'None of this suits you… you should just head home…'As she sat down in the bathtub, Laura repeated the words in her head.What Drake said had bothered her more than she liked to believe and because of that she had been absentmindedly staring at empty air for a while now. The sound of water splashing brought her back to reality. Turning to the left she saw the Beastkin child leaving the tub. Before she could say anything to her Lily began shaking her body spraying the surroundings with the water absorbed by her hair and tails. "I guess that should be enough…" said Laura, deciding to get out as well. Even after saying those harsh words to her, soon after they arrived to the INN he came tk ask her for a favor. He wanted to bathe the little one, however he felt uncomfortable doing so, saying it would be more appropriate for another girl to take care of such things to avoid troubling the little girl. Obviously Lily was still distrustful of anyone other than Drake so she refused to go
This will definitely be something to look at in the future.Drake sat down on the side of his bed checking the video he had recorded earlier. He had forgotten all about it, but the system had a part in the Travel Logs called "Gallary". When he went to check it he realized it was full of photos of the places he had visited, or to be more accurate if they captured the first thing he saw when arriving so not all of them were the stunning landscape photographs taken by professionals.Each one was accompanied by a sheet of information relevant to the location, or at least the stuff he had learned about it.There were photos of the beasts he had seen as well, one of them being of the Doomsday Herald. Just seeing it made him grimace so he ignored it and went to watch the video.When it started playing the window expanded until he could no longer see the edge. With the recording being taken from a first person perspective it seemed like he was reliving it instead of just watching, though the
At the far end of the upper class district, near the outer wall of Dragon's Head, was the cathedral of the Eternal Night church. The surrounding buildings all belonged to organization, used to house some of their most valuable members while serving as a defensive line in case anyone decided to invade them. The cathedral itself was easy to spot, st least when the sun was up. The building was painted in a black color that seemed to swallow all light. When the night falls its blend into the shadow hiding its existence from the world. To the Eternal Night church darkness was something to be celebrated. Because of that no candles were lit, no lamps were carried and no torches burned. The disciples all had the Souls of nocturnal beast and having lived in such an environment they easily gained the Night Vision skill. Their usual religious rituals took place from midnight till first light. When the sun starts to raise on the mainland everyone were free to rest. With the disciples disper
Over the days leading to his duel Drake spent most of his time trying to teach Lily to speak. A child of her age should be able to express themselves better, however the lonely life in the forest must've stagnated her growth leading to her keeping silence most of the time.Speaking wasn't the only thing be was trying to teach her though. He decided that reading was important as well. He had his system to help him understand the language of this world, however the little one needed to learn it from scratch. They went to a book store to get the beast encyclopedia they were looking for and at the same time purchased a few things Lily could use when learning; a slate board and some chalk, a chart of numbers and alphabets and lastly a number of picture books.Apparently the printing industry was still at its infancy so those things were quite expensive, however seeing Lily's sparkling eyes as she looked at the colorful picture books made every last coin worth it.That said, Drake had no i
The eighth of the fifth month quickly arrived. It was the day Laura's duel would take place.As expected she was unable to sleep the previous night but thankfully she managed to get some rest during the day. Drake and the others would be going to cheer for her, or to observe the event. When the eighth bell rang they headed out. It was then that Drake finally noticed something he had overlooked. His duel would be taking place the next day. He'd be fighting a presumably strong opponent and would have his hands busy for some time. During that shirt amount who would be talking care of Lily?The idea of her being out of sight was unnerving so he would be bringing her with him. He asked Roland to keep an eye on her while he fights and he'd try to finish everything in a flash. When they went out that night the suspicious individuals that were spying on them were nowhere to be seen. The day before he had glared in their direction and ever since they never returned. That said, now he was wo
The man named Rayend ruched in with heavy steps. A deep blue mist like aura enveloped his body as he activated his skills. His two headed axe began to shine and as soon as the girl was within range he swung it down.Too slow!Compared to Drake's continuous chained movements, those of the giant man facing her were too slow. She easily evaded the the axe, ducking and allowing it to pass over her her, she then pulled her rapier and locked her sights on a particular part of her opponent's before launching a stabbing attack.Normally that would've been enough to finish a normal human, however Rayend wouldn't go down just like that. The blue aura covering him moved to block the sharp tip of Laura's weapon. A loud clang was heard as if she'd hit a metallic surface. Seeing that her attack had failed the girl decided to pull back and try once more."What's wrong?" Reyend asked, a smug grin spreading across his face. "You can't penetrate my skin, huh?"Though he wasn't chosen by any of the big
When the judge announced Laura's victory, the girl was barely able to contain her happiness. There were no crowds and she heard no cheering, however when she looked in Drake's direction she saw him smile at her and nod. That alone opened the floodgates and she started bowling her eyes.I did it! I really did it!It might be because her opponent wasn't as lucky as her. One could argue that using an SSS grade Soul is nothing short of cheating, especially when it wasn't earned through their own efforts and instead given to them, but no one would dare to say anything. The world wasn't fair and biether is this competition. The Challengers were owed nothing and those who didn't manage to advance could only return the way they came.Laura wasn't the only one crying her eyes out. Rayend slammed his fists on the ground again and again, cursing his weakness and fate. His comrades walked over to him trying to console him and after a while they decided to go drink their sorrows away."I'm sorry,
With Laura having left the party, Drake was left with only Roland and Lily. It made him feel uneasy about his duel.When he woke up the next morning he noticed a small blue rectangle floating in front of him.[System notification.][You cave satisfied the conditions for title 《lolicon》(I see that your intentions are pure. Sorry for doubting you)You've been granted the following effects:All basic stats +50%Main Beast Soul stats +20%][You have satisfied the conditions for title 《Guardian》(The child is experiencing steady growth under you. Keep up the good work!)You have been granted the following effects:All basic stats +20%Main Beast Soul stats +20%Absorbed Soul Essence +20%]At some point Drake had forgotten all about the titles and their effects. He didn't know how the effects would show, but now that he had recieved the notification it was clear that they had already been granted.Drake immediately went to check his stats[NAME: Drake Brand.SPECIE: Human. SEX: Male.AG