113 Chapter 113: Revisiting Southampton City (2/2)

”Sister Alicia! It's so good to see you too!”

”Same.” Alicia nodded politely. ”What are you doing here?”

Like us, Adrian wasn't dressed for the formal event just yet, still in his usual red hoodie and blue jeans. Then again, the engagement party was hours away, so who the hell would want to get into such an uncomfortable getup with so much time remaining?

”I heard that Brother Richard and Sister Alicia were coming, so I decided to come say hello!” Adrian knitted his hands behind his head. ”It's so boring being by myself. I haven't seen you two in ages! You haven't been visiting!”

We had no reason to visit, but I wasn't tactless enough to point out the hard truth. Instead, I merely smiled.

”Well, we were…busy.”

”Right! I heard about the campfire incident! Is it true that you nuked three Crastrates, Brother Richard?!”

”It's true!” Alicia laughed when I didn't reply. ”Richard is officially a walking nuke right now! All the different powers in the Federation want to recruit him!”

”…um…actually, I think that's what Uncle Lionel wants to do.” Adrian suddenly turned serious and uncomfortable. ”I don't know for sure, but I heard from my father that Uncle Lionel is trying to draw as many talented mages as he can to the Stuart Corporation. That's why he deliberately sent this invitation to you.”

I exchanged an uneasy look with Alicia. No wonder Alicia's dad wasn't invited. He wouldn't have bothered calling Alicia along if he didn't know of our relationship. Not that he actually knew the true nature of our relationship, which wasn't official until just a few days ago.

”Uncle Lionel will probably want to talk to you later.” Adrian was nodding to himself grimly, his lips pursed. ”I don't think Father is happy with that.”

”Where's your father, by the way?” Alicia inquired, glancing around. Adrian cocked his head to the side.

”Not here. He's overseas at the moment. But he entrusted me with a task that only I can do!”

”What task?” I asked curiously. Adrian shrugged, as if it wasn't any big deal.

”Passing on a letter.”

I would have asked to who, but Adrian changed the subject later.

”Brother, this is your first time here, right? I'll show you around!” he stopped and turned apologetically to Alicia, as if he just realized that he had forgotten about her. ”You can come along too, Sister Alicia.”

”If you're fine with me tagging along,” Alicia replied good-naturedly, not at all offended. Adrian nodded fervently.

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”Sure! Please do! Sister isn't available at the moment. She and Brother Shawn are busily organizing the party. There's a lot of things they have to do, so I don't think you'll be able to meet her until the party begins. It'll be better if you follow us!”

More like Adrian was the third wheel, but again, I didn't say anything.

”There's a gaming room down that corridor.” It soon became clear that Adrian didn't really intend to show me around the place when he led me down the brightly lit path to a room in the middle, passing by the other rooms without explanation. He grinned. ”Are you good with shooter games, Brother?”

Yup, that was his aim. Literally. He didn't want to show me around. He just wanted to have fun and play games. Fortunately, I was game.

”Yeah. I'm a veteran of survival horror. Sci-fi horror shooters, I mean.” I patted my chest proudly. ”I'll have you know I've survived a spaceship and a space station infested with zombie aliens. Even a whole planet, for that matter! I've also fought demons, killed my way through Hell and back to Mars!”

”Uh…”

Alicia was watching us blankly. Evidently she didn't play games like we did. In contrast to Adrian, who was nodding excitedly and understanding which games I was referring to, she found herself completely lost.

Adrian and I didn't forget about her, though.

”What kind of games do you play, Sister Alicia?”

”Um…me? I don't really play games…”

”What about movies? There's also a TV segment in the gaming room, so if you'd like, I can hook you up and you can choose any movie you like. We have the entire digital collection of Hollywood and Chinese cinema films…old Hong Kong classics too, if that's your thing.”

Shaking my head, I watched in amusement as Adrian sought to ensure that Alicia would be just as entertained over the next few hours as we would be.