Legends of Runeterra

"..."

"So, Diana, are you in any trouble?"

"I..."

Staring into Li En's dark and gentle eyes, Diana couldn't say the excuse she had made up on the way here.

Some people are like strangers even after living together for years, while some people have developed a tacit understanding after just knowing each other for a few days. Diana feels that Li En and she are the latter.

Faced with such cruel and rude words, the first emotion that came to Li En's mind was not anger, but worry about her.

This concern touched Diana and made her feel ashamed, but it also made her unable to tell the lie she had made up.

"Li En, I...I do have something to deal with, but this is my responsibility as the 'Moon Star Spirit'."

"From stopping my out-of-control 'Star Power', to telling me the information about the Bright Moon Cult and leading me to the cult... You have helped me so much, I don't want to..."

"Diana!"

Li En called Diana's name softly and stared closely into those violet eyes.

"What do you think our relationship is now?"

"what!?"

As surprised as Diana was Leona, who was far away in the Solari Sect quietly listening to the conversation between the two.

When she suddenly heard Li En's question, countless thoughts suddenly popped up in her mind.

"No...that's impossible, right? They've only known each other for a few days!?"

Leona suddenly felt a sour feeling in her heart, as if... her best friend had quickly found a new best friend after a conflict with her...

In particular, Diana's continued silence was like a tacit agreement, which further fueled the sour feeling in Leona's heart.

"Li En...you...I..."

Facing Li En's gaze, Diana, who had never experienced such a thing before, was suddenly at a loss.

A faint blush crept up from her fair neck, and Diana subconsciously avoided Li En's gaze, which she felt was a little 'burning'.

Although she had no friends in the Solari except Leona, it was precisely because of this that Diana, who had been immersed in the rich collection of books for a long time, learned more knowledge from the books.

At night, the two were alone in the room. At this moment, Li En suddenly asked what their relationship was. Diana couldn't help but think of the scene described in the story.

Even if...she really didn't hate Li En, he helped her a lot during their acquaintance...

Diana secretly raised her eyes and quickly glanced at Li En's face, which completely matched her aesthetic taste.

"Too... too fast..."

"Hmm? What's too fast?"

"You and I..."

"I think we should be friends now, right?"

"Why!?"

Diana suddenly raised her head and looked at Li En in confusion.

"Friends!?"

"That's right, my friend!"

"So, as a friend, I can't just sit back and watch you get into trouble without helping you if I can!"

"But Li En, this matter..."

“Even if you don’t want me to get involved, it shouldn’t be a problem for me to know, right?

I believe in your ability, but if you get stuck during the process, at least I can still help you, right? "

Lee En said, leaning forward slightly.

The table in the room was not very wide, and with Li En's movements, the distance between the two of them quickly narrowed.

At such a close distance, Diana felt a warmth like the sun.

It was just like her good friend Leona, but with an extra sense of reassurance.

"I...I understand...

Sorry Li En, I neglected you..."

Diana stopped talking halfway because a slender and strong hand covered the back of her hand on the table.

A light feeling of warmth enveloped my palms.

Diana subconsciously stared at Li En's dark and gentle eyes, but in Li En's eyes, besides gentleness and tranquility, there was only pure concern for her.

Feeling this pure concern, Diana hesitated for a moment, and then gave up the idea of ​​pulling her hand away.

"Leon... he's just caring about me... it's okay to just shake hands... Leona and I shake hands often, right?"

Thinking this in her mind, Diana's fluctuating emotions caused by her first contact with the opposite sex suddenly calmed down.

"You don't need to apologize, Diana. You did this because you acknowledge that I am your friend. That's why you tried to protect me and keep me away from the trouble you are going to face."

"So I'm not angry about it, on the contrary, I'm happy that you can think of me.

But I also want to tell you something.”

"Wha...what happened?"

Facing Diana's gaze, Li En showed a gentle smile.

"Don't push yourself too hard, try to trust and rely on me as a friend.

I don’t have much power, but under this starry sky, even gods must face up to my existence!”

"Om~!"

Domineering, arrogant, majestic... an aura completely different from Li En's gentle expression flashed by and was clearly imprinted in Diana's perception.

Feeling this aura that was far superior to her own, Diana did not feel any vigilance or alertness in her heart. Instead, the inexplicable sense of security in her heart became stronger.

The heavy pressure originally caused by "that incident" suddenly lightened a little at this moment.

"Lee En..."

"How about it? Do you believe me now?"

"Yes! I believe you. I have believed you for a long time!"

Diana nodded vigorously.

At some point, Li En's hand, which was placed on Diana's back, was quietly held by her.

It is delicate and slightly cool, just like holding a piece of top-grade jade in the palm of your hand, but the softness tells the person holding it that this is a real hand.

Not to mention Diana's joy and peace of mind at the moment, a certain 'Sun Star Spirit' who had listened to the entire conversation through the mark was in chaos at this moment.

Obviously, Li En found Diana, and there was no conflict because of the obstruction that night, and he successfully gained her trust, but at this moment Leona was not happy at all.

"You guys... you did a great job..."

Leona clenched her fists slightly, but if you were to say how angry she was, she wasn't really that angry. She just felt a little bit uncomfortable.

As to whether she felt uncomfortable because Diana trusted Lee En, or because Lee En told Diana that she could rely on him more, even she herself might not be sure.

In short, Leona only knows one thing now, that is, she plans to hang up this contact.

Thinking of this, Leona also synchronized her actions, and with the surge of "Star Power", she was about to end this contact.