The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

IT was not only the pair golden eyes, Astrid also caught a whiff of white hair.  Those very familiar features made him quickly recognized who the person on the black horse was.  And the only thought in his mind was;

[What the hell is he doing here?]

At the same time, Wulfric's gaze also landed on the teenager riding a white horse.  It didn't even take a second for him to recognize the other.  How could he not when his image had been flitting in his mind from time to time for over a month now.  But his first thought was;

[Am I hallucinating right now?]

He stopped his horse and faced the teenager.  He stared at those obsidian black eyes darker than the night sky looking at him in shock.  The teenager still looked as beautiful as he remembered.  As if they just met yesterday. 

He wanted to move forward, to make sure that the person in front of him was not simply a figment of his imagination.  But before he could do that, another horse galloped forward and on top of it was another familiar face.

It was that ice-blue haired brat.  Seeing the other, Wulfric was now confident that he was not having hallucination.  Aster was indeed in front of him.

"Your Highness," Reas greeted with vigilance.  He made sure that Astrid was behind him and that he could block the gaze of this prince.

When the horse suddenly leaped out of the side of the forest, he was already alert.  So, when he saw that it was actually the prince, he quickly managed to subside his shock. 

But really, what was this guy doing here?  Seriously, out of all the place this prince could be, why did it have to be here, the place where his brother was going to shoot a music video?  This guy couldn't possibly be stalking his brother, right?

Astrid was also really shocked seeing the prince here.  After that incident more than a month ago, he totally wiped that out from his mind.  Which meant that he had never thought of this person again. 

Although he knew that once he started to become famous, there was a high chance that this immature and unreasonable general might find him again and cause him trouble.  He had the mentality of 'let's just cross the bridge when we get there' regarding the situation involving this person.  So, he wasn't that worried.  Who would have thought that they would suddenly meet here?

The man's golden gaze just looked at Reas as if he's someone inconsequential.  And then he turned around his horse and galloped away from there.

The twins didn't move until the prince's back disappeared from their sight.  And Reas couldn't help but exclaimed;

"That's it?"

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Yes, that was it.

As Wulfric was looking at that ice-blue haired kid, he remembered that video that was caught using the camera on one of his uniform's button.  The way Aster cried and trembled and how he asked if they would kill him and his family just for the fact that Wulfric fell asleep for no reason in their house.

He didn't want to admit it, but that was kind of a huge blow for him.  Because whether he was acting or not, it only really meant one thing – he didn't want anything to do with him. 

When he saw Aster earlier, he must admit that he indeed had the urge to just speak and just simply be near him.  But thinking of how the other must feel the exact opposite, that just stopped him.     

No matter how thick his skin might be, he wouldn't continue to push himself onto someone who didn't welcome him.  He still had his pride as a prince.  If he continued as he did before, wouldn't it just appear like he was begging for the other's attention?  He's Wulfric de Lunaris.  He wouldn't beg just for anyone.  Especially not for someone who he barely even knew and just happened to attract his attention.

Although, as much as he hated to admit it, if he didn't see that video, he might really continue on pestering Aster.  He probably would even go back immediately to Delryria the moment he regained consciousness. 

So, in a way, he was glad for that video.  It felt like it slapped him so hard that his brain just cleared.  He even wondered why he was so persistent on being around the teenager that time. Was he just so bored that the moment he found someone interesting he just simply attached himself to it? 

That video made him slowly realized how pushy he must have been during that time.  With his identity, it could really only go two ways – either the other became extremely terrified or extremely annoyed.  Whichever the case, it wasn't something that he would want to hear.  Or even admit, for that matter.

So, when Wulfric met the teenager once again, no matter how many questions he currently had in his head, he still decisively turned around and left.

But now that he was already a few distance away from where he found Aster and his brother, he started to become curious once again on why the two were here.  Why were they here at the capital instead of Delryria?  Did they move here?  Or were they simply on a vacation? 

There were so many questions in his mind.  All of it related to Aster.

He let out an irritated sigh.  Just what the heck?  Did his IQ somehow go offline again after seeing that little guy? 

But as his horse continued to gallop forward, the want to see Aster again became worse and worse.  Just like an itch he couldn't stop scratching.  At the end, he could only grit his teeth and then contacted Hildred.

The moment his call connected, the first thing he said was;

"Check all the guests of this place today.  I want to know the reason why they're here."

And then he quickly hung up the call.

Hildred, on the other side of the garden, was left with a big question mark on his face.