Curse the Mainframe! 351 Did You Hear Me?

Despite the general chaos in the room, Alec disregarded everything else other than what he just heard – or at least, what he thought he heard.

Was he imagining things?

Had he really heard what he'd heard come out of Elysia's mouth?

Alec felt like he was dazed.

This was the first time that Alec had ever reacted in such a way during an unknown and potentially dangerous situation.

Instead, Elysia was the one who immediately reacted and pulled Alec to the side, her face full of (fake) panic.

At this moment of time, there was no one who had time to pay attention to other people's safety, and the people inside were all panicked for a brief moment, until a loud voice came from one of the security guards.

"Calm down! There is no danger, and everything has been handled. However, we will have to ask you to retire for the night since the lights no longer work!"

Slowly, the crowd calmed down, and as they calmed down, Alec slowly regained control over his thought process.

The shock he got had been truly too large this time.

He didn't even have time to spare to think about what caused the chaos that erupted around them.

On the other hand, Elysia had been feeling a little discouraged since she thought that her confession had been wasted.

Ah, she should have just blurted it out five minutes earlier! No, even one minute would have been sufficient!

She'd blurted out her feelings only to have it masked up by an outside influence. It was all for nothing!

She pouted but resolved herself to say it again once they returned back to their room. She couldn't just allow her resolution to be wasted like this. She had to hear his answer today.

In the corner of the ballroom, the guards had been watching over the various reactions from the people inside.

They were looking for anyone who panicked excessively, or someone who was totally calm inside it.

However, despite what they were looking for, no one stood out.

The leader of the guards frowned. Could it be that they hadn't come to the ball? Or were their detection skills just that bad?

They'd already checked the various rooms on the ship discreetly while the ball had been in full swing, and everything checked out.

However, two hours into the ball, people started leaving together for a little bit of… fun, which made them speechless.

Weren't these noble ladies usually very picky about who they spent their time with? Even then, most of them didn't 'put out' so to say until their marriage was confirmed.

Yet, they were all cutting loose and getting together?

It was illogical!

The guards felt like their preconceived notions were all crashing down.

Why were these batch of nobles and rich people so weird this time around?! The guards had been on various trips crossing the from continent to continent, but they'd never seen the people on board act with so little reservation!

As such, the guards had no new leads. This move of theirs had been wasted.

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Alec had come to the conclusion that he was probably drunk on the pheromones that Loeri had been releasing into the air earlier.

What else could explain the hallucination he had?

Speaking of which, Loeri was still playing around and would return later on its own.

Was he so thirsty for Elysia that he had descended into such a state? Was he… too pent up or something? Alec couldn't accept it!

How could he imagine a confession by himself?

Even if his body was in puberty, it wasn't like he couldn't suppress the effects that it had on him! At least, he shouldn't have descended into such a state!

However, it had already come up to this point, and Alec felt that he had to take drastic measures. He should distance himself from Elysia. Immediately.

As such, Alec was planning on going back to his room.

He had just turned away when his shirt was grabbed by Elyisa's small hands.

"Where are you going?" Elysia asked.

Alec turned and looked at her. Instinctively, alarms were blaring in his mind. As if he truly couldn't allow himself to stay near her if he wanted things to remain the same.

He must have paused for too long because Elysia ended up dragging him into the room by force.

Alec could have broken free any time he wanted, but he really couldn't bring himself to do so.

Elysia firmly shut the door behind them, and she stared at Alec with determined eyes.

Her eyes were so lovely under the light, and with her determination, they looked like they were molten gold.

All her emotions reflected in her eyes, and Alec felt himself soften towards her.

Could he really handle being away from her now, with his feelings apparently developing without him noticing?

For some reason, he felt like everything had changed tonight.

Seeing Alec just stand there like a wooden block, Elysia knew that he hadn't heard her heartfelt confession before the lights flickered out and shattered all at once. The noise must have hindered him from hearing her.

He was acting a little strangely, but she didn't let that affect her.

If she thought too hard about it, she would lose her nerve, so she didn't.

"Alec, did you hear what I said to you before the lights exploded?"

Alec blinked, his brain not processing what she meant.

Wait…

Elysia frowned, and Alec's eyes zeroed in on her lips.

"Alec?" she repeated, waving her hand in front of his face.

Alec snapped out of it.

He still hesitated. "No."

How could he confess something like that? Surely it was his own hallucination. Elysia had never shown any signs that she liked him, after all.

It was probably his own brain playing tricks on him.

"I said, I like you," Elysia said slowly and clearly.

Instantly, Alec was stunned again.

She… what?

So he really didn't hear wrongly?!

Sure enough, it wasn't that his hearing nor his brain that had a problem.

She really liked him!?

But there were no hints of it whatsoever?!

Elysia raised her brows at the non-reaction from Alec. She was completely prepared for a rejection from him, but she wouldn't allow him to keep his distance from her.

She stepped forward, and Alec subconsciously took a step back.

In this manner, the two of them moved across the room, and Alec's mind was a mess. What in the world was happening here?!

…Why did he feel like their roles were reversed in this situation? He felt like he was being hunted down by Elysia.

The gleam in her eyes spoke of something predatory and playful, which made his throat more than a little dry.

Alec's mind was thrown into confusion, and he really couldn't entangle himself from it.

Then, he suddenly stumbled and fell onto the bed. Instantly, Elysia didn't let up and straddled his hips.

Alec's throat went dry, and he swallowed.

Elysia smiled down mischievously at him. From his reaction, Elysia thought that he liked her as well.

"Why do you like me?" Alec asked with pure confusion.

Elysia tilted her head, just as confused as Alec. "Do I have to have a reason to like someone?"

…That was true.

After all, he didn't have a reason why he liked Elysia as well, other than the fact that he was a Cher apparently.

Everything she did was just so cute.

Alec took a deep breath to steady his mind. "Elysia, I don't think this is a good idea."

"Why?" She took tilted her head and stared down at him.

Alec could see that he hadn't managed to change her mind in any way.

There was a traitorous part of him that urged him to just accept her confession.

But there was also another part of his mind that rejected that. How could he, when she had no idea he was a Cher!

Thinking about everything, he prepared for a long conversation with Elysia. He patted the side next to where he was lying, hinting for her to get off him.

Chapter end

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