"So this is the place you wanted to take me to?"

Yi Xiao said with a smile as she followed the young silver-haired boy to the street cafe. The boy turned back with a joyful smile.

“I’m proud to introduce Aria’s Cafe to you! It’s the perfect place for young students like us to hang out! And it’s not that far away from Laplace Academy! And I’ve heard from my friends that the owner of this cafe is a hunter!”

"I take it that you want to visit this place frequently with me? Also since I didn't ask this earlier, what's your name?"

"Noah Smith."

"Yi Xiaodan."

“Yi Xiao! What does that name mean? It sounds pretty catchy and elegant.”

Yi Xiao scoffed.

Here was another soul to call her Yi Xiao rather than her true name which was Yi Xiaodan.

And it wasn’t necessarily an issue since Yi Xiao was the nickname that her brother also used with her but to have strangers that she barely knew use it was something else entirely.

“It doesn’t matter what it means and if you are going to call me by that at least have the decency to respect my boundaries.”

Noah nodded cheerfully while Yi Xiao stared at the menu of items which laid overhead right beneath the cafe logo.

“It’s fully in Korean. So you will have to read it since you are Korean.”

Noah began to shiver before turning back to Yi Xiao.

“While I’m Korean, it’s only ethnically. I was not born and raised in Korea because I was born in the States!

Noah scratched his head awkwardly.

“So if you are not a local then it looks like we are going to have to spend a lot of time trying to find a local who can also speak English.”

Yi Xiao facepalmed in frustration which would lead to the arousal of curiosity by a certain very important character.

“Um. Excuse me. But it seems that the two of you foreign students are having trouble picking out what you would like to eat. Would you like to have some help choosing out what you want to eat?”

Noah and Yi Xiao glanced to their side as they heard a beautiful calming voice. A beautiful girl with flowing orange hair approached the two of them. She had an innocent smile and golden eyes that were brighter than the day, fair light snow skin, and a certain mystical aura of charm that enveloped her. Her mystical and charming aura was like the presence of a princess or the main character of a novel.

“What’s wrong? The two of you are just stuck in place."

She asked as she went closer to Noah and Yi Xiao who couldn’t help but stare at her with boundless curiosity.

“Um… I’d like that.”

“Yes. That would be great.”

The orange-haired girl smiled before pointing up to the sign. Item by item, she slowly and gently read off all the item names back in English. While the pair of Yi Xiao and Noah listened to her soft taint voice.

'She’s really like an angel. She’s cute and kind too. Just like her…’

Yi Xiao thought to herself as she gripped her fists tightly.

‘I won’t lose anyone else because of my weakness.'

Yi Xiao commented to herself in a serious tone while forgetting what she wanted to eat.

But on the other hand, someone else was also unsure of what to eat.

'She's so cute! She's so cute! Wait! No! Noah, you came to Korea to become a strong hunter like your brother. Not so that you could chase cuties around.'

Noah thought to himself while looking sad and concerned.

"Is there something wrong?"

The dreamy girl whispered into his ear.

"Nothing wrong. It's just been so long since someone else has been this nice to me.”

"She pulled back before smiling.

“If you want. I could be your friend and I can always be nice to you."

Noah grew flushed crimson with that statement alone. The orange-haired girl stared at Yi Xiao who was clearly lost in thought. But with her thinking and staying so silently, it would be rude to

"So this is the place you wanted to take me to?"

Yi Xiao said with a smile as she followed the young silver-haired boy to the street cafe. The boy turned back with a joyful smile.

“I’m proud to introduce Aria’s Cafe to you! It’s the perfect place for young students like us to hang out! And it’s not that far away from Laplace Academy! And I’ve heard from my friends that the owner of this cafe is a hunter!”

"I take it that you want to visit this place frequently with me? Also since I didn't ask this earlier, what's your name?"

"Noah Smith."

"Yi Xiaodan."

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“Yi Xiao! What does that name mean? It sounds pretty catchy and elegant.”

