The night embrace us all. Housey and Calypso Tree are still calibrating Serpie, our gigantic magic core, which will be our most powerful ally on the fight against the devil one day. The sound they produce is a loud one, but they're self aware of it, and as such, they take precautions by themselves by erecting a vacuum barrier in order to prevent any leakage of sound, which will cause those kids to wakes up from their beautiful night sleep

(And just to make triple sure) [Ash]

I check their room one by one. They're having troubles to fall asleep since their favourite eldest sister, Rafiah was kidnapped by someone that will do awful things to her. Understandable, and the exact reason (one of, or to be more precise, the extension of the reason) why I can't fall asleep is precisely because worrying about Rafiah as well.

Closing the last door, I now know that they're all fast asleep, which is good since

"Mahsuri, Titania, and Ant Aries, are you ready?" [Ash]

~Nod~

"Thank you, for taking part in it... Just to recap, all I need you to do is to watch the perimeter. Nothing more, nothing less. As for finishing the final blow to him, I'll do it myself" [Ash]

This is an important operation, one that I couldn't afford to fail no matter what, which is why, I need these three powerful warrior by my side. Once I am getting ready to depart

"Nine tail fox technique: Armour of tranquility" [Elise]

"El... Elise!?" [Ash]

"And not just her" [Muse]

"Rean! Muse! You too!" [Ash]

When did she wake up? I'm sure I saw her asleep with the little one. As for Rean, what is he doing here with her wife? Just go home and... No. No. No. I don't want to imagine it. Shoo shoo bad perverted thought of mine. Go faraway and never come back

"Brother Ash, it's a mistake thinking that we are both still your little weak siblings needing protection all the times" [Rean]

"Care to involve us in this whole secret operation of yours?" [Elise]

"I might not help much, but I can't leave the whole burden to my husband alone" [Muse]

"Geez... I guess I can't escape like last time, giving you my sweet words as elder brother... Maybe I can just force myself through and see what will happen if you stop me" [Ash]

"""!!!""" [Rean, Elise, Muse]

Well, I wouldn't do that, but they think I am serious about it

"If you want to joke, maybe don't take it too far" [Claude]

"It's bad for our heart" [Filvisar]

"You two as well. Actually, it's strange if you two didn't notice my little plan" [Ash]

And so now, one day before departing to Lyrue, nine of us are here, standing in front of the door where other are asleep. I just hope Khamishah here will remain asleep. If she somehow wake up and come down here, I really don't have any choice but to ask Mahsuri, Titania and Ant Aries to chain her. Fortunately, she doesn't

"So, what's now, Ash? I'm sure you will proceed with or without telling them. Decision is yours" [Mahsuri]

"Just make sure whichever one you pick will not leave you with regret afterward" [Titania]

"Oh boy, I guess this will be a tough one for you" [Ant Aries]

True, but I guess it's an obvious one.

"Fine. You three are kids no more. As for Claude and Filvisar, I guess I should consult with you two before even trying this..." [Ash]

Now then... How do I begin? How about I tell them my plan straight away

"""""!!!!!""""" [Filvisar, Claude, Rean, Elise, Muse]

Yup. That's the reaction I except them to make. It's only natural for them to make

"Before you start shouting... Neutral magic: Area of silence" [Ash]

"You should start using that spell even before Elise wanted to shout... Maybe when you told us about this plan of yours..." [Muse]

"Haha sorry" [Ash]

As for Elise

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!?" [Elise]

"No" [Ash]

And my simple single word answer make her little volcanic eruption into a catastrophic one. She really takes after Rafiah after all this years, albeit, her one is scarier than Rafiah

"Are you fully prepared for the consequence, not only should you fail, but also should you succeed" [Filvisar]

"This will severely shaken this country, whether you like it or not" [Muse]

"This is like Princess Diana and her the Holy Palace prince all over again..." [Rean]

"Oh, so that's she do with him" [Ash]

"Wait... WHAT!" [Elise]

"Rean..." [Muse]

"Sorry, it just escape my mouth" [Rean]

"Rean! Muse! Tell me more about it! Right now itself!" [Elise]

It feels like some sort of political secret that shouldn't be expose no matter what, but Rean literally spit it out from his mouth rather unconsciously. Maybe she's taken aback by my plan that his brain simply let loose. Before things escalate any further...

"So, what will it be? I am going no matter what. So what's your choice? Rean, Elise, Muse?" [Ash]

"You sure know us, excluding us right from the start" [Claude]

"We will make sure the other are fast asleep, but you should also finish it quickly" [Filvisar]

That's the response that I am 100% sure they will make. Now, for those three

"Let me in" [Muse]

""!!"" [Rean, Elise]

"Are you sure?" [Ash]

"I might be useless when it come to fight, but this us the First Prince we are talking about, and as such, I'm sure I can be of use" [Muse]

"How about you Rean?" [Mahsuri]

"I can't just leave my wife alone... I'm in" [Rean]

"You two... Fine! But just so we are clear, I am still against it!" [Elise]

"Me too. Just keep this a secret from Diana" [Ash]

"She will definitely know about it" [Muse]

"I'll just feign ignorance then" [Ash]

"You make it sound so easy..." [Muse]

And thus, my secret plan of exposing the First Prince go into motion with additional three persons. Worse case scenario, I might need to kill the first prince should he really is guilty