A young man in his mid to late 20s sighed as he looked at his workload. Dressed in casual clothes with scars on his face. He looked like a regular gangster but.

"Big bro! I need your help picking out a dress for my date with Adam!" Yae Rin, his oldest brother's apprentice and surrogate member of their family, shouted after kicking the door open.

Lowering his cup of coffee, the young man looked at her and sighed.

"Rin, I'm busy, "

"Yeah! " A pink-haired child c
Shouted as her head popped out of a vase near his desk shouted. "Uncle Stinky is hanging out with me! "

"Come on, Reese! I need big bro's help."

"Not really my problem, Rinny," Ren said with a smile as Reese hopped off the case and sat on the couch before playing with his Lego set.

"Uncle stinky!" Reese whined as she looked at him. "You promised to take me to the park!"

"See,"

"You spoil her, bro." Rin said with a pout as she flopped on the couch. "So... When are you getting a girlfriend? "

"Nice joke, Rin," Rex said as he approached Reese and rubbed her head. "We all know no one would like to date me, besides, the bloodline is already secured."

"Uncle Stinky is cool! No girls are good enough for the coolest uncle stinky!"

"Yeah, yeah." Picking up his niece, The young man gently held her in his arms. "And we can go for some ice cream!"

"Yay! Ice cream!" Reese shouted in glee as she moved and sat on his shoulders. "You're the best, uncle Stinky!"

Rin just sighed at her older brother's antics and looked at the wall. It was a photo of the two of them dressed in Crozzo formal dress uniforms with a knight salute, framing the picture as Rein carried a blushing Elysia in a wedding dress. Reve, Rita, and Bianka were in the picture on Rin's side.

It was Rein's wedding day.

Smiling at the memory of the wedding day.

"Huh, I remember Rex getting hit by the bouquet," She said. "Must be a lie, Rex is still single."

Rin gently followed her older brother.

0-0-0

"Instructor Kiana! Who's this guy?" Carole asked, looking at the close friend of her squad captain while pointing at the picture of Kiana in a swimsuit sitting beside a young man with scars on his face under a parasol with sunglasses on.

"Oh, that's Rex, "

"is he you boyfriend? "

"What?! No!" Kiana shouted with a blush. "Rex is my best friend."

Carole gave her a stare before looking at the picture frame on her office showing more. Photos of her family and friends littered the office.

But the one on her desk showed a picture of both Rex and Kiana. Rex, dressed in a tattered knight uniform held her close with his arms around her waist while Kiana, dressed in her finality attire, hugged Rex with a bright smile.

It was a photo of the day Rex found a way to rescue and free her of the seal.

"Yes, Rex-kun is Kiana's best friend." Mei said with a smile. "Though, I doubt regular best friends would sleep on the same bed and cuddle for hours while leaving her girlfriend," Mei said, giving Kiana a teasing smile.

"What?! Mei! That was one time!" Kiana shouted with a pout.

"Well, you did spend the whole day cuddling with Rex-kun." Mei said with a cold smile. "Without telling me,"

"Ah, I thought he was Bronya's boyfriend," Adam said, not noticing the looks he was given. "The magazines had some photos of them."

"But I though master Seele is his girlfriend. They're always together," Shy said looking at Adam.

Mei and Kiana looked at each other. Something was going on here.