CHAPTER 54 - The Bet.
'That should be enough for now, I believe...'
Alex mused as he stared at the ceiling. He was done preaching to Mira about the dos and don'ts of the academy as a first-year with a low power level.
People would soon know that she was his mother's student—Alex was sure they would. But unlike her, who got it all easy because of being the son of Vanessa Drakathor, she wouldn't.
She was a commoner, so unlike him, who got people's respect and awe, she would only command fear, and with just fear, one could never live for long. History was proof of it: unless you have great powers, you will always be prone to betrayal and backstabbing in an empire built under fear.
With all that he had told her, he believed that she wouldn't suffer with the boost he had given to her image during the election competition, even when the fact about her being Vanessa's disciple was revealed.
Soon, Alex, using an ability he had bought from the system—one that makes him sleep—found himself drifting toward the dream space.
As he passed through the long portal-like thing, he couldn't help but be reminded of Kaira, who was constantly on his head. It was as if he was missing something. But no matter how many times he went through the memories, he couldn't find what he had missed.
'Is it that she was able to look through my bluff?' He wondered as he let his body freely flow through space. About to reach the dream space.
That bluff was something he came up with on the spot, as he didn't want her to think that he really wanted to kill her. An enemy with a secret is way more dangerous than just a random person knowing it.
If she had thought of him as an enemy due to his actions, then things might've turned a bit annoying, as she was rather vindictive when it came to revenge.
'Is that why she tried to kill me?' As if in succession to his last doubt, another one appeared. He was sure that she had tried to kill him with the last blast of her clone, as that explosion was strong enough to kill any star formation-level being.
No matter how much they strengthen their bodies using the star power, and no matter how many stars they use, they wouldn't be able to survive the blast caused by the body of a six-star, star formation realm being.
Yes, that clone of hers was a six-star being, clearly showing that the real body was at least in the seven-star, star formation realm—not a level even fourth-year students could achieve; many of them can't at least.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Whoop!
Breaking him out of his thoughts, a hand coiled around him, making him smile.
"What's wrong with you? Are we having emotion swings due to being aroused?" He questioned with a teasing grin, making Sophie, who was right next to him, push herself closer to him, hiding her head using his chest.
Alex, however, just chuckled as he looked at her behaving like that.
He had been feeling her emotions going up and down for a while when he was talking with Mira. Her emotions were complicated and mixed up, making it hard for him to guess what was going on.
The thought that she might be jealous of Mira was out of the question itself, as she knew that he didn't have that kind of feelings for Mira... yet. And even if he did, she wouldn't do a thing like this, as she had, on her own, asked him to make a harem, as she knew that there were many deserving girls in this world.
Alex wasn't averse to that thought, as just like every man, he also wanted a harem; it was just that, in his previous world, other than Sophie, he could never find a girl that met his standards. Maybe it was because everyone around him was mostly people from his field of work or maybe some other reason, but whatever it may be, no one suited his taste.
Just to make sure, Alex had asked Sophie about it before as well, checking her emotions every time, wanting to know if she had said those words sincerely or not, and it turned out she was really serious.
He just didn't know why she wanted that, as she never answered it, no matter how many times he had asked it.
So, in the end, he contributed her emotional ups and downs to her arousal.
It never came to his mind that the one responsible for her emotional state was Kaira, as she was now aware of what Kaira was and how dangerous she was.
"Should I take that as a yes?" He questioned, oblivious to the real reason, his fingers combing her blonde hair with care and love, a soft and gentle smile marring his face, but when he saw her not, his expression changed.
"So are you going to accept that you can't live without my dick?" He questioned, his gentle expression going to who knows where replaced by a devilish expression, making Sophie flinch.
Her grip around Alex tightened for a bit before she let go of him, disappearing from where she was, appearing some distance away, in front of a wall filled with screens that showed various scenes, making Alex raise a brow.
But as he saw her clenching her fist, feeling her emotions, seeing her body trembling for some reason, and her legs wobbling a bit, he smirked, appearing right next to Sophie, his hand coiling around her waist, sensually caressing her ass in between.
"Being stubborn, huh?" He questioned, making her flinch again, especially with Alex's hand being naughty enough to reach her breasts as well.
Slap
Soon, however, she slapped his hand and moved away, her expression strict—at least she tried to make that expression.
"I-I'm not being stubborn; I really can survive without your dick. I did for 16 years after all." She spoke, still trying to keep up the strict act but failing miserably as her lips kept trembling.
"Hm, hm. I believe you." Alex, appearing right behind her, hugged her, this time with no ill intentions, and Sophie, feeling that, just humphed but stayed silent.
He didn't believe her—she knew it. But she would make him believe it. Even if they didn't have sex for a whole month straight, she isn't going to back down.
It all started with a question as simple as this: "You can't even go on a day without a good fuck. Who would believe that you are the same person who didn't even finger herself during the 16 years that she wasn't able to talk to me?"
It was Alex who said that, of course. But Sophie, feeling like her devotion to him—the one thing that kept her sane for those 16 years—was being questioned, so in a spur of the moment, she made this bet that she would show him that she could live with just cuddling and kissing; she didn't need his dick.
It had been just 4 days since then, and she was already having a hard time. It was mainly because now that her body had been exposed to constant and long sex with Alex, just looking at his naked body—which she does every day when he bathes—could rile her up.
But she didn't want to lose, and neither did Alex, so who knows when this bet was going to be over and who was going to give in first?
One thing was sure though: even Alex wasn't any better. The only relief he had was that he didn't have to watch her naked, so until he saw her naked, the chances of him winning were higher.
Kieee!!
It was then that, from one of the screens in front of them, a familiar screech was heard, making both Alex and Sophie turn toward the screen, only to see Nyxia—the owl that Alex rode to his mansion—flapping her wings in joy, screeching victoriously.
"Looks like she was the first, again," chuckled Alex, as this event had completely turned their attention away from the ongoing topic before he added, "Let's go there."
"Un." Sophie, in reply, just nodded her head before both of them rushed out of the dream space, sprinting toward the location shown on the screen.