A tigerâs roar rang out, startling Barosik and the unknown girl.
Barosik smiled and said: "You heard that? Thatâs..."
Before he could finish his sentence, the girl raised her voice and said: "That roar was probably made by the goblins to scare us."
"You are a young man; why are you so cowardly? Isnât it okay to use magic and create fireballs for illumination?"
"Thisâ¦" Barosik grimaced and said: "I⦠sorry, I donât have enough magical energy to create a fireball. Besides... I donât possess fire-type talent."
"Useless!"
"Youâ¦" Barosik gritted his teeth, he didnât think that although this girl in front of him looked like an angel, her words were like knives, piercing his heart.
The girl raised her hand, extending her small and pretty index finger. From the tip of her index finger, a dazzling light appeared.
The light was so bright that Barosik could clearly see that, more than 20 metres away from them, a giant animal over two metres tall was hiding behind a tall tree.
"That isâ¦" Barosik scouted.
But at this moment, the light disappeared, startling him. Barosik turned his head and saw that the girl had run away.
Barosik: "â¦"
"Oy! Youâ¦"
GRAOOO!!
The roar rang out, and Barosik was also scared and ran after the girl.
"Why are you running after me?" The girl, who seemed both scared and worried, shouted: "Run in another direction!"
"Are you stupid?" Barosik couldnât control himself and scolded: "Itâs so dark inside the forest that going in another direction is the same as committing suicide. Only next to this lake is there any hope of life."
"AAA!!" The girl shouted in annoyance: "Donât run after me."
"Donât scream anymore. Do you want that tiger to eat both of us?
"Then donât run after me!" The girl suddenly looked towards the waterfall in the distance, then immediately ran towards it.
Barosik seemed to realise something and used all his strength to run after that girl.
Although he was very tired and he felt like his legs could fall to the ground at any moment his life was being threatened, so the potential hidden inside his body burst out violently.
Barosik has just begun his journey to become a lord; he doesnât want to die right after starting.
The girl running in front immediately rushed into the waterfall, startling Barosik.
"Run after her; behind the waterfall there is a mysterious cave."
As Medosâs voice rang out, Barosik immediately followed the mysterious girl.
The waterfall wasnât too strong, but for someone as tired as Barosik, it was like a mountain pressing down on his back.
The water was as cold as ice, and the waterfall hit his back as if someone had hit him with a hammer.
However, he couldnât stop because behind him was the âLong Fanged Tigerâ. If he stopped, he would die.@@novelbin@@
Barosik gritted his teeth and used the last bit of his strength to rush through the cold waterfall. Immediately after that, he fell to the ground.
He tried to breathe, trying to regain some of his lost strength.
"Shh! You breathe stronger than a cow; are you a cow? The mysterious girl now sat with her back against the cave wall, pouting and speaking contemptuously.
Barosik wanted to say something; however, he had no strength to say anything anymore; he could only breathe.
Suddenly, the girl was startled as she looked towards the waterfall. In fact, although the waterfall is quite large, it is very dark behind the waterfall and quite bright outside.
Therefore, when the tiger appeared and approached the waterfall, both of them could vaguely see it.
Barosik held his breath, feeling extremely scared. You must know that the cave behind this waterfall is not largeâonly about 20 square metres.
If that tiger really comes in, this place will become a grave for him and that girl.
There is nowhere to hide or run, so he can only wait for death.
That tiger stood outside, looking towards the waterfall as if he knew they were hiding behind it.
However, it did not head straight towards them but turned and left.
Seeing that, Barosik breathed a sigh of relief. However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt strange.
"Wait! Why⦠didnât that tiger dare to enter this place?"
"Fool!" The mysterious girl said contemptuously: "Even though the long-fanged tiger is called a tiger, its personality is like that of a cat, and it belongs to the fire element."
"If it wants to get inside this cave, it has to go through the waterfall. Its characteristic is that it hates water, plus the element it possesses is fire, so it will definitely not take risks."
"Ah!" Barosik was startled when he heard that. He really didnât know that much; he only knew that the long-fanged tiger was really strong.
"Huh! I see... Youâre not a good person either."
Hearing what the girl said, Barosik angrily objected: "Oy! Does looking down on someone the first time you meet them make you cooler?"
