The other guests looked at the group of foreigners all sitting together. Iris Long must be talking about them. One of them—the demonically gorgeous woman Ashandra Knightson—was reportedly a famous artist. Based on the others' bearing, they must not be ordinary people either. They were Iris Long's…friends? Really?
Iris looked at her friends from Cross Academy and smiled at them. They all surprised her by attending her launch party without informing her. She invited them, of course, but they all gave various different reasons to decline. That was why she didn't expect that they would all turn up tonight. Even Madame Giulia Moretti attended, bearing regards and apology from Headmaster Erwan Dupont for not being able to attend due to conflicts in schedule.
Just to let you know that this Orchidia Beauty launch arc will be relatively long just like the Sommet International Film Festival one. In fact, it'll be a little longer. There are things happening in this arc that will connect to future arcs.
Some of you might feel that the story is "dragging" right now but that's only because you have to wait each day for new chapters. If you read this entire arc in one go, I don't think you'll feel that way. If you do, oh well. I guess you're still not used to my writing style even after more than 500 chapters. I like to go into details and hopefully create vivid images of the scenes in your minds. This is just the way I do it.
Anyway, I just want to inform you about this so you have an idea of what to expect. Thank you very much for reading, your lovely comments and continued support!