Chapter 182: I knew you love me, but I cann-'HMMfff'
Alexander's POV
I, somehow managed to avoid Eva's attack wh they used Eli as bait.
I, somehow defeated Noah Caddle by unleashing my full power.
I, somehow landed alone with three stunning wom, as if I were living out some sort of Lucky Pervert Momt.
I, somehow used my acting skills to seduce Amber first, since she seemed to be naive wh it came to love.
I, somehow manipulated Eva and Pearl, convincing them that I guinely supported Falls, unlike the other Hero who despised them.
Though, my initial plans didn't fully come to fruition.
I, somehow managed to score some points with Amber, Eva, and Pearl, and....what was left was to win Alysia's heart in this Training Arc...
But,
Yet,
..Yet,
...Yet,
"AAAAARRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
"Oh, you're absolutely right. It appears that his bracelet is malfunctioning".
Blood rushed from my sev orifices as I felt a punch....no, it looked like a punch, but it didn't feel like one. Instead, it felt like I was being crushed in a press.
Struggling to keep my eyes op through the blood haze, I saw....an auburn-haired man wearing an indiffert expression.
Gazing at his face filled me with an overwhelming sse of anger.
It was an inexplicable anger that made me wish to erase his face from existce.
As if he could read my thoughts, he asked with an amused tone and an expression devoid of emotion,
"Angry?"
"Y-cough-cough-cough..."
I tried to speak, but every attempt resulted in more blood gushing out.
My vision grew increasingly hazy as I started to lose consciousness once more....Wait, again?....Ah, now I understand. During our confrontation with Eli, someone had knocked me unconscious. It was rather pathetic to lose consciousness in such a manner.
Slowly slipping away into darkness, I noticed my bracelet was brok, yet there was no response from it.
Seeing this, an uncanny smile erupted on my face before I blanked out.
"Tsk, Tsk, what a strong body you have...Mr. Hero"
Those were the last words I heard.
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Third Person's POV
"...." Eli stared at the unconscious boy and th examined his hand, contemplating the extraordinary resilice of the Hero's body.
'His body is truly remarkable' Eli pondered, wondering what it would take to pierce it.
"Y-Y-ou....that's the Hero and your team's own member, isn't he?" Theo inquired, stuttering.
"Huh?...Oh, yes, he was. However, due to his betrayal, he is facing the consequces of his actions" Eli replied with a seemingly bign smile.
....that was far from just a smile.
"What are--"
"Are you trying to manipulate us?" Pearl interjected before Theo could pose any further questions.
"..." Theo eyes twitched as he began, "Ms. Pearl, could you st--"
But once again, someone else cut him off.
"You nearly deceived us-cough-cough-You damn, Mortal" Amber spat with an unmistakable fury etched on her face.
Yet,
"..." Eli ignored the others and focused on the motionless boy who had attempted to harm Zera, and something deeper seemed to be going on betwe him and Luna.
'Should I... kill him? Should I kill... him? kill... him?' His mind was a tumultuous whirlwind of thoughts about ding the life of this 'Damn Hero' who had shaped everything in Eli's life and was still trying to take more from him.
For a momt, the tire group stood froz, as if awaiting Eli's decision...an uneasiness swept a for unknown reasons.
'I really want to kill him, however....' Eli's thoughts turned to the evts of the past few months.
The image of Lilith's radiant smile, Scylla's shy charm, Adriana's competitive spirit, and his beloved sisters who bore hardships without burding him with their struggles. These thoughts weighed on his conscice.
Once, Eli was alone and acted irrationally, but now, he couldn't afford to be impulsive. His actions might affect the well-being of his loved ones.
Eli was far from perfect.
He held secrets, known only to his elder sister.
He didn't consider himself a gius or an exceptionally talted individual. Despite the recognition he received for his perseverance and knowledge, he knew that he was a small fish in a vast ocean. He couldn't bring himself to consider himself great.
For Eli, there was never ough knowledge to satisfy his insatiable curiosity. All he wanted now was to sure the safety of those he held dear /Just to be safe/ his motto.
Ev though many of the wom in his life were more powerful than him, a lingering sse of unease surfaced wh he looked at Alexander, Amir Osvaldo and Kayd R.
He felt an innate inferiority in their presce. His subconscious told him that he could never surpass them, and he accepted that he was but a mortal, vulnerable to death by a simple cut to his neck or a thrust to his heart.
This sse of inferiority had accompanied him throughout his life, and it had moulded him into the person he was today.
Eli was sure....no, he had already gone through, there was nothing absolute in this ever-changing world.
'Sigh... Let's stop now. There are witnesses here, and...' Eli glanced at Amber's group, 'He has support'.
'crack, crack'
Eli distanced himself from the expansive hole that radiated like a spiderweb.....For a momt, his irrational side had driv him to attempt to d Alexander's life.
