Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

[A few minutes ago]

"For real?" Amanda was startled to hear that Celestria ended up doing it with Alex.

"Yeah...it just happened. Fortunately, he doesn't seem mad about it." Celestria heaved a long sigh. She was really nervous in the morning, that Alex would be disappointed in her. But fortunately, he didn't mind and even went for round two in the morning.

Amanda smiled, "It's strange though...your man is so cautious that he even avoids having sex, eh?"

Celestia shook her head, "More like he is very considerate about our relationship and the future problems we might face if we don't pay attention to things."

Alex doesn't want to rush things and is bitter about his relationship with Celestria's family. He doesn't want Celestria to stand at the point where she has to choose one: her family or Alex.

Since they were in a public place, they had to chat very quietly.

The duo was looking quite charming today, with Celestria wearing a white floral one-piece that reached her knees with a straw hat to protect herself from harsh sunlight. The girl gave a refreshing look, which filled one with warmth.

Amanda, on the other hand, looked more like a cool beauty, with ankle-length pants and a black shirt with white dots. She has tied her hair in a ponytail which gave the girl quite a mature appearance.

They were, naturally, attracting a lot of attention. However, Amanda's face was quite infamous in the market after the ruckus happened the last time she came here with Edric.

Someone tried flirting with her, and Amanda ended up making a sculpture out of him in the middle of the market. No, it wasn't the flirting part that angered her. That guy ended up insulting Edric and that was not acceptable.

"Is it there, right? You have been a consistent buyer from this shop." Celestria said as they moved toward the famous blacksmith shop.

It was nothing special, but the weapon made her always last long, and the shop owner was kind enough to repair it for a lower cost if the weapon was purchased from his shop.

Although Amanda was a mage, the horror of being stripped of Soul Energy never allowed her to fully rely on magic. She faced such a situation during the last tournament when the opponent could block Soul Energy. She was completely powerless in front of him.

Then there was her battle with Rebecca as well, which made Amanda realize the necessity of plan B.

That's why Amanda regularly buys different weapons and trains with them just as much as she trains her magic.

*Tring*

The duo entered the shop together and found that there were only three people inside other than the shop owner.

"Welcome miss," the shop owner greeted Amanda as usual, however, Amanda couldn't reply to him because of her shock.

In front of Celestria and Amanda stood the same girl against whom Celestria fought yesterday.@@novelbin@@

All the drama that happened yesterday was because of the single girl who held her nose high and boasted of being the best....only to be defeated brutally by Celestria.

When Cristina's gaze fell on Celestria the memories of their last match began pouring down her mind.

It didn't help that the two friends she brought along, giggled and made fun of her, "Your dear senior is here, Cris."

"Go say hello~"

The humiliation she faced yesterday...the insults she has been hearing from her classmates...everything built a storm inside her and affected the nearby spirits at once.

Celestria frowned upon noticing the change in her expression as she said, "Look, Cristina, whatever happened yesterday...let's not think about it anymore."

Although the Princess tried to mediate the situation, looking at the quivering equipment nearby, Amanda could tell that it wasn't working.

Just as Amanda saw Celestria moving toward Cristina, she held her arm, "No, Cela—"

But it was too late.

**BOOOOOOOM**

....

Alex and Edric shot toward the weapon shop, their eyes widening as a massive, burning figure burst out from the flames.

Screams filled the air. The nearby shops were already reduced to charred ruins, their wooden frames collapsing under the heat. People writhed on the ground, their skin blistered and smoking, their cries drowned out by the roaring inferno.

Panic spread like wildfire. The market had turned into a nightmare, a place of fire and death. The flaming monster stood at the heart of the destruction, its molten form pulsing with rage, ready to turn everything to ash.

"Can you hear them?!" Alex shouted, his voice strained as he sprinted toward the shop at full speed.

"No," Edric cried, "I am going inside!" Without waiting for Alex's call, Edric changed into his bull form before charging in on all four.

Alex could see the being was causing havoc but it wasn't moving away from the shop and was stomping at one place.

"This is spiritual magic!" Suddenly, out of nowhere, Liriel appeared beside him, "The chanter is within that form and couldn't control the Spirits anymore."

The elf spoke as she pointed towards the humanoid monster.

Alex gritted his teeth and summoned a spear.

Without hesitation, he leaped onto the nearest rooftop, propelling himself high into the air. His body twisted mid-flight, and with a sharp flick of his wrist, he hurled the spear straight toward the monstrous figure below.

BZZZZZ!

The weapon struck the creature's head, pushing it back slightly, its molten flesh rippling from the impact. But that was all.

"Not a scratch..." Alex muttered. It wasn't surprising—the spear had vanished into the bubbling lava that made up its form, leaving no sign of damage.

At least now, he had its attention.

"Normal blades won't work..." He sighed, drawing a long, slender sword from his inventory.

The burning beast turned toward him, its massive steps leaving craters in the stone as it charged with mindless, frenzied rage. The ground trembled beneath its advance.

"UAAAAAGHHH!"

With a deafening roar, the monster swung its molten hand down at him, its fingers like dripping magma ready to crush him whole.

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A silver streak blurred past the creature—then, in the middle of its attack, its arm fell to the ground with a sickening hiss, severed cleanly.

"Alex!" Edric shouted before the silver headshot his head towards the source of the voice.

Edric was holding both girls in both his hands as he called out, "They are safe, just burnt!"

Alex gestured for her to take them away, to which Edric instantly nodded.

*Hisss*

Turning his attention up he found the severed arm of the being regrowing at a rapid pace.

"Okay wannabe Surtur, it's you and me now."

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