Chapter 13: Getting Serious

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  The blazing heat from the sun..

Directly clashes with the atmosphere..

Contrasting the chilling morning breeze..

The silent space inside a forest..

A circular area at its center..

Usually demon beasts parade this area like it was their front yard..

They attack anything and anyone who enters their domain..

The place not for the weak of heart..

Rouzier Forest..

But strangely the entire forest is quiet..

It's strangely calming..

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LIKE HELL IT IS!!!

To to be frank, I want to leave right now!

As in, run for the hills right at this second or even sooner..

My hands are sweaty..

My back itches..

The hairs on my body are standing in attention..

Ah, I'm running away from reality again..

But isn't it fine?

Hmm? What am I whining about?

Well, first of all..

I'm not whining..

This is a perfectly normal reaction to have in this situation!

No, I don't have time for this..

The reason for it is right in front of me..

An imposing old man is there..

Glaring with a serious face..

Releasing mana like it was endless..

That horrendous torrent is the main reason why the demon beasts stayed as far away as they can..

I wouldn't blame them..

For you see, from a third-person's perspective..

This situation is just a young man getting reprimanded by his grandfather..

But you couldn't be so far from the truth..

After breakfast, which I ate as slow as I can by the way..

Savoring each bite and every flavor..

Since it might have been my last meal..

Because I don't think that if I die a second time, I'll be so lucky to be reborn again..

And you didn't forget about my luck stat right?

Un, Do you get it yet?

He hasn't said a thing since after he declared that absurd word..

Death Match..

What is that scary thing?

Can I eat it?

"Are you prepared now?"

Scary..

This old man..

But he finally spoke..

Well, I would have too, since we've been staring at each other for 2 hours already..

This might be a good time to ask..

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