CHAPTER 123: LIANA ALFINA’S CONFESSION

In my hands I hold a cold glass full of juice. As the condensation of the water forms droplets throughout the glass, I wonder why the droplets form outside the glass and not inside.

My nails clinked against the glass as I used small wind currents to evaporate the water condensation droplets.

Meanwhile, Liana opened a bottle of wine and poured herself some wine into a glass. From the golden-blue liquid emanated a soft smell of sweet alcohol.

The grapes of this world give a blue juice when squeezed, so the wines of this world have different shades of blue depending on their quality.

The flavor of the wine is sweet and fruity and for the palate of the ladies it is very exquisite.

Even though I’ve been banned from drinking alcohol, it’s not like I haven’t taken it on the sly.

Beer does not exist in this world, which is the saddest thing...

Liana after pouring herself her glass of wine, walked towards me and crossed an arm around my waist.

"How about I take you to see the house"

Although the materials used for the interior design of this Penthouse are identical to those used in my house, the design of the kitchen is very different. But I think it’s the design focused on the guest and not on the servants.

Since there is a large island in the center of the kitchen in the shape of a diamond and there are benches on two of the four sides, it is easy for Liana to hug me from the back.

"Liana..."

"How about I show you the Master Bedroom ~ ..."

"Yiii~

Where are you touching!?"

Liana’s hand on my waist began to go down to my thighs as she pressed herself against my back.

"I’m just testing the softness of the fabric of your clothes"

Looking down, I could see Liana’s fingers leaving fingerprints on the skin of my thigh.

"Liana, please sit here.

To begin with, this was a Date, first you had to walk, go see a play, I don’t know.

But you brought me quickly to eat and not at the restaurant but at your own home, that’s not a date..."

Point to the bench in front of me.

"But... I..."

"Okay, we can do that later, but since we’re here we can talk right now ..." I said, still pointing to the bench in front.

"Fine..." Liana had only to let go of me and sit on the bench on the central kitchen island. She also drank the glass of wine in one gulp.

Although Liana maintained her usual façade, with that nihilistic smile and her typical flirtatious movements of a playboy, or playgirl. In her eyes I could see nervousness, shyness, and fear.

"Before we get to the main point. I would like to understand something.

Why did you suddenly stop going home to play with me?"

"Huh? I..." For a moment the smile faded from Liana’s face and her eyes seemed to go out. Then his eyes closed a little and a fake smile began to appear on her lips.

"And don’t lie!" I said out of the blue, tapping my glass of juice on the table and leaning my body forward in Liana’s direction.

My knees were close together and my feet together on a lower bar that serves to support my feet. Ready to pounce on Liana if she starts talking nonsense again.

"Ehh.. heh..." The fake smile on Liana’s mouth froze and with a sigh a soft and real smile appeared drawn on her lips.

Liana poured herself another glass of golden-blue wine and took another drink.

"... I heard my parents talk about an arranged marriage... It doesn’t matter with whom...

You know I’ve always been very good at math, and I have the talent to lead a company.

When my Summoning Ritual was completed and I managed to sign a contract with a Familiar, my family was very happy.

You know I’m the first in my family to have a Familiar.

The Kingdom gives a hereditary noble title to a family that has two lines of successors with Familiar summoned.

Then, if I managed to give birth to a child who, at the age of eleven, will also invoke a Familiar, my family will finally be able to have a hereditary noble title, and not just a noble title for life.

The Castle has been demanding much tribute with every lifetime title of our family and when it was my turn to succeed my Mother’s office, the family would have to hand over a quarter of our property to the Castle..."

"Iiissss! A quarter, that’s too much!!" Take a deep breath. I didn’t know that Liana has a marriage arrangement...

Due to the war, all nobles must contribute to the Royal Castle to maintain logistics, equipment, etc.

Although there is no longer a King (woman) in the Castle, they still call it tribute.

The Alfina family has not existed since the time of the Hero Queen nor has it made a great contribution to the Human Kingdom, they are purely merchants.

But since Liana’s great-grandfather, there seems to be an obsession with acquiring a Title. And I wouldn’t be surprised if since Liana acquired a Familiar, the matriarch and the elder leaders of the Alfina family now do everything they can to get the much-desired Hereditary Title.

Why do those who manage to sign an invocation contract with a Family Member obtain a title of nobility? Because of the savior of this world!

The Hero Queen is the first human to sign a contract with an otherworldly being and acquire the first Familiar.

Not only did she bring cultivation methods to every race in the world, but she also allowed everyone to have the opportunity to contact beings from other worlds to sign a contract.

