The Girls Are All Coveting Me-Chapter 416 - 352: Fratiss: I’ll Try to Be More Proactive
"...Originally, there are few Saints. What are you thinking? You can’t just let your own Saint resolve themselves and hand over their Extraordinary Traits."
"If that’s the case, then The Stars would collapse first. Saints can still wander in the Star Realm."
"Exactly, if pushed too hard, they’d just rebel. Then The Stars might as well lie flat. How selfish do you have to be to think about devouring your own people?"
"Can’t say, there’s always someone thinking of having others sacrifice first."
"Who are you referring to? The weak and exquisitely self-interested petty bourgeoisie?"
The two were chatting away, then they heard Emily in front curiously ask:
"Fratiss, aren’t you going to see your boyfriend today?"
"Eh?"
In an instant.
Lilith’s ears perked up.
Miseria also looked surprised.
When did Fratiss have a boyfriend? Wasn’t she single?
Forget it, it’s none of my business.
"It’s Senior Chloe, isn’t it? Aren’t you in the same Association?"
Thud.
Miseria missed a step and nearly fell to the ground.
Upon hearing the sound, Emily turned her head.
Eh? Why did that pretty glasses-wearing senior sister trip?
Why is that otherworldly beautiful senior sister staring at me so fiercely?
What’s going on?
Did I do something wrong?
The puzzled Fratiss then opened her eyes wide and said:
"Huh? Senior Chloe? No, we’re not a couple. We’re just very close senior and junior!"
"Ah?!"
Oops.
The quick-witted Emily immediately realized that Senior Chloe’s actual partner might be someone else.
Like the senior sister who nearly fell just now.
But it shouldn’t be, why is the other senior sister also staring at me so fiercely?
"Haha, the floor is so slippery."
"Aren’t you a Legend? Almost tripping is embarrassing."
Seeing it was just a misunderstanding, both girls let out a sigh of relief.
Miseria: [Phew, it would be bad if Fratiss was involved too]
Lilith: [Phew, it would be bad if Fratiss was involved too]
Both had the same thought, but couldn’t quite explain what exactly would be bad?
...
On the other side, Fratiss and Emily were having a meal.
Midway through the meal, Fratiss suddenly said: "Emily, there’s something I want to ask you."
"What?"
"Just, why did you think Senior Chloe was my boyfriend?"
"Huh?" Emily said bashfully, "Sorry, I made a mistake earlier."
"No, no, there’s nothing to apologize for. I was just a bit curious."
"It’s just, when you’re with him, you look different from when you’re with others." Emily hesitated to say that their relationship seemed too close to just be senior and junior.
Fratiss was puzzled: "Is that so?"
"You didn’t notice that you smile much more when you’re with him? Unlike your usual reserved self, or rather, not the you I know."
"Eh? Is it really that obvious?"
"Ah, sorry, maybe it’s just that I don’t see you often at the Association, so I misunderstood. After all, you two seem like you’ve been together for a long time."
The hair on Fratiss’s head quivered slightly: "I do feel more at ease with Senior."
"Right!"
"No, no, is it that Senior has been accommodating me all along?"
"...How did you two first become close?"
Emily couldn’t resist gossipping.
Fratiss began to recall how the two of them had become so playful and close.
Was it because they often met at the Mysterious Association?
Or because they frequently went into the Maze together?
No, Senior often meets with me outside too.
"I’m naturally more comfortable being quiet, so it’s usually Senior Chloe who kindly talks to me first."
"We’ve also done a lot of things together and just somehow became familiar."
Fratiss tried hard to recall the scenes in her mind.
Then somehow, she remembered a previous moment.
It was a past deliberately forgotten by the girl.
On stage, the memory of their embrace and kiss. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
What kind of feeling was that?
She couldn’t quite figure it out.
Just...
It didn’t seem unpleasant, and her heart started to race.
Could it be that I...
"Ah, I got it!"
Emily suddenly interrupted Fratiss’s thoughts: "It’s just like an emperor choosing a concubine. Those in higher social circles seamlessly integrate those in lower circles!"
Fratiss widened her eyes: "What kind of metaphor is that? How did I become a concubine?"
"The focus is on the next part, okay? The popular figure picks you as a friend, with your personality, it’s probably hard to say no."
Fratiss tried to recall again.
Scenes from the past flashed through her mind.
"Wanna grab a meal, little foodie?"
"Hand it over to me, Fratiss!"
[Why are you injured again?]
