I Transmigrated into the Wrong Body

Date with Akimitsu (19)

Ellery was wearing a white cropped tank top that sat halfway up his torso. It covered his pecs, but he could still see Ellery's stomach. He then wore a sheer mesh button-down shirt on top of it. The blue button-down had a floral design across the top of the chest, shoulders, and back. He also wore gray pants that were cut just above the ankle with black and white shoes.

For accessories, Ellery wore a pair of earrings alongside a couple of bracelets and rings. His pointed earrings were made of silver and dangled from his earlobe. Overall, it was rather simple but looked stylish.

It was a lot different from how Aster would dress himself. It was also the first time Akimitsu had seen Ellery dressed this way.

"Okay, Akimitsu, how do I look?" Even though Ellery was asking, he knew he looked good. He just wanted to hear Akimitsu say it.

Akimitsu stopped ogling and responded, "You look amazing! You look very beautiful in everything you wear."

Ellery smiled happily. "Thank you. It seems you know how to compliment people." He was satisfied with Akimitsu's answer.

The two made their way to a popular restaurant that wasn't too expensive or fancy. The food was good, and they didn't need to make reservations.

It was a famous noodle restaurant known for its hand-pulled noodles that weren't made by robots. The soup was a rich bone broth that had been cooking for more than 24 hours. It was similar to the ramen that Aster was familiar with, however, the noodles were a bit different.

Ellery and Akimitsu were able to sit down by a window on the second floor and got a beautiful view of the city.

The two ordered their food and drinks using the screen at the table and decided to get to know each other.

"Marshal Caecius and I are the same age. Our families are very close, and we went to school together. From an early age, I knew I would have to support Marshal Caecius, and it is something I take pride in as his adjutant!"

Even though Ellery asked Akimitsu to talk about himself, he somehow started talking about Marshal Caecius too. Well, it made sense to Ellery because Marshal Caecius was and will always be a huge part of Akimitsu's life.

To keep the topic focused on Akimitsu, Ellery tried to ask questions that were more focused on him rather than the Marshal. "Do you have any hobbies?"

Akimitsu had to think about this because he didn't have a lot of free time. Then he thought about his scarce vacations and felt that they could be considered as a hobby. "Well, I enjoy traveling in my free time and like to go to different planets to enjoy the scenery. I do not get to do this often, though, but when I do, I always choose a place I've never been to. I like to study the culture, customs, and food, as well as planning where I want to go when I visit!"

"Then, in the future, we should definitely go traveling together!" Ellery was glad that there was something that Marshal Caecius wasn't involved in. "You can do all the planning, and I will accompany you." He gave a sweet smile that seemed to melt the coldest of ice.

Akimitsu was stunned by his smile, but his face lit up as he gave a goofy grin. "Then let's plan for the next vacation. If there's somewhere you want to go, let me know!"

"I will take a look and see."

Then Akimitsu asked about Ellery and his family, hobbies, school life, friends, and even about Aster. For some topics, Ellery didn't go into much detail, but Akimitsu was okay with that.

After a while, Ellery brought up the topic of guiding because he was about to start offering guiding services. It was good to know who you are guiding, so Ellery asked the common questions. "And how about your experience with other guides? Is there something I should know about you before we begin guiding sessions?"

Akimitsu thought about it for a moment before replying. "I have had guiding sessions with a few guides, but our compatibilities were only average. I didn't have any intense reactions with them either. However, my bear ears will occasionally pop up when I get too excited. I've learned to control it, but I do not know if I can control it during our guiding session..."

"Okay, I will keep that in mind. Since it's going to be the first time you experience a guiding session with someone who has a high compatibility with you, we can start with a simple guiding session. I won't do a deep cleaning, just surface-level. I will then slowly increase how much I guide until you are used to it and we can do deep cleaning sessions once a week."

"That sounds good to me."

Guides call it cleaning because they are getting rid of impurities and chaotic energies in the spiritual seas. It leaves the spiritual sea looking brand new, so it does feel like the guide is cleaning out the spiritual sea.

While the two were talking and getting to know one another, many people were looking at them from a distance. Ellery was a well-known person because of his ranking and his two spiritual guides. No matter where he goes, people would always be looking at him.

As for Akimitsu, he was Marshal Caecius' adjutant and, at times, would speak to the masses when Marshal Caecius was unable to, so his face was also well known.

People could not get close because of Ellery's bodyguards, but some people snuck pictures to show other people online.

Ellery knew that he could not avoid the public eye, so he didn't get upset. Plus, they chose a restaurant that didn't have private rooms. Ellery didn't want to avoid people altogether. He wanted to enjoy the bustling surroundings, like restaurants, for as long as he could.

Still, he enjoyed his time with Akimitsu who seemed goofy and fun, but he was a gentle, caring, and considerate man.

He wished he had met Akimitsu in his past life; if he had, he wouldn't have experienced so much heartache and even death.

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Grandpa Marky: Hey everyone! I am updating early because with the collective efforts of Yaaslin, Sealunis, and RanDom_Chipmuck, the Ko-fi goal was completed so I will be posting an extra chapter on Sunday :D Thank you once again. The next chapter will be dedicated to you three!

I hope everyone will continue to support me on my writing journey. I realized I thrive writing three stories at the same time. Guess my brain likes the chaos. So whichever story you read, I hope you all enjoy it :D Anyway, that's it from me! Have a lovely day/night my beautiful grandchildren and I will see you all on Sunday.