Chapter 160: Unexpected Reunion
{TL: By Creed}
"How's it going, Fate?"
"Yeah, that's it. As expected of Sofia, you're almost swimming on your own now."
After about an hour of practicing swimming with Aisha, Sofia had almost completely learned to swim on her own.
It seemed she simply never had the chance to swim before because she was so focused on swordsmanship. Once she got the hang of it, it didn’t take long.
"Hehe, swimming is fun!"
"That's rich, considering you were sulking just a while ago."
"Swimming is all about winning!"
"Haha."
It was great to see her looking so cheerful again.
"Mom, will you swim with me?"
"Of course, let’s swim together."
"I'll supervise!"
The women seemed to be having a great time.
However, since they'd been practicing for so long, they were probably starting to get tired.
"I'll go get some drinks. What would you all like?"
"Thank you. I'll have iced tea, please."
"Juice for me…"
"Honey lemon juice for me!"
"Got it."
I left the water and headed toward the concession stand.
What should I get for myself? Sweet juice would be fine, but like Sofia, I felt like having some cold tea to refresh myself.
As I walked along, pondering what to choose...
"Hey, come on, it'll be fun."
"Yeah, it’s better than playing by yourself. Hang out with us."
"I said no, okay? Leave me alone!"
I came across two guys trying to hit on someone.
The woman’s face was hidden behind the men, but from her voice, she sounded very annoyed.
I couldn’t just let this slide.
"Excuse me, but—"
"Huh?"
"She’s here with me... to hang out, and—"
"Ah! Fate! Hi there!"
The woman being hit on turned out to be Lena.
This unexpected development left me completely stunned, my mind going blank. My body froze up, too.
"Tch, so she’s with a guy? Let’s go."
The guys gave up quickly and disappeared somewhere else.
But honestly… I kind of wish they’d stuck around, even if it meant dealing with them. Now I was alone with Lena.
"It hasn’t been that long, has it? But still, I’m so happy to see you again!"
"Uh… yeah, it’s been a while."
Lena was smiling brightly, her carefree demeanor making it hard to believe we were supposed to be enemies.
She was wearing a rather bold swimsuit. It was… let’s just say it looked like it might reveal more than it should—or rather, like something might slip out.
Her swimsuit really matched her personality.
Wearing something like that, it was no surprise she got hit on.
"Hey, hey, hey, don’t you think meeting here like this is fate? It’s destiny, right? Yep, Fate, you’re officially my boyfriend now."
"Wait, what!? How did you come to that conclusion?"
"Don’t you feel like this is destiny?"
"Not really… Besides, wasn’t this all part of your plan?"
It felt a bit too convenient to call this a chance encounter.
Lena wasn’t just an energetic girl with a cheerful personality. She possessed incredible power and could easily manipulate things behind the scenes to orchestrate a seemingly coincidental reunion.
When I gave her a suspicious glare, Lena frantically waved her hands to deny it.
"No, no, no, it’s really a coincidence, okay? I did want to meet Fate again, but there were things I had to do first. I’m actually in a somewhat higher position, but even so, I can’t just do whatever I want without setting an example for those around me. Being at the top comes with its own set of problems, you know."
"Huh…"
"So, this whole situation really was unexpected. I didn’t plan any of this, okay?"
Lena stared at me, as if trying to convey that I should believe her.
Her eyes were so pure…
I suddenly had a question.
She’s probably being honest with herself, both in a good and bad way. She does what she wants to do.
If I could change her values…
Maybe, just maybe, I could get Lena to leave the Dawn Alliance?
She’s done a lot of things, but… I just can’t bring myself to hate her.
"Hey, hey, Fate. How do you like my swimsuit? Cute? Sexy? Does it make you want to touch me?"
"I think it looks good on you, but…"
"Hehe, thanks!"
"U-um… you're welcome?"
"Alright then, let’s go!"
She suddenly grabbed my hand and pulled me.
"Wait, where to?"
"To the inn."
"Why?"
"As a celebration for our reunion, how about we do something naughty?"
Gasp!
She casually said something outrageous, and I ended up choking on my breath.
"I’m not doing that!"
"You don’t want to do something naughty? You’re not interested?"
"It’s not that I’m not interested, but… still, those kinds of things shouldn’t be taken so lightly…"
"I won’t take it lightly. It’s because I like you, Fate, that I want to do it."
"Uh…"
"Not interested?"
Just then, Lena leaned in closer to my face…
"…What are you two doing?"
Suddenly, Sofia’s voice echoed.
TL Note; Now let's roll the die of death.
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