Upon hearing the name 'Michiyo', Katsuki felt a stinging pain in his head. He covered his right eye and he stated to breathe heavily.

"Master? Master!" Yuuki supported him but it did not make Katsuki any better. 

Katsuki touched his heart with his left hand as he felt the difficulty to breathe. He struggled to breathe, it was like air refused to enter his lungs. What was going on?! 

"I don't want that to be my fate. No matter what, I will live. Katsuki, you and Onee have no need to worry about me. I'm not going to give up just because fate tells me so. I am the princess of Meiun Island. I can't die so easily."

He couldn't hear her voice, but for some reason he was able to see her words. 

He could see the back of someone with shoulder length blue hair. She was about to turn to face him-

"Hah...!" Katsuki's memory cut off from there. He was unable to see the face of the person who spoke to him at the last moment! Was that part of his memories? Who was that girl in a pure white dress? Who was that girl with blue hair like the sky? "Michiyo...?" Since the name was what triggered the scene of that memory, he could only guess the girl with blue hair had to be Michiyo. "Hey, half-and-half...does Michiyo have blue hair like the sky?"

Shouto's eyes widened a little at that; he only mentioned her name and nothing about her appearance. "Who are you to Michiyo?" 

"Don't answer my question with a question!" Katsuki snapped, "You better answer me first!" 

Seeing that he was outnumbered, there's no reason to even fight. "Michiyo is my wife." 

The three froze at his answer. Shouto looked at them and then he cocked his head like a lost puppy; did the way he answered it weird? 

"You liar!" Katsuki shouted! 

"Eh? Why?" Shouto wondered why it was odd for him to have a wife. "If anything, I'm the one that's weird; my brother Natsuo have a lot of wives and I only have one." It seemed like the standards of weird and normal were different here! 

"You're about the same age as I am and you're saying you are married?! No way!" Katsuki doesn't believe the prince was married! 

"Master, don't feel one-upped! I'll take one for all of the women in the world and marry you!" Yuuki touched Katsuki's shoulder while pumping her other hand in the air. She looked so determined and she had no clue she just insulted Katsuki in the process! 

"You fucking bitch! Do you even know what you are saying?!"

"Let's face it, Master, I've observed how other females in Somewhole interact with you, and I can use my life to bet NONE of them see you as marriage potential." 

"And why would you want to marry me?!" 

She shrugged her shoulders, "We're on the covers of the story. If I am not canon with you, the readers will flip." 

Katsuki slapped the back of her head and made her fly to the wall face first! The slap was so powerful that her head entered the wall and she appeared outside the wall, scaring little kids that were walking by. 

Katsuki looked at Shouto again, "In my memory, I cannot hear her voice but I saw the words. She said 'I don't want that to be my fate. No matter what, I will live. Katsuki, you and Onee have no need to worry about me. I'm not going to give up just because fate tells me so. I am the princess of Meiun Island. I can't die so easily.'" 

Yuuki removed her head from the wall, "Master! You have a surprisingly good memory!" 

"I have amnesia but I am not thick!" 

Shouto wondered who Katsuki was to Michiyo because he never saw Katsuki before. "It seems like meeting with Michiyo will help you find your memories. Would you like to meet her?" 

"You'll let me see your wife just like that?" Katsuki asked. 

"You need to find answers. I've been making bad decisions because of what others tell me. This time, I want to see for myself if I can make a right decision through my own judgment." He then looked at Katsuki with a determined look, "I have a feeling you are not the enemy." After fighting with Yuuki and Eijirou, Shouto came to the conclusion that it was only natural for Yuuki to come and stop him in order to protect her 'Master' as well as the village. It was only natural for Eijirou to fight him too since he wanted to protect Yuuki. Yes, everyone's reason for fighting was different but it all came to one point: To protect someone important. Shouto will not blame Yuuki or Eijirou for fighting him anymore; they may be weird but they're not bad people. "I hereby invite you as guests to the Palace." 

"I have no problem with that, but if I am going in with a servant and a dragon, I expect to come out with a servant and a dragon." 

"Katsuki?" Eijirou doesn't understand why Katsuki need to make it clear as glass. 

"Idiot, what do you think the King's advisers would say if they saw how powerful you two are?" 

"They'd want to probe our butts?" Yuuki answered. 

"Invite us for a feast!" Eijirou's answer was just as bad as Yuuki's answer! Katsuki began to wonder if they're companions or morons! 

"No, you morons! They'd want you two to fight for the kingdom and stay in the Palace! As much as the King like to gather strong people to protect the Kingdom, I am not willing to let him steal my cows and decide if I deserve a glass of milk!" 

"We are cows, Yuuki." Eijirou's a proud Dragon Magic user...to be reduced to a cow...he doesn't know what to think about it. 

"Meh, I would have been happy if he called me a dog because that's sort of close to a wolf, but a cow..." 

"Yeah, I feel pretty insulted too." 

"You have my words that you will arrive and leave with two people." Shouto promised, "I will not let anyone take them away...or you." 

