The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

Chapter 497 WHERE ARE THOSE TWO?

ASTRID stopped in front of his apartment door. Before he opened it, he took a deep breath and calmed his mind. It wouldnʼt help if he panicked in front of them. He had to be the calm and rational one.

But the fact that he couldnʼt contact either Reas or Wulfric made that difficult.

He sent them a message as soon as he got into Ellisʼ car. But after a few minutes, he still hadnʼt received a reply. The messages he sent even went unread. Seeing that, how could he stay calm?

They wouldnʼt really be fighting, would they? His apartment wouldnʼt be in shambles now, right? Right?

The more he thought about it, the more he panicked. He wanted to call the two of them and tell them not to cause any incident, especially one that involved destroying private property. But he couldnʼt. Because Ellis was in the car with him. Unless he was prepared to tell Ellis about Wulfric, which he wasnʼt.

At least not now, when he didnʼt know if Wulfric and Reas were arguing and making a mess of his apartment.

So when he arrived at his apartment building, he ran as fast as his body would allow. To the point that it almost felt like he was teleporting from the entrance of the building to the elevator because of how fast he was.

And now he was finally there.

After another deep breath, he finally opened the door.

He had expected the worst, but what he saw was a clean apartment, just like the one he had left in the morning. But most importantly, there was no one inside.

[Huh... where are those two?]

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The answer to Astridʼs question was upstairs. Yes, thatʼs right. Wulfric and Reas were in the formerʼs suite. More specifically, in the room that contained two virtual pods.

Why were they there, you asked?

Well, we had to go back a few hours.

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Reas, who had just heard the most absurd thing, was slowly recovering from the shock. The General, no, that guy, had just admitted to him that he was in love with Astrid. If the one involved was not his brother, he might have thought it was a joke and laughed it off. After all, the word ʼloveʼ was the last thing on anyoneʼs mind when they saw or heard of Wulfric de Lunaris.

But since the one the other had fallen in love with was Astrid, it didnʼt seem like a joke. After all, his brother was someone who was easy to fall in love with. Itʼs understandable that even the most feared general in the Empire fell for Astridʼs charm and personality,

Besides, it wasnʼt as if there hadnʼt been a predecessor. The General had shown his interest in Astrid on several occasions. So the other falling in love was just the next step.

But that didnʼt mean that Reas could just accept everything with all his heart. Even though his impression of the General had improved a lot compared to when they first met, accepting that the other was in love with his brother was another thing entirely.

Just thinking about the two of them being a ʼcoupleʼ, he could already foresee the countless problems and troubles it could bring to his brother. For one, as a newcomer to the entertainment industry, being associated with the prince of the empire was more of a disadvantage than an advantage.

People would only see his brother as the person in a relationship with the prince, rather than a talented actor who was good at his job. Something Astrid would definitely not like.

Then thereʼs the question of their parentsʼ real identity. Thatʼs another problem altogether.

Wulfric watched the expression on Reasʼ face change by the second. Frankly, he thought the otherʼs first reaction to this confession would be to attack him. He was even prepared to defend himself. He had not expected the other to be so calm.

Wait - was it possible that what he said did not register in his brain? Like someone who was still in denial? Thatʼs quite possible, wasnʼt it? So he decided to say it again.

”Ahem, Iʼm not sure if you heard it, but if you didnʼt, Iʼll say it again,” he said. ”Iʼm in...”

”Stop. I heard you loud and clear the first time, General,” Reas said, raising his hand to stop the other.

The General looked at him with an expression that said ʼif you heard, why donʼt you say something?ʼ. The anger he had felt the first time rose again. This guy should be grateful that he still kept his cool and was able to remain calm in this situation.

”What kind of reaction does the General want me to show?” he asked instead.

”Well, you happily support my wooing of your brother?”

Reas just gave the other a look as if asking if he was crazy. ”Please donʼt push it. The fact that I can stay this calm is already the extent of any positive feelings I can give you right now.”

”Thatʼs true. Iʼm even ready to get hit,” the General said in a nonchalant tone, as if he wouldnʼt mind if Reas really did that.

”Iʼm glad youʼre still in the realm of reality,” he said in a dry tone, which was just him saying that he was glad the other one wasnʼt too delusional.

Wulfric stood up. They wouldnʼt be accomplishing anything if they just sat here exchanging sarcastic comments. They should do what military men should do at this moment.

”You want to do a Mecha battle?”

Reas raised his eyebrows. ”A real one or in VirtualNet?”

”In VirtualNet. That way you can go all out to your heartʼs content.”

Reas was very interested in this suggestion. ”Thereʼs only one virtual pod here.”

”Thatʼs fine. I have two at my apartment,” Wulfric said. ”Itʼs just upstairs, so we can do it right away.”

Hearing that last comment, Reasʼ expression immediately crumpled. ”You have a suite upstairs?”

Hearing this, Wulfric looked at Reas and saw the other glaring at him coldly. Hmm... did he just make things worse?

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And now, these two were currently battling it out in the Mecha Hall.