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Is She This Attached To Him ?

"Strange ?"

"Yes. Don't you find him also ? Since the day he came one month ago, he was already in the eyes of the strongest heroes."

"Yes but they were classmates like they said so..."

"What about Lia ? She never talked to a boy for more than a few minutes except me or Albert. But she suddenly became a close friend of Orion."

"It must be because Orion is very different from the other men."

Margreth said after having observed Orion for a month from afar.

She would never let an ill-intentioned man near her daughter after all.

For her, Orion wouldn't even harm a fly and was too innocent to even think about something bad. He was attracted by Liana's beauty but he never showed any ill intentions towards her. Otherwise, neither her or Helio would have let Orion near Liana.

"No Margreth, there is something more to him. We think that the heroes turn around the strongest ones, but it's quite the contrary."

He shook his head. Then he looked again at the group of four.

They were currently eating elegantly, or at least that's what he wanted to say.

"Orion, you have a crumb on your mouth."

Evelyn said, and wiped Orion's mouth with a napkin.

"Th-Thank you princess Evelyn..."

Orion replied, embarrassed as he was treated like a child. But now he was used to Evelyn's strange behavior.

"You two must stop flirting in public!"

Melissa complained about them while eating a slice of cake.

"Melissa ?! Stop shouting that !"

Bryan said with a pale face, but it was already too late.

"So-Sorry brother."

Helio sighed, looking at them. Their characters completely changed from before. No, rather it was their true personality.

"Now see, he even befriended the royal siblings from the Nychterin Empire."

"..."

Margreth couldn't argue anymore. She never saw Bryan and Melissa acting like that since they first met a few years ago.

"Sigh...maybe I'm just overthinking."

Helio said, shaking his head.

Beeeeeeep!

"Oh, it's time for them to dance."

Margreth, exclaimed.

"Yes, fortunately they were given lessons about that."

Helio replied with a smile.

"Um. But several of them already knew how to dance."

Margreth said, sweeping her gaze at Austin, Andrew, the Hawkins brothers, Ryan and the four famous girls.

"Yes, it seems in their world their status was comparable to royalty here. They had to take part in parties like now, so dance was something they already learned in their world."

Helio replied to her.

"Oh ? That's why they seem so liked by their classmates."

Margreth said, understanding why these nine people were treated especially by the others.

***

Beeeeeeeeeep!

"Wh-what was that ?"

Orion was surprised by the strange sound.

"You don't know ? It's the cue saying that we can dance now."

Bryan replied, incredule that Orion didn't know that.

"I-I see maybe I didn't hear it..."

Orion was embarrassed as it seemed that he was the only one in the dark.

All his classmates reacted and moved.

"I-It's not compulsory, right ?"

"Yeah, so stop right now your thought of dancing with Evelyn."

Bryan replied harshly, thinking that Orion would want to dance with his 'lover'.

"I-I wouldn't dare..."

Bustle!

Suddenly, several classmates of Orion rushed toward them. No rather, they rushed toward the other three to ask for a dance.

"Sigh...it's troublesome."

Bryan shook his head and turned toward Melissa.

"Melissa, I will dance with Evelyn."

"H-Huh ? What about me ?!"

In the past, each time they had to dance, Melissa and Bryan would do it together to avoid most of the demand, but now Evelyn was with them.

"Do you want to let Evelyn be with a stranger ? I don't trust them."

Bryan shook his head.

"W-what about Orion?! They are lov..."

"NO WAY. If we let them dance alone now, I don't want to imagine what they are going to do."

Bryan cut off Melissa.

Even though he said that, Bryan had a good impression of Orion.

Truthfully, during the ten or so minutes, he observed Orion. He could tell that he was not a bad guy approaching his sister for her beauty or status.

Rather, his sister seemed the most aggressive one of the duo...

Looking at his frowning sister, he turned toward Orion.

"Orion, could you dance with Melissa ?"

"H-Huh ?"

"B-Brother ?!"

Orion and Melissa were dumbfounded.

"What ? Do you have a better pick than Orion, who has only Evelyn in his eyes now ?"

"Eh ?"

Orion was dumbfounded by what he was saying, but before he spoke, Melissa did.

"Okay!"

"W-wait!"

Melissa and Bryan turned toward Orion. The latter was giving glances at Evelyn to help him, but for the siblings, he just wanted to dance with Evelyn first, so the glances.

"Hm ?" Evelyn tilted her head at Orion's strange look.

"Orion, do you want to hide what happened on the balcony ?"

Bryan asked seriously.

"Y-Yes!"

"So, do as I say and don't make the situation worse."

"O-Okay..."

Orion didn't know what he meant but nodded.

"Let's go, Orion!"

"Y-Yes."

Melissa took Orion's hand and dragged him away before the guys came toward her.

"Let's go, Evelyn. You know how to dance, right ?"

Bryan asked his sister.

"Um."

Evelyn nodded but she kept looking at the receding figures of Orion and Melissa.

Seeing his sister like this, Bryan sighed.

'Is she this attached to him...?'

Bryan felt conflicted seeing his sister like that.

***

"Do you know how to dance ?"

Melissa asked as they headed to the center of the hall where several people were dancing.

"Y-Yes, I learned in the lessons."

"Then."

Melissa showed her right hand.

Orion understood and took it with his left hand. Then Melissa put her left on Orion's shoulder.

"Let's see." Melissa said with a smile.

Taking a deep breath, Orion put his right hand on Melissa's back and they soon started to dance.

Seeing Melissa from up close now, Orion found her very stunning. Long black hair and pretty eyes, she was as beautiful as Aura and the others, even though she was just fourteen.

'As expected of a princess...'

Melissa smiled seeing Orion's expression, causing him to avert his eyes.