12 Partners (2/2)

Axel broke into a coughing fit as his face turned into a tomato. He quietly straightened his clothes before turning around and walking off. The woman sprung up and followed alongside him. Using his peripheral vision, Axel saw that the woman walked elegantly besides him. He also noticed a certain pair bouncing as they walked.

The woman was walking behind Axel when she noticed him staring at her. She smiled to him and said, ”Master?”

Almost tripping on tree root, Axel stood straight and said, ”Uh, yes. Do you have a name? Or something I can call you besides 'You'?”

”No, master. I don't have a name. Why don't you give me one?” Said the woman. She stood calmly besides him as the sun shone down on her. A light smile hung on her face.

Axel felt his heart jump as he thought, 'Pretty…' Shaking his head, he went into deep thought for a couple minutes before he said, ”How about… Stella?”

Stella's cheeks blushed as she happily said, ”Thank you, master. From now on, my name is Stella.”

With a quick nod, Axel continued walking to camp. He said, ”We're gonna have to train so we can get those items. As you've probably guessed, if we complete this quest, I assume the reward can possibly resurrect your child without the need of a ten-star.”

Stella quickly said, ”It might not be necessary to train, master.”

Axel came to a halt as he said, ”Explain.”

”If we can barter for old scales from those of the dragon clan, we may be able to get them without fighting. Be prepared because we will need to trade top grade items for the scales. The cores will be hard because they can only be harvested from the dead. We would also need a core harvester because five-star and above can bring their core inside their body.” Stella said as she stood besides Axel.

Suddenly, Axel froze as he said, ”Harvester?”

Stella looked at Axel in confusion as she wondered why he repeated that part. Axel, on the other hand, spoke to the system.

He said, ”System, can my harvesting skill harvest cores?”

[Correct.] Was it's reply.