Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

"Why are you here?" Celestria couldn't help but ask the redhead who was unexpectedly following them to the North.

Valerie shrugged, "I thought it would be something fun, so I tagged along."

Celestria pinched the bridge of her nose as she said, "You know where we are going and for what we are going, right?"

Amanda wryly smiled, "Don't you think Valerie will be more interested in coming along when she hears about the contest?"

"Contest? As a battle contest?" As Amanda thought, Valerie's eyes sparkled hearing about it.

"Alex has gone there to find more about his real parents, and to make his wish come true he would be participating in some kind of contest." Edric added, "We are going there to back him up."

Valerie raised her brows in surprise, "Never thought Alex would be taking such bold steps on his own...and even leaving Cela behind."

Celestria grumbled, "He was worried about me, so he didn't bring me with him."

Valerie scoffed, "Or maybe you are just weak?"

Edric panicked seeing the tension rising between the two. However, before he could have said anything to mediate the situation, his lover jumped in,

"As of now, if we are talking about strength, other than Edric all three of us are deadweights. Our inclusion in this is actually not needed."

Amanda's words were blunt but true, that's why neither of them said anything, allowing Amanda to add,

"It's true that we are weak in comparison to Alex. However, we are not going to fight him there; rather, we need to ensure just his safety. So every person matters here."

The inside of the carriage turned silent after that. Celestria clenched her fist as she turned her attention outside.

Under her breath, she uttered a few words,

'This time, you won't face everything alone.'

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"You are hopeless." Alex sat down and unbuttoned his shirt; revealing his neck.

Rebecca's eyes glowed, her hunger was evident in her eyes, yet, despite all the desperation her body was showing, she resisted her urge and asked,

"Are you sure? This will only deepen the bond."

Alex heaved a weary sigh, "I can't have you participate in the contest like this or you would be nothing but a liability. So stop asking and start sucking."

Rebecca, albeit weakly, grinned, "That sounds like tempting in some other way, but I will settle myself for your neck, for now."

She inched closer to him and didn't hold back while nestling herself in his lap, purposely rubbing herself against him.

'Haah....smells so delicious...' Anyone who looks at her at the moment could tell how needy the woman was.

After clutching his shirt, she finally revealed the pair of sharp canines before stabbing them into Alex's neck.

Alex frowned as he felt the slight sting of her teeth. However, he didn't react, nor did he resist.

He could hear her happily gulping his blood, while her hold on him became firm. She was clinging to his warmth, feeling the closeness to her Bond better than before.

Rebecca's lips lingered, her breath hot against his skin as she drank deeply, savoring the intoxicating taste of him. The air between them grew heavier, laced with an almost tangible intimacy that neither of them spoke of.

While she enjoyed her meal, Alex was keeping an eye on his Grimoire, and found something strange,

[Name: Alex]

[Age: 17]

[Str: 51] (Avg: 30)

[Spd: 72] (Avg: 30)

[Int: 81] (Avg: 25)

[Skill: Storage, Sword Arts, Rapid Regeneration, Heightened comprehensibility]

[Soul Energy: 3276-> 3275-> 3274]

[Upper limit: 500]

[Lower limit: 25]

...

Every second a soul point gets deducted. Was Soul Energy a part of his blood? Well, considering the situation, it must be it.

After a few more seconds, Rebecca stopped consuming her favorite blood as she parted her teeth from his flesh and softly licked over the teeth mark.

Her body was feeling hot and re-energized after the bonding period, and feeling the poke beneath her butt, she could tell that Alex was quite bothered as well.

Looking at him with a mischievous grin, She trailed her finger down his chest and whispered, "No one is watching us, and no one will tell anyone what happened here."

Her voice dripped with lust and her current expressions could make even a saint doubt their oath.

Rebecca moved her waist back and forth, rubbing her ass against his hard one, as she said, "How about we practice our wedding night today?"

However, Alex soon held her waist and removed the girl from his lap, while muttering, "Don't cross your limits, Rebecca."

Rebecca pouted, "You could have at least shown some glimpse of your shy side. What's the point of being a teenager then?"

Alex rolled his eyes and got up. There was no doubt that he was horny, but he had enough self-restraint over himself to not give in to her temptation.

....well, if it had been a certain Saintess seducing him, then the matter might have been different.

"You know what we are here for, right?" Alex asked her while facing the window provided in the room.

The scenery outside was serene and gave his mind some much-needed peace.

Rebecca hummed, "To join the competition and win it without revealing our identities until the end." The Vampire Princess uttered the words she was told before she left Chainedvale.

However, there was something uncertain, "What in the world do you need from these people that you are willing to waste your time in some contest?"

Alex hesitated....not because he didn't want to tell Rebecca, but because he wasn't sure.

If he somehow gets to meet the Council Members before the competition and acquires the knowledge of his Curse Seal without needing to participate...then will he participate in the contest and risk having his identity revealed?

And even if he participates, what he would ask for?

'I guess I already know the answer to that.....'

Heaving a sigh, he told Rebecca, "I have multiple goals, but before that, I need to investigate a little." Turning to look at the woman, he added,

"I will be leaving in the evening. If someone comes to find me, tell them that I was feeling sick so I fell asleep."

Rebecca seemed worried, "Can I come along?" She was told about the animosity that the people of Whiteden possessed for foreigners, and that's why she was anxious.

However, "It would be better for me to go alone. And you need to be here so the Patriarch doesn't end up sending a search team for us."

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After returning to his home, Eryndor has yet to sleep a wink. All he did after returning was to drink and think.

The upcoming contest and the warning the Saintess gave was one thing he should be focusing on, considering the future of his clan and humanity as whole.

However, after what he faced during the last day of his stay at Grimland, he couldn't find himself thinking about anything else.

That humiliation...

He couldn't forget that the brat, who was supposed to be dead, had the gall to mock him.

**Crack**

The glass in his hand, cracked under his strength as Eryndor stared at the wall across him with agitation.

He has never been so insulted before....a brat...that Edric dared to threaten him, huh? He, the one who slaughtered a hundred enemy soldiers, all by himself and someone who claimed the throne through his strength...was humiliated by a mere worm!

"My lord~" Suddenly, a woman, a familiar one, entered the room, making Eryndor frown,

"What are you doing here, Mace? Didn't I tell you not to enter my room?"

His overwhelming Soul Energy made the room suffocating, but the woman didn't hesitate to approach him. Why? Well, she has very good news to share after all.

"My Lord, I have something to inform you about your loyal Commander named Beatrice."

Eryndor frowned, but before he could have dismissed the woman, or worse, kill her, he heard her saying,

"She has gone to meet the person, her mother rescued all those years ago."

Eryndor's eyes widened upon hearing that. He couldn't be wrong about whom she was talking about.

So...Beatrice, just like her mother, was betraying the clan?!

"Zoreth!" His loud cry was immediately responded to as a hulking man with an axe attached to his hip appeared before Eryndor.

"My Lord."

Through his clenched jaw, he uttered, "Find Beatrice."

"What I should do upon finding her?"

Eryndor clenched his fist, shattering the glass into fragments, as he uttered, "Crush her right before that Cursed Brat and bring him here. I want no mistake in this one, understand?"

"Ha!" And like that, the man disappeared.

Mace grinned, as she said, "I am honoured to be helpful, my Lord."

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A/N:- If you are wondering, she appears in chapter 41, failure. Anyway, this was the last chapter of 2024..I wish you all a very happy and blessed year ahead.

Thank you for reading and supporting my work. See ya~