Chapter 18: Uncharted Future

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Silvka: Rock, Paper, Scissor, SHOOT!!!

The twins throwing their fists at each other, Silvka stops halfway with her palm completely opened while Silvko has her 2 fingers extended and pulled away from one another. Silvka's expression growing grim at what her sister threw, her head and left side of her body slumps down in defeat.

Silvko: Score, 21-3. The Silvko is enjoying this.

Silvka: Well of course since YOUR the win winning! How do you keep anticipating what I'm gonna do?! 

Silvko: The Silvko's sister has a pattern. There's always 2 papers then either scissor or rock with a 50/50 chance. The 3 you won, got lucky...

Silvka: Uugh, I'll never understand these Earth games Father taught us... Like, this balance game "Jenga" will always have the second player at an unfair disadvantage from the very beginning. How is this one of the most popular Human board games?!

Silvko: Humans from another world think differently, possible explanation for the extraordinary feats and powers Mother and Father have obtained.

Silvka: I don't think board games skills would apply here...

Around the room the twin headed dragon was in, giant stone carved versions of classic Earth games were made by Ryuka so he and A.O. could enjoy them. Monopoly and Battleship was dug in the ground, stone tablets with numbers engraved on them for Uno, and a knocked over tower of rock columns for Jenga. Wanting to become closer to A.O. as his technically daughters, Ryuka figured the first step would be to enjoy classic house games. Some games being naturally more fun than others, it was a good experience for both of them. With all the events and craziness that's been happening the past month for him, it was just nice for Ryuka to cool down and relax. Showing he's making an effort, the lingering fear A.O. had now seems like a stupid concern. Left alone with Ryuka gone, A.O. been doing the smaller two player games he briefly teached them about. Preparing to go again on Rock Paper Scissor Shoot, Oka suddenly enters the cavern and runs down the little pathway they made for her. Holding a heavy stack of books in her arms, it wasn't as much as running and just being forcibly pulled down without trying to fall. Getting to the bottom and recovering, Oka throws the stack of books and supplies on a large slab rock.

Oka: *Huff* Oh, hey you two! You look well, you've been eating right out here? I can't imagine a diet of constant fish would be healthy...

Silvko: Fish, is sustainable.

Acknowledging and asking A.O. about their eating habits, Silvka lowers her head down and starts sniffing Oka's bag out of curiosity while still talking.

Silvka: Basically, fishes can come in many different species so their properties-

While casually talking to her, Silvka's face suddenly contorts to that of pure confusion. Smelling something strange and out of place, Silvka turns to the increasingly nervous Oka for an explanation.

Silvka: Chalk and pencils?

Oka: Um...It's a secret? Hehehe...

Her answer making Silvka more confused, Oka was going to start teaching him about this world's languages and history. A seemingly random thing to do out of the blue, she had two reasons for decision.

1. Him dying in 5 years no matter what she does due to Overbooster, her goal was going to treat these next 4 years as possibly his last and give Ryuka a fulfilled life. To do that, she would send him to school and have meaningful interactions with other reincarnations who understand his situation. Knowing she would find some form of protest involving school from him, it was certainly a better alternative than being stuffed into an old abandoned cave in the middle of nowhere.

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