Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

"What the…really?" Edric was surprised to hear that the Elf they saved on their way to Frostbate came to meet Alex today and even demanded to spend a day with him.

Alex heaved a sigh as he rested the wooden blade by his side and nodded, " Yep~apparently, she knows something about my origin and to keep her mouth shut, she wants to be near me…to observe me, or whatever her goal is."

Alex doesn't know what she would achieve by observing him, when she could have asked anyone, by paying a few coins, to let them be observed by the elven girl.

Was it because of the sudden revelation of him being related to their Mother Tree? Alex knew it must be the case. However, he has a bad feeling about Celestria's reaction when she hears about it.

"Dude, isn't it great? You are building relationships with every race. It's like I am watching a man building his own interracial harem."

Alex cringed, "Where did you hear that word?"

Edric chuckled, "That doesn't matter. The point is, you already have a Vampire Noble crushing over you, a world-class Saintess head over heels for you, the beloved daughter of a king, and now an elf, who is the granddaughter of a former tribal chief. You got some serious backing on your side."

Alex narrowed his eyes, "Jealous?"

Edric scoffed, "I got the person who is everything for me. Won't ask for more."

Alex was surprised, " But I thought you had something going on with Valarie? I often see you two together these days."

They always train together, eat together and even in class, Valarie doesn't sit alone anymore. However, it's surprising that Amanda didn't seem bothered about it.

Edric heaved a sigh, "There is no space for romance in our relationship. She needed a friend and a sparring partner, and truth be told, Valarie looks at me more like a younger brother. Y'know, advising me often, and even chiding me when I do something wrong."

Alex was taken aback. Their relationship has developed to the contrary of how it should have been.

Canonically, Valarie comes to see Edric as an idol—someone she gets inspired from, and someone whom she doesn't defy.

However, now things have changed. Valarie seems nearly out of the plot because of Amanda and Edric's recent closeness, more so after they visited her parents and got their acceptance.

"In a way, I think she looks up to you." Edric's sudden comment made Alex startled,

"What do you mean by that? Doesn't she still look down on me?"

Alex remembers that time when she refused to spar against him, rejecting him outrightly saying she might end up snapping his bones in a few exchanges.

Although she doesn't outright badmouth him now, the way she behaves around Alex is somehow similar to the past.

Edric gave a short laugh, "Then you haven't understood that girl, by now, my dear friend. She is very much like you. A tsun~tsun."

Alex's eyes turned cold, as he suddenly held the sword and told the guy, "Get ready."

A cold sweat trailed down his temple, as Edric hurriedly said, "Wait—let me tell you something-"

However, Alex didn't give him time and launched from his spot.

The sound of his muscles, feet, breathing, and heartbeat was completely erased as he moved in an arc, aiming for Edric.

The raven-haired, who had taken the form of an elf, followed his instincts and ducked under the attack—however, Alex passed by the spot, and by increasing his pace, he twirled on his feet and hit Edric on his back.

**DHAK**

"Guh!" Edric fell face flat on the ground as he lost control.

Alex huffed as he spat, "Pathetic."

"You cheated! That's not how the Moon Dance works!" Edric complained. After training for this long, he has already realized that Moon Dance goes in the pattern of infinity, that's why Edric was prepared for the follow-on.

However, Alex didn't go for the full arc, rather, after Edric ducked, he twirled right away and attacked him.

"You need to modify your method if your opponent knows your next move."

Edric glared as he rolled on the ground, before he complained, "Your opponent won't know anything about the Moon Dance, then why-"

"I just wanted to hurt you."

"..." Okay, no more training with this menace.

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After bidding farewell to Edric, Alex walked towards the infirmary to get Celestria.

She has already rested for a long time and considering how much she hates to sleep anywhere but her bed, Alex decided to bring her out as soon as possible.

"I am taking her now, Doc." As he entered, he met Melissa, who seemed to be doing some paperwork.

Melissa heaved a sigh before telling him, "Don't let her take a bath for today, and if she feels pain anywhere, bringing her here would be your responsibility."

Alex nodded before he moved toward Celestria's bed. Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

Like an excited child, her eyes were sparkling, and a bright smile was lifting the edges of her lips as she greeted him, "Good evening."

Alex ended up pinching her cheek as he asked, "Did you eat something?"

Celestria covered her cheeks to prevent herself from getting teased anymore before she responded, "They gave me porridge. It was okay."

Alex asked, "Do you want to eat something more? The common hall must be serving something."

Celestria shook her head, "No, I am good. I will just make myself some hot chocolate back in the room."

Since that's what she wanted, Alex extended his hand and told her, "Let's go."

With a smile, Celestria grabbed his hand and stepped out of the infirmary.

They slowly headed towards the dormitory, while Alex told her whatever happened back in the office.

Celestria had a shocked expression on her face when she heard what Akran had to say about Alex's origin.

"Related to the Goddess? This is the first time someone gave a concrete name with which the Curse might have a relation."

Alex raised his brows, "Do you think that something related to Gaia would have such a wild ability to devour everything and everyone?"

Celestria shrugged, "We do know for sure that this Curse is immortal and was once used by the Gods. And not like the Curse has the essence only of Mother Nature."

Alex hummed...she might be true.

Soon they reached the girl's dorm, and Alex said, "You go and relax-"

"Won't you come along for a bit? Let's talk some more?" With her eyes turning droopy she requested.

Under normal circumstances, he would have denied it, but considering she was unwell, Alex nodded,

"Okay, but just for an hour."

Little did he know that he would be only leaving the dormitory the next morning…

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A/N:- Thanks for reading.