Re-Awakening: I Became a Pay To Win Boss Monster Chapter 126 126: Casual Chat

"I used to be a royal knight, and I dabbled in a bit of magic too," Zafira said, taking a sip of the wine. "But before all that, I was just so simple girl living here. My parents weren't really special either."

"Not special?" Rael raised a brow. "If they managed to raise soone like you, then they're more than special."

Zafira giggled. "My mother used to be a cook, and my father was a boutique owner. I know it seems a little mundane, but they're a bit higher up on the food chain now."

"Oh yeah?" Rael said. "Even higher than you?"

"Yes, much higher than ." Zafira smiled. "My mother beca the Sovereign Queen. Basically soone who can control the other queens of this continent however she wishes. My mom's currently the one who secretly helped avoid the war. I'm really grateful to her."

From a cook to a Sovereign Queen... well damn, Rael whistled. "So is your dad also sothing similar then? A Sovereign King perhaps?"

"Nope, nothing as grand as that," Zafira replied, shaking her head. "He's a rchant now, and he owns 40% of all trade routes on this entire continent."

"Yeah... you're a big shot," Rael remarked, earning a smile from Zafira.

"What about you?" she asked and grabbed a slice of pizza. "You didn't just pop up out of nowhere, right?"

"Well..." Rael scratched his cheek. "I kind of did. I woke up inside a dungeon a month ago. When I ca out, I accidentally stumbled into your city the night before your coronation."

"...?" Zafira tilted her head. "What do you an?"

Rael sighed. "Would you believe if I told you I'm not originally from this world?"

"Why not? I've seen elves, dwarves, and other races. So of them ca here from their ho worlds," Zafira replied plainly.

However, Rael rely shook his head. "That's not what I ant. You rember those immortal wanderers? I'm from their world... but not at the current ti, I guess. More like in the future?"

"Mhm..." Zafira nodded skeptically. "I can try to believe you... but go easy on , it doesn't sound very believable."

"Obviously." Rael chuckled. "I'm honestly surprised you didn't call an idiot... but yeah. I know about most things that are going to happen in the next 15 years or so. One such thing is your dethronent."

Zafira froze, nearly choking on the pizza slice. "When?"

"Next month, apparently, though I'm not sure what the cause was. I never found out," Rael replied. "But if I had to guess, the people rebelled because you accepted the deal with Yrgon. They no longer felt safe as the threat of war was constantly looming."

"But I didn't accept it?" Zafira said, puzzled.

"Yep, not this ti," Rael affird with a smile. "If you had accepted, Celestara would've just beco so regular old city within Yrgon."

He didn't exactly like talking about politics, but if he wanted to tell her everything, he had to let her know certain things in advance.

Maybe then he could understand what actually happened in the past.

It seed like Zafira had fallen into thought for a few monts, but soon, she spoke.

"What about you then? What were you like in that so-called future world?"

"? I was..." Rael trailed off with a sigh. "I was a pretty shit person. I gambled my money and got mixed up with loan sharks... it all started back when I was 16, I think?"

"What happened when you were 16?" Zafira asked, and before he could answer, leaned in and stuck a pizza slice into his mouth.

He ate it with a chuckle, and then gave her a slice as well.

Truthfully, it was hard to answer that question, but he'd try anyway.

"I rember I was kidnapped. It was for a ransom, and I can't exactly recall who saved ... but the only things I rember from before I turned 16 are that I was a loner, I apparently had a sister, and that my so-called parents left with a large debt I couldn't pay off."

It was a lengthy explanation, but that was basically the gist of it.

Amnesia, then thrust into shit circumstances, basically made him a piece of shit.

He was just glad he could put that life behind him now.

"I see..." Zafira muttered, and pointed to the grill behind him. "The ribs are on fire, by the way. Literally."

Shit. Rael shot up to his feet and imdiately got it taken care of.

In the anti, he heard her giggle to herself, which made him let out a relieved sigh.

Nonetheless, he swiftly plated the ribs on golden plates and placed them on the table.

He gave Zafira the juicier cut, obviously.

Yet just as he was about to dig in, Zafira's eye contact made him halt.

"You know... I feel like despite knowing a bit more about you, I don't feel like we've bridged the distance yet," Zafira said with a small smile.

"Oh?" Rael tilted his head. "What makes you say that?"

"It just... makes wonder if you'd still care about soone like , here and now, without all that knowledge." Zafira said flatly.

"Zafira," Rael leaned over and gently placed a hand on her cheek. "I care for you more than you know. Despite my future knowledge, we weren't exactly friends. Heck, we didn't share a conversation even once."

A slight blush appeared on her cheek as she nodded. "Sorry. I guess I might've been overthinking it."

"No, I understand what you an," Rael said as a serious look appeared on his face. "I care about you, and I hope you begin to see that too."

A mont of silence ensued as neither of them spoke. However, it was soon broken by Rael clearing his throat.

"We should probably get back on track, right? I don't want to make our date too depressing."

"No, it's fine..." Zafira shook her head. "Getting to know a bit about you and your past was nice... but your sister—what happened to her?"

"I have no idea," Rael replied with a shrug. "Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if she just ditched ."

"Co on..." Zafira leaned in and playfully pinched his cheek. "Don't say such things, okay?"

Rael stared at her for a few monts, and instead of answering, he simply tore off a rib and held it in front of Zafira's mouth.

"It's pretty tasty. I'd know since I used to be a grilling expert."

Zafira giggled. "I'll hold you to your word."