Chapter 17: Chapter 18: Smile

Yamasaki gaped at his older sister, dumbfounded. One should know that the youngest ascender ever in Isfet was Emily Kroft, who broke the wall at the age of twenty. And Amelia became one at the age of nineteen!

Then a question appeared in his mind, why didn't she help the guards defeat those bandits? She could at least do it secretly. But he didn't ask this question as it must be related to that man.

Seeing his reaction, Amelia didn't seem to be satisfied. She leaned back on the bench and told him the secret. "I was born with knowledge of my past life."

"Oh!"

This was why she said that she could help him; after all his condition was also somewhat similar.

As if reading his thoughts, she nodded and said, "yes, we both reincarnated with the memories of our past life but as you can see I started this life from scratch unlike you."

"Mmh."

"My case is also a bit special because of my identity in the past; I was a really powerful existence. Sorry, I can't tell you much as there are still many restrictions on me."

"It's alright. We can talk about this in the future." Then he probed, "what method do you have?"

"Unfortunately I don't have any for now but I will use my connections and try to find one for you."

Yamasaki gave a sound of acknowledgement. After that he tilted his head and asked in confusion, "you said you will? But didn't you know about my condition before?"

A bitter expression appeared on her face as she said in a grumpy manner, "I was hoping for you to approach me and then–" She sighed.

Yamasaki's lips twitched and without hesitation, he changed the topic. "We'll talk about it later. For now, can you tell me if this dual cultivation scripture is legit or not?"

Amelia examined the jade tablet he gave her for some time and then said with a straight face, "My attainment in dual cultivation is not that high for me to pinpoint an exact art if it is tampered or not."

"..."

What was the point of her 'born with knowledge' then?

In the end, her expression collapsed, a hint of redness appearing on her beautiful face. She said in an awkward manner, "don't look at me like that."

She took a deep breath and calmed down in no time. "But Eric, you shouldn't be so suspicious of our father."

Yamasaki chose not to comment on this.

Amelia stood up, thought for a moment and gave him a black coin of unknown material.

"This is?"

"Give this to that girl and then she will be able to order around those sparrow goons. Of course, unless father interferes."

A impish smile formed on her face as she said, "I only have one wish."

Yamasaki steeled his heart; there was no way he'd let this good thing go.

When he heard her demand in his mind, he asked, a bit surprised. "Just this?"

Amelia covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes curving up in a crescent.

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After his chat with Amelia, he had a brief talk with Alan and then he finalized his plan.

During lunch, when his mother gazed at him, she had a strange look in her eyes. He saw Amelia subtly shake her head and didn't say anything.

After that, he visited Tessa once and then nourished the stones for the rest of the afternoon.

When it was about to get dark, he finally used one of the mini swords. He was hesitant for a long time but decided to bite the bullet.

In a few minutes, Claire appeared in front of him, her countenance still the same.

Yamasaki was a bit tense at the start but soon relaxed; as expected of Claire, she had a steady mind unlike him.

Actually Claire didn't tell him that in the morning, though she felt embarrassed, she still didn't feel disgust from his passionate gaze.

Later on, she contemplated but couldn't understand the reason so she chose to forget the incident. Claire hoped that Eric would be the same as before, though she knew that her thoughts were improbable.

She felt that even if his eyes were sneaky, she would still be tolerant with him. This surprised her; why was she so forgiving with him?

With their own thoughts, they talked about different matters.

Though his expression remained unchanged, Yamasaki was also perplexed. At first he felt that he would not be able to control himself. Instead he felt a sense of peacefulness when he looked at her. Shouldn't his frame of mind be unstable?

Claire didn't have much experience in relationships between men and women but he had; so in no time, he had a conjecture.

He liked her.

"Huh?" He blurted out. Claire stopped speaking and looked at him in confusion.

"I-I am sorry but can you wait for some time?" Saying so he closed his eyes.

Not much time had passed since they first met in the forest and he had started to like her? He shouldn't come to a conclusion with a few things. Yes, he first had to somehow complete the fusion of the souls and have a clear mind. Then only should he think about such a serious matter. Meanwhile Claire started to observe his heart lake.

Having made the decision, he opened his eyes and saw the drop-dead gorgeous Claire; his plan got thrown out of the window.

He leaned a bit closer to her and asked in an uncertain voice, "Claire, can I hug you?"

He saw her eyes widening, her brows knitting in a frown– only for a moment–before she bit her lips and stiffly nodded.

Her action almost made him lose his mind but when he hugged her, he was gentle and careful.

After some time, with his hand placed on her cheeks, he moved closer to her, and then their lips met. She was soft and sweet. Her ragged breathing and jasmine-like scent clouded his senses; her hazy eyes mesmerized him.

Unknowingly, they were lying on the bed, his body on top of her. After they separated, their hearts raced together. He gazed at her flushed face and almost couldn't control himself.

Yamasaki so wanted to make love with her but he took a deep breath and stopped himself. They had to take things slowly. After all, both of them were still confused. He was also feeling conflicted.

Just then, her lips curled up for the first time, though stiff, her smile enamored him.

Tears fell down his face as a sense of sadness and loneliness engulfed him. He didn't deserve to see such a smile. He didn't deserve her.

As if answering him, Claire wiped his tears and pulled him down, taking the initiative to kiss him.

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