"Done killing each other, already? I was enjoying the show." Yami said as he saw both Alex and Mereoleona nding in front of him.

  "Yeah, right. You were worried sick about your squadmate." Charlotte muttered, revealing his real thoughts.

  Yami ignored her ent and looked at Alex. "Hey, kid! Book a slot! One day, you and me, let's have a fight to the death! I also want to enjoy such a battle. Maybe I will be able to surpass my limits again."

  Alex smiled and nodded his head.

  Like Mereleona was waiting for him to say that as a lion paw grabbed the Bck Bulls' captain's head, speaking coldly.

  "Oh yeah, I pletely fot that you dared to challenge me back during the ceremony. Even though I'm not at my best but I think it's enough to take care of you so let's see how much you've grown."

  Yami sweated profusely, his face pale in color as he stuttered. "Umm... actually, about that... Hey, kid! Help me quickly or I'm going to die!"

  The edic se tinued as they waited for everyoo reach the top of the mountain.

  Noelle saw Alex's appearand tensed up but watg him winking at her with a teasing smile as always, she took a sigh of relief, returning back his grimoire and the sword back to their owner.

  After yelling at the crimson lions for being te, Mereleoted all of them to use the hot springs in the end.

  The water started to fill the hole in the ground.

  “All right, you fools! Take off your clothes!” Mereoleona barked with her usual anding tone, pointing fiercely at the group.

  The others exged nervous gheir reluce evident. While they hesitated, shifting unfortably uhe pressure of her fiery gaze, one person, however, seemed pletely unfazed.

  “Fine by me,” Alex said with a smirk, already unbuttoning his shirt.

  Everyone’s heads whipped toward him, their eyes wide in disbelief as the sound of fabric sliding from skin echoed through the tense silence.

  “W-Wait! You’re really going for it?!” Noelle stammered, her cheeks turning a brilliant shade of crimson.

  “What’s the big deal?” Alex asked casually, his hands moving to the waistband of his pants. He raised an eyebrow at their flustered expressions, then waved a hand dismissively. “Don’t look at me like that—I’m not ied in dudes!”

  The group collectively groaheir shock morphing into dumbfounded annoya his audacious ent.

  “Alex!” Leopold sputtered, both hands over his fa exasperation. “The girls are right there!”

  “Oh, I know,” Alex quipped, his grin widening. He tilted his head, letting his gaze linger over the girls who were clearly caught off guard.

  Charlotte’s lips tightened, her face a beautiful shade of pink as she forced her eyes away. Noelle squeaked and hid behind her hands, sneaking tiny peeks between her fingers. Even Sol—ever the bold one—shifted unfortably, her cheeks betraying her flustered state.

  But Mereoleona? She crossed her arms, grinning as if Alex had just said the most eaining thing she’d ever heard.

  “Well, at least someone here has some guts,” She remarked, eyeing him with obvious amusement.

  Alex’s grin only grew more wicked.

  “Hey, don’t bme me if I’m just giving the dies a little something to enjoy,” He teased, log eyes with Mereoleona and then trailing his gaze to the others, whose flushed faces were anything but subtle.

  “W-We’re not enjoying anything!” Noelle shouted, her voice shaky with embarrassment.

  “Are you sure about that?” Alex quipped, stretg his muscles a bit, revealing his lean, toned physique. His muscles seemed to glisten in the dim light, and his fident smirk practically dripped with mischief.

  “You wish!” Sol snapped, clearly flustered, though she avoided eye tact, her eyes darting everywhere except at Alex.

  “You all make it so obvious,” Alex chuckled, his grin devilish. “The blush gives you away every time.” He gestured vaguely toward them, his finger pointing out their unmistakable flustered reas one by one.

  Charlotte nearly choked at his boldness, her hands g her robe tightly, while Mereoleona’s grin stretched wider, her sharp gaze not leaving him for even a sed.

  Sol used her Earth Magic to create a boundary betweewo sides, a partition to split the hot spring for boys and girls...

  "That lucky, bastard!"

  "How does he get to bathe with the women?!"

  One of the crimson lions gritted his teeth and muttered, watg Alex's figure missing on their men's side.

  Since Alex had Mereleona on his side, he didn't care what the others thought as he soaked himself up to his chest into the hot springs, rexing his tense muscles.

  "Hey, Asta. Want to share a drink with me?" Mereoleona asked holding the cup.

  Alex took the cup aied it into his stomach, sighing. "Hah, it feels good."

  He then hahe cup baereoleona who filled it with sake and drank it after him.

  She gnced down at him and furrowed her brows.

  Alex raised a brow and asked with a calm, inquisitive smirk, “What happened?”

