Chapter 196: Nymphime’s Breath (1/2)
Jarret stood by the side of the massive stable as he watched several six-eyed bulls being prepared for his departure. They were currently short on one of these rare and exotic beasts as well as one magic carriage as Lord Ty hadn't returned with the one he had used due to the severity of their situation at the time.
Jarret was in awe at his master's compassion for them as he had even abandoned such a valuable item just to save their lives. He wasn't entirely sure but apparently, he had died in that battle but was brought back to life by the Dark Creature Lord Ty had conjured.
To even go as far as resurrecting such weak creatures like himself. That only shows the benevolence of his master. He swore to become stronger and wholeheartedly worship the God that was his beloved master. Naturally, he wasn't the only one that felt this way as everyone that had died and been revived, for some reason shared a similar thought process.
This may have been due to the dark nature of the Garuda's spell but then again, it could also be their honest feelings after escaping from the jaws of death. As they had to just wallow in despair as they slowly realize they had died without even being of use to the generosity of the master that had saved them in more ways than one.
”Hey, twat! What you doing just standing there like a statue?”
His profound thoughts were suddenly interrupted by an annoying voice that he recognized all too well. A deep and tired sigh left his mouth as he turned to face the only person that would speak so rudely at him.
”Nadine, I forgot you're back as well. Everything was so peaceful here while you were gone.”
”What the hell is that suppose to mean!”
”Nothing much, just that even the actual children in the castle are still more mature than you.”
”Why you. Just because I came to check up on a weakling that got himself killed by nobodies, you now have the mouth to insult the great me. How ungrateful.”
”The Great you? You're weaker than me so stop trying to act superior. It's not cute at all.”
Jarret was an orphan after his parents died when he was young in a rare monster siege back in the Azabed region. He had then been taken in by Nadine's parents so she was something like his troublesome little sister.
While she was indeed a fighting prodigy, Jarret was the same in a similar sense and had a more refined fighting style than her which sparked her intense competitive spirit that she now probably considers him her rival so she tends to always work hard towards surpassing him even though they both had the same magic potential.
Still, Magic potential was just a
limit on the tier of magic one could use and not the limit of their strength, so there were many ways to become stronger than your potential as strengthening the mana body did not solely rely on one magic potential even though it helped greatly.
Due to Jarret's unexpected retort, Nadine who had originally come here with a smug expression on her face had lost her cool but quickly recovered and m regained her composure as the same smug look appeared on her face yet again after hearing him mention her strength.
”Fufufu... what do you mean weaker than you. I'm way stronger now you know! You should really be addressing me as Senior from now on... fufufu...”
”Huh... Now you're just—”
Jarret was wondering if she was just putting up airs when he suddenly notice something from the obnoxious girl that was proudly puffing out her usually non-existent chest at him.
”Wait did you get taller? And when did those washboards you call a chest grow something.”
”You asshole!... But of course, I got taller, I'm also way stronger too. I'm at least two times stronger than you. Kukuku...”
”is that so... What happened? Which evil god did you sell your soul to? Don't tell me you were tricked by a common devil. Well, I wouldn't be surprised.”
”Fufufu... I won't fall for that this time, you're just jealous ain't you? I've finally sup passed you.... kukuku... besides, It's a secret.”
She winked at him after striking some kind of pose but Jarret could only roll his eyes at that. If Lord Ty could see her current behavior he would surely be shocked but since Jarret had known her since she was a baby, he knew just how exhausting she could be so he decided to just ignore her taunts as he had a job to do.
Walking away from her while ignoring her angry rants as the carriages and beasts were prepared, he boarded his and assigned Nadine and two others with the rest as they drove out of the castle. The barrier had already fixed itself so they could only leave and would need Lord Ty's permission to enter.
Their job this time was to transport the Raven Settlement back here in time to increase their fighting force against the thousands of undead that were headed for them. With that in mind, four large six-bulls pulled eight magic carriages as they left through the destroyed main gate of the castle.
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—Back in the underground cavern.