Chapter 292 - 284. More Than A Duty
"Captain!"
"There you are, Captain," Nadine waved her arms the moment Zein and Bassena entered the venue.
Those who came from Trinity were already there—not many, just those who were really close to Abel and had enough free time to spare during the busy schedule of preparation. Most of them were guides, and from Zein’s division, it was only Nadine and Dean, simply because only the two had satisfying enough results during the last training, so Zein did not ground them. But the two were also part of the first-generation Trinity guides, so they were among the closest colleagues.
The rest were some guides from Abel’s own division, and some espers whom Abel usually took care of, including Rina—before Zein took over the duty. She turned to look at them and sighed. "Oh, finally. I thought you wouldn’t make it."
"We were visiting the groom," Bassena shrugged, letting Zein take a seat first.
"Lies," Rina squinted at the couple. "I was there not long ago and he said you were already going to the venue."
Ops. "We’re detouring since we arrived too early," Bassena deflected. "It’d be too boring if we had to sit around doing nothing for half an hour, wouldn’t it?"
Rina only narrowed her eyes even more, tilting her head to see Bassena and Zein more keenly. She wasn’t sure what kind of detour it was, but it must be pretty wild, seeing the way Bassena’s ear and neck were still red, and how their hair definitely had gone through something before being fixed quickly. But Zein looked as nonchalant as usual, with no change of expression nor a speck of fluster, so Rina could only scoff.
"Well, I guess it’s hard to hold back if you have someone looking this pretty by your side," she clicked her tongue. "Gods, why are you so pretty? I’m jealous," she sighed and patted her cheeks. Wasn’t it rather humiliating that Zein looked prettier when she was the one who was supposed to be the celebrity?
Wait...
Rina blinked and turned to look at Zein, finally realizing that the guide did not wear the mask. She parted her lips, but Zein beat her to it. "Yes, I know. It’s just for the wedding."