Zorka returned to his room after enjoying the hot spring. He changed into clothes the inn's servant bought for him. Time for dinner. But something felt off.He checked the room, "Oh, damn! My gold coin pouch is gone!" Zorka cursed loudly.Remembering when he went for a hot spring bath, he was sure he locked the door. Zorka grunted. Trying to telepathically connect with Azurks, he said, "Azurks, my gold coin pouch is missing. Seems someone entered my inn room. They might have a spare key. Can you find out who did it?"Azurks, busy gnawing on a thorned bison monster, nonchalantly replied, "There's a way. Well, you were careless. Humans can't be trusted, especially when it comes to gold.""Actually, I'm not sure you need my help, Zorka. You probably already have a hunch about who took your coins, right?" Azurks greedily devoured a piece of meat."Ah, turns out you can read my mind," Zorka chuckled."Of course, kiddo! Besides, this is something your soul can handle on its own. Why do you

Bam!Rico fell to the ground. He held his chest from the blow delivered by Alex.Seizing an opportunity, Alex was caught off guard by Zorka. Zorka attempted to create another electric energy ball, this time with more power than the first attack.Bang! Buzz!Zorka's powerful strike hit Alex's body. This time, Alex staggered. He felt the electric shock coursing through him. However, the attack hadn't incapacitated the kingdom official."Son of a bitch!" Alex yelled, not taking well to being countered by Zorka.Quickly rising from the ground, Zorka gathered his strength again. Alex resumed a barrage of attacks on Zorka. This time, Zorka evaded Alex's magical assaults by hopping around whenever the attacks were directed at him. Occasionally, Zorka retaliated, although his magical attacks could be intercepted by the kingdom official.Rico was stunned by the uneven fight between Alex and Zorka. Alex's attacks appeared more coordinated with a stable frequency of power compared to Zorka. As a

Mansion Kayleigh, imprisoned in Renata's tower. Renata felt relieved knowing Zorka had met Azurks and made a contract with that legendary beastmaster."I want to meet Zorka with a different soul," Renata mumbled, gazing far through the tower window.Suddenly, the tower's seal magic vibrated. Renata stepped back from the window."Demista!" Renata shouted.Demista, located in Mansion Kayleigh, specifically in his office, stared sharply at the tower. A while ago, he felt the tower's seal magic energy vibrating, then breaking.Something had penetrated the tower. Demista thought it was Renata's doing."Stop playing games with me, Renata!"Hearing the anger in Demista's voice through telepathy, Renata chuckled."Why would I play games? There's no point in breaking into your tower because I'm already inside, and it's tough to get out.""Stop your jokes, Renata! It seems like after the death of your child, you've gone insane," mocked Demista.Instead of being offended, Renata laughed. Demista

Zorka found some jatropha leaves useful for reducing the effects of the spider's venom. He picked a few fresh leaves and asked Azurks to find water through telepathy while he searched for other herbal plants to treat the girl who had fallen victim to the spider.Once the necessary plants were gathered, Zorka washed the jatropha leaves and found a stone to crush them into a paste. Despite Azurks grumbling, Zorka asked him to carve the stone into a makeshift mortar. The jatropha paste was squeezed to release a greenish liquid, which was then allowed to settle until jatropha oil emerged. Though it took a while, Zorka kept monitoring the girl's pulse.At one point, Zorka asked Azurks to heal the girl, but Azurks explained that his magic couldn't handle toxins or venom. Azurks only healed the spider bite wounds, not the venom. Earlier, Zorka had applied jatropha oil to the bites."Luckily, the venom in her body is just neurotoxin, not protein solvents or histamine. So, it can still be mana

Zorka grills wild boar meat on a heated flat stone over embers. As the sun peeks through, the savory scent fills the air, waking up Almia. Her empty stomach catches a whiff of the tempting grilled meat."Smells so good." Almia sits by the natural stone grill in front of the campfire.Zorka places a big piece of well-cooked grilled meat on a leaf. "Here, give it a try!"Almia happily takes a bite. But as she eats, she suddenly gets thoughtful."Do you want to go home soon?”Almia looked at Zorka after he just asked her. "Y-yes, of course.""Well then, finish your breakfast. I'll take you out of this forest," Zorka replied."You better hurry up with that. Your time for training is wasted just to deal with one human," Azurks reminded telepathically.After breakfast, Zorka got ready to escort Almia. Azurks curled up on Zorka's shoulder, unnoticed by Almia. They both walked following Zorka's memory from his first visit to the forest.A while later, they reached the edge of the forest."We'