Kairo looked at Princess Vivi in surprise.
Just moments ago, the little girl had clearly been planning to escape.
But now...
She didn't seem to have the slightest intention of leaving.
What's going on?
Could it be... Princess Vivi likes Lolita fashion too?
Gothic Lolita, no less? That doesn't really fit her personality...
Of course, Vivi wasn't actually fond of dark Gothic Lolita.
She was simply fascinated because it was the first time she had ever seen clothing like it.
After all, she was still a child. At ten years old, she was even younger than Perona, so it was only natural for her to be curious about new things.
Kairo didn't dwell on the matter.
Seeing how surprised Perona was by Vivi's appearance, he immediately explained,
"Little girl, her name is Vivi."
"She's a student I just accepted."
"R-Right! I'm his stu..."
Vivi nodded repeatedly.
But halfway through her sentence, she suddenly realized what she was saying.
She immediately spun around and shouted at Kairo,
"Who says I'm your student?!"
Just then, Robin walked over.
Seeing Vivi angrily yelling at Kairo, she looked slightly surprised before smiling warmly.
"Mr. Kairo..."
"Whose little girl is this?"
"She's so adorable."
Hearing Robin's voice behind her, Vivi quickly turned around.
The moment she saw Robin's dress, her attention was instantly captured.
"Big Sister!"
"Your dress is so pretty!"
"Really?"
Robin blinked gently.
"If you like it, I can give you one."
"Really?!"
Vivi almost jumped with excitement.
"That's wonderful!"
"However..."
Looking at the exquisitely adorable little princess, Robin suddenly changed the subject.
Pointing at Kairo, she said softly,
"Before I can give you one, I'll need Mr. Kairo's permission."
"No need!"
Completely captivated by Robin's dress and Perona's Lolita outfit, Vivi ignored Kairo altogether.
Blinking her bright eyes excitedly, she said,
"I have money!"
"Let's go inside and talk."
Robin had genuinely taken a liking to the adorable little girl.
After closing the door behind them, she led Vivi into the room and sat down across from Kairo.
Meeting Kairo's eyes, Robin gave him a subtle wink before taking out the pile of clothes, dresses, and hats they had just bought.
Smiling, she said,
"These are everything we bought today."
"If you like anything, feel free to choose."
"I already have all of those."
Looking at the clothes spread across the table, Vivi puffed out her cheeks.
"Big Sister..."
"I only want the one you're wearing."
"And... and..."
As she spoke, her eyes drifted toward Perona.
Seeing that, Perona immediately turned her head away.
"No!"
"You still haven't told me why you're in Kairo's room!"
"I'm not giving you anything!"
"I was brought here by him!"
Vivi instantly looked aggrieved.
Pointing at Kairo, she burst into tears.
"He's a bad guy!"
"Waaah..."
"Kairo isn't a bad guy!"
Perona immediately puffed up angrily.
"If you call Kairo a bad guy again..."
"I'll throw you right out the window!"
"Waaahhhh!!"
Instead of stopping, Vivi cried even harder after being yelled at.
Seeing that, Robin quickly pulled her into an embrace.
"There, there..."
"Don't cry."
"They're only playing with you."
Watching Robin gently and patiently comfort Vivi...
Watching the maternal warmth radiating from her...
Kairo's heart unexpectedly skipped a beat.
Compared to that...
Although Robin possessed an innate elegance and was in the very bloom of her youth...
None of it compared to the beauty she displayed now, wrapped in the gentle glow of motherhood.
No matter the world...
A mother was always the greatest.
And a woman shining with maternal warmth was at her most beautiful.
Just as expected...
Vivi, who had lost her own mother at a young age, gradually calmed down under Robin's gentle comfort.
She blinked her watery eyes as she looked Robin up and down before timidly asking,
"Big Sister..."
"What's your name?"
"Can I always call you Big Sister from now on?"
"Of course."
Robin gently stroked Vivi's head.
"My name is Robin."
"Nico Robin."
Standing nearby, Perona blinked in confusion before walking over to Kairo with obvious jealousy written all over her face.
"Kairo..."
"Why did you bring her here?!"
Before Kairo could answer, Vivi suddenly turned around and asked the exact same question.
"That's right."
"Why did you bring me here?"
Faced with two little girls questioning him at the same time, Kairo found himself momentarily speechless.
Originally, this hadn't been how he planned to complete his third mission.
His first idea had been to ask Gion to introduce him properly.
But after considering that Cobra—and especially Igaram, who doted on Vivi—would never agree so readily...
He had changed his mind at the last minute and simply brought Vivi here himself.
After a brief silence, Kairo stood up and walked over to Vivi.
With a gentle smile, he asked,
"Princess Vivi..."
"How about we play a game?"
"A game?"
Vivi blinked curiously.
"What game?"
The moment those words left her mouth, both Robin and Perona stared at her with wide eyes.
"A princess?!"
The two exclaimed in unison.
"Why are you making such a fuss?"
Kairo glanced at the most shocked Perona and smiled.
"Little girl..."
"You're my princess too."
Hearing that, Perona immediately beamed with happiness.
Robin, meanwhile, was secretly astonished.
The moment she had first seen Vivi, she'd guessed the little girl had probably been brought here by Kairo.
But she had never imagined...
...that the child Kairo had kidnapped was actually a princess.
"The game is very simple."
Kairo smiled with an utterly harmless expression.
"Do you know how to play rock-paper-scissors?"
"N-No..."
Although Vivi looked completely puzzled, her curiosity had already been piqued.
As the Princess of Alabasta, she naturally had never played rock-paper-scissors before.
Precisely because she didn't know it...
She wanted to learn.
"That's alright."
"If you don't know how..."
"...you can ask your Big Sister Robin to teach you."
After saying that, Kairo turned toward Robin with a rather mischievous grin.
"Robin."
"..."
The moment she caught the wicked gleam in Kairo's eyes, Robin couldn't help but feel helpless.
Honestly...
Just how obsessed is Mr. Kairo with rock-paper-scissors?
He's even dragging children into it now...
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