Supreme Warlock System

14 Karah

The warm morning sunlight made its way to Jerouch's eyes as he opened them with struggle.

He eventually woke up from his long unconscious state, but he still squinted his eyes waiting for them to adjust to the new, bright environment.

The chirping of birds and insects along with short, rapid movements of rodents flooded his ears and he breathed in the sizzling scents of flora.

'' Come to think of it, flora…? '' He jumped from where he lay in an awkward position and looked around in confusion.

The memories of his last battle rushed into his mind and he got even more perplexed.

He knew he should be in the rumbles at best, but here he was enjoying the calming atmosphere of beautiful flowers and shrubs.

'' Tsk, you're awake at last, I thought I might just finish you off. ''

Jerouch abruptly turned when he heard an unfamiliar voice calling from behind.

Immediately after he saw who the voice belonged to, his heart tied a knot and his whole body tensed up.

His hair stood erect, and he cautiously moved backwards until he stepped on a twig, then with a thud, he smack his butt to the ground.

'' What is she doing here? '' Jerouch thought, racking his mind for any possible escape route, but it was without question that if she meant harm, then he would be in for it.

'' Is that what I get for a thank you? '' Karah squinted her eyes while taking note of every minute action of Jerouch.

'' Thank you?? What does she imply… '' Jerouch wondered until he looked down.

He could no longer see his old grey robes ruined with blood and patches, rather, he was in a dark robe that felt so smooth and soft to the touch.

Not just that, his body now looked cleaner, void of dried blood and stench. Even the deep wounds had healed with no traces of scars.

Jerouch's eyes travelled across the forest but found no one else there, and his cheek burned as he hoped that what he was thinking didn't happen.

Yes, he wasn't a virgin on Earth, but that didn't mean that he would allow a lady to see his stick, not when he was unconscious.

'' Hmph, pervert! '' Karah snorted.

'' Don't you even dare think that this lady of elegance would take advantage of a dying man. ''

She brought out a blindfold from thin air, which fascinated Jerouch as he had never seen something like that before.

'' See… I covered my eyes and I even cut off the mana fluctuation coming from you. '' She put forward the blindfold to allow Jerouch to see clearly.

If only he could curse aloud, he would gladly do that.

' Blindfold my foot, that doesn't stop you from touching me. ' He knew better not to say this aloud unless he was tired of living. He wouldn't be that dumb to reprimand someone who managed to escape a monster that could summon a dragon, or who knows, maybe even kill it.

He might not even get to know how he died.

'' But you're stupid, you know. ''

Jerouch's eyes twitched as he heard her use such language.

'' To think you actually swallowed a monster core. Even those at higher levels would wait for them to be refined before assimilation. '' Karah swayed her hair backwards and moved closer to Jerouch who had got back to his feet.

'' However, that's even more fascinating, you surviving, I mean. '' She locked eyes on Jerouch with interest. '' On a normal day, you would have imploded from the inside and then bang! '' She clapped, which startled Jerouch.

'' Damn, so I was this close to ruining myself. No wonder that Yon bastard was struck with fright. ''

'' You saw my presence some days earlier, and that warrants your demise. '' Karah uttered in a crisp tone with an abrupt change in her demeanour, and Jerouch felt like the temperature suddenly dropped.

' Is it happening? ' He thought as he tried to think of an excuse.

'' See, I'm just a runaway slave, and I didn't mean to peep, I don't even know your name, so please let me go this once. '' Jerouch muttered in the most sympathizing tone that he could summon.

'' You don't know how complicated this is, huh? '' Karah sight and eventually withdrew.

At first, she only entered the dungeon out of sheer curiosity. However, when she crossed the dungeon barrier, the mana fluctuations clearly reached her and that was when she realized that the presence she sensed a couple of days before was here.

When she eventually got to the dungeon boss floor, the last scene she saw was Jerouch swallowing what seemed to be a monster core and then punching someone with multiple spells before he also passed out.

She wanted to kill him at that spot to save any future trouble. However, she decided against it for reasons known only to her.

She then dragged him out and placed him on a pad of flowers. Using the blindfold as she displayed to Jerouch, she changed his messy robe, and didn't peep despite her high perception.

She had few clothes and high-quality potions in her storage rings, and it was without effort that she nursed him back to life.

In the end, she even succumbed to her curiosity considering his recovery speed and used her perception to check Jerouch's inside, but she found nothing of particular interest.

'' Am I really right? '' She thought with a frown as she looked at Jerouch's relaxed face who was still deep in sleep.

Back to the present, she stood up and gazed at Jerouch with a ' won't you stand up look, ' which confused him.

'' Um? '' He got up, his look blatantly demanding an answer about what the next course of action was.

He was still wary of her, so he maintained some distance away.

'' Tsk! '' She made a short grunt seeing Jerouch's conspicuous action.

'' Come with me, I want to train you. ''