Scene: Bees Village – Pintu's House – Party preparations are underway. Pintu, Kuku, and Pretty are busy getting everything ready.
Pintu: Do it nicely! Nothing should look dirty.
Kuku: Hmm. Pretty, did you clean your room? Your friends will be coming to this party too.
Pretty: Yes, Mom, Dad. I cleaned my room. Are there any more dishes to clean? I already washed these.
Pintu: No. Now only the decorations are left.
Pretty: And the food.
Kuku: Yes, of course. How can there be a party without food?
Scene: Evening, Bees Village – Tall House
Kin: Preci, Lior, are you both ready?
Lior: I'm ready, Mom. Precious is still getting dressed.
Tety: I'm ready too! Lior, how do I look?
Bety: Me too! Tell us – who looks better, me or Tety?
Lior: !
Precious: I'm ready now.
Tall: Shall we go?
Precious: Guzy Uncle, aren't you coming?
Guzy: No, Master. I'll stay home and look after Pizu and the house.
Precious: But you should go out sometimes too.
Guzy: You said enough. That's more than enough for me, Master Precious.
Tall: Then let's go?
Kin: Let's go!
Scene: At Pintu's house. Fiz family is at the door. Tall rings the bell. Pretty opens the door.
Pretty: Hello, Uncle, Aunty!
Tall & Kin: Hello!
Kin: So you must be Pretty?
Pretty: Yes!
Tety & Bety: Yoo Pretty!
Pretty: Yoo Tety, Bety!
Lior: I'm here too, you know!
Pretty: Yeah, yeah, I know.
Scene: Everyone enters. Precious stays standing at the door.
Precious: Everyone forgot about me. I came too… T_T
Scene: Precious enters. The decorations are beautiful. His eyes fall on Pretty. He couldn't see her properly outside, but now he can't take his eyes off her.
Scene 2: Pretty remembers something.
Pretty (thinking): Oh! Precious was outside. I didn't say anything to him. I hope he didn't feel bad. I should go talk to him.
Scene: Pretty turns around and sees Precious staring at her. She starts staring back. She hadn't noticed him earlier either.
Precious (thinking): Cute, beautiful – even those words fall short.
Pretty (thinking): Precious has always been handsome and cute… but today, it's something else...
Scene: Lior walks in between and says:
Lior: Okay, that's enough for today!
Precious: Huh? What do you mean by "enough for today"?
Lior: Nothing, nothing! ^_^
Pintu: Today we're having this party to celebrate that the curse on my lovely daughter has been lifted! And the one who helped lift that curse is among us – Precious. I feel lucky to have come to this village. If not, maybe that curse would never have been removed. Once again, thank you, Precious.
Precious: Haha, yeah yeah yeah yeah!
Precious (thinking): First of all, it wasn't a curse. Second, it would've been resolved in a few years anyway… hehehe!
Scene: Everyone enjoys the food and party.
Precious: Hey Pretty, would you like to join our group?
Bety: What are you asking, brother? She's already part of our group! Did you forget?
Precious: Ohh yeah!
Pretty: Precious, where did you learn all this stuff?
Precious: Hehehe… that's…
Precious (thinking): What should I say? Kail, help me out!
Kail: This is all I ever do…
Precious: Isn't that your only job?
Kail: I'm analyzing the skills and magic of Secret Sky members and helping them improve.
Precious: That's good. Now give me a quick answer!
Kail: Just say it's a secret.
Precious: It's a secret, Pretty.
Pretty: Oh, so you can't tell me? Alright then.
Precious (to Kail): She got sad! What kind of answer was that, Kail?!
Kail: I said what felt right. But if you want to tell her, you can.
Precious: Hmph.
Scene: Precious grabs Pretty's hand and takes her to her room.
Pretty: What are you doing?
Precious: I'm giving you the answer to your question.
Pretty: Here?
Precious: It's a secret, remember? No one else should know.
Pretty: Then why are you telling me?
Precious: Because I don't want to hide things from someone I love.
Precious (thinking): Though I am hiding it from Mom and Dad…
Kail: So you love Gisha and Pretty?
Precious: No, no! Gisha is like a friend and older sister to me.
Kail: Then why did you tell her about me?
Precious: I didn't! She was there when I created you. You remember, right?
Kail: Ohh yeah!
Pretty (thinking): So Precious loves me? Hihihihi!! I don't know...
Pretty: So tell me, Precious.
Precious: Hmm… oh right. Actually, my skill taught me all this.
Pretty: Your skill did?
Precious: Yeah.
Pretty: Since when do skills teach people?
Precious: Do you know about Manas skills?
Pretty: Manas skills? The ones above Ultimate Skills?
Precious: Right. "Skill > Unique Skill > Ultimate Skill > Supreme Skill." These are the four levels. My skill is a Supreme Skill – Manas. It taught me all this.
Pretty: Ohh, I see.
Precious: That's it.
Pretty: Okay, I'll keep it a secret. Promise, Precious.
Precious: Thank you.
Scene: Both head out of the room.
Kail: When did I teach you all that? I don't remember doing any of it.
Precious: What was I supposed to say? That I'm hiding my true power? No way.
Kail: Okay, got it.
Scene: Suddenly, the door opens and a panicked villager enters.
Villager: Black Group! The Black Group has attacked! Some people saw their soldiers near the village!
Tall: Did you inform Barn?!
Barn: I'm right here, Tall.
Tall: Oh! I forgot.
Kin: No time to waste. Let's go quickly!
Pintu: I'm coming too!
Barn: Hmm.
Tall: Lior! Go get Pizu quickly and meet us there.
Lior: Yes, Dad!
Scene: Lior rushes home to get Pizu. Barn, Tall, Kin, and Pintu head to the battlefield.
Kail: We should go too.
Precious: No need. After me, Lior and Pizu are the strongest. They'll handle it.
Pretty: Mom, who is the Black Group?
Precious: Around 10–15 years ago, there was an attack on a kingdom. The survivors formed the Black Group. It's not confirmed who attacked, but many—including me—believe it was Primordial Black.
Pretty: Ohh.
Kuku: You seem to know a lot, Precious. Maybe Lior does too, since he's going to the battlefield.
Precious: No no, he doesn't know who he's fighting yet.
Pretty: Will Lior be safe?
Precious: He's very powerful. Don't worry.
Pretty: Hmm.
Precious (thinking): Not like there's any real danger… but if something happens, I'll go myself. Hehehe.
Kail: !!
[End of Chapter 34]