(Raye's POV)
I just told the prince that I don't rember a lot of things because of my amnesia, that I lost most of my mories.
But then, after hearing my words— The second prince, Aurelian Rakon— frowned!
He raised a brow, then opening his mouth—
"You know I have a special skill that lets see through lies and truth... I know you're just spewing bullshit, you bastard."
He declared that, looking at suspiciously!
"..."
I didn't say anything after hearing his words. I just stared at him.
Expressionless. Calm. I didn't even a twitch.
Though—
'HE FUCKING HAVE A SKILL LIKE THAT?!!'
My head is currently in a ss with the information I just learned about the second prince.
"Hmm~"
He humd, squinting his golden eyes.
"Though, the part that you said you forgot a lot of things isn't exactly a lie, apparently... I just don't know how."
"Well, I'm wondering why you lied about the reason though too... You don't have amnesia, don't you? Sothing else happened."
Then, he stated that!
'Ugh...!'
Looks like he really does have a skill like he said, and it's good as fuck!
Anyway, looks like I can't really lie in front of him like I usually do to people... But it's not like I can't say anything too, he might misunderstood as an enemy or sothing.
So opening my mouth—
"Well, you're right... I'm not lying about the part that I forgot about most of the things in the past. I also lied about having amnesia."
I calmly stated that.
"..."
Aurelian just stared at , curiosity obvious in his eyes.
"I just have reasons, and I can't tell you them... Just rember this— I'm basically a different person now than the Raye that you know back then."
And then, I declared that!
"..."
Aurelian suddenly frowned after hearing my words. At the last part of what I just said, I noticed his eyes widening.
And it seed like his skill told him that I am indeed telling the truth about that part!
So to top it off—
"I'm several tis, or even miles away much better than the past Raye."
I confidently said that!
"..."
The second prince froze at my words, he looked surprised. He didn't say or do anything for a few seconds.
He just... Looked at .
But then, after a while—
"Tch."
He clicked his tongue.
"You really are a pain in the ass. Why can't you be just normal?"
Then he asked that, a frown rested on his face.
"I'm pretty normal, to be honest."
I just shrugged my shoulders and casually replied to him.
"It's worrying that my skill told you're telling the truth, because that ans you actually believe that."
He rebutted.
"Well, obviously I'll believe that. I'm really normal."
Then I quickly answered.
"..."
Silence followed that. The second prince just frowning at .
Swoosh~
The wind brushed against the window behind him, faint but audible in the quiet hallway where we are.
"Haaaaa..."
Aurelian just let out a defeated sigh.
His gaze didn't leave for even a second.
"You know..."
His voice dropped lower.
"Whatever... I don't even know what to think of you now if you're not the Raye that I know."
Then he said that.
And not stopping there—
"When I heard the stories of your achievents. I thought you were doing so shady things again... I actually thought of having you assassinated after seeing what kind of idiocy you're doing this ti."
He casually added!
My brows twitched at his words.
"Though, after seeing you today kill a noble demon easily... The assassins I brought probably wouldn't be able to do anything to you."
"Oh, yeah, I can feel them watching the auditorium from the outside... I thought they were professors or staff."
I responded.
The mont those words left my mouth, Aurelian's brows furrowed even more.
"...You can sense them?"
He sounded skeptical at first, but there was also this faint hint of intrigue in his tone.
"Well, duh. They were pretty good at hiding, but compared to the things I've been through... their presence sticks out like sore thumbs."
I answered casually, like we were talking about the weather.
(Raye's senses heightened a lot after spending a lot of ti in the rift dungeon before. He always has to be alert because he's in a forest and enemies are literally everywhere.)
Aurelian's lips twitched.
"You arrogant bastard."
He mumbled.
"Just stating facts."
"...Ugh."
He crossed his arms, his golden eyes narrowing on again.
"So, what— you're telling even if I gave the order right now, they wouldn't be able to kill you?"
I tilted my head slightly, as if thinking about it.
"Kill ? No."
I smirked faintly.
"Annoy ? Maybe."
I might be being a little arrogant, but I'm just that confident in my skills and strength.
Anyway—
"Hah...!"
My words got a short exhale out of Aurelian, sowhere between a laugh and a scoff.
"You're still insane, I see."
He said.
The tension between us stayed, but it wasn't the kind that made you want to back away. It was more like a quiet, dangerous curiosity— the kind where neither side wanted to look away first.
Moving on—
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Aurelian stepped a bit closer, his boots making that crisp sound against the polished floor.
"Alright then, different person or not... I still want to know sothing."
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"If you really aren't the sa Raye I knew back then... what the hell happened to you?"
His tone wasn't mocking this ti. It wasn't even commanding. Just... really curious.
I looked at him for a while without answering, my gaze steady.
"That's not sothing I can tell you."
"Tch. Of course you'd say that."
He clicked his tongue again, but his voice had less hostility this ti.
"You'd probably call crazy if I did tell you anyway."
"Probably."
He admitted without hesitation.
"..."
"..."
For a few seconds, silence again.
Sowhere in the distance, I could still hear muffled voices— professors, maybe so of the students being lead away after the ss earlier.
"...You know."
Aurelian spoke again.
"Back then, when we were kids... you were loud, obnoxious, and way too full of yourself. But you were also— "
He stopped.
"Also what?"
I asked.
"A fucking bitch that always test my patience to the limit."
Then Aurelian quickly followed that.
"You thought I was about to say sothing good about you? Dream on, you were that trash of a human in the past."
He said.
"..."
I was speechless.
'This fucker can be pretty annoying... I didn't know this was his real personality.'
I thought to myself, looking at Aurelian.
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