"What the!?" Alex spread his arms upwards and said."I give up. I totally give up. Why does everyone have horny thoughts in their minds? Like, assess the situation properly, kid."
He walked toward the boy and waved his hand at him. "Look at me. Do I look like a pervert? I just came back from the office while carrying your wiped-out sister. And I am getting blamed for nothing!"
"Uhh," This time it was the boy's turn to be dumbfounded. He asked Alex, stuttering. "Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course I am." Alex pointed at the door, which he had just closed. "If you don't believe me, ask your sister."
Slidth
The door slid open, and from it Monia came out, rubbing her eyes. When she saw her brother pointing his sword at Alex, she immediately panicked.
She came running at them and stood in front of him. She quickly bowed to Alex, apologizing on behalf of her brother.
"Hey, you don't have to apologize. To be honest, your brother did the right thing. What if it's actually some guy with bad intentions." Alex immediately forgave him or he just didn't take it to the heart.
Monia bowed three times as a thank you.
"So now.." Alex pointed his finger at her brother. "Don't you wanna introduce your brother?"
Monia signaled to his brother to go forward and introduce himself.
His brother went ahead and stood with his chest puffed while his cheeks were slightly red from embarrassment.
"I am so sorry, forgive me!" Giving a deep bow to Alex, he quickly straightened himself and slowly introduced himself. "My name is Yuki Salamander, I am 17 years old, and I am currently studying at Tianlong Academy."
"Oh," Alex raised his eyebrows hearing, he had the same name as him."What a coincidence! We have a name. My name is Alex Yuki, age....23 years old. I am your sister's colleague and friend."
"It's nice to meet you, Mr. Alex," Yuki said with a smile.
"No," Alex stopped him first before he could say anything further."Do not call me Mister. Call me brother. I don't like, mister; it makes me feel old."
"Okay, brother Alex," Yuki said with a helpless smile.
"Mhm," Monia called of them and pointed her finger at the house, saying to go in.
"Brother come." Yuki also invited Alex in.
"Let's go." Alex followed them back inside.
...
Sitting down beside a small table, Monia suggested that they wait a bit. Then she hurried towards the kitchen, preparing something for them.
Yuki asked."Brother Alex, have you ever cultivated?"
Alex raised his eyebrows."Why do you say that?"
"It is because of your moves earlier." Yuki recounted the scene where couldn't land a hit on Alex."You were so good at dodging my attacks. I think if you wanted, you could have mutilated me."
"Hey, hold your thoughts." Alex showed his palm at Yuki. "Those movements were from all the dodging I did in my student years. I was the worst in the academy. I got so beaten up that I decided to develop my dodging skill as I don't get many injuries."
However, for reason hearing that Yuki's mood went down, he whispered to himself."So you were also like that, and this is the future..people like us have."
Alex started to have doubts as he heard Yuki's words. 'Why does this kid say "us"?'
However, Alex pretended he didn't hear that. Instead, he asked. "Is everything okay?"
"No, I just had my hopes up for no reason." Yuki shook his head and said, with disappointment.
"In what?" Alex further asked.
In which case, Yuki just shook his head again. "Nothing."
And at that moment, Monia entered the room with a tray that contained three cups of tea.
She gave it to both of them and sat down beside Yuki, drinking her own one.
Alex sipped a little and waited for someone to bring up a topic. But he saw Monia drinking her tea happily and Yuki with a cold face.
So, he decided to bring up something himself."So, Yuki, where are your parents?"
Instantly both brother and sister's moods became gloomy. Yuki answered. "They are no more, and I would like it if you didn't ask anything related to our family."
"Sorry about that." Alex apologized immediately.
Slap
Monia slapped Yuki's shoulder and pouted at him. Yuki knew why she did that, so he left without finishing his tea. "Sis, don't believe strangers more than our family. You know what happened when we did that."
Thud
Yuki left while shutting the door loudly.
Alex said to Monia."Your brother seems to have some issues."
Monia picked up her phone and wrote her answer. 'Yea, he does. He doesn't have friends, you see.'
"Oh, that explains a bit." Alex nodded his head, understanding the reason a bit. "By the way, why don't you use sign language? Or don't you know how to use it?"
'I know, but will you know what I say through it?' Monia asked.
"Uh-" Alex's words got stuck in his throat, leaving him speechless."Your right, it was stupid of me to ask."
Then Alex quickly tried to finish his tea so that he could head home fast.
But, suddenly Monia tugged his shirt and showed her phone. 'Do you know why seem to trust you so much?'
Alex got confused in his mind as to why Monia started asking this question. However, he still respected her and said."Why? I am actually curious."
'It is because you have the same name as my brother. Also, your personality is a lot like my brother's.' Monia told me the reason.
Alex got confused when he read, he and Yuki had the same personality. "Are you sure your brother is just like me? You seem to have mistaken."
'No, no, he actually wasn't like this. He was just like you. But he changed after an incident that happened to our parents. Right eight years after the Heavenly Cataclysm.' Monia showed him in a gloomy mood.