Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 99

Chapter 99: It’s A Date!

Chapter 99: It’s A Date!

“…

I can be your sponsor” Lucivar was stunned, he looked back at Thalia with rounded eyes.

Maybe due to the lack of blood or having his head struck too hard by that doppelganger-he forgot that Thalia was Callista’s daughter, a prominent figure of Sunhold City.

He fussed over the prospect of finding a sponsor and forgot the great candidate right beside him.

“Well, technically I couldn’t but my parents could” Thalia brushed her temple lightly.

A half-smile crept in as she realized she needed to talk to her parents about this.

Before she could even take back her words Lucivar already swooped in-sitting very close to her, and placed his arm over her shoulder, “Will you be my sponsor, boss?

I swear you will not regret it, I’ll win the tourny for you” Seeing him buttering her up, Thalia placed her hand on his face and pushed him away.

“Now you wanted to be good to me?

Hmph!

It takes more than that to sway me” “Then what do you want me to do boss?

I’ll do anything!” Despite having his face pushed, Lucivar didn’t move, his eyes burned with determination.

He didn’t want to miss his biggest chance of getting a sponsor.

“Anything?

How about becoming a student and getting into my class?” She suddenly asked.

However, before she even finished, Lucivar already stood and bowed towards her.

“No, thank you,” He refused, turning to leave.

“I’ll take my chances so excuse me, I’m busy” “Wait!” Thalia reached out her hand, not expecting Lucivar to refuse her offer so fast.

He was so fast that he was already on the corner-about to leave the garden.

“I’m joking!

I’m joking!

I was only saying!” Upon hearing this, Lucivar immediately came back again, returning to his original spot.

“So, what do you want boss?” He asked again, holding Thalia’s hand with both hands gently.

Seeing the quick change of demeanor, Thalia could only massage her forehead and sigh.

“I need to talk to my parents first about this, I can’t decide on my own” “No problem!

As long as you helped me ask your parents, it’s good enough” “Fine…

In exchange, you’re going to hang out with me today and you can’t refuse this” Lucivar pondered for a second.

‘Since I’m still on pending, I could do this’ He nodded, deciding to accept.

“Okay, I’ll go” Expecting Lucivar to flee again like earlier, Thalia was stunned when he accepted but a smile quickly bloomed.

Her face brightened up so quickly-making her more beautiful, than normal many would be surprised to see Thalia, who was known to be reserved and passive.

She got up abruptly, grabbed Lucivar’s hand, and pulled him away.

“If that’s the case, we’re going to go right now!” “Right now?

Wait, I need to report to Fabio first!

I’m an academy hunter” “And I’m a student, I can tell you to do whatever I want” “Alright, alright!

At least, can you tell me where we’re going and to do what?” “I’m going to bring you a place where a bum like you never visited…

it’s a date!” Upon hearing this, Lucivar could only resign and let Thalia bring him away.

…

About half an hour later.

Before they depart from the academy, Lucivar accompanies Thalia to meet her professor to inform her absence.

Once again, her act of pulling him by his hand-made him the center of attention on top of being an academy hunter inside the students’ building.

But then again, with the stunt he made in the library, nobody messed with him.

Not even the upperclassmen.

Lucivar and Thalia came out of the administration building.

In their hands were cards, Lucivar’s was stale red while Thalia’s was white and golden.

Both are their academy IDs.

Glancing at Thalia’s white and golden student ID with her photo and all decorations, Lucivar sighed as he was a literal red card with only his name and the academy’s logo.

Realizing his jealousy, Thalia scoffed, “Don’t complain, you’re the one-who refused to become a student and preferred being an academy hunter” “I know…” Lucivar muttered-before he shook his head.

“Guess academy hunters don’t even get the privilege of having their face on their IDs.

I know most of us are going to die anyway but at least they should recognize the capable ones like me” Hearing this, Thalia rolled her eyes, “Stop it, today is all about fun!

Wait here” Reaching the main gate, Lucivar was told to wait.

He waited for about two minutes before a car stopped in front of him, it was sleek white and only had two doors like the bus.

Unlike the bus, however, this car could only fit two people- and is very short.

“What kind of bus is this?

It looks cool but inefficient if it’s only for two people” “For your information, this is not a bus, but a supercar.

Get in, I don’t want to waste time” Lucivar stepped on the door and sat inside.

Seeing this, Thalia looked at him in complete disbelief she couldn’t believe Lucivar got in the car through that, instead of opening the door.

Noticing her looking at him, Lucivar, raised his eyebrow, “What?

Did I do something wrong?” “No…” Thalia forced out an acute smile.

“Not at all!” Recalling that he came from a slave city, she didn’t take offense and stepped on the gas.

In an instant, the car zoomed away, leaving the academy premises, and hit the road.

Along the way, Lucivar managed to extract their destination from Thalia.

She said they were going to a mall called Evergreen Gallery-it’s a lavish mall in sector 3 that students usually went to.

