“I think we should stop now, Marcelin. Dialugia doesn’t look so good…” Xenogyria suggested.0

“Please don’t take it too seriously, Miss Dialugia. If the day comes when I need to choose a partner, I was just thinking that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to choose someone like him,” Marcelin said.0

“I-It’s fine, Marcelin,” Dialugia stuttered.0

“...”0

“...”0

“Marcelin isn’t trying to take your partner from you, so you don’t need to look so worried, Dialugia,” Xenogyria reassured her.4

They had to have been worried about Dialugia because she looked as if she was feeling uncomfortable.0

‘I don’t think it’s because of what Marcelin said.’0

The other dragons didn’t feel awkward upon seeing Dialugia’s reaction, but I felt awkward. She probably recalled the painful memories at the time since we were talking about that incident. I didn’t know exactly what she was thinking, but I was sure it was related to that traumatic incident.0

I grabbed her hand, and I felt her figure slowly stopped quivering. Xenogyria nodded and smiled warmly. She probably caught on to what was happening.0

The subject was immediately changed, and I realized that my assumption was correct. I thought her change in attitude was kind of sudden, but it didn’t feel awkward. In some ways, this was the event the others were looking forward to the...0