The girl pouted, shrugged her shoulders, and said: "Iâm just telling the truth. Information about long-fanged tigers is definitely taught in the magic academy; if you donât know, then that means you canât go to school."
"There are only two reasons for a person not to go to school. First, either you are too useless, so the academy will not accept you, or your character is not good."
"Youâ¦" Barosik was really angry, to the point that he clenched his fists, and the thought of slapping the girl flashed in his mind.
This is not a matter of whether she is beautiful or not, Barosik just wanted to extinguish the anger burning in his body.
"Hm?! The look in your eyes⦠Do you want to hit me?" The girl smiled disdainfully: "Youâd better take care of yourself first, because... Iâm much stronger than you."
She raised her hand, creating a ball of light as if telling Barosik that... her strength was not low. On the contrary, killing him was very easy, like killing an ant.
Barosik gritted his teeth and was about to say something when Medosâ voice rang in his head.
"Try to restrain yourself!"
"Teacher?!" Barosik was startled and used his thoughts to communicate with Medos: "Why? She constantly insults me and despises me, I want to slap her."
"Are you stupid?" Medos shouted; he felt that Barosik was, in fact, just like Alec; both of them were stupid. Itâs just... Barosikâs talent is better than Alecâs.
"Look at her; does any girl dare to run into the goblin forest at her age?"
"Even the clothes she is wearing arenât muddy or dirty. Even though she went over the waterfall, her body is completely dry, not wet at all."
"Even though she has blunt fangs, that doesnât mean sheâs afraid of you. On the contrary, to her, you are like an ant that poses no threat."
Barosik heard Medos speak and looked at the girl again. Just like Medos just said, the girlâs body was completely clean, without any dust particles.
Even though she had just run through such a strong waterfall, her body was completely dryânot wet at all.
Barosik took a deep breath. At this moment, he was a little more alert. He frowned, silently asking Medos: "Teacher... so, what should we do now?"
"No need to worry." Medos comforted: "She seems to have no intention of causing any danger to you. If she wanted it, you would have died a long time ago."
Barosik heard that and nodded slightly.
Medos continued: "Even though she seems very arrogant, she is still just a girl. You can try to get close to her."
"It seems that her status is not ordinary. If you have a good supporter, everything you do in the future will be much easier."
Barosik frowned and looked at the girl. He also felt that her status was not ordinary.
Suddenly, a thought appeared in his mind: that is... If he could turn this girl into his woman, then everything would become a lot easier.
Just as Medos said, Barosik also realised that the girl probably came from a wealthy family.
If he has her in the future, he wonât need to worry about resources. He can even marry a beauty.
Besides, perhaps⦠his status also increased, becoming a noble or more.
"Oy! How long do you plan to kneel there?"
Barosik was immersed in his own delusions when the girlâs words rang out.
Hearing that, he was startled and became more alert. His eyes looking towards that girl no longer carried anger, on the contrary, he saw her like a genius carrying a treasure chest.
"Hahahaha⦠sorry, I⦠Iâm a little tired. After all, I ran all night, soâ¦" Barosik smiled shyly.
"Heh?! Have you been running all night?" The girl suddenly said: "It seems... youâre not really weak. What is your name?
"Me? My name is Barosik, a student at Karol Magic Academy." Barosik said confidently.
The other girl pouted: "Huh! I even thought that you were so useless that no magic academy dared to accept you. It looks like youâre not as useless as I thought."
"Huh! Of course Iâm not useless, because you canât see my true abilities." Barosik smiled as he spoke. Thanks to the hidden talent âInsightâ, he can confidently say that... he is also a genius.
"Hm?! What is your true ability? I feel like youâre just lying to get my attention." The girl crossed her arms and looked sulky: "You men are all the same. You only know how to use one lie to deceive women."
"Ack! This⦠what I said is the truth." Barosik scratched his head and said: "For now, I canât tell you. However, you just need to know that my talent is unique and no one can have it."
"Huh! Trust you for a moment." The girl smiled and replied.
"Wait! I still donât know your name."
The girl tilted her head to look at Barosik; her innocent eyes and shimmering light startled him, and his heart rate immediately increased dramatically.
She was so adorable that he just wanted to hold her in his arms and gently caress her.
"My name is... Arine."