Chapter 193 : Maya Drazen

Chapter 193 : Maya Drazen

"I want my items to be plac-"

"Deal!"

"...."

"That was too damn easy, I should have asked for more than that," Alex muttered under his breath in disbelief when he saw that Maya didn't even hesitate and simply acquiesced to his demand.

'Well, it's better than being too greedy,' Alex shrugged. In the first place, the reason they came here was to rescue Anita; rescuing Maya and securing a deal with her was just a bonus.

Taking a soul contract out of his space ring, Alex began inscribing his demands on it.

'It's my last one; I hope the girls found others inside the treasury,' he thought just as he finished writing the last line.

Utilizing his smoke, Alex sent the contract hovering above Maya, ensuring that even in her bound state, she could easily read it.

"A contract?"

"Yes, I'm sure you wouldn't mind me covering my back, right?" Alex spoke in a light tone.

Maya shook her head, only to regret it instantly as she felt the steel cable holding her head graze her neck.

"I was sure you would understand. Go on, read the contract and let me know if you want to sign," Alex gestured to the contract.

"U-Um, I w-would gladly do so, but, how to say, umm, I can't see," Maya stammered.

"You are blind ?" Alex wondered, not expecting something like that.

"N-No, it's just that I'm blind as a bat without my glasses," she confessed.

"Oh, I see," Alex nodded, then realized that his choice of words wasn't optimal in this context. "No pun intended," he quickly added to clear up any potential misunderstanding.

"Where are your glasses then?" Alex inquired after a moment.

"I don't know, I had them on before losing consciousness, so I guess my uncle took them off."

Nodding, Alex stood from his chair and walked over to the lifeless corpse of Stanis. After searching the guy's body, he found two space rings which he took with him.

Walking back to Maya, he placed the two space rings in the palm of her gentle hand, "Try to find which one is yours, and don't try anything funny," Alex warned her.

Alex knew that the instant her space ring was in her hand, Maya could take out anything that was inside. That's why he warned her, so that she wouldn't take out something that could harm him.

"I-I never had the intention to do so!" Maya stated and concentrated on the two rings in her palm.

Soon, a finely crafted pair of orange-framed glasses manifested in Maya's palm.

Taking both the pair of glasses and the rings from her palm, Alex delicately placed the glasses on Maya's face and pocketed the rings.

"T-Thanks," Maya stuttered, a hint of blush appearing on her face.

'What's got her blushing?' Alex tilted his head, perplexed. 'Although, gotta say, she's looking mighty adorable, and those glasses? They give her this whole sexy librarian vibe,' Alex thought.

Meanwhile, Maya began reading the terms of the contract.

'I didn't expect that, this contract is strangely...friendly,' Maya thought, her eyebrows raised in surprise after she had read the whole contract.

"U-Um, I'm still tied up, just pointing that out," Maya remarked.

Letting out a sigh, Alex pivoted and strode towards the table where the young heiress was bound.

With a single powerful motion, he ripped apart all the steel cables holding Maya's body, freeing her completely this time.

"Ahh, finally!" Maya exclaimed with relief as she rubbed her wrists, which were swollen and red. Her pale, soft skin subtly contrasting against the inflamed areas.

'Nice rack,' Alex praised internally as his gaze wandered over the young woman's chest, admiring it.

Feeling eyes on her, Maya lifted her head and met Alex's gaze, finding him staring at her chest.

Letting out a startled yelp, Maya quickly covered her breasts with her arms. "D-Don't stare at my b..."

"At your?" Alex tilted his head as if puzzled, but behind his mask, he was grinning mischievously.

"A-At my..." Maya started to speak but suddenly froze as she spotted her uncle's lifeless body.

Forgetting about Alex's leering, Maya climbed down from the table, approached her uncle's corpse, and knelt before it, clasping her hands in silent prayer.

'Praying for the one who kidnapped her?' Alex shook his head, amused by Maya's innocence.

'Well, can't judge. I don't know their previous relationship. Maybe they were close before,' Alex sighed and waited for Maya to finish her prayers.

Minutes later...

"We can go," Maya spoke as she stood up.

Witnessing the tears forming at the corner of her eyes, Alex shook his head once again.

"Here, it will heal your wounds," Alex tossed Maya a bottle of healing smoke.

While catching the smoke bottle, Maya tripped and fell on her face!

"...."

"P-Please, don't throw things at me," Maya quipped with a trail of blood coming out of her nose.

She glanced down at the bottle in her hands, feeling a bit cautious, but ultimately opened it and brought it to her nose. The contract stipulated that Alex had to ensure her safety anyway, so he wouldn't intentionally harm her.

"Hm?" Her eyes widened in disbelief as the moment she inhaled the smoke, her wounds healed instantly.

"W-What is this?" She inquired, her eyes gleaming with curiosity.

"That's the item I'm planning to auction," Alex answered as he walked to the corridor.

"Oh, wait!" Maya swiftly stood up and dashed after Alex.

"You know, with something like that, you actually don't need that contract," the young heiress spoke once she caught up to Alex, her voice filled with awe. 'With healing powers so potent, it's actually mother who will be chasing after you,' she added mentally with a wry smile.

"Good to know, " Alex nodded his head contentedly.

With Maya's incessant questions about the healing potion and Alex doing his best to answer them, the duo swiftly traversed the corridor and arrived at the entrance of the corridor, which the three women before them had left open.

The instant the both of them stepped out of the door, they stiffened.

"What the hell is going on?"