Conquering The Game's World

"With the function of Morphing, these gloves can change into any shape or structure I want at my will. They can morph into a gauntlet or can turn into a sharp weapon covering my hand. There are many possibilities. Though it's only limited to the matter present."

At his explanation, Alicia arched her brows, and her eyes widened in surprise.

"You are telling me it can transform, too? Amazing! Show me how it works!" As she said that, she handed over the gloves back to him and watched in anticipation.

Luis had a strange expression on his face as he wore the gloves, then morphed them into a gauntlet. Intrigued, Alicia closely observed and explored it by touching every part with her hands.

'Out of all the functions, it seems she is more interested in this one.' He thought, amused by her behavior. 'But her way of touching the gauntlet is making me kind of restless.'

"Wow, it's hard!"

'Huh? What's hard?!' Luis snapped out of his thoughts and looked downwards, then at Alicia, whose eyes were focused on the gauntlets.

"Luis, how did you make them?"

Luis was silent for a moment, then sighed and answered her.

"I used Mephinin Metal; it is also called transparent liquid metal. Because it's a liquid metal, it has the function of Morphing."

"No wonder," Alicia said while nodding with a look of realization. 'What an interesting metal. Mephinin is it?'

"Before today, I never heard of this kind of metal."

"Nor surprising. It's a rare metal, after all." Luis said, while removing the Magus Gloves from his hands.

Alicia noticed Ivy was getting drowsy, so she picked her up from her shoulder and went towards Ivy's bed, which was near the couch, and she placed her on it.

After making sure that Ivy was indeed asleep, she went back to bed and continued their conversation. "Just where do you always find these rare materials that I never even heard about? Before it was Omni Ore and now this Mephinin Metal."

Luis chuckled and said, "It's just luck. Besides, Mephinin Metal is something I purchased from the exchange center. I didn't look for it. It was just available."

"Huh? You bought it. How many merit points did it cost?"

"750k."

"…" Alicia thought of the Merit Points she has now and stopped talking about it.

Her expression turned serious as she asked, "Tell me, Luis, what are your thoughts about the mission?"

"My thoughts? Well, it's a big issue."

"What do you mean?" Alicia asked with narrow eyes and her expression was very serious. Although, she also felt and thought about a lot of things. Without proof or facts, she can't be sure about it and make any conclusion. Which is why she wanted to talk about this with Luis, the most reliable person in her life.

Luis sat up on the bed and spoke.

"I had a chat with Professor Olivia when you and Diana left to do the warehouse rescue."

"So, she didn't follow us at that time. No wonder she didn't appear in front of us even after I cursed her."

"…" Luis was speechless at Alicia's words, but he regained his composure and shared with her the contents of their conversation.

...

"This incident is related to the political troubles of the Temar Kingdom?" Alicia asked in astonishment.

"I am not 100% sure, but this is what I can judge based on everything that transpired."

"Even after knowing all that, she still tried to drag you into this?"

"Yep, she did."

"What a shameless woman!" Alicia's hatred towards Olivia increased further.

"That she is," Luis said, nodding in affirmation.

"… What are we going to do about this?"

"Us? Nothing." Luis said and slumped on the bed again. "We will just wait and watch while I collect the information first."

"I see." Alicia understood his underlying meaning and asked, "Do you think that bitch and Professor Hena will take action?"

"Who knows?" Luis said with a shrug, and then a smirk appeared on his face. "But I do hope that they do something. It's going to be interesting and save us from unnecessary troubles."

"Hmm," Alicia was deep in thought. From his response and attitude towards the situation, she became certain that he must have a plan in his mind. However, either he wasn't willing to tell her or right now wasn't the time for it. Because of the trust she had for him, she believed it to be the latter case. So, she decided not to talk about it and wait for him.

When Luis saw Alicia's frowning expression. He had the urge to pinch her cheeks, but the thought of sleeping with a frozen hand made him restrain his urges.

"Anyway, now I am feeling sleepy. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow. Can you turn off the lights, please?" He said, while changing to a comfortable sleeping position.

"Yeah, sure. Good night."

Luis thought of something and teased her with a mischievous smile. "How about a goodnight kiss?"

Alicia blushed. "No, it's too soon."

Because of her reaction, he became even more excited and teased her further. He got close to her and said in a charming voice. "You know Alicia, you look very sexy in this purple nightgown."

"Really?"

"Of course, you make me feel so hot that I am barely suppressing my desires," Luis said with a groan. While slowly closing the distance between them. 'Will it happen today?' His heart was full of expectations. That's when he heard Alicia's response.

"… If you are feeling hot, should I cool it down for you?"

"Will you?!" Luis almost jumped up in excitement. Thinking that happiness came too suddenly.

"Of course," Alicia said with a sweet smile, but her next words chilled him down. "A few Ice Swords on your body should do the job, right? Do you want to try?"

"!"

Luis' body shuddered because of her dangerous words, and he said in a trembling voice. "Nah, I'm good."

He knew today was impossible. But, he hadn't lost this war yet. This was just a decisive retreat. Sooner or later, he shall claim his queen.