Katsuki liked how the prince didn't fight him but already know he was strong. "That's what I like to hear! Pack up, you morons! We're going to the Royal Palace!" 

"By horses?" Yuuki asked.

"By the fucking dragon, you idiot!" 

...

Somewhole Village will be fine without Katsuki, Yuuki, or Eijirou. The three of them will be back real soon. For now, they will let the young people of Somewhole take care of things in their absence. They didn't have to worry about have tax collectors extorting money out of them because Shouto's two Royal Knights will watch over them until new tax collectors and new knights in Suzu City arrive. For now, the role of the Royal Knights will be protecting Somewhole until new knights come.

"Dragon Magic: Dragon Transition!" Eijirou transformed himself into a dragon. Once he turn back into a human again, he wouldn't be able to use Magic. If they get ambushed upon landing, he could only fight with his bare fists. 

With three people on his back, it's time to fly and get to the Royal Palace in a matter of days! 

"I can't believe Master got jealous that I rode Eijirou's back before he did." 

"I'm your Master! Obviously I am to do things like this before you, you piece of shit!" 

While Katsuki and Yuuki were arguing, Shouto looked to the side and he was speechless of the scenery stretched out beyond his very eyes. It's beautiful and breath-taking; he never knew the setting of the sun could be this beautiful. 'I wish to share this scenery with you, Michiyo.' He thought to himself as he thought about his wife. 'I hope by meeting with Katsuki or Yuuki, you will say something.' 

"Hmph! I'm ignoring you! I'll talk to Shouto!" Yuuki looked at Shouto and she wagged her tail, "Shouto, let's talk about your wife! What is your wife like?" 

Shouto snapped out of his own thoughts and he looked and smiled at Yuuki. He started to pat her on the head. 

"Hm? Hee~." She liked having her head patted and the ears on her head scratched, it felt nice especially when he's using his left side. 

"My wife is cute and adorable like you." 

"Really?" 

"In other words, you are not beautiful or pretty and it's a nice way of saying you are not ugly." Katsuki just HAD to slip in a snarky comment like that! How horrible of him! 

"This is why you will forever be a virgin, Master." 

"Do you want me to throw you down to the ground from here, you little shit?!" 

However, their peaceful ride on a dragon's back was disturbed. In their world, pirates doesn't just cause havoc on the sea...they cause havoc in the sky too. 

"Burn them all down." Katsuki commanded Eijirou. 

Eijirou took a deep breath and he started to breathe fire to all the incoming ships that were coming his way. However, when the fire cleared, there were barriers protecting the ships. 

"Magic..." He grabbed Yuuki's collar and jacket and he used his Magic to throw her to the ship's way! 

"What the?! Why did you throw her?!" Shouto couldn't believe Katsuki just went and throw Yuuki to the enemies! "What if she doesn't land on the ships?! 

"That never crossed my mind." 

"You...!" 

Yuuki was falling, her fingers were only an inch from the ship's edge. However, she smirked and she used her aura to reach up to the edge of the ship in the form of a massive claw. She pulled herself up and she smirked at the pirates; it takes a Magic User to fight against another Magic User. 

"Attack her! Throw her off the ship!" 

Of course, Yuuki's not about to get caught this easily. She's got a plan; find the leader of the pirates, take him out in front of everyone, and destroy everyone's morale and motivation to continue the robbery. All the ships looked the same so which one was the captain on? 

"Yuuki!" 

She looked up and she saw Shouto jumping down from an ice path he made. The ice path disappeared the moment he made it onto the ship she's standing on. He stood with his back against hers, they were surrounded by the enemies. Well, more like Yuuki was thrown right in while Shouto jumped in! 

"Did Katsuki yeet you over too?" 

"No, I came here willingly. The fact you don't mind being yeeted here, it means you trust Katsuki on his own despite his amnesia, right?" 

Yuuki smiled at his words and the two of them started to fight the pirates and dodge all of the Magic they were releasing. Yuuki noticed the Magic were being released from jewelries with a red gemstone. What were they? Does it mean these pirates weren't Magic Users? She needed to see one up close! "Shouto, I'm gonna commit theft. Don't arrest me for it." 

"I'll look the other way!" He created ice with his Magic and then quickly used fire to evaporate it, causing steam to fill the area! The other pirates couldn't see because Shouto made it hard for them to see where they're going and they're bumping into one another! 

"Gah...!" One by one, the pirates of the ship they're on were starting to drop like flies. 

What was happening within the steam? Yuuki's hitting at the spots that will knock a person out with her Magic "Aura Magic: Impact." When she's using Impact, the harder she hits the target, the powerful the impact. A tap would simply knock a person out cold and not kill them! 

When a pirate fell, he dropped a ring. Yuuki picked up the ring and she was able to sense traces of Magic from the red gemstone. What was this thing? It's allowing non-magic users use Magic. She slipped the ring into her pocket and then she went to find Shouto within the steam. 

"Shouto!" She tapped his shoulder. Thanks to her sense of smell, she's able to find him with ease. "I knocked everyone out on this ship." 

"We still have the other ships to deal with though." 

