Different Opportunities

Translator : Elizabeth

Chapter 24. Different Opportunities

With his hands placed on Kailey's back as she sat cross-legged, Danel was ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠thoroughly dissecting the trajectory of Aura flowing through her body.

Kailey's blood vessels, visible transparently through 'Ahisha's Eye,' were tangled intricately like a spiderweb, but a blueprint rearranging them into the most efficient path was already being completed in Danel's mind.

'Baron Roman family's cultivation method… as expected, extremely biased towards speed rather than ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠efficiency.'

Danel admired and found the problem simultaneously.

Her mana was rushing roughly like a runaway carriage.

'Whoever made this… low understanding of Aura operation. I suppose it can't be helped.'

Aura operation falls off the cliff of death called 'Aura Backflow' with just a slight slip.

Rather, he himself improving Aura operation methods nonchalantly was what didn't make sense.

'So what? I can do it though?'

As expected, it felt like Jack's voice was heard.

'Ugh, annoying bastard. Trying to copy everything just seeing once.'

'Kuk kuk, that is my specialty, brothers.'

If he twists this path a little and overlays the stable flow of Acies Style, Kailey will become faster than now and her endurance will also increase.

At the same time, there was a harvest for Danel too.

Gaining a hint from Kailey's cultivation method, he discovered a clue to advance his Acies Style movement technique 'Snow Treading' one step further.

'Every Aura cultivation method has a slightly different meaning.'

That meant a perfect Aura cultivation method for everything does not exist.

Even in the low-grade Aura cultivation method Kailey possesses, there were definitely points to learn that Ashuhalt didn't have.

'If I grasp all these and develop my own Aura cultivation method further?'

Danel felt goosebumps on his spine.

Perfect Aura Cultivation Method.

He might be able to create that.

But to do so, there was a long way to go.

Didn't know how many Ahisha's Eyes would be needed, nor how many Aura users he would meet.

And there was no guarantee that opportunities like Lars's case would exist every time.

'Need a big event….'

The situation currently happening in the North.

Danel intuitively realized that might be the opportunity.

"Kuh!"

Kailey let out a groan full of pain. Had to focus on this first.

"Now, changing path again. Will hurt a little. Endure it."

Danel flowed ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Aura and began to forcibly bend her mana flow.

It was that moment.

"Hnnng…! Ugh, haah…!?"

Uncontrollable moans burst out from Kailey's mouth.

Danel frowned and scolded Kailey quietly.

"Hey, don't make noise. Aura scatters so we have to do it again. Not concentrating?"

"B, but… Kuuugh, the path… passes too strange a place……."

Kailey's face was already flushed as if exploding.

The place Danel's Aura was rummaging through was a path passing through the most sensitive and secret acupuncture points of a woman's body.

"This is the best path. To transmit mana to the lower body fastest, have to pass here."

"…Not doing this to tease me, right? Aaah!?"

"Think you're teasing me…."

Danel rose from his seat as if not worth answering.

"Seem you can't trust me, let me show you once."

Danel applied the insight gained from Kailey's operation method to his movement technique.

And,

Flash―!

Overwhelming speed leaving afterimages.

The time it took for Danel's figure to move from one end of the training ground to the other was merely a moment.

It was a new footwork applying Kailey's 'Rapid' cultivation method to Acies Style movement technique 'Snow Treading'.

"!!!!"

Kailey stared blankly at Danel.

She had seen the super-strong of the Ashuhalt family, Veron Ashuhalt, move.

The movement Danel showed just now might be lacking in technical aspects, but in pure speed, it was catching up to that monster.

"D, does it make sense? Just now seemed faster than my max speed……?"

"Of course, I improved it. But Aura efficiency is still a mess. Just showed the result because you keep doubting."

At Danel's calm attitude, Kailey lost words.

couldn't argue seeing such a result. Eventually, she bit her lower lip tightly and closed her eyes again.

"……Understood. Continue."

Danel's hand touched her back again. Mana rearrangement started again.

"Hnnng♡ Haah……!"

As suppressed moans leaked out, the air became even stranger.

Kailey gritted her teeth to endure the moans, but the more she did, strange sounds mixed with nasal tones leaked out and tickled Danel's ears.

Danel also felt embarrassed, but stopping here could mess up Kailey's circuits.

"……At least Aura isn't scattering. Continuing."

Moreover, Danel was also gasping for breath.

Didn't know when doing alone, but retracing another person's Aura operation path required much more concentration and energy than Danel thought.

"Huff, huff…! Hah… Haah!!"

