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Chapter 8 - The Follower
update icon Updated at 2025/6/8 1:10:12

"It's so beautiful! Why are you too shy to come out?" Bexia must really have a look at Sakuya, who walked out wearing a Lolita-style princess dress, with a crystal crown-like hair accessory on her head. Her silver-white hair was neatly combed and hung behind her, and her small boots restlessly tapped the ground, indicating her excitement.

"How about it?! I said it's very cute, and your brother said so too!"

"Wow! Such a cute girl!"

"Yeah! Yeah! She's really adorable. I really want to go over and hug her!"

Other customers around also saw Sakuya and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. With a change of clothes, it was like a completely different person. Sakuya suddenly transformed into a noble princess.

"Does this guest need anything?" The waiter looked at Bexia, knowing that he was the real customer, so he asked him.

"Yes! Of course, please choose a few more outfits for me!" Bexia nodded and then held the clothes in his hand, saying, "Also, prepare a fitting room for me."

"This way, please!" The waiter led Bexia to another dressing room for men, and then went back to pick clothes for Sakuya. Girls' clothes were really profitable.

After changing into a nice outfit, Bexia also felt much better. The high-quality fabric brought a comfort that was incomparable to rough cloth clothes.

After waiting for a while outside, Sakuya finally walked out with the waiter. This time, she was not wearing the Lolita dress from before, but a maid outfit. It was mainly white with blue-striped edges. Her hair was also styled into two twisted braids on the left and right sides. Although Bexia didn't know why she chose this outfit, it looked really nice.

"Are you done choosing?" Bexia smiled as he looked at the adorable Sakuya.

"Yes...I'm done!" Sakuya blushed slightly and nodded.

"Help me pack everything up and settle the bill!" Bexia threw the other two sets of clothes in his hand to the waiter and said.

"Alright, please follow me!" The waiter took the clothes and led Bexia to the cashier. At the same time, he also packed Sakuya's clothes. However, unlike Bexia, the girl's clothes had many additional accessories, which looked quite troublesome. Bexia thought his own simple outfit was enough.

"A total of 511 gold coins. Let's round it down to 500 gold coins for the customer!"

"Okay, here are 500 gold coins!" Bexia directly waved his hand and put the 500 gold coins on the table. The cashier also did not hesitate and directly put it into the storage ring he was wearing. This was both a trust towards the customers and a confidence in themselves. They didn't ask what kind of store this was. If you come here to make trouble, aren't you seeking death?

"So expensive! Bexia, can Sakuya change to cheaper clothes?" Sakuya, who was standing aside, couldn't believe it. 500 gold coins was a lot of money, enough for her to spend many years. Now, she just spent it on a few pieces of clothing.

"It's alright!" Bexia touched her head and reassured her naive thoughts. He then took the clothes prepared by the waiter and put them away.

"Do you like them?" Bexia asked.

"I like them... It's just that they are so expensive!"

"As long as you like them, money is meant to be spent. And I have a lot of it." Bexia also had his own thoughts. Initially, he was like this as well, but his experiences changed him. Perhaps Sakuya would also change in the future.

She and her former self were so alike. He was moved and said, "After we arrive in Alliance City, how about I have someone send you to school in the academy? You can learn a lot there, alright?"

"Bexia brother, did Sakuya do something wrong? You didn't want me to come...!" Sakuya stopped in her tracks, tearfully looking at Bexia, as if she would cry if he said something bad.

Bexia was taken aback by Sakuya's behavior. He didn't expect this little girl to become so reliant on him in just a few days. But seeing her like this, he couldn't bear to treat her badly. He crouched down to her level, wiped away the tears from her eyes, and said, "You didn't do anything wrong. I just want Sakuya to learn some useful things so that she can become a useful person in the future. Besides, I'll be studying there too!"

"Really?" Sakuya rubbed her teary eyes.

"Really!" Bexia nodded.

"Can Sakuya go to school with Bexia brother?"

"Of course, that's a definite yes. But you'll be in a different grade than me, so you'll be my junior!"

"What's a junior? Is it like a sister?"

"Something like that! But if you prefer to call me brother, that's fine too!"

"Can I really call you brother?"

"No problem. I'll introduce you to a sister when the time comes. She'll definitely like you!"

"Brother!" Sakuya threw herself onto Bexia and started crying. It seemed like she had been suppressing her emotions for a long time. She cried for a long while and eventually fell asleep on his chest. In the end, he had to carry her back like that.

The next morning, Bexia summoned a large lizard as a mount. His summoning magic was not systemized, but a random summoning magic that could summon any monster within his own strength. The large lizard was not slow and it had a broad back, making it a good mount.

After the events of last night, Sakuya became even livelier. She was less shy today and even actively snuggled into Bexia's arms, asking him to talk about his past. This made Bexia less bored.

Not long after leaving the range of Tua Town, Bexia frowned because he sensed that someone was secretly following him from behind. The person was wearing an invisible cloak, thinking that he couldn't be detected. But little did they know that Bexia's soul power was not inferior to a champion's, and ordinary invisible cloaks had no effect on him.

"What do you want after following me for so long?" Bexia controlled the lizard mount to stop and looked in the direction of the follower.

"Brother, someone is following us?!" Sakuya listened to Bexia's words and followed his gaze, but she couldn't see anything.

"It's alright!" Bexia patted Sakuya's head to reassure her. Then, with a thought, he launched a basic fireball towards the hiding place of the follower. Instantly, three figures appeared from there.

"What do you shady people want by secretly following me?" Bexia narrowed his eyes slightly. These people were most likely not good.