Chapter 261: Disrespecting Alexander

After having cleansed Vanye's curse from the stone, effectively freeing her and placing her life solely back into her hands, we walked through the forest since, believe it or not, an entire mercenary group was still chasing us.

"So, what are we going to do now?" Asked Vanimo curiously as he glanced between Vanye, Alexander, and Lazuli, the latter blankly glancing at him.

"Get my sword." Stated Vanye lightly with a hardened gaze as she stared into the distance, her words prompting Alexander to snap his fingers.

"Ah, that's what was missing about you; I thought something was off. Anyway, your sword is back at your home, underneath all the burnt rubble." Remarked Alexander as he glanced at Vanye, only for him to awkwardly look away while trailing his words off.

"Oh yeah, our house. I forgot about that." Muttered Vanimo softly with a saddened expression, only for him to shake his head as he suddenly hugged Vanye.

"Well, so long as we've got each other, we can always build another house." Added Vanimo with a faint smile as he glanced at Vanye, who sighed deeply before nodding in agreement.

Glancing at Vanimo in jealousy, I shook my head and cleared my throat, opting to change the topic since I didn't want it to return to me.

"What do you plan to do afterward?" Asked Alexander curiously as he glanced at Vanye, who shot him a glare before looking away.

"I'll kill Boss." "Boss?" Said Vanye and Alexander, respectively, as the latter gazed at the former in slight confusion.

"Haa, really, Vanye? Why must you always resort to violence? You know I don't like it when you kill people." Said Vanimo with a deep frown as he firmly stared at Vanye, who snorted in response.

"Boss is the name of the man who had tortured you." Said Vanye, lightly with venom as she clenched her fist, causing it to be engulfed with reddish-black miasma, destroying a tree with a single punch.

"O-Oh, that's Boss; I-I see." Muttered Vanimo with an expression of understanding, only to cough awkwardly while silently averting his gaze.

I would've loved to laugh at Vanimo, but, seeing as this wasn't something to laugh about, I had to forcefully suppress it; maybe in a decade or so, we could laugh at it, but not when it happened only like a day ago.

"If we're trying to get your sword, I can just teleport us there; it will save us a lot of time. Unless, of course, you just want to–" Said Alexander lightly as he glanced at Vanye, who promptly cut him off while tightly grabbing his shoulder.

"Take me there now." Stated Vanye sternly as she glared at Alexander, tightly grabbing his shoulder with her golden prosthetic, causing him to hesitantly nod.

"O-kay. Vanimo, grab my hand." Said Alexander as he outstretched his hand to Vanimo while Lazuli leaned into his embrace, squishing her chest against his body.

"Oh, teleporting? I've never done that; my body won't be split in half or something, right?" Asked Vanimo in excitement as he grabbed Alexanders' hand, only to skeptically glance at him.

"Um, I don't know; maybe if I messed it up. But that won't happen; I know my limits when it comes to teleporting." Replied Alexander lightly as he rubbed his head while glancing at Vanimo before shrugging his shoulders and closing his eyes.

Taking a few seconds to visualize the cabin, which was now a pile of rubble and ash, I swiftly used [Mass Teleport] once I was ready, and when I opened my eyes, we appeared about twenty feet in the sky above the burnt and destroyed cabin.

"Sometimes this can happen, though." Added Alexander lightly as he glanced at Vanimo, who tightly clung to his arm.

Grabbing Vanimo with one arm and Lazuli with another, I practically slammed onto the ground, though they were both fine as I had absorbed most of the impact; not like Lazuli would've gotten hurt at first, I was merely behaving like a gentleman.

"That was… Scary." Muttered Vanimo softly as he exited Alexander's hold while standing on his own, causing him to chuckle.

"Hehe, you get used to it." Said Alexander lightly in amusement as he patted Vanimo's back while glancing at Vanye, who was already searching through the cabin's remains.

"You said you saw it, Alex; where is it?" Asked Vanye sternly as she raised her head, intensely eyeing Alexander, who nodded while raising his arm, only for Lazuli to grab it.

"He will answer you once you've reeled in your attitude." Stated Lazuli coldly as she eyed Vanye, who narrowed her eyes, the two entering a silent battle.

