your parents?" Luigi asked.

"Not really. Also, rumours are rumours, people only believe in anything that's popular. My father is just out for so long that he forgets where his empire was at." Daisy sighed out of disappointment.

This had Mario suspicious, thinking that Daisy could be lying about her father.

"Oh! Daisy is letting you guys sleep in her room, if that's okay with you?" Azalea offers something to Mario and Luigi.

"What!?" The Mario bros exclaimed.

"Hold on a moment! Are you sure!?" Mario is unsure about sleeping in the princess' room.

"Yeah. And besides, no one's around but you, me, your brother and my sister." Daisy answered.

To Luigi, he can obviously tell Mario is the same way as him, knowing that it's not normal to sleep in some royal family member's bedroom which could lead them to severe punishments.

"Come on! Just for today! I'm sure tomorrow will be important, deal?" Daisy begs, which surprises the twin bros, witnessing the princess begging for them to do as she pleases.

Mario sighs while patting Luigi's shoulder.

"Okay. We'll sleep in your room."

"Okay…" Luigi can tell how Mario feels as he ended up giving in and accepting sleeping in another woman's bedroom.

"Awesome! Azalea! Prepare the beds for our guests in our bedroom!" Daisy cheers while standing up, splashing the water and reveals her naked scarred body.

"Daisy!" Azalea shrieks after seeing her sister naked again in front of a couple of guests.

"AAH!" Mario and Luigi yell while covering themselves again as their faces turn beet red.

"Relax, boys. Follow my sister to your new room. I'll be there after you guys."

"U- Um… Thanks, Daisy!" Luigi bows and then quickly climbs up and runs towards the door.

"Sheesh… Can you be less of a weirdo?" Mario said while following Luigi and grabbing his towel while wrapping around his waist.

After Mario, Luigi and Azalea left the bathroom, Daisy's smile fades while seeing outside her empire under a brown sky, leading her to question why an outsider knows about her father.

"Peach… What kind of people did you bring in?"

"That's what I've been asking, Daisy…" A man's voice whispered.

Gasping, Daisy can feel something lingering inside her as well as a hand gropes her by the shoulder, causing her to pant.

"D- Dad!?"

"That's right. Do you have any idea what you have done to your empire?" Appearing in front of her is a spirit of the man she avoided for many years.

The emperor of Sarasaland is a spirit that is around Daisy.

"Remember what you have done? You killed me and now you must pay the price…"

"I'm sorry… I'm sorry…" Daisy is still panting while trying not to scream, only for the spirit to grab her neck and tighten his grip on his own daughter.

"Think about what you have done, treacherous one…"

The spirit is gone.

This causes Daisy to fall back into the bath to her knees while hyperventilating and then look at her own hand.

Even though none of it is real, Daisy still remembers the blood of her father's on her hands, filling Daisy with nothing but dread.

Clenching her fists, Daisy refuses to give in to her past as she's standing up and biting her own lip.

"Calm down, Daisy, dad is already gone. Just move on and be a stronger princess to protect your people." Daisy said to herself while taking deep breaths and climbing out of the bath and wrapping the towel around her chest.

Not only she's worried about her little sister, but the empire and the outsiders, leading her to shake her head and move forward while trying to forget what she saw.

But she never did…