Binding System

Chapter 296 I’m a Man of My Word

Ace and Lexie were on the folding bed, naked. Lexie was lying on the bed while Ace was sitting next to her.

Even though her body was frail, she wore a happy face. Ace had just satisfied her in bed, so she was thrilled.

That was why a happy smile could be seen on her pretty face.

"Young lady, didn't you say you wanted to soak in the rainbow pool?" Ace inquired. 

"I can't do that now." her body was weak, so she could not absorb the energy in the beast cores.

"Why? Weren't you fine earlier?" he behaved as if he was not the reason why her body became weak.

"You are pretending not to know about it, huh?" she would pinch his cheeks if she could sit up.

However, her body was still frail, so she did not do anything to him.

"If you don't want to soak in the rainbow pool, then how about I send you home?" her body was weak, so he wanted to send her home.

"Yes. Please send me home now." she decided not to soak in the rainbow pool because she would not be able to absorb the energy in the beast cores with her current condition.

She even could not sit properly because Ace kept fucking her earlier.

"Then let me help you put on your clothes first." After they wore clothes, he immediately carried her in a princess style.

"Young man, are you going to have your way with me again later?" she liked it when he carried her in a princess style.

"No. Oh, you don't need to worry about the rainbow pool. I will talk with Scarlett later. I will ask her to let you soak in the rainbow pool tomorrow." He was the reason why she could not soak in the rainbow pool, so he would talk with Scarlett later.

He also wanted Lexie to get stronger, so he would ask Scarlett to let Lexie soak in the rainbow pool again tomorrow.

Lexie was thrilled after hearing his words. "Oh? What do you want as a reward, young man? Do you want me to become your woman as a reward?"

"You are already mine, so it's not a reward. Have you forgotten that your niece already gave you to me?" he actually liked her response.

"Ah, you are right. I already belong to you." She never forgot her niece's words because her niece gave her to Ace in front of many people.

"Please remember that you already belong to me, so don't let any man get close to you besides me." He acted as if they were officially a couple.

"Then you have to keep treating me and my niece well. Otherwise, I will leave you later." She was joking when she said she would leave him because her body already belonged to him.

"Don't worry. I will protect you, make you happy, treat you well, and help you get stronger. I will also make sure no one will hurt you and your niece." He made a promise to her.

"I will hit your chest hard if you dare to forget your promise." Her heart beat with happiness when he promised to protect her and her niece.

"I won't forget it because I'm a man of my word." He stated.

Lexie did not say anything and only smiled at him softly.

'I will try my best to get stronger quickly so that I can support you when you are in a difficult situation.'

She said in her head.

After walking for several minutes, they finally came out of the cave.

To their surprise, they met Scarlett shortly after that.

Scarlett was startled when she saw him carrying Lexie in a princess style. "Lexie, are you hurt?"

"No." Lexie gave an honest answer. "My body is only weak, so Ace wants to send me home." 

"Weak? Why?" Scarlett was sure that the Rainbow Pool had no side effects, so she wanted to know why Lexie's body was weak.

Before Lexie could answer Scarlett's question, Ace spoke, "I sparred with her earlier."

'On the bed.'

He added in his mind. 

"Spar? Ace, I forbid fighting in the underground cave. Why did you spar with her?" Scarlett forbade fighting in the underground cave because there was a rainbow pool in that place.

The magical pool could make her city much stronger, so she had to protect it well. This was one of the reasons why she made several rules last month.

"City mistress, please don't blame him." Lexie did not want Scarlett to blame Ace. "Ace broke through to the Exalted rank, so I suddenly wanted to test him. It's my fault."

Ace was startled by Lexie's words.

'Hmm?'

Previously, she always said everything was his fault, but now, she said it was her fault.

Of course, he was happy with this because this was proof that she would try to protect him when he was in danger.

"Really? You broke through to the Exalted rank?" Scarlett said in surprise.

"Yes." Ace nodded his head.

"Send her home now. After that, meet me in my office." Scarlett did not expect him to break through to the Exalted rank so quickly like that.

'My man is indeed amazing! He is the best man in the world.'

She praised him in her head.

"Alright." After saying that, Ace headed to Lexie's home.

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City Guard Headquarters, Scarlett's Office.

Scarlett was currently talking with Aurelia and Evelyn. 

She did not tell them that Ace had broken through to the Exalted rank because they immediately talked about Aurelia's disease.

"So, the rainbow pool can't cure your disease?" Scarlett felt sorry for Aurelia.

"Unfortunately, no. However, the magical pool can make the pain disappear instantly." Aurelia was not disappointed because her condition was much better now.

Normally, her disease recurred three to four times a day. Since she soaked in the rainbow pool every day, her disease only recurred once a day.

Not only that, but she only felt pain for a short time now because the rainbow pool could make the pain disappear instantly. 

"Then we still need to find someone who can cure your disease." Scarlett uttered.

"Yes." Evelyn nodded her head.

As they were talking about Aurelia's disease, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

Evelyn and the others instantly turned their heads toward the door because they wanted to know who that person was.

"Scarlett, it's me." Ace's voice could be heard from the opposite side of the door.

"Come in." Scarlett immediately gave permission to enter her office when she knew it was Ace.

*Click…

The sound of him opening the door reverberated in the entire room.

'Hmm?'

Ace was startled when he saw Evelyn and Aurelia.

'I did not expect them to be in this place.'

After closing the door, he sat next to Scarlett.

Aurelia and Evelyn immediately noticed that his aura was stronger than before.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Ace asked when they looked at him intently.

"Ace, your aura is stronger than before." Evelyn told him the reason why they were staring at him.

"Ah. I broke through to the Exalted rank two hours ago." Ace still acted normally, as if breaking through to the Exalted rank was not a big deal for him.

"What?! Exalted rank?" Evelyn and Aurelia said in unison.