Prince Alexander gazes at Tristan for some time as if trying to read Tristan's thoughts and make a judgment, making Tristan feel a bit awkward.
"Help me, Tristan. Help me level up. I think our next plan will require me to endure an even harder situation." A lovely voice interrupts Tristan and Prince Alexander's awkward gaze, which relieves Tristan. Valeria's words not only attract Tristan but also attract Prince Alex and Lady Ayana's attention. Now, everyone in the room is looking at her.
"Okay! Let's do it right now! Uncle Alex, would you mind teaching us right this second?!!" Said Tristan with sudden determination. His eyes were beaming with fighting spirit, and a broad smile completed it.
Prince Alex almost choked, hearing Tristan's words and sudden excitement. Meanwhile, Lady Ayana laughed and then tapped Prince Alex's back. On the other hand, Valeria looked at excited Tristan with her big blue eyes beaming with admiration as if she were looking at her favorite idol.
"Oh, please give me a break, nephew," said Prince Alex with his hand's palm on his face. "I may be the strongest Guardian in the King's Guards, but I'm not the ultimate being with unlimited power. So a couple of hours of rest would be wonderful." He continued with a grin and his index finger pointing up as he finished saying.
"Yeah. Give your uncle a break, Tristan. A couple of hours should be enough. Right, Alex? I'll help him to get refreshed faster." Said Lady Ayana while glancing naughtily at Prince Alex, making Tristan and Valeria almost throw up.
Not long after that, Prince Alex and Lady Ayana take Tristan and Valeria to one of the giant lounges in the house and excuse themselves after promising they will return in a couple of hours.
The lounge has a pantry full of food and beverages, two spacious bathrooms, and several big sofas and coffee tables, making the room extra cozy. Also, right facing the room's huge window are two massage chairs.
The massage chair particularly caught Tristan's attention because it was very similar to the one he once regularly used in his world. Looking at the chair made him remember his time in New York. Immediately, he jumps onto the massage chair, turns it on, and enjoys himself, leaving Valeria sitting alone and frowning on one of the big sofas because she was about to ask something from Tristan.
Meanwhile, upstairs, in the giant master bedroom, Prince Alex and Lady Ayana waste no time humping each other's bodies, skin to skin, with not a single thread seen. They are moaning, screaming, shouting each other's name and several dirty words. Luckily, the Master Bedroom was big and soundproof, so no one outside the room could hear them making unbelievably loud noises.
"Okay, tell me the truth. Why do you want Tristan and Valeria to acquire fast and long endurance runs at the same level as The King's Guards? Don't tell me because you want them as strong as The King's Guards. You do know it's not something one can achieve in one session, right?" Ask Lady Ayana as Prince Alex hugged her tightly after they finished making love.
"I do want them to be as strong as, if not stronger than, The King's Guard. Because their life will depend on it and because I shall need them to provide a diversion. A cover for our next action." Said Prince Alex nonchalantly with a grin. He then let his hug go and lit a cigar from the nightstand.
His answer baffled Lady Ayana.
"And what exactly is the plan?" Her tone and face show a mix of perplexion and curiosity.
"We need to infiltrate Phaenon Palace and interrogate King Leander II. That very old man would know whether Phaenon has a secret cooperation with Narak." Said Prince Alex, inhaling his cigar deeply and exhaling a circle of smoke.
"What makes you think Phaenon and Narak are cooperating? That's horrible if it's true!" uttered Lady Ayana concernedly.
"The drones. The drones that I had managed to lead away from you. One of the drones had its stealth skins broken. Probably got hit when we shot at Crimsonfire." Prince Alex gazed deeply at the grand ceiling as he said it.
"So you think Phaenon air defense should have been able to detect that particular drone?" asked Lady Ayana.
"Yes. But nothing happened even after misleading it for two hours and going as close as possible to Phaenon's Guard Post. Not a damn thing. No Phaenon air defense showed up, as if they let it roam their skies." Prince Alex immediately replies.
Lady Ayana rises from the bed and walks toward the bathroom in an all-sudden movement." Get up and clean yourselves up, dear. We need to get those teenagers faster and stronger as quickly as possible. Otherwise, your task would kill them." Shouts Lady Ayana from the bathroom.
Meanwhile, downstairs, in the lounge room where Tristan and Valeria stay, Tristan falls asleep on the massage chair without even realizing it. Valeria, on the other hand, is preoccupied with training her Mental Mind. In the Mind Realm, she's exercising to increase her inner power and speed while floating inside and outside the house. However, she found several rooms inaccessible to her shock.
She stopped her exercise and stood from the couch when a loud knocking was on the door. Tristan also jumped out of the massage chair, awakened by the knocking sound.
Before they could reach the door's handle, the door had already opened with Lady Ayana strolling inside, followed by Prince Alex.
"Lady Ayana, Uncle, I thought you said a couple of hours before you came to pick us up. It's only been an hour." Said Tristan while looking at his nonexistent wristwatch.
"So, you guys all rest up, right?" Lady Ayana asked as she looked at Tristan and Valeria from head to toe with excitement in her tone. "Let's waste no time. We will start your training now. Follow Prince Alex." As she said it, she turned to Alexander and signaled him to proceed.
"Where?" Valeria whispered to Tristan.
"To the Cave of Misery." Prince Alex, with his super hearing, suddenly interjected.