Primordial Soul's Rebirth

"You want me to sign an exclusive contract?"

Keria Momobani, the second time-ability user in Gaia, questioned as she folded her arms in front of her chest.

She had straight, shining black hair with bangs styled in a hime-cut, reaching her waist.

Sharp hazel eyes, filled with seriousness, yet there was a bit of admiration in her eyes as she looked at the man in front of her.

Her body is not very thick or thin. She had the perfect body.

Her red lips were redder than the cherry, and her nose was small and sharp.

Her skin was white and smooth, but right now, there was a tint of red on her cheeks, though she was trying to pretend that they didn't exist.

She was wearing a black and red coat and shirt that stuck close to her body, outlining her figure.

The skirt that she wore was black in color, complementing her black leggings, which could be seen clearly as she sat with her legs crossed.

"Yes."

Alex, who was sitting in front of Keria, replied as he sipped on the glass of wine he held.

[You are drinking a lot these days…]

Suddenly, Sophia muttered inside his head.

'You hate it?'

Alex questioned as he raised a brow inwardly.

[No, I was just wondering why….]

Sophia replied in a contemplative voice.

'Don't think too much. I'm just drinking because these suit my taste.

Not like I can get high because of these...'

Alex just shrugged inwardly.

The first time he drank was when Max opened the most expensive bottle he had, and since then, Alex has been drinking almost every day.

But just as he said, this drink didn't make him dizzy or anything; it was just like juice for him.

"Why?"

Keria's question broke him out of his thoughts.

He looked into her eyes, and he could see admiration in those sharp and serious eyes.

[A fangirl of yours, maybe. Not that rare to find these days.]

Sophia commented as she saw the same thing.

'Maybe, but that doesn't change anything.'

"Because I can see that you have talent in swordsmanship, and I don't want it to go to waste."

Alex replied to Keria while casually waving off Sophia's comment.

Sure, Keria was a stunning beauty, one that people out there are dying to get close to, but in his eyes, she was just a talented swordswoman.

Someone whose talent shouldn't be wasted.

"Y-You are a swordsman?"

Keria's eyes widened a bit as she asked this question.

Was the world's strongest man (unofficially) a swordsman?

If yes, then how good was he???

These questions somehow made Keria excited.

She was a sword fanatic who wanted to learn everything she could about swords.

"Can I have a spa-"

So, the moment she heard that Alex, the world's strongest man, was a swordsman, the first thing that came to her mind was sparring.

But Alex cut off her words.

"I can't spar with you, but I can give you something that can help you move forward and not stay stuck where you are."

Alex's words widened her eyes more than before, and she was shocked that…

"How do you know about my block?!"

Keria stood up in shock.

Other than her father, she never told anyone about it, so how did Alex know that?

"Hm? Did I not say that I'm good with swords as well?"

Alex tilted his head in confusion.

"No."

Alex turned toward Max, who had been sitting beside him since the start and was giving him a blank stare right now.

"I see…."

Alex nodded his head in realization.

"Well, I'm a swordsman, and I can say that I'm quite good with it."

Alex then turned toward Keria and smiled at her.

"But…"

Keria tried to speak, but Alex cut her words once again.

"Once you reach a certain level of mastery, you will be able to tell the problem others have just by the way they are holding their sword…"

Alex smiled mysteriously, and Keria who heard his words, froze for a second.

'My child, there are people out there who could tell your flaws with just a glance.'

Keria recalled how her father used to say the same thing, but she never believed that.

'No way! I don't believe you!'

That's what she used to say every time, but as she grew, her father stopped talking about it because she was improving faster than he could keep up with her.

So, he set her free and let her fly, but now Keria has finally recalled the words of her father.

"Is it true…?"

Keria questioned Alex as her grip on her sword trembled.

"Hmmm….."

Alex didn't answer right away; instead, he put up a thoughtful expression and started looking around until his eyes fell on Keria's sword.

"Ah, yes, that would do."

Alex nodded his head repeatedly before he looked up into Keria's eyes.

"How about this?

You take out your sword and slash me in a way that you think I would never be able to avoid."

Alex smiled as he held one hand out in front of his body while the other hand went behind his back.

Keria, who still wasn't able to process his words, stood in her place, frozen.

"Come."

Alex, however, made a gesture with his hand that was in front of his body, asking for Keria to attack.

Keria stared at Alex for a while….

'He doesn't seem to be joking.'

Then she turned toward Max, who just shrugged his shoulders.

He was not someone who could guess what Alex had in mind.

*Inhale*

She took a deep breath.

From Alex's relaxed stance, she didn't know if he was serious or not, so she decided to take it easy.

*Ssssssss-**tap*

She closed her eyes and started drawing her sword, but just as her sword was 1/4th out of the scabbard, the sword automatically went back into the scabbard.

Keria frowned before she opened her eyes, only to have them widen.

"Too slow; I would've killed you by now."

Alex, who was standing just an inch away from her body, smiled at her.

Keria, who had never been this close to a guy, panicked.

Her heart rate skyrocketed, beating as loud as it could. Her face was now covered in a furious blush as her cherry lips trembled before...

"KYAAAAAAA!"

A scream of panic and surprise left her lips.

Her hand instinctively tried to pull her sword out, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't pull it out.

"Huh?"

All of her shame, embarrassment, shock, and panic went out of the window as she saw Alex, who was standing right in front of her with his index finger placed on the hilt of her blade, pushing it inside.

"I told you, didn't I? I could've killed you by now…"

This time, Keria didn't feel embarrassed as she looked at the smile that Alex had on his face.

All she felt right now was annoyance.

*Woosh*

She jumped back and slapped Alex's palm away.

"Again."

Keria's eyes turned serious as Alex raised his hand, gesturing for her to come at him.

Max, that day, welcomed another person to the party of people who were annoyed by Alex to the extreme.

That day, Keria, although she learned many lessons, was left in a sour mood at the end of the day.

She did sign the exclusive contract that Alex asked her to because the profit was a bit too much for her to ignore.

As for what the contract was, let's leave that for time to reveal.

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