“W-wait! Melika! Be careful of demonic beasts!”
Lumia chased after her in a hurry.
“Really…”
Diere whispered something and followed along as if wanting to protect Lumia and Melika.
Shien and Vivian were instantly left by themselves.
“Well?’ Vivian spoke teasingly, “Melika’s quite cute right?”
“Cute?” Shien immediately rolled his eyes at Vivian, “It was just one exchange, the f-, what does that have to do with cuteness?”
Shien almost broke out in a swear and broke character as someone honest and obedient.
“Isn’t that fine?” Vivian didn’t pay any attention to Shien’s sudden change of words. She just spoke like she was talking to herself, “At least, this lets you know that they don’t actually dislike you as much as you might think.”
“… Perhaps so.” Shien muttered, “But, that’s just Melika, right?”
There’s still Diere and Lumia. One’s cold and silent, the other’s timid and fearful. Don’t they lack any sign of wanting to get to know Shien?
“is that so?” Vivian spoke meaninfully, “Perhaps, there’s someone else who has already lowered their guard against you, and you don’t don’t know about it is all?”
With those words, Vivian left Shien and started walking towards her companions.
“Someone else?”
Shien was completely befuddled.
That’s a thing?
Why don’t I know?
It’s not like I did anything special, right?
It can’t be one of those cliched “invisible conquest” developments?
“Don’t…”
Shien wasn’t happy with that at all.
Otherwise, back when he used to heavily criticize that kind of romantic development in novels, wouldn’t all of criticism be rebounded on himself now?
For him to become one of those protagonists that he hated so much? And it’s one of those ultra dense and type to get conquered too?
Shit… That’s the worst.
“I’m not. I didn’t. Don’t talk nonsense.”
Shien acted like he was trying to explain himself.
“What are you doing? Come on!”
At that time, Vivian’s voice came from in front.
“Coming!”
Shien immediately got himself together and ran over.