52 I Will Make Him Stronger (1/2)

Arnin stepped out the house, Elidia following him after some hesitation. Lilise didn't come out since she didn't want to come in the way, plus she wanted to familiarize herself with her new abilities.

Elidia stood behind Arnin silently. She didn't know what to say, since she still felt some fear and apprehension towards Arnin. Plus, he was the one who had scarred her princess-like life with blood and cruelty.

”U-umm, t-thanks for helping Lilise breakthrough.” Elidia didn't know what to say, so she started with this. Despite his previous actions, she still thankful that he helped Lilise.

”Recently, has your strength grown or become weaker? Are you cultivating faster or slower?” Arnin ignored her gratitude and dived straight into the topic of cultivation. He was unsure as to what was happening to Elidia at the moment.He would find a way to help her if there was a problem, however if there was none, and Elidia was doing better then before, Arnin could just drop the subject and allow Elidia to do whatever she wanted.

Elidia stopped and started to think about what happened after the library scene. Her mindset was slightly different now, and she knew that people in this world could be very cruel. She had also learned that people would not listen to her just because she wanted them to. Her cultivation speed went up, and supposedly her talent was higher now too, which was the main reason why she was so popular in class.

”W-well, my cultivation is higher, and my talent has increased. I cultivate much faster then before.” Elidia spoke after some hesitation.

”That's good then. Go back inside. I'm going to go and rest.” Arnin nodded his head. He understood the reason. Elidia was trapped in her own fantasy before, which limited her experience, and also prevented her from speeding up her cultivation. Now that she knew how the world worked, her fantasy was crushed and reality attacked her ruthlessly. Usually, a person would start to face problems with their cultivation when their fantasy was broken, however some people are able to accept it quite quickly. Fortunately for her, Elidia fell in the latter.

She didn't like how really worked, but she couldn't deny that it was how it was.

Arnin began to walk away from Elidia, causing her to be stunned. She was only outside with him for a minute or so, and now he was leaving? She didn't like Arnin, but she knew that everything she was experiencing now was because of him as well. She didn't want to admit it, but she was grateful towards Arnin.

”A-Arnin, t-thank you.” She spoke silently. Arni heard her and nodded his head without turning around. Her appreciation didn't really affect him. In his mind, she was just another person who would be in his life for a small period of time, before continuing on her own path.

After a few minutes, Arnin made it to his home. He was extremely tired, and just wanted to sleep. He still needed to decide what he would do tomorrow. He couldn't work on the mark making, since he didn't have a cultivation method yet. He would go on missions when he entered Essence Manifest, since demonic beats would start on that level. Plus, he would be able to get better missions as an Essence Manifest cultivator.

'Maybe I'll head over to alchemy department. I could see what type of pills they have to purchase. Plus, I could also try to get some materials to create my own pills.' Deciding on what he wanted to do, Arnin went into his house. He found Vilis laying in the corner, sleeping. Arnin hadn't fed much to Vilis yet, which was a major problem. He needed to find a way to allow for Vilis eat in his absence.

'Akig will be my priority tomorrow. Who knows what Vilis will do when I am not here?' He went to his small bed and laid down.

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Morning arrived and Arnin quickly got changed. He didn't change last night, since he was extremely tired, plus he needed to find a place to wash himself. Arnin walked into a room and found a bucket of clean water. The bathroom in the house was very small, but it was enough for Arnin to clean himself.

Arnin took his clothes off and began to wash himself. Since he had lots of blood and dirt caked on his skin, it took him a long time to finally scrub himself clean.

After his bath, Arnin put on a normal robe and walked out. His Moth uniform was ripped to shreds, so he wasn't able to wear that. Arnin walked outside and surprisingly found Lilise and Elidia standing outside, waiting for him.

”Morning!” Lilise was the first to greet him. Elidia just nodded her head, while Arnin smiled back towards the duo.

”Do you guys know which class chubby boy is in?” Arnin asked the two girls.

