Cat Cafe

For the next few hours, it felt like Ace and Maeve were the only people living in this world. They had the whole world for themselves; they could go anywhere they want without any restrictions. Let alone stopping, no one would be able to see them as they would all be unconscious.

But, Ace and Maeve decided to remain inside their room to keep their Nightingale protected. Of course, there was no need to protect her since everyone was unconscious and even if someone did manage to appear near her, they would know about it with the help of the detection inscription, even with that, the two decided to just stay inside the room.

Actually, they weren't really that interested in a world tour or something like that. Well, it is pretty obvious if we consider their past. They both have fought a tone of wars and killed many people mercilessly. The free time they had, they usually spent it together in their rooms. Going around and enjoying the sceneries wasn't exactly their style.

They were more like a power couple instead of that hyper-active traveling to different places couple. Of course, it is a different story now that there Nightingale is there with them. Now that she is here and is grown enough to enjoy everything around her, they will take her everywhere possible and enjoy the wonders and beauty of the world together.

Also, Ace just wanted to laze around with Maeve for a moment and decided to act spoiled. He placed his head on Maeve's lap who welcomed him lovingly and closed his eyes. Maeve just smile and stroked his silky white hairs as they both hummed a similar relaxing tune.

…

Just like that, few hours passed by.

"Hmm… mmm… uwu…"

Maeve suddenly heard a cute voice, she glanced at Gracie's crib and found that she was partially awake as she was changing her positions from hugging her pillow to lazily snuggling her head into it.

Finally, her eyelids twitched before she slowly sat up with closed eyes. Though her hairs looked like a mess right now, no one could deny that she was the cutest creature this world has ever seen.

She then weakly rubbed her eye with her right hand as she slowly opened her left eye and her gaze fell on Maeve.

"Gwood mworning mama…" She greeted sleepily.

She was wearing a loose comfortable looking, greyish black hoodie that had cat ears on the top. The hoodie was clearly oversized but that added a tremendously huge boost to Gracie's cuteness. The hoodie itself was one of Rebecca's proudest works.

Maeve smiled and replied, "Good morning Gracie, did you sleep well?"

"mm" Gracie replied softly and her eyes fell on Ace who was sleeping on Maeve's lap.

Ace was a little worried about Maeve so he wasn't able to sleep well last night, plus, he was resting on the most comfortable place in this whole world, so it was impossible not to fall asleep.

"What are you looking at?" Maeve questioned with an amused smile when she noticed Gracie looking at Ace strangely.

"Why is pwapa sweeping on your lap...?" Gracie tilted her head and questioned.

"Hmm? Didn't you use to sleep on my lap too? Or did you forget it?" Maeve questioned back with the same smile as before.

"I was a child back then..." Gracie replied as if she was a full-grown adult right now.

"Oh? So you aren't a child anymore?" Maeve questioned.

"Of course not! I am a big girl now!" Gracie replied as she puffed her little chest up. All that sleepy look disappeared in an instant and she looked all energetic.

"*Chuckle*" Maeve chuckled when she heard that since the girl hasn't even reached her waist yet. Plus, that adorable expression made it even funnier.

"Why are you laughing?" Gracie questioned with a cute pout, this time, her cheeks puffed up.

"Ahaha~" Maeve couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw that.

Gracie's pouted even more, her face now resembled a balloon. She slowly crawled on her crib before closing the distance between her and her mother before grabbing Maeve's cheeks.

"Aaaaa!! Why are you laughing!?" Gracie cried as she stretched Maeve's cheeks.

"Ahaahha~ It's nwothwing! Aaaa! Grwacwie! Ahaha~"

"Aaaaaaaaa!! Don't laaaauughhh!!"

"Owkay, Owkay. I won't lwaugh. Grwacwie is a bwig girl, hwappy?" Maeve finally conceded since she can't move much or Ace will wake up.

"Hmph! You should have admitted that sooner!" Gracie exclaimed as she crossed her arms around her chest and stood on the floor.

"Alright big girl, now go and take a bath" Maeve replied as she rubbed her cheeks.

"Okies~" Gracie replied as she walked towards the bathroom.

"Don't forget to brush your teeth!" Maeve reminded from behind.

"I know! I know!"

A smile appeared on Maeve's face after Gracie left the room before she glanced at Ace.

"So how long are you going to pretend to be asleep?" Maeve questioned.

