She reached the entrance of Orion Tower, causing her to be stared at by numerous pairs of eyes, but she didn't care about it at all.
'...My brother's room should be Room 393 on the 5th floor.'
She muttered inwardly as she continued to take her strides — after she quickly passed the identity check by showing her Stella I.D — from the entrance of Orion Hall to one of the High-Speed Elevators on the ground floor of Orion Tower.
Ding-!
Within 5 seconds, due to the High-Speed Elevators that were powered by Magic Stones, she arrived at her older brother's dormitory block in Orion Building, then the sound of the elevator rang in her ears as its door opened, then she slowly walked out of it.
'...There are not many people... probably because it's dinner.'
She thought as she walked through the hallway of her older brother's dormitory block in Orion hall, although there were a few students, there were stares still being directed at her, which she brushed off.
"Oi oi, isn't she from Aurora Hall?"
"Right, why is she coming to a place like this? She's an A-1 student though."
"Don't you two really know? I think she's a sibling of that weirdo."
For some reason, students from the lower sections had that tendency of looking up to the A-1 students in exchange for unintentionally looking down on themselves.
She's been recognized since every student who became an A-1 student, especially for the first years, was posted on the Stella Website with their faces, and the reason that Luna could think of when she was recognized as a sibling of her older brother was that during the days that were given to them, before the classes start, she's usually seen with him, and it's also because of their similar facial features.
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Luna — who was walking with slow steps — stopped upon hearing the words of one of the students who may be unintentionally raised his voice.
She then turned her head to look at the three students, it was because of the word "weirdo" that made her do so. Apparently, her older brother's already dubbed as a weirdo in this dormitory block.
She stared fiercely at the three students, who reflexively flinched and then turned their heads away, avoiding her gaze under her deep blue eyes as though they were going to drown if they stared longer.
'...Brother, just what the hell are you doing!?'
She shouted in her mind, wondering why her older brother's been dubbed as "weirdo" even though the classes haven't even started yet.
Though it's not like it's alright for her, for her older brother to be called something like that after the classes started.
After a few seconds, when the three students left, she continued walking until she saw the back of someone she certainly recognized.
"Brother! Where the hell have you been?!"
Luna shouted at a controlled volume, it was like a shout but in a whispering way, but it was enough to be heard by Russell and the other students, who somewhat formed a bewildering look on their faces.
She then slowly ran to her older brother, who seemed lost in his thoughts.
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Sure, here's the revised paragraph:
"…Brother!?? What are you thinking about, huh…?"
When Luna didn't receive a response, she looked from the side, then began to pinch his right cheek.
"O-ouch!"
He was jolted awake from his little reverie as though the pain receptors in his right cheek had electrocuted him.
"…Nothing, nothing."
'…Nothing, really!? It looks like you're dreaming while awake!'
Luna lampooned inwardly, not voicing her thoughts, instead, she repeated her previous question.
"…I asked where the hell have you been?! I was looking for you yesterday, too."
Without answering her question, her older brother spoke nonchalantly.
"…Sigh… I'm hungry, let's grab some dinner."
'…Tsk. Sometimes, he's like this. Sigh… But, I should let him slide. He did worry me, but I'm happy that he's here.'
She started to match his pace while walking beside him until they entered a High-Speed Elevator. Then, after less than 5 seconds, from the 5th floor, where Derek's dormitory room was located in Orion Tower, they reached the ground floor of Orion Tower.
'…He's quiet again.'
She pouted as she retracted her gaze before looking around the Stella Public Grounds while walking to reach the cafeteria they usually visit for lunch and dinner.
'…Although Brother's behavior seems peculiar to other people's eyes, it's normal to me.'
As Luna had observed, even when they were still kids, Derek acts like an adult, and barely talks in front of unfamiliar people.
'…Even though we're only less than a year apart… But it's that mature behavior of his that makes me feel safer around him.
'And though I'm stronger than him, he's really great at giving pieces of advice.'
She muttered in her mind as she and her older brother saw from afar the cafeteria they usually went to, and after walking for a minute or two, they finally reached the cafeteria, named "Stella Cafeteria" in Orion Tower.
It was packed with students that already formed their circles.
"The usual, right…?"
Luna heard her older brother, asking her about what meal to order as they waited in line at the cafeteria.
"Yup! Set A it is! Heh heh."
She replied before giggling, prompting her older brother to frown, which caused her to chuckle.
"Why are you giggling? It's creepy."
Her older brother's words felt like a pen that became a sword, then struck her heart.
From chuckling to pouting at his remarks, Luna didn't take what her older brother said to heart, rather, she felt happy that they were bonding again, although it mostly happened almost every day since they arrived at the Orion Academy.
"Here's your order.
"Thank you for ordering."
A woman, wearing an obviously forced smile as though she didn't want to work at the cafeteria, interjected, cutting off the siblings' thoughts.
Derek then nodded at the cashier before taking the tray for two, where the Set A they ordered was on.