7 Orientation 3 (1/2)

”Grr!”

Seeing the butterfly appear out of thin air, Woof raised its hackles and growled.

The gust of wind seemed to have been involuntary: the hair on the heads of the kids had been blown back, too, but they looked like they were used to it.

Aaron was still as amazed as the first time he had seen this, but he only looked at Woof and made a hand sign that indicated that he was telling it to take it easy.

This was mainly because the poor butterfly's wings were shaking on the sight of Woof, who looked like a big bad wolf.

In fact, the butterfly had even gone so far as to hide behind Jenny's shoulders, hovering there while shooting frightened glances at the two of them.

Sighing, Jenny said, ”Can you ask your Tera to stand down, please? I understand that you must have been living in the jungle, where everything can be a threat. But we're in a Human Settlement now. It's safe. Just…relax. My poor Pink-Winged Butterfly is very timid, you know.”

Hearing this, Aaron scratched his head and quickly moved to Woof's side, who was still staring at the butterfly as if it would make a tasty snack.

As he laid a hand on the husky's fur, he sent it the thought that they shouldn't be hostile in someone else's home.

This made Woof finally look away reluctantly, before it sat down and started scratching the spot behind its ears.

Jenny had been watching, so when she saw the ferocious-looking husky sit, she turned around and cupped the butterfly in her hands, before speaking to it in a soft voice.

”It's all right, J. It's all right. That wolf won't hurt you, ok?”

After eyeing Woof for a few seconds, the butterfly finally bobbed its head before landing in Jenny's hands.

Turning around again, she resumed the orientation.

”Where was I? Oh, yes, Teras as weapons. All of you must have noticed these white gems that flash whenever your parents summon their Teras, right?”

Saying so, Jenny held out her right hand and made that gem appear again.

Now that he could take a closer look at it, Aaron noticed that it was in the shape of a dodecahedron.

Again, he didn't know how that word appeared in his mind, but he somehow knew that that was what it was called.

It was very small- about the size of a third of her middle finger, and its edges looked rough.

All in all, it looked like a shard of some gem that had fallen away while carving it.

Glinting in the sunlight that was entering the room through the windows, it looked mysterious and captivating.

At least, it had definitely captivated Aaron, who couldn't peel his eyes away.

He could tell that it was extremely precious, even though he didn't know exactly what it was yet.

”This…is a 'Core'. It is one of the most precious materials available to us, humans, as it allows us to harness the energy of the planet.”

Hearing such a grand statement, a puzzled expression came on Aaron's face.

The energy of the planet? What the heck was that?

Seeing the same puzzled expressions on all of her audience, Jenny smiled and said, ”I'm getting ahead of myself. Gentlemen, please enter!”