Chapter 225 Long Live the Peace between Us!
"Ehem. What you just said is quite big…." Astria said as she started to cough. "I think I also have to get my father"s opinion for this…"
"Hey, I don"t think we need to-"
"I"m calling him now." Astria said as she ignored Alex"s plea to keep the Grand Symbolist out. "Please keep quiet."
"…"
As the room went silent, Astria leaned in as she picked up a small bell placed beside her teacups. She shook the bell a little, producing a high-pitched, melodious sound.
"Tring, tring, tring…."
After Astria rang the bell, Alex and the others suddenly heard a set of footsteps rapidly approaching their location.
"Astria! Is there a problem?" The door of Astria"s living room swung wide open, and in came the Grand Symbolist, who was now wearing a white toga which covered his whole body. "Did these guys try to hurt you?"
"Dad, NO!" Astria replied as she put down the bell back on its original place. "I called you here because Mr. Outsider just said something very interesting now…"
"That"s it?" For whatever reason there is, the Grand Symbolist seemed to be disappointed that he had no excuse to beat up Alex and his partners. "You"re not hurt at all?"
"That"s just what I said dad." Astria replied with exasperation. "Didn"t I tell you that these guys are trustworthy?"
"Okay…" The menacing Grand Symbolist seemed to have been reduced to a loyal puppy as he wilted visibly under his daughter"s threatening glare.
"…" Alex, who saw what had happened, was trying his best to not giggle, as this might set off the Grand Symbolist again.
"So, just like what I said earlier, Mr. Outsider told me their offer for the alliance, and it goes like this….." After seeing that her father had already calmed down, Astria started to tell her father about everything that Alex just told her earlier.
When Astria reached the point about the portal to the Blue Moon, her father visibly reacted, this time with a disbelieving expression on his face.
"Lies!" The Grand Symbolsit said as he stood up so quickly that the floor under him started to ignite. "Pure and utter lies! I do not know how you managed to fool my daughter, but I am sure for a fact that you are lying about the portal!"
"And what makes you think I"m lying?" Even though he was now submerged under the Grand Symbolist"s rich killing intent, Alex managed to hold his ground as he started talking to him. "Do you have a proof for that?"
"Proof? I don"t need proof to show that you are lying." The Grand Symbolist replied haughtily as he placed his hands on his hips. "It"s you who need to show proof about the portal to the Blue Moon. If you can"t show any proof right now, then that just means that you are lying!"
"From the way that you talked now, it seems like you are confident that I have no proof." Alex replied as he cracked his knuckles. "What if I told you that I actually have a proof with me right now?"
"Hmph, then you better show it now, or else you all will be expelled here!"
"Fine, fine, here it is." Even with the Grand Symbolist increasing his killing intent, Alex managed to still act composed as he started to wave his hands around in a frenzied state.
"??" Everyone looked at what Alex was doing with confusion, as the movements of Alex"s arms seemed to be just random.
And that"s indeed the truth. What Alex was doing right now was actually random.
These hand movements were just distractions that Alex used while he accessed Alina"s Storage.
"Here it is!" After exactly 30 seconds of doing non-sensical hand waving, Alex let out a dignified shout as he pulled out the object that he had been observing inside Alina"s storage since earlier.
"Thum…" A small object appeared in front of Alex"s head, which then dropped towards his outstretched palm.
Alex caught this small object deftly before he started showing it off to everyone inside the room.
"!!!"
Alina and Alex"s allies started to look at Alex with wariness, while the Symbolists looked at Alex with surprise.
The reason for these reactions was obviously because of the object that Alex showed to them.
The object that Alex had been showing off right now was the [Key of the Blue Moon], and Alex was doing his best to make the Symbolists see it on its full glory.
"!!!" At the instant that this key appeared, Nero, Astria, and the Grand Symbolist"s body started to tremble, as they felt some kind of connection with the key on Alex"s hand.
This connection was something ancient, primal, and powerful, that not even the Grand Symbolist can resist it!
"What the h.e.l.l is that thing that you are holding?" The Grand Symbolist asked as he gazed at the key that Alex held with fervor. "Is that the portal that you are talking about?"
