The whole five days had come to an end. Our team had gotten first place, and everyone was here celebrating for the after-party.
Grandelle had hosted a party for every essential person attending. The ten teams would also come to enjoy the party. After today we will be leaving Grandelle.
Everyone who was in the tournament was attending. I had a bad feeling about it. Not because it was dangerous but because it was annoying.
I arrived at the party in casual clothing. I'll never wear a dress, even if I'm cross-dressing. And no one will be able to force me to.
Upon arriving at the party, I went to the corner to hide. I wasn't someone that liked to be at the center of attention.
"Congratulations on winning."
Lisa, the elf from Evergreen, had walked up on me.
"You did pretty well yourself."
Team Evergreen had placed second in the tournament. We had battled on the third day, and I had her surrender. Before I could smash her face, she had surrendered.
"I guess I did."
Lisa smiled, which made my skin crawl. I don't know what she wanted from me. Maybe she just wanted to talk to me.
"You will be receiving more attention in the future."
"Is that all you have to say?"
"No need to be hostile. I find you interesting, that's all."
"I would like to talk more, but I have some people to meet."
With that all said, Lisa left. I went outside and took a walk. The night was chill. Even in the cold climate, I felt refreshed.
Ruby, like me, was also here. The last time we spoke was during the power test. She must be feeling bitter about her results. They had gotten fourth after Echela, who miraculously beat them by one point.
"Are you feeling alright?"
Being the good guy I'm, I attempted to cheer her up. Ruby turned her head toward me, seeing that it was me.
"Never felt better."
She sarcastically said. But deep inside, I knew she was feeling bitter.
"Really? You look like you're about to cry."
Ruby wasn't, but I decided to tease her about it. Ruby then touched her eyes, and nothing came out. She then glared at me.
"I didn't think you would be that much of an ass."
"That's your fault. Even though you believed that you were going to cry."
Ruby grumbled silently, I couldn't hear what she said, but I knew she was cursing me.
"Next year, I'm going to kick your ass."
Ruby had resolved herself from her slump. She gave me a sharp look and walked away.
I was now alone again. A while later, Serena, who was making connections to the people of Grandelle, found me.
"How are the people of Grandelle?"
I couldn't help but ask what kind of people she met at the party. Serena gave a wry smile when I asked.
"All of them were a bit too excited, and they had crowded me. I managed to escape, and here I'm."
Serena sounded a bit exhausted, explaining what had happened. I would have blown a fuse and attacked someone if it had been me.
"Seems rough."
"How about you? How are you doing?"
"I'm here just to relax."
"Seems nice."
The small talk we were doing was relaxing. We both stared at the moon, enjoying the view.
"Let's go back to the party."
Serena held my hands and dragged me to the party without letting me reply. On our way in, we had attracted most of the attendees.
With Serena and I here, we were swarmed by people from different countries. I knew this would happen. My personal space was being invaded.
"Ms. Solaris, are you interested..."
"Ms. Solaris, I have a son..."
"Ms. Solaris, want to visit..."
Whoever tried getting me to their son made me clench my fist. I couldn't even answer the crowd.
Don't hit them, don't hit them. I held it in, and if I did, I would cause some trouble.
For the remaining night, many influential people tried to get some connections with me. I met some people and had some connections with them.
After that, I made my way out and got something to eat. Everyone from our country was here. We all were making a celebratory dinner with us alone.
After eating with everyone, I started to miss Livie. It's been months since I last had her meals. With our dinner finished, we all went back to our room. Serena and I were too mentally exhausted to do anything, so we hit the bed and slept.
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I then woke up from my bed. Today was the day we went back. Serena was using me as a body pillow. Checking the time, we had an hour left before we went back.
"Serena, wake up."
Serena was relatively easy to wake up. While it was rare for her to wake up late, today was an exception. She had to talk to many people, and just speaking to some of them was draining to the mind.
"Serena, we're going to leave."
I shook her a little, and she woke up. Serena rubbed her face against mine and squeezed me tightly.
She was wide awake and stared at me, lying on the bed. I wanted to get her up, but I will let her stay here for a while.
Letting her stay for five minutes, I got her to get up. She was being more spoiled than usual, but it was fine once in a while.
We left the hotel, and some people were already out. With some time to spare, we sat down in the hotel lobby and waited for the remaining people.
With everyone here, it was time to leave. Cynthia had a way for us to teleport to our school immediately.
"Did you bring everything with you?"
Cynthia made sure that everyone got what they needed. Everyone is doing the last-minute checking of their belongings before we leave.
And with that done, we left Grandelle for good.
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