The ball touched the ground and for a short second, no one reacted to it.

But a second later Ayia and Shizuka screamed in happiness.

They tied the game!

The crowd couldn't hold off anymore and they ran toward the four of them to commemorate the draw.

Theo and Aurora looked at each other with wry smiles, they tried really hard but it seemed like Ayia and Shizuka were possessed every time they defended against their attack.

They attacked the two girls so many times in the last rally, but the two girls defended each time with crazy defense moves.

The two of them were not sad as they managed to hold off a tie against incredible opponents.

Their friends were even happier as they lifted the four of them and threw them into the air.

The four were extremely fatigued after their exhaustive match, so they didn't even fight against the hands that wanted to lift them into the air.

Just like that the siblings' match ended up in a draw.

When their friends calmed down and placed them on the ground once again, the four of them looked at each other and laughed.

"Great games, guys!" Shizuka exclaimed with a happy smile as she extended her hand.

Theo shook her hand as he replied with a smile, "Great game indeed!"

"You're not that bad, kid." Ayia commented as she shook Aurora's hand.

"Yeah, you're not that bad either..." Aurora started, "For an oldie." She finished with a smile.

"It seems I'll have to teach you a lesson at another time." Ayia giggled.

"I'll be waiting." Aurora replied with another giggle.

The two girls looked at each other with mischievous eyes as they vowed to defeat the other party.

Theo and Shizuka looked at that and laughed wryly, they could see that a rivalry was being born between the two girls.

A rivalry that only siblings had.

After the exhausting match, the four of them just wanted to relax for a while and cool off their bodies.

So, they didn't waste time before jumping into the sea.

For the next couple of hours, the whole group enjoyed the sea the best they could.

They knew that they wouldn't come back any time soon, so they just wanted to enjoy it.

But everything had its end eventually, and the time for them to leave arrived at last.

But before leaving the place for good, they would have lunch on the same pier where they had the last dinner with Kaori and Ryoko.

When they arrived at the pier, they noticed that the hotel staff had placed some covers to protect them against the sun as they had their meal.

This way they could enjoy their last meal at the hotel amidst the azure calm sea waters.

And what a meal they had!

Amidst the sea breeze blowing off their bodies, they had typical sea dishes to end their stay in grand style.

The hotel staff knew it would be their last meal, so they prepared everything with extra care.

Theo and the others didn't shy away and tasted everything, and they loved everything that they ate.

Something they couldn't forget was to take pictures of their last meal at the Kokoro Islands, so they took many pictures to register the moment.

"Cheers!" They shouted in happiness as they clinked their cups one last time at the islands.

They finished eating lunch and started slowly walking back to the villas.

They had to shower and change clothes to head to the airport, some of them even had to pack up their bags, so they couldn't delay.

But even then they still slowly walked back, they felt a mix of feelings. They were sad to leave, but at the same time, they were happy to go back to their houses.

So, they just walked slowly to enjoy their last walk at the beach.

But even if they walked slowly, they still arrived back at the villas eventually.

They all looked at the sea one last time before entering their own villas.

It was time to leave.

Like everyone else, Theo took a shower to wash off the seawater and sand from his body. He even took extra care of his hair.

When he exited the bathroom, he was completely clean of any vestiges of the beach.

He put on jeans pants and a blue T-shirt before looking at his bag.

Yesterday he had disassembled one of the drones that he brought, but he left one of them outside for Sylph to monitor them as they partied in the city.

And he was glad that he decided as it was only with Sylph's help through the drone that he was able to rescue Gwen.

Even though no one was able to see the drone, Sylph had been following them throughout the whole night with it. It was through the drone that she managed to discover that Gwen had been abducted, and it was through the drone that she managed to discover which room of the hotel the criminals were keeping Gwen.

But Theo had to disassemble this drone as well before leaving for the airport, he couldn't leave any trace that these drones existed.

Therefore, he took a deep breath before diving into work. As the drone was extremely complicated, he took a while to disassemble all the parts and keep them in the suitcase.

After closing the suitcase, Theo heaved a sigh of relief and started to pack the bag with his clothes and other things.

He had bought some things, so the bag was fuller than when he arrived.

He even had some difficulties closing the bag, but he adopted the old technique of sitting on top of the suitcase to apply pressure and close the bag.

Theo sighed in relief when he saw all of his bags ready and closed.

He checked the whole villa two times to see if he hadn't forgotten anything, and if he found anything he would place it inside the handbag that he would bring inside the plane with him.

The same thing was happening in the other villas.

They all had difficulties packing their luggage because of their purchases.

They even followed Theo's suggestion to check the whole place twice to not forget anything behind.

As soon as they realized that they had packed everything, they exited their villas carrying their bags.

They were all wearing winter clothes as they would traveling toward the wintry Sakura City.

In front of the villas, Nanth was waiting for them with a fleet of cars.

He was there to see them off successfully.

"Nanth! You were amazing!"

"I love you, Nanth!"

"Stop this Max."

"We'll miss you Nanth!"

"..."

They said their goodbye to him with smiles.

"It was my pleasure to serve all of you during these days. I hope you have a safe flight. Don't forget to stay here in your next stay at the Kokoro Islands!" Nanth replied with a genuinely happy smile.

For the last few days, he had started to admire and like this group of guests, so he was indeed being sincere when he said that.

As they were Avae Naeelis Guests, they didn't even have to check out as they left the hotel. Theo could do it through his phone, and Sylph would do it for him.

This meant that in just a few minutes they exited the hotel on a minibus that would take them to the airport.

As the minibus drove away from the hotel, they all looked back and sighed.

They were leaving paradise.

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