30 Aftermath of the Feas (2/2)

Taking this opportunity, Aaron looked around to see that a few of the members of the Hamlet who were passing by were pointing at him and whispering something among themselves.

”What are they saying?”, he asked Edmond, curious.

This made Edmond turn around and chuckle, before he said, ”They're probably gossiping about the odd sight of seeing a grown man and a 'ferocious' Tera cry while eating meat!”

Puzzled, Aaron asked, ”What's remarkable about that? It was really that good. I need to speak to Mrs. Ernst before we leave, because I want to find out how she made it.”

Oh. Right. Aaron really wasn't… educated in the various ways in which humans found amusement in seeing things which they usually weren't used to seeing. Edmond thought for a moment, but he didn't find a way in which he could explain that crying while eating was something which only babies did when they didn't like the food, so the sight of both of them last night had become the talk of the Hamlet. So, he gave up.

”Forget it. Another pitstop? Fine, just make it quick.”

At the same moment, over Edmond's shoulder, Aaron saw the former Chief and the present Chief approaching them.

Seeing Aaron looking at the spot behind him, Edmond also turned around, and as he did so, a smile came on his face.

It was finally time to accomplish one of the things he had set out to do.

Behind those two, there were 10 people who immediately went to a certain spot and started unearthing the rope which acted as the ring inside which the challenge was supposed to occur.

”You ready?”, asked Ernst as soon as he arrived, to which Edmond replied by nodding with confidence.

”Alright. Jenny won't be a problem, this time. You should've seen the way that Aaron defeated the butterfly. It was incredible! It'll be talked about long after you two leave, I bet.”

Aaron didn't understand right away what was going on, but he did see Edmond turn and shoot a glance at him when he heard Ernst say this.

”Wait till you see what my Bewitching Fox can do. Humph!”

Jealousy.

Yes, Edmond was definitely jealous, and he had no intention of hiding it.

After spending a day coaxing the Bewitching Fox with a lot of promises and bribes, he had finally managed to convince it to fight for him, only so that it could grow stronger because he would endeavor to provide it with all sorts of materials and techniques.

Proud of his accomplishment, he had marched out of the healing quarters, only to find that Aaron had high-grade Body Potential, and also that he had already won the challenge against the Hamlet Chief and even integrated with two Cores.

Although Edmond was very grateful for how Aaron had allowed him to form a bond with this Fox, it hadn't stopped him from the burst of intense jealousy that assaulted his heart at that moment. He had always been someone who allowed himself to be manipulated by his emotions, which was partly the reason why he had schemed so much to get revenge on those bullies even if it took a lot of years.

Back in the city, because of his background, although he had been happy, he always did use to be jealous of those individuals who were blessed with high Body Potential that would allow them to sail through life easily by virtue of their birth. He, on the other hand, would definitely have to struggle a lot.

After coming here, although his entire mind had been on saving his father, he had been hoping that he would at least be able to show off a little bit as a City-dweller in a small Hamlet, but being out shadowed even here had caused him to feel quite sour, even though he knew that he shouldn't be feeling so.

Now, it might finally be time to change that, and snatch away at least a little bit of the glory that, right now, belonged to the guy sitting on the ground beside him.