After Stealing Hero's Mother, I Reincarnated in the Fantasy World!-Chapter 120: Childhood friend

Celestia was in bad feelings, not knowing what she could do for him.

Of course, Rain himself didn't even think she owed him anything. Just strolling quietly through the city with her was enough.

He treasured these rare moments of calm when he could just relax without thinking about anything else.

But Celestia couldn't help but feel pathetic at her helplessness again.

This was her life – with no real experience in relationships, all she had to do was blindly rely on rumors and what she had read in a lot of love novels...

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'Maybe I should just take him out on a date to a nice place next time?'

Remembering everything she had ever read in love novels, she knew that the perfect place for a date should be special and make your heart beat more often.

After a brief moment of thought, she turned to Rain.

"Rain, then how about we go to Demon Suppression together next time?"

"Demon Suppression? Yeah, of course."

Although he didn't know why she had suddenly suggested it, unlike the mansion or something like that, he didn't mind gaining more combat experience in his spare time. Not to mention that Demons were indeed a great threat to this world and sooner or later he was doomed to inevitably face them.

'Heh, but she really likes battles.'

Seeing Rain quickly agree, Celestia realized she was on the right track.

Of course, if he knew her real reason behind this invitation, he would have choked, but he was in blissful ignorance as he continued to think about what he could get out of it.

"At the very least, on Demon Suppression I'll be able to..."

Rain didn't finish as his eyes caught an interesting scene in the distance that caught his full attention.

A smile slowly appeared on his lips.

"We're almost at the academy, so we'll split up here."

"Yes...?"

Seeing that they were separating even sooner than she had planned, Celestia bit her lip.

"Okay then, see you later… be careful..."

"Yes, see you later, aunt Celestia."

Rain was about to walk toward whatever had caught his attention when she stopped him abruptly.

...?

Celestia touched the communicator ring on his hand and after a few deft hand movements, smiled satisfied.

"I left you my contact. If anything dangerous happens... or if you just want to see me, you can contact me."

"...Thank you."

Seeing her genuine smile, Rain couldn't help but be touched.

He leaned in so close to Celestia that he could feel her breath. The smell of sweet apples mingled with the natural scent of her body in a pleasant melody.

"You can too. Anytime you want to do it again, contact me."

The stares of those around them fell on them, including from the students of Eldorin Academy, but Rain cared the least.

Hugging her plump, supple body tightly and breathing deeply of her scent, he smiled and said in a low voice.

"I'll fill you completely full of cream again, just like your favorite whipped cream cakes."

Her heart skipped a beat. And then another. And kept doing it.

Even when Rain let her go, Celestia could only stand stunned and mumble as she looked at the young man moving away.

"Completely full...like my favorite... cakes....."

At the same time, Rain was already walking, all his attention focused on the two figures he had noticed earlier.

The closer he got, the more distinct their voices became, bringing him scraps of their conversation.

One was a clear, young female voice while the other was a muffled male voice.

"What are you talking about?"

"But it's the whole truth… I would never lie to you..."

After some pause, the girl continued.

"So you're the 'Silly Cale' from my childhood?"

"Ahem... yes... something like that... although no one has called me that since I was 7 years old..."

"Hmm. Now that I look at it, you do look like him."

There was a gleam of joy in the young man's eyes as he cleared his throat and began in a determined tone.

"Anyway, since you remembered me and now believe me, can we today—"

"Hi."

Unfortunately, he had to swallow the end when a deep voice interfered with their conversation.

"Rain!"

"...Rain."

Their reaction was the complete opposite.

Rain paid no attention to the way the hero Cale's face darkened, simply smiling at the elven princess Ael who approached him.

Exchanging a warm friendly greeting with Rain, Aelorian told him in an enthusiastic voice.

"You won't believe it, I found someone at our academy that I knew from my childhood days in the Elven Kingdom!"

Rain raised his eyebrows, smiling even wider.

"Really? It's really an amazing coincidence..."

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean! He was weak at the time and I constantly had to protect him from others, but he was my only human friend as a child. Of course, when we grew up we ended up separated."

She chuckled, as if remembering those moments.

"We haven't seen each other in years, what was the chance of us meeting here?"

Ael turned to Cale, smiling.

"Let me introduce you."

She pointed at both of them in turn.

"It's silly... I mean, it's just Cale. And it's Rain."

Cale's face brightened a little. Even with that bastard by her side, she still hadn't forgotten about him. She was just as kind as he remembered her as a child....

Though all he wanted to do was punch the man in front of him in the face, he held back for Ael's sake and showed a strained smile.

"Yes... we already know each other…"

"We're friends."

Rain said nonchalantly, eliciting a surprised look from the elven princess.

"Ah... yeah? Why didn't you tell me anything about it?"

"It's little things, we just met recently and I've only helped him a couple times."

Rain patted Cale on the shoulder, adding.

"Of course, if you need any more help in the future, you can always feel free to contact me."

Cale's fists clenched tightly while the strained smile vanished from his face without a trace.

The help Rain was talking about... was about how he hadn't kept his word and had shamelessly set him up before the trial in the Rift, not allowing him to be reunited with his Ael!

And from that moment on, everything went wrong for Cale.

All his plans to get closer and build a relationship with his first love during his trial in the Rift crumbled like a sandcastle.

Instead of the days filled with adventure, side-by-side battles with his childhood friend, and mutual banter, Cale spent all day alone with a chubby Donat, listening to him complain about the lack of food!

Instead of the nights Cale wanted to spend long in conversations with Ael, reminiscing about their childhood, his only night time companion was Donat's loud snoring!

And that wasn't the end of it!

Due to the fact that he was recovering from his injuries from the Rift battle, Cale was forced to miss the main Academy Tournament!

His dreams of going out and performing on the big stage, gaining Ael's respect and erasing the image of 'Silly Cale' from her head forever were completely shattered!

And the worst part is, he didn't even get damaged by monsters in the Rift! He was just accidentally crushed by his partner Donat!

Although he had already recovered and was fully physically fit now, he still had difficulty holding round objects!

And even now, when he had finally managed to find a chance to talk to Ael, the bastard had interrupted him again!

All the trouble was because of that bastard for taking everything from him! If he hadn't been shameless enough to set him up at the very end, Cale would be the one in his place right now next to Ael!

His past hatred for Rain grew deeper and the fire in his eyes burned even darker.

When it seemed like Cale could explode at any moment... he only exhaled deeply, coming to his senses.

'Calm down, Cale. Anger will only show your weakness and make you look bad in front of your Ael.'

His past experience had already taught him that acting on emotion in these situations was the worst choice possible.

He could no longer be the naive fool he used to be, if not for his own sake, then at least for the sake of his Master who believed in him.

So Cale simply met Rain's gaze, not reacting in any way.

"By the way, how is your relationship with your big sister? The last time I saw Amelia, she was in a pretty bad mood because you were crippled during the trial. You shouldn't upset your own sister like that."

Rain shook his head instructively, like a father scolding a child. But soon he showed a faint, daddy-like smile.

"Because you know, there could always appear someone else to comfort her."

Fuck!

Cale clenched his teeth as hard as if they could crack at any moment.

If it weren't for Ael's presence… he would have shown Rain what it meant to be crippled by now!

And who let that bastard sweetly call her 'Ael' anyway?

He was the only one who could call her that!

Ever since she was a little girl, she was the only one in his eyes.

How could his Ael be so close to another man?

Especially a bastard like Rain. You could tell he was a bad guy just by looking at him!

The strong emotions bubbling inside Cale were ready to burst out.