[Even if you’re in charge of defense, you should learn to take care of yourself]
[Here, have some rainbow candy, keep it for yourself secretly, and don’t tell anyone else]
Recalling scene after scene carefully, she clapped her hands and said loudly:
"It really seems that way; I’ve always been the passive one."
"Right!" Emily couldn’t help but laugh, "But I really admire people who can naturally talk to others. It’s supposed to be a straightforward Warlord path, but I’m a bit timid and shy, so Fratiss, you’re really amazing."
However.
She didn’t notice that Fratiss was also lost in thought.
[Speaking of which, all along, it has always been the senior who initiated conversations with me]
[Only after he led me did I open up to chat]
Emily sighed: "Oh, even if I can normally chat with others, I start worrying, will the content I talk about seem boring to people? Will there be an awkward silence?"
"It won’t."
"What about you, Fratiss? Do you find chatting with me interesting?"
"Yes, Emily is very cute, even when trying hard to find topics, so don’t be afraid."
"Wah, Fratiss, you’re so nice."
[Am I really nice?]
Fratiss remained silent for a moment.
She seemed to always be like this, just following others’ conversations while chatting.
But what she wanted to say seemed stuck in her throat.
Introverted?
Doesn’t seem quite right either.
Passive?
Not that passive either.
But certainly very stubborn.
She actually noticed that the senior was trying hard to show her kindness.
Then what about the senior?
It seems I have been passively receiving the senior’s goodwill without really proactively showing kindness.
She just feels really happy being with the senior.
Does the senior feel happy being with me?
[I don’t know]
For the first time in many years, Fratiss, always immersed in her own world, began to think about how to actively express goodwill to others.
...
Location: Extreme Society·Amber Hall
Chloe, just back from training, sat at the bar for a while, preparing to microwave something to eat.
But as soon as she walked over, she saw a sticky note on the microwave: [For the adorable Fratiss]
The handwriting was unmistakably Fufu’s.
"Why isn’t there anything for me?"
Chloe instantly made a decision.
Secretly eat one or two egg tarts, and Fratiss probably wouldn’t notice.
"Eh? Senior, are you back this late?"
"Weren’t you training outside for a long time too?"
"Yeah, I also had a quick run through the Maze."
"The Maze Monsters are really unlucky to encounter you."
"Hehe, Senior Sister Fufu told me to come over and grab some egg tarts, said they were already baked in the microwave."
"Yeah, I saw them, they’re by the bar. So, you haven’t had any troubles lately, have you?"
Fratiss instinctively wanted to take over the conversation but remembered today’s event.
She lifted her head, looked at Chloe, and said, "Senior, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, go ahead,"
"Senior... how do you feel when chatting or interacting with me normally? Do I bore you?"
Chloe was surprised by Fratiss’s question and lifted her head to look at her.
The girl’s eyes were shining, staring at her with a trace of worry.
"What are you talking about?"
"Eh?"
Fratiss snapped back to reality, instinctively turned her head away:
"I just... when chatting with friends, suddenly thought of this. Because it’s always you initiating conversations with me.
So, I really appreciate it, but I didn’t know if I’d bore you.
Because sometimes I feel boring myself, but it seems like to avoid awkwardness, you reluctantly keep chatting with me, so I thought..."
"...Fratiss."
"Yes."
"Very interesting." Chloe replied with utmost sincerity, "I find chatting with you very interesting."
"Re-really?"
"You don’t think I’m the kind of person who’s bored and tries to please others, do you?"
"Of course not!"
"I’ve never told you before? Though you might seem cold, that’s just a protective shell. Peel off this mask, and you can see the interesting inside; that’s what I always thought."
"Re-really? Thank you for the compliment then."
"I truly didn’t expect you’d be worried about such things."
Chloe laughed, at such moments, he particularly felt that Kasha was indeed Fratiss, and Fratiss was just like Kasha.
Their awkward personalities were exactly the same.
"Didn’t expect you’d be troubled by such matters." Chloe spread his hands and said, "I don’t know about others, but if I find it hard to get along with someone from the start, I’d simply not interact with them."
"Th-that makes sense."
"And what about you, little Fratiss? Do you find me interesting?"
"Of-of course." Fratiss said earnestly, "It’s not just about being interesting, being with the senior is joyful and reassuring."
"Then that’s great, all’s well that ends well."
"Mm~" Fratiss walked over, sat on the bar, turned her head to look at this senior who always cared for her, and suddenly said, "Then I’ll try to be more proactive in the future, just like you, senior."
