2 Chapter 1 - Fujimura Miyu (2/2)

Arata bows his head, ”Anything for you. I respect you very much, for keeping a straight face even with all the insults people throw at you.”

Miyu smirks at the white fox, ”They can say what they want. I'm their shield to use for their own problems.”

Arata nods, ”Master, do you want to practice?”

Miyu looks at Arata with sadness, ”Not today, Arata, I need to do someone else's work before I get to practice my skills. You may help me if you're bored.”

Arata wags his tail with happiness, ”I would love to do something.

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”Prince Ryota! Come back here!”

Nakada Ryota ignored the maid's plees and jumped out of the second story window. He landed gracefully on the ground after rolling a couple times, then began to sprint through the royal gardens. Ryota didn't want to join the military meeting today because he's been attending them for at least 12 in the last 3 days. 'I need a break once in a while, and if I need to run away to do it, so be it!'

Ryota is very skilled in martial arts and is able to hide instantly with his surroundings. He ran away from the guards, the palace, the riches, and into the world. Ryota was strong, with the gifts of fire and water, and the rare gift of ice. Ryota was also very smart, he excelled in everything and was brilliant at strategizing. But he still wants to be free once in a while.

Ryota pranced around the trees, ran through town, and hopped over roofs of houses. He nearly sang in happiness. He saw children, mothers, workers, merchants, he saw everything that he will soon rule.

He grew tired and stopped near a cherry tree and picks some red cherries for him to snack on. He spits the seeds out when he heard a soft humming. He has great hearing, and can hear a cricket chirp from around a mile away. Ryota quiets as he creeps towards the beautiful noise. He finds a girl in her shabby room with plain clothes writing down math symbols. She is humming a tune that Ryota recognizes from his childhood but couldn't remember the title. When he crept a few more inches, around a half a mile away, she stopped. Her sudden stop stopped him. The woman looked around, and turned her face towards her window. He nearly gasps, 'What a beauty.'

The woman then turns straight at him and he quickly thinks that she caught him. Ryota ran away, but memorized the path to the window for a visit the next time he escapes his military meetings.