A day in the palace

"Tehno Heika! Banzai!" the loud shout of a Japanese man could be heard. It was soon followed by the charging sound and the sound of guns being shot as the ground trembled.

Despite being in the room, the familiar face of the young and handsome Aiden woke up as soon as he could and grabbed his M1 Garand under his bed, "The Japanese are coming! The Japanese are coming! Wake up and fight them!"

He opened his eyes and got himself to a sitting position on his bed, with heavy painting, he looked around and sighed, "That nightmare… why does it appear after disappearing for so long?"

Noticing the room was still dark at that moment and the air was still cold, he slowly laid his head on the pillow and went to sleep. In the morning, he was woken up by the deafening sound of instruments, some kind of trumpet.

He got himself up and opened the curtain. Upon him, was the lines of guards, with some instrument on their hand. Standing along with the red carpets, walking on the red carpets itself, was a familiar face, 'Wait... Is that? Is that Sir John?"

He quickly got himself on his proper clothes and left the room. Just right after he walked out of the room and took a right turn, he bumped into the young and beautiful girl, Jasmine, "Ah! Sorry, Jasmine! But I'm kind of in a hurry right now!"

He went around her and passed her, but she suddenly grabbed his wrist, "Aiden! You can't go there, there's an important meeting between my father and a representative of another kingdom?"

He turned around and asked her, "Do you know anything about this? Is it just one kingdom?"

Nervously, she slowly nodded, Aiden sighed in relief before saying to her, "Well, that guy, is actually my old commander. I need to greet here"

Aiden tried to continue walking, thinking that the girl's grip on his hand would weaken, but it was the opposite. He suddenly felt the grip on his wrist getting tighter and tighter and turned around, "Aren't you gripping my wrist too tight?"

Jasmine realized her action and released her grip, Aiden sighed in relief and was thinking to continue on his way, but a thought came across his mind, 'Wait… this thing is about country… it won't be any good if I make a scene…'

At this point of time, both of them were avoiding eye contact, embarrassed of their own actions, "Jasmine... I'm sorry for wanting to go to that direction. Just now I realized what would happen if I go there and make a scene"

The girl blushed and nodded, "W-Well, I apologize too because of me gripping you on your wrist… By the way, can we talk inside the room instead of here?"

(Hohoho, Aiden have 2 girls, 2 girls liking him! How about you? You don't have, I also don't have!)

Aiden suddenly giggled, "Actually, I eavesdrop on your conversation with your father last night. I know the Sultan wants you to do something with me but… ehm, I…"

She ran away. She took off in an extremely fast speed and left Aiden standing alone in the middle of the hallway. While she herself covered her now-red face with her hands.

Aiden just chuckled, "What a pretty young girl, though, I have Ava in my mind… By the way, is polygamy allowed?"

"Aiden! Aiden! Ma'precious! Are ya there?" He heard the familiar voice of Oliver and rushed toward the window and opened the Curtain.

The sun shined brightly right into his eyes and face, but the person he was looking for was visible, slowly walking inside the place on the red carpet. There were almost no guards at that moment, and the man waved to Aiden casually.

He facepalmed and shouted back, "Wait there! Don't go anywhere and don't make any trouble!"

Aiden closed the curtain and rushed toward the yard of the palace, the place where Oliver was standing. Though, soon he lost his way in the palace, 'Where am I??? Why is this place so big?!"

All of a sudden, his ears picked up the voice of a familiar girl, "That guy is so handsome… I can't stop thinking of him… and my embarrassing action"

He ran straight toward the source of the voice, ignoring what she said. When she came into his sight, the girl was surprised, "Ai-Aiden? Did you hear what I just said?"

He nodded and lightly panting, he said to her, "That doesn't matter. Do you remember my friend from yesterday? He came into the palace yard! Can you bring me to the yard near the gate?"

They both rushed toward the yard near the gate and when they got there, the man was gone, "Where is he? Where is Oliver? Did he go inside or something?"

Jasmine, now nervously sweating and panicking just like Aiden, ran to the nearest guard and returned shortly afterwards, "The guard said that another guard thought that man was part of the diplomatic group!"

For some reason, Aiden calmed down, "If… If the guard brought him to the room where Sir John is… There's no way Sir John won't recognize the same race as his… Just to be sure, lead me to where they are!"

Once again, the two of them found themselves running around the palace, while on the way, Jasmine said to him, "Since it's this time, my father would probably welcome the guests with some foods and drinks in the feast room"

…

They arrived at the room after running for a minute or two, and what the two of them saw were simply spectacular. Oliver, standing on his hands with two bottles of wine on his feet.

The people sitting on the ground beside the master archer were amazed, and they clapped for him. The room was filled with laughter, not like what Aiden had imagined it would be, 'I thought the room would be filled with chaos since Oliver would drink all the alcohol'

He was surprised and grateful that he was wrong.