I'm deeply sorrry for the delay, I had, still have actually, procrastination.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, not even the soundtracks. Danmachi belongs to Fujino Ōmori, Final Fantasy XV belongs to Square Enix.

Is it wrong to seek answers?

Chapter 16: Man's worth

(OPENING: Promare OST – Gallant Ones by Hiroyuki Sawano ft. Mpi & Benjamin)

Seti and Lily noticed that for some reason Bell and Noct haven't started to eat.

„something wrong you two?" Seti noticed them both not eating.

Noct then looked to him, „did your meal looked like that ?" he said while pointing at his and Bell's heart-shaped meals.

At this moment, not only Seti but also Lily, Erika, Edgar, and some others looked at their meal.

Seti immediately started smirking while looking again to Noct, „seems like someone is very fond of you both", Seti then moved his head and eyes to look behind themselves.

Both boys turned to see how Ryuu, Syr, and three other waitresses were happily looking to them, only to turn away after briefly getting beet red.

Lily meanwhile seemed rather angry seeing the heart-shaped meal, the same could be said for Erika.

'what the … ' Noct, still having shocking expression, then looked to Seti again.
„What do you mean by...you know what, let's talk when we've finished, right Bell"

„y-yes" Bell agreed, since he's hungry like everyone else, so he and Noct ignored the shape.

After he made the first bite, he thought he had to admit that it tastes very delicious compared to the cup noodles he usually ate back home.

'that's it, I came up with a new recipe ' he thought how Ignis might react to this flavor. And the beef, ooh, this taste was much better than everything he ate so far. At first, he didn't know why he suddenly eats so fast, until he realized something rather crazy.

'I haven't eaten anything big since coming here', true he had drunk a cup of Tea and some potato snack, but anything else than that, no.

Then he remembered how often he dozed off, like even right now.

'is that even possible ?' he wondered since he never remembered back home forgetting that he was hungry.

After the last bite, he drunk the orange juice which is included for the whole meal.

Noct saw that he's the last one finished eating his meal. He then looked to Seti.

„So what exactly you mean by 'someone is very fond of you'. " Noct asked quietly.

Seti now made a dumbfounded expression, not believing what Noct asked him.
„you really don't know? "

Noct put his left hand behind his neck, signalizing he has no idea at all.

…...

Seti then moved towards Noct's left ear, „it means one or more of the waitresses have fallen in love with you."

…...

„you're kidding." Noct quietly said while getting red himself, since he couldn't believe that someone can fall in love that easy, let alone strong, and probably experienced waitresses like them. At least that's how it is back home.

„no, I'm serious." Seti told Noct, who could see that he wasn't lying, „and since you're obviously equal with Ottar, 'the numbers will increase' if you understand what I'm talking about, trust me, women love strong men since they can protect them and support them with a lot of money and security. It's women's instincts to be attracted to someone like that obviously" Seti, now less quite, explained while smirking to Noct.

„am I right, Erika ?" Noct and Seti saw how Erika looked angry towards Seti and also beet read.

„sh- shut up." Erika said while remaining red-faced but now looked away.

„and after all, is it wrong to pick up girls in the Dungeon?, I think not, since that's every men's Fantasy to do that, AM I RIGHT." he screamed the last three words around the pub.

„YEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." nearly all-male adventurers in the pub screamed while holding up their cups of beer or other drinks, expect the 4 Elves sitting on one of the other round tables, they seemed to get rather angry.

While Noct also held his cup up, he didn't felt that optimistic for a moment but didn't want to show it to everyone, especially his new friends.

'as long as it's not everyone's 'Final Fantasy', I don't mind' he thought while thinking about what Eina and Astraea told him about all the adventurers who weren't lucky coming back from the Dungeon alive, he also remembered that he also 'died' if it's really that what has happened.

But then Noct wondered how much of Seti's explanation was true.

Then, it hit his mind and remembered how he and Prompto watched an animation TV series Prompto pleaded to Noct to watch with him, back in his personal, royal Penthouse.

„Why does that girl suddenly have a red-colored face, " a younger Noctis asked Prompto.

„that's obvious, it means that she has a crush on that boy whom she speaks right now"

„so that's why she stutters as that" Noct concluded, somehow feeling dumbfounded that the male protagonist didn't realize her red face.

„you think real girls turn red like that too ?"

„well, I never noticed any of them, since they somehow always looked away"

„seriously? that's also a sign that girls are interested in you."

„Really, that fast. Or wasn't it because I'm the prince or something ?"

„yeah, while real girls don't get beet red, they eighter stutter or look away if the handsome boy is talking or watching her or them, that's what Gladio and Ignis confirmed to me once, and Girls are also happily smiling after such situations. And considering the handsome boy is also the prince … " Prompto explained to Noct like a professor.

„not much different to us boys, Uhm, men." was Noctis' final statement.
'I wonder if Luna would also behave like that.' Noctis thought.

That's how it was back in Eos, but since he was here in Melen and Orario, things seemed different while remembering when he met any girl so far.

Most of them turned literally beet red when he was introducing himself or after he talked a bit with them, like Misha, Ryuu, Mikoto and recently, those other waitresses here.

'Is that usual in this world? ' Noct wondered.

And what's more, some of them, like Lily and Hestia, didn't only turn red but also had 'unusual' nose bleeding.

Noct remembered what Prompto once told him what 'nose bleeding' also could mean.

Now, Noct felt uncomfortable and slightly disgusted. 'seriously' he thought while wondering what pervert thought Lily and Hestia might have while they were looking to him, or rather, him and Bell.

'even if it's an underage and an Adult ? , disgusting' he thought while remembering when they entered the beach of Melen.

'well, I'm not innocent eighter in that case' Noct thought while remembering how he showed Bell his Balmung sword, realizing why Hestia, and Lily, were shocked and nose bleeding again.

And the most surprising thing of all, Noct looked to Bell, 'he still didn't seem to realize that eighter'.

„See, I told you, didn't I" Seti suddenly said after he saw Noct shocked expressions while realizing that he was right. While remembering about the beautiful women he already met, a silhouette of a familiar woman with a trident he clearly remembered fogged his thoughts.

Noct then immediately looked to Seti, „didn't expect that this could happen that fast" he said, trying to forget his 'thoughts'

„I know, but you're an exception after all" Seti explained. Seti knew that he would usually feel jealous, but somehow, after seeing how effectively Noct fought against Orario's 'King', he knew that Noct clearly deserves what he and other adventurers call a 'Harem'. Like Erika and Edgar, he was currently Level 2, so he still needs to be Patient if he also wants to have a 'Harem' of his own.

Noct and Seti continued talking with the others for a while.

During their talking, Edgar said he needed to go to the toilet. At first, Noct didn't need it immediately, but then he remembered something he had to ask him, so he said the same, which resulted both going together.

(ENDING: Jacob Lee – I Just Know (New Immunity Remix) )