章 122: Chapter 10: Maria: "......?"

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Maria, nice to meet you." After speaking, Maria smiled and extended her slender hand to Bianka.

"..."

Looking at Maria's gentle smile in front of her, Bianka was stunned for a moment and then sighed inwardly.

Suppressing her complicated emotions, she returned the girl's smile with a bright and confident one. Then she gently took the hand that was extended in front of her.

"Nice to meet you, Maria. My name is Bianka."

"Bianka, that's a nice name. I'm glad to meet you too." Seeing Bianka's response, Maria's mood improved, and her smile grew even brighter.

"Let's go. Since you're hungry, I remember there's a great store nearby."

As soon as she finished speaking, Maria, seeming to fear that Bianka might run away, didn't give her a chance to refuse and calmly took her hand and walked forward.

However, from an angle Bianka couldn't see, the shame and guilt that quickly flashed in Maria's eyes revealed that she was not as calm as she seemed.

"Well... okay."

Bianka, who originally wanted to refuse, swallowed her words silently after facing Maria's sudden enthusiasm and allowed herself to be led forward.

...

"...By the way, why did Bianka come to Kawalerielki?"

After they had walked some distance, Maria had calmed down a lot and then turned her head slightly to look at the person next to her, asking curiously.

Just like when she saw Mobius before, she subconsciously regarded Bianka, who had no racial characteristics, as a foreigner.

Actually, Maria was also startled when she saw Bianka just now... For a moment, she almost thought she saw her sister who had been away from home for a long time.

Although she saw clearly later, she had already developed an interest in Bianka.

So, after realizing that Bianka wanted to leave, she used those rash words and actions just now to stop her.

Now, thinking of the "stupid thing" she had just done, Maria's face was still hot...

"The reason why I came here? I just happened to pass by." After hearing Maria's question, Bianka didn't think much and answered honestly.

The goose doesn't like to lie and doesn't bother to lie, especially not about something insignificant that doesn't matter if it's said.

"So that's the case. So, Bianka stayed temporarily because she wanted to watch this Major?" Although Maria was still asking this time, her tone was more certain.

Because she had noticed the Major flyer that Bianka had been holding in her hand just now.

In Maria's opinion, who would hold a flyer if they were not interested?

This time, Maria's words successfully stunned Bianka. Then, a hint of helplessness flashed in her beautiful blue eyes, and she explained:

"Watch? Not really... I have no interest in watching this kind of competition that does not even have the most basic fairness."

"Hey, I saw Bianka holding a flyer in her hand, and I thought you were interested in the Major." Maria's face showed a hint of helplessness in response to Bianka's answer, and she spoke with a bit of disappointment.

However, Maria was disappointed not because Bianka was not interested in the game, but because... this friend she just met and got along very well with might not stay here for long.

After all, she was just passing by Kawalerielki...

"...?"

After hearing the disappointment in Maria's words, Bianka was a little confused, not knowing why she was disappointed.

However, Dudu was not someone who liked to ask questions. She glanced at the flyer she had been holding in her other hand and added an explanation:

"I took this flyer because I needed to know about the race and the registration time, so as not to miss the registration."

"Ahem... ahem! You, what did you just say?"

Maria was choked by Bianka's words that contained so much information. For a moment, she even began to doubt whether she had heard it wrong.

"Are you okay?"

Looking at Maria, who suddenly coughed, Bianka stepped forward with a hint of worry in her eyes and gently patted her back.

"Ahem, I'm fine! Repeat what you just said!" Maria, who had barely recovered, could no longer care about anything else. She turned her head and stared at the "golden retriever" in front of her, asking with a serious expression and a little shock.

"Are you okay...?"

"One more sentence!"

"I took this flyer because I wanted to know about the competition and registration time, so as not to miss the registration. What's wrong?"

After listening to Maria's words, Bianka repeated it again with a confused expression. It seemed that she had never expected the girl in front of her to have such a big reaction to her registration.

"You are going to participate in this Major?! Bianka, aren't you just passing by?"

Looking at Bianka, who was unaware of the "seriousness" of the problem, Maria could no longer suppress the volume of her voice.

She almost wanted to grab the girl's shoulders and shake her awake.

"Maria, calm down, or let's find a quiet place." Bianka looked at the excited Maria in front of her and suggested with a helpless expression.

At this time, Dudu finally realized that her casual decision to participate in the competition... seemed a bit explosive in the eyes of others.

"Ah... Sorry, I lost my composure. Come on, Bianka, follow me!"

Maria quickly came to her senses after being reminded by Bianka, and then she noticed that many people on the street were looking at her, and her face couldn't help but blush.

Then she pulled Bianka again and walked towards the originally planned store.

...

In the hotel compartment:

"Bianka, didn't you just pass by Kawalerielki? Why do you suddenly want to sign up for the Major?"

After ordering the dishes, Maria quickly sat down next to Bianka and then asked the question that she had been thinking about all the way with an anxious expression.

"Ahem..." Looking at the girl next to her who was not as calm as before, Bianka coughed lightly and then explained in a low voice: "It's not that I want to sign up, but I have already signed up."

"...?"