Adam and his group returned to Deegle, the royal capital of Grania. After returning, he notified Rastus about the meeting. It amazed him. Although Adam already told him about his plans, it was a surreal situation when the one and each countries are not enemies nor allies. He was even more surprised that they agreed.
But trusting in Adam, Rastus ordered to arrange the castle schedule for the meeting three days later.
As the master brain of the planning, Adam had the full authority to decide who will be allowed to and who will not be allowed to participate in it. Thus he already given a list to Rastus.
Now with no other matter to do, to relax a little, Adam decided to go and see his favorite headmaster.
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Entering the headmaster office, he was surprised he couldn't find Resta in there. Thus he scanned the dorm of teachers and found her inside the bathroom. But she was lying on the ground. Feeling a little panic, Adam hurriedly entered the bathroom without looking at her nakedness. She seem fainted.
Kneeling on the ground, he carried her to her room. After getting inside, he placed her unconscious body on the bed. Then after covering her body with a sheet, Adam scanned her body for any abnormalities. But he couldn't find any. Thus he casted a healing spell on her and waited for her to wake.
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Since he notified the girls about what happened, they weren't worried about him.
Thus, after waiting for a few hours, Resta opened her eyes and found him sleeping on the chair. Though her mind was in panic when she saw him and her naked body, trusting in his always kind self, she calmed her drumming heart down.
As if sensing her movement, Adam too opened his eyes and widened his eyes when he saw that she was awake.
"What happened, Resta? You were unconscious when I saw you.."
She didn't try to get up. Only moving her head, Resta contemplated what to do about his question.
'Should I answer him? What if he betrays me?'
She thought. But then, suddenly she saw his concern filled face. Her memories flashed through her eyes.
'I kind of like you?'
'You like me even though I am a great grandmother? Aren't you the wierd one?'
'May be I am.'
'I... I like girls older than me!'
His words and their conversations passed through her eyes like a movie.
'He always was honest when talking to me. Yes. He is an oddball among his generation. But how could I even think that he would betray me? Even though he was the who accompanied me all this time? Even though he was the reason for my happiness?'
Making her even more guilty, Adam said,
"Don't worry about it. Just rest. You must be tired after the everything that happened. I am sorry for asking so much. I'll leave then."
He was about to leave, when Resta's mosquito voice echoed through the room as she jumped out of the bed not caring about her nakedness and caught his hand.
"N...No... Stay here..." She wasn't stuttering. She was sobbing like a child. Why? Because when he mentioned leaving, her whole body became tense and she felt an internal panic.
Turning towards her and seeing her crying, Adam was greatly affected by it. He never seen her like this. Something must have happened. Thus, he pushed her back onto the bed and took a seat near her and tightly held her hand.
"I won't leave unless you tell me to. I'll accompany you till you say 'go away'."
His words made her heart calm as she nodded meekly.
'He really is unfair....' That was the only thing that Resta could think as she eyed the handsome young man who is always so kind to her, giving her happiness, making her smile more.
'I really am an idiot....'
"Adam..."
"Hm? What's wrong, Resta?"
"I want you to sleep with me..."
"Huh?" Adam who never expected this was rendered speechless. He blinked his eyes wide due the sudden shock. Resta who understood that he misunderstood was flustered.
"N..No! That's not it! I didn't mean it that way... I mean.. we could... But not yet..."
She was surprisingly being careless as she muttered. Adam who heard this chuckled and said,
"You want me to stay with you..? Is that all?"
After saying so, he lied down next to her. Her face became bright red. He didn't let her complain as he hugged her gently, patting her hands that was resting on top of her belly. She wanted to scream. But she calmed down after knowing that he wasn't touching her with any other intentions. Relaxing a little, her eyes became more tired, as she let herself travel to the dreamland.....
Seeing her asleep, Adam smiled before casting a barrier to protect them. Then he used illusionist to make his body invisible to others. Then, he too accompanied her in the sleep.
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After feeling much relaxed, Resta opened her eyes wide and saw a white manly chest infront of her eyes. Her whole body froze when she sensed this. Raising her head, she saw a familiar face, calmly sleeping like a baby.
'Oh... I am glad that it was Adam... I was worried for... nothing...?'
Then She remembered everything. Why was he here, even sleeping with her. When she remembered the part where she asked him to sleep with her, her whole body trembled with shame.
Probably due to her movement, Adam awakened with sleepy eyes as he was tired after going around too much. Seeing the blushing Resta within his clutches, Adam wanted to apologise. But didn't as he remembered her request. Acting normally, Adam asked after yawning once,
"Are you feeling better?"
She only glared at him with blushing face. Thinking she must be angry even though she was the one to asked him to sleep with her, she was tired and half asleep that time. So it was his fault for doing something like this.
As he was about to apologise, Resta said, with even more blushing face,
"Don't... apologize. I know it isn't your fault.... But.. thanks...also.. I don't hate this..."
Hearing her, Adam couldn't believe his ears. Was this what he think it is..?
"Does that mean...?"
She nodded and enduring the embarassment she looked him in the eyes and asked,
"Adam... What you asked on our first meeting... Were you telling the truth?"
Adam was startled by that question. If he was asked that question, then the answer is yes. But he never hoped for a positive answer.
"The thing about me only liking older ladies is a lie..."
Resta's heart tightened when she heard this. But he continued.
"But it isn't a lie as well."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
She was now confused.
"Uh... What to say... I guess you know about my girls?"
She nodded like it is natural.
"Of course. Even though you said you didn't have a girlfriend, when I checked a little, I found that you have more than three fiancees? So yes. I know about it."
