“Alright, Elysia, stop teasing Kiana.
We’re not siblings.” Liang Wu finally turned to Elysia and explained.
“Oh?
Not siblings?
I thought that motherly aura of yours came from being the older brother.” Elysia seemed a bit surprised by this answer.
After all, the older brother was like a second father, and even in the Previous Era, that saying was not uncommon.
As she spoke, Elysia turned her gaze to Kiana.
“Kiana feels the same way, right?
The moment I saw Wu, I inexplicably thought of my own mother!”
To be honest, Elysia’s attention had been completely drawn to Liang Wu from the start.
And now it seemed Kiana was no less captivating.
Hearing this, Kiana was momentarily stunned.
But when she registered what was said, she found herself nodding unconsciously.
After all, on the night they had first met, she had also called Liang Wu “Mom” due to a hallucination!
And now it turned out she was not the only one who thought that way.
So this was definitely not her fault, right?
Liang Wu: ….
He felt deeply slandered.
Just then, Cecilia started laughing at him too: “Oh my, I didn’t expect our dear Liang Wu to have the potential to be a mom!”
“But now that I think about it, Liang Wu is gentle, caring, and can cook.
Isn’t that the perfect mom template?”
“It looks like once you and Kiana get together, you’ll be able to take good care of her!”
Liang Wu really wanted to tell Cecilia that he was male.
But she seemed to read his mind: “Oh, gender doesn’t matter.
What matters is the gentleness in your heart!”
With that, Liang Wu decided to completely ignore her.
And if anything, these changes in him were all because of this ghost senior, weren’t they?
He had lived in this world for eighteen years, and no one had ever thought of him this way before.
But ever since he had awakened Cecilia’s Stigmata that day, everything had started to change slightly.
Even this morning, his hair had grown a bit longer due to the physical stimulation from the Stigmata.
But Liang Wu was certain he was still himself.
His appearance and personality had definitely not changed.
It was just that the Stigmata representing the Herrscher of Moms seemed to be subtly affecting his aura.
No way.
He was determined to become the most melancholic person of the modern era.
How could he be saddled with the debuff of being a male mom?
Liang Wu steered the conversation back to Elysia: “So, Elysia, you didn’t come to us just to say all that, did you?”
“Of course not!” Elysia put down her hot cocoa and propped her hands on the table.
“I came to invite you both to hang out!”
“Hang out?”
“Yes!
It’s not like we slacking accompanists are needed for rehearsal anyway.
We’ve got nothing to do right now.
When I saw you two in the hallway earlier, I kept thinking…
those two look so interesting.
I absolutely have to be friends with them!”
She turned to Kiana.
“And Kiana seems really gentle too.
I like you both!”
Kiana blinked, a bit overwhelmed by the sudden enthusiasm: “…Thanks?”
“You’re welcome!” Elysia replied cheerfully.
Then she looked at Liang Wu again: “So, would you two like to become good friends with me?”
Although the three of them were already sitting together in the café,
Elysia believed that becoming friends was a sacred thing that required utmost sincerity.
Liang Wu’s answer was straightforward: “Sure.”
Elysia was briefly taken aback, not expecting him to agree so quickly: “Oh?
That easy?
I thought I’d have to work a little harder.”
After all, she was somewhat self-aware about her earlier behavior, which might have come across as obsessive.
Maybe it was because she was just too cute that she got special treatment?
“Because I also think being friends with Elysia would be a lot of fun.” Liang Wu said without changing his expression.
After all, this was the Herrscher of Origin of the Previous Era, and she had just dropped an intermediate bond on him.
Though he did not know why she had suddenly appeared in Nagazora, perhaps through Elysia he could get to know more main plot characters?
Among the Thirteen Flame-Chasers of the Previous Era, Elysia was certainly the most socially connected, right?
“Hehe, you sure know how to flatter!” Elysia nodded approvingly, then turned to Kiana.
“What about you, Kiana?
Would you like to be friends with me?”
Kiana looked at Liang Wu, then at Elysia’s expectant face, and finally nodded gently: “Mm…
I’d like that too.”
“Wonderful!” Elysia clasped her hands together, as if completing some important ritual. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
“Then from today on, we’re good friends!
And for our first activity as friends…”
“Let’s exchange contact information!”
With that, Elysia pulled out her pink phone.
Her QR code was already lit up, as if she were ready to add everyone present to her friend list.
Liang Wu was not one to hesitate.
Just like in his previous life, once technology developed to a certain point, social networking was bound to emerge.
But looking at the ID on the screen, which read [The Cutest Fairy], he was a bit surprised.
He had expected her username to be [Miss Pink Fairy].
Wait a minute…
Liang Wu suddenly realized a serious problem.
He did have a phone, but he did not have a social media account!
Though he lived at Chiba Academy, his persona had always been the melancholic type.
In modern society, a melancholic youth without a social media account—how punk was that?
He even communicated with Kevin and the others via text message.
Now, with Elysia excitedly holding up her phone, waiting for him to pull out his to exchange contacts, Liang Wu had to face an awkward reality.
He did not have a single social media account.
An awkward silence fell over the table.
Elysia blinked, sensing something: “Oh my, could Wu be shy about giving me his contact info?”
“That’s okay.
Even if Wu isn’t a gentle big sister, I still like you.”
“…No, I just don’t have a social media account.” Liang Wu admitted candidly.
The air was silent for two seconds.
“Eh—?!
No social media account?!
People actually go without social media these days?!”
Elysia was genuinely shocked.
Even someone like Mobius, a reclusive doctor in Fire Moth, had a social media account.
How could a high school student like Liang Wu not have one?
Helpless, Elysia turned to Kiana.
“What about you, Kiana?
Since Wu doesn’t have an account, I guess we’ll have to add each other first.”
However, Kiana’s expression stiffened.
Yes, even more awkward than Liang Wu’s situation was the fact that Kiana did not even have a phone.
“…”
The air fell silent once again.