When the jazz music ended, all the couples who were dancing instantly stopped at the sa ti. And of course, Ash and Furina were no exception.
As if he had been waiting for this mont for a long ti, Ash let go of her hand without hesitation and gasped for air, it was like he hadn’t been exposed to air for years.
’Holy fuck...’
Ash would like to take back everything he had said about dancing please. It turned out that it wasn’t as great as he thought.
This was more exhausting than Ash expected, especially for a newbie like him, soone with no skills at all.
’I swear I’ll never dance again...’ Ash wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Are you tired?" Furina asked.
"Of course. I’m not dancing anymore. I’m going ho."
"Is that so..." Her voice sounded a little disappointed.
But so what? Ash’s entire body was completely immobile. Worse still, the suit he was wearing was also covered in sweat.
Making even the slightest movent uncomfortable.
But at that mont, a boy’s voice suddenly rang out:
"Hey Furina, you don’t have a dance partner anymore? If so, how about dancing with ?"
Ash slowly glanced at that person, a guy with blond hair and an arrogant face, looking exactly like a notorious playboy.
And his purpose was obvious. He wanted to approach Furina, get to know her, and if possible, date her.
Ash knew that she would definitely reject him, but he still couldn’t help but feel an indescribable sense of anxiety.
Clicking his tongue, Ash quickly approached her.
’Don’t misunderstand, I’m not doing this for myself, but for the owner of this body.’
Ignoring the gazes that were focused on them, Ash calmly stood in front of Furina, separating her from that playboy.
And then, he gently held her hand and gave her a romantic smile.
"I’ve changed my mind, shall we continue dancing?"
Just waiting for this mont to co, an elegant smile appeared on her cold face.
She didn’t say anything, but that smile said it all.
"I knew you would do that." That was the aning of that smile.
***
After the party that day ended, all the students of Awakened Academy returned to their normal school life.
Like always, Ash enthusiastically participated in the combat training classes, and thanks to that, he also beca a little stronger.
As for the theory classes... They were nothing more than a ti for Ash to close his eyes and rest after devoting all his energy to swordsmanship training.
Just like that, 3 months had passed, and during this ti, everything went on as it had always been, without much change.
But for Ash, there had been a rather big change for him, and even better, it was an extrely positive change.
After the bell for the end of math class suddenly rang, Ash woke up from his comfortable sleep.
Beside him, Furina was quickly putting away her books, not paying too much attention to Ash. It was only natural, after all, she was already used to this.
Yawning, Ash quickly put his books in his bag even though he hadn’t learned anything.
The other students slowly left the classroom, making it emptier as ti went on. However, Ash still sat there, with no intention of moving.
He was waiting for a guest, no, to be more precise, a friend. Yes, a friend, not an enemy.
"Well, I’ll go have lunch with my friends, see you next period." Furina said goodbye and left the classroom.
"Yeah, bye." Ash replied to her with a smile.
The mont Furina disappeared behind the door, the friend Ash was talking about finally appeared.
"Ash, Lucian, let’s go have lunch! We have Tom Yum for lunch today! Be quick!" Canis said with a cheerful face, he had been waiting for this day for so long.
"Okay, okay."
Ash and Lucian stood up at the sa ti and walked towards the Academy cafeteria with Canis.
Yes, during this ti, Ash had made two friends, and they were none other than the ga’s protagonist - Lucian, and Dragon Slayer - Canis.
After the incident that day, Ash and Canis naturally beca friends, but as for Lucian becoming their friend, that was a bit special.
Ash still rembered that day clearly, as if it had just happened yesterday.
***
After the party that evening ended, Lucian was walking down the hallway, slowly heading towards the rooftop of the Academy to have lunch alone, when he was suddenly stopped by Ash and Canis.
"What’s the matter?" He asked in an annoyed tone.
"Let’s go have lunch together!" Ignoring Lucian’s tone, Canis still replied to him in a friendly one.
"Huh? Why?"
"Why? Aren’t we friends? We defeated that guy nad Van together, right?"
"So what? That doesn’t an we’re now friends."
"Then, can’t we...be friends?" Canis looked at him with an emotional gaze, as if he was about to cry.
And indeed, Lucian was moved a little. It seed like he really couldn’t refuse soone with such a gaze.
But in the end, he was still Lucian - the main character of this ga, and also a cold-hearted person, extrely difficult to sway.
"Sorry..."
"Sigh, listen Lucian, why can’t you be friends with us? You wouldn’t lose anything if you did that, right?"
This ti, the one who spoke was Ash, of course he was the one who spoke. Only he could say such unpleasant words.
"Moreover, you’re just a lonely guy without friends, right? So, isn’t being friends with the two of us the most reasonable choice?" Ash sneered.
"Huh?" Lucian frowned, feeling extrely uncomfortable.
"Shush, be quiet, my boy." Ash instantly used a finger to block his mouth.
"..."
"If you’re worried about being a mber of a destroyed Family, then you don’t need to worry about that."
"I’m The Useless Prince, who is always hated by everyone, and Canis is an orphan who grew up without parents or relatives. So, wouldn’t it be most reasonable for people like us to beco friends?"
Lucian gaped, completely at a loss for words.
And Ash didn’t give him the chance to do so either, as he imdiately put an arm around Lucian’s neck, pulling him up to the rooftop for lunch.
The fact that he didn’t resist ant that he had already accepted to be friends with them, right?
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