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Alexander's body had grown sturdier over time, much like how Eli had grown stronger.
'snap'
'crack, crack'
Eli broke his own bracelets, and with a faint smile, he commted, "Looks like we cannot die here anymore".
Everyone's atttion changed as they broke their bracelets, but the outcome remained the same.
"Your Highnesses, please" Oliver implored, requesting assistance for Alexander.
Eli paid little heed to Oliver and remained focused on Amber.
"Oi?"
"What you want?"
Both Pearl and Eva positioned themselves in front of Amber as if to shield her.
Eli paid no mind to their defsive stance and inquired of Amber, "Don't you have a healing potion?"
"....Yes" Amber answered with hesitance.
"Will it be sufficit to md your wound?" Eli pointed towards her abdom.
"....I-I don't think so"
"Oi, Oliver does--"
"No, we don't, and we won't" Oliver promptly rejected Eli's implied request.
"...." Eli perceived a trace of disgust on Oliver's team's faces, but he decided not to ask about it for now.
"Well, if you don't mind, I can help you" Eli offered, sounding somewhat uncertain about his abilities.
"What are you now planning--"
Before Pearl could object further, Amber raised her hand to silce her and inquired, "What do you want in return?"
"Two bottles of F-Hing Potion" Eli replied without any hesitation.
"....Good," Amber nodded, accepting the deal, 'If it's a transaction, that's fine' she thought and gave the last remaining two potions which had glitters of particles floating inside the black liquid.
"A-Amber?"
"Amby?"
Pearl and Eva were tak aback by Amber's decision.
"It's okay" Amber reassured them and th turned to Eli, asking, "Isn't it?"
"..." Eli observed her for a momt before responding, "Yes, it's fine."
"Wait a minute" Eli said and walked over to Rize.
"Hmm?" Rize calmly tilted her head.
"Show me your leg" Eli said as he knelt down.
"Huh?" Rize appeared puzzled.
"...You hurt your leg, right? Show it" Eli's eyes twitched.
"OH...I see but I cannot take fre--Huh?-Ouch"
Eli simply tugged on her leg, causing her to fall on her buttocks.
"What are--" Rize began to ask in annoyance wh,
"You asked me whether I am in love... no, no, you confirmed I am in love with you, right?" Eli inquired as he closely examined her calf.
Her blood vessels were leaking blood, her torn muscles were twitching like dead frog legs, and...Eli could ev see her bone.
'What the hell? How in the hell was she jumping a with this brok leg?....hmm, wait, isn't her dark mana devouring the monster's dark mana?' Eli was amazed to discover this.
'Is Fall's Dark mana more pott than the dungeon's monster's Dark mana?' Eli pondered, but he was snapped out of his thoughts wh,
"Yes, I knew you love me, but I can..'hmmmff---'" Rize was saying wh she suddly moaned, she th hurriedly covered her mouth.
"Hmm, what are you saying?" Eli asked with an angelic smile, which for Rize, was more...devilish.
Ev though this F-Hing Potion could heal Fall, it still caused them pain because of the 0.% mixture of Holy water contt in it.
"Ahhh-wait-hmm-I-I am-w-wait-Hmmm" Rize tried to control her pained moan, her normally indiffert face turning slightly red in shame
"I am not waiting," Eli smiled ev more and applied the liquid.
"hmm-Y-You-idi-hmmm-ahhh-PERVERTED BASTARD!!" Rize shouted as she attempted to slap him, but Eli swiftly dodged and looked at her with a wicked smile.
"Think before you speak" Eli told her as he moved on to his next target.
'Ggrrrr' Rize, for the first time in her life, felt shame and...excitemt? She covered her face as the other people a her looked at her with puzzled expressions.
'gulp'
Amber, who witnessed this, gulped nervously and th looked at the approaching Eli with his wicked smile.
"N--"
She was about to refuse his help, but th,
"I am not sure about healing you, so don't get your hopes up" Eli quickly interjected, escaping from the sudd attacks of the two wom.
"....Okay" Amber reluctantly agreed and signalled her frids to calm down.
Eli sat down and calmed his mind, th asked her to move the robe so that he could see the wound clearly.
"..." Amber hesitated for a momt but noticed that his eyes showed no lust or any emotions. She slowly revealed only the wounded area, not exposing ev an extra inch of her abdom.
"....Really?" Eli's lips twitched wh he saw how she only showed the wounded part.....no, he wasn't hoping for anything...it's just for some reason it felt he was being treated like a pervert.
And her two frids kept watch, blocking the view from others.
'Am I operating something else?' Eli wondered, but he set that thought aside and focused on the task at hand.
Mana Breathing
"Ocean Arts: nd Form"
/Heal/
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