"I'm sorry, Lapiz!" Alex apologized. "At the time, I felt your older sister was looking down on me too much, so I decided to be mean to her. Naturally, I only said that condition to her as a joke. If you don't believe me, then ask her. She definitely knew I was only joking when I said it."
Aeris flinched in response because what Alex said was half true. Though she also had a counter-attack for his reply.
"I was mean to you because you dared to call me sister-in-law!" Aeris replied fearlessly. "Lapiz, listen to me. This guy has been eyeing you with impure thoughts.
"He probably only accepted your club application so you can become part of his harem! Are you going to deny this, Alex Stratos?!"
Now that the ball was on his court, Alex knew he had to overcome this question no matter what. And for that, he used his ultimate weapon!
"I know where Hy-Brasil will appear," Alex said calmly. "However, Senior Aeris wants the information from me without paying the equivalent exchange.
