"We arrived."
Grace said as she stopped the car in the parking car of the Mailys' school.
I pressed a button near my seat and the transparent barrier around me which was protecting me from an accident disappeared.
It was like an airbag but way more efficient.
I got out of the car and Grace followed after me after she locked the car.
We took the main entrance and were stopped by a portal.
Grace pressed a button on the gate and she spoke.
"I'm Grace Aurigae, I'm here to pick up my daughter, Mailys Aurigae."
A red light came out of the portal and scanned both me and Grace from top to bottom.
A few seconds later, the portal opened.
It was a kindergarten but it was sure huge. Even the security was high. I could see several guards walking around. Grace wanted Mailys in a good and safe school so she put her in that school. It was one of the best of the Azur Capital.
After walking through several doors, we reached the main hall.
There was a cute brown-haired little girl sitting on a bench dangling her small legs.
"Mailys."
Grace approached Mailys and called out to her in an amused tone.
Mailys turned toward us and smiled broadly.
"Mama!"
She rushed at Grace and jumped.
"Wow! Be careful!"
Grace caught Mailys before hugging her.
"You're late!"
Mailys shouted with a pout.
"It's not my fault, sniff."
Grace was definitely an actress…
"It's because of your uncle!"
Ah.
I felt very hurt when Grace said 'uncle'.
I was still young!
"Fay!"
When Mailys noticed me, she reached out her hands to me.
"What's up, Mailys?"
Thankfully, Mailys didn't call me uncle. Otherwise, I would have lost my remaining sanity.
"I had a cool day!"
I took Mailys in my hands and stroked her head.
"Really, what happened?"
I asked.
That girl was really the treasure of our family.
Without her, our family would have been in a worse state.
"I punched a boy in my class!"
"Wow! You must be the strongest of your class!"
I said before poking Mailys' cheeks, which reminded me of buns.
"Eheheh."
Mailys showed her biceps or what she had proudly.
"No way, with such force, he must be dead."
I said in an exaggerated tone.
"Hmpf! I left him alive in pity."
"As expected of my niece, strong yet kind."
-Bam!
"Arghhh!"
I fell on my knees and Grace took away Mailys from my hands.
"What are you talking about, both of you?!"
"Nothing, mama."
Mailys averted her face but Grace was holding her so it wasn't difficult to turn her around.
"Fay!"
Mailys tried to get away from Grace's grasp but the latter caught her tightly.
"No, little boxer! You did enough damage for today."
Grace said and stared at me.
"Y-Yes, Mailys, now you should study."
I stood up and took Mailys' bag.
"Fay…"
Mailys' brown eyes started to moisten.
I felt a huge pain in my heart seeing that expression on Mailys.
"I-It was a joke, Mailys."
I stroked Mailys' head hurriedly.
"Breally?"
She looked up at me.
"Yeah, you can play first…"
I replied while doing my best to not look at Grace's expression.
"Dhank you…Fay sniff..."
That 'Dhank you' was sure cute.
After that, Grace talked to Mailys' teacher and, indeed, she punched a boy, but it was because the latter was pulling the hair of a girl, so they didn't punish Mailys who had just helped a classmate.
She was hailed as a hero in her class.
What was that…?
She was more brave and bold than me.
Would she have helped me from the people bullying me in my promo?
Entering the car, I sat in the back seat with Mailys. I pressed the button for both me and Mailys and a transparent barrier shrouded me and Mailys.
"How about a movie?"
Grace turned around with a smile.
"Yeah!"
Mailys raised both her hands.
"I'm on it."
I nodded as well.
It had been a long time since I had gone to the cinema in both worlds.
Even in that world, Grace asked me several times but I avoided her question each time because of guilt. Now she asked surely because I was more open-minded than before.
"Then, let's go!"
Grace started the car with enthusiasm.
"Should I take the driving test?"
I asked, as it always had been Grace who was driving. I could replace her to help her a few times.
"Do you want ? I will pay for you"
Grace asked with a big smile.
She seemed happy that I was making decisions on my own.
"Yep. Thanks."
"I will sign you up tonight."
I nodded at Grace.
I already passed the test on Earth, so I shouldn't have many problems here.
Ten minutes later, we arrived in front of the cinema.
We got out of the car and walked toward the cinema.
Grace was holding Mailys' hand.
On the huge building was written in big [Azur Theater].
It was the biggest cinema in the city.
Arriving at the entrance, we were thoroughly checked.
Indeed, it took ten minutes to fully check us!
With the scanner and manually, it was damn long.
"Your ID."
The burly man infront of me asked.
It was the last check.
I put my hand in my pocket and-
Shit!
Those bastards…
My ID was saved in my phone like most people but my phone was stolen by some guys, of my class this morning.
No, it's okay.
I took my ID pad and showed my name to the man.
I carefully hid the [Prana] section.
I should do something to hide or alter some of my ranks. A sudden rise in ranks will draw unnecessary questions and doubts.
Well, in the end, the man let me go when he saw the name of the most prestigious academy in my ID pad. We were treated as geniuses after all.
As I finally entered the cinema, I searched for Grace and Mailys.
I soon found them standing in line to buy things at the kiosk.
There were more than thirty kiosks but there were also a lot of people as most of the people would finish around this time.
As I walked toward them, I frowned, seeing the people waiting behind Grace.
It was a group of boys around my age and they were taking pictures of Grace from behind.
They were murmuring things like 'hot' or other things I didn't even want to remember about.
Grace was indeed a beautiful young woman as she was only 23 years old. No one would believe her to have a child.
I stared at the men still taking photos for a second before resuming walking.
"..."
I hastened my steps and went behind Grace.
I could hear them clicking their tongues and cursing me but I ignored them and poked Mailys' bouncy cheek.
"Oh, you are finally here, Fate."
"Fay! Look, I want to see that movie!"
I replied to them with a smile while memorizing the faces of the group of boys behind me.
Unfortunately for them, I had an excellent photographic memory that helped me a lot back on Earth to steal.
Yeah, unfortunately.