"Sis, are you okay? You look extra jumpy today, didn't even go to the guild.`` As Alice looked at Leila with concern, Leila looked bundled up in heavy clothes and sat on the couch at her home.
"It's nothing… I just wanted to stay home that's all…" as Leila said hesitatingly, Alice, who probably only cared for Leila like this in the world, looked concerned.
It had been a few days since Rekka had said he would be going to train to the get stronger… be it since he wanted to get strong so he can better suite to be the heroes grandson or maybe since he just wanted to get older… in any case, Leila was down in the dumps from then on.
Although in front of Rekka, she didn't show it one bit.
"If you're fine… then I'll be going to train…" but before Alice could go, Leila stopped her.
"Let's have a duel Alice." as Leila suddenly said, Alice looked surprised for a moment. But a duel with her elder sister, the surprise left her face as fast as it had come. Alice now looked at Leila with a bright smile as if her day had just turned extremely lucky.
...
"It has been a year, but this time, I will surely win sis!" As Alice looked at Leila with a fierce gaze, Leila had an icy calm gaze as peaceful as the surface of water without any ripples on it.
"Come at me." As Leila said, the duel began while Alice disappeared from the place where she stood. her instant movement could blindsight any and all opponents if they let their guards down.
She had already grasped the breathing exercise Rekka had taught her to a usable degree and her shortcomings from fighting with Rekka was being covered after a more cool thinking. Alice was now nothing like the hot blooded girl a few months ago. since her sheer strength could not over whelm her opponent anymore, she too at last went to acquire technique.
Alice had outgrown herself facing Rekka as an equal. But as Leila looked unconcerned by not being able to see Alice, she calmly gathered mana as she channeled a large amount of mana in her palm. The mana gathered at an unseen speed.
"You are done for!" When suddenly Alice appeared just behind Leila, as if her kick was going to strike down Leila without any resistance, the kick never reached Leila at all, the staff that her other hand held, blocked the kick releasing a concentrated wind towards Alice making her lose her momentum. As Alice let out a tsk! looking as if the mistake would get her paid dearly,
The wind pressure had made Alice slow down her speed and the attack was blocked with the best possible technique. Making her drop to the ground and actually not flew away from the wind spell, but just like that a new spell, it already blocked her.
Alice was pinned to the ground blocked by dirt. The mana that Leila had gathered in her other hand already captured Alice but as Alice produced another explosion spell, the dirt burst out and she was released.
"Sorry, you are still too weak." as Leila said, the mana Alice gathered to strike Leila sucked out from her palms and never gathered again. Leila had already won at this point.
"Damn!" In frustration of mana not appearing, she strikes Leila with her sheer fist. but still, Alice looked as if her chance really was gone.
Bang!
an invisible force blocked the fist… the fist never reached Leila. The thing Alice didn't like at all, not only was her mana being sucked out even from forming a spell, she couldn't physically break this barrier at all, it was harder than a rock!
The shield that never had time to be employed when Rekka had Charged Leila… but this shield that now was on. This could even stop a dragon's attack. Combined with Leila's technique where she controls every bit of mana around her vicinity. Leila was an unmovable fortress if she was given a chance to use these spells, and Alice had given Leila this chance as easy as eating pie.
The extreme ability to use mana with this much accuracy. Leila was only second to Melinda. Even being able to use the mana that her opponent used. Leila was a strong magic user who could stop any opponent with just these two unique spells.
One spell to stop them from attacking and the other to stop the attacks. After that… she could use a spell to end the fight herself. Just like this time.
"Fire Arrow." As the simple spell was called out, arrows filled with fire attacked Alice one after the other, even as Alice dodged the spells back to back with accuracy, the spell didn't stop at all. With this more and more arrows came at her. Leila's hands were free after all, she was now not being attacked and she was constantly using spells to hit her opponent.
"Damn! I fell for it again! Your magic casting speed has increased!"
"Well, someone breached my defenses after all.'' As Leila said with a cheery smile, Alice knew all too well who this someone was. It seemed that even in a battle like this, Alice would have to realize that someone younger than her was better than her.
