Arthfael under Flare arrived in the morning as usual at Gerhard's house. Upon arriving at Gerhard's house, they saw the old man who had just come out of his house with Neptunis behind him."Good morning, Mr. Gerhard," Arthfael greeted when he saw Gerhard about to lock his door.Gerhard turned around and smiled, raising his hand. "You've arrived.""Yes, I just arrived," Arthfael replied."Why wasn't I greeted?" Neptunis asked, feeling jealous that only Gerhard was greeted while the monster was not."Ah, forgive me, Neptunis. Good morning," Arthfael said.Neptunis jumped with joy. "Good morning to you too.""Wow, so exaggerated," Flare sneered, immediately silencing Neptunis and giving a sarcastic look."Let's go to the hill now," Gerhard invited, and they resumed their journey to the hill where they usually trained.As they walked through the forest, Gerhard and Arthfael continued to discuss the results of Arthfael's training from yesterday and the progress the man had made over the pa

The arrows owned by Arthfael flew so fast that no one could blink their eyes. Suddenly, the arrow shot by Arthfael was right on the red spot.The stand guard was astonished by what happened, even though Arthfael had clearly stated that he had never tried archery before. Unable to believe it, the stand guard approached the round board in front of him to ensure that Arthfael's arrow hit the red area of the target board."BULLS EYE!" shouted the man after confirming that Arthfael's arrow hit the bullseye. Gerhard, Zeke, Ian, Camilla, Valentina, Flare, and Neptunis cheered with joy. Unconsciously, Flare and Neptunis hugged each other in delight. However, moments later, after realizing what happened, the two monsters who had never gotten along separated and looked away from each other."This is your reward," said the archery stand guard, giving Arthfael three packets of peanut snacks.Arthfael was surprised to receive such a nice reward for the game he played. He then shared the snacks wit

The situation became increasingly tense. All attention was focused on the commotion happening at the table of the palace guards.People began discussing the words of one senior guard who referred to Gerhard as a killer of the Princess of the Kingdom of Verdantia. They recalled the incident when the princess forced herself to marry an unknown man and chose to abandon her throne.Hatred-filled gazes turned toward Gerhard, and they all assumed he was the one responsible for the destruction of the Kingdom of Verdantia."Let's get out of here," Gerhard said, trying to pull Arthfael's hand.However, another guard prevented Gerhard, looking at him threateningly. "You must settle this with us," the guard said.Gerhard, already angered, finally released his hand forcefully and quickly drew his sword, Bloodthorn, pointing it at the guard who had restrained him earlier. "You better let us go while I'm still being kind to you. Don't make this place your last breath," Gerhard said.When compared t

Day by day continued to pass. Until finally, Arthfael arrived at his last training session against the Venomweaver puppet before he would rest tomorrow and face the real Venomweaver in the arena the day after.The announcement of the battle between Arthfael and Venomweaver became the talk of the town in the Kingdom of Verdantia. Some supported Arthfael, impressed by his ability to make a contract with the phoenix bird. But many underestimated Arthfael, believing he could never defeat Venomweaver and even suggesting that the arena would become his burial ground.In this final training session, Arthfael was not alone with Flare; he was accompanied by Camilla, Zeke, Ian, and Valentina. Everyone looked enthusiastic as they saw Arthfael and Flare preparing to face the Venomweaver puppet in front of them."While it may not resemble the real Venomweaver, I can't help but shiver at the embodiment of that puppet," Ian mumbled, gripping his arm alternately due to the goosebumps.Zeke agreed, "M

The wooden door across from where Arthfael and Flare stood slowly creaked open. The ground tremors intensified, and as the door widened further, everyone erupted in loud cheers. Most of the spectators sided with Venomweaver, while only a few voiced their support for Arthfael."WOAAHHH!!!" the crowd roared as Venomweaver finally emerged. The monster, standing 6 meters tall with 16 long legs and 10 pairs of eyes scattered across its head, emerged from behind the door. Unlike any monster Arthfael had seen before, Venomweaver was bound by iron chains around its legs.Arthfael's body tensed as he gazed upon the terrifying creature, but he quickly fortified his resolve, recognizing that this was just the beginning of his journey to confront the Krakensaur."Calm yourself, Arthfael. You can defeat that monster. This is just the beginning of your path to face the Krakensaur," Arthfael murmured to himself, his hand gripping the sword on his back and pointing it towards the monster.With four