It has been a long time since I felt such a passionate feeling like this...
Long time?
What do I mean?
It seems like in the past, I have been in a position of excitement like this.
But when?
Ray slapped his own cheeks and snapped himself back to reality. Reminding himself to focus on his current goal.
Ray approached the white gate behind him, which should be the place where the guards and the princess would soon appear.
Ray arrived in front of the large white gate and stood silently, listening to a discussion from behind the gate.
He recognized those voices, they were the voices of the princess and her personal guards.
"Princess, it's better for you to rest first. Don't push yourself to meet the heroes in this condition! We don't know what kind of people they are. Moreover, your body is weakening due to the summoning ritual. Let me be the one to talk to the heroes and explain the situation, please, Princess!"
"Thank you for your concern, Alex. But that's exactly why I'm here. At the very least, I must fulfill my duty as a princess to the fullest. You know what the gods have given me, right? At least this power will be useful this time."
"But... Princess...," the princess's personal guard replied sadly.
Ray heard the conversation and began to understand the situation they were facing.
Jimmy suddenly tapped Ray's shoulder as he had been standing and eavesdropping behind the door.
"What are you doing, Ray?"
"Just making sure something," Ray replied with a smile.
This way, I can be sure that the princess doesn't have any malicious intentions towards us.
It seems to be true that the princess is the one who summoned me and the others to this world.
The princess and the guards began to open the gate and were immediately greeted by a young man with black hair who smiled at them. That person was Ray, who was in a happy state.
But the princess's guards became cautious and suspicious of Ray. They pointed their swords at Ray and maximized their level of alertness.
Ray realized that he was being suspected at the moment. But he was confused about the reason why he was being suspected. Slowly, he touched his face and realized that he was smiling. It didn't take long for him to realize that and immediately wiped the smile off his face.
The princess tried to calm her guards, and Ray finally lowered his head to signal that he was not dangerous. Making the guards understand his intention and reducing their level of alertness towards Ray.
time passed a few minutes.
The princess was tasked with calming the students who were still worried and afraid. The princess and the class president were trying to work together to calm all the girls who were feeling frustrated, scared, and confused.
Meanwhile, three male students showed displeasure with what was happening to them. But the other three seemed excited about the situation.
On the other side, Ray, Jimmy, and two other male friends who were close to Jimmy were exchanging information with the princess's personal guard named Alex. The two friends with Jimmy were named Tony and Harry.
"Mr. Ray, is that your name?" Alex asked.
"Yes, Mr. Alex, why?" Ray replied.
"I'm just curious about you, why were you smiling at us earlier?"
"Oh, that..."
I can't say that I was fantasizing about being worshipped for saving this kingdom...
Even though I know it's not certain. It seems that my old bad habits have returned. Arrogance...
But no matter what, this time I have to survive.
"Maybe he was happy to see you?" Jimmy answered Alex's question on behalf of Ray.
Nice cover, Jimmy!
Jimmy realized that Ray was looking at him. It made Jimmy smile at Ray for no reason.
Meanwhile, Ray felt nauseous after seeing that smile from Jimmy's face. It reminded him of Jimmy's death that happened right in front of him before.
Guilt haunted him again. Making Ray silent and his hearing became unclear.
Fortunately, at that moment, his beloved sister came and reprimanded him. Bringing Ray back to reality and distancing himself from the negative thoughts that he usually had when he was left alone.
"Why are you daydreaming, Ray?"
"It's... It's nothing, really."
Cecilia smiled as if she understood the situation her brother was facing.
"Don't worry, Ray, you can do it!"
"Do what?"
"I don't know what you're doing right now. But it seems like there's something you want to do at the moment."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Don't you remember? I'm your sister, Ray. You, who used to just stand among the other students and try to hide from everyone's gaze. But... It seems like now you've changed for the better, although your bad habits are still there."
"Bad habits?"
"Your thoughts, Ray, your thoughts! I know you always think negatively all the time. Every action you take, you always do it after thinking negatively. Like what you almost did just now, Ray."
After hearing her sister's words, Ray realized that his sister actually paid more attention to him than he thought.
Even my own sister knew my true nature better than i did.
No, I'm wrong...
I just don't want to delve deeper into my rotten self.
"Lia, how can you understand all of that?"
Unfortunately, when Ray started asking again, Cecilia had disappeared somewhere.
Alex suddenly reprimanded Ray, "Mr. Ray, what are you doing?"
Ray looked confused.
Jimmy chose to answer in place of Ray, who was in a state of confusion, "That's Ray's habit, sir."
"Ohhh," Alex nodded as if he understood something.
Meanwhile, Ray was confused by the conversation the two strange people had in front of him.
What were these two talking about just now?
Wait, didn't I forget something?
Ray thought and entered his own world of thoughts to find the answer.
Finally, he found the answer from the uneasy feeling he had.
Oh, how foolish of me, how could I forget this?
I have to do it as soon as possible and solve this problem so that this kingdom doesn't crumble.
Since when did I care so much about this kingdom?
I don't know... I don't even understand myself...