Neptunis and Naiadrex faced each other before the battle. They stared at each other as if they wanted to strike each other."Are you ready to lose, Flare?" Naiadrex asked, smiling."Shouldn't I be asking that? Are you ready to lose, Neptunis?" Flare replied.Both monsters waited for Gerhard's signal, and finally, when Gerhard snapped his fingers, Neptunis and Flare moved to attack each other, as did Arthfael, who had to work together with Flare to defeat Neptunis."Let's go, Arthfael!" Flare exclaimed enthusiastically, moving in sync with his contracted human.Arthfael immediately directed his sword, and Flare flew towards Neptunis. Unlike in the monster's cave earlier, this battle felt more intense, leaving no room to breathe.Arthfael's attacks were repeatedly blocked by Neptunis, unable to find openings like before. Neptunis' attack pattern had completely changed.As instructed by Gerhard earlier, Arthfael had to focus on the attack patterns. He finally stopped attacking and switch
Every muscle in Arthfael's body felt pulled from various sides after being continuously thrown and attacked by Neptunis. The training this week felt even heavier than before.If he were to fight Gerhard, Arthfael might only suffer minor attacks that wouldn't be fatally detrimental, but this time, facing the Naiadrex monster, his body seemed ready to shatter at any moment."Is your body still in pain?" Flare asked, flying beside Arthfael as they walked towards the lodging place."Yeah, that's right. My body feels like it's about to crumble and explode," Arthfael lazily replied.His legs felt tense, and it was even difficult to move them. Arthfael's steps became slower and slower."Do you want to try drinking my tears? It seems like it can reduce the pain in your body," Flare offered himself to Arthfael.Upon hearing that, Arthfael immediately stopped and looked at Flare with an incredulous gaze. Of course, he felt disgusted, even though phoenix tears could heal wounds, but he didn't wa
"Arthfael!" Camilla exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Arthfael's arrival, who had just arrived with Flare.Camilla immediately ran towards Arthfael and embraced him tightly as if they hadn't seen each other in a long time. In reality, Arthfael always came home every day, even late, and Camilla would already be asleep in her room.Not only Camilla, but Ian, Zeke, and Valentina also appeared happy to see Arthfael and Flare. Valentina couldn't stop flying around Arthfael, checking his condition."Are you hurt?" Valentina asked when she noticed Arthfael's foot was slightly raised, indicating pain.Arthfael turned to his foot with Camilla's hand still resting on his neck. "Ah, just a little. Just a few wounds and some soreness. But Flare has treated the open wounds," Arthfael replied.Upon hearing that Arthfael was injured, Camilla was surprised. She let go of her embrace and looked at Arthfael's foot."Oh my, it seems like your training is getting tougher every day. Can I treat it?" Camilla
"So what do you want to talk to me about?" Arthfael asked while drying his hair with his small towel.Valentina appeared silent and instead shifted her gaze to the bustling area, which was a festival held in the village of Anvilhelm, visible from their rooftop location.After remaining silent for a while, with Arthfael's hair almost half dry, Valentina finally expressed what she wanted to say earlier."About Camilla... Honestly, I feel guilty for not being able to stop her from working. Even though you entrusted Camilla to me," Valentina said, her words carrying a tone of regret.Arthfael looked at Valentina, who was sitting on the railing but now only lowered her head and stared at her small intertwined hands."I'm sorry I couldn't stop her as you requested and let her work at the bar. But I swear the bar is good for her, and Camilla really enjoys working there," Valentina said again.In reality, when thinking about the bar, Arthfael pictured a place filled with sin, with music and a
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
Arthfael, along with Flare, Neptunis, and Gerhard, descended from the hill and went straight to the inn after their training was finished. Upon arriving at the inn, they saw Camilla, Zeke, Ian, and Valentina waiting for Arthfael's return from the training."Arthfael!" exclaimed Valentina excitedly and flew towards Arthfael, then hugged his large arm, which was even too big for her.Camilla approached Gerhard, who had just arrived with a Naiadrex monster behind him. Instantly, Camilla's memories of the day when Gerhard had insisted on driving them away resurfaced.Not only Camilla but Zeke and Ian also felt similarly, especially with the Naiadrex monster behind Gerhard.Seeing that their friends were scared of Gerhard's presence, thinking they were excluded from the festival plans, Arthfael finally spoke up to clarify the situation."It seems not good if we keep remembering that day," said Arthfael, and then he moved towards Gerhard and embraced him."Mr. Gerhard is not as bad as you t
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 food that had been ordered by Arthfael and the others finally arrived. They began to enjoy the meal eagerly, including an old woman sitting next to Arthfael. Occasionally, Arthfael glanced at the old woman and then put some of his food into her bowl, inviting her to taste the dish he ordered."Try this too," Arthfael said to the old woman sitting next to him.The old woman just ate her food without paying much attention to Arthfael's words. The sound of her hearty eating caught everyone's attention, making them look at the old woman.Realizing that the old woman seemed hungry, Arthfael offered her some of his untouched food."Have mine, I'm already full," Arthfael said, and the woman immediately finished it without responding to Arthfael's words.Seeing the old woman eat so heartily reminded Arthfael of his own memories when he was a child and during difficult times. He often ate his mother's food even though he knew she was also hungry. But his mother lied, saying she was full ju