Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

MingYue then looked around Alex's room. It was different from the one she had come into before. She let out a sigh. She didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse for these memories to disappear.

These were the memories from when the incident happened when the Dragari attack on the city started. MingYue had heard about it many times from Alex. She also heard Emily's version of it, but she always felt something was missing from both their stories.

Alex always focused on how he could do better, just like Emily.

'At this time, both of them were still very young. Maybe there are some details they missed.'

"Alex, are you still playing the game? Come here and play with your sister."

A voice came from behind the door, followed by a knock.

"Mom, just enter."

The door opened, revealing Luca with a younger appearance, her face etched with a huge smile. The atmosphere was completely different from the one MingYue knew.

"Well, last time I just entered, you know what happened," Luca said with a chuckle. But her expression quickly changed after seeing Alex's face.

"What happened?" she asked with worry.

"Nothing, Mom, I just accidentally read something I shouldn't have. So, what were you saying?"

Luca felt curious. She turned her gaze toward the monitor, but Alex quickly turned it off. At this time, Alex didn't know his mother had awakened, so he thought she didn't see anything, but in reality, she did catch a glimpse of it.

'Omegaverse, what is that…? Doesn't look like an adult story, hmm,' Luca thought in her mind.

"Well, Emily is looking for you. I know, at your age, you have certain interests now that need privacy, but share some time with her. You know she always wants to follow you around."

Alex's lips twitched, "I thought we agreed to never talk about it again. So, where is she?"

"Well, she wants to go shopping at the mall. I told her to wait in the car."

"Mall again? Why don't you just go with her?" Alex said, complaining.

He didn't enjoy being in the mall at all, waiting while his sister shopped. It was very boring. Usually, he would just read a novel, but what he had read still traumatized him.

"Then think of something fun both of you can do together. Anyway, just go quickly," Luca said while closing the door.

Alex let out a sigh while MingYue looked at all of this with a smile. It had been a while since she had seen expressions on Alex's face.
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Alex then changed his clothes, making MingYue blush. She turned her gaze away, looking at the picture hanging on the wall. The picture changed every few seconds, mostly showing Alex with his family, but a few also showed his childhood photos with the guild members of Suzaku.

MingYue frowned when she saw a picture with Olivia. She turned her gaze outside the window, looking toward the courtyard. The garden was bustling with many robots and staff maintaining it.

'Is this really just his memory? Why do I feel like I was transported to the past?'

MingYue felt confused. Everything was so clear; she could even listen to the conversation of the maids.

Some were gossiping, while others talked about how much they respected Luca and Edward's family.

She then followed Alex going to the mall. On the way, MingYue also focused her senses on listening to everyone around them. If it was only the maids, maybe Alex's memory just rebuilt it based on speculation, but if it was real strangers, there was no way Alex could just speculate on it.

"... can't believe they raised the rent again. How are we supposed to afford this place next month?" a random man said.

"...did you hear? She broke up with him again. Third time this year. I don't even know why she keeps going back to him," a woman walking toward the grocery store said on her phone call.

"Dude, if we skip class tomorrow, we can totally hit that new arcade. They have the real VR games now," a teenager said while laughing with their friend.

"No, no, Coco, you can't eat that! That's not for you," a woman said, flustered, as she talked to her dogs.

"Have you prepared everything? Remember, we need to leave before 3," a man wearing a suit said on his phone.

The talk pulled MingYue's attention, making her focus on his conversation.

"But Honey, I just don't get why you suddenly want to move? You even quit your job. How about the money?"

"I cannot say it here; just listen to me." The man replied, then ended the call.

Despite the world feeling like reality, MingYue here was like a ghost. She floated away from the car and moved toward the man.

He had sharp features with a scar on his cheek. Now that she looked at him, MingYue realized there was an association logo on the briefcase the man held.

'He is not an awakener…'

Feeling curious, MingYue then followed him. She speculated the man was working on some administrative job related to the guild.

She first thought he would go home quickly since there was only an hour left till three, but to her surprise, he instead turned into an alley.

The man walked to the end of the wall. He then looked around, making sure he was alone.

After he was sure, the man took out an emblem from his pocket. It was carved like a magic circle with an eye in the middle.

'I feel like I've seen that before,' MingYue put some thought into trying to dig through her memories.

Her eyes lit up as she remembered that she had seen the logo on one of the documents in Alex's office.

'I remember it's a document about a mana cultivation system, etching a circle into their heart.'

Alex had put some thought into it before but decided it wasn't suitable for them.