I Became the Demon King of Lust

Alex revealed a surprised look when he heard this.

He looked at me with this surprised look for a bit before suddenly saying with a smile, "DIdn't I say it was because you liked the dessert from our shop?"

My expression didn't change when I heard this.

I made it very clear that I didn't believe what he said, but he didn't say anything else.

So I just stood up and prepared to walk off.

Alex revealed a slight look of panic when he saw this, so he raised his hand and said, "Alright, wait a minute."

I didn't sit back down when I heard this, but I did stop turning to leave.

I turned back to look at Alex, with a look that seemed to be saying, "You better tell the truth."

Alex revealed an awkward smile and said, "You should know that your guild Elementia and my guild Eden are close to one another. So is it really that strange that I want to approach you?"

I narrowed my eyes to look at him before giving it to him straight, "I'm new to the guild, so I have no idea if this is true or not."

Alex's chin dropped when he heard this.

This time, it was his turn to see if I was joking or not.

However, I really wasn't joking.

I had been involved in many different things since joining Elementia that I didn't have time to learn about things like this.

For all I know, it could be true what he was saying, but I didn't know if it was true or not.

So for now, I would act as if I didn't know what he was saying was true.

After seeing that my expression didn't change, Alex gave a sigh and said, "A C Rank Irregular License, that isn't something that has ever been achieved before. This is not something that anyone could have done, so I believe that you're special."

Hearing this, I narrowed my eyes again.

But this time, there wasn't the same doubt or judgement as before.

It seemed that the information network of Eden was quite good that they were able to figure all of this out.

Though this was public information, for Alex to say that to me meant that he already knew who I was and it was most likely for that reason that he approached me.

This was not something that any information network could do.

So the information that was on the phone was most likely true as well.

I just looked at him for a bit before saying, "Is that really it?"

Alex slowly shook his head in response to this before saying, "Do you think that I would act just on that?"

I gave a slow shake of the head in response to this.

Seeing this, Alex revealed another bitter smile.

Both of us just sat there in silence for a bit until he finally broke that silence by saying, "I said that I like the way that you enjoyed our desserts."

I looked at him with those same narrowed eyes of judgement, but he stared right back at me.

I couldn't see through him at all, but for now…this should be enough.

He had put enough on the table that I could consider working with him for now.

But there was still one last thing that I needed from him.

"Alright, it isn't impossible for us to work together." I said in a calm voice.

When he heard this, Alex's eyes couldn't help lighting up.

It was as if he could see that his efforts had finally paid off.

It even showed in his voice as it perked up when he said, "Just tell me what conditions you have."

I nodded and said, "You've offered plenty of information, but there's one piece of information that you haven't offered yet. As long as you give me this information, we can work together."

Though this seemed like it would be good for him, Alex couldn't help narrowing his eyes a bit when he heard this.

He felt a bit of a bad feeling after hearing this, as if there was something wrong.

But he still asked, "What information?"

I looked right at him and said, "Your information."

Alex revealed a bitter smile when he heard this as he thought to himself, "I knew it."

It really was as bad as he thought.

He had been trying to keep this information hidden as a final trump card, but it seemed like the other side wouldn't be fooled by the bait offered.

Unless one knew what one's ally was capable of, it would be hard to forge an alliance.

After all, there was no knowing when this 'ally' would betray you.

With a sigh, Alex said, "Lightning, my ability is electricity."

Then he raised his hand and in between his index and thumb, there was a bit of electricity that gathered.

When I saw this, I could guess what ability he had and I was honestly surprised.

Lightning, or even the ability to control electricity was rare since it was very dangerous.

Electricity was a very volatile form of energy, so it was a hard ability to control.

Even if people gained this ability, there were very few that could actually master it to the point of using it skillfully.

So those that could were all considered powerful Awakeners.

This Alex seemed like a kind of whimsical person, but it seemed that he wasn't simple.

But he did give me the information that I wanted, so I had to stay true to my word at least.

So I reached my hand out towards him to his surprise and said, "Alright, since you kept your side of the bargain, then I can at least keep mine."

Alex reached his hand out with a smile and said, "Then I look forward to working with you."

I just gave a nod and simply said, "Un."

But then I changed the topic by saying, "Where's the other information that you promised me?"