”I think Akig is a part of the Blue class.” Lilise pondered for a minute before saying. The Butterflies had so many students that they were separated by colors, sex and cultivation realm. For example, Lilise and Elidia were a part of the Orb Birth - Earth, Green female class.

”Alright, lead me to him.” Arnin nodded his head. He wanted Akig to start tending to Vilis right away. As for the boy's cultivation, Arnin decided to take care of it himself. He would provide Akig with a good cultivation manual and have him cultivate through that.

”Umm, Arnin, where is your student robe?” Lilise was wondering what happened, so she finally asked.

”Remember how my robe was in tatters yesterday? Well, I can't wear it in that condition, so I'm going to need to get a new one, or I'll have to fix it myself.” Arnin shook his head. He had to admit, the robes the academy provided were quite comfortable.

”Why don't you give it to sis? She knows how to sew.” Lilise asked Arnin. The latter looked at Elidia in surprise. She was only about seven years old, so being able to sew was very impressive.

”I only know how to do a little. I might ruin your robe, so it's better not to let me do it.” Elidia told Arnin after some hesitation. She also didn't forget to give Lilise a glare.

”That's fine, I want to see how good you really are. You can go to my house after class and take the robe.” Arnin smiled. He knew that Elidia didn't want to do it, but he didn't care whether she wanted to or not. She would do it.

Elidia grumbled a little before bitterly shaking her head. Although she held grudges against Arnin, she really didn't want him to get mad. If he did, she was scared that he might beat her, or someone else up, like he did with his servant and slave.

The trio walked towards the Butterfly building, and since Arnin wasn't wearing his Moth robe, they weren't getting too much attention. Only a couple of kids walked over and spoke to Elidia before moving away.

Arnin noticed Elidia's popularity and Lilise's dull face, and he couldn't help but shake his head. Lilise was still young and it was natural that she would want friends. Arnin, however, wasn't looking for friends, he more so just wanted slaves and servants.

”How how far is the Blue male class?” Arnin asked.

”We should almost be there.” Lilise replied with a still somewhat sullen expression.

The group finally reached a class with large doors. Arnin nodded his head and pulled the door open, walking in with the two girls behind him. When the three entered, many looked over before doing their own thing. People walking in and out of the class was a common sight, so it didn't really catch their attention.

Arnin looked around, trying to find Akig. In the corner of the class, a chubby kid sat with an angered face. There were over five people around him, however it didn't look like these five were on good terms with him.

Seeing this, Arnin smirked a little as his killing intent slowly seeped out. He liked Akig because of the kids straightforward personality. Plus, he was going to be his Beast sitter, so bullying him was the same things as bullying Arnin.

Arnin walked over with a wicked smile. Elidia noticed the smile and froze. ”Lilise, come with me for a sec. Let's go and tell our teacher about your breakthrough. She will be very happy.” Elidia still didn't want Lilise to know about Arnin's way of dealing with people. She believed that it would be a great blow to Lilise, and she wouldn't let that happen.

”What about Arnin? We can go later.” Lilise was confused and decided to reject the idea.

”Lilise, if we don't go now, then all of the other students will speak to her until class starts, then we won't have the chance to tell her. Let's go now. Anyways, Arnin is going to do his own things later.” Elidia pulled Lilise forcefully, and walked out the class. The latter was bewildered by Elidia's suspicious actions, however she reluctantly agreed.

Arnin noticed Elidia taking Lilise away and shook his head. He knew that Lilise would find out sooner or later, and he didn't care when this would happen.

Akig, whose face was now red, saw Arnin walking over. Simply the sight of Arnin rid him of all his anger.

”Arnin! What are you doing here?” Akig got up and shoved the five boys aside. This annoyed them all, so they followed behind the chubby kid.

”Well, didn't you want to hang out with Vilis? I am here to bring you there.” Arnin said with a smile. He saw the group of five following Akig from behind, which bugged him even more,

”Really? That's great, but I have a class right now, and I don't know if I can leave.” Akig then said with a saddened face. It was a rule that all Butterfly students needed to attend classes until a certain realm was achieved. If that did not happen, then a punishment would befall them.