When they finally arrive at Phohenus, Sebi was the first to venture out. No matter how hard he tries to keep his cool, curiosity overwhelms him and before he knew it, he was chirping off questions about the planet to Bellona while they awaited for their escort suspension car to bring them to her place.
“Bellona, was the oxygen content of Phohenus always this great for humans?” Sebi asked as his eyes marvelled at the city lights shining underneath the covers of the night.
“It used to be slightly higher in carbon dioxide, but technology and urban planning helped introduce more oxygen into the atmosphere,” Bellona said. “It’s the same for every habitable planet within the Terra Star System.”
“I didn’t know that,” Sebi felt a bit embarrassed, but he had no time to be embarrassed for long. “Bellona, can you tell me the demographics of your planet? And the landscapes?”
Bellona unhesitatingly blurted out everything she knew in order to satisfy Sebi.
“Not bad,” Misharu nodded in appreciation. “Phohenus almost has the feel of Terra. Maybe my grandpa will be interested in buying property here.”
“That’s strange, I thought your family would already have,” Necomir mumbled.
Misharu looked up and couldn’t see any emotion past the sunglasses over Necomir’s eyes. He didn’t know what to do so he ended up looking away, knowing his own face wouldn’t reveal much emotions of his own because of his blindfold.
“The car is here,” Akhenaten grinned excitedly as a suspension car flashed in front of them.
All the young adults quickly got into the car while the escorts helped pack their things into the trunk. The inside of the car was very roomy, allowing them a lot of leg room and a table for snacks.
“Where are we going first, by the way?” Sebi asked, since he wasn’t very familiar with their plans.
“We’re going to Bellona’s vacation house,” Chunmi said as she began distributing cans of soda from a portable chiller.
“Oh,” Sebi perked up. “That means we might see your family.”
Bellona suddenly laughed uncertainly as she scratched her temple. “Yeah… well… that probably wouldn’t happen.”
Akhenaten leaned forward and whispered loudly, “Bellona isn’t on good terms with her parents at the moment.”
“Ah, shut up!” Bellona slapped his shoulder as she pouted. “You didn’t have to say it!”
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“We have two telepaths here, they would still have known regardless!” Akhenaten laughed mischievously as he defended himself.
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“Try these,” Necomir suddenly mumbled from the side as he placed something in Sebi’s hands. It was what Sebi recognized from his memories as nachos, a snack with some crispy corn chips mixed with ground pork, some vegetables and white sauce.
Sebi eagerly ate it, showing Necomir a delighted look with gleaming eyes. The taller felt his heart skip as he couldn’t help himself from reaching out and momentarily patting Sebi’s hair before pulling away.
Although everyone had been idle during the trip, it was already around eleven in the night when they arrived. The six youths stumbled into the young Yahontov mansion. Sebi was unable to appreciate the beauty of the architecture as his eyes were starting to get a bit droopy.
“Lady Bellona,” a woman in a handsome black suit greeted them at the entrance. She had long flowing black hair, with neat bangs framing her face that seemed to be from the same group of people as Sebi’s ethnicity. Her smile was modest and enticing as she briefly bowed. “Welcome home.”
“Hello, Ms. Wang,” Bellona greeted, her exhaustion evident in her voice.
Ms. Wang waved her hand and from behind her came out servants who quickly rushed to get everyone’s baggage.
“We’re tired, are the rooms ready?” Bellona asked.
The woman nodded graciously. “Everything is ready.”
“What’s with all the fuss, disturbing me and my mother’s chess game? Is it my darling sister?”
Out from the halls came another beautiful woman whom Sebi thought was a more handsome and more mature version of Bellona. She was in a beige suit, with blonde hair cut very short and slicked back. Her high heels clacked against the floor as she walked towards them with a powerful aura.
Chunmi stared at her a bit too hard.
“Bellona!” the woman walked over to Bellona and suddenly hugged her. The younger woman had an ugly look on her face as she tried to struggle against her.
“Big Sister Nerio!” Akhenaten called out happily to the woman.