Yi Xiao scoffed.

Here was another soul to call her Yi Xiao rather than her true name which was Yi Xiaodan.

And it wasn’t necessarily an issue since Yi Xiao was the nickname that her brother also used with her but to have strangers that she barely knew use it was something else entirely.

“It doesn’t matter what it means and if you are going to call me by that at least have the decency to respect my boundaries.”

Noah nodded cheerfully while Yi Xiao stared at the menu of items which lay overhead right beneath the cafe logo.

“It’s fully in Korean. So you will have to read it since you are Korean.”

Noah began to shiver before turning back to Yi Xiao.

“While I’m Korean, it’s only ethnically. I was not actually born and raised in Korea since I was born in the States!

Noah scratched his head awkwardly.

“So if you are not a local then it looks like we are going to have to spend a lot of time trying to find a local who can also speak English.”

Yi Xiao facepalmed in frustration which would lead to the arousal of curiosity by a certain very important character.

“Um. Excuse me. But it seems that the two of you foreign students having trouble picking out what you would like to eat. Would you like to have some help choosing out what you want to eat?”

Noah and Yi Xiao glanced to their side as they heard a beautiful calming voice. A beautiful girl with flowing orange hair approached the two of them. She had an innocent smile and golden eyes that were brighter than the day, fair light snow skin, and a certain mystical aura of charm that enveloped her. Her mystical and charming aura was like the presence of a princess or the main character of a novel.

“What’s wrong? The two of you are just stuck in place."

She asked as she went closer to Noah and Yi Xiao who couldn’t help but stare at her with boundless curiosity.

“Um… I’d like that.”

“Yes. That would be great.”

The orange-haired girl smiled before pointing up to the sign. Item by item, she slowly and gently read off all the item names back in English. While the pair of Yi Xiao and Noah listened to her soft taint voice.

'She’s really like an angel. She’s cute and kind too. Just like her…’

Yi Xiao thought to herself as she gripped her fists tightly.

‘I won’t lose anyone else because of my own weakness.'

Yi Xiao commented to herself in a serious tone while forgetting what she wanted to eat.

But on the other hand, someone else was also unsure of what to eat.

'She's so cute! She's so cute! Wait! No! Noah, you came to Korea to become a strong hunter like your brother. Not so that you could chase cuties around.'

Noah thought to himself while looking sad and concerned.

"Is there something wrong?"

The dreamy girl whispered into his ear.

"Nothing wrong. It's just been so long since someone else has been this nice to me.”

"She pulled back before smiling.

“If you want. I could be your friend and I can always be nice to you."

Noah grew flushed crimson with that statement alone. The orange-haired girl stared at Yi Xiao who was clearly lost in thought. But with her thinking and staying so silently, it would be rude to interrupt her.

“What would the two of you like to eat?”

Drool steadily dripped down their lips while they began picturing the soft image of food melting in their mouths. But neither of them knew what exactly to eat.

“The same thing that you will be eating.”

Yi Xiao and Noah jointly replied causing them to stare at one another. What were the chances of perfectly jinxing a stranger word for word? Well, any chance above 0% is too much.

“Wow. The two of you are perfectly synchronized! Since you two asked, I’ll be eating a brioche hotdog bun with an Azuki milk frappe. Is that alright with you two guys?”

The two nodded in unison with both of their mouths watering in unison

“The two of you are pretty funny. It’s like the two of you are some sort of siblings but from what I’ve seen you two are more like strangers.'“

“There’s no way we would be siblings.”

Yi Xiao and Noah replied jointly.

‘I wouldn’t ever be siblings with someone so weak.’

Yi Xiao thought as she stared at Noah with a disgusted look.

‘And there’s no way that I would be siblings with a nut-breaking sadist.’

Noah thought back.

“It looks like you guys proved me back again. But before we lose our chance to get seated, let’s go into the cafe! And I’ll also be having a friend joining us very soon!”

