I Don't Need a Level

8. I'm Not Interested in You

Dave and the rest of the family entered what was one of the Rodin family's buildings. The place was rarely used, except when there was an important meeting or when the family leader was on a family vacation.

The place wasn't very large, but it was located near a forest and near a crystal clear lake. It was far enough away from the noise of the city and the rivalries of the families.

The wounded soldiers were still receiving treatment, while those who were still healthy were practicing martial arts. They had to be ready, in case the enemy troops attacked the family again. They are now being targeted.

Silvia on a cold morning, she went out towards the lake. When she sees the clear lake, she wants to bathe there. It had been several days since the attacks kept coming, she hadn't had time to clean herself. She walked between the big rocks and stood on the biggest rock. The water was absolutely clear.

Silvia's soul was called to enter the clear water. It happened to be very early in the morning, she could bathe without being seen by anyone there. Her young soul was still churning to enjoy life, so many calamities to the family. In fact, Silvia had to leave the Ice Pearl Martial House because her family was about to be annihilated.

Things were getting out of hand and her family was in crisis. The annihilation of the family might even happen. As a family member, Silvia chose to quit the Ice Pearl and return to the family and fight together with the family.

Silvia could only fight to the end! In this world, whoever was the strongest, they would be the king.

Silvia looked back and to the side on the boulder, there was no one in sight. It seemed like it would be very refreshing to be in the clear water. Silvia smiled and her hands moved to start undoing the straps of her shirt. She took off the long shirt all the way down. Silvia placed it on the boulder, leaving only her shirt and pants on.

She stepped between other small stones, as if stepping down and into the water. There was a scratch on the left side of her abdomen, as if she had been hit by the tip of a sword. Silvia used her right hand and released ice crystal energy to cover the wound. The power of ice that she learned could close wounds and repair dead cells quickly.

Ice Health, regeneration of the wound would be done quickly.

Wosh! The ice energy spread and covered the wound on her left abdomen. Silvia did not want the wound to open wider when she entered the water.

Silvia stepped slowly, passing by the last small stone floating halfway in the water. Silvia's soft, snow-white feet began to touch the ground.

It was so cold! Even Silvia's shoulders trembled and her skin .which was shining white looked so dazzling.

Silvia's smooth feet went deeper and deeper, until her belly entered the water. Silvia's body was filled with tranquility, she immersed her body and her head remained. Silvia looked up at the sky and her body entered the water.

It felt really good.

Silvia's whole body and head felt refreshed.

However, Silvia's eyes instantly bulged so wide. In front of her quite far away and on the other side of the lake, a man was bathing and was under a big rock. The man just stood still and stared at Silvia while soaking in the water. That man was, Dave.

So..., he had been there all along? And Silvia didn't realize it at all, starting when she took off her clothes and went down into the water. That was really embarrassing! Silvia's face turned red.

"Perverted man! You peeked at me on purpose!" Silvia shouted and submerged her body, leaving only her eyes and hair partially wet.

Dave shook his head, he got up and stood up from his seat. The water flooded his body and flowed down, he put on his shorts that he had used last time when he faced Jackson from Canada. The boxing shorts was the only pair of underwear he had.

Although Silvia was angry, she looked at Dave's muscular body and the water dripping from his hair and body. It was a very nice body for a man to have. The training was very hard in shaping such a body.

Srak! Srak!

Dave walked towards Silvia and created a wave of water, the water was as deep as Dave's stomach.

"Don't come any closer, don't you dare touch me or I'll kill you!"

Dave didn't care, he kept walking and directed his steps towards Silvia. Silvia was scared and trembling, burying her body deeper and deeper in the water. She was so embarrassed and didn't want anyone to touch her.

She didn't give up! She kept moving here! Silvia's thoughts began to tremble. She used the energy from both her hands in the water. Silvia was running out of ways to prevent Dave from getting closer to her, while her heart was beating fast and furiously.

"Don't come any closer!"

[Ice Breaking, Frozen Crystal]

Silvia threw her hands together, twisting in the water and the entire lake's waters froze quickly. A secret power possessed by the students and teachers of the Ice Pearl. Using that power was quite energy-consuming, but Silvia had to do it to stop Dave from approaching and touching her.