"Hmm...? A little more..." Ace replied sleepily without opening his eyes as he snuggles with Maeve's belly.

"Hey! That tickles!" Maeve complained with a smile as she grabbed Ace's head.

30 minutes later, Gracie returned wearing a red-colored frog while her hairs were still wet and there was a towel around her neck.

"You are back!" Ace exclaimed as he already woke up and sat beside Maeve.

"Papa!" Gracie exclaimed cheerfully before running towards Ace merrily. Ace quickly grabbed Gracie and placed her on his lap, he then grabbed the towel and started drying Gracie's hair while Gracie just enjoyed the light massage.

"Gmmhmpmm~" Gracie hummed a tone as she closed her eyes but soon she remembered something as she opened her left eye and glanced at Maeve.

"What are we eating for breakfast today?" Gracie questioned and Maeve realized that she forgot to make breakfast due to everything that happened this morning. Ace seemed to realize that so he intervened, "Well, we are eating outside today"

"Yayy~" Gracie cheered before closing her eyes, signaling Ace to continue the massage which he gladly complied.

Maeve smiled and nodded towards Ace before speaking, "Alright, I will go and take a bath now"

Ace nodded and Maeve stood up.

After Maeve, Ace took his bath as the three got ready to visit a restaurant.

Gracie quickly jumped on Ace's shoulder, forcing Ace to carry her, Ace shook his head with a smile as he carried the princess silently.

As the three left the courtyard, they noticed that the sect was busier than usual, the disciples were running to their respective classes and the elders were doing the same. Though everybody stopped and greeted Ace respectfully, they didn't wait for long before continuing moving.

"I guess everybody is thinking that they overslept…" Maeve conjectured to which Ace nodded. Gracie furrowed her brows as she didn't understand what her Mama and Papa were talking about but she then decided not to sweat on it and enjoyed the ride.

Though Espade city wasn't considered the strongest, it was definitely one of the best when it comes to tourist attractions. There were many good beaches, zoos, historical monuments, etc in the city. Due to that, there were many good restaurants in the city

"So, where do you want to eat today, Madam Gracie?" Ace questioned.

"Ehehe~" Gracie first giggled as Ace called her 'Madam' before answering, "Let's go to that cat place!"

"Cat place?" Maeve questioned.

"The one where those sisters have cat ears!" Gracie explained.

"Ahh, that! Well, they do have pretty good food…" Ace muttered.

"Mhm, and those sisters are so cute~ I want to pet their ears~" Gracie mumbled in excitement.

Ace and Maeve then walked for a while before reaching a pink and yellow colored building with a sign 'Cat Café' on it.

This place is known for the catkins that run it, catkins, especially catgirls are considered one of the cutest races and they live with humans in harmony.

"Welcome~" A girly voice was heard as soon as Ace and Maeve entered the building.

It was a girl with black hair, green eyes, a small nose, and red lips. She was 5'1, definitely on a shorter side but that only made her cuter. She wore red clothes with a white apron which was outlined in pink color. Though she had good features, that wasn't the reason for her cuteness, it was because of those black, furry ears on the top of her head along with a 1-meter long tail.

"Oh! It's Elder Ace! W-Welcome!" The girl greeted politely.

"Good Morning, Miss Maggie" Ace greeted with a polite smile.

"G-G-Good M-Morning!" Maggie had a crush on Ace the moment he first arrived at her cafe and when Ace greeted her with a smile, the poor girl wasn't able to hide her emotions and blushed, her left ear twitched visibly while her face turned a little red. She tried to remain as stoic as possible and replied with a stutter.

"*Cough* *Cough*" Maeve coughed audibly as she saw everything folding in front of her.

"Oh… a-and Mrs. Maeve and l-little Gracie… welcome…" The girl finally noticed Maeve and Gracie and blushed even more.

"Hello Sister Maggie!" Gracie greeted cutely, causing a smile to appear on Maggie's face as she nodded at little Gracie.

"Sorry about this crowd Elder Ace… it seems that today's incident has affected everyone and many have decided to eat outside" Maggie briefed as she noticed Ace looking at the busy atmosphere.

"So… should we leave…?" Maeve questioned uncertainly.

"No! Not at all, please have a seat! We will prioritize your order over others! Dont worry!" Maggie replied hurriedly and Maeve nodded.