Chapter 116 Joke Of Destiny!

Chapter 116 Joke Of Destiny!

Instead of answering her. From his mana bracket, Luis took out a glass jar full of paper slips.

Alicia's curious eyes were fixed on that glass jar, as she asked, "What is this for?"

Luis smiled and said, "In these paper slips, I've written down my wishes about the things I wanna try out with you on our dates."

Hearing him say that, Alicia's eyes widened in surprise. "So many?!"

"No, it's not," Luis shook his head and continued, "This jar is not big enough for me to write down all my wishes. So I'll keep adding more once it starts getting empty."

Alicia looked at him incredulously and mumbled, "Just how many dates will it take for us to complete all your wishes?"

"There's no hurry," Luis said with a shrug and then continued with a handsome smile, "We are going to experience a lot of things together and for that, we have our entire lives ahead of us. You should also write down the things you wanna try. We will do it together."

Then, raising the jar in his hand, he said, "Now why don't we start already? Try picking out a few, so we can decide on today's date itinerary."

Alicia nodded and inserted her hand inside the jar. After picking a few paper slips, she unfolded them one by one.

[Underwater Restaurant Dinner]

[Surfing]

[Mermaids Dive]

[Beach Sunset]

[Botanical Park]

[Arcade]

[Movie]

[Shark Racing]

"Well, your choices are pretty niche, Alicia," Luis uttered, reading the paper slips she picked. Then, turning his head to look at her, he suggested, "We have already watched a movie on our last date. Why don't we leave that one out for today?"

Putting away the jar back inside the mana bracelet, Luis got close to her. Then, like a natural movement, he smoothly held her hand and started walking in a certain direction.

Alicia nodded, agreeing to his words, then with a slight smile, she said. "You were the one going to take the lead on today's date, so everything is up to you."

When Luis heard Alicia's statement, he grinned.

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Putting away the jar back inside the mana bracelet, Luis got close to her. Then, like a natural movement, he smoothly held her hand and started walking in a certain direction.

Alicia took a moment to react to Luis' casual and natural behaviour. He did it like it was their usual thing, which made her blush. However, she didn't pull away, as she liked it this way.

"Where are we going first?" She asked, trying not to focus on her hand that was held by him tightly.

Luis smiled, locked their fingers together and said, "Let's go to the Botanical Park first."

Alicia nodded, trying her best to ignore his small actions. Otherwise, she might once again end up blushing from his intimate behaviour. Seconds later, the two of them took a hover car and left.

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Though he said that, inwardly, his thoughts were different.

'Yeah, like hell, I will let a guide follow us! It's a romantic date, not a study tour! Why will I let a guide interrupt us in our alone time?'

Alicia nodded and didn't think much about it. Taking the small earpiece from him, she wore it. She also felt that it was better to let Lily be their guide than to let a stranger follow them.

With that, their tour around the botanical garden finally began.

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They started checking all the sections one by one and Lily introduced all the herbs, plants, and trees to them.

What kind of use do they have? What are their specialities? How are they bred? And many other interesting things.

Alicia and Luis listened to everything carefully, as they admired the beauty of nature.

But then Lily's introduction about the next plant made Luis' steps halt.

{The pollen of these Hercowl flowers is used to create the medicine for Malignant Tumour. It can easily cure patients even in their later stages.}

"Luis?" Alicia called out in confusion, wondering why he stopped.

Luis, on the other hand, didn't reply to her and was in a trance-like state, looking at the whitish-pink flower in front of him. 'This flower... can cure cancer?'

His lips trembled for a moment and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

'From this same disease, I died in my previous life after suffering for years.'

'Now, in this world, it is something easily curable.'

Shaking his head, Luis ignored that flower and started walking together with Alicia.

After a few steps, he chuckled. "Hehe~"

"Why are you laughing?" Alicia asked, not understanding why Luis suddenly laughed.

Luis glanced at her and said, "Just thought of a funny thing."

Alicia's eyes brightened as she asked. "Oh, tell me?"

Exhaling a deep breath, Luis looked ahead and said, "Then I'll tell you a story."

"There was a boy who wanted something. The thing he wanted wasn't just his desire, it was also his hope. If you had asked him to choose between that thing he wanted and all the money in the world, without hesitation, he would choose that thing. It was that important for him. He dreamt about getting it countless times. But he couldn't obtain it and in the end, he lost all his hopes."

"Then, when everything was over for him and he did not need that thing anymore, he found that thing lying on the roadside in his casual stroll."

Turning his head to look at Alicia. Luis asked, "What do you think his reaction would have been?"

Alicia was thoughtful for a moment, then she said, "He must have felt like crying."

Luis smiled at her and said, "Hmm, maybe that could have been the reaction, too. But he didn't feel anything. He just glanced at it for a moment and then went his way."

Alicia pondered about this story for a moment, then a frown appeared on her face. "Where's the humour in it? I don't understand."

Luis looked at her cute reaction and chuckled softly.

"Of course you won't. And neither do I. After all, it's a joke made by destiny."