Chapter 157 - Partners & Power (4)

"Not happening, in fact, we were talking about breaking this stupid engagement the night before," I revealed.

"That's why we're here," Alex spoke.

"We're here because you wanted to break this engagement."

This didn't make sense. I was moving onto the next stage of the engagement to break it? It seemed too good to be true. There had to be something behind all this. I walked toward the window to find I was on the third floor. I was above the tall tree near the garden which meant it wouldn't be a good idea to jump down.

"So moving onto the next stage breaks it?" I turned to Luke, who was silent as a bystander.

Luke didn't answer as he leaned against the wall. Luke almost always answered my questions. This probably meant the two had no relation to each other. I walked back to the bed to get a few more minutes of sleep while avoiding the awkward situation.

"The dress isn't needed," Lucius gestured to Belle to put the dress away.

The dress disappeared into thin air as if it was returning to its original place. I wasn't surprised if it went into one of the inventories of the people here. I wondered if the Roselia family had more power than the Suilett family.

Belle obediently listened to his every word even though she was the heiress to her family. In some way, I pitied her since she almost resembled Miliana today. It was odd how I was able to identify more dynamics of power after that day.

"All you need to do is to hold his hand while you both lay down on the bed," Lucius instructed us.

I immediately jumped out of the bed from his statement. I knew there had to be a reason for them to meet inside a bedroom! Whatever they were planning, I didn't want to be a part of it. Perhaps it wasn't a bad idea to jump out the window.

"If your mana isn't compatible, we'll break this engagement right away." Lucius explained when I warily walked away from them.

"Engagements are basically testing final confirmations in the first district," Yulee added.

They should've told me this from the start. I had no reason to fear this test then. I was one hundred percent sure we wouldn't be compatible. Afterall, we had drastically different methods of controlling our mana. Although my control had significantly improved since elementary school.

Luke was useful for once. I wished he did this sooner. We could've broken this incompatible engagement that frustrated the both of us. Our personalities were almost the opposite of each other since he was a perfectionist while I thought it was fine to make a tiny mistake every once in a while. We also had different values and tastes on maintaining image and reputation.

I walked towards the bed and stiffly laid down with Luke beside me. I lightly grabbed onto his hand as Lucius waited for us to settle down. It was awkward laying so close to him in front of many people who studied us.

"Now push your mana into Luke while Luke pushes his mana into your body," Lucius carried out the ceremony.

I closed my eyes as I imagined Luke's body as an empty vessel. I visualized filling his body by pushing my mana into my hand that grabbed onto his in great pumps. I almost gasped as my mana disappeared into his body to return continuous waves of warm energy that quickly spread to the rest of my body.

My body tingled as the warm energy swirled to find a place to reside. Since I would have too much mana from his incoming into mine, I opened the rest of reserves to get rid of the excess. My current vessel could only possess too much before going out of whack like last time.

I felt my mind melting like I had eaten the richest dessert as I continued to accept the spasms of kind energy while getting rid of my own. If this was what a pleasant drug felt, I never wanted it to end. Afterall, my muscles relaxed and enjoyed the spell that numbed all the restless thoughts I had before.

"You can stop," Lucius told us.

Immediately, I felt the cold air on my face as I opened my eyes. Although I could still feel his mana whirling inside my body, it wasn't as warm or lively anymore. I remembered to shake his hand off in disgust when I had returned to my senses.

"What are the results?" I demanded Lucius.

"How do you feel?" Lucius turned to Luke instead.

"Refreshed? Full of energy? Maybe better than before," Luke mumbled like he was confused.

Luke's face glowed as he sat on the bed. In fact, his aura was dazzling upon the eyes combined with his good looks. Was this a good or bad thing? I was confused since no one looked like this after I poured my mana into them before.

I didn't even use heal on him like Charles nor did I pour enough mana to change his appearance like Alex. Did his aura change since he also had a lot of mana himself as well?

"So what are the results?" I tried not to shout when no one bothered to give me an answer.

Lucius finally turned in my direction and opened his mouth.