Chapter 47: CHAPTER 47 – Phase two -> Complete.

"Let's go to the Auction Hall," Alice spoke.

Alex and Ann nodded their heads and moved with her towards the Auction Hall, leaving behind Luna's office and Luna who was at the gate listening to their conversation which was of course noticed by Alex, but he didn't say anything right now.

Luna was left behind still in her thoughts, but her thoughts were all about one thing right now and that was Alex.

She could tell that he was not Monarch as his presence was not divine like Monarch's, but she knew that he was hiding something.

She had been living well as a Raider because she listened to her heart and right now it was telling her that she would definitely get some clue about Monarch if she kept an eye on Alex.

She also decided to look into Alex's past, and anything related to him, even if it harms the relationship between the Crimson Lotus and the Association as their relationship was far from good anyway.

She rang the bell on her table which caused the receptionist guy to come running to her office.

"Take these items for the Auction and take that sheet as well since their details are written on them."

Before the guy could speak or even bow his head, Luna spoke nonchalantly even without glancing at the guy as her mind was occupied with other thoughts.

Even though the guy was good-looking, and she would have talked with him if she were in a good mood right now after she had seen Alex, he looked nothing but garbage.

The guy also just nodded his head and got to work, after all, he knew what his position and work were.

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"So, everything is done, right?" Alice asked with slumped shoulders as she really didn't like this planning thing.

Even if she was a guild leader, an S-rank Raider and someone with her head in the right place, she still believed in power being supreme.

"Yes, now we just need to attend the auction like everyone else and bid in the auction like everyone else."

Alex spoke as he walked with his hands in his pockets while Noctura who was seated on his shoulder rubbed her head against his cheeks from time to time.

Right now, they were moving towards the Auction Hall after passing through the guards who just bowed their heads and let them pass.

The conflict between the Crimson Lotus and the Association was not known to the public or the guards would have shown different reactions or maybe not, who knows...

"Hm," Ann also nodded her head at Alex's words, and they continued walking towards the Auction Hall while observing the decorated pathway.

There were different kinds of lighting and flower plant decorations along the way. The lights were sometimes LEDs sometimes the lower-rank magic crystals that blinked from time to time. The lights were arranged right behind the flowerpots which made the flowerpots look like they were glowing.

There were different types of flowers in different type of colours, which made the hallway light up with multicoloured lights.

When it's said ethereal, it is not exaggerated because even if someone asked Alex about who was better in looks between Alice and that Lady?

Alex's answer would be simple – the lady.

But Alex also knew that the competition was not fair from the start and if they were to make it fair then Alice would win by a landslide.

Alex decided to think about this topic and talk with Sophia about it as he felt that Sophia would be able to answer his questions this time. But for now, he decided to see how things went as he could feel the gaze of both Alice and Ann on him.

Alice and Ann who were walking together with Alex were momentarily stunned as they saw Alex's eyes turn black with his red iris turning golden.

It might have looked ominous if he was looking at them, but right now they just found it cool as it just heightened Alex's charm.

But before Alice and Ann could ask what happened, they saw Alex's eye return to normal and then he turned towards them.

"Looks like the 'world's strongest' got here before us," Alex spoke to them, but they paused when they heard his words.

It took them some time to register what he had said and when they finally did get what his words implied, their bodies became tense as they knew who they were going to meet.

"You guys don't think that I would lose to him, do you?" Alex's nonchalant and relaxed voice broke them out of their reverie.

They both turned their heads towards Alex only to find him already moving towards the gate with the same relaxed attitude he always had.

Then they looked at each other and even though they were not sure if Alex would win or not, they knew he would not lose. They don't know where this confidence came from, but they just felt it, so, they just nodded their heads and moved towards Alex.

"Wait for us!!" X2

Both of them said and moved towards Alex as they saw him stop.

If they could see his face then they would have seen him smiling warmly, but no one was there to see his smile other than Noctura. She just rubbed her cheeks with Alex's as she saw him smiling.

"Let's go," Alice spoke as both she and Ann reached beside Alex. Alex just nodded his head while the warm smile on his face was now replaced by a calm and relaxed smile.

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