Conquering The Game's World

Chapter 120  Underwater Restaurant!

Alicia looked at him with a deadpan expression and asked flatly, "Anything else?"

Luis was taken aback for a moment. 'Shouldn't she be shy like usual?' He didn't expect her to react like this but shook his head, nonetheless.

She snorted and turned her eyes away from him. Luis smiled awkwardly and stopped speaking further. He didn't notice that Alicia had a small blush on her face that she was hiding well with her indifferent expression.

After that, the race started and Luis didn't try to tease her anymore.

Both of them cheered loudly for the number five and, to their surprise, it did quite well at the start, too. However, it was taken over soon and lost.

Luis looked at Alicia beside him, who seemed pretty disappointed by the result. "How much did you bet?"

Without looking into his eyes, Alicia replied, "... 500k."

Luis' eyes widened in shock. "Are you for real?"

Alicia nodded while avoiding eye contact with him.

"But why though?" He asked. Although the money was not much compared to their daily expenses, he couldn't understand why a complete amateur would bet such a large amount for her first bet.

"Um, well, I had a feeling that I would win pretty big," Alicia replied honestly.

Luis smiled wryly, hearing her reason. 'Those are the words of a gambler who is on the verge of fall.'

At that moment, Luis decided in his heart to keep Alicia away from gambling. It's not that he is afraid of her wasting money. Both of their families have enough money. It's just that he doesn't want her to develop a bad habit. Unless, of course, she has talent in it. Then he has no objection.

***

"So where to next, Luis?" Alicia asked.

"Well, it's near lunchtime, so let's have lunch first," Luis said while looking at the time.

"Hmm," Alicia thought for a moment and suggested. "Why don't we cancel the Underwater Restaurant dinner and go there for lunch instead?"

Luis paused for a moment. He also liked this idea, but he asked her again just in case, "You okay with that?"

Alicia nodded and said, "Of course, why wouldn't I be? I am the one suggesting."

Luis tapped on his mana bracket and let Lily book a table for them immediately.

"It's done. Let's go, shall we?" Luis raised his hand in front of Alicia, to which she accepted with a slight blush and said. "Now you are behaving like a gentleman?"

"Wasn't I always one?" Luis showed a confused expression for Alicia's comment.

Alicia snickered and denied him with a laugh, "No you weren't! Grabbing a girl's hand and embracing her without permission. That's something a rogue does, not a gentleman."

Luis raised one of his brows, then squinted at her and asked playfully, "Oh really? But you seem to be enjoying my rogue behaviour quite a lot."

Alicia blushed slightly because Luis was right on the mark. Though she wouldn't admit it.

"I just didn't show it and followed along with you because you are my fiance. Otherwise, I would have smashed your face directly." She said while raising her fist, showing how fierce she was.

But much to her unexpectedness, Luis showed a joyful smile on his face. Seemingly very happy with her remark. Then, with a satisfied nod, he said, "That should be obvious. After all, you are mine and you are reserved for me alone. If someone tries something funny, don't just smash their face, rather, beat them to a pulp."

Alicia couldn't hide her blush this time. Which made Luis snicker. She snorted and looked away, as if ignoring him.

"Hey, what? Are you mad at me?" Luis knew that Alicia wasn't angry with him. She was just shy, but he still pretended to coax her.

"If you are so angry at me, Alicia. I'm willing to redeem myself."

When she heard Luis' words, Alicia was intrigued. She turned back to look at him and asked while showing her pretend anger. "How will you do that?"

Luis took a deep breath, and while gritting his teeth, he uttered. "I am willing to sacrifice my first kiss as an apology!"

He bit his lips and his shoulders trembled, expressing how difficult it was for him to make such a decision.

Alicia was speechless by Luis' performance. If she didn't know any better, she would have really believed him.

'Now it looks like I'm the rogue here, forcefully taking his first kiss.'

A tick appeared on her forehead as she thought of something.

"Will it even be your first kiss?"

Yes, in this life as well as the previous one.

"I know," Alicia said with a sigh. Of course, she knows, but she still finds it hard to believe given his behaviour around girls.

