In the Garden 🌿
The peaceful atmosphere was suddenly interrupted when Aaron walked into the garden.
Aaron: "I have an important announcement." 😑
Everyone turned towards him.
Noel: "What happened?" 😊
Adam: "Is something wrong?" 😊
Ashley: "We discovered two important things." 😑
Aaron nodded.
Aaron: "The first is about the blue light and why I was transported to Noel's time period." 😑
Ashley continued.
Ashley: "The second... there's someone else involved in this incident."
"Someone other than Charmy." 😑
Everyone: "WHAT?!" 😱
Noel slowly turned towards Ashley.
Noel: "Ashley?" 😁
Ashley: "Hmm?" 😑
Noel: "What exactly do you mean by that?" 😤
Aaron sighed.
Aaron: "Let me explain this simply."
"Charmy activated the summoning chamber because she wanted to bring Ashley here."
Ashley nodded.
Ashley: "But after I was summoned, Charmy forgot to turn off the stone."
"Since it remained active for an entire day, it began to overload." 😑
Aaron continued.
Aaron: "And unfortunately, I was standing on that stone when it happened."
"That's why I was summoned to Noel's time period as well." 😑
Noel stared at them.
(Wait a minute...)
(Since when did these two become so close that they can explain everything together?) 🔥🔥🔥
She narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
(Interesting... VERY interesting.) 👀
Aaron ignored her expression and continued.
Aaron: "Now, about the blue light..."
He turned towards Noel.
"It wasn't random."
"It was an indicator for a key." 😑
Adam blinked.
Adam: "A key?" 😅
Aaron nodded seriously.
Aaron: "Noel is the key to the Oseose Kingdom."
Everyone fell silent.
Noel: "..."
Noel's brain temporarily stopped working. 🫠
Noel: "Key...?"
"What does that even mean?" 😶
She looked around at everyone, waiting for an explanation.
But strangely, nobody met her eyes.
Ashley suddenly became fascinated by the flowers.
Adam looked at the grass.
Elda examined her fingernails.
Aaron maintained his usual expressionless face.
Noel: "..."
(Oh, so we're playing this game now?) 😑
(They're definitely hiding something from me.)
She crossed her arms.
(Fine. I'll find out myself.) 😤
Aaron cleared his throat.
Aaron: "We'll split into two groups."
"Noel and I will investigate the person behind this incident." 😑
Ashley nodded.
Ashley: "Elda, Adam, and I will search for Charmy." 😑
Noel blinked.
Noel: "Huh?"
"Wait... just the two of us?" 😶
Aaron looked at her.
Aaron: "Why?"
"Don't you want to come with me?" 😑
Noel: "NO! That's not what I meant!" 😅
Aaron turned away.
Aaron: "Pack your luggage."
"We leave tonight." 😑
Noel: "Huh...? Okay." 🫤
She watched him walk away.
(There's definitely something strange about this whole 'key' business.)
(And why is everyone acting so suspicious?) 😶
(Whatever. I'll investigate when we leave.)
Meanwhile, Elda watched Aaron and Noel with growing interest.
The way they argued...
The way Aaron reacted whenever Noel spoke...
And the way Noel followed him without hesitation...
Slowly, Elda's eyes began to sparkle.
Elda (thinking): Wait a minute... 🤩
(Is our beloved Omega King actually interested in her?)
She covered her mouth to hide her smile.
Elda (thinking): (OH MY GOD. THIS IS INTERESTING!) 😏💗
To be continued...