The woman then said, "Get ready, we're all going to attack her at the same time.", and then all the groups started to get ready to attack her, but then a person next to the woman said, "What about them? Won't they interfere if we attack her?"
Everyone then looked away, and the woman said, "That's right. I forgot there's still the rest of her group."
The woman then kept looking at Raja, Briny, and Gen, and then said, "Hold on. That's ... that can't be."
And then a man next to her said, "What do we do now? Are we going to keep attacking her?"
The woman then turned back to Lina and said, "Wait a minute, don't attack yet. Let me confirm something.", and then she started toward Briny, Raja, and Gen.
The three saw her coming towards them, and Gen said, "What does she want? Is she going to ask us not to interfere?"
And Raja said, "Of course not, Gen. Can't you see the surprise in her eyes and a slight tinge of curiosity? Isn't it obvious why she's coming towards us?"
"Well, now that I'm looking at her better, I can see it in her eyes, but it doesn't make what she wants obvious."
"Gen, it's right in your face. Of course, she's coming to talk to me."
"To you? She can't be coming to talk to me or Briny?"
"Gen, no offense, but you have to see the reality of things. You're a good-looking guy, but you're not on my level yet."
"On your level? What do you mean? Are you saying you're better looking than me?"
"I didn't say that, but since you're saying it, who am I to deny it."
"Raja. I doubt she's coming here to hit on someone, but assuming she is, do you really think that just because you're a little better looking, the only possibility that she's coming here is to talk to you?"
"I'm not just better looking, Gen. I have a lot of other qualities that would get her attention."
"Like what?"
"Well, for starters, there's my body, which I would say is almost perfect."
"Almost perfect? You can't be serious, can you?"
"I know what you're thinking. 'How come a body like Raja's isn't perfect?' I'll answer you now."
"Well, it's not what I was thinking, but okay. Tell me why."
"To me, only women have perfect bodies. So I, as a man, am limited to an almost perfect body."
Gen was then in shock and didn't know what to say.
Raja then said, "Well, let's continue. Aside from my body, there is also the way I dress. That draws the attention of anyone I pass on the street. Then there is my dazzling smile, which is like a light bringing color to this world full of difficulties. The reality is, Gen, that if I tell you everything good about me, we'll be here all day."
Gen then said, "That's right, Raja, you better stop there. We don't have time to hear everything, and I don't know if my self-esteem can handle hearing all the good things about you."
"Gee, that's true. I'm sorry, Gen. I was just thinking about myself."
"No problem. It's hard to think of anything else with you being so perfect."
"I know, Gen, but still. That's no reason to make a friend feel bad. Gen, pay attention. You may not be perfect, oops, almost perfect like me, but you are a very nice guy. Maybe women won't fall for you as they do for me, but don't give up, Gen. I bet once they get to know you, they'll see that you're a great guy, and then the outside won't matter so much."
Gen then looked at Raja and thought, 'I should be angry with him, but I can't. I know he's speaking from the heart.', and then said, "Thanks for the words, Raja."
"You're welcome. That's what friends are for."
Gen was then about to say something when they heard someone say, "Excuse me."
They then both turned around and saw that the woman was standing next to them.
Raja then cleared his throat, smiled, and said, "Yes? Can I help you?"
And then the woman said, "Yes, I want to pass. Could you make way?"
Raja then stood in shock briefly, and Gen said, "Of course. Excuse us.", and then they made way for her.
She then went toward Briny, and Gen said, "Damn Raja. Looks like she didn't come to talk to you."
And Raja said, "That's understandable. If it were me, I wouldn't have stopped to talk to me either with a woman like Briny around.", leaving Gen speechless.
The woman then approached Briny and said, "Hi."
And Briny said, "Hi. What is it?"
"Are you Briny, the queen's daughter?"
"No. That's not me. You must be confusing me with someone else."
"Are you sure? You fit her description so well."
"I'm sure."
Raja and Gen, seeing this, were speechless, and then Raja said, "Why is Briny lying?"
And Gen said, "I don't know, but it seems like she doesn't want people to know she's here. So let's cooperate."
Raja then said, "Okay."
The woman then said, "Look, I'll get to the point. I know that you are Briny, the queen's daughter. The truth is, I saw you at the event last year."
Briny then let out a sigh and said, "Okay, it's me. What do you want?"
And the woman said, "I knew it! It's a good thing you fell for the bluff because I was about to leave."
Briny then looked briefly shocked, and Raja said to Gen, "Looks like it's not just us that fall for the bluff, Gen."
And Gen said, "It's true. I thought we were dumb, but if even Briny fell for it, it must be easy to get caught in this kind of bluff."
Briny then said, a little annoyed, "What do you want?"
And the woman said, "I don't want anything. I just wanted to know if you were really you so I wouldn't accidentally offend you."
"No need to worry. I don't get offended easily."
"That's okay, don't worry. Let me handle this situation for you. You must be in a hurry."
"There's no need."
"I insist."
The woman then turned to the group of people who were surrounding Lina and said, "Guys. Get away from her and make way."
Everyone then looked at the woman, and one man asked, "Why? What happened?"
And the woman said, "She's from Briny's group. The queen's daughter."
Hearing this, everyone then started to walk away, and you could hear some of them saying, "Wow, that's the queen's daughter.", "Now I can see why this girl is so strong. She must be the princess's bodyguard.", "Let's make way for her."
The group then moved away from Lina and made a path to the orb that was floating.
The woman then said, "Okay, Princess Briny, the path to the orb is clear."
Briny then sighed and said to Raja and Gen, "Come with me.", and then began to walk towards the orb.
They then followed her, and Raja said, "Why was she treating you that way?"
And Briny said, "Wait until we meet up with Lina, and then I'll explain once to everyone."
"Okay."
They then continued going towards the orb and met up with Lina, who said, "Why did you stop the fight? I was going to finish them all off in less than three minutes."
And Gen said, "We didn't stop. The woman came up to Briny, started asking her a lot of questions, and then stopped the fight."
Briny then said, "I'm sorry, Lina. They stopped fighting you because you're in my group.
And Lina said, "And what's the problem with that?"
Briny then said, "The problem is that they know I'm the queen's daughter, and so they all avoid making me angry for fear that my mother will do something to them. I even have trouble making friends because of that."
And Lina said, "I get it. No problem, Briny. It must be tough for you. I can't even imagine."
Gen then said, "You can't imagine? Are you crazy?"
And Lina said, "Hm? What do you mean by that?! How am I crazy?!"
"Have you forgotten that you go through the same things back in Dekin because you're Rose's daughter?"
Briny then looked at Lina and said, "Is that serious, Lina?"
And Lina said, "I go through this? You must be confusing things, Gen."
Gen then said, "You don't seem to remember, but that's okay. I'll refresh your memory."