Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday-Chapter 310: The Delicious Man

"You... don't have to agree." Grace said when Rune didn't speak for a long while. "I'm not too impressed with this idea either. But I wanted to let you know about it just in case."

Once again, she was rewarded with silence, and this time, she did feel her heart clenching painfully. Maybe, she did step over the line with this stupid suggestion.

Even if she agreed with 2025 that in her current situation she should be dealing with matters mentally instead of emotionally, she couldn't make herself apply this rule when it came to her men.

What kind of girlfriend she would be if she treated them so coldly? She wanted to be their emotional support, not the one making them feel uncomfortable and invaded.

"You look less pretty every time you are frowning."

The sudden comment from the man pulled her out of her thoughts. Turning her attention back to him, she arched her eyebrows only for him to lean forward and surprise her with a sweet forehead kiss.

When he pulled away, there was a soft smile playing on his lips. "Let's do it."

"Huh?"

She just stared at him, not sure if she was surpised by the fact that he agreed, or that she didn't feel as happy about his agreement as she should have.

"Are you sure?" She asked, wanting to make sure that he wasn't agreeing just because it was her making the suggestion. "The jade ring is yours, and so are its memories. You don't have to share them with me-"

Before she coukd have finished speaking, Rune reached out to take both her hands in his, and stepped closer. Barely an inch of space was left between them, causing her mind to struggle to focus on his words and not on his closeness.

"I'm planning to share the rest of my life with you, Grace. Compared to that, this is nothing. Besides, I do believe that we might be able to learn some really helpful things."

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She remained silent and watched him, making sure that he was comfortable with his decision. Only when she didn't notice even a second of hesitation in his eyes, did she nodded her head in acceptance.

"Alrighg. Let's do this."

- - -

Grace took a deep breath before summoning 2025. The small creature appeared in a flash of soft red light, floating between her and Rune with its tiny ears perked up.

"Oh?" It blinked in surprise. "So he actually agreed?"

Rune gave it a flat look and pointed out. "I'm standing right here."

"Yes, yes, I know. I just didn't think you would say yes so fast." 2025 confessed, receiving an eye-roll from Rune in response.

Grace cleared her throat. "Enough chatter. What do you need to do now?"

2025 turned to Rune. "I'll need you to hold out your jade ring. I'll establish a connection and sync with its spatial realm."

Rune didn't hesitate at all and stretched out his hand, revealing the jade ring which gleamed under the moonlight. Its surface was flawless, as if it had never aged.

2025 floated closer. "This might feel a little weird, but don't fight it."

Rune gave a slight nod.

The little creature pulled on a digital screen and started typing on it. Moments later, a thin thread of blue energy came out of the screen and wrapped itself around the jade ring like a glowing ribbon. The moment it made contact, the ring hummed with power.

Grace's breath caught as a pulse of energy rippled through the air.

Rune stiffened before revealing, "It's… reacting."

2025's eyes glowed. "Good. That means it recognizes my connection."

A second pulse spread outward, stronger this time. Grace felt her vision blur for a split second before everything went back to normal.

[Connecting is successfully established]

[Starting data assessing process...]

System's notifications filled the silence before everything went completely silent.

"My work here is done. I'll update you once the system has found any reliable information." 2025 informed them before it disappeared inside the Infinte Realm.

The two of them didn't spoke for a while before Rune decided to break the silence that was slowly becoming overwhelming. "Can I join you on the next hunt?"

Grace turned her attention to him. "I have asked 2025 to locate the group of people from your realm. It might give us an update before morning. Let's look at that first before deciding about the hunt."

"Are you going to stop me from going out in case of danger?" He asked, looking directly into her eyes as he searched for an answer.

A small smile broke out on her lips. Shaking her head slightly, she took hold of his hand and gave it a light squeeze. "I will let you make the call. We will do as you say. And if you want to go out on hunts, I'll accompany you to keep you safe-"

The rest of the words never made it out of her mouth as it got sealed by a pair of soft and warm lips.

She instantly melted into the kiss, feeling his hand snaking around her waist and pulling her closer to him. His embrace felt so warm, strong, and welcoming. It was such a tempting call that she didn't have the heart to ignore it.

Ending the kiss, she allowed herself to fall into his waiting arms. Every time she was being held by her men, she felt the most at peace.

They stayed like that for a while before deciding to return to the villa as it was getting pretty late and they knew the others would be waiting for them.

"Dinner smells amazing." Grace spoke as she entered the house and was immediately greeted by the rich aroma of food that Davian and Dr. Kian had cooked.

Dr. Kian appeared first, pulling her into a hug before placing a kiss on her lips. He smelled amazing, of cheese and spices he had just used in the kitchen.

"Mmm... you smell delicious." She whispered against his ear right before he could have stepped back after the warm hug.

Much to her surprise, the man was ready with a comeback.

"So do I taste."