'Raily' - Viral, that black armor Fi was wearing, you know something about it, don't you? - She asked after Fi and Feli had left.

They stood in the corridor outside the exit, alone. Only Viral, Raily and Liroy.

'Viral' - Maybe I know, maybe I don't know. Let's leave that for another time.

'Raily' - I've heard rumors that maerens are able to cover their bodies with armor, but...

'Viral' - And, she goes on... - She said to herself.

'Raily' - Could he be one of them?

She stood in front of Viral and waited for a detailed answer. However, she shook her head, sighed, stared from the ceiling to the wall, unwilling to answer.

'Liroy' - Maerens? You're talking about the race that, along with the long-lived elves, took over most of the world? - He joined the conversation.

'Raily' - Ah, you don't know about them yet?

She turned to him and gave him a slightly disdainful look.

'Liroy' - I'm still learning about everything.

'Raily' - Yes, we're talking about them. Now, answer me Viral. She said in an almost commanding tone.

'Viral' - Don't even think you'll be ordering me around. You shouldn't worry about it, it's nothing that important." Without answering the question asked, Viral brushed Raily and Liroy off with a wave of her hand.

She passed between the disgruntled two and disappeared around a bend.

'Raily' - She could trust us more - She gave Liroy a wry look - Or at least me - She corrected herself.

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He felt something touching his mouth. Stronger and stronger. After a while, he felt a mysterious thing slowly enter his mouth, disturbing his deep sleep. His brain began to contact the world. He moved his hand, frozen after deep sleep. He opened his sleepy eyes and began to search indistinctly for what had awakened him. He saw something cream-colored near his mouth, though he wasn't sure of the color as the room was still dim. His pupils dilated, the image he saw before his eyes became clearer. He saw a tiny finger. Next to that finger was a second, third, fourth, and fifth. Each covered with hard fingernails. They were connected to a long hand.

One sec. What long hand? What tiny fingers!? It's a foot!

'Fi' - Blah! Yuck! - Suddenly he sprang up from the lying position and began to wipe his mouth with his hand - How could you, Felyy.

The toes he had just had in his mouth belonged to his younger sister. She slept with her head on the other side of the couch, though she lay down in the same position as Fi. She was known for her deep sleep, which not even a bomb blast could awaken, so she didn't react at all to Fi's exclamations of disgust.

'Fi' - You'll regret it.

Still disgusted, he moved closer to her head, lifted his leg, and placed his heel against her mouth. He began to touch all the corners of her mouth, as if he was smearing some cream there with his heel.

After a while, like Fi, Feli began to wake up. Slowly, she opened her eyes, caught the focus of the image, noticed what was really touching her lips, and in disgust started to sit up.

'Feli' - Blah yuck! - She wiped her mouth with her hand - Why did you do that!?

'Fi' - Because you did it to me first! Even though you don't realize...

'Feli' - How could you... - She said angrily.

She slowly got up and sat on her lap. Walking on all fours on the couch, she approached her brother.

'Fi' - What do you want to do? - He asked when she was close enough to touch him.

'Feli' - This!

Suddenly she lunged at him and her fingers touched the side of his stomach.

'Fi' - Pff, hahaha. Stop it!

Feli began tickling him mercilessly. She poked her brother in the stomach, touched a tender spot on his neck, and continued poking at his tender spots again.

'Fi' - Stop it, wait a minute hahaha stop!!! Hahaha!

Suddenly, after undergoing this cruel torture, he managed to grab her hand and stop her killing finger.

'Fi' - My turn!

As soon as he grabbed her hand, he shot one of his own fingers and touched her belly

Feli - Hahaha! Oh no! Stop! Stop!

The roles were reversed and it was Fi who was torturing Feli with constant tickling. Finally, Feli rolled onto her side, avoiding the tickles, and lunged at Fi again, grabbing his shirt and knocking him off the couch to the floor. However, barely feeling the inheritance, Fi did not give up and used the situation with his sister lying on top of him to inflict even more torture on her.

One by one they touched each other's glistening spots, laughing every now and then.

