"I disagree!"
When that voice reached Luo Zhen and Leafa's ears, they both froze.
Especially Leafa.
"That voice is..."
Leafa looked as though she had recognized the newcomer at once. The happy expression on her face collapsed, replaced by undisguised impatience. She was practically announcing how annoyed she was.
Luo Zhen was rather curious, so he turned toward the source of the voice.
Then Luo Zhen saw him.
"Le... Leafa! I'm here!"
Shouting those words, a boy flew over from the distance.
He was short and skinny, with a yellow-green, bowl-cut hairstyle. He looked like an otaku, giving off the impression that he was completely hopeless.
The boy flew over panting, clutching an auxiliary joystick in his hand. His flight was so unsteady that it made people worry he might fall out of the sky at any moment.
No—something like that really did happen.
"Waaah!"
When the boy flew in front of Luo Zhen and Leafa, he suddenly dropped from midair with a scream and slammed into the ground.
"Bang!"
Amid the loud impact, the boy landed face-first with his feet sticking up. He even kept sliding forward, scraping his face along the ground until he arrived in front of Luo Zhen and Leafa.
"This..."
Luo Zhen's mouth twitched.
"...What kind of entrance is that?"
Leafa looked at the boy as though she wanted to turn around and leave immediately.
Even the passing Wind Elves nearby saw what had happened. They were startled at first, then began snickering together.
"Ugh..."
Only then did the boy cover his face and shakily stand up. Tears welled at the corners of his eyes, and his ears drooped, making his already short stature seem even smaller and giving him a comical appearance.
Luo Zhen burst out laughing on the spot.
"Is this your friend?"