Chapter 841: Awkward Confrontation

Chapter 841: Awkward Confrontation



[Moments Earlier]

'Damnit!'

Rey had looked for every single way to speak to Lucielle throughout their first day of classes, but he was constantly with Cyn'dy, and even when he found a way to lose her, he couldn't find Lucielle by herself.

The few occassions when he tried to reach her, the girl just blatantly ignored him.

'Why doesn't she want to give me a chance to talk to her?'

Was she that upset? He truly had no idea what could make her so annoyed at him. The Lucielle he knew was very jovial about a lot of things, and she never took anything personally.

Besides, it wasn't like their disagreement was very serious.

'Maybe she just doesn't like Cyn'dy, but... I can't just ditch her for that reason.' Rey told himself.

It was obvious to him, and everyone around him, that the Dragon Girl was in love with him. She didn't even shy away from that fact.

'But... even though I don't feel the same, I don't know how to make it explictly clearer than I already have.'

Rey had shown Cyn'dy all the signs that he wasn't interested, and he even downright told her that he wasn't ready to commit to anyone or be in a relationship... yet she wouldn't leave him be.

She would bring up how sad and lonely she was, and how Rey helped her get over the death of her brother, which made him feel bad and continue being by her side.

~Master, maybe Lucielle is right. She might be manipulating you emotionally...~

Even Emil told Rey that Cyn'dy was most likely trying to guilt-trip him into staying, but he really didn't think it was an intentional act on her part.

"She's just very hurt. It takes time for these sort of things to heal."

That was his excuse.

It wasn't like he hadn't made his feelings or lack thereof-clear to Cyn'dy. Besides, he wasn't going to stick around the Academy for very long either, so this wasn't something he would have to put up with for too long.

For all of these reasons, Rey had to endure.

But... that came at the detriment of his relationship with Lucielle, and after a week without her constantly ringing in his mind, Rey was beginning to experience withdrawal symptoms.

He missed her like crazy.

'I make conversations in my head these days. It's gotten so bad that I get annoyed for smallest reasons.'

Things couldn't continue this way!

And, for this very reason, Rey decided to take the boldest step he could regarding Lucielle.

All of it was real!

Lucielle felt her body turn hot again, and then before she could fully comprehend what happened... she blacked out again.

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[Moments Later]

"I'm really sorry, Lucielle! I shouldn't have appeared so suddenly."

Rey prostrated before her the moment she woke up, not even having the confidence to look her in the eyes as soon as he heard her stir on her bed.

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The silence was deafening.

Rey felt his chest pounding as he snuck a peek at Lucielle and found her staring at him with a

blank, oddly calm expression.

She was actually frozen in thought, but he didn't realize that yet.

Lucielle was going over how Rey had managed to dress her up, which had to have involved

him touching her bare skin many times.

That thought alone would have made her faint another time due to embarassment, but she managed to control herself, so she didn't give in to it.

Still, that meant her body had to be in stasis for a few seconds while she processed everything.

By the time she was done, her body returned to normal, and she heaved a heavy sigh while looking at Rey's pitiful state.

He was a nervous wreck, same as her, and she couldn't take all the tension anymore.

As such, she decided to end it right there.

"I think I've fallen for you, Rey. Let's figure out how to deal with this together."

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[A/N]

Thanks for reading!

And so it begins... the Lucielle route! But, I wonder if it will bear fruit or not.