âLittle Sky...?â Eina repeated those words after hearing them from the Village Chief.
âUh, sheâs the little goddess of this village, our Princess,â said the Chief.
So itâs the name of a person. Eina did not expect it.
Eman didnât know whether to laugh or cry at that âLittle Goddessâ title. But he could not argue against it as all the people inside this domain were blind fanatics of Little Sky.
While tapping her head, he said, âSheâs a mischievous young girl. I will introduce her to you later.â Eina heard her brother say those words. She looked at her brother and returned her gaze to the village chief, who was nodding his head.
âLittle goddess? Mischievous?â Eina tilted her head. She was more curious now about this person that her brother and village chief were talking about.
Based on their conversation, it seemed this person named Little Sky was very known in this village.
.....
Suddenly, Eina felt uncomfortable. She felt hot. She could feel sweats gushing out of her body. She looked around and noticed the white world of the winter season had disappeared like a puff of smoke.
âRegardless, brother... What kind of place is this? Why is this place not cold? It was as if it wasnât in the winter season?â Eman noticed her sister looked around in confusion as she asked those questions.
âIt was clearly the summer season here, seeing how dazzling the sun was,â she added. No wonder she felt hot because she was still wearing a thick fluffy coat for winter under such a hot weather.
Emanâs mouth formed into a short horizontal line.
âThatâs because it is summer here,â he replied honestly and simply.
âW-what do you mean, bro? Iâm sure itâs winter just now.â
Eman smiled faintly. âDonât worry I will tell you everything. For now letâs change our clothes,â after saying that, Eman shifted his gaze at the village chief. âChief, weâll come back later, weâll go to change our clothes first.â
âOkay, My Lord. I also have important things I wanted to report to you, My Lord. I hope, My Lord, will spend an ear to hear it,â said the village chief while bowing slightly.
âOf course, letâs hear it after a dinner celebration.â
âThank you very much, My lord.â
After nodding, Eman and Eina left the clearing. They were heading towards his house. Arriving in front of a slightly bigger house, Eina looked at her brother and asked a question.
âBro, whose house is this? It looks simple but beautifully made.â
Eina was actually very amused at the houses in this place, they were simply made of wood, bamboo, stone, and mortars, but they were well made. And their designs were very different from those of houses in the empire.
âThis is our house.â
âEh? Our?â
âMhm,â he nodded. âLetâs go inside.â He wondered if Sky was inside. She was probably doing something that he, a used to be Shut-in like him, did before. That little fella had been addicted to watching anime recently.
Those Pest-Eaters... are probably one of her pesky imaginations.
Eina could still not believe what she heard. But anyway, she followed her brother as they climbed the bamboo ladder. Arriving at the top of it, her brother rotated the knob and opened the wooden door.
After pushing it, the door opened. However, after opening it, âMy Loooorrrddd!â She heard a scream.
Suddenly, there was a pair of tiny arms hugging her brotherâs waist.
âI miss you, My Lord! I miss you, My Lord!â
âEh? W-who?â Eina muttered in astonishment.
Maybe hearing her, a head peeks out from the gap between her brother and the door.
She saw a cute face with a pair of blinking round eyes.
Eh? Whoâs this adorable kid? Eina asked in her mind.
âP-Princess!?â The little girl looked shocked as she screamed those words.
Eh?? Eina blinked her eyes while question marks floated above her head.
âHey, Sky, let us in first.â He heard her brother say that.
âUh! S-Sorry, My Lord!â Sky quickly retreated to let them pass.
âSky? I-Is she the little girl you and the village chief are referring to brother?â Eina asked. âYes, come in first, I will introduce the two of you properly.â
After going inside the house, âEh? What?â Eina was glancing around in amazement. The inside was clean and beautiful. It wasnât what she expected when she was looking at it from the outside. It was as if the interior of the house was a different dimension. The floor looked smooth as if it was tiled with expensive tiles. But she was sure the house was made of wood and bamboo. So how come it had smooth and shiny tiles with exquisite design?
Noticing his sister was staring at the floor with a gaping mouth, and amazed eyes, Eman opened his mouth. However, before he could tell her, âThatâs a floor mat only, P-Princess,â Little Sky beat him in telling her about it.
Eina blinked her eyes twice at the adorable little girl. Nonetheless, âEh? F-Floor mat only? Really?â
Suddenly, she knitted her brows. Maybe this little girl thought she wasnât aware of what a floor mat is.
âI know what floor mat is, but those are very different from this one,â she said while slightly pouting. She probably thought that this little girl was fooling her. The floor mat she knew was made of beast hides. They were either fluffy or rough.
âEh. They are made of rubber and plastic. Thatâs why they are smooth.â She heard the little girl sounded serious, so she probably was telling the truth and wasnât fooling her. She looked at her brother and saw him nodding his head.
âThey are made of rubber and plastic?â
âYes,â her brother confirmed.
âHow did they do that?â
âWell... there are some procedures for that. But you need an expert to make them.â
âI see. It looks like it was real marble tiles.â
âRegardless, Eina. As you may already know. This little girl is Sky.â
âS-sheâs very adorable, brother.â
Eman smirked. Little Sky already knew about her sister. Sometimes he was asking her to monitor her when he wasnât around. Eman then asked Sky to help her sister take a bath. But he secretly warned her not to teach her sister any weird ideas or inventions.
âOkay, My Lord!â She saluted.
Eina could not get enough of Skyâs cuteness. She was looking at her as if she was an adorable little animal. A bead of sweat then appeared on the face of Sky as she was urging Eina to come with her. Though, Eina was wondering what kind of relationship this kid had to his brother.