Before Alex replied, he first placed the [Key of the Blue Moon] back to the storage. That way, it will be safe from someone suddenly s.n.a.t.c.hing the key away from Alex"s hands.
It was only when he was sure that the key was secure that he started to talk.
"Yup, that is definitely the one." Alex said as he stood up. "That is the [Key of the Blue Moon], and that key is the one that creates the portal towards the Blue Moon!"
"…"
"You all can feel it, right? The deep connection with that key… "
"Yes, I can feel it, and this is the strongest connection feeling that I had for a very long time." The Grand Symbolist said, with Nero nodding his head in agreement.
Alex started to smirk at this, as he thought that he now held the advantage here.
"That kind of connection can only be formed with an object that was directly related to the Blue Moon itself. Since you felt how powerful that connection was, it"s safe to a.s.sume that what I just told you was the truth." Alex said as he started to wave his hands haphazardly.
"Besides, didn"t Miss Astria already vouch for my honesty?" Alex added as he glanced at Astria"s direction. "That in itself was already enough to show that I am serious about the moon portal!"
"…"
"With Astria backing me up, and with me showing you the key, will you still not believe me at all?" Alex said in a slight accusatory tone as he glanced at the Grand Symbolist. "Now, what your verdict will be?"
"…"
"…"
There was no verdict that came out, as the Grand Symbolist went silent. Nero was the same too, as he also went quiet.
"…"
The Grand Symbolist had a contemplative expression on his face, as if he was busy on a.n.a.lyzing everything that Alex just said.
"…"
It took the Grand Symbolist a whole minute of silence before he started talking again.
"Suppose that portal of yours is true… Then are you sure that you should keep that with you?" The Grand Symbolist said as he stared at Alex greedily. "You know, I can just kill you right now and take that key with me… It will be easier for me and everyone here!"
"Well then, try attacking me now." Alex replied quickly as he gave the Grand Symbolist a c.o.c.ky smile. "What"s the matter? I"m all open here!"
"…"
In spite of all the provocations that Alex dished out, the Grand Symbolist remained rooted on his spot, as if he was unable to make any kind of moves at all.
"Hehe, you can"t attack us, am I right?" Alex said as he looked the Grand Symbolist with a smirk. "You must really love your daughter if you can do something like these…"
"You!"
"Well, your daughter considers us as her friends, so there"s no way that she will allow you to attack us right now." Alex replied as he gave Astria a discreet nod. "No matter what you want to do to us won"t work, as Astria will be here to stop any of that!"
"You…"
"So I"m sorry, but it seems like you won"t be taking the blue key away from me…" Alex concluded as he gave the Grand Symbolist a peace symbol. "Long live the peace between us!"
"You little brat!" The Grand Symbolist uttered as he did not move on his spot. "You took advantage of my daughter"s kindness!"
"It"s your daughter who determined that we are good people." Alex innocently replied to the Grand Symbolist. "It is on her own volition that she decided to make us her friends. We did no kind of manipulation to trick her!"
"…"
"Well, if you still do not trust your daughter"s decision, then feel free to punch me." Alex said as he pointed his chin towards the Grand Symbolist. "Come on, I won"t be pus.h.i.+ng out my chin like this for forever…"
"Argh fine! You win!" The Grand Symbolist said as he let out a loud sigh. "You want an alliance? Ok, we shall do that! You want to fight the waves along with our Symbolists? Fine, we shall oblige! You want to gather their blood? Collect as many as you want!"
"Great! I always know that you can be negotiable." Alex replied as he twirled his imaginary mustache. "It will be a great pleasure to work with you!"
"Hmph, in return, you will accept any Symbolists who wants to go to the Blue Moon with you." The Grand Symbolist uttered as his eyes stared at Alex in concentration. "Follow these deal, and no harm will come to you. But if you violate it… Not even my promise to my daughter will keep you alive!"
"Yeah, yeah, I understand." Alex replied as he suppressed the sigh of relief inside his body. "So does this alliance starts at the second wave? Because I want to kick some monster a.s.s already!"
"…"