Flight 131A, Naathyr Airport.
The boarding was ongoing, but a peculiar scene was going on in the First-Class Section of the plane.
A purple-haired girl was squeezing a silver-haired girl as the other passengers laughed out loud.
It was only after Ayia let go of poor Aurora that she said, "Oh, and this is my big sister, Kaori." She introduced the purple-haired beautiful girl to everyone.
"It's a pleasure to meet the friends that Ayia-chan and Shizu-chan talk so well about." Kaori said with a calm smile.
Everyone was awed when they saw Kaori. And it wasn't because only due to her extraordinary beauty. Kaori had the same purple hair as Ayia, but her eyes had a penetrating purple color that seemed to be able to imprint deep into them. Her facial features had distinct characteristics of Yamato descendants, differently from Ayia who had mixed features.
For them, Kaori seemed like the princess of the country as she had a natural noble aura being released from her as she just stood there.
What they didn't know was that in a way, Kaori was indeed a princess, just like Ayia and Shizuka were. But Kaori had an appearance that seemed more in tune with what a princess should be. While Ayia had a more wild and free aura.
Theo was impressed by Kaori, but he didn't hesitate as he replied, "The pleasure is ours, Kaori-san. My name is Theodore, but you're free to call me Theo. It's a pleasure to meet you." Theo said with a calm smile as he shook her hand.
"Oh, and this is my little sister, Aurora." Theo added as he pointed at the girl that Ayia had just attacked.
"You're so cute, Aurora-chan." Kaori smiled at her with shining eyes.
She could understand why Ayia felt the necessity of squeezing the girl. Aurora reminded her of Ayia and Shizuka when they were kids. Kaori had to refrain from squeezing Aurora's cheeks. After all, she had just met the girl.
It was then that everyone introduced themselves to Kaori.
"Happy New Year, guys!" Ayia exclaimed after everyone was introduced to each other
"Yeah, Happy New Year, everyone." Shizuka also smiled.
It was at that moment, that everyone stood up to hug and wish the girls a happy new year. It was their first time seeing each other in the new year, so they had to wish each other the best.
"You look amazing, Ayia!"
"Shizuka! I missed you so much! These people are so shameless and only you can put some sense of shame on them."
"Umaru-chan! You came! I'm glad you're coming with us."
"Ryoko! I'm so glad you're coming with us. It would be awful to leave you behind."
Just like that everyone discussed excitedly as if they hadn't seen each other in ages. But the peculiar situation was that they were barely separated for over one day.
But for them, it seemed like ages passed.
Kaori observed their interaction with shining eyes, it has been a long time since she saw Ayia and Shizuka behaving like that with people outside their family.
Especially Shizuka, Kaori knew that she was more reserved about friendships, but here she was talking and laughing without any worries.
But the person that Kaori paid the most attention to was Theo, she had heard so much about him from her parents and Ayia that she wanted to see for herself if he was that good indeed. And she was surprised by what she saw.
The majority of men who saw the three of them would show expressions of greed and lust, after all, the three of them were so beautiful that it felt like they were supermodels.
Kaori had learned that even if the men tried to hide their lusting desires from appearing on their faces, their eyes still gave it away. Kaori would be able to see in their eyes their disgusting desires.
But ever since the three of them entered, Kaori was not able to see for a single moment any hints of greed or lust.
His silver eyes were incredibly clear and pure, and he stared at her eyes, it seemed like he was able to gaze into her soul.
When he talked with her, he had not even once checked how beautiful her body was and only stared at her face.
Men usually thought that women didn't notice when they stared at their boobs when they were talking, but for women, they were so obvious.
Throughout the whole ordeal, Kaori wasn't able to see any emotions in him other than happiness and excitement.
Plus, he was so respectful when he talked with her.
'It seems that he is not half bad.' Kaori thought to herself.
'But I'll have to observe him more.' She added.
It was then that Theo spoke to her with a smile, "I'm glad you're joining us on this trip, Kaori-san. It's my first trip with Aurora, and the more people come to have fun with us, the better."
"I hope I'm not intruding too much. Ayia invited me, and it has been such a long time since I didn't have fun with them." Kaori replied with a reserved smile.
Theo chuckled and said, "Not at all. Everyone here will agree that the more the merrier."
"That's a relief." Kaori smiled.
They continued their discussion until they heard the warning that the boarding ended.
"We should go back to our seats." Theo suggested.
Everyone agreed, and soon after, all of them were back in their cabins.
But that didn't stop them from continuing their talk.
"Next stop: Kokoro Islands!"
"I can't believe we're really going."
"In a few hours, we'll be in tropical lands, baby!"
Everyone was excited about their trip, even Kaori.
After all, just like she said to Theo, it had been years since she had time to enjoy a vacation time with Ayia and Shizuka.
Soon after, everyone felt the plane moving, and through the windows, they could see they were heading toward the take-off lane.
And as soon as the huge aircraft took its position on the lane, it started accelerating forward, and without any surprises, the aircraft was ascending through the skies soon after.
Through the windows, they were able to see the fading silhouette of the enormous Sakura City. The plane ascended through the skies as if it wanted to leave the planet's orbit.
They were so high in the sky that they barely could see anything on the ground, but that height was necessary for the plane to reach its maximum cruise speed.
As soon as the plane stabilized itself in the air, everyone smiled excitedly.
They were finally heading toward their destination!
Kokoro Islands, here they were coming!