MELODY MUSKETEERS (M911 & TTM)
156. THE WILD LION HANDLER

Melody walked towards the door when the doorbell rang. They were all at the dinner table for dinner. But the girl is still waiting for the presence of Niko who will come to dinner with them.

"Hello Melody." Liam's cheerful smile emanated as Melody opened the door for him. "Do you still remember me?"

"Liam, it turns out you've come." Aramis walked towards the door. "What's up, bro?"

Aramis clapped Liam's raised hand and they hugged happily. Melody just silently watched Lion's older cousin who came to his house and looked familiar with his brother.

"Come in, Liam." Athos sat at one of the dining tables.

"Yoo my genius brother... How are things going?" Liam patted Athos' hand as well as he did Aramis. "That's f* too bad for you."

Athos laughed at Liam's words. He only allowed Liam to sit in front of him with the gesture of his hand.

"Where's my lady prince?" Liam asked, Prothus.

"He's got business." Answer Athos.

"It's a shame." Liam's Smile. "Hello mister Sanzio, can I help you?" Liam asked Leo who was still busy in the kitchen.

Leo walked with a large plate of white rice and placed it on the dining table. He looks at Liam who he thinks hasn't changed even after three years of not meeting.

"Is everyone in your family like you and that boy?" Ask Leo while sitting in the single seat. What he meant was the almost similar nature and attitude of Lion and Liam.

Liam laughed at Leo's question.

"No, Lion has changed now. He became a cool guy and..* idiot!!"

All who heard laughed and shook their heads at the rude answer Liam had said to his own brother.

Melody was still standing in front of the door, the girl was a little confused by the presence of the youth who was much more eccentric than the Lion. Both her brother and father were at the dinner table with Liam.

"You waiting for me, baby?" Suddenly Niko appears at the door.

Melody was a little surprised by Niko's appearance because her focus was on Liam who seemed familiar with his family. The girl began to remember that three years ago Liam had also come to his house.

"Nikoooo..." Liam cried over to Niko and immediately hugged her even Liam slightly jumped up and down while hugging Niko with a laugh.

Melody noticed Liam's behavior which she thought was more childish than Lion's previous behavior. Even if you look at his age older than his three twin brothers.

Melody sat at the dining table together with her two brothers, father and Niko and Liam. The girl sat between her brothers, while Niko was in front of her, and Liam was sitting to the right of Niko in front of Athos.

"I was so surprised to see all of you, even the height of the two of you and you too Niko surpass me now. Even that idiot is also a little taller than me." Said Liam with an exaggerated facial expression in Melody's eyes. "Well, that idiot why wouldn't I take her here? He always eats here." Mumbled Liam talking about Lion. "By the way, why are you here, Niko?" Liam turned on Niko. "Aren't you with Ars hostile?"

Niko looked at Melody for a moment. He felt that there was something strange about Liam's current presence. All he knew was that Liam was the only person who could control Lion.

"William, why did you suddenly come here?" Niko asked Liam. "Is your college on holiday?"

"Go? Where's Lion going?" Ask Leo who is listening to the conversation of the young people. Everyone was staring at him. "Alright, I won't interfere with your problems."

"Mister, you're my role model." Liam patted Leo on the shoulder with a slight push.

"The two of you have no manners towards me." Leo muttered with his regret when he remembered Lion who also thought of himself as his friend.

"Niko you also know that the only human in the world who can control a wild lion is just me. Yeah, I was asked to come to control it because I'm the only one who's got it." Liam said as he chewed his food.

Athos and Aramis just silently watched Niko's face that seemed to dislike the existence of Liam. Other than Lion's parents, the three Musketeers also contacted him to come, that was the real thing.

"His parents know that that idiot boy is going to have some fun somewhere, so they're asking me to take care of him now." Liam smiled broadly.

"Is it really like that?" Ask Niko.

"You haven't answered my question. Why are you even here? Aren't you guys hostile?" Liam.

"Don't pretend you don't know, Will. I'm sure you know what's going on here, too." Niko looked coldly at Liam. "I'm also sure someone called you to dinner here." Niko's eyes looked at Athos and Aramis.

"You're right, Niko." Liam embraces Niko with a laugh. "I knew you and this lovely Melody were getting engaged, right? Arrgghh, though I wish Lion would marry you, Melody." Liam blatantly said that while looking at Melody who just silently looked at her.

"Liam, don't say that." Athos cried trying to stop Liam's words even though his gaze was still on Niko.

"It doesn't matter, does it? The most important thing in the end is that Melody will marry you Niko." Liam looked at Niko's face very closely.

"I'd better move to a place to eat." Leo stood up with his plate still full and went into his room.

"Where are you going, mister?" Ask Liam who is not Leo's crush. "You are my role model, mister." Shouted Liam with laughter.

Niko let out her breath to hold back her resentment. He did know if Liam's nature was like that therefore he felt uncomfortable with Liam's whereabouts now. With his words Liam could make anyone who heard annoyed but could do nothing to get angry because he said it with a smiling and laughing face. Anyone who is angry when responding to his words will be impressed bad in the eyes of the beholder.

"You're so young why sigh like that?" Said Liam while scooping the side dish onto his plate. "Melody, why do you want to be with him? He is handsome, but I am also handsome. Don't we? Then how about marrying me? My father is also American and I'm of mixed blood like him."

Aramis laughed with a snort hearing Liam's words. While Melody just silently watched Niko who was also staring at her.

"Is it because he's rich?" Ask Liam again. "I'm also very rich. I'm not less rich than him. Hows it? Do you want to marry me now?"

"Are all Americans like you?" Upset Niko.

Liam laughed at Niko's annoyance. The young man immediately embraced Niko with a laugh.

"I'm just kidding, you don't have to be so upset, Niko." Liam. "Are all Russians as sensitive as you?" Liam's murmur ended with a big smile.

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