Primordial Soul's Rebirth

"Oh? Let's hear it then."

Alex raised his brow as he looked down at Luna with interest. Your journey continues on m v|l-e'm,p y r

He could tell that she had something in mind, and it seemed like she was quite confident about it, so he got interested.

Alice and Ann also looked at Luna, however, unlike Alex's interested gaze, they had a bit of hostility and cautiousness in their eyes.

Alice and Ann unknowingly started showing hostility toward Luna from the moment they heard that she loved Alex.

Cautious they were because Luna was not their friend, she could be considered something close to an enemy even.

But the hostility that they were showing was not something they would've shown normally.

However, among them, Alice was observing Alex as well, she wanted to get a read about his opinion.

She knew that he was not going to take in anyone till they said yes, but she still wanted to gauge his intentions.

Noctura, on the other hand, just stood in her place as she looked at Luna with hostility oozing out of her eyes.

'I'm a friend of theirs.'

This is what Luna had said to Noctura before, but it didn't look like that, and Noctura, just like her master, hated liars.

Luna didn't care about any of that, she just looked at Alex and replied with a smile.

"I will bring the Association under you."

As soon as her words fell, Alice and Ann shook their heads as they looked at Alex whose eyes dimmed a bit.

'Authority is the last thing Alex wants….' X2

Both of them knew this, and just as they had thought Alex's interest in Luna's proposal was deflated the moment he heard her words.

'Sigh….'

Alex sighed in disappointment, but outwardly his expression still remained impassive.

"You say that like you have the whole association under your control…."

Suddenly Ann spoke while shaking her head.

"Oh, believe me when I say that I have full control over the association."

However, Luna just puffed her chest as she replied to Ann while looking at Alex from the corner of her eyes, expecting some kind of appreciation or at least a reaction, but all she got was the same poker face.

'Mou….'

Luna puffed her cheeks inwardly.

Luna was a bit annoyed by the fact that Alex was so hard to impress, but that only ignited her competitive spirit, after all, she is someone who prides herself in being a fast learner.

She knew that sooner or later she would incite a reaction from Alex as she learned more about him.

"Rich of you to say that when there have been at least 2 or three infights in the association, every week."

Ann spoke as she looked at her tab that appeared in her hand out of nowhere (From her storage ring, of course).

"I didn't think the advisor and the secretary of the guild master of the great Crimson Lotus guild wouldn't be able to tell the reason for that…."

Luna sighed as she looked at Ann in disappointment.

Then she turned toward Alex, smiled sweetly, and questioned.

"You don't think the same as her, right?"

Alex looked into her for a while before he turned toward Ann and smiled gently.

"It's to make people think that the association is weak because of all the infighting going on, and it's still not worth their attention.

This will give them more time to build up power."

Alex's words made Ann's eyes shine in realization.

'Huff…'

But then she huffed in annoyance inwardly.

'Smartass…'

Ann knew that Luna was much cleverer than her, after all, Luna was the one who brought the almost-fallen association back on its feet.

Even after the press conference where things looked unfavorable for the association, they came out of it, by sacrificing a part of their savings.

Yeah, they suffered losses, but in the end, the situation did turn out to be better than before.

They even apologized to the Crimson Lotus guild in public, elevating their image higher than before.

'But it's still annoying…'

Ann knew all that but being one-uped by Luna felt humiliating to her.

However, when she heard Alex's next words, her mood automatically lifted.

Alex who explained the reason to Ann then turned back toward Luna who was looking at Ann with a smug smile and spoke without any emotion in his voice.

"Try to downgrade my woman once again, and you'll find yourself really being kicked out of the house."

Luna's smugness vanished like it had never been there before she quickly bowed her head toward Ann and spoke out in an apologetic tone.

"I am sorry about my earlier behavior."

Luna knew that she wouldn't get anywhere near Alex if she still showed her pride in front of them.

Especially in front of Alice and Ann, who were in a position she wished to be.

"It's fine."

Ann replied as she now had a smug smile on her face.

Luna could see it clearly, and she felt like she was being slapped in public, but she just kept smiling.

After that, there was a long silence in the room.

The situation became awkward after Alex scolded Luna.

Luna had already shown what she could provide in exchange for just letting her live here, and it would've been a good negotiation, but she went ahead and pulled a stunt that spoiled Alex's mood.

Luna's body was tense, by now she had realized that the association was not actually a very enticing offer for Alex.

'I will offer my body to you as well.'

She wanted to say that, but she knew that she would just be cutting the last string that held her here.

Alex could see all that, but he didn't say anything, instead, he turned toward Alice and Ann.

"What do you guys think of her offer?"

He left the decision for Ann and Alice to make, after all, he wasn't going to let Luna live here if they were uncomfortable.

Ann and Alice looked at Alex, then looked at each other.

They nodded their heads at each other, and Alice was about to say something, but Ann held her wrist, stopping her.

Alex tilted his head in confusion.

'What's going on?'

Ann's actions confused Alex.

'What is it?'

Alice was the same, she was confused as well.

But Ann just tightened her grip around Alice's wrist as she looked at her and nodded while blinking her eyes.

'Trust me.'

Ann muttered inwardly but Alice nodded as if she could hear it.

"We can let her stay here."

However, Ann's words shocked everyone who was present in the room.

Be it Luna, Alice, Alex, or Noctura, all of them were shocked, even if it was for different reasons.

"What?!"

Alice exclaimed in a disbelieving voice while Alex just looked at Ann since he knew she was going to explain why she wanted Luna to stay.

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