After seeing Xiao Se off, the youth followed upstairs. But when he opened the door, the first thing that reached him was a conversation.
"So that's how it is. It's fine if you didn't catch him; just let him go back on his own."
"You two made the trip for nothing, though."
Slightly puzzled, the youth opened the door and saw an exceedingly young-looking man and woman sitting at the table, chatting and laughing with his parents.
"You're back? Where's that young man from earlier? His parents happened to come looking for him, so we were just having a chat."
His mother clearly liked this young couple very much. That familiar sense of warmth rose in her heart, unconsciously dispelling her earlier doubts and confusion.
"He already went back... And these two are...?"
The youth's gaze involuntarily settled on the tall, gorgeous beauty seated at the table.
The moment he saw her, an inexplicable sense of familiarity welled up within him.
"They're your classmate's parents. Haven't you met before?"
His father's words startled the youth so badly that he jolted.
"Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh?!!!!"
"Why did that suddenly scare him so badly?"
Her mind withdrew from the Azure Vault Ranking. From the moment she had left her true name upon it, possibilities she had never fully glimpsed before had appeared before her once more. Since that was the case, how could she possibly let them slip by?
Still, it seemed that the outcome of endless mishaps was impossible to change.
"How was I supposed to know he'd be so jumpy? He's not even as composed as Xiao Se."
"...Had it really reached the point where you couldn't help despising yourself?"
"It wasn't exactly disdain... It was a little embarrassing, sure, but that was normal enough. After all, he