Return of the Legendary Runesmith-Chapter 105 - 104- Promise

After having lunch together, Adrian and Ariana headed back to the school with their hands connected, now their fingers interlaced.

There was a risk of being seen, but neither of them cared about it.

"How was it? The soup and the dumplings?" Adrian asked with a smiling glance.

It was their first date but he wasn’t able to do much. However, Ariana wasn’t like those typical girls he had met in the past who wanted their partner to make every occasion special.

"If you take out all the flirting you did with that little waitress, it was good." She seemed still upset with how close they appeared.

"She is like a kid to me. I have been to the shop many times and her father is a good friend of mine. Don’t mind her."

Ariana’s brows elevated, "If that’s the fact, then I assume every third woman in the market has either their father or husband, your friend? Since the number of people turning to look at you was endless."

Sometimes she forgets that Adrian was ranked the most handsome man in the academy. Today, she was reminded of it.

Adrian’s hand separated from hers before he encircled her slender waist and pulled her closer.

While their feet continued to move, Ariana’s mind had stopped working, being so closely connected to him.

"If you feel jealous, just declare to the world who I belong to...like this." he pecked on her cheek.

Ariana’s defense mechanism kicked in as she averted her gaze and muttered, "Who would feel jealous? I am not a kid."

Regardless of how uncaring she seemed, the way she inched closer to him, it was apparent that she was quite jealous.

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Entering her office, Adrian was about to have some water and leave.

He had to make the artifact for the blacksmith soon, so he could start working on the armor.

"Hey, have you seen this?" Ariana asked as she handed him the newspaper, which was folded to highlight the headlines.

Adrian hummed as he took the paper and read the headline,

[Three consecutive blasts in the past four days. More than three hundred citizens were killed.]

Adrian heaved a long sigh...so it started.

"Do you know what kind of artifact they are utilizing?" Arian wondered. She inquired about it, and it turned out that the explosives were hidden in random things that could not be detected or suspected by the local citizens. And the sites being such small towns, the soldiers don’t actively patrol those areas, either.

Although the capital has sent the research team to see what was the case and who was behind these attacks, nothing concrete has come out.

"They have captured a few failed explosives too. It doesn’t seem to be the work of a runesmith...then how are they delaying the explosion?" Unless there was a spell installed on it or an Acolyte triggering the explosion from afar, a delayed explosion shouldn’t have been possible.

And if Acolytes are indeed behind this, why would they need to use such cheap methods to terrorize people?

"Acolytes aren’t behind this." Adrian gave his verdict.

"Do you know something?" She asked with a knitted frown.

Actually, Adrian knows who is behind this. A group of refugees were kicked out of their hometown a few years ago because of a cross-border war.

They are planning to take revenge, using an invention that shouldn’t exist in this world.

A time bomb.

Not like the one shown in movies, but a different one. They use basic equipment and tons of explosives to trigger the explosion. However, these explosions aren’t meant to spread terror. Rather, they are merely experimenting for the big event.

The yearly visit of students to the capital would happen at the same time when the ambush would take place.

It was supposed to happen after this short break students were given after the mid-terms.

However, neither Adrian could inform Ariana nor the authorities about the incoming ambush, nor could he stop her from taking the students to the capital.

Unless...he does something to warn the capital which would naturally postpone the students’ visit.

"Adrian?" Ariana asked in concern.

Adrian smiled, shook his head, and after resting the paper on the desk, he leaned toward her and gave them a soft peck on her lips.

"Let’s have dinner together."

Ariana was stunned by the sudden kiss but didn’t know how she reacted instantly, nodding her head in assent.

"In the office?" She asked. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"Hmm~how about in my room?"

Ariana’s ears turned hot as she said, "Keep your window open then."

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Adrian soon returned to his workshop, intending to finish the half-made artifact that would help Drek.

He was still thinking about what was about to happen. More than five hundred people were waiting out there to take revenge on the King.

They might not be trained soldiers but the fury of revenge often makes people deadly.

They have the tools now, which they have been preparing for the past five years. And the time was nearing for them to expose themselves.

"You look quite troubled."

Adrian paused, and a chill ran down his spine.

The door of the workshop was still locked and he definitely didn’t see someone inside when he walked in.

Then..."How did you enter my working space?" He asked as he calmly got up from the chair.

He knew if the person meant harm, she would have killed him by now. Not only did she have the element of surprise but also superior strength and experience.

"I wanted to see how you look when you are scared." A tinge of sadism was laced in her voice.

He calmly turned to face the fourth-ranked Warden and asked, "Do you enjoy the sight?"

While leaning against the wall and playing with her long red hair, she grinned, "Although not scared, this expression is also not bad."

A brief silence ensued, both of them staring into each other’s eyes before Adrian asked, "So...what can I do for you?"

Ruby stepped closer to him, her head slightly tilted, "Did you forget our promise?"

Adrian’s eyes slightly widened....right, she saved him from getting accused of stealing the papers.

Planting her finger on his chest, she declared, "For the whole day tomorrow, this person would be mine alone. No disturbance allowed~"

"..." Why is this sounding somehow dangerous?

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A/N:- She wants you, bruh. Thanks for reading.