  Mereoleona squi him, her fiery nature making her curiosity as sharp as her gaze. “You’re surrounded by naked women, a… nothing. ion, no flino anything. It’s almost unnatural.”

  She crossed her arms, tilting her head as if trying to solve a mystery. “Don’t tell me something happeo your—”

  Before she could finish, Alex cut her off with a wicked grin.

  “A man,” He said, his voice smooth as silk, “should have plete trol over all his emotions. If I let them trol me…”

  He leaned in slightly, his pierg gaze log onto hers with arifying iy that sent a shiver rag up her spine. “Heh, let’s just say I’d have already bent you ht here and showed everyone who the queen really is.”

  For once, Mereoleona, the untamed lioness, felt the sharp thrill of being challenged, her body reag instinctively to the fidence radiating off him. A momentary shiver coursed through her before her lips curled into an almost feral grin.

  “You talk a big game,” She muttered, her toinged with amusement, though there was no mistaking the slight flush c her cheeks.

  “I always deliver,” He shot back without hesitation, his grin brimming with self-assured arrogance.

  She tried to ge the subject, her eyes darting to the others with uncharacteristic curiosity.

  “Still, it’s weird,” She remarked, her gaze lingering on the group. “No one seems to have any issue with you being here.”

  She then focused on Charlotte, who had been avoiding eye tact with everyone. “Hey, you, Spiny Prickly Queen,” Mereoleona drawled teasingly, “you hate being around men. So why does it look like you’re pletely fih him being in here with us?”

  Charlotte stiffened instantly, her posture betraying her nervousness as her cheeks burned crimson.

  “I-I… uh…” She stammered, her voice barely above a whisper. Her eyes darted toward Alex before she hastily looked away, the tension in her shoulders making it impossible to hide her flustered state.

  Mereoleona’s grin grew wider. “Ah, is that it? The icy queen has melted, huh? Don’t tell me he’s already—”

  Before she could finish, Alex raised his hand and, in one audaove, grasped Mereoleona’s breast in front of everyohe sharp intake of breath from the girls was drowned out by the almost deafening silehat followed.

  “Why so worried about everyone else’s opinions, Mereoleona?” Alex taunted, his grin widening as his fingers lingered with deliberate boldness. “You should be fog on yourself. Or are you just trying to cover up your own thoughts?”

  Mereoleona’s fiery eyes burned into him, though instead of e, her lips twisted into an unreadable smirk. “You’ve got guts, I’ll give you that.”

  She leaned closer, her grin as dangerous as it yful. “But you might just be biting off more than you chew.”

  “More than I chew?” Alex ughed softly, his fidenshaken. “Guess I’ll have to prove y someday.”

  Then, without warning, he turned his attention back to Charlotte. He raised his voice deliberately, ensuring everyone could hear him clearly.

  “She’s my pet,” He decred, letting the words roll off his toh an air of unshakable authority. “Does she even dare have a problem with it? Isn’t that right… pet?”

  Charlotte’s entire face turned as red as a su, her trembling hands clutg at her robe as though to ground herself. Her heartbeat pounded furiously against her chest. Every set of eyes was on her, but the only gaze she could feel—burning into her—was his.

  “Y-Yes…” She mao squeak out, her voice so quiet it barely qualified as a whisper.

  "Your... pet?" Mereleona ignored his hand on her bosom, not g to push it aside despite everyog it attentively.

  Alex grinned and looked at Charlotte and Sol, speaking. "Yep. Both she and her bodyguard are my lovely pets. They love to get pats from me. e here~"

  He waved at them and the two of them sloroached him, sitting close to him.

  Alex raised his other free hand and patted their heads.

  "Good girls~! See, they are my lovely pets. I have to find something to enjoy my stay at the capital so I tamed these pets for myself."

  Mereleona was intrigued as she watched their lovely expressions, grinning. "You're really one hell of a bastard. You even tamed these two troublesome women. Hahaha... not bad. It seems I didn't choose the wrong person for my mate."

  Alex smirked and caressed her womb. "Hehe... well, yeah. After all, this womb belongs to me. And I'm going to knock you for sure this time."

  While they were chatting and enjoying their time, the people oher side of the wall tried to climb over.

  Alex praised their ce to do that since aside from him no one else could tame this lioness iire kingdom. But Alex found something weird. Among the guys who climbed, he also saw Leopold.

  The puy should be familiar with his sister's character a he dared to climb over.

  It seemed he had a death wish as they failed miserably trying to peak at the girls sinoelle, Charlotte, and Sol beat the crap out of them.

  Alex didn't prevent them from beating them up badly as he didn't like anyone peeking at his girls.

  Soon, the girls threw the unscious guys over the wall, returning them to their side.

  Alex chuckled and enjoyed his bath as he had Mereleona on his left and Charlotte on his right, groping the girls.

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