Nerio ignored Bellona’s displeasure and grinned at the man, raising a hand for Akhenaten to high-five. She then laughed and ruffled his hair. “You’ve grown even taller, Khenkhen.”
“Khenkhen?” Misharu mumbled sourly.
Sebi pretended he didn’t hear anything while he stepped closer to Necomir, who looked reliable but was secretly letting his thoughts drift into space. You could say that he was a bit bored.
Bellona finally managed to free herself from her sister’s grasp. “Why are you here? I thought you and the parents were at the ancestral house.”
Nerio glanced at her with a mischievous smile and shrugged. “We came to see you. Now, why don’t you introduce me to your friends?”
Bellona glared at the person she suspected was responsible for letting the cat out of the bag. Ms. Wang just smiled at her professionally and took a step back.
Since she was a host, she still needed to make her friends feel comfortable despite the awkwardness of her own family matters. Bellona straightened up and said, “This is my older sister, Nerio.”
“I already know Akhenaten,” Nerio winked at the man. “I want to guess that this is probably the famous Augustine Necomir Aquila.”
Necomir reached out a hand and exchanged a firm handshake with her. “It is nice to finally meet you, big sister.”
“Just call me Nerio, we’re all adults here,” she laughed. She shifted her gaze to Sebi, her big sisterly feelings that were no different from Bellona’s own feelings igniting.
“Who is this little cutie?” Nerio fawned as she reached out and took Sebi’s hands.
“I-I’m Decebal Yan…” Sebi shyly introduced himself, a bit anxious as he thought about his sweaty hands in Nerio’s beautiful ones.
“Oh, it’s Headmaster Juno’s adoptive son,” Nerio nodded. “It’s an honor to finally meet you. Thank you for your bravery against that terrorist that invaded the Academy.”
Sebi blushed under her green eyes and mumbled a little “you’re welcome.”
Nerio’s attention fell on Misharu, piqued by his exquisite fashion sense and the out of place blindfold covering his eyes.
“And who might this powerful sire be?” Nerio said, sensing that this person wasn’t someone simple.
“Misharu Tsai,” he answered, shaking hands with her briefly.
Nerio gasped lightly. “My sister seems to have a collection of notable people as friends, how interesting! She even has the youngest master of the esteemed Tsai clan as a friend.”
Sebi wanted to interject and say Misharu probably only came because he was Akhenaten’s boyfriend or something along those lines, but decided to keep his peace.
The last person was Chunmi, who was starry-eyed as she stared up at the older woman. Nerio took a pause when she laid her eyes on her, then broke out into a sultry grin as she took Chunmi’s hand and brought it to her lips.
“Now, who is this beautiful young friend?”
Bellona’s eyes seemed to flash red and looked like she wanted to murder her.
“I’m Chunmi Alvarez,” Chunmi steadily introduced herself.
“I’ve never heard Bellona talk about you before, you’re so pretty,” Nerio flirtatiously smiled, still not letting go of Chunmi’s hand.
“What’s so good about talking to you?” Bellona snapped as she pushed past Nerio and grabbed Chunmi’s wrist. “Come on you guys, let’s ignore them. We need to rest. I’ll find a better hotel for us to stay at tomorrow.”
Nerio’s easygoing aura suddenly broke as she sternly stared at her younger sister. “Don’t be rude, Bellona. Go and greet mom and dad. They’re at the hall.”
“I don’t care!” Bellona fumed as she led her friends away.
But suddenly, her body relaxed. A mist of confusion clouded her eyes as she suddenly walked to the opposite direction, towards a hall that led to the living room.
Author’s Notes:
Sister Nerio is my ideal type
thanks for the chapter <3
Thanks for the chapter!
Today as well, Sebi is a cutie. Heart emoji.
Hmm, seems like this big sister Nerio will play an important role in Bellona’s relationship with Chunmi. I look foward to it. And Neco and Sebi’s relationship seems to be improving, too. That is a good thing.
Thank you for the chapter.
…I feel the plot thickening…or is it just me…?~
Thanks for the chapter~
Ok, I don’t give a **** who started it. Mind- controlling Bellona because she’s disobeying is ****ed up!