37 She put in a lot of effor (1/2)
As everyone started mingling and trying to get connections and the band took over the stage, I used the temporary change to sneak from my corner to the backstage where Eugene was taking a break. I was aiming to get the contact information from him and go straight home.
However, someone grabbed onto my arm before I could find him.
”You...you're in my new class aren't you?” The familiar voice suspiciously asked from behind me.
I reluctantly turned around and faced the Prime Minister's daughter with my unwillingness to talk obviously on my face.
I didn't say anything as I let her stare at me.
This girl seriously does whatever she wants huh.
”Are you.....you're Lynx?”
My heart stopped.
Was it because of that one time I saved her? Wait but I never told her my username...I still have a chance to trick her.
”You must be mistaken. I'm definitely not Lynx.” I responded with a face full of confusion.
Her face became the same as mine.
”Huh? But, you're definitely the person that saved me that one time. Although it's true I never got your username, you were wearing that designed glove with the hummingbird on it. Who else could you be.”
...
Why am I so easily exposed? Am I really that careless?
”That was just a replica.”
”How and why did you get a replica?”
”I like hummingbirds.....Lynx is like my idol.”
”Then why did you hide your username.”
”As I said, I'm shy.”
”. . .”
”Can I go now?”
”Tell me your username.”
No point in hiding it, might as well erase her suspicions.
”Yuka.”
”So you're really not that...Humming Slayer guy?”
”You mean the Hummingbird? I'm obviously a girl.”
I can use this chance to change that cringy nickname that they keep calling me!
Seemingly convinced but still a little suspicious, she let my arm go.
I turned around and was about to leave to continue my search before she suddenly called out to me again.
”Wait, what are you doing here?”
Dammit, I thought this conversation was over.
”Er, I was in the same class as Eugene back in America so he was relieved to see a familiar face. He invited me.”
”But I saw a guard get replaced after stopping you.....”
”I snitched on him after he insulted some uh.....important people.”
”. . .”
”So can I go?”
”Go where?”
These questions are getting annoying.
”To find that guy of course.”
”Why?”
”Why must you continue to ask these meaningless questions...”
Tomoe chuckled all of a sudden.
Chuckled in a very high-class manner in fact. The hand over the mouth and everything.
”Hehe. I was just joking with you, go ahead and find Mr. Franco. Don't mind me.”
I don't understand her jokes, but since she said I could leave I won't hesitate.
”Alright, see ya.”
I turned my back on her without a thought and immediately dashed off to find Eugene. Unfortunately, I was too late and he had already finished his break and started personally greeting his guests.
Great. Now I have to wait until the end. What the heck do I do now?
I heaved a hopeless sigh and decided to wait for the party to end. The Sapphire servers shut down every night so there was no point in rushing home.
I resign myself to my fate.
As I started heading for my favorite corner looking at my phone, I bumped into someone from behind.