Alex did a bit of shopping earlier in the day since he was exempted from going to classes. He had gone to town and bought commoner clothes that were Prince Edward’s size.

He also bought something for himself and Chuck, for the three of them were going incognito together.

After returning to the academy, the young man headed straight to the club room, where he found Latifa sleeping on her bed like usual.

Of course, she wasn’t really alone. Lotte, Lumi, and Lulu were there with her.

The moment he appeared, Lumi didn’t hesitate to give him a hug and kiss his cheek.

Alex still couldn’t believe the young lady who usually treated him harshly back then was now sweet to him whenever other people weren’t around.

Naturally, Alex returned her kiss with a peck on the lips. Lumi never took the initiative to kiss his lips for some reason. Since that was the case, whenever she kissed his cheek, it had become their unspoken agreement that he would kiss her lips in return.

Lotte’s relationship with him was also good. But most of the time, he didn’t dare to kiss her cheek or lips that casually.

She would allow him to hug her or brush her tail from time to time. That was the only kind of intimacy he shared with Lotte.

As for Lulu, she was a threat in her own league.

She was the mature version of Latifa. And frankly, Alex was finding it hard just looking at her since her charm was very deadly.

The sight of her curvaceous figure was enough to make Alex’s face heat up. And on top of that, Lulu was a very touchy kind of girl.

She didn’t mind hugging and kissing Alex, knowing full well that he was weak against her advances.

If not for Lumi and Lotte always watching her every move, she might have already pinned Alex down. And she would’ve done it if no one was looking!

"Girls, I need to talk to Latifa in private," Alex said in a serious tone. "Can you give us some privacy?"

Lotte and Lumi nodded without hesitation, while Lulu smirked mischievously.

"Ara Ara~ Are you planning to chase us out so that you can be lovey dovey together?" Lulu asked in a teasing tone. "How about I join? The more the merrier, right?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Oh no you don’t," Lumi said before grabbing Lulu’s right hand. "Lotte, take the other side."

"Okay." Lotte nodded and grabbed hold of Lulu’s left hand. "Let’s go, Lulu. No peeping."

"Hah... this is why the two of you are still virg—mmhhh!" Lulu was unable to finish whatever she was going to say because both Lumi and Lotte covered her mouth before dragging her away.

When the three entered the teleportation circle and left the clubroom, Alex finally sat on the bed and lowered his head to kiss Latifa’s cheek.

The young lady then slowly opened his eyes to look at her lover, who had finally come to visit her.

"What took you so long?" Latifa asked with a pout.

"I’m sorry," Alex apologized. "There’s a gift I wanted to give you, but I didn’t want to let others see it."

"A gift?" Latifa immediately became curious because it was very rare for Alex to give someone a gift.

When Alex went to the city earlier to shop, he had asked the saleslady to wrap the "gifts" that he had planned to give to his lovers.

"Here is my gift to you, Latifa," Alex said with a beet-red face. "It’s the first time I’m giving this to someone, so I’m not sure if it’s appropriate or not. But please, I want you to take it."

Latifa accepted the gift that was wrapped with a white ribbon.

Curious of what was inside, she didn’t hesitate to open it right in front of Alex. Though, the moment she opened the box, the smile on her face stiffened.

She then raised her head to look at Alex, whose face was still beet red, finally understanding why he was acting that way.

Inside the box was a white nightdress.

It was the one of the nightdresses Astrea had pulled from the treasure box Alex had asked her to open.

The nightdress had a very beautiful (erotic) design, which made Latifa blush as she picked it up from the box to take a better look.

Her heart was beating wildly inside her chest, thinking Alex had given this to her because he wanted her to wear it for him.

Her imagination quickly began to run wild, and her face, which was already red from embarrassment, became a shade redder.

Now she understood why he asked Lotte, Lumi, and Lulu to leave the clubroom. It was so that he could give her this gift.

If the three were there, they would without a doubt start teasing the two of them.

Lulu might even volunteer to wear it, which would definitely make Alex feel hot and bothered.

"T-Thank you," Latifa said shyly. "I can tell this isn’t an ordinary nightdress. I can sense some kind of power emanating from it. I’ll wear it when we have the chance to be alone together."

Seeing her act like this made Alex unable to hold back from hugging her.

"You’re so adorable, Latifa," Alex whispered. "I’m glad you liked my gift."

"W-Well, it’s a gift that came from you," Latifa replied. "Of course I will treasure it."

After spending half an hour cuddling with his shy lover, Alex left the clubroom with a satisfied look on his face.

When he arrived at the bottom floor of the clock tower, Lulu was grinning in his direction, making him feel like she had taken a peek during his talk with Latifa.

But since Lumi and Lotte were guarding her, he was sure that Lulu hadn’t seen anything.

Including that short intimate moment when he and Latifa got a bit carried away while hugging and kissing each other.

After bidding goodbye to Latifa, Alex waited until class ended.

He planned to give the other nightdresses to his lovers after he returned from his incognito trip with the prince to the city.

The young man already had a destination in mind, and he believed that if that person was there, he might be able to help the prince find his chosen one, thoroughly erasing the possibility of him ending up with Astrea.