Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

When she realized the story was over and Alex would return, she couldn\'t think of anything and she ended up proposing something based on a warrior\'s choice. Every warrior around her, Valarie, Shelby, Edric...each one of them loves meat.

In the past Celestria might have suggested reading books in the library as an excuse to spend more time with him. But his new self changed her opinion.

"Getting caught gets us detention for how long?" As they sneakily crossed the border to enter the city market, Alex asked her casually. He assumed that she might have done this before given how daringly she was making her way through the blind spots of the guarding soldiers.

However, "I don\'t know, never got caught. But don\'t worry, given we are in our third year, they will tolerate this little stunt." Celestria assured him, as they finally got out of the radar of the soldiers.

Alex was slightly baffled seeing the prim and proper highness of the royal family being so mischievous all of a sudden. He genuinely failed to notice that she was doing all this under the desperation to be with him.

They slowly made their way towards the market around the raider\'s guild. It wasn\'t too big like the one situated in the capital, but the market here offered a good amount of choices for food and clothing.

Alex didn\'t come here with the motive to look around, the previous time. But now that he had more leisure in his hand, he realised how many good places he skipped.

"The meat skewers I talked about are a little far from here. Do we go there directly or...." Celestria noticed how he was curious about the district so she immediately shut off her mouth. Like hell, she would rush him to get done with skewers and return to the Academy.

"Shall we try the ice cream while checking out that weapon store?" Celestria suggested to which the silver head instantly nodded,

"That\'s a brilliant proposal. Let\'s go." He suddenly held her hand and began pulling her towards the ice cream store.

Celestria felt an electric bolt running down her body, making her freeze for a moment, and if not for Alex pulling her, she might have remained there for a few minutes to study the strange sensation he provided her.

Unlike the time when they touched their hands to make them notice each other, this hand-holding was...a lot more intimate. She had never held hands with a boy before...but she had imagined how it would feel to be pulled like this fondly by the man of her dreams.

Running away from her usual life, breaking the rules, bunking classes and sneaking out for a date...this all felt so...umm...she didn\'t know how she could explain it. She was unsure.

However, if there was one thing she was dead sure about, it was that this feeling was extremely pleasant and...

"What happened?" Alex asked, not hearing anything from her.

Celestria shook her head before holding his hand more firmly, joining their palms and intervening with their fingers, "Nothing."

...yes, this sensation was pleasant...and addictive.

Reaching the store, Alex asked, "One banana and one blueberry."

Celestria shyly smiled, "You remembered my preference?"

Alex scoffed, "I was just a few inches away from being called a stalker, that much I used to observe you."

Hearing that, she felt butterflies dancing in her belly as she neared him and asked in a whisper, "You no longer observe me?"

Alex cocked his left brow before asking, "Isn\'t that your job nowadays?"

Celestria\'s cheeks adapted a fairly visible shade of crimson as she lowered her gaze and chose her right to remain silent.

Alex smirked before he paid for the dessert and handed one to Celestria. Read new chapters at empire

While enjoying the cold and sweet thing, they entered the weapon shop just across them.

The store was quite huge from the inside, allowing the customers to browse through the weapons hanging on the shelf.

Alex detached his hand from hers to move more freely...leaving a saddened Celestria behind who kept staring at her hand where his warmth still lingered.

For a moment, rather than the ice cream she was about to lick her....then she paused and realized how weird it would seem to do that...n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

....in public.

Her attention went towards Alex as he was staring at a certain weapon quite seriously.

She sauntered towards him and looked at the weapon he was looking at,

"Spear? Why spear suddenly?" Celestria thought his interest lay in swords. That\'s why she suggested her brother bring swords from the royal arsenal.

Alex nodded, "Yeah...for a technique of mine, I would need something slim and light which I can throw at the enemy as well." Alex looked at the price and found it was for ninety gold coins...which was a lot considering a single gold coin can easily afford rent for two months here.

However, since he had some coins on him which he earned through the intensive training, Alex didn\'t think much before buying it.

"Thank you for your purchase." The shop owner smiled brightly as he handed the spear, packed inside its holder, to Alex.

As they got out of the store, Celestria suggested, "If you like that spear and the design, then give it to me sometimes. I will draw the design and write the other details about it before sending it to the Capital. They will make a better one for you."

Alex was taken aback by all those words she hurriedly and casually spoke, "Wait, wait...why do you want to get a better one for me when I just bought a new spear now?"

Celestria crossed her arm under her breasts, making them look bigger, as she said, "Your technique takes a massive toll on your weapon. Let\'s assume the technique you desire the spear for snaps this pitiful thing into two, and you have to use that technique once again."

Alex frowned and carefully thought about that. The Sixth stance is a bit tricky but does the work quite fine. Especially in front of those enemies who are much bigger in size...like the Minotaurs which he would face in the Steelhound\'s jurisdiction. So yeah, he has to get a strong spear.

Looking back at Celestria he asked, "How fast can you get it ready for me?"

Celestria instantly answered, "If I send the design today, hmm, maybe in three days."

Alex nodded, "That would work for me," Considering he has to leave in four days. Looking back up, he asked, "And the payment?"

Celestria grinned, "This time...my demand might be a little bit extreme~"

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A/N:- Thanks for reading.