They started their journey back to the kingdom, and Francis kept yelling, "I'm telling you, we should use Time Walk!"
"No, my noble friend! If you want to, do it on your own. I don't want to take things easy on these four," Ronaldo insisted.
"Hayst," he sighed, turning to the new arrivals. "Hey, you guys, what are your names?"
"We don't have names, sir."
"Oh, so you're not human?"
"Yes."
"Then why do you have human bodies?"
"We are diwano. We are normally bodiless, but we acquired bodies like yours due to the presence of Queen Dorothea and the raw magic from nature."
"Is that so?" Ronaldo replied. "How loyal are you guys?"
"Our Queen told us to serve you. We served her throughout our lifetime, but if that is her will, we will follow her and serve you."
They eventually reached the kingdom and parted ways.
"Okay, make sure to help my grandpa and don't give him a headache!" Ronaldo said to the four men as they walked towards the shop.
"Bye! See you again next time, my friend! You four, watch out for him and Grandpa." Francis vanished into the air.
"Bye!" Ronaldo said goodbye, and they entered the shop.
"Grandpa! We're home!"
"Oh, you're here. I'm glad you're back—" Old Migo stopped as the four men bowed before him.
"We're very sorry, sir! We are very sorry for your loss," they said.
Old Migo stared at them coldly. "Why are you here?"
"We will serve you, sir, and repay what we did with our service!"
"What?"
"Yes, Grandpa. That's what their queen said. They were offered to me by their queen."
"Whose queen?"
"Queen Dorothea."
"What? You met that Queen?"
"Yes, Grandpa. What's the matter?"
"They said that's an untouchable forest. Even the kingdom's magic knights couldn't go there, and there were no humans living there."
"Ah, they're not human, Grandpa."
"Don't worry, I'll kill them if they do something bad!"
"No, that's not going to happen, sir, trust us," one of the diwano said.
"Tsk." Old Migo grunted. "I mean, they're not bad. Your mother's mother is from there."
"What?" Ronaldo was shocked.
"Yes, but she fell in love with me, and that's why she was forced to leave their village," Migo explained.
"No wonder she knew about her and what happened to her," Ronaldo mused.
"Well, she has the blood of their race, so it's not surprising. But it's rare for them to have a man in their village; they have a matriarchal system. Anyway, it's okay to have them here. No worries."
"Okay, that's settled then. I'll give you names."
"What, really, sir?" they asked.
Ronaldo stared at them fiercely. "You are Mig. And you are Guel. And you, hmm, your name will be Gab. And you will be Riel."
[Notice: Giving a name is acquiring them as your own, like your own sons.]
"WHAT?!" Ronaldo was surprised. "Is there a thing like that in this world?"
[Notice: Indeed.]
"Hayst," Ronaldo sighed. "Give me available skills that I can give to them."
[Notice: You copied just the same abilities.]
"What do you mean?"
[Notice: What you copied in the orb is merely an ability in using weapons.]
"Ehhhh! No magic?"
[Notice: There is magic, but it can only be used with weapons.]
"This is driving me crazy!"
[Notice: Do you want to proceed in giving them abilities?]
"No, I won't name them!"
[Notice: They will vanish if you don't continue this process.]
"What, why?"
[Notice: You already named them. You are in the middle of the process. If it is not completed, the process will be deleted, and so will they.]
"Haystssssss! Okay, okay, give me available abilities!"
[Notice: Yes, processing available abilities…
Swordsmanship, Shieldmanship, Spearmanship, Archery, Chain, Thread, Katana, Arnis, Dagger… to add.]
"Hmm, you, Mig, will have the sword. The shield is for Guel. Archery for Riel. And for you, Gab, you will have the spear."
[Notice: Naming completed. Specific abilities have been distributed accordingly. You cannot use them now.]
"Ehhhh! That's crazy! Why is my power copying, and I can't use their skills?"
[Notice: Yes, because the entity of Mig, Guel, Gab, and Riel and you are now one and connected to each other. This is a Soul Link. Giving an ability to them is like giving an ability to your other half.]
Ronaldo slapped his head. "I'm going crazy!"
[Notice: Yes.]
"What did you say?"
No response.
Mig, Gab, Riel, and Guel now had their own weapons, which appeared after the naming process.
"Hey! Your only duty here is to help Grandpa run the shop! Do not use your weapons for unnecessary things! Use them only when it is urgent and a must, or else I'll end you instantly!"
The four of them knelt on their right foot, their left hand on their chest. "Yes, sir!"
"What's with this formality?" Old Migo intervened.
"That's because you named them. They are all at your service, Ronaldo. No matter what happens, they will be there for you. That's a good thing. If I die, there will be someone who will stay beside you."
Ronaldo calmly shouted, "Grandpa, don't say that! You won't leave me, will you?"
"Don't worry, I'm just telling you that. No need to get worked up about it." He turned to the diwano. "Hey, you! Instead of me, serve my son too!"
"Yes, sir!"
Ronaldo hid behind his grandpa's back. "Grandpa, they're scary."
"You're the one who made them like that! Enough with this! You all, clean the shop and the kitchen!"
Ronaldo screamed, "Yes, that's it! Follow his lead!"
The four of them instantly followed and began cleaning the shop. Old Migo slapped Ronaldo's back. "What are you doing?"
"Aww, that hurts! Why did you hit me?"
"There's no exemption here! You clean too!"
"Grandpa, don't embarrass me in front of them!"
Mig, Guel, Gab, and Riel looked at Old Migo and Ronaldo bantering.
"What are you looking at!" Ronaldo yelled.
"Yes, sir!"
He had no choice. Old Migo slapped him with a huge spoon and forced him to clean too. He washed the dishes in his usual way, and after the cleaning operation, they all ate together.
"Ah, sir, what is this?" Mig asked.
Ronaldo stared at him fiercely. "Just eat it!"
Old Migo slapped Ronaldo's back. "Aww! Grandpa, that hurts!"
"That's a blood of pifox, Mig. It won't kill you. It's Sir Ronaldo's favorite food."
"Don't call me Sir Ronaldo!"
"What! Did we teach you to be so bossy that you allow them to call you 'sir'? Who's feeding them? You? It's me! Not you!"
"It's not me! I didn't tell them to call me 'sir'!"
Mig, Guel, Gab, and Riel ate more.
"Don't be shy, you guys." Old Migo said.
"Why? You love them more than me, huh?"
Old Migo slapped him again. "Aww!"
"Just eat."
"Ohoi! I'm right on time. Let me eat here!" Francis appeared out of nowhere.
"Haystt, what are you doing here?"
"What? To eat, of course."
"Get him a plate and spoon," Old Migo ordered Ronaldo.
"Why, he has feet and arms!"
Old Migo stared at him, attempting to slap him again. Ronaldo stood up and stomped his feet as he grabbed a plate and spoon. He gave it to Francis, who sat down beside him.