Chapter 31

28 2 0
                                    

Alex carried Alice back to his room at the inn where he was staying, and I was being vigilant again, seeing if anyone was following us.

When we got there, I was surprised by how nice the inn Alex was staying at was. It looks well-kept and new compared to the inn I was staying at.

He led me to his room, and I was again surprised by how big it was, especially the big bed he had.

"This place seems awfully expensive; you can afford a room like this?"

Alex scratched his head and said.

"Wasn't my idea; it was the girls' idea. Apparently, they didn't want to sleep in separate beds anymore for some reason."

"..."

How am I not surprised and surprised at the same time?

"Anyways, you want to know how I met her."

"Ya."

Alex told me that they came to Acton around a half-month ago after doing an escort quest to get here, with nothing really of note happening during the escort quest.

They did a couple of quests for the next few days, in which they managed to reach the second stratum in less than a week.

It led to people talking about them; with the rate they were going, they would become a top-ranking adventurer party in no time.

However, like in Farsbarow, people would talk about how Alex is a no-good bastard and playboy who stole the hearts of all the beautiful girls in his party.

Okay, going back on track, they met Alice two days ago. At first, they saw a skinny girl being chased, likely by the same people who were going after her.

Alex and everyone else stopped them and drove them away, thinking they were just thugs who were going to sell Alice to human traffickers. Alice thanked them, but when they asked if she needed help going back to her home or her parents, she said she didn't know where they were, so they decided to take care of her in the meantime.

However, Alice suddenly became sick the next day, likely due to her frail body, so Maria asked Alex, Wendy, and Chelsie to gather some rare herbs. Coincidentally, it was the same herb in the quest I saw on the quest board.

"So you were looking for the herb to cure Alice."

"Ya."

"And after that?"

Alex looked like he was about to blush, and an ominous premonition filled my mind.

"I think I found a goddess."

He has this enrapture that looks like someone in love.

Wait, he could mean someone else, right? Let's hope so.

"What did that person look like?"

He was eager to tell me.

"I can't say much about other girls because Chelsie, Maria, Wendy, and Lucia would get angry when I do, but since we're both guys, I guess I could tell."

Alex had a grin like he was bragging.

"I saw her bathing by accident; she had this majestic silver hair that matches the white moon behind her, snow white skin, and an aura of divinity like she was untouchable like I was seeing a goddess."

F***, God damnit, **** **** *** *** ***** *******

So he saw me. Of all people, why did it have to be Alex?

"Umm, Nyx, are you okay? You're staring off into space."

"No, I'm fine."

Alex began talking about me when I was bathing, then talked about when I threw a knife when I noticed him, and when he tried to apologize for looking at me, I began throwing even more knives at him.

Aias: from a world of kaijus to a world of fantasy and magicWhere stories live. Discover now