New Eden City was the Capital of the United Nations as well as a hub where many famous people gathered. People who lived in this city often t with their idols and celebrities, so the sight of them walking on the street was pretty common.
The citizens didn't bother them nor stare at them, making the celebrities comfortable walking outside. It was a kind of unwritten rule in this city. However, so celebrities sotis took the lilight of people's attention. However, people didn't stare at them for so long as it was considered rude.
Willow Park was a famous date spot in New Eden City, located near the center of the city. It was the busiest spot, filled with people every night, no matter whether it was weekdays or weekends.
Trees were decorated with blinking lights. Many night stalls selling various food lined up adjacently on the right spot. Every day in this park looked like a festival.
A young boy and girl walked side by side in this kind of park, linking their hands. No matter how people saw them, they were clearly a couple who went on a date.
"It's beautiful."
"It is."
Max looked around the park with a smile before settling his gaze at the companion next to him. He was nervous. Just holding her hand made him happy and nervous at the sa ti.
As soone basked in the spotlight from his parkour and streaming career, he was confident he wouldn't be nervous easily. Even when he was competing in the Midnight Heist tournant, he never felt this nervous before.
And he knew that Lily was also nervous. It was apparent in her flushed face and trembling hand. And it made him happier knowing she felt the sa way as him.
"I found this place when I was looking for a good streaming spot on the trip this morning. In the end, Flexy took to the sports center, so I had no chance to visit this park." Max explained as he scratched his cheek.
He paused slightly and looked at the fountain in front of him. Water spurted like a geyser, dancing with diffused golden gem-like lights shining behind.
"But I am glad I can visit it now. This park is truly beautiful. I would regret it if I didn't see this scenery."
"Un." Lily nodded and tightened her grip. "I agree. I got… the inspiration to finish my new song too. Thank you for bringing here." She looked at him and smiled.
"I am glad if I can be of help."
Both of them continued their walk in silence. With Lily getting too absorbed with the scenery, Max couldn't help but chuckle. She made so interesting expressions when she saw sothing new.
Then, they also talked about themselves more. Max told her about how he got into streaming and why he loved it. It was a mix of the story between his current self and his past life. Naturally, he didn't tell her about his mories. He would be considered crazy if he did tell her.
In exchange, Lily also talked about herself.
"I have always been blessed. Born into a rich family, have a good talent for music and a beautiful appearance. I also have above-average athletic skills, and lately, I have also found out I am in the top 50 SR ranking."
She sounded like a bragging, but her expression looked pretty sad. It was a rare occurrence for her to talk this much about herself.
"Because of that, not many people look at as equal. Most of them praised , wanting sothing from . I only befriended Ferin, but she was 2 years older than . So when she graduated from high school, I was alone again, isolated in that space with people who worshiped . They looked stupid."
A self-deprecating laugh escaped her lips as she stopped under the tree shade. Now, they were a bit away from other people. The neon lights couldn't be seen anymore, and the atmosphere in this part of the park was calm and silent.
Max and Lily looked at each other silently.
"At one ti, I considered stopping to create music. I haven't released a new song yet for 3 months now and stopped my concert altogether. I asked my brother to teach sothing new, and he told about streaming and gas. I played, and we scored a world record.
"I had fun while playing and tried streaming. Having a loving brother is nice once in a while. He will help with anything. He even helped with my selfish wish to join the competition because I was curious about one person who was indifferent when facing ."
She giggled playfully and leaned forward. "It's you."
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"Yes, you." Lily confird with a bright smile.
"I watched the Knight's Journey stream because I was interested in the ga and found your gaplay. You looked like you were having fun, and your wall run interested . But that's it. At first, I was only interested in that and not your personal self.
"But when we t at the park, I changed my mind. I wanted to learn the wall run, so I asked you directly. And that changed my perspective. Even when I introduced myself as Lily Spencer and not LilyPixel, you didn't change your attitude at all. And then, as ti passed, I changed."
Max rembered their first eting. He thought Lily was beautiful then, and he was slightly chard, but that was it. His priority at that ti was having fun and doing parkour, which he hadn't done in 3 years due to his past life accident.
For him, getting to know other people wasn't important. And that apparently helped Lily.
Knowing soone who was not only interesting but treated her as just Lily instead of Peter Spencer's little sister, or LilyPixel's the world record holder, or even White Lily the talented singer, was refreshing and… new.
"Knowing you changed , and I liked the change. Having soone who wasn't interested in was really uncommon. Atlas is a different case, as he is not interested in people other than Ferin. But you, while not changing your attitude, retain your interest in . I know that, hehe. Because I am the sa."
Max and Lily used a similar thod when approaching other people. What was different was that Max liked to talk more, while Lily liked silence. Not only that, but she only had a few friends close to her, and that naturally ford her reserved attitude, making her talk less.
The more he knew about her the more he was interested in her. He wanted to tell her about his parkour journey, but that was impossible. He wanted to tell her that he had an accident that led his love to streaming, but that was also impossible.
"I have talked a lot, and now I am thirsty." She said, holding his hand tighter and looking at him. "Shall we buy sothing to drink?"
All he could do now was one. Holding her hand tighter and smiling. Assuring her that he would be there for her and never change… But the latter was impossible. Maybe he would change a little, but that change would bring him closer to her.
"Yeah."
Once again, they didn't need confirmation. They didn't need confession.
As they secretly harbor their feelings, which both knew very well, the two clumsy youngsters made their way back to the stall to buy a drink. On their way, the girl spoke to the boy.
"When I finish my next song, please listen to it. I want you to be the first one to listen to that."
"Alright." The boy nodded, secretly looking forward to it. "And after you finish your next song, please hear out. I have sothing to say to you."
"Un." The girl nodded next. "I am looking forward to it."
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