He nodded and continued.
"As you know, they are Amy, Ellie, Xe's. But there are more. Next is a spirit. There's more. But what I am getting at is, age doesn't matter to me. So when I told you about how I liked you, wasn't a lie."
"So, you like older women but it's not like you only like them?"
He nodded. Hearing him, she sighed in relief. Then staring his eyes once more, she said,
"I don't know what to say. I never been good with love related things. But, during our interactions, I've felt so much that I don't know what it is. I can't honestly say that I am in love. But, one thing is for sure. I consider you an important person. But,"
She stopped midway. Adam asked,
"But?"
"I am not worthy of your affection, Adam."
He didn't understand why that is.
"Why do you say that?"
"Because, even though you were interacting with me with pure intentions and feelings, I distrusted you. I even doubted if you would betray me once you get everything you need... But, then I understood one thing. You weren't that kind of boy. If you were, you had the power to do that. Besides that, you always thought about how I feel. The me, who thinks that such a you will betray me is worthless. I am not worthy of your love...."
She seem disheartened. Tears began to leave her eyes making his heart tighten at such a sight. She obviously want to be in a relationship with him. But, she is keeping a prejudice against herself.
To such a Resta, Adam flicked her forehead a little roughly. Due to the force, she fell to the bed with her eyes full of tears.
"What was that for..?!"
She screamed. Adam said with an angry face,
"That is your punishment."
"Punishment? For what?"
"For thinking such bad things about me."
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She couldn't understand him.
"I will punish you again and again when you think that way. That's why Resta, don't think badly of yourself. We are humans. We do bad things. But we can atone for it using our life. That is what a human life is. Ah, sorry. You weren't a human huh. Even so, you are like any other human girl to me. I don't care what you think about me. It's fine. I am not a saint. I too will do bad things. But, that is why I need my loved ones. If once I am about to lose my sanity, then my hope is that my important people will bring me back from that path. Everyone has their own faults, Resta. Besides, your thoughts weren't exactly a bad one. It is your responsibility to see and check if the person you want to mingle is good or bad. If you do this again, just apologize. Even if you do not apologize, do you think I will care about such things? In any case, I will try to clear my name. That's all that's going to happen. If you still don't trust, then it is fine to ask about them to another. If that's not an option, then research yourself about them."
"...."
She was now deeply contemplating his words.
"Either way, I am not going to give up. You are mine ~~"
He said as he licked his lips acting little lewdly. Her face turned red as she saw this. After chuckling at her behaviour, Adam asked,
"Forget about it. We can talk anytime. You have time. I am not going to force you after all. For now, can you tell me what happened to you?"
This time, she didn't doubted him. She nodded and began explaining.
"As you know, I am a half spirit, half human. Because of that, I have a lot of problems. One of them is controlling the spritual power with my human body. But thanks to a certain someone, I am now able to do it a little more easily."
She said this with a sweet and teasing smile. Adam only chuckled slightly.
"The next problem is an ability. I have a special ability. But it wouldn't activate all the time. I dream about some things. For example, if I were to dream about the destruction of an island, then within a few days, that Island will be destroyed. In other words, I can say that it is the prediction of future?"
She said. Thus Adam asked,
"Do you know, what kind of spirit your parent was?"
She nodded.
"She said she's the spirit of Time and Space."
This made sense.
'There was a spirit who governed Space and Time? If so, that explains her ability.'
"Is she... Your mother is still alive?"
"I don't know... I haven't seen her since she left me..."
He nodded. She doesn't seem to be too sad about it.
"So what does this dream ability has to do with you fainting?"
"Whenever I see a dream like that, my whole body will be paralyzed for a day. It's actually very scary as I feel insecure at time. I was very scared all these years. That's why.... Umm... I asked you yesterday.. to..."
She didn't had to finish as Adam understood why she asked him to sleep with her. He nodded as to not make her ashamed again.
"So, you saw something yesterday? If you don't mind, can you tell me about it...?"
She nodded and said,
"Yes. I saw one yesterday. It was vague. But what I saw was a crown with Six jewels, surrounding it was seven different colored crystals. When the Seven Crystals shone with a magical light, the crown attracted the crystals to itself. The seven crystals became a part of the crown and the next thing I saw was a beautiful spherical object. Within moments, long chains came out of the sphere and let itself binded to the crown. I don't really understand what this all means. May be it is a normal dream. I must be tired..."
She said so. But Adam was thinking otherwise.
'Crown..? If I have to say, it would be the crown they awarded to that young man. And if my guess is correct, with the correct knowledge about the Divine Stone there is a possibility of the user of the crown to control the world?'
"No. This helps, Resta. You can leave the rest to me. Thank you for telling me this. You should rest a bit more."
He said and was about to leave when he sensed Resta pulling his arm a little strongly. As he trusted her, he didn't resist even slightly, which caused him to stop thinking. The reason for that was, in front of his eyes was now another pair of eyes staring right onto his own. And he could feel a light heat on his lips.
Letting him go, Resta with a blushing face said,
"It is my answer. Don't tell me anything for now. I can barely talk to you...."
She tried to talk without getting too embarassed, but her face said otherwise.
"After this farce is finished, I will hear you out."
She said and Adam happily nodded. But not wanting to be the only one to feel embarassed, he pulled her close once more before savoring her tender pink lips. Her eyes opened wide, but before she could say anything, he said,
"This is payback for suddenly attacking me out of nowhere, and I will wait for you as much as you want~~"
He then left without letting her complain. Seeing his leaving figure, Resta's heart tightened once more, but remembering his words, she smiled like a blooming flower.
"You idiot...."