Vesryn Pulse: Wrath of Xenon

CHAPTER 48: A PAST LOVER AND A DARK FUTURE

CHAPTER 48: A PAST LOVER AND A DARK FUTURE

XENON WINGATE

2 YEARS AGO

The night is far from over.

The dinner is getting more gloomy as every second passes by. All I can hear are utensils clanking whenever somebody attempts to make a slice of their luxurious steak. Nobody is talking, which makes every single thing in this atmosphere awkward.

In an attempt to wipe off the tension, Emperor Sirius Elkyria snapped his fingers, signaling the musicians to start. Now that the violin has begun donating good songs to the guests of this failed conference, the air became a little lighter.

To make this night a little more fun, the jackass right in front of me made an annoying flirty stunt with his wife.

“Oh, there’s food beside your lip, darling,” Eldritch said to Marisse. He is pertaining to a single drop of royal barbecue sauce on the left part of Marisse’s lip. “Let me do the honors to clean it for you.”

All of a sudden, Eldritch faced his face towards his wife and kissed her lips. That royal-ass emperor licked the drop of barbecue sauce in the process. After doing such a public display of affection, Marisse thanked him with a gentle slap on his face.

“Oh darling, don’t do that in public!” Marisse glanced at me. “People are watching!”

“Oh, I’m sorry.” Eldritch made a smug as he glanced at my side too. “It’s just… you’re so beautiful that I couldn’t help but to kiss your lips.”

I averted these teasing gaze on them and focused on eating. These fucking assholes know how to piss me off, flirting right in front of my face. I think I’m done with this. I’m going to forge a rocket launcher and blast their heads whole. I will no longer hold back. Not even Serena can stop me now.

Just before I could prepare my arms to magically create an incendiary rocket, somebody pinched my right shoulder. It was from Serena. And she looks awful.

“S-Senpai… I think I got something on my face too.” Serena said.

Serena has this whole vanilla ice cream on her lower face that makes her look like Santa Claus. There’s no way Serena put it all over her face by accident! She’s trying hard to match the public display of affection levels of the royal jackasses in front of us! Never did she thought that she’s just embarrassing herself!

“S-Serena!? How did this happen without you noticing it!?” I shrieked.

“W-Would you mind removing it for me, Senpai? Pretty please~” Serena mumbled with her ice cream beard covering her whole mouth. She pushed her face forward, asking me to remove it the same way how Eldritch did it to his wife.

There’s no way I could lick all of those ice cream on her face! It will damage both of our reputation towards the dukes and the Emperor of Alterra! It will make us a laughing stock!

“S-Serena, wait here. I’ll go get a paper towel.” I said. Then I stood up and left the table.

“W-Wait, Senpai! That’s not what I wanted you to do!” Serena cried as he reached out her hand, but she failed to stop me from leaving the seat.

While I walk, I heard Eldritch chuckling softly like a saintly person. He must be commending Serena’s futile efforts to flirt with me in an attempt to display it to their very faces.

I went to the restroom of the hall where the paper towels are stacked up. Before I grab one, I washed my face on the lavatory and looked at my face on the side mirror. I was surprised when there’s another face right behind me.