"Seriously. Why did mom make me wear this?" Gripping onto the clothing, Onyx couldn't stand being in the monkey suit. It was just too uncomfortable. 

Hearing him say this, Irene chuckles, 

"I get why aunty made you wear them. You look good in those clothes."

"Nah, these clothes don't suit me. You, on the other hand, look really cute in that dress."  Seeing how beautiful Irene looked in that dress brought a warm feeling to his heart. What's more, he can see the villagers staring at them.

Irene smiles brightly, "Ehehe, I have to look beautiful today. After all, today will be the day I will become the greatest."

Do you think I will wear my usual clothing for today?! Today is the day the two will be together forever. And she's ready to show it off to everybody.

Thankfully, aunty listened to my words and forced Onyx into those clothes.

Yes, the person who forced Onyx into those clothes was Irene. She wants Onyx to look his best. It's to show the other girls they will never have that.

As Irene thinks about how to monopolize Onyx even more, Onyx stops moving.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Shouldn't the two of you come out now?" Onyx turns around and stares down at a house. Irene turned around, but she saw nothing.

Are people following us again? This wasn't the first time people had been following the two. Unlike Irene, who didn't think it was a problem, Onyx, on the other hand, thinks it's a problem. 

After a few minutes, nobody came out. Onyx raises his brows as he threatens, "If the two of you don't come out the moment I count down from 5, it'll be worse for you guys."

"5....4.....3.....2....." Before Onyx could finish counting down, the people came out from the corner of the house. It was Wyatt and Lily. From their expressions, they didn't expect to get caught so quickly. 

"Heh. Big brother is so amazing. I can't believe you caught us." Wyatt thought for sure they had hidden in the perfect spot. 

"Do you think you can follow us without hiding your shadows?" Onyx scoffs at his little brother. Onyx has always been on high alert whenever he walks with Irene. Trying to figure out who was following them. 

While the two walk, Onyx can see two little shadows following behind him. 

"So why are the two of you following us?" 

Wyatt's eyes shined, "We want to see what kind of skills you will get, big brother!" From what Noah said, it made Wyatt really excited.

Lily nods to it as well. 

However, Onyx shakes his head, "You two go back home. It's going to get really boring." But Wyatt didn't budge.

"No! I wanna, I wanna!" Wyatt throws a huge fit, not wanting to leave. Onyx's expression turns strained from the temper tantrum. He knew this was going to get annoying. As he was about to pick him up,

"How about we just bring them with us. It's not like these cuties are going to be a bother. We'll just go in one by one, so one of us could watch them." The moment Irene said this, Wyatt immediately jumped into her arms!

"Yay! Sister Irene is the best!" Irene smiles from the compliment as she strokes his head. The two didn't seem to care about the expression Onyx made.

Onyx was going to tell them to go back still, but Lily tugged on his sleeves,

"Big brother, can we really not come?" No mortal can say no to those eyes. With Lily, it became 3 to 1. Onyx is in a losing battle

"...Fine. Let's go." Rather than wasting his breath even more, it's just better to let the children come with them. The three of them smile so cheerfully. While Onyx's the only person shaking his head. 

The two continue to move on to the church, this time plus two. As they walked through the village to get there, everybody greeted them like yesterday. The handouts they were getting were too much.

When the four have got to the church, Onyx couldn't help but sigh,

I knew it. 

In front of the church, there was a large number of people. All these people waited in line for their skills. From what Onyx could see, there should be at least 50 or so people. Some waited around while others had already gotten their skills. They were showing it off.

Some of the kids broke bricks with ease, showing off their strength. Others jump around a few feet high. Peer joy was on their face.

However, others weren't so lucky. Some are crying because they couldn't get a good skill. 

This is going to take a long time. With how many people still needed to check for their skills, it would take hours to be their turn. That alone could make Onyx sigh all day. 

That's why I didn't want to come here so early. 

The moment he goes home, Onyx decides he will nag at his mother for making him come so early.

While Onyx gripes over this, the children have the opposite expression to Onyx. 

Wyatt has an exciting look from seeing how other people use their skills. It was super cool to him. He wanted to go closer to see it up close. 

While Lily stays close to Irene: scared something will happen if she gets too close. But her expression couldn't hide her curiosity. 

"How about we go somewhere else after Irene and I sign in?" Given the amount of time they had to wait, Onyx didn't want Lily and Wyatt to be tired from waiting too long. 

Lily nods her head, and Wyatt just ignores Onyx. Onyx sighs as he picks up Wyatt in his arm, 

"Hey! Big bro! What are you doing?" As Wyatt squirms around, Onyx doesn't care as he carries him like a bag. The four walk over to the front desk.

"Hello, are the two of you having your skills checked?" Nodding their heads, the priest continues,

"Please put your hands onto this orb and say your age and name." Onyx was about to ask what the orb does,

"Sorry, but you aren't 15-years-old. Please leave." 

"No! I am 15 years old! That orb of yours is making an error!" Turning to see the commotion, Onyx saw the guy. His expression turns weird, 

Are you serious right now? The guy looks nothing like a 15-year-old. And he isn't alone as the rest look at him weirdly too, 

What the?! How could you be shameless enough to say that you are 15-year-old! 

Anybody with a good eye could clearly tell that he was a middle-aged man. 

But Onyx isn't focused on the guy as he's more focused on the orb. The color of it changed to red. 

"Hah, there are always people like that. Trying to sneak their way. Even though it doesn't matter if they get their skills checked again. It's still the same." 

"How dare you!" The guy was about to punch the priest's face for denying him. Before he could do it, an arm grabbed his fist, and immediately, the guy went flying through the air!

"Nobody will be hurting the priests." The person was dressed all white, with bits of iron armor covering his vital points. On the iron armor, there were ceremonial markings. 

"Did that fool forget we have the knights from the Espoir kingdom here to help bodyguard us?" Besides the Holy Land priests being at the village, the Espoir kingdom sent some knights to help keep security.

When Wyatt saw what the knight did to the guy, his mouth went wide. Irene's eyes were sparkling,

I want to have power like that.

The priest continues to shake his head at how foolish the adult was. Turning back to Onyx and Irene, he explains,

"This orb will tell you if you are lying about your age. If it glows red, then you are lying. If it's blank, then it's the truth." Hearing this, Onyx and Irene got a clearer picture of what the orb does. They said their name and age.

When the orb was blank as they said their name and age, the priest handed them a piece of paper,

"When these papers shine dimly, please return back here." Given the number of people, it will definitely take till noon for it to be done.  

The four of them were about to leave, but then they heard something,

"Well, if it isn't the farmer boy!"