BECAUSE I'M PRETTY

THE female player enthusiastically told him about the post that was gaining popularity at the game forum of Arcadia these past two days.  It turned out that after Luo Yan's fight at the Arena, someone posted screen shots of his game avatar on the forum and it just unexpectedly blew up.  A lot of players commented and one even posted a video of his fight.  The video only helped for the post to get more popular.  

Luo Yan wasn't really sure how to react after hearing all that.  Should he be flattered or just be plain annoyed?  Because of that tidal wave of friend invites he just received and the constant gaze of the people around, she's currently more inclined to the latter.

"Could we take a picture together?" the female player asked.

 In her opinion, this Noctis looked much better than the other famous male gods here in Arcadia.  Like the angelic captain of the team Celestials or the darkly charming and seductive captain of the team Sanguis.  There was also that mysterious captain of the team Yunyue, who, even though their team was now known as 'fallen champions', was still very famous.    

And just like what that post said in the forum, Noctis could even rival the beauty of Song Liuli – the current certified number one beauty of Arcadia.  

Just looked at that long white hair, those big blue eyes sprinkled with gold, and that clear white skin.  For the female player, a true beauty could transcend both genders.  And Noctis was the prime example of that.  Men and women alike could fall for him.  That's why when she first saw his photos at the forum, she immediately became a fan.

After she asked if she could take a photo with him, she suddenly felt her legs being pushed.  And then she heard a milky voice said;

"You can't!"

She looked down and saw a gnome wearing a cute costume.  The tips of his black hair were tinted red.  His big red eyes were glaring intently at her.  He was standing in front of Noctis in a guarding posture as if he was some kind of knight.  Instead of being annoyed, she felt like she'd just been attack by a cuteness arrow straight to her heart.  

She bent down and stared brightly at the gnome.  "How cute!"

Because she was too focused at Noctis, she didn't even notice this gnome standing beside him.  Looking at the color of his hair and eyes that was unlike normal gnomes, he definitely was one of the newly added special races.  Just like Noctis.  

One was a big beauty and the other was a little cutie.  What perfect combination!  Good thing that she suddenly felt like going to Olkdale Town or else she wouldn't be able to meet the two.  Lucky!

"Who are you calling cute?!" Luo Jin shouted, already on the verge of anger.

[It's you, Ah Jin.  You.]  Luo Yan easily lifted Luo Jin's tiny body and smiled apologetically at the girl.  "Sorry, my brother is quite sensitive.  Thank you for answering my questions."

Then before the girl could speak, Luo Yan walked away while carrying Luo Jin.

The two were already far when the girl realized what just happened.  Ah, and there they went.  She sighed in disappointment.  But then soon, smiled again.  It didn't matter if she wasn't able to take a picture with Noctis.  She already managed to gather a lot of materials just by seeing him.  That cute little gnome was also a nice addition.   

But brothers?  And here she thought they could be a good CP – a pretty gong and a cute little shou.  She could have drawn a lot of fan arts just based on that.  But still, he was already satisfied with all the materials she got.

The female player with cat ears and cat tail walked towards the opposite direction.  Even though her face was a bit plain, her cat-like amber eyes were pretty striking.  She could already imagine all the wonderful fan arts she'd draw later.  And then she started skipping happily.

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"Yan, put me down!" Luo Jin complained.  

"Sorry, I got a bit carried away," Luo Yan said, putting down Luo Jin.  They're already walking near the Weapon's Shop.  "It's because Ah Jin is so light."

"Aren't you mad at that forum post?" Luo Jin said instead.  

Because he was.  How could someone just post a picture of another person without their permission?  Even if it's just his second brother's game avatar, this could still affect him in some way.  What if some weird person started staking Luo Yan because of this?  Searching for him in this game, following him around, and then taking sneak shots of him.  Sooner or later, that person would search for him in real life.  Because of his obsession, he might even end up kidnapping Luo Yan.

Luo Yan stared at his younger brother's expression that's getting angrier and angrier by the second.  He's probably thinking something weird inside that head of his.  Luo Yan could already imagine what it could be.  

"Not really," he answered.  He might be a bit annoyed at first, but he soon got over it. 

"Why?" Luo Jin asked, not understanding his brother's response.

"I read in the internet that something like this is a common thing.  People posting photos of other people online.  Like those artists and celebrities.  Those people couldn't possibly control all the people taking their photos, right?  Not to mention those posting and reposting them online."

"But you're neither of those!"

"It couldn't be helped."

"Why?" Luo Jin asked again, confused on why Luo Yan would say that.

Luo Yan let out a helpless sigh.  "Because I'm just too pretty.  It's only natural for others to want to take photos of me."

Luo Jin almost tripped when he heard that.  "What did you say?"

Luo Yan turned back at Luo Jin.  "Does Ah Jin think I'm not pretty?" he asked, tilting his head to the side while putting his forefinger on his chin.  

Luo Jin stepped back.  He had long noticed this, but why did this brother of his seem to be too focus on the word 'pretty'?  "You're a guy!  You shouldn't call yourself pretty!"  

"But Dad and Brother said that I am.  Are they lying?"

[So, it's Dad and Older Brother's fault!] He definitely had to have a talk with those two.  "Let's just go and buy those weapons, okay?" he just said and continued walking.

"Ah Jin, that's not the right way!" Luo Yan called.

Luo Jin blushed and stopped walking.  Then he looked back at Luo Yan.  "Then lead the way!  Why are you always walking so slow?"

"Yes!~"

Luo Yan smiled and walked forward.  It's really fun teasing Luo Jin.