You're Finally Awake

"It says 'Hero Noland,'" Robin translated, knowing he couldn't read it.

"And the other one?" Mont Blanc Cricket was baffled. The other figure looked like a Shandian.

"Great Warrior Kalgara." Miming handed the statue to Mont Blanc Cricket and said solemnly, "It seems you don't know much about your ancestor. Please keep them together. They're a pair."

Why is our ancestor paired with this man?

Before Mont Blanc Cricket could make sense of it, the gold in his hands suddenly felt unbearably heavy. His vision went black, and he collapsed with a thud.

It was a long time before Mont Blanc Cricket woke up.

"Oh, it was a dream." Mont Blanc Cricket thought he'd dreamed the whole thing.

"Pops, you're finally awake!" Masira cried happily beside him.

"It wasn't a dream!" Mont Blanc Cricket shoved Masira aside and saw the pair of golden statues on the bedside table. "Where are our guests?!"

Shoujou and Robin's laughter came from outside. Shoujou bashfully complimented her. "Miss Robin, you're so beautiful! I wish I had a wife like you!"

"I'm sure you will someday. You're so dependable, Mr. Shoujou." Robin's lovely legs gleamed gold in the sunlight by the window. She and Shoujou chatted happily, and every word she said seemed to go straight to his heart, making him squeal with delight.

Miming chuckled. Robin really knew just what to say.

Over a breakfast that left everyone feeling wonderfully content, Miming told them the story of the adventurer Noland's journey on the island.

Noland's expedition reached Shandia and found a village ravaged by Tree Fever. He used his medical knowledge to save its people, becoming friends with Great Warrior Kalgara and earning the love of all the Shandians. But Tree Fever was actually spread by the sacred trees, which the Shandians believed housed