“Eh, what is it?” In response to my jeering, Bailard who dazedly tilted his head looked so beautiful.
His pale blonde hair smoothly flowed down to his waist, and his deep purple eyes were crystal clear. I don’t think there’s any other person who perfectly fits the word ‘belle’.
To rebuke such a beauty is not something anyone could do. However, I really felt betrayed by Bailard. Very terribly at that.
“Just when did you get so tall!”
Today was the entrance ceremony for the Royal Academy. It had been a long time since we all gathered, so once we stood in a row, who would believe that Bailard, whose height was not much different to mine, suddenly shot up to be so tall.
Let alone me, he became even taller than Jade.
Zernite was without question the tallest. Alfred was quite taller than average. Bailard was slightly taller than average. Jade was just the average height. While my slackened growth made me ‘a bit’ shorter than average.
This was strange. Why was I the only chibi1 in the group? Was it due to the poisoning, so my vital growth period was ruined so it became stunted?
“Damn~ Why did only you become so tall? Jade, how come you lost too!”
“Eh, don’t vent your frustration at me.”
“I’m not frustrated. I’m just a late-bloomer. From now on, I’ll grow tall, even taller than Zernite!”
“Oh, isn’t your target too high?”
“Shut up.”
Until now, I always stood next to Bailard, but now I refuse to be next to such a traitor. I stood next to Jade and grumbled.
“Fania is fine the way you are. Well, no matter how you turn out, I’ll still love you. Is your body okay?”
“Uwargh”
Suddenly I was embraced from the back by Al. Only the last sentence was whispered to my ears. I sensed that my body reddened all over. I tried to shrug him off with all my might, but Al didn’t budge at all.
So annoying. Don’t put your hands on my head.
This height difference was only hitting my sore spot now.
“Al, let go.”
“Eh, I don’t want to.”
”
”
“Shut it with that ‘I don’t want to’!”
Should I give him a headbutt?
“You two, don’t flirt and let’s go quickly.”
“Yeah, it’ll be so embarrassing if you’re late for the ceremony because you’re flirting.”
“How nice…. I also want to flirt with my lover.”
These three, just what the heck were you talking about. I flailed around and ended up moving weirdly, but locked in Al’s embrace, I couldn’t properly move.
“That’s right, let’s go to the venue.”
Al with a somewhat good mood finally released me, and took my hand in his to walk. I noticed his steps were slowed, and again my face blushed.
“You two, don’t just naturally hold hands.”
“I think it’s not good to do ‘lover’s hold’2 while on the academy grounds.”
“How nice…. I also want to flirt with my lover.”3
“Al, let go of your hand.”
”
”
“Why?”
“Enough with the why’s. Isn’t it embarrassing?”
“Not at all.”
“Ugh.”
This was hopeless. Al lacked the sense of shame. He only joyfully gazed at my blushed face, but had no intention of releasing my hand.
“Shut up~ You people, don’t just spout nonsense like just now. Bailard, just how many times would you repeat that same line?”
No one even cared at my roar of fury, they even laughed. I started to throw my tantrum.
Al’s three close-aides still had no fiancées. They were heirs to their respective houses of high nobility; normally they would have had fiancees since childhood, but this must be because they were capture targets of a BL game, as expected.
Even Bailard who persistently said he wanted to flirt with his lover, along with the other two, none of them ever had any lover. Even though they were all ikemen/belle.
With much clamour (only me making the noise), everyone headed to the hall where the entrance ceremony would be held. As I was writhing in embarrassment after being teased by those three, I had completely forgotten that the first event in the BL game would happen on the way to the hall.
Thump. Something crashed at me from behind, so I stumbled a step or two forward.
“Uwaa” For a boy, that was a high-pitched voice.
The one who crashed at me and fell was Louie. The MC of the BL game, Louie Isis was now before me.
Exactly at this moment, the BL game started.
chocolala: Yeah, it took 18ch to actually come in contact with the so-called BL game!