An Unfolding Beyond Expectations! An Unexpected Declaration!...

After that, Kaya no longer made her wishes too obvious. She forcibly restrained the urge to speak with Ikaros and chatted idly with Wu Yan and the others. It was not just Kaya—Bing Ling, Bixi, Safa, and even the younger members of the various major factions all came over under their own or their elders' instructions to strike up conversations with Wu Yan.

It was not because they were particularly familiar with Wu Yan and the others. The main reason was Ikaros and Little Flandre; the relationship between those two made them give this small group all kinds of consideration. Whether to befriend them or probe them, they had to come over and offer greetings.

Wu Yan was rather impatient with these people approaching him. After all, he did not like this kind of insincere politeness at all. Still, he was not so tactless as to show it. This was a ball, after all, and some interaction was necessary. Fortunately, this was no longer his first time attending such an occasion, so he handled it with ease. He said what should be said and left unsaid what should not, his words proper and measured. Hinagiku, Kotori, Kurumi, and the others were somewhat surprised to see him like this. In their memories, Wu Yan was not incapable of handling grand occasions, but he had never been good at them either. They had not expected him to look so convincing now. It seemed those three years in the dungeon had changed more than just his strength...

Naturally, the girls were not idling around either. Every one of them was well-known at Sparlier World Academy, and with their outstanding looks and powerful strength, quite a few people came to strike up conversations or exchange pleasantries with them. Aside from Ikaros, Astrea, Tohka, Little