No matter how they look at it, there's far too many ships. Was there a way to get rid of them in one go? 

Yuuki opened the lid of a barrel and she found out it contained oil. She smirked at him as an idea came to mind. She took a bow and arrow from a fainted pirate and she gave it to Shouto. 

"You want me to shoot it? They have a barrier up though." 

"I know. Just do it anyway." 

Shouto wondered why she asked him to do that but he got into the correct stance for archery and he shot an arrow to a neighboring ship. The arrow pierced through the barrier like it was never put up in the first place. He then realized what she was trying to test. "I see, that barrier only blocks Magic. That's why when Eijirou breathed fire at it, it's made of Magic so it wasn't able to burn the ships." But he frowned, "Even if I use my fire to send fiery arrows to them, it's not going to break through the barrier with my flames." 

"I know." Yuuki had been looking for useful things to use and she found a couple of things that will be useful. At times like this, people will improvise! 

"Matches and cloth? Empty bottles?" 

"Hee~." 

Back with Katsuki and Eijirou, they were flying on one spot, waiting for Yuuki and Shouto to clear the ships. 

"Stupid wolf." 

"Katsuki, are you worried about her?" 

"No. I'm just patiently waiting for her to clear the trash up." 

"Why won't you help her?" Wouldn't it have made more sense for Katsuki to use his Magic and put a stop to all the ships in the sky? 

Katsuki fold his arms, "Because people I allow to follow me are not weak people! If I have to jump in and do the work, what are people who are following me even doing?!" The moment he said that, he saw each ship were being set on fire. He grinned as fire start to burn! 

"Fire...but I thought the barrier stopped my fire!" Eijirou exclaimed, unable to believe what he was seeing. 

"I see. The barrier prevents Magic from going past." 

"Huh? But Shouto's Magic got through..." 

"Who told you that fire came from the half and half bastard?" 

What was Yuuki's plan anyway? Her plan was to fill empty bottles with wine, shove a cloth into the mouth of the bottle, set the cloth on fire with a match, and then focus aura to her arm to make the Molotov cocktail fly past the barrier and break upon the ship's floor, spreading fire! 

Shouto wrapped the end of the arrow with a cloth and he dipped it in oil before setting a match to it. He used his own ice as a pillar so he could stand on top of it and locate oil barrels on other ships. When he located a barrel, he shot the fiery arrow to it, bypassing the barrier and setting the ships on fire as the force of the arrow he shot shatter the barrel, spilling the oil and spreading the fire! 

The fire were spreading too fast for the pirates to handle! There's not enough water to put out the fire! The pirates were all panicking! There's Molotov cocktails thrown onto their ships! And there's someone shooting arrows to their oil barrels with a devastating accuracy! The captain of the pirates had no choice but to forcefully retreat; it was a bad idea to try and take down people riding a dragon! They shouldn't underestimate the people they tried to rob! 

Seeing that the other ships were trying to land to safety, their job was done. Shouto picked Yuuki up like a princess and he made a path out of ice to return to Katsuki and Eijirou. They've succeeded! 

"Good job~." Yuuki gave Shouto a thumbs up and a wink. 

"No problem, I was just supporting you." 

They've returned and Yuuki walked over to Katsuki, "Did I do good, Master?" 

"Ah. I already knew you'd get them out of the way." He watched the ships make an emergency landing and getting out of their way. Their journey could continue from here on out. "We're continuing! To the Royal Palace!" 

In the Royal palace of Yuuei, the wife of Prince Shouto refused to go outside yet again even though the setting sun was beautiful. No matter how wonderful the weather outside was, she refused to go outside or let anyone be by her side. Servants would leave food for her outside her door and they'll return an hour later to see only a little of the food had been picked. The servants loved Princess Michiyo too, she's a beautiful and loving princess who cared for everyone...to see her reduced to a hollow self was heart-breaking.

"Will Michiyo-hime be okay?" A younger female maid called Eri asked the head of all the maids, Nemuri. Eri will be serving Michiyo from now on and when she saw the food were barely eaten, she grew worried about the princess who locked herself away. She had never seen the princess ever since she started her role as a maid starting today. Due to poverty, she was sold to the Palace where she will be well trained and well fed. 

"Michiyo-hime has went through a lot." Nemuri answered the young maid. 

"Is it okay for me to ask what happened?" 

Nemuri smiled at Eri since Eri wasn't being nosy and she's genuinely worried about the princess. 

"Michiyo-hime saw the person close to her kill Prince Touya. On top of that, Prince Touya gave up his life to save hers." 

"Prince Touya?" Eri asked. 

"He was Michiyo-hime's first husband." 

"B-but according to the rules, if a man from the Royal Family dies, all the wives die with them." 

"That was the case, but Prince Shouto changed the rules in the last minute. That's why there are factions in support of the youngest prince for changing the rules, and factions that are against him for changing the rules within the Royal Palace and its traditions." 

Lifelessness were visible in her eyes. She's staring into space, not focusing on anything. She's stuck in an never-ending loop of that very day.

"Touya..." A single trickle of tears left her eyes.