Chapter 27：Squabbling Again (1/2)

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After probably an hour of my non-stop talking, I finally toned down to catch my breath. Poor Kai, having to listen to all my nonsense. He's really kind. He must have lots of friends in real life, like Scarecrow and Casper. Oh my goodness! I hope I'm not taking too much of his time!

”I'm so sorry! I talked too much!” I immediately apologized as soon as I realized it. ”It's Saturday, Guild Wars day, right?” Yeah, he told me about that before. ”You must be preparing for that and I'm taking too much of your time. I'm really so sorry!”

”No, you're not. I have assistants in the guild to take care of that. It's okay.”

”I see. Ahmm… Kai, do you…,” Come on, Senara, you can do this! Ask him! ”Do you not find it boring talking to me?” I asked in one go so I wouldn't pull back and hesitate. ”I mean, I'm a girl, and you're a boy… so you probably like talking to boys your age than me, right?”

”Hmm… if I'm bored talking to you, then I wouldn't talk to you anymore and just ignore you.”

Aedian these days, aren't I?

”Hey! I'm trying to support you from the bottom of my heart. Don't laugh at me.”

”Ha-ha-ha! I'm not making fun of you, though. I'm just—Pft! Sorry, you sounded so cute like a little child cheering for me.”

My eyes widened in shock. Did I really sound like a child? Me?

”But nice name—VR games. I'll call it that then.”

”Hmf! Why, thank you,” I pouted. Somehow I felt like I wanted to sulk all of a sudden. ”Done laughing at me?”

”Yeeesss.” I'm still sulking.

”And… since someone's birthday is coming up, I'm thinking of sending a gift,” he suddenly changed the topic. But—someone's birthday? Was he pertaining to me? ”Too bad, it seems that she's still sulking. Hmm… I wonder if I should still send a gift since she's angry at me.”

Okay. That's definitely me! My eyes sparkled in an instant. A gift! A gift from Kai! My Idol Guardian Angel! How did he know my birthday, though?

”I'm not angry at you,” I changed my sulking tone to an energetic one.

”Really?” he asked, obviously teasing me.

”Yessss. H-how did you know my birthday, though?” I shyly asked.

”You put it in your in-game profile.”