บท 23: I will be there

Kevin checked the time on the main menu of the System and indeed it was already 1.43am.

They both took a shower and went to bed together, Axel hugged Kevin from behind and said : "Sleep peacefully, I'm here to watch over you."

Kevin intertwined his fingers with his and for the second time of the day he fell asleep peacefully confident that Axel would keep his promise.

Kevin woke up at 5am like usual and Axel who was still asleep still held him in his arms, it was the first time he had woken up with someone and it was a very pleasant feeling.

He watched Axel sleepy face a little longer to engrave this moment in his memory, and then he decided to get up and start his training.

As he stood up he saw a note on the nightstand and he took it curiously, when he read it he couldn't help but smile, Axel was really a caring person.

Not only had he told him where he was going, but he had also ordered food for him if he ever woke up and was hungry.

Kevin turned his head to the desk and discovered the sandwiches there, his stomach immediately rumbling and he decided to eat before starting his training.

Axel finally woke up at 7am and when he didn't feel Kevin near him he started to panic, he jumped up and started to look around worriedly.

He relaxed immediately when he saw Kevin doing stretching exercises, and Kevin turned his head to him and said : "Hi Axel, did you sleep well ?"

Axel got up and hugged Kevin who had just turned to him. He was wearing only black jogging pants and was shirtless, although his abs were not yet visible, he had a flat stomach and white skin that Axel found very attractive.

Kevin said, responding to his hug : "You can go take a shower if you want I have another 23 min of stretching to do to get my agility point."

Axel nodded and after kissing him on the lips he walked to the bathroom without saying a word.

When the bathroom door closed behind him, Kevin scratched the back of his head not really understanding his behavior, then he remembered what he had said to him yesterday morning, that he was even noisier than a girl when it was only 7.30am.

Axel must be the type to love silence in the morning, he would try to remember it in the future, he started his stretching exercises again and the System countdown that had stopped started again.

He had found this feature this morning while looking at his Quest menu. A countdown would go off when he started training, it was pretty cool and it saved him time.

Axel got out after 15 minutes, he had washed himself and was now wearing a black sportswear, he saw that Kevin had eaten the sandwiches he ordered and that made him smile.

He was in no rush so he went to sit on the desk and watched Kevin do his stretching exercises. Shortly after, this one stopped and walked towards him, he took his magic bag which was near him and said : "I'm going to take my shower, it won't take me too much time, wait for me okay ?"

Axel grabbed his waist and stroked it while saying : "Go ahead, I'll wait for you."

At 8.00am they were both in front of the entrance to the Sun Sect makeshift camp and Kevin said to him : "I'll leave you there, I've already eaten the sandwiches you ordered for me, I'm going to run my 10km and then I'll practice meditation."

Axel was a little disappointed that Kevin was leaving so quickly but he said to him : "Ok Kev, put your badge on you, the fact that you are part of the Sun Sect can save you a lot of trouble, few people will dare to challenge the Sun Sect, okay ?"

Kevin nodded and put the badge on his sweater mainly to appease him, Axel then took him in his arms and whispered in his ear : "Eat with me for lunch, will you ?"

Kevin smiled and asked him : "What time do you want me to come ?"

Axel caressed his lower lip with his thumb and said : "Come at 1pm, meet me directly in the canteen."

Kevin nodded and said : "I'll be there."

Axel then kissed him tenderly and let him go, when Kevin disappeared from his sight he walked to the canteen to have breakfast with Alan, he was sure the latter was waiting for him impatiently.

Of course, he wouldn't talk about Kevin's true identity or the dungeon, but he couldn't wait to share his happiness with his friend.

Kevin, on the other hand, had completed his 10km run straight away and was pleasantly surprised to see that he could now run faster and longer without getting tired.

He had already obtained 20 experience points by finishing his daily quest, Strengthen your body for the first time, and he decided to go meditate in his room at the inn, this time he intended to finish his 5 hours of meditation today and get his 20 experience points.

When he arrived in his room it was 8.40am so he could do 4 hours of meditation before joining Axel back.

He lay down on his bed and closed his eyes, the first particles began to appear immediately, and they were clearly more numerous than yesterday when he had started his first hour of meditation.

Time passed quickly and 4 hours later when he saw the familiar messages popping up in front of his eyes he smiled satisfied with the result.

[ Congratulations, you have just completed the Daily Quest : Strengthen your Soul force, the reward has been sent. ]

[ Summary of your meditation ]

Lightning element level 5 : 4 237 / 20 000

Water element level 3 : 1 064 / 5 000

Wind element level 1 : 276 / 1000

Fire element level 0 : 0 / 200

Earth element level 0 : 0 / 200

Kevin got up and went to join Axel, he couldn't help but be excited to find him again. He had always been alone and thought he was satisfied with his life, but he had just found out that he wasn't anymore, and that he truly enjoyed having someone by his side who cared about him and took care of him.

When he arrived to the canteen he saw that Alan and Axel were not far from where he was standing and that they were in the middle of a conversation, but when Axel saw him he immediately motioned for him to approach and Alan after greeting him left to join another group.

Axel told him to sit down at an available table and he went to get them food like the last time, and like the last time Kevin sat down at a table in a corner a bit away from the others.