What man wouldn't want to do something bad to a beautiful and graceful woman like her, plus she wasn't wearing her clothes. What else would Dave have in mind if not to touch her.

Srak! Crak!

All the water in the lake froze and became ice. In fact, Dave had a hard time moving because the water in his stomach and bottom became frozen and confined his movements.

What the hell! Dave had trouble walking in the water that had frozen from the surface to the bottom.

"What are you doing, strange woman! You're freezing the water!" shouted Dave.

"I'm protecting myself from a pervert like you! You must want to touch me, don't expect to be able to! You pervert!" shouted Silvia repeatedly.

Dave shook his head, he pulled his elbow up. His right hand clenched into a fist and punched the ice in front of him. Fortunately, the points he had just earned were used to improve his punching ability. The Crushing Blow had not been attempted after the increase in points.

[Crushing Blow]

Brush!

Dave hit hard on the layer of ice that made him immobilized in the water.

Crak!

Brush!

Wooossh!

No way! Silvia was shocked as most of the ice that had frozen in the water shattered and split in many places. The ice chunks separated and Dave was able to move freely. Only a few pieces of broken ice remained and the water returned to its previous state.

"How did you do it with just a punch?" Silvia was still immersing her body in the water.

Dave walked closer and closer.

"Don't come near me! I'll kill you!" Silvia shouted but she didn't dare to move out of embarrassment.

And, Dave was getting closer. However, he didn't walk towards Silvia, he just passed Silvia who was still soaking in fear.

"Who's going to touch you! You'd better take a good look at the situation before you decide to take off your clothes!"

Wosh! Wosh!

Dave passed Silvia and climbed out of the water, jumped onto a rock and picked up his clothes. Dave put on his clothes on the rock and turned around once more before finally leaving.

"Most women in this world only deceive men with their bodies."

Whoosh!

Dave jumped off the boulder and disappeared.

"What did you say!" Silvia was angry and stood up, and she looked at her body again that was still wearing underwear. She was ashamed and buried herself again, that guy is really nauseating!

***

That afternoon, Regend and the remaining members of the Rodin family gathered in the meeting room. They were preparing a plan of what they would do after all the calamities that the Rodin family had experienced. Would they have a plan or give up by disbanding themselves.

"We must rise up, Counselor!" said Bota, one of the unit leaders, to Regend who had been appointed as the family's advisor.

"Our strength is weak now, Bota."

Tap! Tap!

Silvia arrived in a bluish-white dress, she was wearing the Rodin family knight's armor. She wanted to join the family's forces and was ready to fight.

"Princess Silvia."

Regend and the others standing around the table invited Silvia to join the discussion about the future of the family.

They were talking seriously, until Dave also asked permission to enter. Everyone allowed him in because thanks to him many family members could still survive and he was also the one who saved Rey as the successor of the Rodin family.

As Dave entered and took a step, his eyes looked at Silvia and both of their eyes looked sharply at each other.

Everyone saw that, but didn't want to take too much thought.

"Ehm!" Regend roused them all to return to the discussion.

Dave interrupted their further discussion and a debate ensued about what they should do after this.

"Does the Rodin family have strong support to become a great power?" Dave asked suddenly. Everyone looked at a loss for an answer.

"There is," said Regend, "The head of the Rodin family used to have a good relationship with the fifth Prince, Rodes. Rodin saved his life in the past, but their relationship hasn't been seen in recent years because something seems to have happened to Rodes."

Hmm...!

"Well, I have an idea," Dave said, "Write me a letter and arrange for me to meet that prince Rodes. Maybe, it could be a good thing for our family."

"Our family? Do you think you're part of this family? And, it's like you can decide whatever you want here!" said Silvia, looking annoyed.

"Sorry princess SIlvi," Regend intervened, "I'm the one who made Dave a member of our family."

Hhhhh! Silvia looked annoyed but soon understood and her hands were crossed.

"Well it's decided, let me see this Rodes prince first."

And, the decision was, the mission to meet Rodes. Dave's journey began...