He isn't in a hurry

While everyone was busy training on the beach, Haru and Maria quietly left together to start their little date in secret. However, even though they had quietly left, some people still noticed them, such as Yuri, Lynn, Sicily, Shin, Melinda, Merlin, and lastly, Elizabeth.

It wasn't strange for Yuri, Lynn, Sicily, Shin, Melinda, and Merlin to notice Haru and Maria, who had left. After all, they were powerful magicians and combatants. Still, Elizabeth wasn't, or rather, she didn't hate a talent to become a magician, which was why it was quite surprising that she could notice Haru and Maria.

But in truth, it wasn't that surprising, after all, that Elizabeth's eyes had been staring at Haru, wondering whether this guy was really the one who had saved her. Still, that doubt was quite normal, after all, Haru, who she had seen before, was a very handsome young man, but this Haru was wearing a pair of glasses that disguised his appearance.

'But I feel like he's really him.' Elizabeth thought so, but she quickly shook her head. After all, she shouldn't think anything strange, considering her status as the crown prince's fiancee.

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As Haru and Maria left quietly, Maria sighed with relief when no one seemed to realize that both of them had left. She was still wearing a bikini, and even though the sun was quite bright, the sea breeze caused her to feel chill, but a jacket was draped over her shoulders. She was a bit surprised, then looked at Haru, who had done this gentleman's action.

"Wear this," Haru said with a smile.

"If your face is slightly more handsome, then I might fall in love with you now," Maria said, but regardless, she was still blushing shyly, feeling happy when she was being taken care of by him.

"..." Haru was speechless and said, "Sorry for being ordinary, alright?"

Maria nodded with a smug smile and said, "So you should be grateful that you can go out with a beautiful girl like me."

"....." Haru looked at Maria and said, "Now, I understand the reason why you're still single."

"What did you say?!" Maria was annoyed and directly bit Haru's hand at that moment.

"Stop! Stop! Are you a dog? Don't bite me!" Haru didn't expect that this girl would do such an unladylike action.

"Hmph!" Maria pouted and seemed annoyed, shaking her hair slightly as if telling him to coax her.

"Still, I'm glad that you're still single," Haru said.

"Huh?" Maria didn't expect that this guy was trying to tease her again, but...

"This way, I have a chance to walk with you, without the worry of anything," Haru said with a sincere smile.

"......" Maria had to admit that Haru was very ordinary, his face was something that she could see anywhere on the street, but she had to admit that her heart skipped a beat when she heard those words. However, still, she couldn't be honest with herself and said, "I wonder how many times you have said those words to fool various girls."

Haru shook his head and said, "Well, there are Yuri, Lynn, Sicily...

"What? There's more?" Maria quickly interrupted Haru since she didn't expect this guy to be such a bastard.

"And you," Haru said while looking straight into Maria's eyes.

Maria felt that her face was scorching and she became panicked. "Wh - What the hell are you saying?! Do you still remember our intention to do this date? I need to see whether you're suitable for Sicily or not!" She clearly told him that they weren't here to flirt with each other, but she was going to test him to see if he was suitable for Sicily or not?!

"Maria, I know you care so much about Sicily since both of you are childhood friends, still, have you thought about your happiness? Are there any lucky guys that have entered your heart?" Haru asked curiously, wondering whether Maria had had an experience at love.

"None..." Maria murmured.

"......" Haru.

"I have none!" Maria screamed. "All the guys have only their eyes on Sicily! They ignore me!...." She then started to tell her grievance at how most of the guys would ignore her and only move toward Sicily, who had always been on her side, and it was also the reason why she had some inferior complex toward Sicily. After all, she wasn't as beautiful as Sicily, and her personality was quite tomboyish compared to Sicily, who was very feminine. It might be the reason why Haru decided to take Sicily, not her.

Haru didn't say anything, only waited for Maria to get tired and released all of her emotion in one go.

"Ha... Ha... Ha..." Maria was quite tired.

"Here." Haru gave Maria a glass of water.

"Thank you." Maria drank the water and sighed of relief, feeling a bit of relief somehow after she had screamed her grievance.

"But isn't that good?" Haru said.

"Huh? What's so good about it?" Maria asked with a dumbfounded expression.

"Because you're not popular, you can meet me now," Haru said narcissistically.

"........" Maria.

"But all I can say is that the guys in the Earlshide Kingdom are all blind. This way, they will miss such a wonderful girl like you, Maria," Haru said with a sincere smile.

"........" Maria felt her face was red and her body was hot, feeling very shy at this moment.

Haru then gave his hand to Maria. "How about we walk around?"

Maria looked at Haru's hand for a while, then shyly took his hand. "You - You should be grateful, alright?"

"Um, I'm very grateful," Haru said with a smile.

Then both of them walked around while talking to each other, and as expected, it didn't take a very long time for Haru to conquer Maria, unlike before, where she was nervous, at this moment, she was so natural and smiled happily.

As for Maria, it might be her first time to feel like this, and she had to admit that it was fun to be with him.

'If only this guy wasn't a scumbag...'

Maria stared at Haru for a while and had to admit that he was really charming, and if he decided to chase after her, she might agree without hesitation. Still, this bastard had a lot of girlfriends, if she was so easy, then he might not treasure her well, but if she let go of this chance, she might not be able to find a wonderful guy like him in the future.

Maria was caught in a dilemma, but then...

"What's wrong, Maria?" Haru asked.

Maria looked at Haru for a while, then shook her head. "Nothing."

"Really?" Haru raised his eyebrow.

"Really." Maria nodded and said, "I just think whether I should accept your confession or not now."

"..........."

'Since when have I confessed to you?' Haru was lost for words. He shook his head, and in truth, he wasn't in that hurry, and it wouldn't be too late after he returned to this world. After all, he had a feeling that he would go back soon.