15 A Mutual Agreemen (1/2)

For a few seconds, Edmond could only stand there agape while staring at Aaron as if he were a madman.

A Bewitching Fox!

There was a reason that the Tera dealer had used that name to try and cheat people of their money. A Bewitching Fox was one of the only Teras in the surrounding areas with Rare-grade potential. Even if it only had Ordinary-level power, it was known to be able to strike terror in the hearts of other Teras, even if they were more powerful than it on paper.

Edmond had had to spend all of the savings that his dad had accumulated by working as a Nature Whisperer, which was a non-combat sub-class among Energy Manipulators, for all his life. Now that he thought about it, he felt like hitting himself for getting fooled like that.

That cheater must have run a double con: when he displayed the powers of the Tera, they had been exactly those of a Bewitching Fox. Yet, right before the transfer and bonding, he must have switched it out with a Foxtail Rabbit, which had the special ability to mimic a Bewitching Fox to chase away predators.

His eyes shining with desire, Edmond shouted, ”I'll do anything! B-but can you really help me catch one? They are supposed to be…”

Initially, he had been about to feel like he was over the moon, but slight doubt appeared in Edmond after he remembered everything he had learned about Bewitching Foxes in school.

These were some of the trickiest creatures to catch, so he wondered how someone who hadn't even integrated with a Core could be capable of such a feat.

Yet, his excitement returned when he heard Aaron's reply.

”Don't worry about that. Woof and I know all the tricks of those things. Are you sure about your choice? I have to warn you. If I see you being pathetic like before even once, I'll consider it to be you choosing the first option. Is that ok?”

In response, Edmond nodded hurriedly.

First of all, he was happy that he wasn't going to die. Although he had felt as if he had been ready to die, the resentment in him had also been so sizeable that it almost made him collapse to the ground due to the pain it caused.

Second, although he didn't fully believe Aaron yet, he felt as if this was an opportunity that he should use. No one could know a forest better than someone who had lived in one.

Right now, Aaron looked like a savior who had come to help Edmond.

He had heard those tales about passionate youths having chance encounters in remote places, where they encounter entities of magnificent power that would help them on their quest for revenge.

Was that going to happen to him, too?

A voice interrupted his daydream.

”Oh, and, by the way, if you end up dying in the process, I won't be to blame. I'll try to save you, but if it means that I have to sacrifice myself, then you're on your own. I'll just be on my way. Is that ok?”

Yeah…With this sentence, that image of Edmond's was dashed. No magnificent entity would say stuff like this to the young hero whom it wanted to help.

Edmond was prone to wild fantasies, which was something his father used to scold him about. Coming back to reality, Edmond realised that this was definitely a partnership in which he should be careful.

From the tone in which his 'saviour' had spoken, it had become clear that he really would be left on his own if he encountered a situation like that.

Aaron had added this as an afterthought as he was now dealing with a human with whom he could talk to. At the end of the day, this was still a past time, so there was no way that he would heroically risk his own life to save someone who didn't mean anything to him.

His main motive behind this offer was actually different.

'Oh, yes, it's better that I tell him about that, too.'

This thought came in Aaron's mind, and it never occurred to him that he had to keep his motives secret. He had nothing to hide.