Drake Helkhar's Perspective

Three days had passed since Irisha's birthday, and after the party, my family returned to their daily routines once again.

Aauu! She's being rougher than usual. I thought after hitting the ground from one of her punches.

As for me, after the party, I've returned to my training with Zoe, and it seems she's a bit annoyed with me about Angelica all the time. In fact, she's beating me up right now.

If she thinks I'll let her hit me this easily, she's very wrong. I thought, annoyed, before pulling myself together and getting back into attack position.

Zoe, seeing that I had quickly gotten back up, changed her smile to a look of surprise.

"To get up that quickly, I guess you're going to take this seriously now." She said, getting into guard.

"I just want to make it hard for you, sis-ter." I responded with a sarcastic smile as I looked into her eyes.

"Eh? What are you talk—" She said before falling silent when she saw how I closed the distance between us with a single jump.

Taking advantage of her surprise, I quickly made a move with my right hand to direct the wooden sword to her neck, hoping to draw her attention enough to focus on that attack.

Yes! I thought happily as I noticed her move her sword to block my attack. As the swords collided, I let inertia take over, causing my body to spin quickly. As soon as I regained full control of my body, I let go of my sword and threw a punch with all my strength at her ribs.

This will help her know that I'm no longer a child. I thought joyfully to myself. Zoe, seeing my attack coming, did nothing to defend herself. In fact, she prepared a strong punch directly to my face. What? What the hell is she doing? 

When my punch finally connected, my smile quickly vanished, because my attack had only managed to move her an inch. Damn it. 

Frightened, I tried to cover myself, but it was already too late, her punch was so strong that it sent me flying several meters from where I was standing.

"You're very naive, Drake." She said as I writhed in pain from side to side. "Did you really think letting go of your sword was the best option in a fight against someone much stronger than you? If so, you're an idiot." She said, a bit annoyed.

Shit! Even though I gathered a lot of mana into that punch, I couldn't do any damage to her? Her mana layer is unfairly tough! I thought angrily as Zoe slowly approached my position.

"If you fight someone stronger than you, you have to make the most of your weapons, because if you only rely on your strength and skill, you're most likely to lose, and that… means death in many cases." She said, offering me her hand to help me up.

She's right, I thought that with a few tricks I could easily defeat her... I thought as I grabbed her hand and stood up. This isn't a game, if I make a mistake like that, I could die in the future. 

"By the way, Drake, sorry for that punch." She said in a calmer tone as she raised her hand and placed it on the side of my cheek, which had already swollen like a ball.

"Heal" She chanted, making the pain I felt lessen. I still have a lot to learn... I thought that being someone reborn would make things easier, but that's a grave mistake. The only way to be good at something is by training like a madman. 

"That's all for today, Drake, you're free." She said, finishing healing me. "Wait, Zoe." I said, calling her attention. "Before you go to bathe, I wanted to ask for permission to go to Angelica's house." "Eh? So you're finally going." She said, making her words sting a bit.

"Before I give you permission, tell me, do you know where her house is?" "Yes, I know where she lives, and I also know that I must not stray from my goal." I replied, making Zoe move away from me again. "Then you can go, but remember to come back before nightfall." She said as she headed inside the house.

Excellent! That means I'll finally get to see her again. I thought excitedly. Since I couldn't visit her these past few days because I was spending time with my family, I started feeling a bit anxious, but today that will change. 

After Zoe finished bathing, I quickly entered the bathroom to bathe and then change. After an hour, I was ready, ready to find the house of my future wife.

...

I wonder if I'm following the right path. I thought as I tried to remember the directions given to me by the most beautiful demon I'd ever seen, except for my mother, of course.

I kept walking through the forest until, in the distance, I could see a house with a small garden. Excited, I quickly ran until I entered its garden.

Wow. I thought, amazed, as I slowed down and walked slowly to the front door. This must be her house... 

Once at the door, I fixed my hair again and checked my appearance before knocking. After a while, I finally knocked until footsteps could be heard from the other side of the door. Yes, it must be her... 

Excited to see her again, I grew impatient inside as I watched the door slowly open. But once it was open, I was only met by a boy around 12 years old instead of the angel I was expecting. Damn it! Who's this brat? 

"Do you want something?" Said the young boy in Demonic language while looking at me a bit confused.

Wow! It's the first time someone besides my mother speaks to me in that language. Although I'm not perfect at it, I think I can communicate with him. 

"Nice to meet you, I'm Drake Helkhar and... I'm looking for Angelica." The young demon, upon hearing my words, just looked at me confused and in silence.

Eh? What's wrong? Did I say it wrong? I thought worried. No, I don't think that's it, because even though my grammar is bad, I know he should understand me. 

Or... Or maybe I got the wrong house? I wondered before looking at him more closely.

No, this is the house. After all, this little boy looks a lot like Angelica. I thought as I noticed they both had similar features. If it's not one thing or the other, what the hell is going on? Why isn't he answering me? 

"She... 'Being at home?'" I asked again, not getting a response. "It can't be... I mean Yes! Yes, she is! Sorry. I was just surprised that a brat could answer me in my language," he said after shaking his head from side to side.

A kid? But look who's talking, brat. I retorted inside my mind. Ahh... I have to calm down; after all, he'll be my family. 

"My mom is a demon, that's why I know a bit of the language." I commented before trying to look around the boy to see if I could spot Angelica.

"Oh, alright... come in." He said, stepping aside to let me in. "By the way, who are you?" He suddenly asked after blocking my way with his body again before I could pass.

What's his deal? I thought, a bit annoyed. "I-I'm the..." Ahh! I forgot how to say acquaintance. "The... the... the owner of the beautiful Angelica!" I said proudly after the word came to mind.

"What, what did you say?" Asked the boy confused while his expression changed to an anger. Huh? I think I messed up the word.

"No No! I'm just e—" I said before stopping abruptly as I saw a punch coming quickly towards my stomach.

Me and my big mouth trying to be cool. I thought while imbuing the mana from my dragon core throughout my body.

With a swift movement of my hands, I managed to deflect his punch to the side, but before he could attack again, I decided to speak in the world language to clear things up.

"Wait, wait! I don't know what I said, but I meant to say that I'm a friend of Angelica, I'm her new friend!" I said quickly in the world language causing him to stop.

"H– Hahaha" After hearing my words, for some reason, Angelica's brother started laughing loudly as he returned to his previous position. "Come in, come in, Drake, you're welcome in this house."

Wait, what the heck just happened? I thought, confused.

"Thanks…." I replied in the world language again. I better just speak in this language….