Legend of the Immortal

Disrupted

The next day.

"I'm fine Arceus, it was just me drinking too much, not dying." Gracie said as she rolled her eyes.

Arceus had helped her out of bed without her consent due to his worry for her.

"Oh i'm sorry Gracie, the last time I checked, you drank to the point you were practically pronounced dead. Were it not for your handsome knight in shining armour, you'd be gone by now. Hmph. Ungrateful woman." Arceus mentioned sarcastically as he put on an arrogant face.

Gracie giggled,"Alright, you got me there. How can I ever repay my most handsome knight in shining armour?" She replied, bumping his shoulder lightly as they made their way to the dining room.

"Hmph. I'll forgive you this once. Don't let this happen again!" Arceus said in an overly pompous fashion, making Gracie giggle again.

"Oh I do promise to reward you my dear prince. What do you wish for?" Gracie asked.

"I am interested in two things you currently hold my dearie. One, I would like a training session with you. And two, I would honestly, sincerely like to know, how did you even get so drunk?"

Gracie looked away, blushing at the embarrassing thought of a man seeing her intoxicated and barely conscious.

"All of what happened then was due to...an enormous amount of alcohol..." Gracie answered.

"How much alcohol, is the real question." Arceus said as they kept on walking.

"Well...when I checked my pouch...It turns out i've used at least a platinum coin..." Gracie whispered, lowering her head in shame.

Arceus just breathed in wonderment,"Gosh, i'm surprised you weren't already dead when I found you. I can barely hold my liquor for a few cups, much less a few hundred unlike you. How do you even hold it so well? I've been drinking with my father since I turned ten and I can barely manage."

"I don't know either...Anyway! You mentioned wanting to have a lesson with me? W-we better get going then! Let's hurry up and eat!" Gracie shouted loudly while pulling Arceus away.

"Uh Gracie?" Arceus said calmly.

"Shut it Arceus! That drinking thing was a one time fiasco! Don't bring it u-"

"No. Gracie, you're going in the wrong direction. The dining hall's in the other direction, we're heading back to the guest rooms...Unless you're suggesting something?" Arceus wiggled his eyes brows suggestively.

Gracie turned her head away as she let go of Arceus' hand and stalked towards the dining hall, steam practically blowing from her head.

From embarrassment or anger, Arceus couldn't tell.

He just sighed and walked smugly behind her, keeping his silence.

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After breakfast, the duo made their way to the training yard to hone their ability.

Gracie turned around to face Arceus and looked him dead in the eye,"Uh...Um c-could you keep what happened a secret?...It w-would be really embarrassing for others to find out..."

Arceus smiled,"Don't worry G, your dirty little secret is safe with me. Though...I couldn't say the same for those who toon care of you...As you know, servants are well-known for their tendencies to gossip."

Gracie sighed,"Let's hope they don't. Well, there's nothing to be done so just let bygones be bygones as they say. Shall we begin our training? I need to warm up too."

"Mhm, I am indeed interested in how Gracie manages to train." Arceus grinned.

"Uh...this is pretty hellish training so if you want to back out now..." Gracie muttered.