Chapter 41 Hi, my name is Alex (1/2)
After Asteria gave out the Bonus Gifts, she immediately proceeded to buy the items requested by Alina.
Alex watched with incredulity as he saw Alina purchasing a box. According to Asteria, everything that Alina bought was inside this box.
”What.” Alex could not help but feel jealous as he saw the difference between him and Alina. Obviously, Alex did not voice this out, as it will just make both Alina and Asteria angry at him.
So instead of complaining, Alex decided to just continue their conversation earlier.
”Oi Asteria.” Alex slurred as he looked at the mischievous fairy. ”Is it possible to use the symbols on our forehead as storage for out items? After all, it seems like these items can be used to store things…”
”Oh, so you just noticed it now? Good grief.” Asteria replied as she shook her head in disappointment. ”I thought that I will still have to tell it to you later… good thing you caught up with it now.”
”Well, thank you for telling it to us.” Alex replied sarcastically as he pointed at his ball and at the box of objects that Alina bought. ”So, we will just lift these things and placed it in contact with the symbols in our forehead?”
”That's the gist of it.” Asteria replied as she saw the computer virus ball that Alex held slowly sinking on his forehead. ”Okay, it seems like you already get it. Just continue with what you are doing.”
As for Alina, she had a little difficulty fitting the box and her sword on the symbol on her forehead, but in the end she succeeded with the guide of Asteria.
”If you want to take the objects that you just stored, you can just will for it to come out.” Asteria said as she laid her body down on Alex's shoulder. ”Its just like peeing, but in this case what you want to come out is the object that you want.”
”...”
”I am very grateful for your impeccable analogy, Asteria.” Alex replied with a sigh as he relaxed his body.
His relaxed state however only lasted for a second as his whole demeanor turned serious.
With just one look at his face, Alina already realized what Alex was planning to do.
”Its time to say hello to them, I guess.” Alex muttered with a malcontented expression on his face, as he clearly remembered the fact that he still had to pass through two powerful enemies if he wanted to use his ball filled with computer virus.
He then stood up and was about to approach the door of the comfort room, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Alex looked back and he saw a sulky Alina glowering at him.
Well, that was what Alex imagined Alina was looking right now, as he could not see her face through the mask.
”After all your complaints earlier, you still decided to stay here?” Alina sounded like she was not playing around anymore. Her voice had a certain steel in it that managed to shut Alex up.
”Well, with this ball with me, I have the chance to finish the mission right now.” Alex said as he sheepishly played with his ball. ”If I leave right now, I will be letting go of a really good opportunity!”
”Ugh, I do not know if I should be commending you or not for your behavior.” Alina replied as she let out a sigh.
Alex braced himself for more scolding, but instead what he got from Alina was,
”Fine, since I am your Companion now, then I supposed I will just help you out now. After you are right in saying that this is our chance to succeed.”
”Hehehe, now we're talking.” Alex replied as he looked at Asteria. ”See this little fairy? We can win!”
”Yay…” Surprisingly, Asteria was looking extremely tired, as if she was forced to do something extraneous.
Her wings were drooping down and her face was pale, while her blonde hair seems to have been bleached white.
Asteria's overall appearance seems to be indicating that something was wrong with her.
Seeing Asteria's current form, both Alex and Alina became worried for her.
”Oi Asteria, what's the matter with you?” Alex said as he saw Asteria's condition. ”Did you eat too much honey perhaps?”
”No!” Asteiria angrily replied as she flopped above Alex's palm. ”I just got hit by the backlash of losing too much Fairy Dust right now.”
”Backlash? Wait, this is the first time that I heard about it.” Alex exclaimed as he picked up the floppy Asteria. ”You did not tell me anything about that!”
”Well, you did not ask me…” Asteria replied as she let out a yawn. ”Since I used too much Fairy Dust earlier, I experienced a gradual backlash, and it just reached its peak right now… Ugh… sorry guys, but I have to sleep now… I will only wake up later…” Asteria's next words were then replaced by her snores as Alina went to her dreamland.
Alex tried poking Asteria to wake her up, but no matter what he did, Asteria won't just wake up. He tried hanging her just above the sink, but not even that woke her up.
”....”
”...…”
This just meant that Asteria will only wake up if she wants to. Other than that is no good.
”… We two are on our own now.” Alex muttered as he gave a grave look at Alina. ”Are you ready now?”
”I am and I will always be.” Alina said as she and Alex strode towards the door at the same time.
Both of their hands gripped the handle tightly, making sure that it will open for them.
Both of them tried to ignore the feeling of their hands with each other as they opened the door fully.
The creaking sounds that came from the door somehow increased Alex and Alina's tension, which made them slightly unhappy.
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”Can you tell me what kind of person your master was?” Alex asked Alina before they left the comfort room. ” You can just do it with one sentence only.”
”...”
”...”
”He is... a very possessive person.” Alina replied after a momentary pause. ”He loves taking care of his properties, and he makes sure that they are safe…”
”I see…” Alex might have looked enlightened, but he suddenly casted a hesitant look at Alina as he said,