"I can do this until the end of time, Vanye, nor am I the one who wants to kill Boss." Added Lazuli as she unblinkingly stared at Vanye, who grunted before scoffing while shifting her focus to Alexander.

"Can you tell me where my sword is, Alex?" Asked Vanye softly in a calm tone after suppressing her annoyance and anger, prompting Lazuli to snort though otherwise she remained quiet.

"Um, yeah, it's more towards your right, underneath that wooden beam." Replied Alexander with a nod as he pointed to his left since Vanye was facing him, prompting her to search where he was pointing.

"What was that for Lazuli?" Asked Alexander as he glanced at Vanimo and Vanye, both searching through the pile of burnt rubble, only shifting his focus to Lazuli.

"Stop accepting her disrespect, Alex. Just because you feel guilty doesn't mean you can allow her to freely disrespect you; even if you do, I won't allow it." Stated Lazuli sternly as she eyed Alexander, who awkwardly rubbed his head while occasionally glancing at Vanye.

"I mean, she had just gone through a lot, mostly at my fault, so she's probably just really angry with me and in general." "I don't care whether it was anger or disrespect; I'm not allowing an ungrateful bitch to speak to you like such." Said Alexander and Lazuli, respectively, the latter's words spoken coldly as she eyed the former, who slightly frowned in response.

"I know you don't like her, but I don't really think you need to resort to calling her a bitch. I mean, she may be acting like one right now, but she had just gone through a lot; also, no offense, but you were also pretty bitchy when we first met, though I still put up with you, and now, I got this sexy woman all to myself. Short-term sacrifices for long-term success." Remarked Alexander softly as he looked at Vanye pushing a wooden beam out of the way, only for him to smirk as he grasped Lazuli's petite butt while stealing her lips.

"C'mon, you know, I just can't wait until we've got some alone time." Added Alexander softly as he passionately kissed Lazuli, who gladly reciprocated it.

Feeling Lazuli grab my erect crotch through my pants, I suppressed a grunt and stared at her, looking into her eyes that were full of playfulness, which aroused me to no end.

"Because I've had time to reflect, I now know you shouldn't have put up with me, though I am thankful that you did; however, now that I know better, I will not allow you to make the same mistake you made with me. Besides, unlike me from five years ago, Vanye knows more than I did; she has no excuse to treat you like such." Said Lazuli with a small smile as he tightly grasped Alexander's cock through his pants while staring up at him, only to suddenly back away.

"Found it, now let's go." Said Vanye as she removed her sword from the pile of burnt rubble while standing up and approaching Alexander and Lazuli.

"Eh, a-already? I haven't found much, though." Muttered Vanimo sadly as he glanced at Vanye while holding several damaged items in his arms before sighing and following behind her.

"Hmph, you're such a tease, Lazuli. I can't wait until this is all over." Remarked Alexander quietly as he eyed Lazuli, who flashed a faint smile before her expression returned to normal while he fixed his crotch with his back to Vanye and Vanimo.

Hiding my erection to the best of my ability, I turned and glanced at Vanye, who looked ready to cut me down at any second, which was a little scary.

"Right now? Do you want to attack right now? Don't you think we should rest first?" Asked Alexander in surprise as he gazed at Vanye, who firmly shook her head while Lazuli reluctantly nodded in agreement.

"Now is a good time to attack; they would not be expecting people who had fled to suddenly come back attacking; besides, unlike before, there will be two people helping you, Alex." Remarked Lazuli, her words surprising both Vanye and Alexander as they turned to look at her.

"I wasn't expecting that." "Neither was I." Said Alexander and Vanye, respectively, as they stared at Alexander, who sighed while hesitantly nodding.

"Alright, I can't argue against that logic. Grab my body-Oh n-not there, Lazuli!" Said Alexander with a shrug of his shoulders while outstretching his hands, prompting Vanye to grab his shoulder, Vanimo to hold his hand, and Lazuli to grab his erection.

"It's fine, just teleport us." Said Lazuli calmly as she continued to boldly grab Alexander's cock through his clothes while staring at Vanye, causing Vanimo to blush.

"Why are you looking?" "Because you suddenly just grabbed his crotch." Said Lazuli and Vanye, respectively, the former suspiciously eyeing the latter, who was faintly blushing.

'This is so embarrassing!' Thought Alexander as he pretended not to exist while visualizing the mercenary encampment.