That breathtakingly beautiful face made even Lazuli feel it was a little unreal.
It was too unreal. Even she, a woman, found it hard to believe—as though such beauty could only exist in some fabricated fairy-tale world.
"Eh? Rielbea is here too? Long time no see!!" Karochi had not expected the Elf princess to appear as well, and his eyes instinctively glanced at Lazuli beside him.
Sure enough, with looks like Rielbea's, men, women, young, and old alike would be dazzled at the sight of her.
Rielbea smiled brightly and waved her fair, delicate hand in greeting. "Mr. Karochi, it has indeed been a long time since you last visited. Tights told me you're getting married."
Back then, they had not understood the concept of marriage, because they had all been born from the Ancient Tree of Life. Calling them brothers and sisters would not have been wrong.
The notion of marriage had been introduced to them by Karochi and the others.
"Hehe, it hasn't happened yet!" Karochi chuckled, catching Lazuli's hand and interlocking their fingers before raising them. "This is my girlfriend, Lazuli."
Karochi's open introduction made the usually silent Lazuli a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushing crimson.
She struggled free from Karochi's grasp, unable to maintain her usual cool demeanor as her voice became slightly flustered. "Um, hello, I'm Lazuli!!"
"Mhm, hello. I'm Rielbea, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please be sure to visit our planet sometime when you have the chance." Even Lazuli found Rielbea's exquisite smile somewhat unreal.
Perhaps perfection was a word created exclusively to describe her.
Oh ho~! Is that life from the planet distinct from all the other living planets? A few thoughts passed through Whis's mind before he focused on the food again.
Beauty or anything of that sort held little