Rough breathing sounds of two people filled the narrow training room.

Lorraine Ashuhalt headed to her private training ground with a complex mind.

The space called private training ground is a space of frustration for her.

A place where she tasted defeat no matter what effort she made.

So every time she came here, she always felt negative.

Lorraine shook her head and tried hard to shake off the negative mind.

If her two subordinates use the training ground for her valuably, what better thing could there be.

'Are they both using it well? The facilities are quite good though….'

The conversation she had with Kailey this morning lingered in her mind.

"Why care so much about such a mercenary bastard, Lady Lorraine."

"Kailey, don't say that. Danel is a very capable person."

"Hmph, having a little talent and being so arrogant… If you want to employ him heavily, he's a guy who needs to be educated properly."

Lorraine laughed small.

"Fufu, then will Kailey do that for me?"

"Frustrating but… he is stronger than me…."

Lorraine looked at Kailey with a warm expression.

"Kailey. I am always thankful to Kailey."

"W, what words are those. Undeserved for me. I am more thankful."

"If not for Kailey, I would have broken already. Thank you, Kailey."

"……Lady Lorraine is a strong person. Surely the day will come when others know that too."

"So I want to trust Danel once. Don't we need a new wind too?"

"…If that is your will… I will educate him properly."

Kailey was more than ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠just a vassal to her.

A pillar who stayed by her side during the hardest times. She was inwardly thankful that she stepped up to educate Danel, and at the same time curious how the two were training.

'Danel is capable but has a side like a lone wolf. Is Kailey teaching well…?'

It was just as Lorraine was about to put her hand on the training ground doorknob.

"Kuuugh, Hnnng♡"

Flinch—!

Lorraine's movement stiffened like a statue.

What came from beyond the door was clearly a woman's moan.

Not a sound of ordinary pain, but something suppressed…… a strange sound.

'W, what is this……?'

Thinking she heard wrong, she brought her ear close to the door. But the sound heard next was enough to freeze her heart.

"Huff, huff…! Hah!"

"Hnnng!! Ha, ah……!"

Intense breathing and moans of a man and a woman.

And the owners of those voices were none other than Danel and Kailey.

"!!!!"

Lorraine covered her mouth.

Her mind went blank.

This morning, Kailey clearly said she would 'educate' Danel.

But the sound heard right now… is not educating, but rather sounds like being thoroughly educated.

'D, didn't know…… the two were in such a relationship…!'

The short ecstasy she felt when Danel said she was his 'ideal type' cooled down coldly.

"……."

Lorraine turned her steps as if fleeing with a face turned red.

'What misunderstanding did I make.'

Rather than the thought of not wanting to disturb the two's secret(?) training, the fear that she would collapse if she witnessed that scene came first.

Cold winter wind brushed past Lorraine's receding back.

"……Lonely."

A single word recited small scattered in the air.

Meanwhile, Rose Ashuhalt's office.

Mad laughter was bursting out from there.

"Puhahahaha! Oh my god, really?! He told you to become a dog?"

Rose laughed holding her belly, even shedding tears. In front of her, mute Lars stood with his head bowed deeply.

"…I have… no face."

"Ahahaha, it's fine. It's fine. I don't expect martial power from you. Rather thankful for bringing an interesting story."

Twitch—

Lars's pride was hurt a little.

"Fufu, Lars, your face is quite worth seeing. Becoming a dog as the price of defeat, isn't it a very novel bet for a knight?"

"Th, that is…… a promise is a promise……."

Lars bit his lip unable to even make an excuse.

Actually, he was inwardly calculating that he could stick to Kailey's side more often through this opportunity.

It was a dual mind hoping Rose would rage and nullify this promise, yet hoping she would allow it as is.

Rose looked down at Lars with flashing eyes. Bizarre interest dwelt in her blue pupils.

"Fine. You are that mercenary bastard's 'dog' from now on."

"Y, yes?"

"Didn't the guy say so. A dog just needs to do well what it's told. You go do what Danel orders, and report his every move to me. Congratulations. Finally you have work to do, Lars."

Lars answered quickly lest Rose change her mind.

"Yes, understood! I will obey the order!"

The fact that he could be with Kailey moved him more than his pride as a knight.

As Lars withdrew hurriedly, Rose Ashuhalt left alone licked her lips with her tongue.

'Puhahaha, a really interesting item entered the boring Duke's family.'

Her gaze headed toward the door Lars exited.

Like a child discovering a toy, but eyes containing somewhat twisted obsession.

"Puhuhuhu, hope it doesn't break soon."