Yi Xiao and Noah nodded before following the orange-haired girl to the table at the back of the cafe. A table seating right at its rear window.

After sitting at the table, Noah couldn’t help but stare at the young girl’s soft lips while Yi Xiao stared at her unique hair color. An auburn orange.

‘I’ve never seen anyone with orange as their natural hair color.’

It looked very natural so Yi Xiao couldn’t help but wonder about it.

The girl smiled at the two before extending out her hands.

“I assume that the two of you are students at Laplus Academy. So I’ll introduce myself. I’m Nari Sariel and it’s nice to meet you two.”

Nari shook the hands of Yi Xiao and Noah.

“Hey, Nari who are these two? I’ve never seen these guys before. Are they some sort of foreigners?”

A young girl with medium-length brown hair that drooped to her shoulders approached the scene with a doubtful concerned look. She couldn’t help but wonder who these two were.

“Erin! You are finally here!”

Erin swooped into the table before giving Nari a tight and intense hug. Nari stared at Yi Xiao and Noah who held concerned looks at the scene before the two of them.

Nari winked at the two of them.

“It isn’t something to worry about.”

She whispered tensely as she was getting choked out like a teddy bear.

Nari began to cough and Erin released her grasp.

“I thought we would be eating alone. But here you are eating with two strangers. So tell me who are they?”

Erin stared at Yi Xiao and Noah with a concerned look.

“These two are my friends. Please introduce yourself to Erin since she’s really protective when it comes to me.”

“I’m Yi Xiaodan and I’m an international student from China looking to study at Laplace Academy. Don’t worry I’m not a spy or someone seeking to steal Nari from you.”

“Well… For me, I’m Noah Smith and I’m from the States. I am also studying at Laplace Academy.”

"Yi Xiao…”

Erin repeated the foreign name.

'Why is everyone just calling me Yi Xiao....'

Yi Xiao wondered.

“And Noah. It's nice to meet you two. But I'm Erin Yuu and I'm Princess Nari's elite bodyguard! So I can’t let any harm come to her!"

Yi Xiao and Noah laughed while Nari flushed red.

"So you were royalty all this time?"

Yi Xiao asked.

“Stop! Stop! Stop! Erin just because my parents call me a princess doesn’t mean that I am an actual princess. So you have to quit it because you are going to mislead people like Yi Xiao.”

"Even if you aren't royalty you're still my princess, so there's no way that I would ever abandon you. And what if there was a small possibility that you were actually a princess!"

"As if I would ever be an actual princess."

Erin then glanced at the two others sitting at the table.

"Do the two of you guys think that Nari could secretly be royalty?"

Yi Xiao shook her head while Noah nodded.

“Yi Xiao, would you care to explain?”

Erin brought her head and body close to Yi Xiao who had been sitting on the completely other side of the table.

“Well, it's just that actual royalty wouldn’t be out in the public so innocently. And I doubt the probability of finding a royal out on the streets.”

Noah and Nari nodded along with the logic.

"Good point, however, would you be willing to call her princess? Would you be willing to join our Nari Sariel fan club? And would you be willing to do whatever is needed to make her happy in life?"

"Hey! Hey! Don't try to expand my fan club without my permission! Even though you are the vice president of my fan club that doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want."

Yi Xiao chuckled.

"Princess Nari. I'd like to become the new vice president of your fan club since she’s bothering you.”

Nari looked away flustered.

“I guess you could take the positon but you will need my mom and dad’s approval to become the vice-president of my fan club.”

Noah stared at Nari confused.

‘What kind of family do you even have!?’

He wondered to himself while keeping respectfully keeping his thoughts to himself.

“It would feel wrong for me to be VP if I need to meet your parents as a stranger.”

A waiter walked up to the four of us at the table.

“What would you like to order?”

The waiter asked and Nari Sariel replied.

“Three brioche hotdog buns and three azuki milk frappes.”

Erin stared at Nari.

“Make that four of each.”

She added.

End of chapter…