Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 554

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Chapter 554: Chapter 554 - Taming the Fourth Year: Luna’s Date

After what had happened with Liora, Ren finally realized what he had asked Luna and began to panic.

Would Luna now do the same thing as Liora? The idea filled him with terror. Another confession? Another intimate situation he wouldn’t know how to handle?

He went into complete panic for several minutes before managing to calm down enough to think rationally. Luna was very different from Liora. Much more shy, less adventurous. Surely there wasn’t much to fear.

On the other hand, he would have to guide the conversation, and that realization filled him with new anxiety.

Because if he thought about it, he didn’t know what to say.

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The next few days... His situation with Liora had become tremendously complicated.

He was even afraid of how things would be between them now, and that their friendship would be impossible to maintain with what he now knew and had happened. Every time he saw her in classes or hallways, both avoided eye contact and acted strangely.

So, what should he do with Luna?

His mind was in agony. He thought of a thousand different scenarios until he finally tried to convince himself that he could avoid the tension with Luna on the day they had agreed upon.

Then, one day it came to him.

With a calmer and more logical analysis, he decided it was impossible for the same thing to happen...

But he didn’t imagine that the Luna of that day would be in a completely different mental state than normal.

The days before the "date with Luna" and after the "date with Liora" had been a test of social endurance for Ren. He had barely avoided his roommates and classmates finding out about things, although Liora and he kept their distance and avoided crossing glances all the time.

Thankfully? Liora wasn’t the only one acting strange around Ren.

Being now a popular boy in his circle, winner of six consecutive tournaments, and with rumors circulating about his physique after the bathroom incident, plus another ridiculous rumor about him and Klein, several girls had begun acting exaggerated and strange around him.

Fortunately, Liora’s attitude passed relatively unnoticed among all these events.

Only Min had been about to find out, which Ren avoided by very ’realistically’ asking him to help and duo with him against Lin and Zhao.

Min became invisible and jumped out the window faster than Ren could blink, clearly preferring to face hordes of underground monsters than a training session with that insane duo of fast hitting teachers...

Today, while bathing and thinking about what he would say, Ren had mentally rehearsed his speech:

’I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. I just wanted to make sure my apologies had been sufficient and I don’t want you to feel pressured into anything strange. I hope our friendship lasts a long time, as I’m happy to spend time with you and I’m grateful for our time together. The support you’ve always given me and the things we’ve experienced are invaluable to me so...’

In his imagination, Ren sounded like a "mature man" with a deep voice who followed the guidelines of the ’Gentlemen’ his father described with pride.

When he was ready, he headed to the meeting place in an area covered by tall bushes in the garden, but realized Luna hadn’t arrived.

He waited a while, nervously checking the area.

After some time he thought that, of course, surely Luna hadn’t dared because she was really shy as always.

And with all this, he didn’t blame her.

But when Ren stood to leave, Luna emerged from a shadow behind him and hugged him tightly, with an intensity that took him completely by surprise.

Ren swallowed. Luna buried her face in his back, and he felt chills. ’Could it be...?’

But he soon realized she was crying. When he listened more carefully, he noticed she was very sad.

Without thinking, he broke free by melting into the shadows. Luna was surprised for a moment, but then Ren appeared behind her and carried her, jumping with her between shadows.