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CHAPTER 9: The beginning after the end pt II

The first floor was relatively easy thanks to Gerd and his abilities, it's really good to have a dwarf for this kind of situation. Monsters that we ran into were just C to B rank so it was very easy to deal with them

On the second floor were exclusively B-ranked beasts. Given our party's insane strength we were able to defeat them without much problem

It kept on going like this until we reached the fifth floor, where all monsters were A ranked. Partially exhausted from fights on previous floors we had a hard time dealing with them

So far I didn't even use mana since I knew how little my current reserves were, so I could fight in full strength, with just wind magic but still. I also decided not to use Burst step and Realmheart since I was becoming too reliant on it

After finally finding the stairs to the next floor we sat up a camp where we would rest for the night

We lit up a fire and took out some of our supplies so we can prepare dinner. The cooking was being done by our healer, Maria. She insisted on doing it since she had little to no job today. There weren't any serious or mediocre injuries today, so we are all in top shape. Of course, this was to be expected since all of us are high-ranked adventurers

Even though I don't eat or drink many thanks to my asuran body, I still have to visit a toilet from time to time, which was one of these cases. I put Dawn and the other sword back in my dimensional rune and went to the near corner that Gerd protected with earth walls so we could use it as a toilet

After finishing my business I started walking back to where everyone was when suddenly I felt the tip of the sword on my throat. Immediately I activated my dimensional rune and pulled out the sword I randomly took from the auction house

" The downside of keeping your weapon in the dimensional ring is that it takes time to pull it out" I heard an all too familiar voice say the very same phrase as it did the first time we ever talked back in the future

I looked up and saw Alea smiling at me, but the smile wasn't ironic or cynical, it was a smile of genuine happiness that was adored by eyes that radiated hopefulness, expectations, and uneasiness

' Could it be that she...?'

' No there is no way, but still...'

" How strong are you, code name Aureate, Lance Alea ?" I asked her full of hope, but already aware that all my hope will be crushed in just a couple of seconds

Almost at the same moment that these words left my mouth, tears left her eyes

" About this much" My eyes widened as she said that and spread her hands a bit, showing me how strong she is. But that wasn't the only thing that showed to me, there was also that angelic smile, a smile that made me fall in love with her all over again

" A..lea" I muttered as my hand slowly reached out for her

" It's been a while... Arthur"

I didn't say anything, I couldn't, words just simply couldn't leave my mouth.

In the next moment, my mask was already on the floor, my arms holding her around her waist and my face buried in her chest. I was holding her in a tight hug, afraid that I will lose her again If I let go. But what surprised me the most was that she did the same. She held me in a firm hug full of love and passion

The tears started to leave my eyes, after all, I thought that have I lost her, that I would have to start our relationship all over again while having one more thing to hide

But the thing is, I don't want to hide anything from her, because relationships are based on trust, and having secrets would just ruin them, right?

And now, somehow she is back with me. I was reincarnated and she came back in time. The only difference is that I was forced into reincarnation while her regress is accidental