Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

Chapter 139- Sleep

"What?" Rebecca had a frown on her face when she heard what her father just shared with her.

"As absurd as it sounds, the first heir of the Greyhart family has extended a marriage proposal," Victor repeated his words.

With her voice holding annoyance she asked "How can they be so shameless?"

Victor heaved a sigh, "The fact is the first heir of the clan stated that he has defeated the one whom you selected. So according to them, you now shall be betrothed to him."

"Defeated? Alex never fought him!" Rebecca argued, "His friends were attacked, that's why he had to withdraw from the match."

Victor nodded as he rested his left leg on the other before relaying, "I am aware of the incident that took place in Swortine a few days ago. However, the Lukehart family deems it as Alex's defeat."

Veronica rolled her eyes, "You have seen him fight, right Dad? Do you think that sick bastard could have defeated Alex?"

Victor hummed and thought back on his spar with Alex back in the palace. If considering his sword skills, then Alex might face great difficulty fighting the half-vampire named Rui.

However, when Victor thought back on his battle with Allen….there was no doubt that,

"Alex would win." There was not a speck of hesitation but just conviction.

Rebecca flashed a proud smile, "That's what I said. Alex will crush him like a pest, which he is."

Victor sighed. Looking at her smugness, he couldn't help but smile. His daughter really loves that human.

However, "I haven't outrightly rejected them as of yet. I didn't want to sour my relationship with Greyhart; that's why, I want you to do something for me."

Rebecca felt troubled by the fact that her father didn't deny their request. Even the thought of being called the potential betrothed of anyone but Alex, made her nauseous.

However, she held back her feelings and carefully listened to her father.

With his eyes turned severely serious, Victor voiced, "Ask Alex to defeat Rui. That's the only way for us to get out of this situation without damaging our connection with Greyhart."

Rebecca was rendered speechless …she wasn't in a relationship with Alex to make such demands. In the first place,

'Will he care about my situation…?'

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"Headmaster Philius…I apologize for responding late." Alex stated as he entered the office and sat while facing the man.

The violet-haired professor was the third person in the room. She remained standing on the side, as the other two heard the oldest one speaking,

"It's okay, I know you have gone through several things in this short while. First, the attack on Celestria and others, followed by….well, are you fine now?"

Alex didn't miss to notice how the Headmaster refrained from mentioning Eryndor. Was it a tactical decision or was he forbidden to mention anything regarding the matter?

Regardless, since the other party was hesitant, he didn't drag the conversation back there, and responded, "Just tried."

Philius assured him, "I won't take long, don't worry."

Alex nodded. Leaning forward to rest his arms on the table, he asked the man, "So is it related to Allen, after all?"

It was quite confusing for the Vampire Lord, someone who didn't even contact anyone during the major wars between nations and realms, to suddenly send an invitation to Alex.

Was it shocking for a human to defeat a Vampire that even the Monarch wasn't able to ignore it?

"In my opinion, yes, but there can be something more to it." Philius suggested, "Something that Beatrice told me about." Philius looked at the younger one with a knowing look, when he said that.

Alex frowned, was this about the Curse?

'Does the Vampire Lord somehow know something about the Curse?' Considering the age of that being it wouldn't be too surprising for him actually to have some idea of what this curse was.

Another reason for him to go there.

"What did the King say?" Alex asked. Naturally, the headmaster must have told him such big news.

Philius heaved a sigh before relaying, "He said…it is important for us to maintain a good relationship with the Blood Domain for the future of Grimland and humanity as a whole."

"In a way, your 'deeds' would be overlooked if you accept the proposition to visit the Blood Domain."

Philius added after a pause, that ushered Alex's brows to elevate.

So…he would be forgiven for murdering a king and Grimland is ready to defend him if Alex visits the Vampire Lord?

'They are prioritizing their connection with the Vampires over their brethren. Cool.' Alex smiled. This solves everything. His chances to participate in the tournament wouldn't go down if he just accepted the invitation.

As such, "I am fine going there, sir."

"But Alex…you know who will be waiting for your arrival there, right?" Jullie added, "Last time, Allen was weakened because you fought him under the sun…but this time…"

Alex released an audible breath, as he muttered, "I will be the Vampire Lord's guest, so surely, any harm on me would be taken as a personal attack on him."

Glancing at the teacher, Alex added, "And not like I have any choices left, do I? Unless I don't want to be branded as a criminal, I have to go there."

Jullie bit her lip in frustration. One after another, he was getting entangled in troublesome situations. First that with the Soulless, then the labyrinth, then the attack on Steelhound mansion, and now this…it was like everything was revolving around Alex.

Seeing the lady being so anxious, Alex felt a rush of warmth seeping into his chest. Just like that night when she came to meet him in the cell, she was worried about him today too.

"Professor Jullie…" Alex called out, "...just like always, I will return safely this time as well."

Jullie sighed, "Well, I will make sure you do that."

Alex was baffled, "Huh?"

That question was answered by the most senior one in the room, "One person is allowed to go with you to the Blood Domain, as such, I have chosen Professor Jullie as your guardian."

Alex was dumbfounded, "But headmaster, I will be under Allen's radar. Why-"

"Didn't you just assure us that nothing will happen to you? Then, as your guardian, I will also remain safe, no?" Jullie countered that left Alex speechless.

He stared between the two adults, hoping that one of them would say that this was a joke.

Finally turning towards the Headmaster he asked, "For real?"

Philius took off his glasses as he said, "It's decided, Alex. Because of the secrecy of the matter, we cannot involve others in this, and in my knowledge, there could be no one better than Professor Jullie to look after you."

Alex rubbed the center of his forehead. This was bad…being alone would have allowed him to freely move around. But now, with Jullie, he has to remain vigilant all the time.

"...fine." In the end, he yielded, before turning toward the man, "When am I leaving?"

"We." Jullie teased.

Alex exhaled a sigh, "When are we leaving?"

Philius smiled in amusement as he informed him, "Tomorrow in the evening. Pack your bags just in case you need to stay there."

Alex nodded before he got up, "Okay then, I will be going. Good day."

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"Um…" Celestria woke up from her slumber and felt her body unable to move.

She was extremely tired and her head was aching as well; however, the moment she woke up, her first thought was to find Alex.

"Ah…" however, before the girl could move, she found an arm pushing her back on the bed.

With her eyes widened she turned around and found a familiar pair of eyes looking at her drowsily, "Don't move…they will notice…"

Alex's voice was hoarse because he was still quite sleepy. However, because of their current position, all the drowsiness from Celestria's eyes disappeared.

With his arm wrapped around her waist and her head resting over his other arm, Celestria found herself extremely close to her favorite person

Her heart rate accelerated as she felt his hot breath hitting the back of her neck. Every inch of her body was currently enveloped in his warmth as the blond Princess cuddled with her lover.

'My heart is going to explode…' This was too much for the poor girl. She never got the chance to prepare herself. This way she might die!

'We are sleeping together, and a girl and a boy only sleep together if they are married..which means..we are…kyaah!' She was being delusional.

To break the train of her thoughts, Alex spoke,

"Quit being restless and sleep. We have only a few hours before sunrise." Alex whispered faintly. He could see how the girl was fidgeting and blushing in his embrace.

Celestria took a strong gulp before she nodded. Closing her eyes she inched closer to him.

"G-Good night…" She whispered and heard a hum in return.

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A/N:- I hope you all enjoyed reading the chapter. Thanks for reading and drop a comment.