Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

Today, Celestria, Amanda, and Edric have taken a break from their training since he was coming back.

"Look at you a lot. Being so excited." Devon chuckled as he arrived near the entrance of the academy and found the three of them eagerly looking in the distance to see if the carriage arrived.

"You are also here. Aren't you eager to listen to what he saw there?" Edric teased the older one.

Devon heaved a sigh, "Well, that's true. This is the first time anyone around me has gone to the other side, and is returning."

That statement made Amanda frown, "What do you mean by returning?"

Celestria explained, "Regularly, criminals from the Capital are sent to the other side as live stocks. And naturally, Sir Devon also remains involved in those activities."

Amanda hummed in understanding.

Soon the Headmaster also arrived near the entrance, which thoroughly surprised the others.

"Headmaster?" Celestria asked, with her brows elevated.

"I received a letter from the Monarch." His tone suggested that the matter was serious, which created a tense atmosphere.

Edric glanced at Devon, only for the man to shrug. He really doesn't have any information about Alex.

Celestria's heart began beating restlessly as she impatiently began looking into the distance.

Exactly what happened that the Headmaster was looking so serious.

Thankfully, they didn't have to wait for long, as they saw a carriage heading in their direction.

The few minutes it took for the carriage to arrive before the entrance was like hours for the trio.

Alex finally jumped out of the carriage and after thanking the carriage driver, who wasn't Alistair, he turned towards the waiting people.

Celestria wordlessly hurried toward him before Alex opened his arms and hugged the girl softly.

Her warm and soft body pressed against him was calming. The scent of her hair wash, along with her natural fragrance, gave his heart some much-needed peace.

"I was there for just three days." Alex chuckled, however, the way he was clinging to her, it seemed he missed her more than she did.

Celestria pouted, "Three days is a long time. Three minutes is tolerable."

Alex shook his head with a smile before he said, "Let me meet the others before Edric throws some nasty comments."

Celestria begrudgingly parted from him before they walked towards the others.

Seeing the frown on the Headmaster's face, Alex knew that he was already aware of the incident.

"Let's talk in the office?" Alex suggested and got a nod in assent.

"Can we also come?" Edric asked. Although he would have gotten to know about it from Alex later, he couldn't handle the suspense until then.

Hector thought for a moment, before he nodded, "Only if you can keep it a secret."

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Inside the office, the six of them gathered, and Alex was the only person sitting across from the headmaster while the others remained standing around him.

Alex began telling them the whole story of what happened last night; starting from the celebration followed by the kidnapping.

Their reaction varied. While Celestria was purely shocked, Edric and Amanda had a grim expression that said, 'It was expected...'. However, none of them thought that from the very castle where the Monarch resides, Allen would be able to take Jullie away.

Alex told them briefly about his fight with Allen, which ushered Edric to ask, "You were able to retain that form for that long?"

Edric remembered that Alex told them after his fight with that feral beast back in Swortine that he was barely able to hold that form for seconds.

His consciousness was getting snatched away because of the Curse, that's why Alex couldn't retain the form for long. However, from what Alex told them just now, it was evident that he had gained more control over it.

Alex paused, before he nodded, "Yes...somehow. And there was no headache this time."

"Wait a minute. Are you talking about that same form you took to defeat Allen at that time in the palace?" Devon asked, with a tinge of curiosity.

Devon remembers vividly that fight, where a vampire was not defeated but rather crushed by a human soldier.

However, the dangerous part of that form was that Alex lost his self-control and seemed on the verge of attacking a friend.

If not for the Saintess, he might have.

"This time you didn't need someone to pull you back?" The older one asked.

Alex shook his head, "As I mentioned, I was in control from the beginning to the end. All those times, it has been the despair that worked as a key to unlock that side. Whenever I felt that I would lose, I lost myself to that cursed side. However, this time, I consciously borrowed the power of the Curse since I knew, Professor Jullie was dying."

Although Devon had a few more questions, he nodded and gestured for him to continue.

Turning back to the Headmaster, Alex added, "When I reached her, Professor Jullie was already on the verge of passing away. In the desperation to save her...I allowed Your Highness Natasha to change her..."

Hector has already received a letter from the Monarch regarding Jullie's state, however, he didn't know under what circumstances such a thing had happened. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

Now, he knows.

"How is she now?" Amanda asked, with evident concern in her voice.

Alex heaved a sigh, "She hasn't gained control over her blood lust; that's why Natasha has locked her inside a room until she regains control over herself."

Hector exhaled a weary sigh.

Jullie loved her job as a teacher. Teaching students so they could become the future pillars of the nation...that has always been her dream.

Being close to her, Hector knows how much passionate she is about teaching.

However...naturally, now, she won't be able to remain around students, even if she returns just the way she left.

"Headmaster,"

Hearing Alex's voice, Hector raised his face and looked at him.

The boy's eyes were downcast, brows tensed as he hesitantly spoke, "What happened to Professor Jullie...I am extremely guilty about that."

"You don't need to be, Alex." Hector soon followed, "When she decided to accompany you, she was aware of the risk. However, she still chose to go since she cares for you."

Leaning forward, he added with a smile, "And it fills my heart with warmth to see that it wasn't just her. You also care about Jullie. That's why I know, you did the best of what you could have, so no need to feel apologetic."

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A/N:- Thanks for reading.