Meeting Again (I)
Fiona has obviously made enough preparations before coming to this part of the spaceship. Kiba concluded this when he saw her trying to open the grand door through advanced gadgets.
"Being from an aristocrat family is sure amazing," Kiba commented.
"...We have our own struggles," Fiona replied as her gadgets worked through the door sensors.
"Of course," Kiba agreed with her.
He didn't know much about the State of Avalon or Nine Great Aristocrat Families, but he knew the competition there was very high.
This was to be expected as Nine Sovereigns have great number of descendants. Whenever there are too many people, the fight for survival and resources is very difficult.
This was something that has been true from time immemorial. Even the slums which were the worst place on Earth weren't an exception to this rule.
Of course, the members of the nine families didn't have to worry about food, residence, or employment.