Luis nodded and replied with a serious expression, "Of course, I had always been single before I met you."

Yes, in this life as well as the previous one.

"I know," Alicia said with a sigh. Of course, she knows, but she still finds it hard to believe given his behaviour around girls.

Before, she thought he was like this because he was comfortable around her. But when she saw his conversation with Emily, she had a feeling that Luis was very experienced in dealing with girls. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

That's why, knowing his history very well from Lumine's mouth, she finds herself confused sometimes.

"Don't do it now, let's do it after setting a perfect mood. It should be a memorable one." Luis took a step back as if afraid that Alicia would jump on him anytime.

"?…"

"!!!"

Alicia was annoyed as she glared at him with gritted teeth.

"I never said anything about kissing you, and don't make me look like a pervert here! It's you who wants a kiss! Not me!"

"What?! Alicia! You don't want to kiss me?!" Luis asked in shock while showing a depressed expression.

"No, no, that's not what I meant!" Alicia panicked, trying to explain herself.

"Then what do you mean?!" Luis asked sadly.

"Um, well, I meant that right now isn't a good time," Alicia said a little shyly, trying to avoid looking at him directly.

"I understand." Luis showed a look of understanding and stopped speaking about it further.

Inwardly, he was smirking, seeing that his plan worked.

'Hehe, the seed is sowed. Now that Alicia is thinking about the kiss, she will subconsciously prepare herself in her mind and when the time is opportune, she won't have much shyness or hesitation at that time of our first kiss.'

***

A few minutes later, Luis and Alicia found themselves at the entrance of the Deep Sea restaurant, where they would have their underwater lunch.

As they entered, Luis told them his name, and they were asked to follow them to their reserved table.

After going down 150 feet underwater through the elevator, they finally arrived at the dining area of the restaurant where they would have their lunch.

"It's beautiful, right?" Luis asked Alicia, while he himself was amazed by the scene in front of him.

Alicia beside him nodded and exclaimed, "Yes, it's fantastic!"

Luis smiled at her, and then the two of them took a seat facing each other.

The dining area was surrounded by glass, and on its other side was the vast ocean. It offered them a 270-degree panoramic view of the colourful coral life.

While Luis read the menu, Alicia's attention was on the colourful fishes behind the glass beside her.

"It's so mesmerizing. Is this what Merfolk gets to see every day?"

Alicia murmured, but an unfamiliar voice answered her.

"Yeah, but the ocean isn't just beautiful. It's also very dangerous. Those fish can live here because of the barrier surrounding the Archipelago. That keeps the dangerous monsters away."

Luis put the menu down and hoisted his head to look at the person in the waiter's uniform standing near them.

But the next second, Luis was surprised when he saw his physical characteristics. 'Wow, is he a-'

He didn't get to continue his thought as Alicia exclaimed aloud on behalf of him.

"A Merfolk!"

Alicia observed him curiously, then frowned. "No, he doesn't have a tail! Is he a Murloc?! But I thought they looked disgusting. Although not handsome, he still looks human enough!"

While Alicia was contemplating, her every word pierced the waiter's heart like a sharp arrow.

The waiter raised his head, barely squeezing out an ugly smile, and said, "Miss, although I am not as handsome as this gentleman here. Please, don't call me ugly."

When Alicia heard his words, she showed a confused look and stated, "I never called you ugly."

She was only looking at him curiously because this was her first time seeing a Merfolk. Otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered talking to him.

'Wait, is he really a Merfolk, though?' Thinking of this, she again looked at him curiously and asked, "Anyway, what are you?"

The waiter explained with a sigh, "I am a half-breed. My father was a human and my mother was a siren."

Showing the scales on his right arm, he explained, "I don't have a tail, but I do have scales, eyes, ears, and some other features that I inherited from my mother."

After his explanation, Alicia nodded her head in understanding and lost her interest. She picked up the menu indifferently and started reading it.

Luis had an amused look on his face, looking at the waiter's depressed expression. From his explanation, he had already ascertained the identity of the person in front of him.