When I Saved a Girl Who Was About to Be Kidnapped and It Turned Out to Be a Princess Who Had Come to Visit in Secret
“Oh, um, …… I still have some preparations to do, so I’ll be going!”
Saying so, the committee president quickly sidesteps away with a very nice smile on her face.
Probably, she noticed Luna’s meaningful smile.
Her perceptiveness is one of the reasons why she gets along so well with those around her.
–That’s right, wasn’t she going to show me to my seat?
I thought she was, since she was talking to me. ……
“Anyway, let’s sit down, shall we?”
I smiled at her, thinking it best not to bother mentioning Luna’s attitude at a time like this.
There are clearly two empty seats at the six-seater place, so that would be our seats.
We could take her there.
“Yes, that’s right.”
Luna takes her fingers off the sleeve of my dress and smiles around me.
Perhaps this is how she was endearing herself to the people.
The girls, who were given a wonderful smile by Luna, began to shout with delight and get excited.
Even if you’re hiding your …… identity, you’re still awesomely popular. ……
“–Luna sat in the middle.”
Being a six-seater, I asked Luna to sit in the middle.
This meant that I would sit on the edge and would not be next to anyone but Luna.
This should make her less jealous.
Incidentally, on the other side of Luna sits the committee president.
So she ended up next to Luna after all, even though she lied and ran away to say she had preparations to do.
…… Well, she probably didn’t expect something like that to happen and got the spot next to Luna first.
“E-Except for Alford-san and Kiriyama-kun, we will take turns on a timed basis, so please keep that in mind.”
“Yes, I understand.”
When the slightly shaken Committee President explained the situation, Luna responded with a cute smile.
I think because of the seating, they had no choice but to rotate in order.
You can’t put a burden on the main character, and on the other hand, it’s not a good situation if only a few people can talk to the main character even though it’s a welcome party
In fact, it was more than just a welcome party for Luna, and everyone wanted to talk to her.
Inevitably, it was not possible to have fixed seating.
“I appreciate your concern, but–“
I know they’re trying to be considerate of Luna and me so that I don’t have to move, but if one more seat is available, that’s how many more people will be able to talk to Luna.
That’s what I thought, but then Luna squeezed my hand under the table.
It was a lover’s hold, too.
I don’t even need to think about why Luna did this.
She probably wanted me to be next to her.
After all, like Ayla-chan said, she might be feeling anxious.
“—I’m sorry, it’s nothing.”
As Luna is the star of the gathering and I want to prioritize her feelings above all else, I retracted my words.
“…..♪”
Luna seemed to be happy that I retracted my words, and she smiled a smile that was easy to understand.
If anything, she was just humming.
…… and won’t even let go of the hand she’s holding.
No way, are we going to spend the welcome party as it is?
No, as expected, it’s going to affect the eating, so I’m sure she’ll let go. ……