"Thum, thum, thum"

Suddenly they stopped their fun, because they heard the heavy sounds of the monster's footsteps.

They immediately made up with each other, as if all that tickling action hadn't taken place, and as quickly as they could, they opened the only window that was in their apartment and jumped out. First Feli jumped out, stopping in the air, pushing off with her wings, then Fi jumped out, grabbing onto her hand.

And holding her brother, Feli flew to the balcony of the upper floor. They climbed on it and hid there from the monster.

They heard the door to their apartment suddenly open. And from outside there was a terrible roar.

'Garef' - Where are you brats!? What's on your mind to make a noise so early!?

She entered their apartment but did not find them. The bed was empty. The bathroom was empty. She looked out the window and didn't see them either. At the same time, Fi and Feli were holding back laughter on the upper-story balcony. They found the situation hilarious.

After a while, the monster gave up the search. With a sigh, he turned to the door. The siblings heard the sound of the gate closing.

They breathed a sigh of relief, laughing a little.

'Feli' - So we're coming back? - She asked a minute later.

Together they flew down to the open window. They entered through it and stood in a dark room.

Dark but not empty. There was something here that terrified the siblings. The monster they thought they had hidden from was still in their room.

'Garef' - So!? What do you have to say to me! - She said menacingly.

The siblings stood frozen, both afraid of the big monster, but it wasn't long before they could move again.

Bravely, Fi put one foot forward.

'Fi' - What do we have to say? - He smiled and put his hand to his forehead as if saluting - Adios!

Immediately, he turned and ran to the window. Behind him, Feli did the same, prepared from the beginning for what her brother intended. Both of them, not being caught by the monster lurking behind them, jumped out of the window and landed easily on the hard concrete.

Their escape from the apartment was successful.

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He was screwed. It doesn't matter that he is considered the hero who got rid of the biggest gang in the city. His superiors, who secretly made deals with the gang, thus earning a substantial amount of money, were not happy that such an opportunity to earn money was taken away from them.

Bernar, a red-scaled lizardman in his twenties and Coin's older brother, was standing in front of the commander sitting behind a large desk.

'Bernar' - I was already at the publishing house doing an interview. You can't fire me if the public thinks I'm a hero.

'Commander' - Tsk - He looked displeased, knowing that Bernar was right - Not only can't I fire you, but I also have to give you a higher position. You're pissing me off. I've warned you so many times not to poke your nose into things that aren't yours, but you're still yours, and you've succeeded. You've been pretty lucky. Now, will you finally tell me who else was there? According to eyewitness accounts, there were 5 other people there. A one-armed succubus girl, a boy with a horn who is supposed to be her brother, a cyclope-like girl, a lion girl with antlers, and a blue-scaled lizard. We have at least several dozen succubi in the city. One even matches the description except that Felicia Solis is an only child and has both hands. The rest are not on any list. We visited a club where a Cyclops-like girl supposedly worked, but she is not listed as an employee. No one admitted to knowing someone like that. We're unable to find them, so will you tell me who they are?

'Bernar' - [I'd like to know that myself] - He thought - I was there alone and I didn't meet anyone similar to the description, how many times do I have to explain it?

Commander - Until you tell the truth! You'll see, as soon as this case dies down and everyone forgets about you, I'll fire you right away. Really, who did you go after because it certainly wasn't your father!

'Bernar' - He's not my father and don't you dare call him that! - He got angry quickly.

"Knock Knock"

There was a knock on the door, interrupting the brawl that was beginning.

'Commander' - Come in.

A young and slightly lost-looking guard entered through the door.

'Guard' - There's a case for the sergeant- - He paused in the middle of a sentence - I mean, for the detective Bernar. The press came to take pictures of you.

He's had a lot of work since yesterday. And by upgrading from sergeant to detective, there will only be more work to do.

'Bernar' - A lot of it... - he said to himself - Boss, if you're going to fire me, right after the case is silent, I'll make sure it never be silent - With these words, without saying goodbye, he left the chief commissioner's office.