Gacha Sovereign
chapter-43

The two didn't take too long, after they went to Silveria Inn. They rest for tonight, Alex inform butler Ji what happened earlier, and Butler Ji immediately go to settle it.

Alex go to his room and cultivate. While in Alicia room, Alicia face was red. When she got back, she keep recalling all the embarrassing thing she do today. Originally, she was worried sick when Alex didn't come back two days ago. So she immediately go to here.

After she got to this town, she immediately went to hunter guild. Since Alex want to dive the dungeon, then he must be a hunter. Before she asked someone, she saw Alex. She immediately relieved. 'What if Alex didn't come back forever, what if he die?' she keep thinking this in her journey, her heart was in pain.

When she saw Alex, she relieved. She unconsciously went to Alex and hugged him and accidentally tackled him. She didn't want to let him go, afraid he will go if she release him now.

Maybe because she is tired, she fall asleep. She didn't get enough sleep this two days.

Tomorrow, All of them went back to Capital City. The journey take two days, but went safely. Firia go back to her house, Alicia too. At first she asked Alex to come back together but Alex declined, he said he want to see his teacher first. Then they said goodbye to each other.

Alex come back to his room in dormitory and cultivated. Since they arrived at Capital City at night. Alex didn't want to bother his teacher this late, so he will come tomorrow.

Sure, when tomorrow come. He immediately go to dean's workshop.

"You brat, are you going to make me work to death here. Look at that pile ingredients" The dean didn't talk anything about Alex two days late. Though he is relieved that Alex was safe and sound.

"Ye..yes.. I will immediately refine them"

He refined many pills in this month. He manage to make 32 peak-grade 'blood and marrow pill', 20 peak-grade 'bone refining pill', 10 peak-grade'blood replenishing pill', 15 peak-grade 'antidote pill', 11 peak-grade 'qi gathering pill', and 5 peak-grade'qi replenishing pill'.

Since this month is a vacation, there are no classes. So he continued to refine from morning to night. If he exhaust his mana, he simply rest for a while to replenish his mana and start refining again. He is like a pill refining machine, even his teacher always remind him to take a rest and enjoy his holiday. But Alex shook his head, he said because he went to dungeon, thing become like this.

[Peak-grade Blood and Marrow Pill (100%)

Use: Washing the impurities in the body

Limit: 1]

[Peak-grade Bone Refining Pill(100%)

Use: Refine The Bone in the Body (Diamond)

Limit: 1]

[Peak-grade Blood Replenishing Pill (100%)

Use: Rush Metabolism to Produce Blood

Limit: -]

[Peak-grade Rank 2 Antidote Pill (100%)

Use: Cure Any Poison from Rank 2 Monster

Limit: -]

[Peak-grade Qi Gathering Pill (100%)

Use: Helping The User to gather Qi around Him (2H)

Limit: 10]

[Peak-grade Qi Replenishing Pill (100%)

Use: Replenish Qi

Limit: -]

In this last day of holiday, Since he already refine all the ingredients. He want to try refining rank 2 pill, Body foundation pill.

He grabbed the ingredients he bought from Maka Town. He tried to refine the first set, Alex bought around 30 sets ingredients.

'First time....Failed'

'Second time....Failed'

'Fifth time...Failed'

'Tenth time...succeed'

He look at the palm size pill. He surprised, this is the first time a pill become like this. So he tried to check it with system.

[Body Foundation Pill (FAILED)

Use: Helping one to open the meridians in the body (Take with Bath)

Limit: -]

"System, what is this ball size pill and it's said failed."

[The pill was Oversize Host]

"...." Alex pondering a bit, he thought something. "Need I to split them for a few pill?

Alex tried once again.

'Eleventh time....Failed'

'Fifteenth time.....Failed'

At the eighteenth time, Alex almost succeed. He saw a palm size ball want to form a shaped. But he use his mana to split them. he split them to twenty of them.

'Eighteenth time....succeed'

Alex overjoyed, he immediately check with the system.

[Body Foundation Pill

Use: Helping one to open the meridians in the body (Take with Bath)

Limit: 10]

This time there are no Failed word in it. but he notice something.

"System, there are no grade for this pill?"

[Host Will Know Later]

"... . Aren't you my system, I demand the answer now"

[Host Will Know Later]

"..." He was speechless, "Then, When is that 'later' ?"

[After host Reach Master Alchemist Realm]

"I'm just manage to reach Rank 2 Alchemist, and you said it is MASTER ALCHEMIST, the one above rank 9 alchemist!" he angrily snapped.

[Host, What is the system Name?]

"Good-Luck" He answered

[That's right Host, Good Luck]

"&$*%&*$" He just realized he was played.

[Love you too Host]

He took a while to calm down because of this. After he calm down, he refine the rest of the ingredients. He manage to make another forty from it.

"Alex, it's already the last day of the holiday. Tomorrow the class will start, rest for today."

