Chapter 80: Buy Skill? (1/2)
The next day, Theo ended up coming to the school where Alea waited for him. Yes, he agreed to Alea because of her bri—persuasion. Also, his master asked him to rest too, so he decided to accept her invitation.
Right next to the school gate stood Alea under the tree. She wore a one-piece light blue dress, leaving the top of her shoulders uncovered but still covered the sides. The dress's waist was tightly wrapped by a cotton black-colored belt. Below the waist, the dress rested gently and stopped right above her knees.
”You have finally come.” She made a big smile before approaching him. ”Don't worry. Not a single student comes here.”
”You must have waited for thirty minutes.” Theo nodded while checking the road, confirming what she said.
”Haha, you know me well.” Chuckling, she fixed her hair after getting swayed by the wind when she was waiting.
Theo's expression remained calm as he asked, ”So, what are we going to do today?”
”We will go to the temple first. I have made an appointment there.”
”To update our status?”
”Nope. It can wait since I'm assuming that we will get more levels before the Grand Gaia starts. It's better to do it later once. We will go to the temple to buy skills.”
”Skills? You can buy it there?” Theo widened his eyes.
”Yes. Ah, you haven't gotten any explanation about the reward system?”
Theo shook his head. ”No. I only know that I need to update my status every six months.”
”Let's go there while talking.”
Theo looked left and right until Alea asked, ”What are you doing?”
”I'm searching for a fancy car.”
”You won't find it. I'm coming here on foot. I prefer walking, you know. It's not like the place is that far. It's only a thirty minutes walk.” She shook her head helplessly.
”Can I go back right now?”
”Why do you make it like it's troublesome to be with me… Many people are lining up to have a date with me.”
”That's even worse.” Theo shrugged. ”I'm here just because of the bribe. If someone ends up finding me with you, there will be so many death threats, oppositions, and so on. In other words, it's endless trouble for me.”
”…” She facepalmed and let out a long sigh. She then tied her hair into a ponytail and took out a white hat and sunglasses, putting them on. Her aura completely changed to a tomboyish girl and the sunglasses seemed to be big and dark enough to cover half of her face. ”Well, I have put this a few times and no one has recognized me yet. It's fine, right?”
Theo shrugged and looked away. ”It's because you look weird. I don't even know whether you are trying to be a tomboy or feminine. Nah, never mind, you're trying to be a freak.”
”This is the first time I meet someone like you. Even the others who don't like me are still polite, unlike you.”
”I have no family and friends, so what? If you don't like me, you can always ruin my life or even kill me. It's not like you can torture me with my family or friends,” Theo nonchalantly said, not caring about her opinion.
”Oh God, please smite this man who doesn't know courtesy.” She pouted while cursing.