Even as Alice grinded her teeth, she distanced herself from Leila and used a spell. It seemed that getting further from her was the right choice, the mana finally was able to form in her hands. Out here Leila couldn't control the mana.
"You think you can stay safe there? I am the one attacking here after all." as Leila said, she disappeared out of Alice's sight.
"Where'd she go?" even as Alice pondered, she already felt the mana that she was charging in her hands being dispersed, the huge attack that she was going to do was gone now!
"Boo!" as Leila came out from behind Alice with a smile fit to look beautiful, it was all but threatening to Alice… Alice had forgotten but her sister was adept in short teleportation.
"Don't joke like that in a duel…!" even as Alice said… Leila's strike had already stopped Alice from attacking again… Leila had not only come from behind but she even hit Alice at the right spot to incapacitate her. With a thud Alice dropped on the ground incapacitated.
A clear win. Extreme spell casting speed, great reactions for mana usage combined with perception and a hand to hand combat ability that was close to being mastered. Leila was a beast in her own sense… and combining her unique spells that could block any attack from the dragons even and stop any mana based attack that came around her, she was invincible.
As she heaved a sigh, she still looked at Alice with nothing but a smile…
"Sorry, I was just a bit frustrated… really… taking it out on my little sister…" As Leila said, picking up Alice from the ground, she started to walk out from the field with Alice in her hands.
"My lady, you were quite aggressive." Mia, coming back from the corner, said looking at Leila. of course the last spell was so focused, it may not have pierced Alice's body, but the blunt damage was enough to knock her out. she would probably get bruised from this.
"I don't know… I feel weird… I don't know what to do…" as Leila said, Mia chuckled looking at Leila looking so lost. A girl who could overwhelm Alice in close quarter combat was someone fit to be called a powerhouse. Alice herself was the most adept in close quarter combat after all. In this country only a few can match Alice.
"My lady, Sir Rekka has called you. He is going to finalize his spell." as Mia said, Leila sighed and nodded.
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"I can certainly feel a little different air just from standing here…" Leila said that. She was here where I had cast the spell… she was a magic researcher so this type of event would always get her attention and just like that, she was checking out all over the room. she still didn't enter the lost dimension since I haven't tested it out yet.
We were standing near the lost dimension gate, or rather the room's gate. If we opened this gate, we would be opening the lost dimension… this took so much calculation that I was left with a severe headache… but thankfully, the system could do the calculations and bring in this fabulous result. Still, since it was basically my head too, the pain was mine to deal with.
"Now everything is complete…." I said as I slapped the door shut.
"When do you want to go in there..?" Leila asked me. She was looking a bit nervous. Did she want to say something? although her expressions always were hidden with a smile or a stoic face, maybe since I looked at her a lot these days, I could see when she suppressed her thoughts like this.
"When I think all this work of the mansion is done I suppose… Leila, if you have something in your mind you can tell me.." If I get in there in a few days, I would probably stay there for at least 2 to 3 years, so in that time, something like this look of Leila would bother me to no end…
Hearing me, she smiled a little and then looked my way….. It was great that we could connect this way even though we had only met recently and she was the first girl I had proposed to…. I had really strong feelings for her… it was right to say that the first love of your life would be irreplaceable.
I was thankful that I had found Leila's concern this day… and always would be in the future.
"I just thought that you will be in there for a long time…. So I was thinking that in that time, it would mean that Alice would have spent much more time with you… than me…. I don't think you will break your promise with me but….. What if..."
Leila was thinking of such things! I had no Idea… I was just thinking that by that time, I would be a lot grown up and would be able to get strong… in this world strength is more needed then even money or fame… so I wanted to have that strength before taking a step towards building a family….. But I had forgotten their feelings…. Alice was simple so she hardly considered these things but Leila was grown up, of course this would bother her….. I was her first love…. Would anyone like to just send their first love with someone else in isolation for who knows how many days!.....
I promptly took her close to me….