"Yes teacher, I will go back." Before he go back he turned to dean "Teacher, I want to learn forging from you"

He surprised with Alex request, "Alright, just come by tomorrow. But don't make it hinder your alchemy practice"

"Yes" Alex went back satisfied.

After he went back, this time Alicia already in the room. She puffed her cheek

"You didn't come back to house this month" she complain.

"I'm sorry Princess" Alex said.

"And you go back with 'Princess', I told you to call me Alicia"

"Ugh...I'm sorry princess"

"Call me Alicia" she once again said

"No can do Princess, We are now in academy, not in Maka town. In this academy, many nobles will see me disrespect you if I call you with your name" Alex explained.

"You....Hmph" She look angrily to Alex, but seems she really can't persuade Alex in this matter.

He look at Princess who angry at him on the bed. Alex sigh and shook his head. He go to his sofa. Now he is wondering, which pill he need to take now. He decided to take bone refining pill first.

He ate the pill, at first he didn't fill anything. But suddenly, there are cracks sound. This is the sound of his bones cracking. There is only one word in his mind 'pain'

"Aahhh!" Alex screamed in pain.

"Alex!" Alicia who was angry, suddenly turned to worried. She never see Alex in pain like this.

"Aahhh!", now she was closer to Alex. She heard cracking sound from inside Alex's body. She become pale, "Alex! Alex!" tears start streaming from her eyes.

"Alex!, you can call me anything. I won't mind it anymore. Don't be like this, don't punish yourself, please!" She misunderstand.

"I...am...fine..Aahh!...prin....cess" Alex tried to explain while still in pain. After half hour the pain start to subside, this half hour was really hurt. Not only Alex whose body is hurt, Alicia heart was hurt too.

Looking at Alex start to calming down, she said while crying "Alex, I'm sorry. I won't demand you anymore. Just please, don't hurt yourself. I will agree whatever you want as long as you are well."

Alex moved even though this is misunderstanding. He tried to sweep her tears even though his body still hurt after refining his bone. "Thank you"

But he decided to clear the misunderstanding, if not she will felt guilty about this. "But I only take the bone refining pill. The pill refine my bones, the process just like before. Breaking and healing again and again to make the bone sturdier."

"And the reason you take the pill is because I angry right?" She asked timidly.

"No... I already decided to take this pill today"

"Eh... this is not because of me angry to you?" She awkwardly said.

"No princess"

She froze, 'so this is only my misunderstanding' she thought. She was embarrassed and unconsciusly hit Alex on the chest with her full power.

"Garh...! my body still hurt" Alex collapse with the Alicia fist. Though Alicia punch not that hurt for him to take, but his body still hurt all over.

"Hmph, Serve you right. How dare you deceive me" She angrily go to bed. Alex can only thought 'When I even deceive you' he want to cry but no tears.

After a while, he decided to take blood and marrow pill. He sat on the sofa once again and eat the pill. The process take a few minutes, and without pain. But he suddenly smell unpleasant scent. He opened his eyes and look at his body. All his body was blacked all over, and the smell was even worse than cow dungs.

"Alex! What is this stinky smell" Alicia immediately looked at Alex because of this smell, but she surprised because she saw 'Black' Alex. but she still can't stand with the smell. "Alex you stink!"

"I... I will go to bath" He ran off to bath hurriedly.

"Haha... Serve you right. How dare you deceive me" She didn't know what happen to Alex. but seeing Alex misfortune she was happy.

Alex took a while bathing, in that time Alicia continue to spout many nonsense. After Alex went out of the bath. She was shocked, her jaw dropped to the ground. Because what she saw really unbelievable.

What she saw now is the new Alex. Alex didn't have his previous skin color, his previous a bit brown colored skin, now was replace with pure white skin. Before his face because of his skin color, didn't have attractive, now he become handsome with his new white face skin. Alex really transformed, like worm become a butterfly. Before was a bit ugly and now become beautiful.

"Princess? Princess? Hello... Princess?" He tried to wake her up but to no avail. He keep it for a few minutes and succeed.

"Ah...Alex.. what..happen...to...you?" she stuttered. She still can't believe what just happen. Alex beforehand was like your average warrior, but now he become prince charming.

"I just eat a pill to expel impurities within my body." Alex still confused, he didn't know what change from his body.

"Where are the pill? Hurry up take it!" She ordered like a tigress.

"I..." Alex scared, he immediately went to grabbed his pill and give it to her. "This is blood and marrow pill, it will..."

She didn't care about Alex explanation, she hurriedly snatched the pill and eat it. she forget what happen with Alex after he take the pill. After a few minutes she become like Alex, 'black and stinky' Alicia was created. Alex wish to have his smartphone to photograph her, maybe blackmail her with it, or not. Just kidding.

She realized she become like Alex and also stink. She immediately go to Bathroom to wash herself without saying anything. Alex can only scratched his cheek because of this.