After exploring the street for a bit, Cielo Regalia chanced upon a beef restaurant featuring beef prepared in many different ways. There was stewed beef, braised beef, roasted beef, and even cold mix beef. The smell wafting from this restaurant stopped him and Rito in their tracks.As though he was on a mission, Cielo hurriedly marched towards the delicious aroma with Rito in tow. In his haste to enter the restaurant, he almost collided with another customer at the door.Cielo managed to halt his advance in time. But when he began to apologize to the person he almost bumped into, a calm and familiar voice began to speak.“Cielo Regalia?” The voice was aloof and devoid of any warmth, yet it carried with it a hint of surprise.“Velicia?”There was something odd about this. His face was covered by the hat for fear of being flocked by the crowd. After the Trials of Eights, Cielo’s name became more famous than the winner. Why? Who would not? He was reported to die inside the Pavilion yet f
“What about this sword?” Cielo Regalia carefully fished it out of the pile. The sword was very ordinary in appearance. However, the moment Cielo touched it; a chilling energy surged from the sword’s handle and flowed through him.“Sir! Put that cursed sword down at once! If you want to live!” exclaimed the salesperson as he rushed forward urgently with a panicked expression.Velicia Aberon who had been observing the incident from the foot of the stairs, followed suit.“Cursed sword? Why is it cursed?” asked Cielo Regalia with sharp curiosity. He found herself unwilling to put it down.“Please put it down, kind sir. If you hurt yourself, I won’t know what to do.” The salesperson looked to be on the verge of tears.“We would sell this sword if we could as it is still in good condition. But in the past, whenever someone bought it, they would somehow injure themselves with it. Although the wounds were never serious, the fact that it’s happened so often means the sword is bad luck. It’s cu
These two people, Arabella Toshino and Cael Ruen, stood in Cielo’s way to get a ticket for Velicia.Upon Cielo’s arrival, Arabella immediately rushed over to him with a face full of distress and concern. She reached out to take Cielo’s hands but Cielo pulled back by taking Velicia’s hand on instinct. At this, Arabella awkwardly lowered and folded her own hands.“Cielo, where did you go? I got worried when Aunt Raella said you left the manor. Trinity College can wait next time, your health can’t. Don’t be silly,” pleaded Arabella anxiously. “I know you are still angry at me when I dissolve our engagement, but you must know I care about you.”Arabella put on a show of smiling while her eyes were filled with tears that Cielo did not know where it come from all of a sudden!Cael Ruen, Raella Ruen Regalia’s son, could not tolerate this any longer. How dare Cielo, this bastard, behave in such a manner. Arabella was worried about this useless man, who was not even resting at home as he shoul
In front of the tall gates of the Aberon Clan’s manor, Velicia was yet to open her lips or move to get moving. She did not know where to start. She did not even know if Cielo wanted some comforting words or if he wanted silence instead. Velicia was simply torn and she did not want to leave just yet!Clearing his throat, it was Cielo who broke the silence much to Velicia’s surprise. “Ehem. Velicia, there is a month before the start of school, right?”“That’s right.”“I plan to gather experience first before going to Trinity College.”Velicia looked at Cielo; her eyes met his flickering deep blue ones. “Where?”“Predators Lane, Ginlong Empire.”“I want to go with you. That place is dangerous.” There was no way in hell that Velicia would let him endanger himself there!The Ginlong Empire was a place deadly enough for someone new like Cielo. But the Predators Lane was a whole new thing! Hundreds of beasts were on par with her Ling Long and there were few, the ones who were slumbering with
The summer of the Ginlong Empire was particularly hot. Everyone who lived here, be it men or women, was all dressed up in the summer. Most of the men were bare-chested, revealing their muscular upper bodies that were covered in scars and sinister tattoos.The women casually put on suspenders or breastfeeds and used short skirts to cover their butts. No one would find it strange if they just swaggered down the street.Due to the high temperature of 40 degrees, Cielo Regalia was only wearing a red hooded shirt that exposed his wide chest. His long legs were hidden under a pair of work pants.Cielo held a cup of a local iced fruit drink in his hand. As he drank, he walked towards the mercenary trading building in the middle of the city.Along the way, there were always people peeping at Cielo. They saw his fair skin that formed a stark contrast with the other men and looked at his gentlemanly face that could not be hidden by his mask.However, they only watched and did not dare to really
Cielo followed the staff all the way to the arena behind the building.The staff shouted at a tall man in the crowd, “Shiro! There’s a young man who wants to join your alpha team. Show him what you got!”Upon hearing this, the man who was chatting with his friends with his back facing Cielo turned around.His exposed chest was full of wounds left by the claws of uncontracted beasts. It was a shocking sight, but it was the battle mark he was proud of.Shiro’s cold eyes swept over Cielo’s slender body. He frowned and complained to the staff, “Seb, why do you bring everyone here?”Shiro glared at Seb before turning his gaze to Cielo’s face. There was undisguised disdain in his eyes. “You can leave. Our team is not a charity organization that takes in the old, weak, and sick!”Just as Shiro finished speaking, Cielo suddenly moved.Cielo Regalia broke the concrete floor under his feet and flew up. When he landed, his left leg erupted with terrifying energy as he stomped on Shiro’s shoulder
Cielo had only slept for more than four hours when he heard people gathering downstairs. Cielo hurriedly got up and went downstairs. The mercenaries downstairs were already prepared and were lining up to get into the car and prepare to set off.Seeing that Cielo had come down himself, Shiro stood beside the car and waved at him. He teased him, “I was going to let you sleep more for a secondary growth sprout, but I didn’t expect you to wake up yourself.”Cielo ignored Shiro. This was a military truck. There were two rows of seats in the truck, and the middle was filled with weapons. He was about to get into the car when Shiro pulled his arm and said, “Go sit in the front passenger seat. The journey is quite long, so it’s quite boring for you to sit with a group of old men.”Cielo was fair and lean, and he looked easy to bully. Shiro was worried that he would be harassed while sitting with a group of old men. Cielo felt Shiro’s compassion. Without another word, he crushed the nearest st
Hearing Cielo’s simple explanation, Xavier clearly did not believe him, but he did not pursue the matter. Cielo knew that Xavier did not believe his explanation when he saw his expression. However, he did not really care. He came here to train himself anyway. He did not need to care about anything else.At night, the men shared a tent while Cielo stayed alone since he brought a tent himself unlike the others who were closed to each other and trusted each other’s backs.Before they slept, Shiro and his men sprinkled a layer of insect repellent powder outside the tent to prevent non-tier uncontracted beasts from attacking them when they were asleep.When it was sprinkled near Cielo’s tent, Shiro told him, “I have a lot of lovers in Ginlong Empire, and all of them are as beautiful as flowers. Do you want me to help you hook up with them?Cielo glanced at the bottom triangle of Shiro’s tent mysteriously and reminded him kindly, “Remember to go for checkups regularly.” With that, he pull