Chapter 92 - Invitation (2/2)
Lyn rolled her eyes at that thought. Why is that man so obsessed with her? They've barely spoken a few sentences with each other, besides isn't he a lot older than her? He's older than the creepy guy from the Stone Kingdom. Feeling somebody look at her, Lyn looked down and found Kazuya waving.
She shyly waved back, 'Such an idiot,' Lyn thought, but Lyn called out, ”Kazuya, good luck!”
This earned the attention of the other contestants and the crowd, while a martial arts tournament is different from a Joust. One thing has not changed. If the highest rank female bestows their favor on a particular individual, then that person acts as their representative. Lyn wanted to make it clear to everybody, that nothing is going on with her and Prince Ereland, and that she intended to support Kazuya. Sure enough, once she did that some villagers started to cheer for Kazuya too.
Her lips curve to a smile; she didn't have to look over to know that Prince Ereland was fuming in anger. Lyn's gaze landed on the seat beside Kazuya and frowned. Huh? 'Rhys isn't here, where did he go?' Lyn thought. Maybe he's in the bathroom? He did eat all that food. Lyn tried to reassure herself that was it, but as seconds turned into minutes. She felt herself getting more worried so, Lyn slipped away, it's an urgent situation.
Where did he get to? After she walked around for a while, Lyn arrived at the changing room area and heard a sound. Oh, it's his voice, he's in here. Lyn opened the door indeed to spot Rhys there; he's here. But what is he doing? Lyn peered at him carefully, Rhys was leaning against the desk, her back facing away from her but she noticed a box of medical supplies opened. Ahh?
She burst into the room then, ”Are you okay? Rhys??” Lyn asked.
”Quit shouting, you'll attract too much attention,” Lyn does so and made her way over. Rhys lifted his sleeve up.
Her eyes widened at the sight of the injury, ” Y—your hand,” she stammered. If it were just a simple bruise, she wouldn't be so worried. But this wasn't a simple wound; the swelling seemed to worsen the more Rhys moved his hands. From the looks of it, the wound had reopened, since she could see the color of blood, ”It's getting worse! What's going on?”
”It's nothing. I just practiced a bit, and strained my hand,” Rhys explained.
Lyn's eyes widened, realizing what he meant. 'It's because he was helping her with training.
”But in such a state. How can you fight?” Lyn questioned, she shook her head, ”You'll definitely lose. Why didn't you tell Kazuya?”
”I was going to actually, even I'm not that suicidal. But,” Rhys trailed off, ”I saw the look in his eyes, and couldn't say no.”
Lyn paused, and she immediately understood what he meant. She understood that feeling. Whenever she saw that look on Kazuya's eyes. It motivates a person to try their best to live up to his expectations. Still, it's a bit surprising. Rhys cares for Kazuya that much? Lyn could never figure out why two completely different people like Rhys and Kazuya became friends. But, there is no doubt that the two are very good friends who have each other's backs. It's quite envious.