Chapter 54: Is Something Wrong With Me? (1/2)

'Four whole days?' Arion was perplexed after learning that he was knocked out for four entire days.

He was surprised he didn't die out of hunger and thirst after these four days and wondered if he wasn't feeling worse because of prana inside his body.

However, he couldn't understand why he even slept for two whole days and didn't wake up before.

'Was it because I was powering up or something?' Arion felt that it had something to do with his recent significant gains in his Defity.

*Growll~*

”Phew, my stomach won't just give me a break, huh,” Arion chuckled as he decided to go and see Mei's cooking since he didn't feel like resting anymore.

He walked forward and opened the door, ”Oh, jeez! What are you doing here?” Arion was startled upon seeing Shun standing by the door with a crutch in his hand.

Now that he was able to stand on his legs, Arion noticed that Shun was quite short and slim. He doubted if he was even 170cms tall, and thus he had to tilt his head downwards to look at him.

”So, you miraculously somehow survived, huh?” Shun asked as he scrutinized Arion top to bottom.

Arion smirked, ”Why? Are you unhappy that I survived? Heh, wanna guess my Defity?”

Seeing the proud smile on Arion's face, Shun's lips curved as he said, ”Just at the peak of the Prana Binding Stage, and you are already this cocky? It seems like you have yet to jump out of the well and see the world.”

Arion frowned, wondering if this little Shun fellow was still more powerful than him. Then it struck him as he remembered Mei mentioning that Shun was a legit Defier and not a quasi-Defier, unlike him.

Suddenly, he realized that the gap between him and Shun was indeed big enough for Shun to make him swallow his cockiness.

Still, Arion didn't want to admit defeat and said, ”Hmph, I will catch up to you, and then we will see who will have the last laugh.”

For some unknown reason, Arion was starting to feel competitive against Shun. He wondered if it was because Shun was the same age as him but way more powerful.

”Still, how did you survive? I heard that a horde of Jawfiends attacked you, and even the corpse of a Queen Jawfiend was found beside you. Who killed them all?” His eyes further narrowed as he looked up at Arion, ”And the most astonishing thing is the changes that happened to you. In fact, you have become the talk of the town other than being a noble hero.”

”I guess the almighty goddess Alara favors me,” Arion answered, taking advantage of the beliefs the people in this world had.

”I doubt such a noble and supreme existence has time to favor someone who increased their Defity by sleeping instead of working hard like others. You have no idea how many people came and entered this house the past four days. Hearing them praise you had made my ears numb. Anyways, I am going to go take a stroll outside,” Shun sighed as he limped away towards the door.

'Wow, I got that popular. I guess being a hero does have its perks,' Arion chuckled inwardly.

Shun suddenly stopped and asked, ”I forgot to ask. Do you really not remember what happened after that Queen Jawfiend attacked you?”

Arion said in a confused tone, ”No, I don't.”

”I see…” A contemplative light shone in his eyes as he walked away without saying anything anymore.

Arion made his way to the dinner table and saw many dishes being kept and saw Mei coming out of the kitchen with plates in her hands.

”Ari, actually, I didn't cook since I forgot that Aunt Yaro had brought over so much food for the past few days that I didn't want to let them go to waste. She had been bringing them over for you in case you woke up. She had also been feeling really bad about what happened, especially since she felt that it was wrong of her to leave you all alone that day,” Mei said as her eyebrows drew together.

Arion said casually, ”It was not really necessary. It was not her fault. I was the one who went out on my own. I guess I have to tell Aunt Yaro personally that I have no hard feelings. Besides, she had to go and save the neighboring ward. There's nothing she could have done.”

Mei beatifically smiled, ”Well, I guess she will be relieved to hear that from you when she visits here again. Now, she has sent over your favorite meatballs and some medicinal food with pranic herbs mixed along to fasten your recovery.”

She then took a good look at Arion and continued, ”But I guess you are already fully recovered. Still, these medical foods can help your Defity since I heard that the herbs she used were quite expensive. I told her to let me buy them, but she beat me to it, and I felt quite bad that she was doing so much.”