Unlike the other realms where they have their own ancestral ways of acquiring power and strength, the human race is very weak physically and spiritually. The Familiars gave the Humans the opportunity to stand on the front lines without fear.

Although there are combat professions in the Union of Adventurers such as Warriors, Mages, Archers, etc. Achieving great power is very difficult. So it is very rare for them to acquire a noble title and lands to rule.

"But what does that have to do with you hurting girls (niras) everywhere?"

"Cough... I didn’t hurt girls...

Okay, don’t look at me like that...

Because my parents wanted to betroth me, and I had feelings for someone else, it occurred to me that I could ruin the marriage contract if I wasn’t a good prospective wife..."

Liana looked away trying not to look at me and her face became blushing.

But he quickly turns to look at me.

"Why are you looking at me like this?"

"Are you stupid?"

"I’m not stupid!"

"I’m not going to say anything about how old you were when you started acting like that...

But, and after so many years without announcing your engagement. Why did you keep acting like this?"

"Why...

I..."

"What did you want to do with Thea?"

"I didn’t want to do anything...."

"And those friendships you get together with"

"Don’t scold me anymore..."

"Ains (sigh)

A girl (Nari) who behaves like this, as you just said; is not a good prospect. How could I trust you?

People who are like that don’t change..."

After I stopped talking, I could see how Liana’s body trembled almost imperceptibly. Her gaze went down to her glass of wine, and it seemed that her eyes were beginning to shine like water.

Won’t she start crying, will she?...

"I don’t want to marry anyone but you.

Vremya, I’ve always been in love with you."

Liana raised her face and fixed her eyes on mine. It seemed like tears were about to fall at any moment.

Liana now had a serious look. But her hands were now holding the cup tightly.

Liana, literally, has just confessed.

At least she is not like Ragna’s lunatic who only take without asking. But I certainly didn’t expect it from Liana.

Now that I think about it, has someone proposed to me?

Uh... this Magen, but that was only because of Professor Rudelle... well, I’ll give points to Magen just for that.

But now what do I say?

Now Liana’s eyes see me as a puppy waiting for the decision that would change her life, adopt or abandon.

I left my juice glass, now empty, on the white marble of the central kitchen island. I got up from the bench with a little jump and walked towards Liana.

In less than ten seconds my hands took Liana’s cheeks and my lips sealed her lips.

I could feel Liana’s stiff body at first and then her body began to relax, and Liana began to respond to my kiss, first softly and tenderly and then she began to penetrate between my lips with her tongue.

After a short-long time I parted my lips from hers and a liquid silver thread hung between Liana and me.

By this moment, Liana’s position sitting on the bench had turned towards me leaving our bodies facing each other. Liana’s hands had landed on my hips.

"Fine, I’ll give you a chance, but with the first failure of yours, I’ll kill you!" I gave her the most serious look I could give Liana. Looking her straight in the eye.

"EHHH!~ But you have a girlfriend, and Sera..."

"It doesn’t matter! Do you want to or not?

Besides, if you really want to be with me, you will sign a contract, and only I will be your only one for you, as you be my Familiar!"

Liana will have no choice, the heart mark is very powerful and it’s like signing a master-slave contract.

Unless Liana surpasses my spiritual power on a grand scale, she can never get rid of me. And the heart mark may be set up so that -little Liana- never stands firm with anyone but me.

And with the skill -GPS- I will always know where Liana is. So it’s like she’s always in my hand.

"A contract?..." Liana’s hands went down from my hips to my thighs.

But Liana made a puzzled face as if she thought the meaning of my words and as if I didn’t notice the movements of her hands.

"Okay, okay. I accept..."

"AHHH! What are you doing, put me down"

"HAHAHAHA Great. At last, Vremya is my girlfriend~"

"Stop going around! and I be boyfriend!!!"

"HAHAHAHA~"

I thought Liana lowered her hands to my legs because she was a pervert. But when she said the word -accept-, she got off her bench and She easily lifted me into the air.

Then she started jumping and circling around the kitchen.

"Come on! I’ll show you the Master Bedroom~"

"Wait! I haven’t accepted that yet, put me down."

"HAHAHAHA"

"Stop laughing..."

*Ding~* Ding~* Ding~*

Liana was already on her way to a staircase that led to a second floor when the sound of a soft bell was heard.

Liana stopped and asked, looking towards the elevator door.

"Who is it?"

"Silly, didn’t you order food? Bring me down to receive the food." Liana reluctantly lowered me complaining.

"Tsk, I should have asked for them to be delayed..."

When Liana was heading towards the outside of the Penthouse in the direction of the elevator. Something abruptly changed the atmosphere.

*WUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...*

A sound of Alert Siren broke the atmosphere of the Royal Capital.