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Chapter 6 - Truths & Revelations

Inside the carriage were two beautifully dressed women. The black haired one wore a white full sleeved shirt and black pants with black heels. The purple haired one wore a similar outfit but her jeans were blue instead of black. It was the horns that were present on the black haired woman that reminded me these were Melzri and Viessa.

"I wanted to surprise you. We are going to have a look around the city today Cecil. You haven't seen it right?"

I just realised how I hadn't thought of anything but training. My routine as the legacy seemed to have made me forget how to live my life as a normal human.

"In fact, it was sis Viessa and Melzri who suggested we do this. They knew you hadn't been out much so they decided we do this regularly."

I couldn't help but give a genuine smile at this. They are showing me warmth that I didn't feel in my previous life. I'm glad to be surrounded by good people.

"Do the young couple need some time alone or shall we get going?~" Viessa broke us out of our thoughts with a mischievous smile.

I could feel my face grow warm at the mention of 'couple' and Nico wasn't doing any better.

We both wordlessly got on the carriage and sat opposite to them.

"And not to mention you guys never did stop holding hands huh~" this time it was Melzri who teased.

I hadn't realised that we were still holding hands in fact. We both suddenly let go as I turned to watch the scenery outside the window to distract myself.

"Ahhh. Stop teasing us!!" Nico retorted while his voice trailed off. The scythes just kept on laughing at our states.

Soon we reached a busy street as both of them used an artifact which changed their appearance above their necks. But I could see that anyone with a good control of mana and a high core stage can easily see through that illusion. Scythes going around the streets with two kids can attract a lot of attention.

We walked through the city which was bustling with activity. Clothing stores, artifact stores, stationeries, restaurants, street vendors and much more.

Even with the illusions, people seemed afraid of Viessa and Melzri probably due to the aura which was strong even when suppressed.

Surprisingly, more than us, the scythe sisters seemed more excited about this little outing.

They dragged us to this one store which was huge as multiple pieces of clothing were displayed. Just as we were about to enter, a man exited the store. He seemed to be drunk based on the odour he gave off.

He was about to walk past us when he suddenly stopped and looked at Melzri and Viessa. His face showed confusion.

"Sorry for my rudeness ladies, your mana felt similar to ones who took away my son, so I stared for a moment without intending to. Have a nice day!" he said before walking away with a drunken gait.

Looking back at our scythe sisters, they had a guilty and sad expression on their faces. They saw that we had questions based on our looks.

"We'll tell you about some things later" they said before reverting to the excited expression that was present before this encounter.

The next few hours went by where Nico and I were treated as mannequins for dressing up. They bought us enough clothes to last us for a lifetime. We had dinner at a fancy restaurant and watched a romance play. We were teased to the ends of the world, them forgetting that we were in bodies of 8 year olds.

We were now back at the mansion and sat on opposing couches. The maids were dismissed as a serious expression replacing the cheerful one which was present on the scythes faces.