Chapter 633 - Opportunity (2)

"This diamond is nearly the same as the pearl, possessing few minor differences. You can reverse time on your body permanently, removing any injuries, illnesses or infections in the process. However, it will not bring you back from the dead. You will have to take it while you are alive," the mediator revealed.

"I want some adjustments to the trial. You're clearly forcing me to take it," I crossed my arms.

"We are willing to make the same adjustments as before. Do you see this boy?" He waved his hand to project a scene.

I nodded my head, watching Alex frantically search for me inside the dining room. He checked under the tablecloth several times, opening the windows and chanting spells while wondering what was missing. Although the other guests were helping, no progress was being made, making him more frustrated. Meanwhile Haruka called for more fraction members to support him, searching the entire mansion.

This made Ethan join them in the dining room, getting the details from Charles, immediately turning to Haruka to yell, "how are you still our fraction leader? You're ordering people to find Rika while bȧrėly doing anything on your end. If it wasn't Rika that went missing, I wouldn't have bothered helping."

"I'm doing the best that I can. You know how she always attracts trouble!" Haruka exploded.

"You're the one who failed your duties as both the fraction leader and main host," Alex momentarily stopped searching.

"You don't have the right to blame this on us. My cousin is now missing after getting tortured to near death!" He icily stared down at him.

"She's not officially your cousin yet. Tell your family to get your cousin another partner," Haruka couldn't stand the blame anymore.

"Everyone knows Rika is a member of the Roselia family. His family raised her as their own ever since she began to speak," Charles heard from Jules.

"You're offending us," he supported Alex.

"It's like you're inside the same fraction," Haruka angrily pointed out.

"Would you like to join our fraction? We can support you," Charles turned to Alex.

"I'm joining," Alex didn't hesitate to accept.

"You need the approval of the other fraction members," Haruka refused.

"We already have the approval from the other fraction members," Ethan showed his screen.

Haruka's eyes went large, finding the gathered votes all in favour of letting Alex join our fraction. Meanwhile, everyone wanted him to be thrown out of the fraction, the documents we have been preparing attached to it. I was surprised by how quickly Ethan managed to handle everything. At the same time, touched by my friends, wondering why the mediator was showing me this.

I gasped when a bright light suddenly filled with room, blinding everyone's eyes. When the light disappeared, I found my body laid on the table. Wearing a pure white dress, I held a bouquet of white roses in my hands. All my injuries were gone, my face dull like its life had faded away. Surrounded by drifting flower petals, delicately creating her deathbed. Although no one knew where the flowers came from, they were distracted by her beauty.

"She's not missing anymore," Haruka quickly recovered.

"But she appears to be dead," a guest whispered.

It was obvious this situation was worse than its former. Alex ran to check my pulse and other traces I was alive. Too distracted to thank my friends helping him, pushing themselves to use more heal. However, there were no changes to my body, remaining cold and pale. I started to feel guilty, watching Miliana begin crying. She slightly trembled, accusing Haruka, "you killed her. You actually killed my friend!"

"You murderer," Charles agreed with Miliana.

"Do you not feel any guilt?" Ethan shouted at Haruka.

"She can't actually be dead," Haruka didn't believe them.

When Haruka joined them to check, his legs collapsed when he couldn't find any traces of life. His hands began to uncontrollably shake, giving up in trying to pass the blame to others. Eventually losing his mind, finding his hands to be stained by his carelessness. Feeling uncomfortable, the rest of the guests left the room after offering their condolences.

"Why aren't you coming back to life as usual?" Alex held my hand.

"I'll help break the news to Luke," Charles tried to comfort him.

"You don't understand. Luke can't live without Rika. Rika has to live," Alex continued to push himself.

"You're going to die with her at this rate. You have to stop using heal," Charles attempted to separate us.

My shoulders became burdened when Alex fainted the next second, the light disappearing from his hands. I could already tell where this was leading, guessing, "you want me to recover his health to end the trial as the other condition."

"You are correct. The support items are located in the same places to support you. Although he will manage to recover in two days, the process to create the medicine will increase in difficulty," the mediator revealed.

"I can guide her through the process," Micah sighed.

"I know where they're staying. I'll break the news to Luke," Ethan offered to my friends.

Calling for his hover car, Ethan instantly gathered attention as he held Alex in one of his arms and me in the other. I started to look at him in a new light, seeing his efforts in caring for us. I watched him sending a message to Luke, asking if he could grant entrance to the Monete family mansion while avoiding the topic of what happened. This was why Luke didn't know anything, coming outside to greet him when the hover car was about to land.

"I don't know what else to say.. I'm sorry for your loss," Ethan solemnly passed me to him.