It had been nearly a day since their grand attack on the secret fort.The two were now camping at a cave on top of the mountain. They were high up, and the path was a nest for large aviary beasts the group had slain.Against a Battle Steed, the F-ranked monsters were all easily slain, and the group even had a dinner.Flay was busy preparing the meal. Although the monster was unique and new to him, he could still gauge which parts were edible as he was a Tamer.Princess Estelle watched in amazement, and her mouth was watering as she saw how the large bird was cooked into strange ingredients.Along the way, Kairo had already prepared to gather various herbs, leaves, plants, fruits, and some vegetables growing about.The Magic Lamp proved useful as it housed many of the items and spoils that Flay had taken.A little kitchen was created at that cave, right on top of the mountain and unreachable to most beasts.“Where is your Steed?”“Still headed out to collect more herbs at my command. T
“Princess!” Vallenhal shouted loudly as he noticed the two people emerging from the valley afar.It was the Princess of the kingdom! The miraculous appearance caused the assassin to shout in joy.“Estelle is alive! Estelle is alive!” Vallenhal began to weep as his fears were proven to be untrue.“At least he’s the good guy.” Flay chuckled as he could see Vallenhal's sincere joy.“You were considering him a traitor? I doubt he is. He is... my half-brother. And he treats me dearly.” Estelle answered.“...You mean adoptive brother.” Flay narrowed his eyes.“...?! How did you...?!”“Hm? I was right? It was a shot in the dark. You two just feel... like a different breed.”Estelle was confused, but Flay marched out ahead, and Estelle followed.The approaching escort noticed Flay moving ahead.“My lord... That boy... Is he someone who has kidnapped our Princess?”“No...Estelle follows him willingly. This boy is an ally that must have helped and saved the Princess. Treat him with respect.”“.
Vallenhal had taken the Princess and quickly moved out.But this was Vallenhal’s plan to quickly separate Estelle from the strange man. This was also so that he could personally talk to Estelle.“Princess...” Vallenhal began. There was some worry in his voice. The Princess wouldn’t randomly attack someone just like that. But now, for this strange man, she did attack Vem!“How often do I have to tell you to call me sister or at least call me by name if we are alone together.” Estelle frowned.Vallenhal was surprised at Estelle's sudden tone.“Erm... Sis. That man you have... How do I put it... He’s...?”“Do you think you can defeat him?” Estelle suddenly asked.“Wha- what?”“Flay. He said that you’d notice. Is it... something about strong people that they see things beyond the norm?”“...So you know that that youth isn’t normal.”“No. I said that he helped me and saved me. But in truth, he takes about eighty percent of the credit. I may have launched the killing blow to kill the bishop
The knight's allies could never know what exactly he had to go through to keep his body protected and guarded against the creeping poison within his bloodstream. Had it been anyone else, they would not have achieved the power of using Brute to push back the poison. But through this poison, the knight had understood the pathways of his body. He could sense his blood vessels, veins, and organs. His training in creating a Brute blockage was brutal. Many times, the poison nearly seeped into his brain. Though some magical attempts were made to destroy the Ravaging Dread Poison, the fact that it was in his head and knocking at his brain's doorpost made it difficult. He was in a critical state for weeks as he was constantly battling and keeping the blockage of Brute to stop the poison. In contrast, mage doctors and alchemist doctors kept trying to help. One day, he just walked out of the hospital, claiming that he had somehow stopped it and would only go back and rest if he was too tired.
Stellar stones were stones of great rarity. In the magically oriented planet that Flay was currently in, the thick magic allowed plants and ores to naturally be born in magic. Still, very few objects were born to harness it.Stones from space were the rare resource that naturally devoured and kept the magic to in itself. This innate power to store magic would allow the mages to craft high-level magic stones and create a Mid-Grade Core!“Stellar… Rocks!” The old mage nearly collapsed. How could this child gather enough of these stones to create at least three Cores?!“With the thick magic in this place, you should be able to create a Mid-Grade Elemental Core.But it was true. A potent coating had covered the stellar rocks with some strange greenish coat. Yet it did not corrupt or weaken the stone but masked all impurities that might taint it away from it!“This…! Where did you…?! How did you?!”“Now… I’m not a mage, but if it’s formation, artifact slotting, and other alchemy-related fie
The Beastmaster was startled at the sudden question that Flay posed to him.Kairo was a supreme alchemist, but Flay was a Tamer all his life. He considered monsters and bestial behavior natural to them.Even in the kingdom, the youngest Tamers and those who were invalids had become vital to hunts and had brought down the death toll to the point that none had yet died!And behind this was the Tamer’s mindset. There were lion-type beasts in their villages. Aside from their ancestors' ancient knowledge, was the fact that some of the former traitors of Monster’s Edge had tamed lion-type beasts!And it was straightforward for a tamer to understand a beast that they have subdued.“Your scent. I can smell that territorial marking of a lion. It must have been tough on you.” Flay laughed.The beast master’s expression turned ugly.“You…!”“I’ve been around lions. I can tell. Looking at your state, it means this lion is bound in your home but acting like a king. It is demanding food, and you pr
The King and Queen had a private meeting with Estelle. Though the city rejoiced at her return, no one could ever guess the stories that she now had laid out before them.The king was amazed at the stories that her daughter gave.Estelle continued on by saying what exactly Flay had faced in his place. And though Estelle told it as if Flay was from another continent, the stories of treacheries and divisions of what the Abaddons used surprised them.“As he said, the strategy is to give people power or something they will want and yearn for. This will fuel their greed. This will push them to desires and actions that they never once made. And so, division happens. They cause division by giving blessings, power, or even secrets! I have seen and heard of many battles and conflicts within our kingdoms. From small ones to greater ones. From royal families to merchants and even to our own family.” Estelle revealed it all.“The Bishop had served due to his desires for the secret powers of the cr
A young man was floating on the calm waters. Miraculously, he was still alive despite fighting the currents for so long.The first thing he saw when he woke up was a shiny, glittering light at the edge of the dark cave he found himself in.“Where… am I?” The young boy slowly crawled out of the pond that he was in. The darkness of the cave would have made it impossible for him to see if not for the light on the other side.“What happened?” The young man began to recall what had happened.As he was still groggy, it took him some time to recall what had happened.He was with his fellow Tamers investigating a mysterious thump that he heard which led them deep down a certain cave. They found a massive underground river that rushed out, and an ambush of a powerful pack of wolves occurred, and the young man fell into this river