Chapter 68: Why Are You Still Here? (1/2)

The following day Arion woke up along with Mei, and the two turned their heads at the same time, realizing that they were hugging too intimately before they even realized it.

Arion coughed as he got up and said, ”I will go check on the rest of the gifts.”

Mei didn't say anything as she parted her hair.

Arion yawned as he left the room but couldn't help but think about what happened yesterday night. However, by now, he could barely remember what he saw in his nightmare other than the frightening claws.

But he brushed those thoughts away when he saw Shun fumbling through his gifts and pocketing something after opening them.

”Hey! Stop, you thief!” Arion shouted in a vexed tone as he quickly stepped forward and snatched one of the gifts from Shun's hands.

”Hey, what's wrong? I am just trying to help you out, and here you are, so cranky!” Shun indignantly said while patting his fat pockets.

Arion's expression twisted even more, when he saw the mess Shun had created by opening all of his gifts. And most of them were mostly herbs which he thought the people must have gifted him, thinking that he might be still injured somewhere.

But he was not disappointed with those gifts since now he at least had enough herbs to last him for a month if he ate moderately and need not force himself to eat ordinary food which he might even vomit.

And most of all, he would be able to increase his Defity by eating them.

However, some of the gift cases were opened without anything inside them.

Arion didn't have to think much to realize that Shun had pocketed whatever was inside these cases.

He sternly said as he put out his palm, ”Give them back, you shorty. Don't you have no shame in stealing other people's stuff?” Even though he said with a righteous expression, he knew he himself was no better considering how he stole many things in his past life.

However, in his defense, he considered it as something he had to do for survival. But Shun was blatantly stealing right before his eyes. So, how could he let this slip past him?

”Shorty? You dare call me that?” Shun stood up with his brows narrowed. However, because of being shorter than Arion, he had to look up at Arion's face, making him appear less intimidating even though he tried puffing his chest.

Now Arion seemed like a senior who was about to pick a fight with his junior.

Arion's lips curved, ”You heard me right. Or what else should I call a little ducky like you?”

”Hmph, look who's talking. Did you forget that before your lucky ass transformation, you were shorter than me by an entire arm? I bet we all know who is the true 'ducky' here,” Shun said with a wrinkled nose.

Arion's brows twitched since he knew that his previous look was not as charming and attractive as his present look. But why would he care about it when he no longer looked like that before?

Arion smiled and ridiculed, ”It seems like our ducky here is jealous. We live in the present and not in the past. So, there is no point in trying to poke about my previous appearance.”

Arion's lips pinched together as he continued, ”But nice try in trying to distract me!”

Arion said as his hand suddenly shot towards Shun's bulging pockets.

Shun quickly jumped backward, making Arion surprised by how fast he reacted.

But he didn't give up and decided to catch him for sure this time and decided to not just try and grab him aimlessly but to time it correctly.

”Haha, too slow. Besides...you shouldn't be so stingy, you know,” Shun laughed as he casually dodged Arion's attempts at catching him.

Even if Arion had enhanced senses, he found it hard to even touch the corner of Shun's clothes. It was as if the faster he moved, the more evasive Shun was.

Arion realized that he wouldn't be able to catch him the traditional way and decided to do something unorthodox by kicking a chair at Shun, whose legs were in mid-air.

Shun was simply jumping around when he suddenly saw Arion kicking a chair towards the spot where he was about to land.