Re-Awakening: I Ascend with a Legendary class

Chapter 29: Heartmending, Heartbroken

With Earth Shattering Gloves in addition, the party’s overall power became even stronger.

During their last phase of exploration in the Shimmering Fen, Almond made sure to fill up five Spirit Syringes before exiting the area.

He didn’t level up anymore, but Natalia and Alfred reached silver-level 5 while Lily stayed at silver-level 5, barely at the half bar towards silver-level 6.

Almond only jumped a level because of solo killing the Maddening Beaver, which gave him an unusual amount of high EXP.

After finally leaving the Shimmering Fen, the party moved west and arrived at a grove of Snow Almond Trees.

This grove was a small collection of beautiful Snow Almond Trees. It was called this name because its leaves were in the shape of snowflakes while having the color of almonds and vein patterns.

Almond, Lily, and Natalia lay on the grassy ground under a tree, resting after cooking steaks and eggrolls with bread from ingredients Lily and Natalia brought from outside.

Alfred sat on a relatively thick branch of the tree, keeping a lookout in all directions.

"The leaves have almost the same colors as your eyes," Lily’s fingers were interlinked with Almond’s, and her head leaned towards his shoulder.

"Yeah," Almond replied, his mind half resting and half thinking about Lily as he turned his head towards her.

"What are you looking at?" Lily asked, her smile like a graceful yet cheery moonlight shining on a clear pond as she looked at him, looked at his glossy almond eyes.

Her gaze then went to his lips, and she stole a short, smoochy kiss, causing Natalia to roll her eyes as she heard the sound.

"I feel like something’s filling up because of you, and it’s making me feel good," Almond said, his eyes becoming unfocused as he felt various emotions.

’Is this what it feels like to get close to someone and trust them while receiving the same? I can feel her affection so purely...it feels real...’

"It must be your love pool," Lily replied with a grin. "I am filling it up with my love."

"My love pool empty..." Natalia muttered. "Anyway, Lily, what did you see in him? I mean, I can see it now. If I was a normal girl, I would’ve definitely felt attracted to the current Almond. Most of the girls would jump into his lap for a good future, be it short term or long term."

"But you knew nothing about him except that he was freaky with his Physical Enchantment mastery at first. I know you have some crazy thought process, but I want a clear answer, ’kay?"

Almond felt a bit of a sting, but he was also curious.

Lily blinked as she saw Almond’s eyes and mischievously smiled, "You also seem to be curious about this, darling."

"Almond, my darling. I knew If I showered you with my affection and love, we would work out, but you made a step as well, and that was just amazing to me."

"That was the proof that our chemical reaction was like no other. You felt it too, but subconsciously and that’s why you made that decision to trust me completely."

’That...’

Almond was amazed, his eyes turned slightly misty as his emotions whirled. He understood something at the moment that made him grateful.

He wanted to think this was fate, but his rationality told him it was really a coincidence, a good one for him. A lucky one.

"Thank you, Lily."

Almond’s lips directly went to hers as he passionately kissed her and both of them got absorbed in it for a few seconds before Natalia coughed.

"Come on, you’re making me jealous."

Almond and Lily stopped as they lightly chuckled and got up.

"Sorry, Natalia," Almond apologetically smiled. But seeing that her eyes were actually watering, he was taken aback, "I-I’m sorry. This was insensitive. We won’t do anything like this anymore while we are here, okay?"

Lily bit her lips and sighed. "Sorry, Nat. That...was bad on us."

"Lily, let’s not do this for Natalia anymore," Almond said with a serious expression. "I was lucky...truly lucky to encounter you, Lily. I am changing, no, I am developing, and evolving because you took initiative for me."

"And I know...what it feels like to have love," Almond turned to Natalia. "We won’t hurt you anymore."

Natalia sniffed as she wiped away her tears. "Now you understand, huh? I guess you too, Lily."

She pouted as she spoke, but her eyes were still getting watery despite her trying to hold back. "I am heartbroken."

The two dunces who were feeling love for the first time, only now could understand Natalia who had her heart broken completely, and the fact that she would have to accept that.

"I’m sorry, my candy," Lily hugged her.

"*Sniff*...lick me."

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