Training Routine and an Unexpected Incident

Charlos held out his hand and said softly, "Help me up."

Amira and Amina immediately hurried forward. Amina bent down and gently picked up Shalria, while Amira reached out to support Charlos as he steadied himself.

Charlos panted. "Man, I'm exhausted. I want to sleep."

Shalria leaned against Amina's chest, her eyelids drooping as she slowly said, "Big brother, I want to sleep too."

Akali, standing nearby, bowed and said, "Very well. I will arrange for someone to escort Princess Shalria back to her chambers to rest."

Shalria abruptly turned to Akali and shook her head. "No. I'm sleeping with Big Brother tonight."

Akali paused slightly before respectfully replying, "Yes."

A short while later, Charlos lay on a soft, spacious bed while Shalria slept soundly beside him, her breathing even.

Outside the room, Amina softly asked Amira, "Sister, what if we get hungry tonight?"

"Then eat." Charlos suddenly opened his eyes.

"Right, we haven't had dinner yet."

He reached out and gently patted Shalria beside him.

Shalria slowly opened her eyes, her voice drowsy. "What is it, Big Brother? I'm so tired..."

"Let's eat something before going back to sleep. Otherwise, today's special training will have been for nothing."

Shalria nodded listlessly. "Ah... okay."

Charlos gave an order. "Prepare some food, quickly."

Akali nodded lightly. Before long, the servants brought an entire tableful of lavish food into the bedchamber.

Shalria immediately ran over and reached for a drink at the edge of the table.

Charlos raised a hand and firmly stopped her, saying helplessly, "Eat a few bites first, then you can drink."

"Mm, got it, Big Brother."

Shalria obediently replied, then grabbed a pastry from the table and started eating in huge bites.

Charlos looked at Amira and Amina, who were standing nearby, and said warmly, "You two come eat too. With so much food, you must be exhausted after training all afternoon. Akali, you join us as well."

"Yes."

The group sat around the table and ate. Within moments, they had wiped out most of the food.

Full and satisfied, Shalria casually wiped her mouth with her sleeve, flopped onto the bed, and became too lazy to move.

Seeing the mess around her mouth, Charlos was about to look for a tissue when Amira softly said, "Charlos, leave it to me."

As she spoke, she took a tissue from nearby and carefully wiped Shalria's mouth clean.

By then, Shalria was unbearably sleepy. The moment her little head touched the pillow, she began softly snoring.

Charlos looked at the two sisters standing by the bed and suddenly remembered something. He casually asked, "By the way, I haven't arranged a place for you two to stay yet, have I?"

Amira gently shook her head, her tone mild. "Charlos, we can stay anywhere."

Charlos yawned as sleepiness washed over him. He casually said, "Then sleep in this bed tonight too. It's big enough for everyone."

Amira and Amina instantly stiffened, a trace of awkwardness flashing across their faces.

Before either of them could react, Charlos tilted his head, shut his eyes, and fell sound asleep.

The bedchamber was utterly silent.

Amina leaned closer to her sister and carefully lowered her voice. "Sister... is this really okay?"

Amira looked at the three sleeping figures, her heartbeat slightly unsettled as she quietly answered, "I-It should be fine, right?"

The clear chirping of birds gradually drifted in through the window.

Shalria slowly opened her eyes. Looking up, she found herself curled up in Charlos's arms. She secretly smiled. Hehe, Big Brother's face is so handsome.

Charlos opened his eyes as well, stretched lazily, and muttered, "Ah, I'm so tired. My whole body aches."

Shalria let out a giggle.

"Stop laughing. Get up."

Charlos sat up and immediately saw that Amira and Amina were also lying asleep on the large bed.

Shalria puffed up her little cheeks and snorted. "Those two are so shameless. I'll wake them up right now."

Charlos reached out, pulled her back into his arms, and made a silencing gesture. "Shh. Let them sleep a little longer. It probably isn't time yet."

Akali was already standing quietly before the bed.

"Saint Charlos."

"Looks like there's still plenty of time."

Akali bowed slightly. "There is not much time left. Breakfast is ready. Once we finish eating, we will begin training."

Shalria clenched her little fists and shouted at the sisters, "You two, get up already! Time to eat! Once we're full, we'll keep training!"

Amira and Amina jolted awake and immediately answered, "Yes!"

The sisters turned to look at Charlos.

Charlos nodded lightly. "That's right. Eat first. Once we're done, we'll continue training."

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

At the palace training grounds, the special training never stopped.

Akali stood to one side and commanded in a deep voice, "Keep attacking!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Amira shifted slightly and instantly switched into her holy angel form, her pure white wings fluttering. She lunged forward, her lower leg instantly coated in a thick layer of jet-black Armament Haki. With tremendous force, she lashed out at Amina!

Amina immediately focused herself, spreading her dark wings as Armament Haki swiftly covered her entire arm. She took the powerful blow head-on, and the collision of their Haki produced a dull boom.

Watching from the side, Shalria was dumbfounded. She turned toward Charlos beside her, her eyes full of surprise. "They've improved so fast! What about you, Big Brother?"

Charlos casually picked his nose, looking utterly confident. "Of course your big brother has improved quickly too. If you don't believe me, try attacking me."

Shalria's eyes lit up. Without another word, she lowered her head and rammed straight into Charlos's stomach!

Charlos had no time to react. All he heard was a dull thud.

He clutched his stomach, baring his teeth in pain as he cried out, "Ah! My stomach!"

Shalria tilted her little head, looking as though she had figured it out. "Hehe, Big Brother, it seems you still haven't mastered Haki."

Charlos slowly climbed up from the ground, rubbing his stomach as he stubbornly said, "Hehe, Shalria, your big brother has definitely mastered Haki! I just wasn't prepared. Try again, and it'll definitely be fine!"

"Really?" Shalria's eyes lit up.

"Of course!"

The moment he finished speaking, Shalria completely ignored the usual pattern. Rather than ramming his stomach, she lifted her little leg and landed a precise kick right on his vital spot with a thud!

Charlos's pupils shook. His body instinctively clenched, and he froze on the spot as the air itself seemed to solidify.

The next second, his limbs went weak and he fell flat onto the ground. Lifelessly, he stretched out a hand, his voice trembling. "Akali..."

Seeing this, Akali immediately called a halt to the training and hurried over. "Stop! What is it, Saint Charlos?"

Charlos gritted his teeth and forced out three words. "Call the doctor."

Akali's expression sharpened. "Understood!"

Inside the palace, Charlos lay on the bed while the doctor bent over and carefully examined him. Shalria stood to the side, covering her mouth as she giggled nonstop.

Charlos turned his head toward Akali and ordered in a deep voice, "Make them leave."

Akali stepped forward and held out an arm to stop Shalria.

Shalria frowned and glared at Akali. "You dare stop me?"

Charlos said, "Shalria, get out."

"No, I just want to take a look."

"No. You can't look."

Nearby, Amina quietly leaned toward Amira and whispered, "Sister, do you think Charlos's got kicked broken? I heard that thing is especially important to men."

Shalria, who had still been clamoring to go check on him, suddenly stopped. She turned to Amina, hurried over, and pressed, "You said it's important? What do you mean? What exactly is it?"

Amina pressed her lips to Shalria's ear and quietly explained a few things.

After hearing her out, Shalria's little face gradually turned bright red. She stared wide-eyed and muttered regretfully, "You... why didn't you tell me sooner?"