Chapter 169: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (33)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (33) ༻

Just a little way into the southern forest, there were many hidden clearings.

According to my seniors, these clearings were the remnants of traditional hunting festivals held for a long time. The trees in the once dense forest always suffered during these festivals.

It was due to it being a contest between demonic beasts who could topple trees with a single swing of their arm, and skilled individuals who could face these monsters with just a sword.

Once the battle began, no tree was safe.

Even I had a record of knocking down quite a few trees in this year’s hunting festival. Although, most of them were the result of being hit and flung by the “Gut Collector”.

And among these recently formed clearings, some became excellent meeting spots with just a bit of trimming of the fallen tree trunks. Trimming the stumps was simple enough if one could handle aura.

The place where I, Senior Delphine, and Senior Elsie were sitting was one such clearing.

The sun burned hotter as we approached the peak of summer. We only felt somewhat refreshed after we sought refuge under the tree’s shade..

After the Month of Cane passes, the air would be stuffy everywhere.

I fanned my slightly flushed face from the heat. Yet, the sweat beads forming on my forehead did not evaporate.

Even though I was circulating mana to my skin to cope with the heat, it was still tough. Even with quite the increase of my mana after consuming ‘Dragon’s Blood’, it was still not enough.

In fact, Senior Delphine and Senior Elsie seemed unbothered by this heat. Thanks to their vastly greater reserves of mana.

It was like a confirmation I still had a long way to go.

The two women hesitated as I fanned myself.

They probably thought I was angry.

Of course, that was a misunderstanding. I was quite calm at the moment.

I was only silent because I was unsure of what to say.

To be more specific, I was pondering how to dampen the weird rivalry between Senior Delphine and Senior Elsie.

It wasn’t a problem that I would find an answer to just by thinking about it. But that didn’t mean I could conceal my uneasiness either.