Since this was Thursday, the mall shouldn’t be crowded-but there would definitely be other students here and there.

Nevertheless, Thalia didn’t care if she was seen with Lucivar.

Soon, the two reached the mall in about two hours.

It should take longer but since they were Hybrids, there was a designated lane for them.

Separate from the normal folks.

Had it not been for that, the trip would’ve taken way longer.

Lucivar stood with his jaw hanging to the floor, viewing the massive building in front of him.

It was as big as a small city and it was four-story high.

Considering the church of the Strength God in his home city was quite big already, he didn’t expect that there would be bigger buildings out there, in the world.

Thalia giggled when she saw him rooted and tapped him on the shoulder, “Let’s go inside, come” Feeling extremely out of place, Lucivar nodded and followed Thalia behind closely.

“First things first, we need to change.

I’m sick of the academy’s uniform” “Anything you want boss,” Both of them made their way inside the mall.

Thalia needed to take several brief pauses as Lucivar was shocked by everything he saw.

“A telekinetic spell!

How can the door open by itself automatically when we’re near it?!” “No, it’s not magic.

It’s an automatic sliding door” “Why is it cold inside?

Is it a self-maintaining ice spell?” “No, it’s because of the air conditioners” “Look!

Floating light spelling words!

I sense no energy, must be made by a high-rank Hybrid!” “No, it’s just neon lighting” A walk that should’ve only taken a couple of minutes-became fifteen because Lucivar stopped at everything, that he had never seen before, and Thalia needed to satisfy his curiosity or else he’d stay there.

Finally, both reached a clothing store.

Thalia needs to drag Lucivar and even cover his eyes so that he won’t get distracted.

“Welcome!

Please tell me if there’s anything you’d like me to assist with” “Can you keep an eye on him for a second?

Don’t let him go out” Making haste, Thalia walked past the clerk and looked around to get some clothes.

On the other hand, the clerk was stunned and turned to Lucivar.

But she was surprised when Lucivar suddenly grabbed his shoulder, his eyes smoldering.

“Hey, can you tell me what that is?

Tell me all about it” “A- Ah…” Upon Thalia coming back with several clothes for her to try on and also Lucivar, she smiled wryly at the sight of the clerk’s pleading gaze as Lucivar held her in place.

She was held as hostage to answer all of his questions.

Shaking her head as she didn’t expect this at all, she quickly approached them.

She shoved some clothes to Lucivar and pointed at the changing room with her thumb.

“Go and change.

Pick whichever you want and wear it” She instructed.

Minutes later.

Thalia was standing in front of a body-size mirror, checking the clothes that she had bought.

Since today was going to be a casual date, she opted to wear white culotte pants and paired the look, with a black off-the-shoulder crop top.

Her mix of colors made it so that her golden hair was accentuated.

A theme that made her look more outgoing with a little bit of skin to show off.

Glancing to the dressing room, she frowned, “What took him so long?” “Sorry for the wait,” A familiar voice suddenly rang before a figure came out, it was Lucivar.

“I got distracted by the lights, I had a hard time choosing.

All of the the things you picked, were weird and uncomfortable” He came out, scratching the back of his head.

As Lucivar made his appearance, the store clerk who was assisting them gasped.

Her eyes widened and were glued onto Lucivar, looking at him up and down in shock.

In contrast to the academy’s uniform, which made him look restrained and uptight-Lucivar now wore a slightly loose white shirt and black jeans.

He wasn’t wearing something special but somehow, he still managed to stand out.

His refined muscles underneath his uniform were now exposed.

And even those still hidden roused the imagination of the people who saw him.

Thalia was also the same, she was frozen, mesmerized-but inside, she was glad to take him clothes shopping first before anything else.

Coming out of the academy hunter uniform alone made him seem to be an entirely different person.

“Woah, he’s cute.

Is he a Hybrid?

His eyes are gold” “I want to kidnap him” “Hey, lower your voice.

People are going to misunderstand” “I don’t care!” Recovering from her daze, Thalia handed the clerk her debit card, “Pay for those, please” “O- Okay, right this way” She stuttered and brought Thalia aside.

Now the two were walking side by side-the atmosphere between them changed instantly.

Because of his transformation, Thalia felt nervous around him.

‘I need to work up some sweats or else I’d be nervous all day,’ She nodded firmly.

Looking around the place, her eyes lit up expectantly at the sight of a place.

“Let’s go there!” She pointed at the place and scurried on ahead.

Upon hearing this, Lucivar turned towards the place in confusion before he followed along.

He found the place quite interesting with loud music banging so he didn’t mind.

Reaching the entrance, he glanced at Thalia.

“What’s this place?

And why are those people dancing?” “It’s an arcade game.

People come here to have fun and play games” “Play games?

Come on, Thalia.

How old are you now?

Games are for children” Lucivar shook his head and crossed his arms, mocking Thalia for bringing him here.

Moments later.

“Raargghh!

I beat you!

I got the high fucking score!!”