The Transmigrator's Waltz in Another World

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞

Noluna normally wouldn't go out of his way to help Pai nor Feng with anything. He wouldn't have to. He'd be able to barely skin by, do his work, and move along. However, they dragged Aurelius into their couple's quarrel. Once Aurelius is dragged in, there goes Niski. Once Niski goes– There's no one else to do work!

Well, of course, one remains. That one being Noluna. Why would Noluna ever attempt to meddle in their affairs otherwise? He simply has no real reason to.

Of course, the mysterious beings above simply have to derail his plans by shoving all of the papers in his face.

No one ever bothers to think of Noluna in this damn place. Not now, not ever. It's something he has come to accept. What reason would he have to fight such mistreatment? Hell, the nicest person in the club to him is Niski , and that's not much to say once you get to know them yourself.

Niski is a giver. A bad, bad thing to be. Of course, thanks to this, Noluna has heard every single thing that they've had to say about this mess .

"Pai is so avoidant!" Out in the gardens, after suggesting courting methods for their respective partners.

"Feng is like a puppy. A sad one." A conversation over desserts.

"Now Aurelius is avoiding me too.."

That last one was a conversation that ended in light sniffles and tea — tea that Al had taught him to make, of course. He'd only ever put so much effort in for a kind soul like Niski.

This all also meant that he was the only one who could listen to Niski's rants. This isn't anything he'd normally complain about, but Niski talks. They talk a lot .

They even talk using words that Noluna hasn't ever heard before. Rizz? Fanum tax? Words that he hasn't ever heard in a book. And Niski simply couldn't have made them up, because he had bore witness to Aurelius mumbling them under his breath. Niski making up words as some kind of quirky code? Sure. Aurelius somehow knowing? Highly likely. Aurelius using such terms outside of their privacy? No. He'd never embarrass himself like that. Hopefully.

The entire point of this being — Noluna isn't getting to spend enough time with Al. That is, quite frankly, very upsetting to the poor prince. Among a few other things, time spent with Al is a treasure.

So, Noluna had to take things into his own hands. Starting off with Aurelius.

Noluna found Aurelius at his desk, mumbling as he wrote something in some foreign language. This wasn't unusual behavior...save for the unkempt appearance and eyebags.

Usually, Aurelius kept his hair tied back.

"It keeps it out of my face. I'd advise you to do the same, Heir of the moon." Of course, for someone like Aurelius, it simply made sense. All the other boy did was train. He was akin to a beast, the way he swung his sword in nearly every window of free time they got.

People would think that he would use magic more, if only to make the strain easier. Of course he'd mumble something along the lines of, "Relying on magic? Something I'd only do it my dreams. I suppose I envy those who can."

'...Right.'

There was a rumor going around that Aurelius was... lacking in magic, but with his skill in hand-to-hand combat, no one dared to bring it up to his face.

That is all said to make note of the fact that Aurelius looked unusually disheveled. His hair flowed freely over his shoulders, surprising Noluna with its length. From what Noluna was told, Niski usually cut Aurelius' hair when it got too long. Never too short, because then they would no longer be able to match hairstyles.