As much as I wanted to just stay with Katsuki for the next hour or so, I still had that party to attend and supposed fanclub members to deal with.

Thus, I was now making my way towards the hall once again with Katsuki following behind me.

I reached the door once again and Katsuki moved to open the door for me, which seemed to be timed perfectly because Lisa was right behind the door with her hand poised to open it on the other side.

“Oh! Perfect timing, Aster!! Delmare’s just about done brain wa– I mean… Setting things up! Come on in!!”

Somehow… I had the feeling that I was stepping into the boss room of a Dungeon instead…

Not like I have a choice now so I took that step forward and entered the hall.

The moment my foot stepped past the doorway, I swear I could feel the air around me change and it seems like I had quite literally entered when Delmare’s song had finished as well.

Then, as if on cue, everyone suddenly turned their heads in my direction and their eyes seemed to light up at the sight of me.

Before I could even regret my decision of showing up here, I was already surrounded by the crowd.

“Lady Aster!! Are you alright?!”

“We heard from the maids that you weren’t feeling well so you took a break!”

“If you’re still not feeling well, you should take better care of your body!”

Oh… That’s really nice of them. I thought for sure they would be asking me to shake their hands or something… Or maybe ask if they could do something to me that involves them in between my legs…

Wait… Where are the boys? I only see girls in front of me for some reason…

I raised my hands, “Don’t worry, I’m ok now. I apologise for worrying you all.”

The girl who had told me to take care of myself let out a squeal while turning around to hide her face, “Kyaaa!! Lady Aster spoke to me!!”

… Ok… I guess I should have expected a reaction like that from them…

The others seemed to be emboldened by the first group and they surged forward slightly.

“Lady Aster! Are you really going to leave after this?” One of the girls asked with her hands clasped together.

I cleared my throat, “Ahem… Well… Probably not immediately after this… There’s still things that I have to prepare before I leave… But yes, I do intend to leave after I am prepared…”

Another girl raised her hand, “Lady Aster! Where will you be going?”

“Umm… I think I’ve said this before but I would be taking some time to explore the world since I have been spending most of my time within the Kingdom.”

There were several gasps from the crowd.

Eh? Why are they even surprised about that? Haven’t I already mentioned this before?

Oh wait… I only said that I would be leaving… I never really did say what I would be doing so I guess this might be news to most of them. Maybe they thought I was just visiting the countryside before coming back here to make my way to the Academy?

I thought they might start asking for more information until one of the girls stuck out their hands towards me, “Lady Aster!! Could I please shake your hand?!”

Err… I guess?

I reached my own hand out to touch the girl’s hand and shook her hand lightly.

“Waaaahhhh!! Lady Aster shook my hand!! I can die happy nowwww!!”

No, no… You only just graduated from the school… Please don’t just end your life so quickly… There’s still a lot of things that you can do…

Another girl also spoke up quickly, “Lady Aster!! I’ve always admired you!! Especially how you’ve managed to tame someone like Sister Odeta!!”

Uh huh… I remember that being one of my titles… But it’s not like I tamed her you know? I just got adopted by her family…

But then I see Odeta thrusting her chest out like she was especially proud of that fact so I decided not to say anything and just kept my mouth shut…

“Lady Aster!! Please allow me to kiss your hand!!”

Even more gasps came from everyone around but the girl who requested for it maintained eye contact with me.

I looked behind me and I saw Lisa and the others simply standing near the wall and watching the entire scene unfold without saying anything.

I guess they’re ok with this so I simply stretched out my hand towards the girl.

She immediately took my hand in hers and held it with both hands like she was holding something precious before slowly bringing it up to her lips to press her lips against the back of my hand.

I shuddered a little, the girl slowly pulling back as the others were staring at her with wide eyes.

Then the girl let go of my hand… Before she promptly fell backwards and fainted.

Thankfully, the girls behind her caught her instead of letting her drop on the floor completely but then several maids appeared and carried her away.

The moment she disappeared, the dam seemed to have broke as everyone surged forward towards me.

“Lady Aster!! Please allow me to do the same!”

“Lady Aster!! Me too!!”

“Ahhh!! Me as well, Lady Aster!!”

“Lady Aster!! Please let me kiss your feet!!”

Oh my gods…

“Everyone please calm down!” I cried out.

I didn’t think that would work but surprisingly, the girls actually stopped themselves when they heard me cry out.

“Ahem… Maybe err… I might entertain those later but… Umm… That’s right! We haven’t really talked throughout our school years right?! I can entertain questions!” I pointed out.

I honestly just threw that out because I remembered there were Q and A sessions that people might hold during these sorts of meet ups with fans or something so this was my way of stalling them.

Several of them immediately raised their hands so I pointed to one to get her question first.

“Lady Aster! You’re a Dungeoneer as well, right? Will you be going to Dungeon City?!”

I paused.

Dungeon City was supposedly where the biggest dungeon in the World was located. It was to the point that people had built a city on top of it and any Dungeoneer who want to make their mark on the World or even just test their skills would head there.

From what I know, it was classified as the hardest Dungeon since no one has reached the bottom floor yet. But it seems like the floors get gradually harder and harder so even newbie Dungeoneers might choose to start from there if they were looking to start their career somewhere.

And yes, I definitely do have an interest in going there but it’s unfortunately not on the way towards the main Aerialla Academy so I might only visit there afterwards.

“I might go there one day… But err… As you know, I’m still planning on attending the main Aerialla Academy on this journey of mine and it’s not exactly on the way there… So I might only go there later.”

One of the girls spoke up excitedly, “There’s no need to worry, Lady Aster! There are some courses in the school that would bring students to the Dungeon City itself! My brother studying there said so!”

Oh~ So she already has family members that are there?

I smiled at the girl, “So does that mean you will also be attending the main Aerialla Academy as well?”

The girl poked her fingers together while looking dejected, “I… I don’t know if I can though…”

Ugh… Her words seemed to reflect what everyone else was also thinking as they also joined her in looking dejected.

That’s not good! I have to cheer them up!

I grasped her hand, “There’s no need to feel down! Aerialla Academy will accept excellence so if you are able to prove your own excellence, they will surely accept you! Didn’t the principal say it herself? Our batch of students are the best in their history! We are already a cut above the rest! So we just need to push a little harder and we can all get in together, special class student or not! All of you are already special!”

The girl blinked at me before she suddenly let out a cry, “Lady Aster!! Don’t worry! We’ll also do our best to attend the main Aerialla Academy too! Then we can continue supporting you there!!”

At her suggestion, a cheer suddenly went through the crowd.

“We will join Lady Aster at the main Aerialla Academy too!”

“We will continue supporting you, Lady Aster!”

“Yes! You don’t need to worry, Lady Aster!! We will not let you down as members of your fanclub!! You have been our beacon of strength!! We have to live up to it as well!!”

Err… I did not think that this was what they thought but… Hey, if it encourages them to grow, I guess I’ll allow it…

This is good right?