Endless Leveling Done Right!

Chapter 846: A Familiar Stranger [Part 2]

Alex stared at the Little Devil, who was looking back at him fearlessly.

He had a lot to say. But he had a feeling that if he really bickered with the little guy, he would play straight into the devil’s hands.

In the end, he decided to settle this matter as civilly and as peacefully as possible.

“Himea, can you please give me that picture?” Alex asked sincerely.

“Well, it’s not like I can’t give it to you,” Himea replied, which made Alex feel as if he had been given a pardon. “However, it will cost you.”

“How much?” Alex looked at the young lady with determination.

Himea pondered for a bit before raising three fingers.

“Three gold coins?” Alex inquired.

Himea shook her head.

“Three hundred?”

Once again, she shook her head.

“Three thousand? No, wait… three hundred thousand?”

Himea shook her head for the third time.

“T-Three million?!” Alex looked at the young lady in disbelief. Sure, the young man was guilty of scamming people in the past, but he never thought it would come back and slap him in the face in this manner.

“Odin would be proud.” The Little Devil nodded in satisfaction, thinking Himea was scamming Alex.

However, the young lady’s next words took Alex and the Little Devil by surprise.

“You will take me out on a date three times,” Himea said. “Do that, and this picture is yours.”

“D-Date?” Alex blinked once, then twice in confusion. “You want me to take you out on a date?”

“Yes,” Himea replied.

Alex pondered a bit. He was already busy thinking of his date schedule with Aeris, which was scheduled in a few weeks. If he went on a date with Himea, then it might give him some clues as to where he should take the elven princess in the city.

However, just thinking of how his lovers would react when they found out he was going to take a mysterious lady out on a date was giving him a headache.

As if reading her mind, Himea gave him some options.

“If you’re worried about how your lovers would react, you can also wear a mask that has a Perception Altering Spell placed on it,” Himea said calmly. “That way, your lovers wouldn’t find out that you went on a date with a woman they don’t know.”

“I don’t think that will be necessary.” Alex shook his head. “I’ll just tell them the truth. I don’t want to break my lovers’ trust in me.”

“You pass.” Himea nodded before taking out the picture from her storage ring and handing it over to Alex. “Here. Whether you destroy it or keep it as a memento, the choice is yours to make.”

“T-Thank you.” Alex didn’t know what to say. He had initially feared that Himea would truly use this as blackmail material against him.

But now, he had a different opinion of her.

“You’re welcome,” Himea replied. “But it really would be nice if we could go out on a date even once.”

Hearing her words that sounded a little lonely, Alex felt his heart ache. He didn’t lie when he said she felt familiar. And yet… he couldn’t verify if she was truly someone he knew.

“Very well. Let’s go out on a date then,” Alex replied. “This weekend might not be possible, but are you free next week?”

“I am free,” Himea answered without missing a beat.

“Good. Then, I will inform you once I decide on the day of our date.”

“Understood.”

After the two shook each other’s hands, Alex finally bid his farewell. The moment he exited the magic tower, he looked up at it from the ground before walking away.

Himea watched him go with the Little Devil smirking beside her.

Once Alex thought that Himea could no longer see him, he hid behind one of the buildings before looking at his right hand that had made contact with her chest.

He then began to open and close it, as if he was getting a feel for what he had just experienced a while ago.

“It felt… familiar,” Alex muttered. “But it doesn’t belong to any of my lovers. Did I perhaps have a lucky pervert moment in the past and touch a lady’s chest by accident?”

Alex only realized now that what Himea said was true.

He could identify his lovers by touch, but he didn’t know if he should be happy or embarrassed about this discovery.

“Still… she is one daring lady. That’s for sure.” Alex looked at his right hand one last time before walking towards the clock tower.

He wasn’t aware that Himea and the Little Devil saw and heard everything he had done just now.

“You are indeed very bold, Himea,” the Little Devil commented. “Did you hope that Alex would perhaps recognize you after he touched your chest? Maybe the clothes are in the way. Why don’t you try letting him touch you directly next time?

“And maybe, just maybe, that could break one of the seals binding you. You can even think of it as a freebie, you know?”

“Why are you very talkative today?” Himea asked while still observing Alex from the top of the tower. “Don’t tell me you’ve become very interested in Alex’s affairs as of late?”

“Let’s just say that you’re right.” The Little Devil shrugged. “But you understand, right, Himea? You’re not allowed to interfere when that prophecy comes to pass.

“Although you are now his bodyguard, I cannot allow you to directly interfere with the workings of fate. The price you and he must pay is too steep. If we do it wrong, Alex’s soul might cease to exist.

“I know that,” Himea replied. “That’s why I want to give him some insurance when that time comes.”

“I see…” The Little Devil narrowed his eyes in realization. “So that’s why you asked him out on a date.”

Himea nodded. “That is the only way.”

The Little Devil then shifted his attention back to Alex, who had just arrived at the clock tower.

Although he and Himea were talking about serious stuff earlier, he couldn’t help but chuckle after seeing that the Catkin and the Foxkins, who loved the young man, noticed Himea’s lingering scent on his body.

They made him spill the beans after pinning his body to the bed. Then, they did things that made the young lady behind the mask blush, finding their interrogation methods quite… raunchy.