"I am sorry Leila, here I thought I wanted to be more responsible, but I was being such an idiot…!" I said, regretting to not understanding someone who I had asked to live her life with me! By me!...
"No…! It's not your fault. I was just afraid that what if you change the way you liked me…. I don't feel bad that Alice gets to be with you… I still want to be your number one you know? I want to be the one who could understand you more. but if you change while I can't see you... will you still love me?" Leila seemed to think that I would get much more close with Alice or my mind set was gonna change… it was a valid reasoning that I might come out a completely different person.... Well that was probably true… it would be inevitable in a situation like that but Leila forgot something… I need to tell her just how important and uniquely attractive she was to me. I had even forgotten my age pursuing her.
"I love you Leila….. I can't say this to any other girl but you. Can you believe me if I say that even in 3 lives until now, I have said this only to you? Of my own will I proposed to you….." that was correct, I know that I was alone in my 1st life and in my 2nd one, although it was vague, I was sure that I only accepted the girl that liked me and of course in the end I loved them but I don't remember pursuing any girls the way I did with Leila…. She was totally different from the moment I saw her.
My infatuation towards her was not normal or fickle, I know myself pretty well, I may look as if I can get close to people really fast, but that is not true, for me who had his first life as lonely as one could have, was more than afraid of getting in a relationship with someone who could become the most important to me in the future...but I had not hesitated even for a moment when I fell in love with Leila. I felt as If I will have to get this girl….. She had such a captivating feel to her that I was left with no other way…Love at first sight as they say.
"You know the way you said it I think I actually believe you….." wow, I was a bit shocked that she really believed me, I mean she already knew that the maids were going all out for me, a spirit had also proposed to me and then even Alice her own sister had accepted to marry me….
The only thing that was stopping all of them from advancing any further is my current age but I'm sure in a few years, When I grow up, a lot of troubles are gonna come.
How can this happen? didn't those rom-com novels always make a big deal out of these situations…? Are these girls really that easy to conquer?
{Answer: Master has the blessing from the Goddess of Love: if Master truly Loves someone or treasures someone, the one in the receiving end will get to know the real feelings of Master very easily and will be able to believe Masters every word that is true…..since all the blessings Master has are active 24 hours, this result was obtained… The blessing from the goddess of Love is different from other blessings such that it is still evolving as master lives his life.}
Now that was a blessing that every man should need but I guess if it was fake love, then the man had to suffer too… but I guess this was a boon to me… thanks for this Goddess of love! if I get to meet the old man again, I will surely tell him about the help you did..
As Leila and I got our feelings sorted out, Leila got red…..
"What happened..?" I asked, being concerned…
"I… was glad that I could understand your feelings like that but… bu.. Bu.. but …. I think I can also feel what you would want to do… with me… s-s-so many, many things.... that you want to do to me!" Leila was so red ear to ear that even her whole body looked like it was turning a shade of pink. At last saying that, she teleported away… in such a hurry as if she was dying of embarrassment…
What happened now…?
{Answer: because of the blessing from the Goddess of love. If the master truly loves someone, the one on the receiving end would not only feel the true feelings of master but also all the hidden and unhidden desires that Master has towards the one Master is in love with, be those desires are dirty or noble… Unless master controls his feelings, it is easy for the opposite gender to know these things.}
Wait! wait! Wait! Then that means! Did Leila even see those lewd dreams where I had… um did somethings….!!!?
{Answer: Affirmative, the one Called Leila has knowledge of every little desire Master may have towards her..}
No no~! What have I done? she will think I am a full on perv!!! there were some hidden desires that she absolutely shouldn't know about! like when I dreamed about tying her up and like when I dreamed of her tying me up! those are just the tip of the ice berg too!
I had lost it. I said many times to myself that I was not a saint…. But It still was the worst to have someone see my deepest desire I would have…. Why!? How can I face Leila from now on…..!
Goddess of love, your blessing is a boon! and a curse!!!!! I have fallen on my knees. since I came to this world. This is the first time I regretted something…..